Lakers all but in the playoffs now

[jstern]

It's a shame, simply because of the way the ref have been calling it. I don't care even if it was the Knicks, integrity of the game > than money. All to just lose in the first round.

[LikeABosh]

Lakers losing to the Rockets and the Jazz winning vs. the Wolves and Grizz isn't that unlikely at all...

[D.J.]

Lakers losing to the Rockets and the Jazz winning vs. the Wolves and Grizz isn't that unlikely at all...

Even if Houston beats the Lakers, you're going to tell me a 12-27 road team is going to win 2 straight on the road with 1 of them being in Memphis?

[ripthekik]

Houston and Golden State both have games right now..

[avonbarksdale]

what is the golden state/houston situation for tonight and how does it affect the lakers

[ripthekik]

what is the golden state/houston situation for tonight and how does it affect the lakers

Not sure, but if GS wins, they lock 7th seed, leaving OKC for Lakers.
Houston i remember have to lose 2.

[jzek]

Only to be eliminated by the Spurs in a few games. Aww...

[Xiao Yao You]

Even if Houston beats the Lakers, you're going to tell me a 12-27 road team is going to win 2 straight on the road with 1 of them being in Memphis?

Well they've been playing a lot better on the road but winning at Memphis is a long shot if Memphis is playing for something. Anyone no who has the tiebreaker between them and Denver and LAC?

[Xiao Yao You]

Looks like Memphis doesn't own the tiebreakers andwill be playing to win not knowing the fate of the other two until later in the evening.

[D.J.]

Well they've been playing a lot better on the road but winning at Memphis is a long shot if Memphis is playing for something. Anyone no who has the tiebreaker between them and Denver and LAC?

Both teams have tiebreaker on the Grizz. Denver has tiebreaker on the Clippers. If there's a 3 way tie, it goes Nuggets-Clippers-Grizzlies.

[TheReturn]

Wait so the Grizz can't get out of the 5th spot anyways?

[D.J.]

Wait so the Grizz can't get out of the 5th spot anyways?

They can get to 4th if they beat Utah and the Clippers split their last 2.

[Xiao Yao You]

The Memphis Grizzlies (55-26) host the Utah Jazz (43-38) on Wednesday prior to the Lakers' battle against the Rockets. A Memphis win would guarantee L.A. no worse than the eighth spot in the playoffs. Has Lakers forward/center Pau Gasol called his brother, Memphis center Marc Gasol, to ask for a little help against the Jazz? "I told him to please go out there and compete and try to win the game," said Pau. Did he get a positive response? "He said, 'We'll see,' because last night they played the starters 24 minutes. They probably play the same the next game," said the Lakers' forward/center.

Los Angeles Times

Didn't realize that. That certainly increases the Jazz's chances if they rest their starters.

[Phiology]

They can get to 4th if they beat Utah and the Clippers split their last 2.

True, but the Grizzlies will not have homecourt advantage in the first round what so ever, because it is locked for the Clippers due to winning their Division.

What that means, is that they are either gonne play vs Clips or Denver away from home, and even in the case they beat this team, they will end up playing OKC with a 99,9% probability, which would be an away first matchup anyways.

So getting the fourth spot does not really bring any advantage to the Grizzlies.

[madmax]

True, but the Grizzlies will not have homecourt advantage in the first round what so ever, because it is locked for the Clippers due to winning their Division.

What that means, is that they are either gonne play vs Clips or Denver away from home, and even in the case they beat this team, they will end up playing OKC with a 99,9% probability, which would be an away first matchup anyways.

So getting the fourth spot does not really bring any advantage to the Grizzlies.

in other words, they have nothing to play for...
Go Jazz (and Rockets too)