West's Race for 6th

[ArbitraryWater]

The 6th seed, the desired 6th seed, to play the Thunder (or Timberwolves), is completely up for grabs.

Anyone from 6th to 9th could get it.


Projections:

Kings: 44-31

@ vs. Knicks L
@ Boston L
@ Nets W
@ OKC L
vs Pelicans W
vs Suns W
vs Blazers W

48-34

Pelicans: 45-31

vs. San Antonio W
@ Phoenix L
@ Portand W
@ Sacramento L
@ Golden State L
vs. Lakers L

47-35

Suns: 45-31

50/50 games everywhere. Most unpredictable team here. Play Minny, Pels, Clips – all home, then Clippers away, Kings away, Wolves away. Say 3-3.

48-34

Lakers: 44-33

vs Cavaliers: W
vs. Timberwolves: W
vs Golden State: W
@ Memphis: W
@ NO: W

49-33

With 1 loss more / tied with Kings, Sac has the tiebreaker.

[tontoz]

Kings might struggle without Monk. He is a key piece for them.

Suns are healthy but have a tough schedule and have been inconsistent.

Pels are missing Ingram for sure. I hope they get 6th Ingram should be back soon

[AussieSteve]

I'm tipping

6. Lakers 48- 34
7. Suns 48-34
8. Pels 47-35
9. Kings 47-35
10. Warriors 46-36

Note that the Lakers have the season series over the Suns. And the Pels have it over the Kings.

[ImKobe]

I'm tipping

6. Lakers 48- 34
7. Suns 48-34
8. Pels 47-35
9. Kings 47-35
10. Warriors 46-36

Note that the Lakers have the season series over the Suns. And the Pels have it over the Kings.

Best case scenario for us is that OKC falls to 3rd place (DEN 1st, MIN 2nd) and we get them in the 1st round, which means we can at least have a decent shot at making the WCF again like last year.

[bladefd]

Best case scenario for us is that OKC falls to 3rd place (DEN 1st, MIN 2nd) and we get them in the 1st round, which means we can at least have a decent shot at making the WCF again like last year.

Lakers must do everything possible to avoid Denver.

I really hope Denver takes the #1 seed, then Lakers can win the 7/8 play-in game to become 7th seed. Let the Clippers and Denver fight it out in the 2nd round.

6th seed would be great, but let's be realistic. The way the Suns are playing lately makes it hard to catch up to 6. There's always a small chance considering Suns have the toughest remaining schedule while Lakers have one of the easiest. Not getting my hopes up.

[ArbitraryWater]

Pels free falling, Ingram still out and Zion out with small shit like a finger, I took a look at their ending schedule again and...



https://i.gyazo.com/cf85c1fd30c3dd0b4f3281a38ca86c8e.png



theyre playing the last 3 back to back to back? :lol


Stick a fork in em.


Lakers gonna bury them.

[ArbitraryWater]

I have no idea what I want at this point.

Mavs are in a toss-up with the Rockets. Mavs win and theyre close to the 4th seed as the Clips are losing.

But if they lose, theyre very close to being the 6th seed, which is even better than the 4th actually.

[Lakers Legend#32]

Just so long as the Lakers don't have to face the Nuggets in the first round.

[bladefd]

LeBron is ducking another elite team tonight right when we need this damn win to reach 7 and fight for 6 :facepalm

[ArbitraryWater]

LeBron is ducking another elite team tonight right when we need this damn win to reach 7 and fight for 6 :facepalm


gdamn thats not good

[RRR3]

LeBron is ducking another elite team tonight right when we need this damn win to reach 7 and fight for 6 :facepalm
AD should have said if you don’t play I won’t either.

[ArbitraryWater]

Down and out Pelicans winning in Phoenix shakes things up more.

**** it then.

Get Phoenix in the play-in.

[RRR3]

LeBron has to be done with the Lakers punting this game will **** them. What an idiot if he’s not leaving LA lol to think he can afford to sit out

[ArbitraryWater]

If Lakers win tonight:

Suns 46-32
Pels 46-32
Lakers 46-33


Lakers have H2H over both!

[ArbitraryWater]

However the Kings will be 45-33 (up 18 on Nets right now), and they can make it 46-33 in the next game and they have the H2H on the Lakers.

Lmao this shit is mad.

[RRR3]

They’re not gonna win. How can you have confidence if your leader won’t play a must win game lol.

[FultzNationRISE]

LeBron has to be done with the Lakers punting this game will **** them. What an idiot if he’s not leaving LA lol to think he can afford to sit out

Excuse me. This man is 39 years old, shaken up last game after a hard landing on an epic chase down block. He was on pace for 36 assists at one point. He left EVERYTHING out there. Now he needs to heal. His body does not respond the way it did at 25.

He will coach the Lakers tonight, and this alone provides at least as meaningful a boost to their odds of winning as trying to play injured would.

[RRR3]

I don’t care. They need him and he can play. It’s a bitch move. Your teammates count on you for games like this. Enjoying watching LeBron play doesn’t mean you need to defend everything he does.

