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venturalakersfan Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:44 am Post subject: |
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3-4 or 4-3 _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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defense Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:47 am Post subject: |
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I didn't think we could go 7-3 in our last 10 (before the last game), so I am going with an optimistic 5-2. |
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ArminNBA Star Player
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:56 am Post subject: |
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The Lakers are 12-7 since the trade, and that's despite injuries to LeBron (4 GP), AD (17 GP), and DLo (11 GP). Those three only played together in 1.25 games of the 19 total.
12-7 is a 63% winning percentage. If the Lakers continue this pace, they should finish 4-3 or 5-2.
However, they should challenge themselves to run the table, or finish 6-1 at worst. |
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roger_federer Star Player
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers are averaging 25 assists and 14 TOV per game. This is recipe for disaster. |
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lakerfansd Star Player
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 1980
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Those 2 losses to Houston and Dallas still bother me. We could have been in top six instead of 1/2 game from being out of play in. |
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leking006 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: 17-6 Next 23 Games Assuming..... |
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leking006 wrote: | leking006 wrote: | leking006 wrote: | Golden State W (No Steph)
Dallas W (Kyrie and Luka don't mesh probably split the 2 games)
Memphis L (Probably split the 2 games with them)
OKC W
Minnesota W
Golden State L (Steph Coming Back)
Memphis W
Toronto W
New York W
New Orleans W
Houston W
Dallas L
Orlando W
Phoenix L (Probably split the 2 games with them)
OKC W
Chicago W
Chicago L
Minnesota W
Houston W
Utah W
Clippers L (Lakers just cant seem to win against them)
Phoenix W (will probably rest their key Players for the playoffs)
Utah W
17-6
44-38 Season Record
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Assuming Ham will continue his good rotation like in the 2nd half of the pelicans game I think this can be done. Also assuming Bron and AD will be healthy. |
10-5 in this schedule
12-6 with the New guys
3-0 with the New guys and with Bron
4 wins out of 8 games to finish the season @ 0.500 |
10-6 in this schedule
12-7 with the New guys
3-1 with the New guys and with Bron
4 wins out of 8 games to finish the season @ 0.500
I predicted a split with Bulls, they lost today, next game a must win. |
11-6 in this schedule
13-7 with the New guys
4-1 with the New guys and with Bron
3-0 with Bron, AD, DLo playing
3 wins out of 6 games to finish the season @ 0.500
As predicted a split with Bulls
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AFireInside619 Franchise Player
Joined: 11 Dec 2015 Posts: 11447
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Our play-in magic number is 5. _________________ “You have to dance beautifully in the box that you are comfortable dancing in.” - Kobe Bryant |
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ArminNBA Star Player
Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 2210
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Last 23 Games Schedule (11-6; Updated as of March 29):
Golden State - W
@Dallas - W
@Memphis - L
@OKC - W
Minnesota - L
Golden State - W
Memphis - W
Toronto - W
New York - L
@New Orleans - W
@Houston - L
Dallas - L
Orlando - W
Phoenix - W
OKC - W
Chicago - L
@Chicago - W
3/31 (Fri) - @Minnesota
4/2 (Sun) - @Houston
4/4 (Tue) - @Utah (Night 1 B2B)
4/5 (Wed) - @Clippers (Night 2 B2B)
4/7 (Fri) - Phoenix
4/9 (Sun) - Utah
Additional Info on the Remaining Schedule - 6 Games (Updated as of March 29):
— 2 Home/4 Road
— 1 Back-to-Back
— 5-game road trip |
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ArminNBA Star Player
Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 2210
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Last 23 Games Schedule (12-6; Updated as of March 31):
Golden State - W
@Dallas - W
@Memphis - L
@OKC - W
Minnesota - L
Golden State - W
Memphis - W
Toronto - W
New York - L
@New Orleans - W
@Houston - L
Dallas - L
Orlando - W
Phoenix - W
OKC - W
Chicago - L
@Chicago - W
@Minnesota - W
4/2 (Sun) - @Houston
4/4 (Tue) - @Utah (Night 1 B2B)
4/5 (Wed) - @Clippers (Night 2 B2B)
4/7 (Fri) - Phoenix
4/9 (Sun) - Utah
Additional Info on the Remaining Schedule - 5 Games (Updated as of March 31):
— 2 Home/3 Road
— 1 Back-to-Back |
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leking006 Star Player
Joined: 12 Oct 2018 Posts: 6457
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: 17-6 Next 23 Games Assuming..... |
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leking006 wrote: | leking006 wrote: | leking006 wrote: | leking006 wrote: | Golden State W (No Steph)
Dallas W (Kyrie and Luka don't mesh probably split the 2 games)
Memphis L (Probably split the 2 games with them)
OKC W
Minnesota W
Golden State L (Steph Coming Back)
Memphis W
Toronto W
New York W
New Orleans W
Houston W
Dallas L
Orlando W
Phoenix L (Probably split the 2 games with them)
OKC W
Chicago W
Chicago L
Minnesota W
Houston W
Utah W
Clippers L (Lakers just cant seem to win against them)
Phoenix W (will probably rest their key Players for the playoffs)
Utah W
17-6
44-38 Season Record
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Assuming Ham will continue his good rotation like in the 2nd half of the pelicans game I think this can be done. Also assuming Bron and AD will be healthy. |
10-5 in this schedule
12-6 with the New guys
3-0 with the New guys and with Bron
4 wins out of 8 games to finish the season @ 0.500 |
10-6 in this schedule
12-7 with the New guys
3-1 with the New guys and with Bron
4 wins out of 8 games to finish the season @ 0.500
I predicted a split with Bulls, they lost today, next game a must win. |
11-6 in this schedule
13-7 with the New guys
4-1 with the New guys and with Bron
3-0 with Bron, AD, DLo playing
3 wins out of 6 games to finish the season @ 0.500
As predicted a split with Bulls |
12-6 in this schedule
14-7 with the New guys
5-1 with Bron after the trade deadline
4-0 with Bron, AD, DLo playing
2 wins out of 5 games to finish the season @ 0.500
Winning next 5 games is attainable, still have a chance at 6th spot, that is if AD is ok. |
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dfchang813 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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If we take care of business and everyone is healthy there is no reason to lose any of those games except maybe Phoenix. If seeding is locked I imagine Suns would rest at least KD.
