Lakers 2023 Playoff Push starts here

[SouBeachTalents]

If there’s one thing you can say about OP, he’s shown a 3ball level persistence on the topic. I don’t think the Lakers have even been the 10th seed since literally the beginning of the season, yet here is in March still pushing this playoff run

Personally, I just don’t trust their two stars to stay healthy, they’ve been incapable of doing so for 3 years now.

[Charlie Sheen]

If there’s one thing you can say about OP, he’s shown a 3ball level persistence on the topic. I don’t think the Lakers have even been the 10th seed since literally the beginning of the season, yet here is in March still pushing this playoff run

Personally, I just don’t trust their two stars to stay healthy, they’ve been incapable of doing so for 3 years now.

I realize whatifs are stupid and worth next to nothing but I am gonna do it anyway

If they were healthy*, what would be your best guess how far they advance?

*Assume Lebron is not compromised in a major way but probably less than 100%

[ArbitraryWater]

Life post-Westbrook is good

[ImKobe]

That Memphis game should be a W as well with Clarke out & Ja suspended.

[bison]

Lakers now tied for the 10th spot, though the Jazz own the tiebreaker. Nevertheless we on the come up

[BallsOut]

Did LeBron activate Playoff mode yet?

[RRR3]

Did LeBron activate Playoff mode yet?

Are you unaware LeBron is injured? yikes what a casual.

[ArbitraryWater]

8th seed.


Should finish 7th, play the Grizzlies R1.

[BallsOut]

8th seed.


Should finish 7th, play the Grizzlies R1.

Nice jinx dawg

[Xiao Yao You]

Dave McMenamin: LeBron James’ status has been upgraded to doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, per the Lakers. His first status change since his foot injury.

– via Twitter mcten

fun while it lasted

[kawhileonard2]

With 20 games left, Lakers 4 games below .500 and tied for 13th, they open one of the easier remaining schedules after LeBron navigated them through the tough part of the season, keeping them afloat without AD and with Westbrook hurting them. LeBron should be able to return at least by April.










The Lakers team isnt bad, they should be able to beat most of the teams of this schedue that they would beat with LeBron also, steerheaded by Davis/D-Lo.

Why would anyone care about the Lakers as a Mavs fan?

[Xiao Yao You]

Why would anyone care about the Lakers as a Mavs fan?

check the standings and you'll know why

[Xiao Yao You]

Jason Anderson: De’Aaron Fox (hamstring) is out vs. the Jazz tonight. Mike Brown says that’s “more precautionary than anything else.”

– via Twitter JandersonSacBee

not so fast. Scheduled loss not assured. They rested the whole 4th quarter last night and Fox has killed them this year. No Sexton or Lauri but The Bum being out gives them a chance

[ArbitraryWater]

The problem for the Lakers is, a lot has to go right for them to finish 6th.

They have Rockets, Jazz, Clips without PG, Suns at home, Jazz left.

Depending on how hard the Suns will want that game (or if they rest players), they could go 5-0 or at worst 3-2.

GSW has 4 games left, plays at Denver tonight, are only 1 game ahead of the Lakers and Lakers have the H2H.

So Lakers could easily fall into the 5th slot.

So Lakers on the one hand would be best served to keep going, but then they could leap GSW.

The problem is, if they drop 1 game, the Pelicans could easily leap them, because the Pelicans have a piss easy schedule (questionable how much the Kings and Grizz will want the following games before they play Knicks who are also penciled in and then at Minnesota). And the Timberwolves could also easily leap them if the Lakers drop 1 game, cause they have the H2H. Timberwolves also have a piss easy schedule: Blazers, Nets, Spurs, Pelicans away.

If GSW had just beaten the Wolves at home a week ago, we wouldnt have these problems. GSW would be more firmly secured into the 5th spot and Wolves wouldnt be too close of a threat to overtaking the Lakers.


So in the Lakers' best interest is:


GSW keep winning so they stay 5th, Lakers keep the pace to stay infront of LAC/Pels/Minny (Lakers will beat Clips to overtake them), and Pels drop 1 game in case Lakers drop 1 game (Lakers have H2H). Clips will lose enough games and Minny are behind as of now, but also have a super easy schedule and the H2H against the Lakers, so they could reasonably leap the Lakers also if the Lakers lose 1 of these 5 games which could well happen.


So the window and room for error for the Lakers to fall into that 6th spot is extremely slim.

You can take the 7th spot also, if the Pelicans finish 6th that would make a lot of sense for R2 ambitions as well; but it would then include the trickyness of a play-in, against either the Clippers or the Timberwolves.

[LeGoat4Life]

Good thing lakers playoff push started ever since Lebron got injured

Hopefully Lebron suffer another injury to give the lakers the best chance to win