Sunday 3/24 NBA Game Thread

[IG2]

I can see why Indiana is #2 in ORTG. Their speed is insane. Lakers have actually been trying defensively and haven't come close to containing their dribble penetration.

[seorang]

WTF was that last pacers possession

[NyKnicks1714]

Really thought that was going in.

[Badlands]

There were 21 points scored in the last 55 seconds of the game.

[GeorgeSears]

There were 24 points scored in the last 1:36 of the game.

Defensive struggle.

[seorang]

Haliburton said “I’m back” against the Warriors and followed up with this stinker lol.

That All-NBA spot is looking more and more dubious.

Should've really allowed that Hamstring some rest, I know there's like 40 mil at stake due to the All-Nba stipulation in his extension, but he'll end up losing more in the long run if he's playing these games on a bad hammy.

[Badlands]

There were 24 points scored in the last 1:36 of the game.

Defensive struggle.

I edited the post because it was even crazier. 21 points in 55 seconds.

[John Murdoch]

That was one of the better quarters I have seen from the Lakers in a while.

If they could play like that for the rest of the season, they definitely could make noise in the playoffs. But unfortunately, they haven't really shown they can string more than 3-4 good games/wins in a row, despite another solid season from Lebron and AD.

If Spencer will come cheap again next yr than im cool with Dangelo not picking up his PO

[Dr Aki]

That was one of the better quarters I have seen from the Lakers in a while.

If they could play like that for the rest of the season, they definitely could make noise in the playoffs. But unfortunately, they haven't really shown they can string more than 3-4 good games/wins in a row, despite another solid season from Lebron and AD.

If Spencer will come cheap again next yr than im cool with Dangelo not picking up his PO

Lakers need as much talent in the backcourt as they can get in case one or a few of them go cold for extended periods of time

[Mrakar]

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[doogie_hauser]

That was one of the better quarters I have seen from the Lakers in a while.

If they could play like that for the rest of the season, they definitely could make noise in the playoffs. But unfortunately, they haven't really shown they can string more than 3-4 good games/wins in a row, despite another solid season from Lebron and AD.

If Spencer will come cheap again next yr than im cool with Dangelo not picking up his PO

Lakers need as much talent in the backcourt as they can get in case one or a few of them go cold for extended periods of time

I think Vanderbilt is an underrated signing for the Lakers whose presence has been sorely missed these past few months.

They need a couple more wins against quality teams away before I can consider them a legit threat in the West, but I can see their momentum building.

[Dr Aki]

If Spencer will come cheap again next yr than im cool with Dangelo not picking up his PO

Lakers need as much talent in the backcourt as they can get in case one or a few of them go cold for extended periods of time

I think Vanderbilt is an underrated signing for the Lakers whose presence has been sorely missed these past few months.

They need a couple more wins against quality teams away before I can consider them a legit threat in the West, but I can see their momentum building.

Vando's been injured since the all star break pretty much, and the Lakers have had the 2nd worst defence in the NBA since, especially since Vincent and Reddish have also had injuries of their own. The Lakers' perimeter defence has fallen off a cliff and it's been very noticeable.

Funnily enough, if the Lakers didn't have such one-dimensional role players and instead had proper 2-way players, they wouldn't have been able to pivot the way they have and completely leaned into all-out offense lineups (~2nd best offense in the NBA over the same timeframe).

So yeh, funny how that worked out

[Mk0]

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We saw it last year. Post ASB Reaves was getting like 8FTAs.
Silver may not have the Warriors in the Play In if Houston keeps winning but he sure as sh#% isn't going to lose out on the Lakers. I mean.. this is why the Play In exists.

[NyKnicks1714]

I can't recall a player falling off so hard in a single season as Hali has this year.

[NyKnicks1714]

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When you consider how the Lakers play on both ends of the court, it would be impossible for them not to have a massive FT advantage. They're 6th in the league in FTA/g, which is extremely reasonable based on how they play on offense. They're also second to last in 3PA/game. On defense, they've decided they're going to give their opponent whatever open jumpers they want, but they won't send them to the line. I don't think it's good strategy, and their recent defensive struggles are showing that, but that's not the point. It's their strategy. They give up the 2nd fewest FTA/g, behind Boston, but they give up the 3rd most 3PA/g,

None of those numbers are in any way unreasonable based on how the Lakers play, but when you jam FTA and opponent FTA together, which is about as meaningful of a player's block to turnover ratio, it fuels conspiracies.

