Lakers Are Now 2nd Seed In The West

[Memories]

Would be the 4th seed in the east.

After they beat the Knicks on Thursday that would be moot anyway since they're a better team than the Knicks.

Aww, you're so cute when you get all worked up about how good the Knicks have become

Your team literally lost to a Lakers team without AD/Luka just a few weeks ago. Towns looked like that meme with him trying to post up Cousins like a weakling.

Your mouth is writing checks your posts cannot cash.

[California Gold]

Would be the 4th seed in the east.

The top 3 East teams have an amazing privilege of going up against under .500 7th and 8th seeded teams like the Heat and Magic all the time.

Great way to inflate their win/loss records.

Does telling yourselves this actually make you feel better? The top of the east wrecks the west the same way it does the east.

The insecurity is real.

[itsxtray]

Their net rating is on par of a play in team though, only Sac has lower diff than them in the top 10 in the west.
Still, very impressive JJ and LBJ deserve their flowers.

Since their turnaround on January 21st, they've gone 16-3 with a 10.8 net rating, 3rd in the league behind Cleveland (13.6) and OKC (12.1).

[FrodoBaggins]

Their net rating is on par of a play in team though, only Sac has lower diff than them in the top 10 in the west.
Still, very impressive JJ and LBJ deserve their flowers.

Not reflective of how LA is currently playing. Last 15 games w/o Anthony Davis: 118.7 ORtg, 109.0 DRtg, 9.7 NRtg. They're a different team.

[cgf]

After they beat the Knicks on Thursday that would be moot anyway since they're a better team than the Knicks.

Aww, you're so cute when you get all worked up about how good the Knicks have become

So good that they aren't even a top 4 contender.

Celtics, Thunder, Cavs, Lakers. Oof.

Best season in Knicks recent history though right?

Atta boy, as long as you believe that that's true, then it doesn't matter what everyone else believes!

Being in the junior bracket does help give teams like LA hope.

[cgf]

The top 3 East teams have an amazing privilege of going up against under .500 7th and 8th seeded teams like the Heat and Magic all the time.

Great way to inflate their win/loss records.

Does telling yourselves this actually make you feel better? The top of the east wrecks the west the same way it does the east.

The insecurity is real.

You're telling on yourself

[California Gold]

Aww, you're so cute when you get all worked up about how good the Knicks have become

So good that they aren't even a top 4 contender.

Celtics, Thunder, Cavs, Lakers. Oof.

Best season in Knicks recent history though right?

Atta boy, as long as you believe that that's true, then it doesn't matter what everyone else believes!

Being in the junior bracket does help give teams like LA hope.

You do realize that the Knicks don't get a banner for being in the Eastern conference right?

The major amounts of copium that you're spewing in this thread just to make yourself feel better is rather sad. Ironic that you were trying to call someone else out for that. Doesn't get much more insecure than that.

[One Last Shot]

Aww, you're so cute when you get all worked up about how good the Knicks have become

So good that they aren't even a top 4 contender.

Celtics, Thunder, Cavs, Lakers. Oof.

Best season in Knicks recent history though right?

Atta boy, as long as you believe that that's true, then it doesn't matter what everyone else believes!

Being in the junior bracket does help give teams like LA hope.

You think the West are the junior bracket when 10 of the top 16 teams record-wise are in that conference?

[Mamba Mentality]

They may wanna avoid the Warriors.

We’ve owned their ass for two seasons now. I’m not scared.

[cgf]

After they beat the Knicks on Thursday that would be moot anyway since they're a better team than the Knicks.

Aww, you're so cute when you get all worked up about how good the Knicks have become

Your team literally lost to a Lakers team without AD/Luka just a few weeks ago. Towns looked like that meme with him trying to post up Cousins like a weakling.

Your mouth is writing checks your posts cannot cash.

That's true, we did end up losing 1 game against the western conference's non-OKC playoff teams on that homestand, when OG got hurt...which is embarassing, even without our two best defenders...but it's tough to stay focused night after night without a challenge

[Upperclass]

Lakers are a fake good team as what happens often with LeBron led squads. Luka is who he is but the surrounding talent doesn't mesh as it did in Dallas. Next season it will. They lose to the Warriors this season.

