I touched on it during the podcast but wanted to drop it in a post so as to more thoroughly flesh this out. There is a not so wild possibility that the Lakers and the Warriors could play each other in the playoffs twice. Regardless of who wins or loses tonight. The loser will be set to play the winner of the Spurs/Grizzlies game to snag the true 8 seed. The winner of tonight will be the true 7 seed. But these playin games are considered playoffs (techs are reset, stats start anew, and so on).
So dig on this:
Lakers win, then go on to beat the Suns and then whomever comes out of the Denver/Portland series, let’s just say Denver. We beat the Nuggets minus Murray and voila! We’re in the western conference finals all cheer and dance.
Meanwhile, in the other bracket…
Golden State rebounds to beat let’s just say the Grizzlies because J-MO!!! They build some mojo, beat Utah and then take out the Clippers setting the stage for…
ULTIMATE REVENGE BLOOD SPORT REMTACH 2021!!!!
Lakers vs. Warriors…again, the return of the revenge.
If that’s not the craziest playoff scenario ever envisioned feel free to drop a 1-up.
Honestly I don’t think this has happened in any playoffs in any sport ever. Could happen in the East, too, but (and let’s be honest here) who really cares what happens to the Celtics?
I wouldn’t mind playing the Warriors in the conference finals rather than the Clippers. Advantage Lakers. Unfortunately, I think the odds are heavily in favor of this not happening.