Play-in Round 2023

[The Effort Police]

Congratulations to Memphis for the first round sweep.

 

[SLAB]

I honestly don’t have much hate for the Lakers anymore, I know I know revoke my fandom.

But now I want them to lose for the meltdown their fandom will have on AD.

 

[chief bromden]

Sooooo... is Edwards hurt, or just having a bad game, or what?

 

[steelevt]

Lolololol

 

[pdxKingsFan]

LMFAO my TNT stream just stopped, I saw the last two FTs but what the fudge? they called a 3 point shooting foul on the Lakers in LA to close a game they had just "won"?

Like I am pretty sure LA still wins because Minnesota threw this away but lol wut?

 

[hrdboild]

I love it. Those dudes posed for like a minute after Schroder's three thinking they'd iced the game and now they have to play on.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Sooooo... is Edwards hurt, or just having a bad game, or what?

yeh he has been a complete non factor. If he was playing well they would have already sealed it.

 

[LoungeLizard]

I honestly don’t have much hate for the Lakers anymore, I know I know revoke my fandom.

But now I want them to lose for the meltdown their fandom will have on AD.

It’s not so much the players anymore for me…it’s Laker Nation. Laker fan is unbearable.

 

[Kingz19]

Sooooo... is Edwards hurt, or just having a bad game, or what?

He did fall awkwardly on his shoulder earlier in the game…but he was playing terribly before that.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

I always liked you Conley

I second this emotion. Always respected his game. He was always a bit of a Kings killer too. With his speed he was Fox before Fox. Seems like a chill dude too.

 

[LoungeLizard]

KAT has been rendered useless

 

[SLAB]

Edwards, wow…

 

[LoungeLizard]

Wolves are done.

 

[kingdivac]

Edwards has been short on most his shots......haven't watched the Twolves enought to see him play this badly

 

[pdxKingsFan]

It’s not so much the players anymore for me…it’s Laker Nation. Laker fan is unbearable.

Yes but I have hated LeBron ever since the decision. whatever good will he earned back with returning to Cleveland was shattered by going to the Lakers and then orchestrating AD's move. I just hate the privilege that surrounds that franchise (same as Yankees in baseball).

But yeah the smug fans. I had to live in SoCal during our golden years so it's extra hard on me that they always get bailed out by people wanting to return the franchise to greatness. Yeah I'm bitter.

 

[The_Jamal]

Edwards has been short on most his shots......haven't watched the Twolves enought to see him play this badly

Some speculation on twitter he might be dealing with an injury.

Also, kid is 21 years old. That whole nonsense at the end of the season with Gobert and then McDaniels all of a sudden puts a ton of pressure on him to go into LAL and win.

But yeah, just can't have this kind of performance in the biggest game of the year. Might be his worst game as a pro tbh

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I still can't believe they suspended Gobert. Just suspend him for ten games to start next season.

 

[SLAB]

This is incredible. They’re so bad. Lol

 

[Kingz19]

Edwards is a disaster in this game.

 

[hrdboild]

There's no question the Lakers are being allowed a level of physicality on defense that most teams cannot get away with. They're reaching and pressuring and bumping the Wolves and not getting called for it. Or maybe this is just playoff basketball?

 

[kingdivac]

You needed a 3 there!!!

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

This is some of the worst basketball I've seen in a while. If the Kings were playing like this I'd borderline wanna fire the coach. The wolves just COMPLETELY blew the game there by passing up their two for one in a two possession game. This is just horrid ball.

 

[Kingz19]

7 points in the last 11 minutes of gameplay for Minny. Only two baskets. Both layups

KAT has mostly been shadowed by Austin Reaves

 

[kingdivac]

They rushed it!!!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

should have taken the two and fouled.

especially when LA can barely inbound the ball. oh well.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Wow! Lakers keep making critical mistakes but Twolves can’t capitalize SMH

 

[The_Jamal]

Kyle Anderson remains one of my favorite players. Wanted him 4 years ago after his first contract and the dude just continues to chug along as one of the best role players in basketball. That's the archetype the Kings really need to go find.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

The Warriors lost in the same position as the Wolves, two years ago. They lost in LA, then went home and lost to Memphis

 

[hrdboild]

should have taken the two and fouled.

They pretty much had a layup/dunk there. In an elimination game... take the 2 points. But I also understand why they took the three. It looked like a good shot in the air at least.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Wow! Lakers keep making critical mistakes but Twolves can’t capitalize SMH

I don't see the Lakers getting to game 5 against Memphis without a lot of generous ref cooking.