[davinci79]

Something is being built and I'm starting to think everything is rigged. We will see a first-round exit against a healthy Mavericks and I will be done with the NBA.

[cgf]

So good that they aren't even a top 4 contender.

Celtics, Thunder, Cavs, Lakers. Oof.

Best season in Knicks recent history though right?

Atta boy, as long as you believe that that's true, then it doesn't matter what everyone else believes!

Being in the junior bracket does help give teams like LA hope.

You think the West are the junior bracket when 10 of the top 16 teams record-wise are in that conference?

I like to tease some western fans about OKC being the only western conference team who would make it to round 2 if they got moved to the east. The west certainly has more 2nd/3rd tier teams, but the east has 3 of the top 4 teams in the NBA this season and that shift annoys some western conference fans (like CG) to no end.

[Kobeskillz]

I’m so confused. Charles Barkley told me they were mediocre.

[Mrakar]

I wonder what happened to change their season, can't figure it out. Never seen team turn a corner like this without some kind of wild move....oh wait...

[cgf]

So good that they aren't even a top 4 contender.

Celtics, Thunder, Cavs, Lakers. Oof.

Best season in Knicks recent history though right?

Atta boy, as long as you believe that that's true, then it doesn't matter what everyone else believes!

Being in the junior bracket does help give teams like LA hope.

You do realize that the Knicks don't get a banner for being in the Eastern conference right?

The major amounts of copium that you're spewing in this thread just to make yourself feel better is rather sad. Ironic that you were trying to call someone else out for that. Doesn't get much more insecure than that.

It's no fun if you get upset & start to project. This is just banter, no need to be so thin-skinned

[California Gold]

Atta boy, as long as you believe that that's true, then it doesn't matter what everyone else believes!

Being in the junior bracket does help give teams like LA hope.

You think the West are the junior bracket when 10 of the top 16 teams record-wise are in that conference?

I like to tease some western fans about OKC being the only western conference team who would make it to round 2 if they got moved to the east. The west certainly has more 2nd/3rd tier teams, but the east has 3 of the top 4 teams in the NBA this season and that shift annoys some western conference fans (like CG) to no end.

The Knicks are about to be 0-9 against the top 4 teams in the NBA after Thursday and none of the games have been close.

There's no annoyance from me about what the facts are. Delusion runs strong.

There's a reason Los Angeles sports teams own New York sports teams. It must sting that much to you I guess.

[One Last Shot]

Atta boy, as long as you believe that that's true, then it doesn't matter what everyone else believes!

Being in the junior bracket does help give teams like LA hope.

You think the West are the junior bracket when 10 of the top 16 teams record-wise are in that conference?

I like to tease some western fans about OKC being the only western conference team who would make it to round 2 if they got moved to the east. The west certainly has more 2nd/3rd tier teams, but the east has 3 of the top 4 teams in the NBA this season and that shift annoys some western conference fans (like CG) to no end.

oh fair enough, carry on . Good luck in the playoffs. I really hope Mitch will be healthy this time around and the Knicks should have a decent shot to win it all imo.

[cgf]

You think the West are the junior bracket when 10 of the top 16 teams record-wise are in that conference?

I like to tease some western fans about OKC being the only western conference team who would make it to round 2 if they got moved to the east. The west certainly has more 2nd/3rd tier teams, but the east has 3 of the top 4 teams in the NBA this season and that shift annoys some western conference fans (like CG) to no end.

oh fair enough, carry on . Good luck in the playoffs. I really hope Mitch will be healthy this time around and the Knicks should have a decent shot to win it all imo.

Our top 7 staying healthy would be huge as I do think playing KATman & Robinson together could level up our A-game, but with the way the top 3 have taken us apart so far, it's hard not to think we need another offseason to build up our depth, so we can maintain our A-game for longer...as we gassed down the stretch in our first matchups with OKC & CLE, and ran out of steam after pulling within 4 in our last match with Boston.

This season has been a lot of fun against 26 of the 29 other teams in the league, but unfortunately we seem destined to run into one of those 3 teams that wreck us in round two.

[Onlytimewilltel]

I wonder what happened to change their season, can't figure it out. Never seen team turn a corner like this without some kind of wild move....oh wait...

What happened around January 21st that they turned it around since then? I haven't followed them much this year. Honest question..