Playoff Update (Merged)
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Kings113, I was just wondering why you were talking to yourself in this thread about the Lakers/Clippers game. There is a thread going in the NBA forum. 
To answer your question, I was watching the game (not browsing around) and just made a couple posts before I found out about that thread later on (hence the time of my post in that thread). Not like I was intending to turn it into a discussion about the game.
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Making the playoffs or not will be determined after the road-trip. That is what will totally define that.
Checking one day, Lakers fans on the RealGM board have been saying they won't be able to hold onto their 8th spot. Also everyone is still talking about Houston (24-31), despite T-Mac being in a funk and off the court happenings.
Checking one day, Lakers fans on the RealGM board have been saying they won't be able to hold onto their 8th spot. Also everyone is still talking about Houston (24-31), despite T-Mac being in a funk and off the court happenings.
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Tonight:
Hornets at Jazz - either has a good chance to win. Be nice for the Hornets to win after the loss at home wednesday, and to give the Jazz another loss. Kirk Snyder has a good game against his old team.
Warriors at Spurs - both played last night, but Spurs still win. Probably in blow-out fashion.
Hornets at Jazz - either has a good chance to win. Be nice for the Hornets to win after the loss at home wednesday, and to give the Jazz another loss
. Kirk Snyder has a good game against his old team.Warriors at Spurs - both played last night, but Spurs still win. Probably in blow-out fashion.
Hornets beat Jazz in a dog-fight, great game. My boy Linton Johnson finally getting time in his young career (Bulls, released, Spurs, injured, released, Nets, barely played, traded), and showed off with 17 pts and 11 boards. Think he's gonna be another steal, like Kirk Snyder's become. Paul/Brown/Butler were also big. Paul played like a vet. down the stretch.
As expected, Warriors got blown out.
As expected, Warriors got blown out.
And the Houston Rockets win again today.....they have won 9 out of their last 11 games.....and they do it with a 50-60% T-Mac and a Yao who just came out from a huge toe surgery and haven't fully recover yet...
They are really a lot hotter than us right now...but according to a Houston Rocket fan site, of the 29 teams, they have the toughest remaining schedule (3 times against the Spurs and 2 times against Dallas, 2 times against the Suns)
But anyways, if they don't give up, why should we?
Kings113 said:
Rockets won against Magic, still not quite to our area, but got a bit closer. They'll lose to the Suns next game. Hornets could well lose, playing in a tough game last night, and still on the road.
I'd say either Celts/Lakers can win their game... hopefully Celts.
I'd say either Celts/Lakers can win their game... hopefully Celts.
it's 50/50 between Celtics/Lakers so far, the Blazers...I don't think they are good enough to beat any .500+ teams...
And the good thing about the Rockets is, I am sure no one wants to play this team at the 1st round....so you can expect Spurs/Dallas/Suns try everything they can to knock the Rockets out of playoff run...
I think we need to worry more about our own games though...no point talking about playoff if we can't win on the road.
if we can beat the Blazers tomorrow, we are 1-1 the last 2 games including the loss to the Lakers.
the Lakers, including the win VS us, are 1-2 the last 3 games.
So the difference is, they lose 1 more game than we do (assuming we win tomorrow)..so that our playoff hope is still there.
Enough to make you feel better?
the Lakers, including the win VS us, are 1-2 the last 3 games.
So the difference is, they lose 1 more game than we do (assuming we win tomorrow)..so that our playoff hope is still there.
Enough to make you feel better?
Rockets are a serious threat. 8-2 or 9-1 in their last 10, and running down all of us middling teams stuggling to put 2 wins together. They finally got healthy.
The one advanatage I think we have vis a vis them is that they haven't played that many division games yet I don't think, and so could run into Dallas, San Antonio, Memphis etc. quite a bit down the stretch. Haven't checked the schedule for exact details.
The one advanatage I think we have vis a vis them is that they haven't played that many division games yet I don't think, and so could run into Dallas, San Antonio, Memphis etc. quite a bit down the stretch. Haven't checked the schedule for exact details.
