2024 Play-In Tournament (West): #7 New Orleans Pelicans vs #9 Sacramento Kings

Post #1 » by **bisme37** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:05 pm

Friday April 19 at 9:30pm ET on TNT

Pels beat the Kings 5 times this season but Zion will not play this game.

whatisacenter · Post #2 » by **whatisacenter** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:08 pm

It really sucks that Zion got injured at the end of the game yesterday. I doubt he is ready to go on Friday and Ingram didn't play down the stretch as well.

Post #3 » by **Dirk** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:18 pm

bisme37 wrote:Pels beat the Kings 5 times this season but Zion's status is a big question mark.

I have to apologise to the Pels fan. They really are cursed. Guy destroys the Lakers and then gets hurt on an innocuous looking play. Ugh.

EmpireFalls · Post #4 » by **EmpireFalls** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:19 pm

Can’t imagine Zion plays this game.

Jadoogar · Post #5 » by **Jadoogar** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:28 pm

Even if Zion plays, i highly doubt he'll be 100%. Ingram didn't look good either. Kings should take this

jkvonny · Post #6 » by **jkvonny** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:41 pm

It sucks that Zion got hurt. He was killin the Lakers.

Kings probably wins this game. Zion isn't 100% right now.

spanishninja · Post #7 » by **spanishninja** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:49 pm

not like this...

Wingy · Post #8 » by **Wingy** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:58 pm

spanishninja wrote:not like this...

Kings fan? It sucks for fans in general to miss seeing such a talent, but availability is an ability. One that Zion’s really poor at. So no reason to feel guilty.

spanishninja · Post #9 » by **spanishninja** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:59 pm

Wingy wrote:
spanishninja wrote:not like this...

Kings fan? It sucks for fans in general to miss seeing such a talent, but availability is an ability. One that Zion’s really poor at. So no reason to feel guilty.

nah, not a kings fan. just dont' like stars getting injured in these kind of situations.

Wingy · Post #10 » by **Wingy** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:01 pm

spanishninja wrote:nah, not a kings fan. just dont' like stars getting injured in these kind of situations.

Yeah, nobody does. Even if it’s the other team vs your team. But it’s not like this one’s a fluke. Like AD, like Lavine, like the Ball bros, it’s part of who they are as a player.

Post #11 » by **bisme37** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:29 pm

I'm still really confused about the Zion injury if I'm being honest. They're saying they think it's his hamstring. And it was bad enough for Z to take himself out of a huge game with 3 minutes left. But then he sprinted off the court and reportedly left the arena with no limp.

Perhaps the problem here is I just don't understand hamstring injuries?

baldur · Post #12 » by **baldur** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:31 pm

Pelicans beat them 5 times this season and I believe kings will win the one that matters the most.

Basketball love such stories.

KL2 · Post #13 » by **KL2** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:44 pm

Huge blow to the Pelicans with Zion out.

Read on Twitter

ChipotleWest · Post #14 » by **ChipotleWest** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:47 pm

Zion and the bench nearly beat the Lakers now Zion's out. Unless BI and McCollum can play a LOT better, Pelicans have no chance. Looking like OKC vs Kings. I think the Kings can take a few games off OKC.

Special_Puppy · Post #15 » by **Special_Puppy** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:47 pm

Would be brutal for the Pelicans to miss the postseason again. It looked like they might get the one seed at one point!

Post #16 » by **codydaze** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:49 pm

bisme37 wrote:I'm still really confused about the Zion injury if I'm being honest. They're saying they think it's his hamstring. And it was bad enough for Z to take himself out of a huge game with 3 minutes left. But then he sprinted off the court and reportedly left the arena with no limp.

Perhaps the problem here is I just don't understand hamstring injuries?

It looked like when he called to come out of the game he pointed at his obliques so I thought it would have been an abdominal strain or something. Definitely didn't seem like a hamstring, surprised me too.

spanishninja · Post #17 » by **spanishninja** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:50 pm

Special_Puppy wrote:Would be brutal for the Pelicans to miss the postseason again. It looked like they might get the one seed at one point!

still paying for that 360 dunk against the Suns?

DaGawd · Post #18 » by **DaGawd** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:51 pm

well that certainly sucks

M2J · Post #19 » by **M2J** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:55 pm

Brandon Ingram getting slammed today. I don't have a dog in that fight. But the guy did just try to come back Sunday when he probably would still be out with his injury

BigDan245 · Post #20 » by **BigDan245** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:10 pm

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Who wins and becomes the 8 seed?