Who do you want to see the Lakers Face?

unleasHell

In the playoffs?

I'm scared of the Kings and Suns, hope they don't get either of them in the first round.

Grizz would be fine, none of the other potential Western playoff teams worry me much...
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mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23272

Kings. no playoff experience, we matchup extremely well with them.
Kings.
Mem
DEN

PHX
in this order

JUST-MING · Retired Number Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 43990

In the play-in? Dallas. In the playoffs? Denver.

Do not want? Phoenix with a bullet.

BandwagonLBJhopper · Star Player Joined: 07 Feb 2020 Posts: 3587

Kings easily. Suspect defense, no playoff experience, good matchups other than Fox

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BILBJH · Star Player Joined: 23 Jul 2020 Posts: 5125

It's more embarrassing to lose to the Kings but that's the team you've got to choose if it's between them or going down the Phoenix/Clippers/Denver path

Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

The only thing that worries me is our health. We don't need a repeat of the '21 playoffs against the Suns. Otherwise, if we're going to make a run, we'll need to beat some good teams without home court advantage. An easier path would be better (duh), but in the end, we'll be playing some strong teams no matter what.
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Lakeshow23_ · Starting Rotation Joined: 02 May 2021 Posts: 667

Everybody wants the Kings

joeblow · Star Player Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 3090

After the regular season ends, I want to see the Lakers face the East Coast champion. It doesn't matter to me how it happens.

troy · Star Player Joined: 30 Jan 2013 Posts: 4991

Teams that would give the Lakers trouble, in this order:
Suns - They have an inside out attack. We'd really need Bamba.
Clippers - F them, I don't know why that team dominates us so much, but they do.
Dallas - They have two players that can explode on any given day, and they have a 3 point storm attack.
Pelicans - similar to Dallas. If Zion returns, they have 3 players that can explode.
T-Wolves - If, and only if, they get into AD's head.

Teams that Lakers should handle, if they play Laker ball:
Nuggets - Tough series, but stop Murray and you can stop their attack.
Warriors - We are to the Warriors like the Clippers are to us, just to a lesser extent.
Grizzlies - Good at talking, but they also break down when things don't go right.
Kings - Fox can't be stopped, but the rest of the team can.
Thunder/Jazz - They just don't have enough to beat us.

epic_ · Franchise Player Joined: 23 Jan 2020 Posts: 11310

Suns!
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KingKobe20 · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 11:52 am Post subject:

I get it that we’re all trying to approach this post season as strategically as possible.

To me it don’t matter who we play gotta be ready for all the smoke. Easy to forget the Westbrook days where we started the season with 2 wins and 10 losses. An that’s with a healthy Lebron and AD SMDH

This team has overcame adversity to the highest degree just by making it to the dance. Gotta be ready to beat up whomever we must face.

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mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23272

how about this, for the top 4 seeds, who do they want to face and who don't they want to face in the lower 4?
i am guessing for the first round, they would like the clippers without PG13 and NOP/Minny.
teams they don't want to face are the warriors and the lakers.

KingKobe20 · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 11:57 am Post subject:

lakersfever714 · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Jan 2016 Posts: 11846

Looking forward to facing the Clits in the 2nd round or 3rd round assuming we would be favored and steamrolled our unfortunate first round opponent.
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defense · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 39537

I would like to face the team we can sweep in the first round. Not sure who that is. People are selling Sucramento way short though. They are a good team.

Annihilator · Star Player Joined: 02 Jul 2001 Posts: 4035

Atlanta.

oaktown_dimond · Star Player Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 1358

In the fine words of Allen Iverson... "if you're scared, get a dog!"

Runway8 · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:41 pm Post subject:

Has anyone thought about Phoenix losing all of their last 3 games? Denver is not serious right now, so I doubt it happens. But for some reason, lets say Nugget scrubs outplay Suns tomorrow night. Then their last two games are Lakers and Clippers, both teams more desperate than them. If Suns finish 44-38, and Lakers run table 44-38. They would be 2-2 head to head. Who has tie breaker?

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Four Decade Bandwagon · Star Player Joined: 18 Jul 2014 Posts: 8160

Opening round against the Kings.

Means the Lakers earned the 6th seed, avoided the play in and are rested for an entertaining series. Scenario seems optimal to me!

hydrohead · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:25 pm Post subject:

I liked Huff. His has his limits for sure, but he seems to get enough out to be a borderline player. Could have used him when Bamba went down, that’s for sure.
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