OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD -May 2021

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    it's a trap game for the lakers for sure, especially considering it's the 2nd of a B2B when the 1st game went into OT and AD played over 43 minutes. If Lebron plays like Woj suggested he would, that will probably help quite a bit. The Lakers last 2 games aren't easy wins either; but they should be favored in all 3 games
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Wow what is going on? It looks like Play-in for the Lakers

     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Conventional wisdom also had them losing to the Suns and the Knicks without Lebron. We all saw how that worked out.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    What are the Lakers doing? They cool with 7th?
     
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    If they can’t beat the Rockets, who are 3-27 in their last 30, even without Lebron and AD, they don’t deserve to miss the play in.
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    The Lakers know 6th plays the Clippers. They want to get healthy before that happens. My opinion yes but i think it's plausible. Also I believe they feel the Blazers could lose to the Jazz so it might not matter? Health right now is everything.
    Is Alex Caruso playing?
     
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    I'm rooting for the Wizards!
     
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    Russ on his way to another triple double!
     
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    Are the wizards on their way to a championship? Asking for a friend.
     
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    If no Schroeder or Caruso too, what exactly is the difference between the two rosters?
     
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    One big thing. The lakers have something huge on the line. Rockets don’t. Kuzma, Harrell, Drummond are plenty.
     
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    Caruso and Schroder are out but the betting world still has the Lakers as huge favorites. It's important to note that Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood will be out for the Rockets. So Horton-Tucker, KCP, Wes, McLemore, Kuzma, Morris, Harrell, Drummond and Gasol will probably be the guys in their rotation... so I guess the difference will be talent and a shit ton of experience. Maybe the young players who might not even find themselves in the league next season on the Rockets will run all over these older guys but Vegas certainly doesn't think so.
     
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    Neither are your Blazers...... #SoMuchHate
     
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    #somuchtruth
     
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    But your Lakers? #SoMuchUncertainty
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Shit the Lakers are giving this one away with turnovers and fouls.
     
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    ...buzzer beater for Rockets coming soon!
     
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    When the Rockets took the lead with about 23 seconds left I thought. "Shit's about to get crazy in here!" In regards to this forum because we were 23 seconds away from clinching our playoff birth...

    Wah wah... it didn't happen but there's always tomorrow.
     
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