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Quote from: danherbias07 on April 14, 2024, 07:14:59 PM

What a big turn of events!
The Lakers won their game against the Pelicans so they take the 8th spot leaving the Kings and Warriors at the 9th and 10th seed. And so the Phoenix Suns will be entering the secured playoff spot at number 6.

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Kings versus Warriors will be fun to watch because of the rivalry. Then I think the Lakers will lose the game against the Pelicans so it might become Warriors versus Lakers for the 8th spot which will also be a fun game to watch.

How about the Miami Heat? The same position as last year and they took the Eastern Conference Championship despite being below the playoffs ranking.
But for now, they have to make sure they win the play-in tournaments first, or else they won't be repeating the same thing as in 2023.
This might be the most interesting playoff ranking that I have seen. 1, 2, and 3 of the West are in the close gap, 4, 5, 6, and 7 too, then 8, 9, and 10.
0.5 and above winning rate for 11 teams. Wow! I bet we will have a great playoff with Game 7's coming.

After seeing it it doesn't feel like it but what Miami did last year was almost a miracle. I don't think we can see something like that again.

Lakers's journey was also quite interesting IMO. The Lakers somehow managed to finish the season 8th. But what they won is the right to play denver in the 1st round if they beat the pelicans in one game. That denver swept the lakers in the western finals last year. That denver swept the lakers again in the regular season this year. The lakers lost all of their last 8 games against denver. I think the Lakers are seriously going to lose to the pelicans and try to beat the warriors-kings winner and match up with okc. But if they lose in the second play-in game while trying to do this, they will be humiliated. So it makes more sense to play denver. If they somehow eliminate denver, they will become legends. If not, it will be "they were not expected to beat".

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As both Jazz and Blazers have no chance to move forward while against NO they are trying to avoid the play-in, they need to win but that's also the same thing that Lakers needs we will see if how the game will be played and which team will take the win.

That's why among the games tomorrow, this one is the most interesting game to watch. Pelicans have an upper hand due to their homecourt advantage but the Lakers has been in this kind of situation many times, so I wouldn't be surprise if the Lakers will win since Pelicans is still missing the service of Brandon Ingram, while the Lakers will be playing in full force on the last game of the season. I would like to take chances here, this game is very important for both but on the gamblers side, I think the underdog gives more value here so I'm betting on the moneyline for LA Lakers.

He is still questionable in the injury report, but a few days ago, it said that he'd play against the Lakers. But I think this game is important, so most likely he will play. Also, it is the Lakers, and players always want to play against them after being injured for a long time (LOL). But I think despite whether Ingram will be playing or not, the Lakers can still manage to get this win since both LeBron and Davis are playing, and this is also an important game for them. The Lakers also have the lead in their season matchup, 2-1. Another thing I want to add is that I think that they (the Lakers) want to bounce back from that horrible game against the Grizzlies. So we can see both teams giving their best in this game.

Ingram is back but his contribution ain't enough to help the team, and with AD and LeBron orchetrating the offense of Lakers that's really something that lead their way, I like how they manage to over maange to beat NP as both Kings and Warriors wins as well with their task, still same positioning with few games left to decide which team will be moving up or if there's still changes that will happen during this pre-season. Congrats to those who bets for Lakers the odd is sweet as being a visiting underdog.

He had a decent shooting though but he is only given limited minutes. I think the missing piece here is Zion because he only score 12 points in total from a tough shooting night with 4-13. They cannot win with that number as that would only say that the Lakers have locked him down.

By the way, some good news from the Lakers because this man Austin Reave had complicated the whole season without resting a single game.

In playing all 82 games (and the IST Final) Austin Reaves is the Lakers’ Iron Man

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As both Jazz and Blazers have no chance to move forward while against NO they are trying to avoid the play-in, they need to win but that's also the same thing that Lakers needs we will see if how the game will be played and which team will take the win.