[ArbitraryWater]

They’re not gonna win. How can you have confidence if your leader won’t play a must win game lol.

Dude we both know youve had plenty of premature meltdowns like this.

Timberwolves are a mere 1.5 point favorites.

Stop clowning.

[FultzNationRISE]

I don’t care. They need him and he can play. It’s a bitch move. Your teammates count on you for games like this. Enjoying watching LeBron play doesn’t mean you need to defend everything he does.

HEY.

ASSHOLE.

LeCOACH IS THE ****ing HERO THEY NEED. AND HE IS THERE FOR THEM TONIGHT.

[ArbitraryWater]

Did you forget that this is a b2b and LeBron is what, 38? 39?

[RRR3]

Did you forget that this is a b2b and LeBron is what, 38? 39?
LeBron isn’t a normal 38 or 39 year old. He’s still a great player. His teammates were counting on him

[ArbitraryWater]

LeBron isn’t a normal 38 or 39 year old. He’s still a great player. His teammates were counting on him

How do you know?


How many b2bs has LeBron played this year?

I‘m disappointed myself but to act like this is some quitjob is not accurate.

[SATAN]

LeBron isn’t a normal 38 or 39 year old. He’s still a great player. His teammates were counting on him

The Lakers are gonna win. Relax.

[RRR3]

The Lakers are gonna win. Relax.
Maybe, Toody is elite at choking favorable matchups but you still shouldn’t take the risk. Jimmy Butler would have played I’ll tell you that much.

[bladefd]

If Lakers win tonight:

Suns 46-32
Pels 46-32
Lakers 46-33


Lakers have H2H over both!

Pels/Lakers will come down to last game. Winner of the game will have the tiebreaker.

[SATAN]

Maybe, Toody is elite at choking favorable matchups but you still shouldn’t take the risk. Jimmy Butler would have played I’ll tell you that much.

Have you considered maybe LeBron actually did come down with something over the last 24 hours? Should the rest of the team be put at risk?

[RRR3]

Have you considered maybe LeBron actually did come down with something over the last 24 hours? Should the rest of the team be put at risk?
Boy that would be quite the coincidence wouldn’t it.

I’ll believe it he misses next game.

[j3lademaster]

Maybe, Toody is elite at choking favorable matchups but you still shouldn’t take the risk. Jimmy Butler would have played I’ll tell you that much.
It’s not the playoffs yet.

[RRR3]

It’s not the playoffs yet.
This is a playoff level game importance wise have you seen the standings?

[SATAN]

LeBron aside, DLo has been EXTREMELY cocky lately. This will be a nice test to see if he's gearing up for another playoff choke job or not.

[SATAN]

Boy that would be quite the coincidence wouldn’t it.

I’ll believe it he misses next game.


Darvin Ham says that LeBron James came to the arena with the intention of playing but felt too sick and left early. - Jovan Buha

:confusedshrug:

[ArbitraryWater]

I should be genuinely pissed.

Had a double on the Clips and Lakers tonight.

[RRR3]

:confusedshrug:
Believe everything you read?

[SATAN]

Believe everything you read?

If LeBron says it, yes.

[SATAN]

Aaaaand there goes AD back to the locker room. :facepalm

[Duffy Pratt]

LeBron has to be done with the Lakers punting this game will **** them. What an idiot if he’s not leaving LA lol to think he can afford to sit out

LeBron not playing only increases their chances. They have a better record without him, and their offense flows more freely.

[ArbitraryWater]

LeBron not playing only increases their chances. They have a better record without him, and their offense flows more freely.

totally

[ArbitraryWater]

Theyre 6-4 without leBron btw.


39-29 with him.


About to be 6-5 without.

[RRR3]

LeBron legit cost them the playoffs. Wow.

[SATAN]

Hayes is killing it.

[SATAN]

Fool's Gold Reaves at it again. Been a total liability trying to play hero ball.

[tontoz]

:oldlol: @ this thread. Looks like a group therapy session for Lakers fans.

[warriorfan]

:oldlol: @ this thread. Looks like a group therapy session for lebron fans.

fixed. :lol

[tpols]

There's no point in tanking for 6 when the 1-3 seed race is this tight. If Minnesota beats Denver tonight and OKC beats the Spurs the Nuggets would be 3 seed. It's too much of a risk to play to lose when it could easily backfire on you.

[ArbitraryWater]

There's no point in tanking for 6 when the 1-3 seed race is this tight. If Minnesota beats Denver tonight and OKC beats the Spurs the Nuggets would be 3 seed. It's too much of a risk to play to lose when it could easily backfire on you.

what are you talking about?

No one is tanking for 6th, its not even possible anymore. Mavs are too far ahead.

Nuggets wont lose, 6th seed is a great seed to have, Nuggets wont be 3rd lol.

[bladefd]

There's no point in tanking for 6 when the 1-3 seed race is this tight. If Minnesota beats Denver tonight and OKC beats the Spurs the Nuggets would be 3 seed. It's too much of a risk to play to lose when it could easily backfire on you.

