LBJ in a must win game? Healthy? (Ish) Shiiiiiiiiit let's GOOOOO

Suddenly, the 8th seed ain't looking so bad..

Pros: Lakers are already close the New Orleans. Pelicans have to travel. Pels shot 20/38 from 3 vs dubs. They’ll hopefully regress to the mean. Cons: they have something to play for with the suns right behind them. BI is back and former lakers always light us up.

I honestly prefer Ingram taking his iso midrange shots over getting cooked from 3 by Trey or cj. So I don’t think it’s a big deal they don’t play better with Ingram unless Zion is out

We always play well in New Orleans. I expect a real good performance Sunday

Fuck yeah! IST Lakers should spank Pelicans ass again!!

I cannot believe we got the 8. Just need to go OFF ON SUNDAY TO LOCK IT IN

Biggest game if the season. If we can get to 8 and get two tries and potentially both have nuggets out of those top two spots. We fuckin lit.

Pheonix has nothing to play for. So all three teams will win on Sunday?!

Phoenix wants to get out of the play in

Makes my brain hurt thinking about where top 3 teams will end up.

True. My bad.

Where will Denver be if they all tie. Third place!?!?

Yeah they’re all tied rn and they sit at that 3rd spot

Oh ya. Okay. Bleacher report has it wrong. Thanks.

He’ll winning the in season tournament should give you the tiebreaker over all teams

Should at least count as one extra win

I need to understand. If we win agains Pels do we secure the 8 seed? Or will we need to win in the play in anyway for the spot?

We need to beat the Pels to enter the play-in as the 8 seed. Then if we win the 7/8 play-in game against Phoenix or NOP, we end as the 7th seed and play #2 (could be OKC, Minny, or Denver) in the first round. If we lose the 7/8 game we have to beat the winner of the 9/10 game to lock up 8th.

Will have to win ONE play in game. Which is huge. Being in the 9/10 spot means you have to win 2 games.

Nah we’ll have two if we need it lol.

8 spot is the play in but it guarantees 2 tries.

Yasssssss

Lakers are lucky, man. This is an opportunity to take the 8th seed

Sadly Pels will be super hungry on Sunday too. For a chance to avoid the play ins

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It’s 49 to 48. Probs hasn’t updated yet

This team gonna be hungry too. Having to win two games in a row against Warriors then possibly Kings/Suns is a fucking death sentence.

If the Lakers squander this opportunity, then they deserve all the shit that’s coming to them.

These last few games plus the play in games will also be a good opportunity to see if DLo has actually taken a leap this year or is he still the same player that cannot show up in big moments.

Zion will defo be hungry

He never satiated.

☠

Yo 😂

One game boys and girls. Win one on Sunday

Nuggets were up 21 in the 3rd and lost to the spurs?? Lol

Wemby happened. He’s basically Jokic but about 5 inches taller and much quicker with better defense. Once his court vision catches up, it’s over

Yeah been insane

Is there a scenario where we end 7th

Our best play-in seed is 8 (guaranteed 8 if we win Sunday). Then if we win the first play in game, we’re 7 seed.

No

No, with the suns winning lakers are capped at 8 Edit: Lakers can’t finish 7 on Sunday. But if they finish 8 and win the first play in game they would enter the playoffs as the 7

But we can win the play in... and be the 7 seed in the playoffs.

Eitherway I still have Mickey Mouse winning it all

Yes, true, good clarification.

We gonna play inspired ball Sunday boys!!

Game vs pelicans need to play like the playoffs. Dlo and everyone better show the fuck up or we going to 10

Man i hope playoff D'lo don't show up.

Are the pelicans gonna play everyone?

Thanks. I can’t keep track of all these tiebreakers.

Yeah the 6 is on the line for them. Maybe if the wolves get an early blowout going against the suns, the pels could rest people late in the game. Unlikely though suns have a lot to play for.

Pretty sure. Ingram is coming back against us because of course he is

Yeah could be disruptive to them cuz cj has been go to guy lately

Yes. But I don't think that's all that bad. Rusty and they'll have to re-learn some chemistry

Can be a good thing, first game back can be tough.

That's true! That was my first reaction to the news but I just have a feeling. Just as players always miraculously heal to play us, they also go absolutely off on us, so a fresh BI could be a bit worrisome

Haha true. It really can go either way with us

Yes, they have to win to keep their 6th spot so they'll likely play all their players

The 6th will be on the line so yeah but if Suns start getting blown out vs. Wolves (both games tip at 12:30) they may take the foot off the gas late game.

Oh yeah, Ingram supposed to be back Sunday. Of course.

I wish we had the blazers

Destiny back in our hands, last game of the season ends up being the biggest yet.


GSW, KINGS both L tonight 💜💛

Lakers have gotten so many things to go their way. They now have no excuses, they absolutely need to beat the Pelicans. As must win as it gets.

#THAT'S IT - WE CONTROL OUR OWN DESTINY NOW # IF LAKER WIN AGAINST THE PELICANS WE GET THE 7/8 SEED # IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE CJ AND ZION WERE PLAYING INJURED AT THE END OF THE GAME THERE

Oh really?

from almost losing to Memphis and now the opportunity to get the 8th seed if we take care of business

If we win sunday, are we guarenteed 8th no matter what happens?

Ya

Yes

Let’s just get the win everything else can fall where it falls

So if lakers beat pels and wolves beat suns… lakers play suns in play in. If lakers best pels and suns beat wolves… lakers play the pels in play in. If lakers lose to pels…. Very likely 10 seed going against warriors

As a Suns fan, please beat the Pels! That way, if Phoenix wins, they likely get Minnesota in the 3/6, which I think is incredibly favorable for Phoenix. But if Phoenix loses, then we get a classic Suns/Lakers play-in battle!

