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pio2u
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 Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: *** Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets (04/02/23 @ 4:00 pm PT) Gm#78 *** |
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| pio2u wrote: | Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets
Toyota Center, Houston, TX | Sunday, Apr. 02, 2023 • 4:00 PM PT
* TEAM ROSTERS(links)
* INJURY REPORT(Link)
Houston Rockets
S. Tate - Out
Los Angeles Lakers
Mo Bamba - Out
* MEDIA
NBALP, SpecSN,
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pio2u
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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Down goes the Mavs again!
.......what a train wreck  |
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BandwagonLBJhopper
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Tate out is good, he actually hurt us a bit in the low post.
Biggest thing is if AD is not too badly hurt we should get this one for sure. Especially with the team seeing they can actually get the 6.
Really at this point we are close to all but locking up at minimum a top 8 seed. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| Don't mess around, get the win and get out healthy |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| Expecting Wenyen and TBJ and Rui to be locked in for this game |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| Early game will make it hard for me to catch it in Asia. We better kick their asses. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| pio2u wrote: | Down goes the Mavs again!
.......what a train wreck |
Pelinka has dodged some bullets (injured Kawhai and drama Kyrie) but took a big knife in the back in Westbrook. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 9:21 am Post subject: |
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The lakers are favored by 11 1⁄2 points.
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The Rockets are 19-59. They'll probably play their best game of the year today because it's the Lakers. Ham better have the team ready, they may be complacent because of the Rockets records. Bottom teams are sometimes the most dangerous. They have nothing to lose, we can lose the condo.
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| Nobody needs to play hero. If everyone plays their roles and plays defense and good team basketball like they are capable of playing should be over by 3rd quarter. Games like this demand disciplined basketball. Lakers have been and should be in playoff mode for past month. Just take care of business. If we really aspire to a deep playoff run or even a championship games like these need to be automatic. Should not play down to the level of the competition. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:27 am Post subject: |
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| 32 wrote: | | The lakers are favored by 11 1⁄2 points. |
They *should* win by a lot more than that. |
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ducasse
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| This is a must win game. Can't believe they have a shot at the 6th seed. |
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| Quote: | | Kevin Porter Jr. says Rockets ‘love’ playing Lakers: ‘That’s usually when we raise our intensity’ |
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| ducasse wrote: | | This is a must win game. Can't believe they have a shot at the 6th seed. |
Not every game is a must-win. Defeats the entire purpose of the phrase. I think losing eliminating you from the play-in is a must-win, and jockeying 6-8 doesn't qualify for me. |
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| levon wrote: | | ducasse wrote: | | This is a must win game. Can't believe they have a shot at the 6th seed. |
Not every game is a must-win. Defeats the entire purpose of the phrase. I think losing eliminating you from the play-in is a must-win, and jockeying 6-8 doesn't qualify for me. |
If they want the 6th seed it's a must win. It's not a must win to qualify for play-in. 6th seed is much better than 7-10 if they can match-up with the Kings at 3 and 6. The Kings are good but they are an inexperienced playoff team. Lakers definitely want them over the alternatives. |
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| ducasse wrote: | | levon wrote: | | ducasse wrote: | | This is a must win game. Can't believe they have a shot at the 6th seed. |
Not every game is a must-win. Defeats the entire purpose of the phrase. I think losing eliminating you from the play-in is a must-win, and jockeying 6-8 doesn't qualify for me. |
If they want the 6th seed it's a must win. It's not a must win to qualify for play-in. 6th seed is much better than 7-10 if they can match-up with the Kings at 3 and 6. The Kings are good but they are an inexperienced playoff team. Lakers definitely want them over the alternatives. |
I'd take the Nuggets over the Kings personally |
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LakerSD
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Lakers winning tonight helps Rockets in terms of the Clippers pick.
Let’s see how badly they want the Clippers to drop into play-in vs. “getting up” for the Lakers. |
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| LakerSD wrote: | Lakers winning tonight helps Rockets in terms of the Clippers pick.
Let’s see how badly they want the Clippers to drop into play-in vs. “getting up” for the Lakers. |
Whoever the rockets draft is taking their job. This isn’t even a question my dude |
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| levon wrote: | | ducasse wrote: | | levon wrote: | | ducasse wrote: | | This is a must win game. Can't believe they have a shot at the 6th seed. |
Not every game is a must-win. Defeats the entire purpose of the phrase. I think losing eliminating you from the play-in is a must-win, and jockeying 6-8 doesn't qualify for me. |
If they want the 6th seed it's a must win. It's not a must win to qualify for play-in. 6th seed is much better than 7-10 if they can match-up with the Kings at 3 and 6. The Kings are good but they are an inexperienced playoff team. Lakers definitely want them over the alternatives. |
I'd take the Nuggets over the Kings personally |
Play-in is too risky. Windhorst reported that the Lakers want the Kings.
“The reason that [Lakers coach] Darvin Ham is talking about sixth [seed], is that they’re targeting the Sacramento Kings,” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported on “Get Up” on Monday morning. “The Sacramento Kings are in third, I think they’re very likely to finish third -- that’s the team that they want in the first round, an inexperienced team. |
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| LakerSD wrote: | | Quote: | | Kevin Porter Jr. says Rockets ‘love’ playing Lakers: ‘That’s usually when we raise our intensity’ |
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We all wanted the Suns in 2021. We got embarrassed in the first round.
I get it, who are the Kings? Domantas Sabonis? Dearron Fox? Keegan Murray? Coached by Mr Potato Head, aka my DVD collection, Mike Brown? They are a surprisingly good fast break team that shares the ball. They aren’t the milk a 24 second shot clock then chuck a 3 at the buzzer offense from Potato Head’s stint with us. |
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pio2u
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| JUST-MING wrote: | We all wanted the Suns in 2021. We got embarrassed in the first round.
I get it, who are the Kings? Domantas Sabonis? Dearron Fox? Keegan Murray? Coached by Mr Potato Head, aka my DVD collection, Mike Brown? They are a surprisingly good fast break team that shares the ball. They aren’t the milk a 24 second shot clock then chuck a 3 at the buzzer offense from Potato Head’s stint with us. |
The Kings are a very dangerous team, Ham needs to be careful what he asks for. js |
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LET'S GO AD!!  |
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