This is the NBA and this is the Lakers so no game is guaranteed but 5-0 isn’t ridiculous.
Will it be enough to get the 6th seed? |
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LakerSD Franchise Player
Joined: 10 Nov 2016 Posts: 23829
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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dfchang813 wrote: | If we take care of business and everyone is healthy there is no reason to lose any of those games except maybe Phoenix. If seeding is locked I imagine Suns would rest at least KD.
This is the NBA and this is the Lakers so no game is guaranteed but 5-0 isn’t ridiculous.
Will it be enough to get the 6th seed? |
44-38 gets 6 seed imo. But one loss and I don’t think they do better than 7th. |
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leking006 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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dfchang813 wrote: | If we take care of business and everyone is healthy there is no reason to lose any of those games except maybe Phoenix. If seeding is locked I imagine Suns would rest at least KD.
This is the NBA and this is the Lakers so no game is guaranteed but 5-0 isn’t ridiculous.
Will it be enough to get the 6th seed? |
Suns will play them on 2nd day of b2b. I think they will not risk KD. |
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saetarubia Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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leking006 wrote: | dfchang813 wrote: | If we take care of business and everyone is healthy there is no reason to lose any of those games except maybe Phoenix. If seeding is locked I imagine Suns would rest at least KD.
This is the NBA and this is the Lakers so no game is guaranteed but 5-0 isn’t ridiculous.
Will it be enough to get the 6th seed? |
Suns will play them on 2nd day of b2b. I think they will not risk KD. |
Then no reason we can't go 5-0 as long as injuries stay away. _________________ Showtime 2.0 |
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dfchang813 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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We have a B2B ourselves agains the Jazz and Clippers.
Depending on standings and what is possible I think it’s time to gamble and go all out and play everyone in that second game. If Clips drop even one more game we can get into 6 seed by beating them outright and going 5-0. That would give us significant time off to rest during play in tournament. |
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miggz23 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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dfchang813 wrote: | We have a B2B ourselves agains the Jazz and Clippers.
Depending on standings and what is possible I think it’s time to gamble and go all out and play everyone in that second game. If Clips drop even one more game we can get into 6 seed by beating them outright and going 5-0. That would give us significant time off to rest during play in tournament. |
Clips last 4 games
Pels
Lakers
Blazers
Suns
We need to win out. We might still get 6th. But Clips have to lose 2 games. |
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mad55557777 Franchise Player
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23681
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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miggz23 wrote: | dfchang813 wrote: | We have a B2B ourselves agains the Jazz and Clippers.
Depending on standings and what is possible I think it’s time to gamble and go all out and play everyone in that second game. If Clips drop even one more game we can get into 6 seed by beating them outright and going 5-0. That would give us significant time off to rest during play in tournament. |
Clips last 4 games
Pels
Lakers
Blazers
Suns
We need to win out. We might still get 6th. But Clips have to lose 2 games. |
Suns would have nothing to play for in the last game, so they might rest guys most likely. Lakers and NOP will go 100% |
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GOODRICH25 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Ok we "fixed" the loss to the Bulls and it was against a competitor which is a bonus. But we need to beat the Rockets to stay that step ahead. Last 3 games at home we should go for wins, but its not good that the clippers will be in a back to back after Utah away. Either way we should finish the season 4-1 _________________ 48 49 50 52 53 54 72 80 82
85 87 88 00 01 02 09 10 20
17 99 19 22 44 13 25 Mic.
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mad55557777 Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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LakerSD wrote: | dfchang813 wrote: | If we take care of business and everyone is healthy there is no reason to lose any of those games except maybe Phoenix. If seeding is locked I imagine Suns would rest at least KD.
This is the NBA and this is the Lakers so no game is guaranteed but 5-0 isn’t ridiculous.
