Play in games tonight. Lakers/Pelicans and Warriors/Kings.

[Kblaze8855]

Start in a couple hours.

First games this year with concrete consequences.

Either the Beam is down for the year or the Warriors run officially ends.

If the Warriors lose it’s Klays last game there right?

Lakers and pelicans can both lose. Winner gets 7. Loser plays the winner of Warriors/Kings for the 8th spot.

Warriors or Kings go home tonight….unless I’m wrong. And I’m sure someone will say so in a moment.

[FultzNationRISE]

It's

About

To Go

DOWN!



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQDE8V28LKw

[fsvr54]

Rooting for the Pelicans and Kings. Let's get it

[CurryOverLebron]

I'm a Lakers hater but I'll be rooting for them just to see them face their daddy the Nuggets

[StrongLurk]

Lakers will lose for sure.

[SATAN]

Need DLo to not go 3-14 from the field. Nothing would be surprising in the Warriors vs Kings game.

[FultzNationRISE]

Lakers will lose for sure.

His teammates will.

The question will be if LeAgeless can overcome.

[FultzNationRISE]

Also this is basically a home game for the Lakers. They didnt travel because they ended the reg season in New Orleans, and they have more fans in the crowd than the Pelicans do.

[Wally450]

I want a Lakers Warriors game for the 8 seed.

[FultzNationRISE]

I want a Lakers Warriors game for the 8 seed.

Same.

[Manny98]

Playoff mode activated! We locked in

https://i.postimg.cc/1Xdzyx4t/lebron-lebron-james.gif

[Street Hunger]

Lakers at Pelicans 2024 Play-in Tournament Game Thread!

7:30 p.m. ET on TNT

[Street Hunger]

Warriors at Kings 2024 Play-in Tournament Game Thread!

10 p.m. ET on TNT

[tpols]

Alright fellas here we go!


https://youtu.be/9EcjWd-O4jI?si=rmvN5wVFgH96PCR2

:dancin

[Street Hunger]

Pels up 18-17

[Manny98]

LeBron has completely shut down Zion these past two games

[fsvr54]

Larry Nance is a POS human being for missing that dunk

[BarberSchool]

Willie’s bench was nodding yes yes yeah to challenge… wonder what happened ? It was VERY CLEARLY out on Day-To-Davis.

[Street Hunger]

Very even game so far

[Kblaze8855]

I just wanna see GTA get the sneaky steal on Lebron.

[Street Hunger]

Zion! 5 for 6, 10 pts

Pelicans up 31-26

[fsvr54]

Alvarado is showing Russel what a real man is.

[SouBeachTalents]

That's an abysmal tech on D-Lo.

[L.Kizzle]

Come on NBA. This don't take nine minutes.

[BarberSchool]

I just wanna see GTA get the sneaky steal on Lebron.

Word then spins one dribble then lob to Zion or Nance

[Street Hunger]

First quarter points in the paint:

Pelicans - 16
Lakers - 4

[StrongLurk]

Like I said, Lakers will for sure lose. The Pelicans are actually an elite team and better than their record, while the Lakers are actually a little worse than their record. Pels have the 6th best net rating while Lakers are 19th best net rating.

No way the Lakers beat the Pels twice in a row.

[Wally450]

DeAngelo carrying.

[Street Hunger]

CJ doing little

[FultzNationRISE]

Theyre ****ing guarding Lebron with midgets and he’s not punishing them mercilessly every single time?

Wtf is wrong with his teammates?? :facepalm

[fsvr54]

Pels have a weak offensive scheme

[Axe]

The guys in denver already know what to do in case they meet again. But if it has to go down the wire, then that would be much better.

[Street Hunger]

Lakers up 12

Threes are the difference

[ImKobe]

Lakers up 12

Threes are the difference

Also the FTs

Bran getting the whistle tonight

Lakers vs Nuggs it is

[Street Hunger]

Lakers 60 Pelicans 50 at half

LeBron 15 pts 5 ast 4 reb; D-Lo 15 pts 6 ast

Zion 20 pts on 9-of-15 shooting 8 reb 3 ast.

[Street Hunger]

CJ McCollum invisible in that first half

[fsvr54]

CJ McCollum invisible in that first half

He was garbage

[Street Hunger]

I don't really understand CJ McCollum's role.