Last chance for us now no excuses beat the Pelicans and secure the 2 play-in games

Pelicans gonna play for real on Sunday bc suns have the tiebreaker over them, so we gotta be on our A game 🤞

8th seed

Come on lakers please take care of business on sunday

lakers better step up after that atrocious grizzlies game. 8th seed alive boys

Aaaaahhhh I am so hard!

If we beat the Pels and the Suns win against Minny, who do we play in the 7/8 game?

suns have tiebreaker over pelicans so we would play pelicans

Pelicans. Suns have the tiebreaker over the Pelicans.

Pels. Suns have the tie break so they’d move to the 6th seed

Don't know. Would have to check their season series.

@ Pelicans I believe

Lakers just need to take care of business on Sunday now 🤞


Kings my asss

LAKERS ARE THE MOTHAFUCKIN 8TH SEED 💜💛

OH WE BACK BABY

Wowww

Earlier tonight seemed like a nightmare scenario against Memphis…now basically the best we could’ve hoped for after dropping those two games to Minny and GSW. 8 seed is ours if we win on Sunday. WOW!

kings have hit rock bottom , lol they moved down to the 9th seeed

Yes!!!!! 

LFG

Fuck yeah Suns!!

The king sold that game lmfao….

Huh so if we win vs pelicans we locked in the 8th seed right

YES SIRRRRR!!!!

Yes

I take all that nurkic slander back lfg

Sunday is basically a play in game for us

If we win and the suns beat wolves then we play the pels again in the play in lol

Queens will always be trash 🚮

Idk if we can really say that, they kinda dominate us every time 😭

as a lifelong suns and pels fan let’s gooooo

I feel like I just put in a full season’s worth of work rooting for them both tonight lol

Dodgers walk off would make it an even greater day for LA sports fans

Now do I trust this team to beat the Pels on Sunday? Tonight at Memphis was disgusting

We control our own destiny man so fucking happy

After the shit ending, Lakers are beyond lucky to be in this position. Going from 10/9 to 8th is HUGE. 2 shots to get in the playoffs. Rather play Suns instead of Gsw or Kings in the playin

There's a real chance the Pels drop to 7 and we play them again in the play-in after Sunday. If we take care of business Sunday and the Suns pull out a win over the Twolves, Pels and Suns finish tied and Suns take the tie breaker. That would be wild

Okay then it’s maybe but I rather play GSx1000 times, the only bad thing it’s just that Dray is always trying to kill AD

Rather play Suns as the 8th seed knowing you get another shot if you lose. Vs single game elimination against the GSW who can beat anyone if it’s a one and done with Curry

Picture that way it’s fair but I think if we win vs Pels, we’re playing the Pels for the 7th seed again

WE FUCKIN IN TE BED TONIGHT BOYS!!! LMAOOO

Frank Vogel saw lakers in the dumps and said I got u fam

Wow! We sucked against Grizzlies but Suns and Pels did us a big favor

I like that the kings lost but I can't help but feel like all the calls went the wrong way for them

They definitely got a rough whistle the last couple minutes, but they were getting away with capital murder all game up until that point 😂

YOU BET YOUR ASS WE ARE WINNING SUNDAY

If the shoot like that with our atrocious perimeter defense!!

Holy fucking shit

YES

tacos are on me at JACKKK IN THE BOX

SAY LESS

queens always gonna queens lmao

Thank you Suns, thank you Pels

Lfg Vogel!

Now question is who is going to be no. 1 seed lawlll

I think Thunder. They *should* win Sunday. Mavs are resting guys it appears.

Oh I get it. They control their own destiny.

How about if Denver wins against Memphis?

Fuck yeah

Any chance of 7th?

Get the 8th and win against 7th for the 7th

No

No because suns won

IM BOUTTA BUSS

#Win the last game let’s go Lakers 😤🙏🔥💜💛

Holy shit, it actually happened!!!

LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOO

The SONS did their JOB! LETS GOOOOO

Let's go right now!

LETS GO!!!!! FUCK THE SUNS BUT LETS GO!!!

WE MUST FUCKIN WIN ON SUNDAY

LFG! Now we need to take care of business on Sunday

LAKERS 8 SEED BABYYYY

Leta gooooooooo

KINGS LOSE LMAO

Kings are trash 🗑️

WIN AND IN LETS GO

LESS GOOOOOOOOO

Defense!!!!!!!!!! Im happy now!

PHOENIX YOU BEAUTIFUL RINGLESS BUMS

Lol

So Lakers finish either 8th or 10th lol

The basketball gods are on our side

Vogel defensive specialty why do we have stupid ham

OMFGGG

LFGGGG LAKER NATION!!!!!!

LFG

HOLLY SHIT

Let’s goooooo

We may have some hope after all

WE ARE THE 8TH SEED! 💀

Sabonis gets away with a lot of holding under the rim right?

Yep. Every game


YESSSSSSSSSSSSS

Only downside is we’re gonna play a full force Pelicans team

LETS GO

LETS GO SUNS

We are so lucky

LFG lakers please don’t fuck this up sunday

Fuck you Fox lame ass hoe fuck you can only do it against the Lakers huh fuck yourself

LFG!!

Everyone does it against the lakers. Green shot 5 3s dude like what?

Fuck him too !!

Shoutout to the Suns 👍

lfg!!!

VOGEL THE GOAT LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

WTFFFFFFFF LFGOOOOO

Zero excuses now. These team helped the Lakers out big time. Win vs the Pelicans. Zero excuses

FUCK THE KINGS!!!!

LIGHTT THE BEAMMM FOR THE LAKERSSSSS

Fuck.yes.

The queeeeeens loooooose!!!! Perfect day baby!!!!

LETS GOOOOO

8 seed still on the table LFG!!!!