GT #69: Wizards (35-33) @ Lakers (22-45) 10:30 PM CSN

FAH1223 · Post #1 » by **FAH1223** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:40 am

The Lakers play zero defense and leave shooters open all the time. They also don't have a lot of healthy bodies. Guys at the bottom of this list are "hurt" or in D'Antoni's doghouse. Maybe Nick makes his return against some of his former teammates tonight?

Kendall Marshall will probably go off against the Wizards.

Lakers also are already eliminated from the playoffs, just the 6th time ever they're missing the playoffs.

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Last game:
Wizards - Blazers (L) 116-103
Spurs - Lakers - (L) 125-109

Starters: Will Gortat be ready?

Bench: Nash and Young returning for LAL.

jeffsays · Post #2 » by **jeffsays** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:10 am

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if we lost this one.

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dangermouse · Post #3 » by **dangermouse** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 7:27 am

Nick Young drops 82, LAL win in OT.

MikeTheKid · Post #4 » by **MikeTheKid** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:31 pm

Young goes off for 30, Kendall gets 20 assists

Post #5 » by **nate33** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:40 pm

I predicted the Wizards would lose @SAC and @POR. I figure they're win this one and probably @UTA in our next game. The injury-depleted Wizards can't beat half-decent West Conference teams on the road, but they can beat bad, tanking teams who are playing out the string.

MarcoPolo · Post #6 » by **MarcoPolo** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:27 pm

Is Gortat playing or he will take longer break?

dlts20 · Post #7 » by **dlts20** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:48 pm

@nate33, you mean Denver, right?

Anyways, its a must win game. Call me crazy but alot of times you see teams lose 2 tough games b2b and everyone assumes they will win the 3rd game against a bad team but they end up looking like flat garbage which makes everyone panic. However, the game ended up not being that close last night so our guys should be ready to get the W. If we play D like we did yesterday though, it doesnt matter. They will carve us up.

I expect Wall to dominate the game like he did last year at LA but wouldnt be shocked if he looked flat. You can never tell with him. If he's aggressive and can play 36 plus minutes then he should win this game darn near by himself. He should be able to just flat out carve up that D and do anything he wants to. Marshall will probably try to show the hometown Wiz what they are missing but Wall can flat out dominate him if he chooses to.

Again, I would love to see us go with someone else at the 4 but Im the only one talking about it so I guess its not bothering others and I dont think Witt will make a change

Post #8 » by **nate33** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:14 pm

dlts20 wrote:@nate33, you mean Denver, right?

Yes.

Post #9 » by **nate33** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:23 pm

MarcoPolo wrote:Is Gortat playing or he will take longer break?

I hope so. Gortat may not be the greatest rim protector on the planet, but at least he knows what he is doing on defensive rotations. It was embarrassing to see how many open layups we gave to Portland last night. Seraphin did his job but got in foul trouble. When Gooden or Harrington were asked to play center in his place, it was a disaster. Booker was pretty lousy too.

diaboliQ_Mo · Post #10 » by **diaboliQ_Mo** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:46 pm

Must win, baby!

mohammed10 · Post #11 » by **mohammed10** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:04 pm

A must win, but...

Swaggy P drops 30 on us and Cast Away (i.e. - Marshall) hits us with 10 dimes.

We lose going away....all of a sudden the 7 seed is looking realistic

dlts20 · Post #12 » by **dlts20** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:17 pm

dang, both NY & Nash are suppose to return tonight. Just our luck with the way our D played yesterday

dlts20 · Post #13 » by **dlts20** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:26 pm

Wall has to dominate these matchups. No defensive team, no defensive bigs, and 2 slow PGs. Wall should attack all day and have atleast 20 & 10 type of game

NbdyBeatsTheWiz · Post #14 » by **NbdyBeatsTheWiz** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:36 pm

Can I get a side of Gilbert Arenas for 60, please?

FAH1223 · Post #15 » by **FAH1223** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:24 pm

nate33 wrote:
MarcoPolo wrote:Is Gortat playing or he will take longer break?

I hope so. Gortat may not be the greatest rim protector on the planet, but at least he knows what he is doing on defensive rotations. It was embarrassing to see how many open layups we gave to Portland last night. Seraphin did his job but got in foul trouble. When Gooden or Harrington were asked to play center in his place, it was a disaster. Booker was pretty lousy too.

I was impressed by Seraphin moving his feet and communicating on D...Protected the rim well in that first quarter

FAH1223 · Post #16 » by **FAH1223** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:25 pm

NbdyBeatsTheWiz wrote:Can I get a side of Gilbert Arenas for 60, please?

What about 24 and 16 from Wall as he did exactly one year ago tonight at Staples?

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKbDwbUEcOs[/youtube]

NbdyBeatsTheWiz · Post #17 » by **NbdyBeatsTheWiz** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 7:43 pm

FAH1223 wrote:
NbdyBeatsTheWiz wrote:Can I get a side of Gilbert Arenas for 60, please?

What about 24 and 16 from Wall as he did exactly one year ago tonight at Staples?

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKbDwbUEcOs[/youtube]

Absolutely. But he had 24 and 14 last night... just trying to get the guy a little HELPing on the side.

And agreed on everything Seraphin. You want him to be aggressive on D (like his highlight block on Lillard last night), but he HAS to stay out of foul trouble.

dlts20 · Post #18 » by **dlts20** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:33 pm

that KS crap still has alot to do with Witt. Im sick of coaches who automatically sit guys with 2 or 4 fouls. I agree with JVG on that. Sometimes you have to trust guys, especially vets. However, even if you want to sit guys its cool but KS didnt come back into the game until 3min were left. That means he only played 16 real minutes during the game. We got dominated when he went out. How come he cant get more than 16min? He went out in the 3rd with almost 8min left in the quarter and didnt play again until like 2:27 in the 4th. Thats a joke. Where Im from, even if you sit with 4, you still come back in at the start of the 4th, especially when they were owning our defense

Hypnotizer · Post #19 » by **Hypnotizer** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:05 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/SteveBuckhantz/status/447102281343713280[/tweet]

AWIZZINGBULLET · Post #20 » by **AWIZZINGBULLET** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:14 am

dlts20 wrote:that KS crap still has alot to do with Witt. Im sick of coaches who automatically sit guys with 2 or 4 fouls. I agree with JVG on that. Sometimes you have to trust guys, especially vets. However, even if you want to sit guys its cool but KS didnt come back into the game until 3min were left. That means he only played 16 real minutes during the game. We got dominated when he went out. How come he cant get more than 16min? He went out in the 3rd with almost 8min left in the quarter and didnt play again until like 2:27 in the 4th. Thats a joke. Where Im from, even if you sit with 4, you still come back in at the start of the 4th, especially when they were owning our defense

Until Seraphin really commits himself to learning how to defend the paint area, he'll probably continue to commit bad fouls and jeopardize his chances of impacting games just like last night. I hear you on Wittman, but Seraphin has to act like he cares about playing a smarter brand of basketball, especially on defense. He's got the strength and quickness...