[Proctor]

Yeeesshhh Zion just gave Lebron a taste of his own medicine. Eat that shit!

[FultzNationRISE]

Honestly, a lot of players on these two teams are actually trash at basketball.

Like its kind of embarrassing how clumsy some of these sequences are. A lot of guys out there are literally just pros because theyre tall. If they were 6’0 they wouldnt stand out on a high school team.

Basketball is kind of a weird sport in that regard. Height is so crucial overall that many of the best players in the game arent even good at the game.

[Manny98]

AD keeping the Pelicans in it :facepalm

[L.Kizzle]

Pelicans are garbage.
Chris Rock is back. Was worried about him.

[bison]

AD keeping the Pelicans in it :facepalm

He doesn’t want any of Jokic :facepalm:

[Manny98]

That's my GOAT!

[SATAN]

Nance destroying AD.

[Proctor]

Alvarado needs to play the rest of the game for the Pelicans to have a chance. Keep CJ the **** out of this (and Ingram as well for the record).

[Manny98]

Lakers falling apart without LeBron

Same story different year

[SATAN]

Let Zion get an empty 50. He's just not a very high IQ player. Pelicans need a miracle.

[SATAN]

Lakers falling apart without LeBron

Same story different year

This.

[Proctor]

Nothing really wrong with Ingram as a player but he doesn't really bring anything to this Pelicans team when Zion is healthy.

Get him the **** out and begin the Trey Murphy era.

[AussieSteve]

Lebron needs to score a lot in the 4th if Lakers are going to stay in front.

[Street Hunger]

Lakers up 83-76.

Lakers had an 18-point lead earlier in the 3rd.

Zion with 31 and 10.

[FultzNationRISE]

Itd be kinda funny after all that talk about the Lakers losing on purpose to duck the Nuggets… if it was the Pels low key doing that all along :lol

Altho the fact they just got smacked by the Lakers in a game that could have kept them out of the play in makes it more probable they just cant beat “the Lakers” (Lebron) right now.

[Street Hunger]

Jaxson Hayes just randomly running random straight lines on offense

[SATAN]

Can't stand Avocado

[SATAN]

Back to the locker room, midget.

[Proctor]

It's amazing how injury prone Alvarado has become. What a shame

[StrongLurk]

Lakers low-key selling this game right now. AD has been shaky all game.

[FultzNationRISE]

The Pelicans have made half the threes the Lakers have, with double the turnovers.

I dont even understand how this game is still in reach.



Edit: Oh right, cuz AD is 4-12 so the Lakers dont get any easy points inside

[Proctor]

Back to the locker room, midget.
Nope.

Guy isn't soft like Harden, fakkit.

[SATAN]

Darvin Ham forcing LeBron to miss layups :facepalm

[StrongLurk]

Bron and AD selling hard this half. Honestly AD needs to step up he's been missing on offense all game.

[FultzNationRISE]

Darvin Ham forcing LeBron to miss layups :facepalm

Exactly, dude needs to be SACKED.

[StrongLurk]

Zion is destroying AD and Lebron. This is the dude we've been wanting to see, not the overweight guy sitting on the bench.

[Proctor]

Back to the locker room, midget.
:roll:

Get down on both knees. I'll hold your hair.

[FultzNationRISE]

Eldorado is literally LOCKING UP Lebron and AD at the same time :roll:



....Which is AD and Ham's fault :crazysam:

[SATAN]

Zion ducking LeBron...

[SATAN]

:roll:

Get down on both knees. I'll hold your hair.

You couldn't be any gayer.

[Proctor]

Zion. Damn.

Now we are stuck with fvcking McCollum :facepalm

Lebron is going to eat Urkel alive.

[Axe]

Yikes, issa close game now.

[fsvr54]

Alvarado is a ****ing idiot

[L.Kizzle]

Alvarado with the dumb pass

[FultzNationRISE]

Reaves guiding the Lakers to the finish line.

GOBB in SHAMBLES.

[SATAN]

Zion. Damn.

Now we are stuck with fvcking McCollum :facepalm

Lebron is going to eat Urkel alive.

Nice shot by CJ.

