They fell a third game behind the Knicks in the loss column.
My friend with the computer thinks it's only there to smooth out the loss column of their taxes.
"The game is significant because we're tied with them in the loss column," Riley said.
Baltimore is six games behind the 15-5 Yankees in the loss column.
Indiana is two up on us in the loss column.
Indeed, the market moved from the plus side to the loss column just before and after the Chicago financial futures markets closed.
"They didn't actually put us in the loss column," he said.
Ultimately, the only number that will matter is the "0" beneath a team's loss column at the end of the regular season.
They would still be within five of Boston in the loss column, and gaining.
If this were September, seven games in the loss column would most likely be decisive.