The road to 50

50 wins is the number being tossed around as the minimum entry fee for the Western Conference Playoffs.

The Warriors’ current record is 39-23 with 20 games left in the regular season. Tomorrow night against Toronto will be the Dubs’ last game against the East.

The final stretch of games against the West falls into 2 categories: Contenders, and Lottery Bound. I’ve kept Portland in the contender category mainly because I’m a naturally cautious person and this whole exercise in augury is making me crazy nervous. 

Contenders      Lottery Bound

DAL x2               LAC x2

DEN x2              MEM x2

HOU                   SAC x2                

LAL x2                SEA

NO

PHX x2

POR

SAS

That’s 12 games against Western Conference players vs. 7 against the scrubs (with 1 against the East). We’re 11 games short of the semi-arbitrary goal of 50 wins. Can you find the path to the promised land amidst that daunting landscape?