I don't see Denver losing tonight. I believe they take the top seed tonight and never look back. They will go full power tonight for the top seed.

[ArbitraryWater]

The ****ing Clippers gifting Suns the game playing their bench tonight... what idiots.

This should be outlawed at this time of the season.

[ArbitraryWater]

https://i.gyazo.com/51eab920f8087c75ba9623666e093025.png

[BarberSchool]

The ****ing Clippers gifting Suns the game playing their bench tonight... what idiots.

This should be outlawed at this time of the season.Giving this new Dallas squad home court advantage against an older, less healthy Clippers team is not a good look. I realize they’re all banged up a little (not just Kawhi) but damn, that has to be tough feeling for the clippers right now. Especially if Denver winds up a 2 or 3 seed on the other side of that bracket, with the very beatable Wolves (so many exploitable matchups in switches), and OKC (can get murdered on the glass, and relies a lot on transition scoring which goes away a lot in playoffs) as a 1 seed …. Western conference playoffs from top to bottom are gonna get great ratings and give us some classic moments. No doubt.

[ArbitraryWater]

And we have games left between the Kings and Suns, Warriors and Pelicans (just 1 game ahead of Suns)... this could still go every way possible.

[ArbitraryWater]

Giving this new Dallas squad home court advantage against an older, less healthy Clippers team is not a good look. I realize they’re all banged up a little (not just Kawhi) but damn, that has to be tough feeling for the clippers right now. Especially if Denver winds up a 2 or 3 seed on the other side of that bracket, with the very beatable Wolves (so many exploitable matchups in switches), and OKC (can get murdered on the glass, and relies a lot on transition scoring which goes away a lot in playoffs) as a 1 seed …. Western conference playoffs from top to bottom are gonna get great ratings and give us some classic moments. No doubt.


Clips have HC. They would need to lose the next 2 games and Mavs win the next 2 for that to turn.

[BarberSchool]

Clips have HC. They would need to lose the next 2 games and Mavs win the next 2 for that to turn.

Mavs have the best winning percentage since the all-star break, and Clippers already resting their stars, so it’s very possible, just like Denver losing that 1seed due to them not having the tiebreaker against either Minny or OKC.

[ArbitraryWater]

Mavs have the best winning percentage since the all-star break, and Clippers already resting their stars, so it’s very possible, just like Denver losing that 1seed due to them not having the tiebreaker against either Minny or OKC.


lol Clips play the Jazz at home and are 15 point favorites.

They have the Rockets at home after that, who have nothing to play for.

Mavs play the last game in Oklahoma, who you mentioned have something to play for.

Its not "very possible", its extremely, otherworldly unlikely.

[FultzNationRISE]

what are you talking about?

No one is tanking for 6th, its not even possible anymore. Mavs are too far ahead.

Nuggets wont lose, 6th seed is a great seed to have, Nuggets wont be 3rd lol.


Arby…………..



:crazysam:

[BarberSchool]

^Word.



Nuggets wont lose, 6th seed is a great seed to have, Nuggets wont be 3rd lol.Nuggets already 3rd as of tonight. Lol

[ArbitraryWater]

You two bitches didnt see that coming either :lol


Barber tell me more how its very possible :lol

[FultzNationRISE]

You two bitches didnt see that coming either :lol


Barber tell me more how its very possible :lol
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?517010-GT-2024-HUGE-Playoff-Implications-44-34-Pacers-vs-43-34-Heat-for-6th-Seed/page2


There are still games left. Denver could very possibly slip to 3rd by the time it’s over, and if the Mavs had lost theyd only be a game away from the play in themselves, which puts the post season in jeopardy altogether.



;)

[tpols]

You two bitches didnt see that coming either :lol


Barber tell me more how its very possible :lol

Everybody literally called it out and you arrogantly dismissed it. You're like a comedy sketch on here you doofus. :lol

[ArbitraryWater]

Everybody literally called it out and you arrogantly dismissed it. You're like a comedy sketch on here you doofus. :lol

Yeah, theyre merely pointing it out for comedic effect cause of how outrageous it is that the Nuggets threw it away.

You meanwhile try to turn this into some gotcha moment cause I rightfully called the Nuggets wont lose to the Tims at home, which you said could happen, but then lost to the Spurs.. which you called, right?


if this is your level of estimation, then theres no wonder you suck at betting. lol.

[ArbitraryWater]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?517010-GT-2024-HUGE-Playoff-Implications-44-34-Pacers-vs-43-34-Heat-for-6th-Seed/page2



;)


I obviously meant them losing to the Spurs.

;)

[Duffy Pratt]

Impossible to understand last night’s loss to the Spurs. Even if you discount the Nuggets complete lack of defense down the stretch, what were the Spurs doing? By winning the game they moved from 3rd to 5th in the draft? Did Pop think that was a good idea? Of course, Pop would never deliberately tank, right??? So what was he doing?