Kings Playoff Standings Watch!!!
- Thread starter Rain man
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It's always bad form to root for injuries, but I'm finding it difficult not to think of this as some kind of karmic retribution for the Lakers getting absolutely bailed out at the trade deadline by Danny Ainge, of all GMs, on top of the arrogant chatter of angling for a particular playoff opponent before LA had even reached the pathetically low bar of play-in contention.
This last stretch is flying by, the last day of February is already here! Not many games left, each day becomes more important to every team in the Playoff race. Important non-Kings games today:
Lakers @ Grizzlies (TNT)
Pacers @ Mavs
Spurs @ Jazz
Trail Blazers @ Warriors
Timberwolves @ Clippers (TNT)
Tough to say who I’m rooting for in the first game. With LeBron out for 2-3 weeks at a minimum, they’re basically left with no shot at making the Playoffs unless AD goes super saiyan. I’ll still root for the Grizzlies just to be safe. I wanna see the Lakers rack up a few losses before I root for them to beat our top 6 competitors.
Then, we need our old friend Hali to take down the Mavs, Pop/the Spurs to end their unbelievably long losing streak and take down the Jazz, and Lillard to go nuclear on the Warriors.
TWolves-Clippers is another tough one to call but the Twolves have been melting down and have a brutal schedule the rest of the way so I’d take a win from them because I don’t see a pathway to the top 6 for Minnesota.
Lakers @ Grizzlies (TNT)
Pacers @ Mavs
Spurs @ Jazz
Trail Blazers @ Warriors
Timberwolves @ Clippers (TNT)
Tough to say who I’m rooting for in the first game. With LeBron out for 2-3 weeks at a minimum, they’re basically left with no shot at making the Playoffs unless AD goes super saiyan. I’ll still root for the Grizzlies just to be safe. I wanna see the Lakers rack up a few losses before I root for them to beat our top 6 competitors.
Then, we need our old friend Hali to take down the Mavs, Pop/the Spurs to end their unbelievably long losing streak and take down the Jazz, and Lillard to go nuclear on the Warriors.
TWolves-Clippers is another tough one to call but the Twolves have been melting down and have a brutal schedule the rest of the way so I’d take a win from them because I don’t see a pathway to the top 6 for Minnesota.
Lakers @ Grizzlies (TNT) - I am going to be a greedy Kings fan, and want that 2nd seed. A Grizzlies loss would go a long way in helping us get that 2nd seed.
Pacers @ Mavs - I actually wouldn't mind seeing the Mavs win here. Because I actually wouldn't mind seeing us play against Luka for at least 4 games in the first round of the playoffs. I think it would be a fun matchup to watch.
Spurs @ Jazz - I wouldn't mind seeing the Jazz win here. Because, should we move up to that 2nd seed, I wouldn't necessarily mind seeing the Jazz in the first round. With this being said...
Trail Blazers @ Warriors - I want to see the Blazers win as much as they can in order to move up to that 7th seed, or even the 6th if they can play well enough, because out of all of our potential first round opponents, taking care of them will most likely be the easiest.
Timberwolves @ Clippers (TNT) - I actually think that a Clippers W would be most beneficial to us, as that keeps them in that 5th seed in the conference. I would actually be scared to go up against them in the first round, so I don't want them to drop any lower than where they currently sit.
Pacers @ Mavs - I actually wouldn't mind seeing the Mavs win here. Because I actually wouldn't mind seeing us play against Luka for at least 4 games in the first round of the playoffs. I think it would be a fun matchup to watch.
Spurs @ Jazz - I wouldn't mind seeing the Jazz win here. Because, should we move up to that 2nd seed, I wouldn't necessarily mind seeing the Jazz in the first round. With this being said...
Trail Blazers @ Warriors - I want to see the Blazers win as much as they can in order to move up to that 7th seed, or even the 6th if they can play well enough, because out of all of our potential first round opponents, taking care of them will most likely be the easiest.
Timberwolves @ Clippers (TNT) - I actually think that a Clippers W would be most beneficial to us, as that keeps them in that 5th seed in the conference. I would actually be scared to go up against them in the first round, so I don't want them to drop any lower than where they currently sit.
