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Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 1:10 am
by Superbone
Time: 7:30 pm AZ (7:30 pm PT / 10:30 pm ET)
Place: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
TV: AZ Family 3TV/NBALP
Suns play the Lakers in LA Friday night in a game meaningless to both. No Luka. No Book. Hopefully we get a big dose of Man Man, Fleming, and Dunn.
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/lakers.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf
Go Suns!!!
Dis • cuss
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 1:10 am
by Superbone
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 1:45 am
by BKinSJC
How is it meaningless to the Lakers? They're tied with Houston and only one game back of Denver with two to play, and it's still mathematically possible for them to finish with the third, fourth, or fifth seed. I guess it's meaningless if they don't care at all about their playoff position.
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 2:26 am
by Superbone
BKinSJC wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 1:45 am
How is it meaningless to the Lakers? They're tied with Houston and only one game back of Denver with two to play, and it's still mathematically possible for them to finish with the third, fourth, or fifth seed. I guess it's meaningless if they don't care at all about their playoff position.
Lakers’ NBA playoff seeding no longer priority entering final stretch
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/laker ... 07505.html
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:03 am
by Mori Chu
Definitely meaningless for us since we are locked into the 7 seed. Play the young guys and don't care who wins. 40 min for Maluach and Fleming!
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 8:25 am
by TOO
Play the kids, that's all I ask.
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:05 am
by O_Gardino
We still haven't figured out the Booker - Green - Brooks lineups, so I want to see Ott try some different looks tonight. I don't personally have any easy answers.
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:55 am
by Superbone
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:03 am
Definitely meaningless for us since we are locked into the 7 seed. Play the young guys and don't care who wins. 40 min for Maluach and Fleming!
Yeah, and F the Lakers.
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:56 am
by Superbone
O_Gardino wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:05 am
We still haven't figured out the Booker - Green - Brooks lineups, so I want to see Ott try some different looks tonight. I don't personally have any easy answers.
It's not easy but my answer is to stagger Booker and Green. I don't think there is some big advantage to playing them at the same time.
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 10:28 am
by Superbone
Young guys incoming:
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 10:44 am
by BKinSJC
Superbone wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 2:26 am
BKinSJC wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 1:45 am
How is it meaningless to the Lakers? They're tied with Houston and only one game back of Denver with two to play, and it's still mathematically possible for them to finish with the third, fourth, or fifth seed. I guess it's meaningless if they don't care at all about their playoff position.
Lakers’ NBA playoff seeding no longer priority entering final stretch
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/laker ... 07505.html
They didn't rest people last night in Golden State (unlike the Warriors). They're shorthanded with injuries, but their starters all played 30 minutes plus. If they don't sit a bunch of people for this back-to-back, then they're still playing like they care.
Re: Game Day: Suns (44-36) @ Lakers (51-29), Fri 4/10/26
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 10:59 am
by Superbone
I look forward to the starting center matchup of Maluach vs Ayton. At least that's my hope. Rest Williams. But seeing as he's not on the injured list, he's probably starting. Even so, Man Man should get a lot of time.