That's why among the games tomorrow, this one is the most interesting game to watch. Pelicans have an upper hand due to their homecourt advantage but the Lakers has been in this kind of situation many times, so I wouldn't be surprise if the Lakers will win since Pelicans is still missing the service of Brandon Ingram, while the Lakers will be playing in full force on the last game of the season. I would like to take chances here, this game is very important for both but on the gamblers side, I think the underdog gives more value here so I'm betting on the moneyline for LA Lakers.

He is still questionable in the injury report, but a few days ago, it said that he'd play against the Lakers. But I think this game is important, so most likely he will play. Also, it is the Lakers, and players always want to play against them after being injured for a long time (LOL). But I think despite whether Ingram will be playing or not, the Lakers can still manage to get this win since both LeBron and Davis are playing, and this is also an important game for them. The Lakers also have the lead in their season matchup, 2-1. Another thing I want to add is that I think that they (the Lakers) want to bounce back from that horrible game against the Grizzlies. So we can see both teams giving their best in this game.

Ingram is back but his contribution ain't enough to help the team, and with AD and LeBron orchetrating the offense of Lakers that's really something that lead their way, I like how they manage to over maange to beat NP as both Kings and Warriors wins as well with their task, still same positioning with few games left to decide which team will be moving up or if there's still changes that will happen during this pre-season. Congrats to those who bets for Lakers the odd is sweet as being a visiting underdog.

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What a big turn of events!
The Lakers won their game against the Pelicans so they take the 8th spot leaving the Kings and Warriors at the 9th and 10th seed. And so the Phoenix Suns will be entering the secured playoff spot at number 6.

https://x.com/wojespn/status/1779631893824327860

Kings versus Warriors will be fun to watch because of the rivalry. Then I think the Lakers will lose the game against the Pelicans so it might become Warriors versus Lakers for the 8th spot which will also be a fun game to watch.

How about the Miami Heat? The same position as last year and they took the Eastern Conference Championship despite being below the playoffs ranking.
But for now, they have to make sure they win the play-in tournaments first, or else they won't be repeating the same thing as in 2023.
This might be the most interesting playoff ranking that I have seen. 1, 2, and 3 of the West are in the close gap, 4, 5, 6, and 7 too, then 8, 9, and 10.
0.5 and above winning rate for 11 teams. Wow! I bet we will have a great playoff with Game 7's coming.

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Quote from: Yogee on April 14, 2024, 05:38:03 PM

I would have wanted to see a Lakers vs Warriors do or die game but it's not happening yet. How I see the play-in turn out is that the Pelicans will get their revenge soon after Ingram's "warm up" game and move to face the Nuggets. The Warriors will eliminate the Kings and then face the Lakers for the final playoff spot.

Sadly it won't be happening because as we know the Lakers have climbed to the number 8 seed. They are against the Pelicans this time unless they are destined to have a match-up in a do-or-die situation when they lose to the Pelicans and that would also be possible because this is not an easy team to get through with Williamson around they will be having real hard time to stop him. It might cause them serious trouble if they even force it, they will just get bulldozed if they don't get out of the way.

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on April 14, 2024, 05:49:58 PM

[...] And for the east the Knicks won theor way into the 2 seed. Normally you'd think you would get a nice matchup but they can end up facing a healthy sixers squad which if embid never went out they probably would be a top 4 team. Well to be the best you have to beat the best right?

I wasn't monitoring what's happening in the East recently so I was surprised that they were no. 2 when I checked earlier. It's not to underestimate the Knicks but I think the Heat or the Sixers are in luck since they have a better chance winning the first round than facing the Bucks or the Celtics.

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Quote from: Yogee on April 14, 2024, 05:38:03 PM

I would have wanted to see a Lakers vs Warriors do or die game but it's not happening yet.

Yeah, not yet but this is possible and that's if Warriors win against Kings and then Lakers lose against Pelicans.

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How I see the play-in turn out is that the Pelicans will get their revenge soon after Ingram's "warm up" game and move to face the Nuggets. The Warriors will eliminate the Kings and then face the Lakers for the final playoff spot.

We'll get to see that.

Every team that's in the play in are hungry to win and want to move forward but Lakers is what's the favorite crowd to be seen there.

