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Lakers vs. Magic Injury Report

Lakers: Christian Wood: Out (Knee), Rui Hachimura: Questionable (Ankle), Jarred Vanderbilt: Questionable (Foot), Bronny James: Questionable (Heel), Jalen Hood-Schifino: Questionable (Groin), Jaxson Hayes: Out (Ankle)

Magic: Wendell Carter: Out (Foot), Paolo Banchero: Out (Abdomen)

Slims Keys to the game:

* Bench scoring
* Defense
* 3 point shooting haha

Players to watch; Knecht, Koloko, Cam, Max

Star In Your Role = Reaves
Superstar = AD ...
If you know what I mean, you know

SlimShady83 wrote:Star In your Roll = Reaves

Don't you mean Star In Your Role?

This is a game where we lucked out on with Paolo out.
We have to capitalize as we're heading into a tough stretch where it will definitely define who this team is (a team that had a 6game win streak due to sub par teams, or an actual playoff team)


AD has been playing to the consistent levels of how Shaq was during his peak.
Consistently putting up 30+ points and 12 rebounds.
Maybe even slightly better than Shaq during this short stretch of season at least. The horror for me to say that I know.

Also I like AD's come of age new aggressive mentality towards this team and himself and the concept of winning. He's getting tough minded like Shaq a bit.
This is becoming his team. I see lebron more and more defer to him and I think it has a lot to do with JJ

Let's do dis

Dr Aki wrote:

SlimShady83 wrote:Star In your Roll = Reaves

Don't you mean Star In Your Role?

My bad lol fixed

Not sure if anyone is aware that Vando will be re examined on early December, making Cam Reddish' ability to guard prolific forwards like Franz Wagner pretty vital. So far, I have been eating crow about my take about Cam, hopefully he'll prove me wrong esp this game.
Keep an eye on possible revenge game for KCP and Mo Wagner. I see KCP or Suggs defending against Knecht.
DLo is due for a nice shooting night.

Key objective besides winning:

Show us 48 minutes of disciplined defense, not 36 like last game.

Please.

Then we’ll win. Simple math.

Get the game going already, I got a party to go to, might miss end of game

Is It me or does Cam look really, really tall, maybe just the angles??

Just Imagine Kessler and AD frontcourt block party

SlimShady83 wrote:Is It me or does Cam look really, really tall, maybe just the angles??

I had actually been thinking that myself this game

I'm glad Kaloko is getting to play, but hopefully Hayes and Rui are back soon. I love Knecht starting, but Rui does some good things we could use.

AD about to pass up Odom for top 20 scorers in Laker history this game.

tamaraw08 wrote:Not sure if anyone is aware that Vando will be re examined on early December, making Cam Reddish' ability to guard prolific forwards like Franz Wagner pretty vital. So far, I have been eating crow about my take about Cam, hopefully he'll prove me wrong esp this game.
Keep an eye on possible revenge game for KCP and Mo Wagner. I see KCP or Suggs defending against Knecht.
DLo is due for a nice shooting night.

With Banchero out, the only chance Orlando can to win is for Franz Wagner to have a huge game…. Lakers know this and…… ?

Don't like it.

Missed 4th quarter, at party now about to sleep lol, came down to free throws?

Make your freethrows.

SlimShady83 wrote:Missed 4th quarter, at party now about to sleep lol, came down to free throws?

Did you fell asleep right away knowing they were leading by 4pts with just 27 seconds to go?
I didn't

Hans1984 wrote:Make your freethrows.

It must be very frustrating for Redick to see his players miss those FT's esp when he shot 89% as a player.

tamaraw08 wrote:

Hans1984 wrote:Make your freethrows.

It must be very frustrating for Redick to see his players miss those FT's esp when he shot 89% as a player.

It's concerning to see our two best players not beeing able to make their FTs when it counts.

That reminded me of the 2022-2023 season when we lost a handful of games because of missed free throws. I seem to remember AD being a big choker in those games as well.