NBA Play-In game thread

[ChuckyTheGoat]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39661147/2024-nba-playoffs-tracker-play-postseason-spots

Games start on: 4/16 + 4/17.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

*Lakers - right back @NO.
*Gold St - short trip to SAC.

*MIA @PHI.
*Atl @CHI.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

NO - Were on 4-game win streak. Ingram returns>>>Worst game in two weeks. Coincidence?

[Mac4Lyfe]

NO - Were on 4-game win streak. Ingram returns>>>Worst game in two weeks. Coincidence?

I'm pretty excited for the play-in games tomorrow and Wednesday. Should be exciting theater.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I'm pretty excited for the play-in games tomorrow and Wednesday. Should be exciting theater.

Yes, indeed, Mac. Enjoy the games.

[Eddy Munny]

NO - Were on 4-game win streak. Ingram returns>>>Worst game in two weeks. Coincidence?

Yes. Coincidence.

[Crusherrr]

My initial thought is to take the road teams here. Heat, Hawks, Lakers, Warriors.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

My initial thought is to take the road teams here. Heat, Hawks, Lakers, Warriors.

Salud, Crush. GL.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/nba-lineups.php

Lakers: Davis is listed as ?. And the line has flipped from Lak fav to NO fav. Early NO bet has good BTCL value.

You're telling me that Davis would actually miss this game? What's up with this guy?

[johnnyvegas13]

https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/nba-lineups.php

Lakers: Davis is listed as ?. And the line has flipped from Lak fav to NO fav. Early NO bet has good BTCL value.

You're telling me that Davis would actually miss this game? What's up with this guy?

Davis is soft

still I expect him to play here

[Eddy Munny]

[Mac4Lyfe]

My initial thought is to take the road teams here. Heat, Hawks, Lakers, Warriors.

I like the Heat, Lakers and Warriors for sure. I think the Hawks might bring it too but I'm not sure if the Lakers might lose on purpose to avoid the Nuggets. They're the type of guys that would do something like that.

[Headsterx]

My initial thought is to take the road teams here. Heat, Hawks, Lakers, Warriors.

These are going to be some damn good games but I like both home teams.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

This Ingram guy should have stayed home. Wish he hadn't come back.

Team was playing great. Ingram feels entitled, takes his 20 shots, lays an egg.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

This Ingram guy should have stayed home. Wish he hadn't come back.

Team was playing great. Ingram feels entitled, takes his 20 shots, lays an egg.

Why not bring this prik off the bench? Did no one watch McCollum light it up on the West Coast trip?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Why not bring this prik off the bench? Did no one watch McCollum light it up on the West Coast trip?

Zion playing his balls off. Get some, buddy.

[Mac4Lyfe]

What a weird ending of that game. Zion got hurt on a phantom play. Ingram on the bench in the final minutes of the game. Actually Ingram, McCollum and Valencunius all sat in the end. Maybe NOP wanted to lose this game?

[Eddy Munny]

What a weird ending of that game. Zion got hurt on a phantom play. Ingram on the bench in the final minutes of the game. Actually Ingram, McCollum and Valencunius all sat in the end. Maybe NOP wanted to lose this game?

Wait, McCollum was out there, right? What five were on the floor? I refuse to believe 4 of 5 starters were absent with the game on the line.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

What a weird ending of that game. Zion got hurt on a phantom play. Ingram on the bench in the final minutes of the game. Actually Ingram, McCollum and Valencunius all sat in the end. Maybe NOP wanted to lose this game?

Good observation, Mac. In Ingram's case, I think he played his way onto the bench.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Wait, McCollum was out there, right? What five were on the floor? I refuse to believe 4 of 5 starters were absent with the game on the line.

Nope. No McCollum, Valencunius, Ingram or Zion obviously. Willie Green might be cleaning out his locker.

[Easy-Rider 66]

Nope. No McCollum, Valencunius, Ingram or Zion obviously. Willie Green might be cleaning out his locker.

McCollum was out there Late in the game.

[Eddy Munny]

Nope. No McCollum, Valencunius, Ingram or Zion obviously. Willie Green might be cleaning out his locker.

