2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[shopson67]

Seems like we have the first credible information regarding his absence with the team. If this is true, those rumors that went around while he was gone were absolutely nasty.

Never saw them, glad for it.

 

[The Q]

Lakers beat the Clippers and they will be the 6th seed unoppossed.

The amount of absolute shit that had to happen

Including Danny getting his ass handed to him by the lakers and Wiggins going Mia for 2 months, for this to happen is insane

What a weird year

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Conference % would be the tiebreaker after head to head....Kings lead by 2.5 games. Division percentage only comes into play if both teams are in the same division.

Both teams have 4 games left, Grizz lead by 2.

Head-to-head won-lost percentage. (2) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division. (3) Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division. (4) Conference won-lost percentage.

You are correct.

Still…

I don’t believe the Kings will play Sabonis the last 2 games if the Griz beat the Blazers tomorrow.

What is the benefit?

They have Homecourt already.

Gives Sabonis and Monk almost 2 weeks to heal, rest up.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Prefacing this with very unlikely to happen.....but I always up the stakes....it's how I roll....

We run the table and the Suns struggle to close the season.....4 seed and homecourt is within our grasp....but again unlikely.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Not happening though....LOL.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Prefacing this with very unlikely to happen.....but I always up the stakes....it's how I roll....

We run the table and the Suns struggle to close the season.....4 seed and homecourt is within our grasp....but again unlikely.

See, now you are back to just posting dumb shit.

Good fucking grief.

Make the playoffs first, Ffs….lol

So, the Suns lose out and you jump to 4 , eventhough they play teams ahead of you?

Geezus.

Mathmatically possible.

But, also dumb as fuck..

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Not happening though....LOL.

Don't want it! Whether its the 4th or 5th seed, they'll end up playing the Suns and I'd much rather play one of the top 3 seeds even without HCA

 

[DJ Fieri]

See, now you are back to just posting dumb shit.

Good fucking grief.

Make the playoffs first, Ffs….lol

So, the Suns lose out and you jump to 4 , eventhough they play teams ahead of you?

Geezus.

Ha.

I didn't check their schedule....Lol.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Gonna blame it on my hunger.....I am a little light headed....prolly need to eat soon

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Ha.

I didn't check their schedule....Lol.

No, it’s mathematically possible.

If you win out, that means you beat the Clippers.

If the Clippers beat the Suns and Blazers, still finish 1 game back.

Possible.

But, moronic …lol

Suns need to win at least 1 more game to assure finishing 4th ahead of the Clippers or whoever finishes 5th.

That game against OKC has stakes for both teams.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Don't want it! Whether its the 4th or 5th seed, they'll end up playing the Suns and I'd much rather play one of the top 3 seeds even without HCA

Amen.

I want to make the playoffs.

But, I would much rather it be the 6th seed.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

@DJ

I got it wrong.

The Suns play the Spurs, not the Thunder.

Yeah, it’s over…lol

 

[thunderc]

@DJ

I got it wrong.

The Suns play the Spurs, not the Thunder.

Yeah, it’s over…lol

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Amen.

I want to make the playoffs.

But, I would much rather it be the 6th seed.

A 4-0 record guarantees the Lakers the 5th spot

3-1 could mean 6th or 7th depending on what the Clippers and Warriors do.

Lakers have the tie-breaker over GS but not over the Clippers.

I'm being EXTREMELY optimistic and saying they will finally beat the Clippers. If anything this is the right time and right team to finally break the streak. Especially with PG out.

 

[DJ Fieri]

A 4-0 record guarantees the Lakers the 5th spot

3-1 could mean 6th or 7th depending on what the Clippers and Warriors do.

Lakers have the tie-breaker over GS but not over the Clippers.

I'm being EXTREMELY optimistic and saying they will finally beat the Clippers. If anything this is the right time and right team to finally break the streak.

No PG means we better beat them....

LOL.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

No PG means we better beat them....

LOL.

They'll be coming off a B2B which is my only major concern. Best thing the Lakers can do is go all out for 3 quarters and let Lebron and AD have some rest.

If the Jazz game goes into overtime, they're fucked!

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

They'll be coming off a B2B which is my only major concern. Best thing the Lakers can do is go all out for 3 quarters and let Lebron and AD have some rest.

If the Jazz game goes into overtime, they're fucked!

I think the only loss will be the Suns and that’s only if they play KD.

Without him and Book, you run the table.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

No PG means we better beat them....

LOL.

We haven’t beat you this year without PG.

This would be the time to break the streak.

But, only if the Lakers stop sitting Davis in back to backs.

No Davis, we win.

Rumor has it, he is playing both.

This was a week or so ago…..

On the latest edition of Haynes' #thisleague UNCUT podcast with Marc Stein, he revealed that the Los Angeles medical staff allowed AD to take his pick of back-to-backs in which to double up, between last week's set of games against the New Orleans Pelicans and Houston Rockets (LA lost the game he sat, a 114-110 defeat to Houston) and a pair of games on April 4th and 5th, against the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers.

It appears Davis would prefer to suit up against two potential Western Conference play-in tournament bracket competitors. At present, LA is the No. 10 seed in the West with a 35-37 record. It could use every single healthy Anthony Davis game it can get at this point.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I think the only loss will be the Suns and that’s only if they play KD.

Without him and Book, you run the table.

It's been an interesting and fun end to the season though! More so than in previous years.

Five/Six weeks ago the Lakers were in 13th with most of them saying the best they could do is 9th/10th for the play in. Now, even though it hasn't even happened yet, they could potentially go as high as 5th.

Rob did an amazing job getting rid of Russ and getting the right pieces for this team.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

We haven’t beat you this year without PG.

This would be the time to break the streak.

But, only if the Lakers stop sitting Davis in back to backs.

No Davis, we win.

I think the report was that AD would play in this upcoming B2B.

With only four games left to go in the season they better! Make it to the 5th or 6th seed and they get extra rest any way by avoiding the play-in!