[mako]

I can't recall a player falling off so hard in a single season as Hali has this year.

He's still at 20 points and 11 assists which is right around his average last year. The only thing that really took a huge dip is his 3 point shooting. He also suffered an injury that may have affected him, so there's that. It's more like he was playing out of his mind at the very start only to fall back down to earth to his normal averages.

[MiltownMadness]

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When you consider how the Lakers play on both ends of the court, it would be impossible for them not to have a massive FT advantage. They're 6th in the league in FTA/g, which is extremely reasonable based on how they play on offense. They're also second to last in 3PA/game. On defense, they've decided they're going to give their opponent whatever open jumpers they want, but they won't send them to the line. I don't think it's good strategy, and their recent defensive struggles are showing that, but that's not the point. It's their strategy. They give up the 2nd fewest FTA/g, behind Boston, but they give up the 3rd most 3PA/g,

None of those numbers are in any way unreasonable based on how the Lakers play, but when you jam FTA and opponent FTA together, which is about as meaningful of a player's block to turnover ratio, it fuels conspiracies.

Do they take double the shots inside compared to any other team in the league? That's the question. No bias just curious. I'd wager the Bucks take more shots inside

[NyKnicks1714]

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When you consider how the Lakers play on both ends of the court, it would be impossible for them not to have a massive FT advantage. They're 6th in the league in FTA/g, which is extremely reasonable based on how they play on offense. They're also second to last in 3PA/game. On defense, they've decided they're going to give their opponent whatever open jumpers they want, but they won't send them to the line. I don't think it's good strategy, and their recent defensive struggles are showing that, but that's not the point. It's their strategy. They give up the 2nd fewest FTA/g, behind Boston, but they give up the 3rd most 3PA/g,

None of those numbers are in any way unreasonable based on how the Lakers play, but when you jam FTA and opponent FTA together, which is about as meaningful of a player's block to turnover ratio, it fuels conspiracies.

Do they take double the shots inside compared to any other team in the league? That's the question. No bias just curious. I'd wager the Bucks take more shots inside

Why would they need to take double the shots inside compared to any other team in the league, lol? Where did that come from?

Milwaukee takes fewer shots inside, and leads the league in FTA/g.

[MiltownMadness]

When you consider how the Lakers play on both ends of the court, it would be impossible for them not to have a massive FT advantage. They're 6th in the league in FTA/g, which is extremely reasonable based on how they play on offense. They're also second to last in 3PA/game. On defense, they've decided they're going to give their opponent whatever open jumpers they want, but they won't send them to the line. I don't think it's good strategy, and their recent defensive struggles are showing that, but that's not the point. It's their strategy. They give up the 2nd fewest FTA/g, behind Boston, but they give up the 3rd most 3PA/g,

None of those numbers are in any way unreasonable based on how the Lakers play, but when you jam FTA and opponent FTA together, which is about as meaningful of a player's block to turnover ratio, it fuels conspiracies.

Do they take double the shots inside compared to any other team in the league? That's the question. No bias just curious. I'd wager the Bucks take more shots inside

Why would they need to take double the shots inside compared to any other team in the league, lol? Where did that come from?

Milwaukee takes fewer shots inside, and leads the league in FTA/g.

Pretty obvious, surely they aren't double in FTA just because they limit opponents shots inside. It's pretty obviously crooked especially when this has been going on two years in a row, let's not put the blinders on.

So Milwaukee takes more FTA/G, yet is getting doubled up in Ft differential to a bad tea in the the Lakers? That's a **** joke. Yikes.

[NyKnicks1714]

Do they take double the shots inside compared to any other team in the league? That's the question. No bias just curious. I'd wager the Bucks take more shots inside

Why would they need to take double the shots inside compared to any other team in the league, lol? Where did that come from?

Milwaukee takes fewer shots inside, and leads the league in FTA/g.

Pretty obvious, surely they aren't double in FTA just because they limit opponents shots inside. It's pretty obviously crooked especially when this has been going on two years in a row, let's not put the blinders on.

How are they "double in FTA"? You're completely misunderstanding this statistic, which is meaningless to begin with.