1
Gambling discussion / Re: [NBA] Unofficial Discussion Thread
« Last post by LogitechMouse on Today at 08:07:05 AM »Worse than the news you shared. Zion is out in their game against the Kings because of that injury that he got against the Lakers.The problem though is that Zion got injured in the 4th quarter of the game, and currently on a day-to-day status because apparently, he got a left leg soreness. I just hope that he will be ok, or their next game might be their final game of the season.
His status has been updated. Unfortunately for the Pelicans, Zion has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. In other words, he will miss at least 2 weeks. Even if the Pelicans without Zion can beat the Kings in the upcoming game, they are unlikely to have any success in the playoffs.
Bad news for the Pels' fans. Zion is prone to injury because of his size.
You are right, if they beat the Kings in a do-or-die game and proceed to go against the Thunder their chances is low.
Per bookies the Kings is the slight favorite to win with an odds of @1.85, attractive for those who believe that the Kings will advance to the playoffs.
With how Ingram and McCollum played against the Lakers, I don't think that the Pelicans have a chance to beat the Kings TBH. Unless they will step up on offense and be a hero on this do-or-die game, they have no chance (at least for me). Just imagine them being on the 6th seed with only a few games remaining in the regular season then they ended up at 7th seed as they lost to the Lakers then now dropped to 8th seed because they defeated once again, and now has a chance to be out of the playoffs yet "again" because Zion will not play.
Well, the Kings don't have Huerter and Monk either, but they need Ingram and McCollum to step up offensively and don't perform like what they did against the Lakers. The odds of the Kings winning is higher because Zion is out for the Pelicans. If I would bet, TBH I'll go with the Kings on this one.