Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 22839 Location: La Jolla, San Diego
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:01 pm Post subject:
Wow... Dallas will lose, which means Portland will jump to 5. So who do the Clippers want? They win, they go to 3 and get Dallas at 6. They lose, they get Portland at 5 and avoid Lakers till WCF.
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The Lakers are fortunate that the play-in is not a single-elimination event. Nobody wants to deal with the Warriors anymore than they want to deal with LAL.
Just beat them right away to be safe, but Memphis/SAS are much preferable opponents if it comes to that.
The Lakers are fortunate that the play-in is not a single-elimination event. Nobody wants to deal with the Warriors anymore than they want to deal with LAL.
Just beat them right away to be safe, but Memphis/SAS are much preferable opponents if it comes to that.
Yeah worse case scenario we get another shot at it.
Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 22839 Location: La Jolla, San Diego
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:22 pm Post subject:
32 wrote:
Quote:
FINAL WEST STANDINGS:
1) UTA
2) PHX
3) DEN
4) LAC
5) DAL*
[*Mavs have 3-way tiebreaker over POR/LAL as the Division winner]
6) POR
7) LAL
8) GSW
- Lakers host Warriors for 7/8 play-in
- Grizzlies host Spurs for 9/10
Ooh, I didn't know that. I thought it was strictly head to head. That's a bogus tie breaker. They got a bunch of play-ins and non-playoff teams in their division.
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Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 22839 Location: La Jolla, San Diego
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:23 pm Post subject:
JaggedJimmyJay1 wrote:
The Lakers are fortunate that the play-in is not a single-elimination event. Nobody wants to deal with the Warriors anymore than they want to deal with LAL.
Just beat them right away to be safe, but Memphis/SAS are much preferable opponents if it comes to that.
It's better to stay in the current bracket and beat the Warriors. You lose to them, you now have to face Utah and winner of Clippers/Portland.
The Lakers are fortunate that the play-in is not a single-elimination event. Nobody wants to deal with the Warriors anymore than they want to deal with LAL.
Just beat them right away to be safe, but Memphis/SAS are much preferable opponents if it comes to that.
Yeah worse case scenario we get another shot at it.
So if the Lakers lose to the Warriors they face the 9 v. 10 winner for the 8th seed...? Even though the Lakers finished 7th in the regular season. ? _________________ Under New Management
The Lakers are fortunate that the play-in is not a single-elimination event. Nobody wants to deal with the Warriors anymore than they want to deal with LAL.
Just beat them right away to be safe, but Memphis/SAS are much preferable opponents if it comes to that.
Yeah worse case scenario we get another shot at it.
So if the Lakers lose to the Warriors they face the 9 v. 10 winner for the 8th seed...? Even though the Lakers finished 7th in the regular season. ?
Yup. Better win against Steph, if not we meet the Jazz instead of the Suns
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