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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:15 pm

Can we hold off the Lakers in the standings? :?:

Kobe is playing some of the best basketball of his career, in his 17th season. Dwight is playing better than he has in any other month of the season. Nash is starting to shoot more shots, and learning how to play off of Kobe. The Lakers look pretty dangerous, and they are meshing and on a roll, record-wise.
This is the West (last playoff berth) after the Lakers beat Chicago yesterday:

5. Denver 42 - 22 (0.656) W 8
6. Golden State 35 - 29 (0.547) L 2
7. Houston 34 30 - (0.531) L 1
8. L.A. Lakers 33 - 31 (0.516) W 3

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32 32's Profile Hall of Famer Posts: 13539 Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:03 pm Location: Golden State Poster Credit: 53	Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:44 pm I'll worry about the Lakers when they pass up the Rockets. Right now, they're still tussling with Utah. How many games can old man Bryant REALLY savv out for anyway? Can he still carry a team for 20 games at the end of a gruelingly disappointing season? GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS DIE HARD
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Blackfoot Blackfoot's Profile All Star Posts: 1352 Joined: Mon May 07, 2012 1:57 am Poster Credit: 22	Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:00 pm I am more worried about the Rockets than the Lakers.
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:58 pm

True, although they've seemed a tad off since trading Patrick Patterson. 4-4, with losses to Phoenix, Dallas, Milwaukee, and Washington. While I've little doubt that Thomas Robinson has the potential to be something insanely better than Patrick Patterson, Sacramento slyly robbed Houston of 3 of their glue guys; the spread 4 (Patterson), along with a lumbering rim protector (Cole Alderidge), and a pesky on-ball defender (Tony Douglas).

After Kobe's ankle injury tonight, I see both Houston and LA falling a bit back from us in the standings. I'm not too worried about either team overtaking us; especially given our schedule and the fact that the team seems to have figured out their identity in the past couple games.

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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:38 pm

Denver is on a heater right now, I don't think it's that crazy to think that we could still catch them for the 5th seed. If they went 4-6 in the last 10 like us, instead of 10-0, we'd only be 1 game back right now. I say they cool off and we make it close - that is if we start performing better in the West and find some consistency.

nah, on second thought, probably a pipe dream... they are deep and we aren't... I still think we hang on to the 6th with Kobe getting hurt. Rockets own us, but they don't fair as well against other Western teams with their 16-22 conf. record.

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Blackfoot Blackfoot's Profile All Star Posts: 1352 Joined: Mon May 07, 2012 1:57 am Poster Credit: 22	Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:53 pm It's pretty crazy to catch the Nuggets. We are far behind with a little over 17 games left?
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:24 am

Agreed. IMHO, holding down the 6th seed is the only thing on the agenda. It's a little late in the game to be targeting teams 6 or 7 games ahead of you.

That being said, I sure hope Memphis hangs onto the 3-seed. With Bogut fully healthy, I like our chances against them better than our luck vs the Clippers, who are unquestionably more talented and have a vendetta after losing 3 times to us this year.

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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:33 pm

Still a little early to see what teams are hot or not, but Memphis has been just awesome since trading Gay. I'd prefer the Clips right now, because it seems like they are fading a bit, losing games that they should really have won. Either one will be hard to beat in a playoff series.

I want the 6th seed at least, but the team is fading fast and hard. I wonder whether it's fatigue, mental or Bogut that has stuffed the rotation somewhat, but the team has performed worse since he came back.

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Abyss Impact Abyss Impact's Profile Role Player Posts: 309 Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 7:06 am Poster Credit: 0	Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:20 pm Lakers won't make the playoffs.
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shalik shalik's Profile shalik's Website Rookie Posts: 133 Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:58 am Location: São Paulo, Brazil Poster Credit: 1	Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:59 pm Abyss Impact wrote:Lakers won't make the playoffs. I don't know about that, man. Their schedule sure allows them to make the 'offs. Plus, they beat the Kings without Kobe last night. I know it doesn't mean much but still... And they visit a Suns team that turns the ball way too much tonight... http://www.facebook.com/BenchOnAQuest
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Knightofoceans Knightofoceans's Profile Starting Lineup Posts: 931 Joined: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:24 pm Location: Wenatchee, WA Poster Credit: 14	Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:12 pm Lakers got spanked by the Suns although without Kobe.. The Hulk is a Warriors fan.
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shalik shalik's Profile shalik's Website Rookie Posts: 133 Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:58 am Location: São Paulo, Brazil Poster Credit: 1	Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:48 pm Knightofoceans wrote:Lakers got spanked by the Suns although without Kobe.. Yeah that was fun! http://www.facebook.com/BenchOnAQuest
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Stairway Man Stairway Man's Profile Role Player Posts: 316 Joined: Fri Jun 29, 2012 11:21 am Location: San Francisco Poster Credit: 8	Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:25 pm It was a blast seeing the Lakers go down like that! Why does D'antoni play a 7 man rotation?
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Blackfoot Blackfoot's Profile All Star Posts: 1352 Joined: Mon May 07, 2012 1:57 am Poster Credit: 22	Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:23 pm Lol remember at the start of the season when I said the bench, depth, and age would be a problem. He has to play a seven man rotation or they are going to lose and right now, they can't afford to lose.
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Stairway Man Stairway Man's Profile Role Player Posts: 316 Joined: Fri Jun 29, 2012 11:21 am Location: San Francisco Poster Credit: 8	Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:58 pm That loss to the Wizards was huge, now we have to hold them off. Though seeding is important, there is something about the Lakers catching us that would make me puke. Now we have a 3 game lead over them and can extend tonight. Warriors can't let up tonight vs Wall. And Houston has 4 hard games coming up.
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