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What a conundrum as the Lakers and Pelicans winner will have to face an away series against the Nuggets. It's so so bad to lose that game and hope for a win the next game to line up against okc. Might just be me but I'd much rather see a young okc team than jokic and squad in the first round. Not that you'd want to purposely lose but it's just not as bad as everyone would think it is.

And for the east the Knicks won theor way into the 2 seed. Normally you'd think you would get a nice matchup but they can end up facing a healthy sixers squad which if embid never went out they probably would be a top 4 team. Well to be the best you have to beat the best right?

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I would have wanted to see a Lakers vs Warriors do or die game but it's not happening yet. How I see the play-in turn out is that the Pelicans will get their revenge soon after Ingram's "warm up" game and move to face the Nuggets. The Warriors will eliminate the Kings and then face the Lakers for the final playoff spot.

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Quote from: xLays on April 14, 2024, 03:55:54 PM

Currently, the Suns is winning against the Timberwolves and the Pelicans is losing to the LA Lakers. If this situation continues, meaning the Suns win and the Pelicans lose, who will be the 6th seed and who will be the 7th seed to play in the Play-In tournament? I want to see the Suns vs Lakers in the Play-In tournament; these two teams have a rivalry in the Western Conference. And then hopefully Lakers will win so that Suns have just to destroy Warriors. Gonna be Klay vs Booker 😤

Warriors as well in a good position to win, and so does the Suns as well.

So it's really cluster down from the 6th-10th position and we even in the play-in and yet these teams are already competitive down the stretch and wanted to get as much win as they can. So regardless who are going to face in the elimination or play-in, this is going to be as competitive as the final 4 or a NBA final games. And most of them has history already, James vs Curry, Kings vs Warriors rivalry.

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Currently, the Suns is winning against the Timberwolves and the Pelicans is losing to the LA Lakers. If this situation continues, meaning the Suns win and the Pelicans lose, who will be the 6th seed and who will be the 7th seed to play in the Play-In tournament? I want to see the Suns vs Lakers in the Play-In tournament; these two teams have a rivalry in the Western Conference. And then hopefully Lakers will win so that Suns have just to destroy Warriors. Gonna be Klay vs Booker 😤

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A win for Jrue it is.
With that period of time, Jrue has got a home to stay but yeah, it couldn't be a good deal for the Celtics but they probably are seeing something with him.
On the other hand, I am pretty sure that the majority of us are excited to see what will happen on the match of the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers.
Both are great team and on the better standing on this first round seed.

Congrats to him, he was able to land such a huge contract and it's a boost on morals for veteran players because if they work hard and keep doing what they have been known for, they could also get such huge money as well as long as they make good contributions to their teams. The problem with them is, that when they finally land a good contract, they end their quality training right there and their playing is dramatically decreased because they slack off on practice just because they secured huge contracts in their early NBA careers, at the end, no one would give them back such huge one because they are no longer the player who deserves that much.

I don't think that those who have taken a long contract are becoming slack. It's possible to be like that when they've got injury and they need to take a rest.

But the majority of them knows that this is business and that's the capital that they're investing for them to get those contracts through continuous training.

That's their bread and butter and whoever is taking it for granted will be noticed and the team's management still has the take to end the contract without prior notice if it's in the clause.

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on April 14, 2024, 11:45:46 AM

Lots of scenarios on the last day. Adam silver gets a head nod on good move making the play in touny. Amd even in the standings. 3 way tie for first over in the west. One slip and you can be facing a road series in the second round. The 2-7 seeds in the east are up for grabs and np one knows who is gonna play who yet. Gonna be a hell of a day watching ball.

Yeah, I'm bummed because I'm not watching any of it, but I'm there in front of the TV in spirit and have some skin in the game. Will be catching the highlights later.

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Yeah, what a way to finish the game and I thought that we'll see some clutch. But we actually saw a clutch but that's a different clutch that we're not expecting.

This is what really means when there's still time left, anything can happen but on this game, it was still in the favor of the Lakers instead of the Memphis.