[Manny98]

Another 4th quarter clinic by D'lo

Love to see it

[Kblaze8855]

So even with Zion in the back BI is just useless? Doesn’t even get in the game? Did I miss something happening to him?

[SATAN]

LeBron has looked off since falling on his wrist. :facepalm

[StrongLurk]

So even with Zion in the back BI is just useless? Doesn’t even get in the game? Did I miss something happening to him?

I was wondering the exact same thing. He's been on the bench forever.

Maybe deep down NO is okay losing this game and trying to play OKC?

[FultzNationRISE]

So even with Zion in the back BI is just useless? Doesn’t even get in the game? Did I miss something happening to him?

They looked effective together at the beginning of the season.

But yeah Ingraham hasnt shown much in the last couple games. Maybe it’s just a matchup thing.

Psychologically it is difficult going up against the man who raised you.

[SATAN]

Zion. Damn.

Now we are stuck with fvcking McCollum :facepalm

Lebron is going to eat Urkel alive.

Nice clutch layup CJ.

[ImKobe]

So even with Zion in the back BI is just useless? Doesn’t even get in the game? Did I miss something happening to him?

This is his 2nd game back from injury, was just out for over 3 weeks. Only played 23 minutes in his first game back too.

Disaster ending for the Pels. Zion had the game in his hands and somehow got injured.

[ImKobe]

AD clutch :pimp: saved the disaster ending we might've had with Bran bricking everything.

[L.Kizzle]

Most likely hamstring injury for Zion. Will be out on Thursday .

[StrongLurk]

Lakers roles players completely won that game.

[Duffy Pratt]

Margin of victory significantly less than the free throw differential. Who could have predicted?

[beasted]

This is his 2nd game back from injury, was just out for over 3 weeks. Only played 23 minutes in his first game back too.

Disaster ending for the Pels. Zion had the game in his hands and somehow got injured.

Yeah, those non contact injuries are always really worrisome. Zion might be done for the season.

[Proctor]

So even with Zion in the back BI is just useless? Doesn’t even get in the game? Did I miss something happening to him?
Diplomatic answer: just recently returned from injury, and played like shit all game along with McCollum.

Less diplomatic answer: everything listed above plus Trey Murphy is on the trajectory of being just as good if not better.

[StrongLurk]

This is his 2nd game back from injury, was just out for over 3 weeks. Only played 23 minutes in his first game back too.

Disaster ending for the Pels. Zion had the game in his hands and somehow got injured.

The Pelicans are ALWAYS injured. Zion and BI are never healthy for long. AD had tons of injuries in his Pels days. Cousins got injured his 1st year with AD. I swear they have had playoff level talent for a long time but they can't stay healthy...

[1987_Lakers]

Reaves guiding the Lakers to the finish line.

GOBB in SHAMBLES.

:roll:

[1987_Lakers]

Lakers roles players completely won that game.

For sure. That was a really bad game from LeBron & AD.

[L.Kizzle]

Should not be able to challenge 1 minute into the game.

[Axe]

The Pelicans are ALWAYS injured. Zion and BI are never healthy for long. AD had tons of injuries in his Pels days. Cousins got injured his 1st year with AD. I swear they have had playoff level talent for a long time but they can't stay healthy...
So that's why they have no one to root for them in the long run.

[BarberSchool]

Should not be able to challenge 1 minute into the game.

Lol why not ?
If the call is clearly wrong, challenge it.
Doesn’t matter when.

[L.Kizzle]

Lol why not ?
If the call is clearly wrong, challenge it.
Doesn’t matter when.
It's not about the call being right or wrong.

[BarberSchool]

The Pelicans are ALWAYS injured. Zion and BI are never healthy for long. AD had tons of injuries in his Pels days. Cousins got injured his 1st year with AD. I swear they have had playoff level talent for a long time but they can't stay healthy...

I’m not being serious here, but interesting conspiracy theory type assertion:

New Orleans is below sea Level.
Denver is 5200ft above sea level.

Everyone weighs a few pounds less at a mile high.
Assuming below sea level might add a pound or two to one’s perceived/felt weight lol

[BarberSchool]

It's not about the call being right or wrong.

