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This was popular the last time I did it two years ago, so here we go again.

Record after win at Indiana: 44-13 (.772)
Remaining record needed to finish with 60 wins: 16-9 (.640)
Remaining record needed to finish with 63 wins (new franchise record): 19-6 (.760)
 

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i think 63 is well withing reach, probably 65 if we stay consistent and if amare keeps playing the way that he has been as of late
 

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Well, we're one game ahead of the 04-05 pace. That season, the Suns lost their 57th game in OT to Boston to fall to a record of 43-14.

We're even with the 92-93 Suns, who beat Sacramento by 20 in their 57th game to improve to 44-13.

The only problem is that 63-19 is not gonna cut it this year when it comes to the #1 seed...
 
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Who cares about the #1 seed anymore. The West is going to be very tough to win - whether you are at home or on the road. ANY team in the top 5 can win on the road.

I just want to better the 92-93 Suns, so Barkley has nothing left, other than the Finals Appearance... and that is the next big hurdle.
 

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can the mavs win 70 games?
It's gonna be close. They have a few tough back-to-backs and a lot of road games in March, including a six game Eastern swing. They still have the Suns and Cavs twice, and games against the Pistons, Lakers, Jazz, & Spurs. In order to have a 70-win season, they can't lose more than three times. If they didn't have that 0-4 start to the season, they would be a lock, but they can still do it. The Mavwrecks have looked unbeatable lately.
 
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Record after loss at Philadelphia: 44-14 (.759)
Remaining record needed to finish with 60 wins: 16-8 (.667)
Remaining record needed to finish with 63 wins (new franchise record): 19-5 (.792)
 

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No doubt in my mind Phoenix will win 60 unless Nash goes down, but 6-? Looking at your schedule it's anyone's guess and judging from the Philly game it's clear anything can happen at any time. I'd say 62 is a safe guess.
 

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What are the tough games you guys have left?

We now basically play one big Western Conference swing from here on out. Considering how good the WC is, that's pretty tough.
 

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We now basically play one big Western Conference swing from here on out. Considering how good the WC is, that's pretty tough.

Well, you have three games against the Lakers, but in our depleted state we don't match up well with you.

It would be interesting to see how close you come to getting 63 wins.
 

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Besides the three games vs the Lakers (2 at home, 1 away), we have one at home against Detroit, two vs Dallas (home/away), two vs Houston (home/away), one at San Antonio and one at Utah. We also have six back to back sets, all involve traveling between games.

It's gonna be tough to get 63 wins. The only way I see it happening is with a completely healthy team. Not gonna happen if we keep getting these nagging little injuries, like Marion & Diaw are currently experiencing.
 

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It's gonna be tough to get 63 wins. The only way I see it happening is with a completely healthy team. Not gonna happen if we keep getting these nagging little injuries, like Marion & Diaw are currently experiencing.

Agreed. Then again, I would rather see us lose some of those games and go healthy into the playoffs then worrying about 63.
 

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Agreed. Then again, I would rather see us lose some of those games and go healthy into the playoffs then worrying about 63.

I find myself agreeing with almost everything you say. We could use you in the D-Dogg NonPresidental campaign.
 

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Whatever how many win, the most important point is WE NEED 16 WIN IN PLAYOFFS AND FINAL!
 
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Record after win vs. Indiana: 45-14 (.763)
Remaining record needed to finish with 60 wins: 15-8 (.652)
Remaining record needed to finish with 63 wins (new franchise record): 18-5 (.783)
Projected win total at current pace: 63
 
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Record after win vs. L. A. Lakers: 46-14 (.767)
Remaining record needed to finish with 60 wins: 14-8 (.636)
Remaining record needed to finish with 63 wins (new franchise record): 17-5 (.773)
Projected win total at current pace: 63
 

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I think the final record will depend on how the Spurs are doing. The Suns are not likely to catch the Mavs unless Dallas has some serious injuries, but the lead over the Spurs is not "safe" yet. If the Spurs drop a couple more games back, then the chances D'Antoni will rest guys the last few games of the season increases. On the other hand, if the Spurs pick up a couple of games, D'Antoni is likely to fight for every win. He may anyway, but having something at stake makes that more likely.
 
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Record after win vs. Charlotte: 47-14 (.770)
Remaining record needed to finish with 60 wins: 13-8 (.619)
Remaining record needed to finish with 63 wins (new franchise record): 16-5 (.762)
Projected win total at current pace: 63
 

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16-5 is very doable but it wont be handed to us. we have 2 games vs the mavs, and at least one ga,e against the jazz,nuggets,pistons, etc etc so we will have to play good basketball. our record may even depened on the spurs, since if they keep the wins up we wont be able to rest our starters much for the post season as we will need all of the wins we can get.
 
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Record after win vs. New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 48-14 (.774)
Remaining record needed to finish with 60 wins: 12-8 (.600)
Remaining record needed to finish with 63 wins (new franchise record): 15-5 (.750)
Projected win total at current pace: 63
 

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Record after win vs. New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 48-14 (.774)
Remaining record needed to finish with 60 wins: 12-8 (.600)
Remaining record needed to finish with 63 wins (new franchise record): 15-5 (.750)
Projected win total at current pace: 63

If we are going to get the franchise record we better start playing better against lower competition.
 
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