05-15-2021, 10:28 AM
(05-15-2021, 02:17 AM)Hogmelon Wrote: The possibility of the Lakers and the Clippers meeting in the first round of the playoffs has been mathematically eliminated.
For the Lakers to get the #6 seed, the Nuggets must beat the Blazers on Sunday (and the Lakers must win out). If the Nuggets beat the Blazers on Sunday, the Nuggets will be the #3 seed.
So ...
The Lakers will either be the #7 team in the play-in tournament, or they will be the #6 seed playing the #3 seed Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
If the Lakers make the playoffs as the #6 seed, then the only point at which they could face the #4 seed Clippers would be in the Western Conference Finals.
Super interesting. Affirms even further how scared LAC was of LAL.