Oh I know what you’re getting at…. You just don’t like a game that just started … being interrupted… you find it annoying and momentum-stalling, etc. fk all that. If it’s wrong it’s wrong. Make it right.

[RRR3]

Losing to the Lakers when both LeBron and AD play like shit is crazy. But Zion getting hurt was a killer. I hope he’s fine for the next game he doesn’t deserve to miss the playoffs due to a dumbass rule by Silver

[Real Men Wear Green]

Really want to hear the official explanation for Ingram not playing.

[Street Hunger]

This Warriors Kings game is FRANTIC

[kawhileonard2]

Really want to hear the official explanation for Ingram not playing.

Prevent the Pelicans for coming back and winning obviously.

[BarberSchool]

Really want to hear the official explanation for Ingram not playing.Must have been more than minutes restriction.
Ingram probably re-aggravated something slightly. Which when coupled with Zion injury, and CJ shooting really poorly, Pels mindstate gotta be in the dumpster RN.

[beasted]

Klay's body language, stance, and everything about him is telling me he's totally checked out right now.

[L.Kizzle]

Are the Warriors throwing in the towel. Why isn't Steph in?

[1987_Lakers]

Klay's body language, stance, and everything about him is telling me he's totally checked out right now.

To be honest that is his normal body language.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Are the Warriors throwing in the towel. Why isn't Steph in?

Only a curry-led team would be accused of quitting during the playoffs... just insane the lack of leadership and conviction.

[L.Kizzle]

Kerr really had Steph sitting since the 9 minute mark and they're down 16.

[BarberSchool]

Why does Klay look like the edible from yesterday still hasn’t fully worn off ?

[L.Kizzle]

Klay has more minutes than Steph.

[Axe]

Are the Warriors throwing in the towel. Why isn't Steph in?
Could it be they're tanking for someone or what?

[BarberSchool]

Keon Ellis looks like he’s gonna buy tits and identify as the greatest WNBA player of all time.

[fsvr54]

Why does Klay look like the edible from yesterday still hasn’t fully worn off ?

:lol

Pelicans beat either of these teams

[FultzNationRISE]

Kuminga doing everything he can to carry Steph.

[Proctor]

Keon Ellis looks like he’s gonna buy tits and identify as the greatest WNBA player of all time.
lol

[bladefd]

Losing to the Lakers when both LeBron and AD play like shit is crazy. But Zion getting hurt was a killer. I hope he’s fine for the next game he doesn’t deserve to miss the playoffs due to a dumbass rule by Silver

What rule?

[hold this L]

What rule?

Likely the playin because he finished in the top 8.

[bladefd]

Warriors are playing terrible and only down 8? If Steph and Klay heat up in the 2nd half...

Kings need to extend the lead if they want to win this.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Kuminga doing everything he can to carry Steph.

Playoff steph is always a treat

his meltdowns are what keep me somewhat interested in basketball at this point.

[Axe]

What rule?
The play-in tourney aka losers bracket.

[L.Kizzle]

Smh at the Kings. 4 point game at half and Steph with only 5.

[Axe]

Dubs should be down more with the way they suck raining threes atm.

[beasted]

:lol

Pelicans beat either of these teams

Not without Zion.

[bladefd]

Klay 0/7

:lol

[beasted]

Warriors are playing terrible and only down 8? If Steph and Klay heat up in the 2nd half...

Kings need to extend the lead if they want to win this.
To have faith in Klay is blind faith right now. :oldlol:

[fsvr54]

Not without Zion.

True, unless they get crazy hot

[SATAN]

Blow it up.

[hold this L]

To have faith in Klay is blind faith right now. :oldlol:

I didn't know bladefd was Kerr's burner account on ish.

[SATAN]

Wiggins :lol

[SATAN]

This is brutal

[FultzNationRISE]

Kings sitting pretty in this one, but similar to last year if Sabonis doesnt stop bricking midrange jumpers they'll be hard pressed to go much farther.

Funny thing is, their chances against OKC are not terrible, IF Domas can be the guy he's been in the regular season.

[1987_Lakers]

Did not expect the Warriors to come out this bad. Kings are missing some key players and have lost like 7 of their last 11 games.

This Ellis kid is everywhere on defense, making life hell for Curry.