Next game of Lakers is on Monday against the Pelicans. Whilst for the Pelicans, they've just won against the Warriors today.

Yeah, Lakers survived this scare, I thought that they are going to lose this game because GG Jackson was so hot in the last minute or two of the game. And so it's a wild ending and Lebron's IQ wins the game for them. He followed the ball and he knows that it will be almost outside and it's bound to be pass and so he track it and then that windmill trade mark dunk of him to sell the win.

Still a tough game for them against the Pelicans who are in a winning streak and just beat the Warriors in their home court.

Yeah, that was unexpected and that play really did the highlight for that match. We're going to see later on how they're going to do against the Pelicans.

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I think it's not anymore a bearing game for the Pelicans because even if the Pelicans will be tied with the Suns in case the Suns will beat the Timberwolves, I think The Pelicans have more wins between them and the Suns. However, for the Lakers, Warriors, and Kings which are currently tied, they all have their last games, so it's still important to them as they are aiming from that 7th or 8th spot.

You're right, actually the Suns are on the play-in whilst the Pelicans are already in the 6th seed. So this game just has to pass and we'd see on the play-in is with Lakers and Suns.

Which is for me a more interesting game.

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Today will definitely be a special day, I think I do not remember any season where this many spots were all left to the very last game, normally the seeds and positions are all decided way before this, maybe like one position or maximum two would change, but not this many, we are talking about so many changes, teams are getting a bit more equal in power. That's good though, we used to have parity, like the top used to be so strong, and it became a little boring that way.

This means that whoever ends up eight seed, I can't guarantee them losing to first seed for example. This is going to be a great last game day, and it's Sunday, so it's available for most of the world at great hours as well, that is a very good thing.

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As both Jazz and Blazers have no chance to move forward while against NO they are trying to avoid the play-in, they need to win but that's also the same thing that Lakers needs we will see if how the game will be played and which team will take the win.

That's why among the games tomorrow, this one is the most interesting game to watch. Pelicans have an upper hand due to their homecourt advantage but the Lakers has been in this kind of situation many times, so I wouldn't be surprise if the Lakers will win since Pelicans is still missing the service of Brandon Ingram, while the Lakers will be playing in full force on the last game of the season. I would like to take chances here, this game is very important for both but on the gamblers side, I think the underdog gives more value here so I'm betting on the moneyline for LA Lakers.

He is still questionable in the injury report, but a few days ago, it said that he'd play against the Lakers. But I think this game is important, so most likely he will play. Also, it is the Lakers, and players always want to play against them after being injured for a long time (LOL). But I think despite whether Ingram will be playing or not, the Lakers can still manage to get this win since both LeBron and Davis are playing, and this is also an important game for them. The Lakers also have the lead in their season matchup, 2-1. Another thing I want to add is that I think that they (the Lakers) want to bounce back from that horrible game against the Grizzlies. So we can see both teams giving their best in this game.

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Lots of scenarios on the last day. Adam silver gets a head nod on good move making the play in touny. Amd even in the standings. 3 way tie for first over in the west. One slip and you can be facing a road series in the second round. The 2-7 seeds in the east are up for grabs and np one knows who is gonna play who yet. Gonna be a hell of a day watching ball.

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Quote from: FanEagle on April 13, 2024, 12:51:44 PM

Lakers have a tougher job, they are going to play against Pelicans, Kings have a much easier job, they are playing against Blazers who are tanking and I am sure that they are going to win that one. Lakers managing to get that 8th place is good for them, they will Suns probably, but maybe Pelicans yet again if they beat Pelicans and Suns wins too that means Pelicans drop to 7th as well, this is why Lakers have a hard job beating Pelicans ones.

Let's see how it goes but I feel like this last bit of situation will be very very tough for Lakers. If not, they could just beat whoever is at 9th-10th they face, not easy to beat Kings or Warriors as well, so it is going to be hard to get a win there too, but easier than Pelicans or Suns.

