Yes, yes, it’s still possible for the Lakers to reach the 7th seed and have home court advantage for the play-in tournament.
How? You might ask? Let’s break it down.
First things first, Lakers have to take care of business in the last two games against Memphis and New Orleans or none of this matters.
The remaining games for the play-in teams look like this:
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NO vs SAC
NO vs GS
NO vs LAL
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PHX vs SAC
PHX vs MIN
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SAC vs NO
SAC vs PHX
SAC vs POR
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GS vs POR
GS vs NO
GS vs UTAH
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Now, if the results ending up the following ways:
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LAL vs MEM (W)
LAL vs NO (W)
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NO vs SAC (L)
NO vs GS (L)
NO vs LAL (L)
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PHX vs SAC (W)
PHX vs MIN (W/L)
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SAC vs NO (W)
SAC vs PHX (L)
SAC vs POR (L)
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GS vs POR (L)
GS vs NO (W)
GS vs UTAH (W/L)
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Then the standings would be as follows:
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6. PHX (48-34/49-32)
7. LAL (47-35) (Tiebreaker over NO)
8. NO (47-35)
9. SAC (46-36)
10. GS (45-37/46-36)
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Is it likely to happen? Probably not
Is it possible? Yes
Consider this your rooting guide for the remainder of the regular season.
Either way, we have to win the play-in.
And if we face Denver in the first round, so be it.
by GoPhotoshopYourself
29 Comments
You are in the BARGINING stage of grief.
I’ve given up on 7th. I’m just praying for 8th at this point. 2 chances to win 1 instead of having to win 2.
Portland beating GS and Sac 😂
More reasonable to aim for 8th. Get two shots at the apple.
But I applaud any thread that’s not just whining and finger pointing lol go Lakers.
I feel like the 8th seed is the only real possibility and even then we definitely still need to get lucky. The Kings have to lose to the Pelicans tonight and to the Suns in their next game (which is plausible), and the Warriors would need to lose to the Pelicans on Friday (which I think is even more plausible considering the Warriors suck playing at home for whatever reason lol and that’s a home game for them). Finally the Lakers win out in their final two games and then we’d be the 8 seed. The good news is the Pelicans and Suns and pretty much everyone outside of the top 5 will have something to play for up until the final game of the season so it will be a dogfight for the Warriors on Friday and for the Kings tonight vs the Pels and vs the Suns in a few days.
The path is firing Ham
Damn, we mess around, may end up in the 10th spot
lol at those por Ws
Yeah, as others said, getting 8 is almost as good as 7 seed. 9 is too stressful 1 game against warriors
Dumb af the ist game doesnt count. Easiest way to make the tournament mean something is to give the winner and extra game in the win column. Just dont count it if you lose.
Let’s win one game going forward first.
Why are there so many of these 😭
Just accept it yo! We done
Y’all keep posting these assuming the Lakers are going to win their games. We got all the help we needed on Tuesday but couldn’t take care of our own business, that’s why we’ll be 10th.
I’m sorry it’s not happening bro. And let’s face it, we don’t deserve it. We have the worst coach in the entire league. The silver lining is he will hopefully be fired when we don’t make the playoffs
Not happening
Just win the last two and hope we get at least 8th
At this point idgaf fuck it. Win the play in face Denver round one and get your fucking revenge 🔥
How da fuck do we Blunder a season with Lebron/AD and a decent roster…. Oh yea cuz we got a rotten Ham!
Portland ain’t rolling no one
You forgot the main variable: Darv Hamlin
Lebron and Davis arent playing on the last two games
MIN will most likely shut their players down final game of the season if they end up losing 2nd last game
There is effectively no difference between 7 and 8.
If the Lakers get the 8th seed, they’ll need to win the same play-in game as if they were the 8th seed. If they lose that play in game as either 7 OR 8, they face the same punishment, which is needing to beat the winner of 9/10.
So I wouldn’t sweat about 7. I’d look at 7/8 as the same, and 9/10 as the same.
I’m thinking 8th… Sacramento loses 2, GS loses 1.
Here’s your comprehensive rooting guide with 5 assumptions:
– Assumption 1 (Warriors over Trailblazers)
– Assumption 2 (Lakers over Grizzlies)
– Assumption 3 (Warriors over Jazz)
– Assumption 4 (Lakers over Pelicans)
– Assumption 5 (Kings over Trailblazers)
Scenarios for avoiding 9/10:
– Pelicans win out & Suns beat Kings (8th seed)
– Kings win out, Pelicans over Warriors, Twolves over Suns (8th seed)
If in 9 or 10, most scenarios have Lakers against Warriors or Kings unless the Pelicans lose out. If Pelicans lose out, then Lakers play Pelicans (home team against Pelicans if Kings beat the Suns).
THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME IS PELICANS VS. WARRIORS USING THE ABOVE ASSUMPTIONS. IF WARRIORS BEAT THE PELICANS AND THOSE 5 ASSUMPTIONS ARE ACCURATE, THE LAKERS ARE LOCKED INTO THE 9/10 PLAY-IN GAME). IF PELICANS BEAT WARRIORS, 3 OUT OF 8 POSSIBILITIES RESULT IN THE LAKERS AT 8. THE OTHER 5 OUT OF 8 ARE LAKERS AT HOME AGAINST GSW IN THE 9/10 GAME.
The probability of the 8th is much higher, which is infinitely better than 9th or 10th. 7th is not likely happening. Let’s keep it real.
We’ve entered the realm of Bernie math at this point.