[bison]

End of an era

[BarberSchool]

Klay
0-9
0pts

Son hasn’t looked mentally right all game.

[BarberSchool]

Somebody bump one of those Chris Small to GS threads from the off-season and/or pre-season.

[Im Still Ballin]

Klay with a legacy game.

[red1]

RIP warriors


helluva a run

[hold this L]

- 29 minutes for a guy going 0/10
- 13 mins for Moody shooting 5/7

Steve Kerr is unquestionable the biggest clown and worst coach of the 23/24 season. Legendary shit performance :applause:




Props to the Kings and Brown, completely deserved win and outplayed the Warriors.

[hold this L]

RIP warriors


helluva a run

This statement is a season late, they died at the start of the 22/23 season.

[BarberSchool]

Klay is gonna get some embarrassingly low offers after this.

[1987_Lakers]

"Good luck in the play-in" - Charles Barkley

[Proctor]

- 29 minutes for a guy going 0/10
- 13 mins for Moody shooting 5/7

Steve Kerr is unquestionable the biggest clown and worst coach of the 23/24 season. Legendary shit performance :applause:




Props to the Kings and Brown, completely deserved win and outplayed the Warriors.
Kerr's record of "playing chess" has been pretty good.

IMO:

Riding with Klay overly long to the point it pissed people off before benching him was the right move, or at least not a bad one

Moving Klay to the bench during the season = good move

Bringing him back into the starting lineup after he played great off the bench though? That was a joke.

[1987_Lakers]

Bringing him back into the starting lineup after he played great off the bench though? That was a joke.

Umm, What?

Moving Klay back into the starting line-up is what helped the Warriors late in the season. They went 8-2 to close out the year once they moved Klay back as a starter.

[bdonovan]

Warriors lost by 24 points. Even if Klay went 5-10 instead of 0-10, we still would have lost by ~10 points.

Curry turned it over 6 times. Kuminga broke the defense countless times. Slowpoke Chris Paul can't play team D anymore. Wiggins was 4-11, needed to play at a higher level, including making 3's to space out the D.

The Warriors played excellent in the final games of the season- especially on the defensive end but also ball movement. Today, they went back to their old way of playing with the predictable result.

[Axe]

At least they still have a winning record somehow. But what happened to the narrative that cp3 would make this team better than jordan poole?

[hold this L]

Kerr's record of "playing chess" has been pretty good.

IMO:

Riding with Klay overly long to the point it pissed people off before benching him was the right move, or at least not a bad one

Moving Klay to the bench during the season = good move

Bringing him back into the starting lineup after he played great off the bench though? That was a joke.

Kerr has been the worst coach in the league and a complete moron all year. I created a topic about his stupid moves throughout the season, and even that entails to only about 20-25% of the things he fumbled.

[BarberSchool]

At least they still have a winning record somehow. But what happened to the narrative that cp3 would make this team better than jordan poole?
I was shouting from the rooftops that bringing in Chris Small made zero sense basketball wise. The idea that Chris Small bringing the ball up and pointing fingers would somehow relieve so much pressure off Steph, is stupid sh!t that women believe when talking head clowns (that were never ex-players themselves) say it on the TellLieVision.

The only way it had any chance of working, is if Cliff could somehow get thru to Steph and Klay on a personal level, to reignite their desperation to win again, by transferring his own ringless desperation onto them, quasi-organically lol

[SaltyMeatballs]

Today is a great day boys. The Warriors are finished :banana:

[Taurus]

Kerr has been the worst coach in the league and a complete moron all year. I created a topic about his stupid moves throughout the season, and even that entails to only about 20-25% of the things he fumbled.

I'm normally a pretty big Kerr defender, but this year has been complete coaching malpractice from him.

[beasted]

I'm normally a pretty big Kerr defender, but this year has been complete coaching malpractice from him.

And somehow they decided to overpay him on an extension. Warriors are cooked until he's fired.

[hold this L]

Today is a great day boys. The Warriors are finished :banana:

If you read my posts during the regular season, you would have known it's over because there were massive signs outside of just the old core is old.