I guess the Pellies did make that big 3rd/4th quarter run with guys like Murphy, Nance, and Alvarado on the floor, but still, having McCollum on the bench in the waning moments of a tightly contested ball game seems egregious.

[Easy-Rider 66]

I guess the Pellies did make that big 3rd/4th quarter run with guys like Murphy, Nance, and Alvarado on the floor, but still, having McCollum on the bench in the waning moments of a tightly contested ball game seems egregious.

CJ hit as runner with like 14 seconds left check the game notes.

[Mac4Lyfe]

McCollum was out there Late in the game.

McCollum was out most of the 4th until Zion got hurt and he came in for him at the end. Ingram also went out early in the 4th and never came back. Valencunius didn't play at all in the 4th.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

McCollum was out most of the 4th until Zion got hurt and he came in for him at the end. Ingram also went out early in the 4th and never came back. Valencunius didn't play at all in the 4th.

Crazy. Good reporting, Mac.

[Mac4Lyfe]

CJ hit as runner with like 14 seconds left check the game notes.

Game on the line McCollum was on the bench. He came in when Zion mysteriously got injured.

Ingram and McCollum both stunk up the joint. Ingram was -16 plus minus, McCollum was -17. Valancunius was -13. Everyone else on the Pels were positive plus minus. The 3 of them looked like they were shaving.

[Easy-Rider 66]

Game on the line McCollum was on the bench. He came in when Zion mysteriously got injured.

Ingram and McCollum both stunk up the joint. Ingram was -16 plus minus, McCollum was -17. Valancunius was -13. Everyone else on the Pels were positive plus minus. The 3 of them looked like they were shaving.

Zion injured with 3 minutes to go.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Zion injured with 3 minutes to go.

Zion injured = game over

and yes I know the game was tied but Pelicans wasn't winning once he went down. McCollum scored 4 points driving the paint when the Lakers were obviously protecting the 3. Nance Jr., was their offense. Good luck with that. Very unfortunate because Zion was balling. He stayed on the court, I think they might have won. Just a very freak injury. Almost seemed like he just wanted to quit. He was walking pretty good. Muscle soreness? WTF is that? Does this guy have a low tolerance for pain? No way in hell was Lebron walking off the court.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Why would he switch up the lineup so late in the year? Ingram coming out of cobwebs.

They looked best with Murphy running the show. That's when CJ J hit all the the

[Eddy Munny]

Game on the line McCollum was on the bench. He came in when Zion mysteriously got injured.

Ingram and McCollum both stunk up the joint. Ingram was -16 plus minus, McCollum was -17. Valancunius was -13. Everyone else on the Pels were positive plus minus. The 3 of them looked like they were shaving.

McCollum crapping the bed hurt the most. Ingram was still rusty from a prolonged absence but all in all I don't think played terribly, Valanciunas probably just a bad matchup for him, coach probably would restrict his minutes had this been a series. McCollum had some good looks at threes that are normally his bread and butter and they just didn't fall tonight.

[Mac4Lyfe]

McCollum crapping the bed hurt the most. Ingram was still rusty from a prolonged absence but all in all I don't think played terribly, Valanciunas probably just a bad matchup for him, coach probably would restrict his minutes had this been a series. McCollum had some good looks at threes that are normally his bread and butter and they just didn't fall tonight.

Superstars have to step up in crucial games. Yes, Ingram rusty but damn, he's played basketball his entire life. Suck it up and perform dawg. Yes, McCollum was the worst but you just don't expect those 3 guys to be a -46 total plus/minus. That's unreal.

[stevenash]

Why would he switch up the lineup so late in the year? Ingram coming out of cobwebs.

They looked best with Murphy running the show. That's when CJ J hit all the the

Exactly.
And I've never trusted Ingram in a big game, ever.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Do you think Zion will play vs SAC? Shaq think it's just some Icy Hot to loosen it up.

[johnnyvegas13]

Do you think Zion will play vs SAC? Shaq think it's just some Icy Hot to loosen it up.

Just fill and chill …

or is that for printer ink ???

[Shark]

Do you think Zion will play vs SAC? Shaq think it's just some Icy Hot to loosen it up.

He’s out for the next game.