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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:48 pm    Post subject:

If LAL beat GSW in Wednesday’s play-in, they’ll face No. 2 seed Phoenix in Round 1.

If LAL lose to GSW, they’d play the winner of MEM vs. SAS on Friday for the right to face No. 1 seed Utah.
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:49 pm    Post subject:

I love that we are playing gsw. The scoring champ. The team no one wants to play. The team peaking. The leagues poster boy.
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:54 pm    Post subject:

Halflife wrote:
I love that we are playing gsw. The scoring champ. The team no one wants to play. The team peaking. The leagues poster boy.


Yup. I might be in the minority, but I believe playing Steph instead of the Grizz at least ensures our team gets up for the game and not play down to the competition.

Our team has a tendency to not play the best in the first game of each series. Can you imagine if we got Memphis first and we play down to the competition, then we draw Steph as the real elimination game??

As a fan, I'm super looking forward to the scoring champ take on my favourite team
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:55 pm    Post subject:

Kobetan wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
PenG_ wrote:
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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.


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



And get the clips in round 2.
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:56 pm    Post subject:

Also I do think there's a bit of a rivalry between LBJ and Steph/Warriors. Good times!
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 8:10 pm    Post subject:

kwase wrote:
Kobetan wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
PenG_ wrote:
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.


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



And get the clips in round 2.


LOL why too scared of the Flippers?
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 8:11 pm    Post subject:

kwase wrote:
Kobetan wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
PenG_ wrote:
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.


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



And get the clips in round 2.

So they really need the win against the Warriors.
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 8:15 pm    Post subject:

Any team facing a do or die situation can be dangerous...
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 8:24 pm    Post subject:

Welp, no one did the Lakers any favors. Oh well. Team controlled their destiny for playoffs or play in up until game 76.

I suppose at least they now control their destiny the rest of way...win out, win it all
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 8:44 pm    Post subject:

We put ourselves in this position, and now we need to fight our way through.

I am not worried too much about Steph. He's an incredible player, but we have an incredible defensive team and a coach that will have us prepared to smother him.
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 9:54 pm    Post subject:

Baron Von Humongous wrote:
kwase wrote:
Kobetan wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
PenG_ wrote:
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.


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



And get the clips in round 2.

So they really need the win against the Warriors.

Everybody wanted Denver in the first round. Everybody said Portland was weak.

If we beat the Warriors and Phoenix, we'll get Denver/Portland in the second round. We're in a nice bracket.
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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 9:59 pm    Post subject:

Gellollo wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
kwase wrote:
Kobetan wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
PenG_ wrote:
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.


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



And get the clips in round 2.

So they really need the win against the Warriors.

Everybody wanted Denver in the first round. Everybody said Portland was weak.

If we beat the Warriors and Phoenix, we'll get Denver/Portland in the second round. We're in a nice bracket.


I think you meant WHEN we beat the Warriors and Suns.
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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2021 6:35 am    Post subject:

I’m guessing Suns fans will be rooting hard for GS on Wednesday.
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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2021 6:41 am    Post subject:

Kobetan wrote:
Also I do think there's a bit of a rivalry between LBJ and Steph/Warriors. Good times!


No KD. no Klay. What rivalry? They don’t even guard each other
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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2021 6:45 am    Post subject:

LakerSD wrote:
I’m guessing Suns fans will be rooting hard for GS on Wednesday.


Suns/Clippers/Nuggets Fans a bunch of sissies. They all have one thing in common to behave like such chumps. Their teams aint never won nothin, so its not a surprise to see them behave like cowards.
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