With the win tonight, Lakers is 17-20, sitting #9 in WC, 2.5 games behind T-wolves. WC #3 and #8 are tightly packed, with 4 games apart from #3 to #8. The fight for the #8 this year will be ugly! Imagine Dallas fight all season long to get #1 seed and then to face the Lakers. I think Lakers will take out Mavs in a 5-game series.
I think Mavs will be worried if lakers get 8th seed. Thay may just have to lose some games to fall in standings to avoid them. I'm sure this is a concern of the Mavs. Lakers are not going to just go out without a fight. Mavs atill has not beaten the Lakers or the kINGS.
The ones who should worry is the Rockets if they think these gimmie games with loser teams are already won! The bubble is pretty intense this year. Just like it was a couple years ago...
mavs and the kings won't want to face the lakers first round, but i seriously doubt the lakers want to face the mavs or the kings first round either, especially without homecourt advantage. i doubt any team gets what it wants come playoff time.
I keep alternating between the fear of Lakers making the playoffs and the fear of Lakers missing the playoffs and winning the Lebron sweepstake.
If I were the Mavs or Kings, I'd want to meet the Lakers in the first round. Exorcise the demons early and then roll to the championship. How much fear can a 7th or 8th seed Laker team instill in a team like Dallas or Sacramento? Both teams are better and more experienced than last year and the Lakers are noticeably worse. I don't think they will be carrying much mystique into the playoffs unless they somehow come in at #3 or something (which I don't see happening).
We aren't even half way into the season....predictions on what the playoff seedings will be are a bit premature, no? The lakers will shape up, and be in the playoffs. I'd imagine higher than an 8 seed. But we can always wish......
I agree, the Lakers are on their way back and will be at least the 4th or 5th seed and I wouldnt be surprised to see them at the 3rd seed
It won't matter if we can take the T-wolves' place. Of wait, we're already leading the T-wolves. Maybe the Lakers will get on such a hot streak they will take two seeds.
Damnit, Utah is messing everything up! With about 11 playoff-quality teams in the west, the Suns, Jazz and Sonics were supposed to be the odd men(teams) out. Just another reason to hate Utah.
Yep. It's the Phoenix Suns who are really ****ing everything up. I didn't even have them in the playoff picture before the season started.
