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Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4950 on: April 16, 2024, 07:49:31 PM »

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We wanting Lakers or Pelicans to win this?

On one hand, I always want the Lakers to lose.

On the other hand, I feel like the Lakers have more of a chance to give the Nuggets a difficult series, though neither has more than a puncher's chance of actually winning.


Got to root for the earliest exit possible for LA.  Best day of every season other than Celtics championship seasons is LAL elimination day.

Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4951 on: April 16, 2024, 08:03:22 PM »

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So far feels like LAL is trying to tank this
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Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4952 on: April 16, 2024, 08:18:48 PM »

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If you are the Lakers wouldn't actually benefit you to play Denver in the first round when you are at your healthiest? The longer the playoffs goes the more tired LeBron will get.

Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4953 on: April 16, 2024, 08:38:50 PM »

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Lakers is so terrible to watch with their FT parade

Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4954 on: April 16, 2024, 08:44:00 PM »

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If you are the Lakers wouldn't actually benefit you to play Denver in the first round when you are at your healthiest? The longer the playoffs goes the more tired LeBron will get.

Maybe, but on the flip side the Lakers would beat OKC in 5 or 6. OKC has no answer for AD and the Lakers’ size
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Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4955 on: April 16, 2024, 08:50:24 PM »

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So far feels like LAL is trying to tank this

Not doing a good job. Also the idea of a tank here was absolutely ridiculous and Lebron and Davis have already played 19 minutes for first half

Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4956 on: April 16, 2024, 08:57:59 PM »

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So far feels like LAL is trying to tank this

Not doing a good job. Also the idea of a tank here was absolutely ridiculous and Lebron and Davis have already played 19 minutes for first half

They had a dominant 2nd quarter.

First quarter though was a bunch of horrible misses, AD struggling and the Lakers getting punked defensively. Made you think
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Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4957 on: April 16, 2024, 09:03:50 PM »

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Do the Pelicans seem to be trying hard?

Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4958 on: April 16, 2024, 09:05:59 PM »

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Do the Pelicans seem to be trying hard?

They certainly don't look like they want to win.   I thought they would put up a bigger fight against LA than this.  That Pelicans 2nd quarter was horrid.

Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4959 on: April 16, 2024, 09:07:21 PM »

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So far feels like LAL is trying to tank this

Not doing a good job. Also the idea of a tank here was absolutely ridiculous and Lebron and Davis have already played 19 minutes for first half

They had a dominant 2nd quarter.

First quarter though was a bunch of horrible misses, AD struggling and the Lakers getting punked defensively. Made you think

Maybe both teams are trying to lose because they both think they can easily win the game against GS/SAC?   That would be insane though right?  No one would ever tank one of the play in games too risky.

Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4960 on: April 16, 2024, 09:13:31 PM »

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I’ve become so accustomed to Celtics basketball that it’s so weird watching the Pelicans play no defense whatsoever.

Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4961 on: April 16, 2024, 09:25:06 PM »

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Have to give Zion credit, he’s playing hard. Ingram and McCollum are nowhere to be found.
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Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4962 on: April 16, 2024, 09:29:42 PM »

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Lakers need to lose both play-ins games or win tonight's game (and then lose to the Nuggets).


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Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4963 on: April 16, 2024, 09:35:01 PM »

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Lakers need to lose both play-ins games or win tonight's game (and then lose to the Nuggets).

Nah we obviously want them to win the Finals!
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Re: NBA Season 2023-24
« Reply #4964 on: April 16, 2024, 09:38:03 PM »

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I've seen the story far too often where we write off a Lakers and/or Lebron team due to flaws, but then early in the postseason or something they catch a break and then go on some magical run or even go on to win it all. Same thing last season, "oh they're just some play-in team and their role players will be exposed", then of course they draw Memphis who lost their entire frontcourt right before the playoffs and make the WCF thanks to facing a Warriors team who were exhausted after playing an electric Kings team with HCA.

No thank you.

I'm fine with the Lakers winning today and drawing the Nuggets. I'm fully aware that with a loss, they could still be officially eliminated with a loss to SAC/GSW. But on the flip side, if they won that game then they draw a flawed OKC team, and then they could probably waltz their way to the WCF again. Again, no thank you. I don't give the Lakers any shot to beat the Nuggets either. Nuggets in 5 and Lakers eliminated before May this season.
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