Around the League: Week of 3/24-3/30

[INFORMER]

GO all teams playing against Mavs and Grizz! Tonight, GO THUNDER! We need to take care of the Wizz tomorrow. Might be difficult.

Don't look now, but the Suns are just two games back of Portland in the loss column.

[LazarusLong]

After hitting their apex at 41-18, Portland has gone 4-9, losing to Orlando tonight. They have Atlanta, Chicago, Memphis and the Clippers before squaring off against the Suns. That's a difficult trail for Stotts' gang to blaze.

Edit: Lakers, not Clippers. Still, they could go 1-3 over that span ...

[Mori Chu]

Fuuuuuuuuuudge. Mavs took out the Thunder tonight in OT. That's a HUGE win for them and their playoff hopes. Argh.

[carey]

That pisses me off. Mavs beat the Thunder twice in 9 days. OKC couldn't do us a solid & beat them one time?

[SwingMan]

And New York got their asses handed to them by..........the Lakers.

LA dropped 51 points on 'em in the 3rd Q:

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400489933

[TOO]

That Knicks team is some kinda awful.

[Phoenix219]

And New York got their asses handed to them by..........the Lakers.

LA dropped 51 points on 'em in the 3rd Q:

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400489933

Bet MDA felt good doing that to NY, anyway!!

16 points for Amare? Good for him.

The Lakers have a player named Kent Brockman. not really ,its like Bazemore, but I looked quick and laughd anyways. And who is Ryan Kelly? Are the Laker's actually fielding NBA players? LMFAO.

[carey]

You don't remember Bazemore from the Summer league? He was amazing against us on the Warriors.

[Mori Chu]

D'Antoni is getting the most out of that cruddy roster. But they aren't capable of much.

[carey]

The Pelicans have picked an odd time to start playing well. They've won 4 in a row with wins over MIami, Brooklyn, and the Clippers. And of course we play them in 2 weeks.

[TOO]

@ESPNStatsInfo Dion Waiters: 1st career buzzer-beater for LeBron James' former team tonight.

Thanks twitter.

[TOO]

Jazz up 14 on the Griz w/9 left in the 3rd.

[Shabazz]

Freaking Jazz...

[Superbone]

We can't count on anybody but ourselves.

[Mori Chu]

Grizz aren't making it easy for us, are they? I am starting to think we will have to pass Dallas or Portland.

[carey]

I thought Gasol would miss some time with that ankle sprain but I guess not. Not when you're in the hunt for playoffs. Ah well. We're going to have to hit 50 wins for any shot.

It would be absurd for a team with 50 wins to miss the playoffs, right??

[Mori Chu]

Two games tonight that we should keep our eyes on. Portland plays Atlanta, and I still think they could slip below us in the standings. And Dallas plays the Clippers. Both could become losses, which would help us out a lot.

[Sunsfan4life]

Dallas has a favorable schedule. Memphis I think is just a better team then us (Thats not a Diss, Memphis could really give SA fits again this yr).

It's going to be tough, like Mori said Portland might be the best chance

[Big Jake Little Jake]

Let's say we take the last playoff spot from Portland. Does LMA leave? Does he come here? Do we want him here??

[Shabazz]

Let's say we take the last playoff spot from Portland. Does LMA leave? Does he come here? Do we want him here??

Meh.