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Calvin Klein wrote:Pretty much a must win if they plan on going for that 3rd or 2nd seed. If we lose, we're most likely staying in 4th place or lower.

Saberestar wrote:Huge game. Let's go!

SunsRback4Good wrote:I know we are playing at home but not sure why we are favored by 3 and now I check 4 points. The Suns have already beaten the Kings twice this season and without KD it’ll be more difficult. We beat them with Bridges too. If I was betting I would pick Kings Ml or Kings +3.5 (cover spread) whatever the odds may be before game time. But I’d never bet against my team or else it would be difficult to watch the game. They’re a legit 2nd seed they definitely proved it over last few weeks, so I don’t see them falling lower than 3rd. The good news is if we lose and Grizzlies lost to Mavs we still remain 2.5 games back with 15 to play.

Jstock12 wrote:

SunsRback4Good wrote:I know we are playing at home but not sure why we are favored by 3 and now I check 4 points. The Suns have already beaten the Kings twice this season and without KD it’ll be more difficult. We beat them with Bridges too. If I was betting I would pick Kings Ml or Kings +3.5 (cover spread) whatever the odds may be before game time. But I’d never bet against my team or else it would be difficult to watch the game. They’re a legit 2nd seed they definitely proved it over last few weeks, so I don’t see them falling lower than 3rd. The good news is if we lose and Grizzlies lost to Mavs we still remain 2.5 games back with 15 to play.

Someone on reddit made a good point that getting the 3rd seed has its own advantages - the main one being knowing your opponent well in advance and being able to prepare properly for them, instead of waiting for the play-in to finish and only having a few days to prepare.

bwgood77 wrote:

Jstock12 wrote:

SunsRback4Good wrote:I know we are playing at home but not sure why we are favored by 3 and now I check 4 points. The Suns have already beaten the Kings twice this season and without KD it’ll be more difficult. We beat them with Bridges too. If I was betting I would pick Kings Ml or Kings +3.5 (cover spread) whatever the odds may be before game time. But I’d never bet against my team or else it would be difficult to watch the game. They’re a legit 2nd seed they definitely proved it over last few weeks, so I don’t see them falling lower than 3rd. The good news is if we lose and Grizzlies lost to Mavs we still remain 2.5 games back with 15 to play.

Someone on reddit made a good point that getting the 3rd seed has its own advantages - the main one being knowing your opponent well in advance and being able to prepare properly for them, instead of waiting for the play-in to finish and only having a few days to prepare.

Yeah, in a very tough field, I might prefer the 3 seed for this reason, unless it was obvious that EITHER team you might face at 7 was clearly a more desirable opponent. I think it might be nice if the Suns get the Wolves, thought I may be basing that on old information and the Wolves are much tougher now, despite missing KAT and that when he gets back and maybe even comes off the bench, they could be even tougher.

The Warriors are struggling. The Clippers, Mavs. It's hard to know. They all sound like tough opponents sometimes but the also struggle. I think when it comes down to it none of those will be easy opponents, and the Wolves might be the preference.

It's interesting that the 1 seed has to wait the longest to know their opponent. At least the 7/8 game is first, and the 8/9 game is later involving the loser in that game.