Game 9: Los Angeles Lakers (7-1) vs. Toronto Raptors (6-2) - 9:30 PM ET

[visionquest]

Lakers 0-10 against those Raptors "scrubs".

[LAKESHOW]

Rap fans are a trip. Give a kid an inch, and he thinks he can do a mile. Give the kid some candy, next thing you know, he thinks he can drink a beer. Give the raps a single chip, next thing ya know, they think theyve gotta 3peat.

[Revived]

Anyone know why Dudley only played 2 mins? Did he get injured?

[Beethoven]

That raptor team is quick, tall, and lean. I like how they move.

[BEazy]

Raptor fans remind me of Jeremy Lin fans back in the day.

[LAKESHOW]

Liked last nights game. Good game film on how chemistry and cohesion can be built. Late game tape showed for example, Slow down posession...get AD on the block...execute high percentage shot.
Instead, both bigmen were up top. Once AD or Kuz missed, the raps got the run outs, and no guards were back to defend transition. Push AD down, get Kuz to the wing, place guards and Bron up top. Drive. Post. Kick out to wing shooter. These coaches will make adjustments moving forward.

[Sedale Threatt]

Kuz is the new Clarkson. Flashy scorer, falls in love with the LA life and turns into a liability. I hope Pelinka doesn't make the mistake of offering him his next contract.

Funny, a guy I work with just made the same comparison.

Three things irritate me about Kuzma. He's soft, he's inconsistent, and if his shot isn't falling, he's bringing almost nothing else to the table.

As such, I propose we retire "Kuz" until he pulls his game out of the gutter. Like coffee, nicknames -- even low-effort hypocorisms -- are for closers.

[Slava]

Kuz is the new Clarkson. Flashy scorer, falls in love with the LA life and turns into a liability. I hope Pelinka doesn't make the mistake of offering him his next contract.

Funny, a guy I work with just made the same comparison.

Three things irritate me about Kuzma. He's soft, he's inconsistent, and if his shot isn't falling, he's bringing almost nothing else to the table.

As such, I propose we retire "Kuz" until he pulls his game out of the gutter. Like coffee, nicknames -- even low-effort hypocorisms -- are for closers.

He was doing some impressive stuff in his rookie year as the pick and roll ball handler. H'es not going to get that opportunity around LeBron, AD & Rondo handling the ball but if he is a liability on defence, he needs to be Lou Williams on offence to be productive.

[BEazy]

Give Kuz a break...He hasn’t played a game since going down in the summer. He’s basically doing summer workouts and training camp during the season. No reason to write off Kuz just yet...

[Gang of Four]

Raptors got the benefit of the officiating as usual. Hard for even the Lakers to win when they have to play 5 vs. 8 the entire game.

[Landsberger]

Anyone know why Dudley only played 2 mins? Did he get injured?

I'll answer as soon as someone tells me why he was put in the game in the first place.

[Landsberger]

We beat ourselves with some unknown to me Toronto players having career nights.

Not to be a dick. But isn't that exactly how you felt when Toronto won the championship last year?

Honestly if my team only won a title cause a much better team had an unprecedented amount of key injuries I’d just be happy about it and mind my business lol

Are you talking about GS's first championship in the Curry era?

[Grape]

Honestly if my team only won a title cause a much better team had an unprecedented amount of key injuries I’d just be happy about it and mind my business lol

Being a 60/40 Raptors/Lakers fan,

Do yourself a favor, pick a favorite team, then if you must pick yourself a second favorite team. Claiming some 60/40 allegiance is some elite level tomfoolery.

Is that not what 60/40 implies?

That's exactly what I'm doing. Don't know what the issue is lol.

[Revived]

Anyone know why Dudley only played 2 mins? Did he get injured?

I'll answer as soon as someone tells me why he was put in the game in the first place.

He’s a top 3 three pt shooter on the team behind only Green & Daniels.

[Wavy Q]

Keep saying that year after year after year. Let me know when it starts getting old after the years grow on you of you not winning a title. You just sound like an entitled teenage girl. And someone like you will bandwagon another team or stop watching the NBA before long.

Bro you really all in your feelings because nobody cares you won. Why do you even care what we think lmao.

Damn fam you got all personal and **** now my feelings are hurt.