I'm normally a pretty big Kerr defender, but this year has been complete coaching malpractice from him.
It's one of the worst coaching performances I have ever seen, because he failed at every single level. Tactics, rotations, managing players/locker room, being adaptive, coaching based off merit, in-game management. The team finally went on a good run after his performances, and light years immediately gives this dude an extension and makes him the most expensive coach. :facepalm

The US team should legitimately be worried because if he follows up his disasterclass, he's the only thing stopping them for an easy win this summer.

[Real Men Wear Green]

It's strange to watch Legler analyze the Lakers/Pelicans game and not even mention Ingram. Like he didn't even matter.

[BigTicket]

At this point I think the Warriors best bet is to simply keep the core together for the next few years as fan service, and accept that they aren't going to win any more, then wait to start over in ~2026 when the big contracts come off the books.

They don't have much in the way of trade assets, and they are far over the cap, so they can't improve the team right now.

[Axe]

At this point I think the Warriors best bet is to simply keep the core together for the next few years as fan service, and accept that they aren't going to win any more, then wait to start over in ~2026 when the big contracts come off the books.

They don't have much in the way of trade assets, and they are far over the cap, so they can't improve the team right now.
But curry stans here have a hard time accepting the fact that the dynasty's dominant days are mostly over. :ohwell:

[hold this L]

But curry stans here have a hard time accepting the fact that the dynasty's dominant days are mostly over. :ohwell:

Who has trouble accepting this? You're in here 24/7 and have no life outside of ish, I'm sure you've got plenty of examples. Most people already saw this coming since last regular season.

[Axe]

:blah

Exhibit A. You're blaming kerr and thompson all season long for the shortcomings after 2022. Your reasons may be legit but sounded as if you're overlooking how washed the core is starting to become. They aren't young anymore ffs.

[Wally450]

I wonder what team is going to throw some money at Klay Thompson after that stinker last night.

[hold this L]

:blah

Exhibit A. You're blaming kerr and thompson all season long for the shortcomings after 2022. Your reasons may be legit but sounded as if you're overlooking how washed the core is starting to become. They aren't young anymore ffs.
Your point was about people not accepting that the dynasty is done dumbass. I've already said in the 22-23 season that this team is done contending.

[L.Kizzle]

Warriors won 46 games this season. Crazy thing is, Draymond missed 21 games for nonsense.

[Charlie Sheen]

:blah

Exhibit A. You're blaming kerr and thompson all season long for the shortcomings after 2022. Your reasons may be legit but sounded as if you're overlooking how washed the core is starting to become. They aren't young anymore ffs.

Curry is too old to perform a carry job, but that is still a long way from washed.

[warriorfan]

Warriors won 46 games this season. Crazy thing is, Draymond missed 21 games for nonsense.

Yes. Warriors were better than their record. But at the same time it’s been glaringly obvious that they are just too old and and unathletic as a team. This got exposed hard last season with the series vs the Kings but the Warriors were still able to squeak it out barely. The team as a whole right now is too small and too old. Warriors do have a good young core with Trace Jackson, Brandon P, Moses, and Kuminga. It’s lacking a bit in star power but if Kuminga keeps making steps he can change that.

[NBAGOAT]

guess klay is going return, I was interested in his offseason

[Real Men Wear Green]

At this point I think the Warriors best bet is to simply keep the core together for the next few years as fan service, and accept that they aren't going to win any more, then wait to start over in ~2026 when the big contracts come off the books.

They don't have much in the way of trade assets, and they are far over the cap, so they can't improve the team right now.Only if Thompson takes a pay cut. And even then if Lacob wants future championships there are good rebuilding moves to be made.

[Axe]

Your point was about people not accepting that the dynasty is done dumbass. I've already said in the 22-23 season that this team is done contending.
Sure. But then again, you only mostly blame those two guys as the reason they're done contending. Might as well blame everyone else in the team if you have to. :confusedshrug:

[bladefd]

Only if Thompson takes a pay cut. And even then if Lacob wants future championships there are good rebuilding moves to be made.

I bet someone will probably be willing to offer 38mill for Klay on a multi-year in a s&t. Some crap organization like the Wizards

[Axe]

I bet someone will probably be willing to offer 38mill for Klay on a multi-year in a s&t. Some crap organization like the Wizards
The magic are said to be one of favorites to land him if is he's going elsewhere in the off-season.