Tonight's game is extremely important and this kind of games are difficult to bet for me. They are suddenly at 8th spot after Warriors and Kings lost. The pelican match is away and it will be tough. But if they come out with a full squad, of course they can win. Again, Anthony Davis's health is quite important for the Lakers. The opponent will also play to win as they will want to rest until the play-offs. It means that another very good match is waiting for us. If the thunder or wolves secure the number 1 seed in the west and they stay at number 8, they will have a better chance of advancing to the next round. Or since the nuggets will win big today and improve their chances of finishing as the leader, if the lakers can get the number 7 seed from the play-in, they will have a good chance against the thunder or wolves. It's a very serious race.

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Quote from: Fredomago on April 14, 2024, 06:53:21 AM

As both Jazz and Blazers have no chance to move forward while against NO they are trying to avoid the play-in, they need to win but that's also the same thing that Lakers needs we will see if how the game will be played and which team will take the win.

That's why among the games tomorrow, this one is the most interesting game to watch. Pelicans have an upper hand due to their homecourt advantage but the Lakers has been in this kind of situation many times, so I wouldn't be surprise if the Lakers will win since Pelicans is still missing the service of Brandon Ingram, while the Lakers will be playing in full force on the last game of the season. I would like to take chances here, this game is very important for both but on the gamblers side, I think the underdog gives more value here so I'm betting on the moneyline for LA Lakers.

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Basically, if the Lakers win the game against the Pelicans, they will be facing each other again in the play-in for the 7th seed. So they will be facing each other twice (if the Lakers win the last game of the season).

Pelicans will do everything to secure their spot for the second round knowing that whoever will be there for the play-in is a competitive team that can really upset anyone, taking the 6 spot might give them secure position for the 2nd round and will be able to play for the playoff series, though same with what you mentioned, if ever Lakers pull an upset they might be facing against each other in the play-in, eveyrthing still possible and positioning still important for both teams as they needed to win their last remaining game.

And with the way they are playing in their last couple of games, they are going to look to beat the Lakers in their game. And it will be good to see Zion as healthy as before and being dominant.

Break out season also for Trey Murphy, since BI is out, he step up his game and become the next offensive weapon for the team. Alvarado is also taking it up a notch, not just distributing the ball, but he also a scoring threat now specially in the 3 point area.

At the current ranking, it will be so tough for the Pelicans as they will be facing the Denver Nuggets in the first round. They need a complete line up to have a chance against the defending champion as this team is really good and now that Murray was back, they are now in full force.

They should hope that things will change after the last game tomorrow, the top 3 have games left but most likely they'll win their games so I think nothing would change.

Yeah, I also believe that the curent rankings will not change as those on the top ranks will try to keep that stats not unless there's strategy that will need to execute, though all of them should have that winning mentality to keep trying their best, we don't know what the next round would be, upset always present as we know most of the teams are really improving especilally in the west side.

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For sure teams are so prepared they are fighting for 8 spot and they don't want to be on bottom since its like it gives them certain momentum booster if they can achieve that. But its not really easy for Warriors to be in that spot since Lakers is so hungry and we see that they perform so different compare on earliest part of regular season. Lebron James is putting monster performance together with his teammates so provably that Kings and Warriors cannot sleep so tight as Lakers is so capable to end this and get 8 spot on the west. I'm might go with Lakers tomorrow since they have the momentum and I believe they might perform more better as they really need to win so for them not to drop on standings.

It's not about who is hungry because all the bottom 3 are hungry for the win. We can predict based on the teams they will be playing tomorrow and it seemed like the Lakers is the one that have the toughest opponent. We can evaluate that easily based on the betting spread listed below.

Warriors -8 vs Jazz
Kings -17.5 vs Trail Blazers

Lakers +3.5 @ NO Pelicans.

See, the Lakers have a tougher opponent, and I think Warriors and Kings will win their respective games easily.

As both Jazz and Blazers have no chance to move forward while against NO they are trying to avoid the play-in, they need to win but that's also the same thing that Lakers needs we will see if how the game will be played and which team will take the win.

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