Lakers and their WC rivals schedule comparison (Updated for 4/12 games)

saidodeh · Starting Rotation Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 256

I think there is a slim chance we can actually surpass memphis..... it looks like sacramento has cooled down too...

Dennis_D · Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:14 am Post subject:

Updated for 3/22 games
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Dennis_D · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:37 am Post subject:

Updated for 3/23 games

Right now, I think the Lakers are more likely to catch the Clippers than the Grizzlies.

If the Rockets had lost last night, I was going to drop them from the list. I will probably drop them soon.
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sodapoppenski · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:46 am Post subject:

Yeah, the Rockets are getting close to technical elimination anyways.

They'd not only need to nearly win-out, but they'd need 3-5 teams ahead
of them to all simultaneously collapse to move into a playoff spot.

Just ain't gonna happen.

Jazz and NOK losses last night help give us some breathing-room.

Honestly at this point we're sitting pretty solid - just gotta take care of
those critical head-to-heads against anyone near us and handle our
home-court.

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Siguy · Star Player Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 2321

Tonight was a very important win. We've lost a million games this year to terrible or subpar teams on our home court in which we frittered away late game leads.

If we're gonna make the playoffs we have to keep nonsense like that to a minimum.

If we win the upcoming New Orleans game, I think we're in good shape, especially since they've been playing like ass.

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Dennis_D · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:14 am Post subject:

Updated for 3/26 games.

Dropped the Rockets from the post.

It's hard for me to see the Lakers falling out of the playoffs or catching the Clips or the Grizzlies. I think the only real question to be answered is whether the Lakers are the #7 or the #8 seed.
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jeremysnow · Star Player Joined: 27 Jun 2002 Posts: 7079

I gotta agree with you dennis, the clips winning in PDX would've made the scenario a possibility. however, it goes almost into the category of "pipe dream."

dunleavy's done an excellent job with the clips (as he had with the trailblazers).

here are the games that will be acid test for the clips. if the clips win any of the aforementioned "key games," from here on in, you may as well write the clips in at the #6.

the most important issue for us, is that we go into the playoffs with solid momentum. and we do NEED to beat the clips come 4/9. a loss there could be devastating to our young psyches.

as for the waning possibility of catching the clips; may as well forget about (with their two wins of late. they have just two key back to backs ( @ phoenix (after denver game) & vs dallas following the laker game).

otherwise, pencil us in for the #7 (unless something drastically happens

).

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Dennis_D · Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:43 am Post subject:

Updated for 3/27 games.

Hornets continue to slide, this time dropping below the Jazz.
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Siguy · Star Player Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 2321

Fantastic post as always.

I'm still worried about Utah. New Orleans seems to be nose-diving. We've got some rough games coming up. Obviously Utah needs to play lights out great to take our spot, but I'm a worrier.

Hoping to see a few losses pile up for them soon to give us even more breathing room.

Hawkins · Star Player Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 1171

As in all divisions in both conferences it's the bad and very bad teams that will bite you in the butt.

The last ten game in the season and no hope/much transitions will turn a lot of bottom tier teams into prideful tigers shooting lights out "nothing to lose" basketball and playing spoiler.

I wouldn't discount them or assume they are automatic W's.

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Dennis_D · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:14 am Post subject:

Updated for 3/28 games

I'm rooting for the Jazz or the Hornets to knock the Kings out of the playoffs. If they did, I think you would see a serious implosion of the Kings. Sactown Royalty has a "Goal Tracker" with the following marked through:

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sodapoppenski · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject:

Things looking awfully nice now compared to a couple weeks back.

I'm not too worried over 7th vs. 8th seed.

To me, it's "who could push us out of the playoffs."

Closest team to us in that vein is the Jazz.

They're 33-37, we're 38-34.

Let's say we go 5-5 over our last 10.

That gives us a final mark of 43-39.

The Jazz would have to close 10-2 just to tie our mark if we go 5-5.

Not making any guarantees obviously, no jinxes here - but that sure is
a nice cushion at this point (especially considering I think we'll do better
than 5-5 personally).

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Dennis_D · Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:18 am Post subject:

Updated for 3/29 games.

3/31 has a couple of important games:
Jazz vs Clippers
Grizzlies vs Hornets
Lakers vs Supersonics, another bad team that we don't play well against
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Dennis_D · Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:14 am Post subject:

Updated for 4/1 games
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