Game 53: Los Angeles Lakers (40-12) @ Denver Nuggets (38-16) - 10:00 PM ET

lakerz12 · Post #221 » by **lakerz12** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:49 am

thebigbird wrote:
lakerz12 wrote:That shot...lol

What's wrong with going to the rim?

It wasn't a bad shot. He just missed.

He looked awkward and appeared to shoot with zero confidence and missed badly, but other than that it wasn't a bad shot.

Got the W though!

MAMBAEMD · Post #222 » by **MAMBAEMD** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:50 am

Big win.
Great poise down the stretch.
That was playoff atmosphere and we were as tough as nails in the high altitude.

NippySudz · Post #223 » by **NippySudz** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:51 am

Kilroy wrote:Another win that could easily have gone the other way... I love the wins, I just have no confidence in this team.

Come on dude. You can't coast through every win..that was an impressive win. Frank Vogel made the right adjustments. Everyone was always on his ass about not making good adjustments.

Winning in altitude like that. Good win for the Lakers to enter the break.

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BEazy · Post #224 » by **BEazy** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:52 am

This game should not have been this hard to win. We got to get more from our bench. Good win, but we got to straighten some things out with the bench.

thebigbird · Post #225 » by **thebigbird** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:52 am

lakerz12 wrote:
thebigbird wrote:
lakerz12 wrote:That shot...lol

What's wrong with going to the rim?

It wasn't a bad shot. He just missed.

He looked awkward and appeared to shoot with zero confidence and missed badly, but other than that it wasn't a bad shot.

Got the W though!

Watching the replay it looked like he was going to drive but AD crashed to the rim and brought his defender with him. Glad they pulled it out though!!

Post #226 » by **Kilroy** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:52 am

AD is done with this interview life. :lol:

thebigbird · Post #227 » by **thebigbird** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:52 am

Jokic is pretty annoying to watch. He loves to flop his gut around looking for fouls.

Beethoven · Post #228 » by **Beethoven** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:52 am

What a game what a game. High fives all around.

NoseBleedLakers · Post #229 » by **NoseBleedLakers** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:53 am

Hell of a game.

Free throws were absolutely disgusting tonight, but the Lakers managed to find a way to win this one.

Can't believe it's been 10 years since the Lakers last had at least 41 wins at the All-Star break.

Post #230 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:53 am

Sedale Threatt wrote:Still getting used to the Davis experience. Felt like he coasted for 80 percent of the game and he ends up with 33 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Whenever I find myself thinking this cause of his tendency to disappear a bit offensively, I just watch him on the defensive end instead of the ball and I quickly remember just how insanely good, active and smart his defense always is.

Pythagoras · Post #231 » by **Pythagoras** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:54 am

Hey its 2020 and you know what? Jamal Murray still SUCKS! Way to get the W boys! Nobody is catching the Lake show for that 1 seed.

Sedale Threatt · Post #232 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:55 am

dockingsched wrote:Gonna be honest, Denver is the one team out West out of all the potential playoff teams that I feel the Lakers would have the easiest time with. They just don’t stand a chance.

We've got size to match up with Jokic. He still put up numbers but he had to work and that's key.

Post #233 » by **TyCobb** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:56 am

Big win.

BEazy · Post #234 » by **BEazy** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:57 am

Shout out to Dwight Howard for playing great defense on Jokic.

Sedale Threatt · Post #235 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:58 am

dockingsched wrote:
Sedale Threatt wrote:Still getting used to the Davis experience. Felt like he coasted for 80 percent of the game and he ends up with 33 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Whenever I find myself thinking this cause of his tendency to disappear a bit offensively, I just watch him on the defensive end instead of the ball and I quickly remember just how insanely good, active and smart his defense always is.

I thought he was amazing down the stretch and OT. That block/rebound/FT combo he had on Jokic late was insane. But I was wanting more before that. He just reminds me so much of David Robinson. Incredible player, but you want a little more F you.

BEazy · Post #236 » by **BEazy** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:59 am

Really hope Vogel plays LeBron limited minutes during the All-Star game. He needs the rest. Same with AD. I'm sure that tailbone injury is still bothering him.

Sedale Threatt · Post #237 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:00 am

Five games up in the loss column on both Denver and LAC with 29 left. Far from insurmountable but I would have taken that in a heartbeat at the start of the season.

TylersLakers · Post #238 » by **TylersLakers** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:01 am

Huge win. During a season where we haven't had a ton of "huge wins" in my opinion.

TylersLakers · Post #239 » by **TylersLakers** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:02 am

Also, for the love of god, I don't want to see Rondo again.

Sedale Threatt · Post #240 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:03 am

TylersLakers wrote:Also, for the love of god, I don't want to see Rondo again.

I had a long check-in with one of my Laker buddies today on the state of the team. As soon as he started defending Rondo I hung up on him.