Game #80: LAL @ LAC—THE BATTLE FOR LA—Wednesday 4/5 7PM, ESPN

[nickhx2]

I have no faith tonight. Reason being the Lakers play with actual urgency and we don't. Please prove me wrong.

We both will, although to what end I don't know. I think it will be a 50/50 game.

for what might be the most important game of the season, i have the most expectation to be let down.

[Ballings7]

Feels like a loss here - we'll see

Lakers are a different team than earlier in the year.. but still quite beatable.

Zubac's excitement for the game was good to see.

[esqtvd]

Feels like a loss here - we'll see

Lakers are a different team than earlier in the year.. but still quite beatable.

Zubac's excitement for the game was good to see.

Zu is key

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LATE ADD: Marcus Morris OUT [back]

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[madmaxmedia]

ESPN matchup predictor gives us a 68% of winning…let’s get this!

Even though this is Russ’s return, I would love to see Bones go ham tonight.

[ejftw]

EJ was such a welcome addition since he's actually willing to shoot, Kennard would've pumped, dribbled and passed on that open

[ejftw]

Here we go, the same script, start out hot, let them leak back in, and probably go on another run, etc etc

[esqtvd]

Lakers hitting 3s but are not the 3-ball team we are. We can win a 3-ball duel.

OTOH, LeBron is minus-20 with 4 TOs. That can't last either.

[TheNewEra]

Much better effort

[The High Cyde]

Welcome back Powell, damn do we need him going.

[esqtvd]

Lakers shooting 50%/50%
but the Clips are shooting 64%/64% lol

they can't outshoot us

63-47 WITH 4:38 LEFT IN THE HALF

first team to play defense wins

[ejftw]

Can we just hold this to double digits the rest of the night?

[MartinToVaught]

Here we go, the same script, start out hot, let them leak back in, and probably go on another run, etc etc

My thoughts exactly. It's amazing how consistent these games are.

[ejftw]

Man, Zu has been spectacular

[Scoundreldays]

If only this team could be hypnotized to think every team they played was the Lakers.

[MartinToVaught]

If only this team could be hypnotized to think every team they played was the Lakers.

If only this team had a coach who took every game seriously, not just the ones against the Lakers or down 0-2 in a series.

[esqtvd]

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[esqtvd]

Lakers hitting 3s but are not the 3-ball team we are. We can win a 3-ball duel.

OTOH, LeBron is minus-20 with 4 TOs. That can't last either.

ADD: Don McLean just noted that Lebron doesn't look right. He was questionable [foot] going in and so far he's

14 minutes 1-6 shooting 3 pts, 0 rebs, 3 assts, 4 TOs, minus-25

next worst is minus-13

[donemilio21]

We need to run more. Play with higher tempo. Lakers played an OT game last night, get them tired

[The High Cyde]

We absolutely die in third quarters, smh

[MartinToVaught]

We absolutely die in third quarters, smh

That and the constant turnovers out of timeouts are both clear signs of Lue's ineptitude as a coach.