Will it be enough to get the 6th seed? |
44-38 gets 6 seed imo. But one loss and I don’t think they do better than 7th. |
Can be 5-7 seed if they win out depending on how LAC and GS do, GS would have to run the table to stay ahead of us, and LAC needs to lose one more time besides the lakers game. If we go 4-1 or 3-2x we have to hope Minny loses one more game somewhere (they have a really easy schedule) to keep the 7th seed |
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dfchang813 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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miggz23 wrote: | dfchang813 wrote: | We have a B2B ourselves agains the Jazz and Clippers.
Depending on standings and what is possible I think it’s time to gamble and go all out and play everyone in that second game. If Clips drop even one more game we can get into 6 seed by beating them outright and going 5-0. That would give us significant time off to rest during play in tournament. |
Clips last 4 games
Pels
Lakers
Blazers
Suns
We need to win out. We might still get 6th. But Clips have to lose 2 games. |
If we win out we will give them one of those 2 losses. But it seems like if they beat the Pelicans they are gonna win out. 😔
How about the Warriors? They seem to have a tougher schedule but we don’t play them. They have to lose 2 games for us to catch them if we win all of ours. Seems like a long shot. |
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mad55557777 Franchise Player
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23681
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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dfchang813 wrote: | miggz23 wrote: | dfchang813 wrote: | We have a B2B ourselves agains the Jazz and Clippers.
Depending on standings and what is possible I think it’s time to gamble and go all out and play everyone in that second game. If Clips drop even one more game we can get into 6 seed by beating them outright and going 5-0. That would give us significant time off to rest during play in tournament. |
Clips last 4 games
Pels
Lakers
Blazers
Suns
We need to win out. We might still get 6th. But Clips have to lose 2 games. |
If we win out we will give them one of those 2 losses. But it seems like if they beat the Pelicans they are gonna win out. 😔
How about the Warriors? They seem to have a tougher schedule but we don’t play them. They have to lose 2 games for us to catch them if we win all of ours. Seems like a long shot. |
We own the tiebreaker, so they only need to lose 1 game if we win out. |
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saetarubia Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Gotta look up now rather than worry about teams below us (8th, 9th etc). Get into playoff mode now, grab 6th seed to avoid play-in which will give the vets much needed rest. Rockets, Jazz (twice) has nothing to play for. Lakers should be beating if they are in playoffs mindset. Suns would have probably clinched 4th spot by the time they play Lakers and KD might be rested due to b2b. Clippers are without PG.
I feel Minny was going to be the most intense game given what was at stake for both teams. If we play with that kind of intensity vs Suns and Clippers, 5-0 is possible. And obviously can't go easy on teams that we should beat like Rokets and Jazz twice.
So I am rooting for Clippers to lose tomorrow. _________________ Showtime 2.0 |
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dfchang813 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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miggz23 wrote: | dfchang813 wrote: | We have a B2B ourselves agains the Jazz and Clippers.
Depending on standings and what is possible I think it’s time to gamble and go all out and play everyone in that second game. If Clips drop even one more game we can get into 6 seed by beating them outright and going 5-0. That would give us significant time off to rest during play in tournament. |
Clips last 4 games
Pels
Lakers
Blazers
Suns
We need to win out. We might still get 6th. But Clips have to lose 2 games. |
If we win out we will give them one of those 2 losses. But it seems like if they beat the Pelicans they are gonna win out. 😔
How about the Warriors? They seem to have a tougher schedule but we don’t play them. They have to lose 2 games for us to catch them if we win all of ours. Seems like a long shot. |
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leking006 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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dfchang813 wrote: | miggz23 wrote: | dfchang813 wrote: | We have a B2B ourselves agains the Jazz and Clippers.
Depending on standings and what is possible I think it’s time to gamble and go all out and play everyone in that second game. If Clips drop even one more game we can get into 6 seed by beating them outright and going 5-0. That would give us significant time off to rest during play in tournament. |
Clips last 4 games
Pels
Lakers
Blazers
Suns
We need to win out. We might still get 6th. But Clips have to lose 2 games. |
If we win out we will give them one of those 2 losses. But it seems like if they beat the Pelicans they are gonna win out. 😔
How about the Warriors? They seem to have a tougher schedule but we don’t play them. They have to lose 2 games for us to catch them if we win all of ours. Seems like a long shot. |
So we are rooting for the Pelicans tomorrow? I think the Suns will not go all out against the Flips if they already clinch a playoff spot by then. |
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ArminNBA Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Last 23 Games Schedule (13-6; Updated as of April 2):
Golden State - W
@Dallas - W
@Memphis - L
@OKC - W
Minnesota - L
Golden State - W
Memphis - W
Toronto - W
New York - L
@New Orleans - W
@Houston - L
Dallas - L
Orlando - W
Phoenix - W
OKC - W
Chicago - L
@Chicago - W
@Minnesota - W
@Houston - W
4/4 (Tue) - @Utah (Night 1 B2B)
4/5 (Wed) - @Clippers (Night 2 B2B)
4/7 (Fri) - Phoenix
4/9 (Sun) - Utah
Additional Info on the Remaining Schedule - 4 Games (Updated as of April 2):
— 2 Home/2 Road
— 1 Back-to-Back |
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