Game 18: Los Angeles Lakers (15-2) @ New Orleans Pelicans (6-11) - 6:30 PM PST

thebigbird · Post #201 » by **thebigbird** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:35 am

Caruso was a +23 tonight. I was so nervous when LeBron went to the line in the 4th but they went in, 15 points in the 4th.

Dr Aki · Post #202 » by **Dr Aki** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:43 am

thebigbird wrote:Caruso was a +23 tonight. I was so nervous when LeBron went to the line in the 4th but they went in, 15 points in the 4th.

he turned holiday into e'twaun moore that second half

holiday had 25 points in the first half. he ended up with only 29

TKainZero · Post #203 » by **TKainZero** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:49 am

thebigbird wrote:Caruso was a +23 tonight. I was so nervous when LeBron went to the line in the 4th but they went in, 15 points in the 4th.

More Caruso seems like a good idea

Post #204 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:51 am

Read on Twitter

Crooked-I · Post #205 » by **Crooked-I** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:03 am

dockingsched wrote:

Read on Twitter

Hopefully his shot not falling is just a cold streak. Because he's shooting worse than Rondo right now.

danfantastk32 · Post #206 » by **danfantastk32** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:03 am

Nice comeback in the 4th. Another good road win, to make it a perfect trip.

Ingram still clankin. And Lonzo couldn't play, as he's got the sh&**s. So, little has changed. Good to see the old crew. I hope something good comes of them.

Davis showed the old crowd what they lost. That steal at the end reminded me of Ariza's handy-work. We come home with a respectable 16-2 record, and I can turn my attention to turkey, gravy, and the rest. We'll see the wizards at home on Fri.

Beethoven · Post #207 » by **Beethoven** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:16 am

Typical failure to finish or no-shows by Ingram Hart and ball.
40 point game and key defense and steals by AD
Yup we got the better end of the deal.

danfantastk32 · Post #208 » by **danfantastk32** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:42 am

Crooked-I wrote:
dockingsched wrote:

Read on Twitter

Hopefully his shot not falling is just a cold streak. Because he's shooting worse than Rondo right now.

He shot 1-1 tonight. So he was perfect. It would prob be nice to see a guy who plays 25 minutes take more than 1 shot, grab 1 rebound, and have 2 assists.

I get there are those guy that 'don't fill the stat sheets'....but c'mon. Gotta be more productive out there in 25 minutes.

bellabiyel · Post #209 » by **bellabiyel** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:43 am

ingram doing ingram things..

SlimShady83 · Post #210 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 7:18 am

crap I'm good. I said at the be a high scoring game at least 110 each

SlimShady83 · Post #211 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 7:19 am

danfantastk32 wrote:
Crooked-I wrote:
dockingsched wrote:

Read on Twitter

Hopefully his shot not falling is just a cold streak. Because he's shooting worse than Rondo right now.

He shot 1-1 tonight. So he was perfect. It would prob be nice to see a guy who plays 25 minutes take more than 1 shot, grab 1 rebound, and have 2 assists.

I get there are those guy that 'don't fill the stat sheets'....but c'mon. Gotta be more productive out there in 25 minutes.

You see any White Mamba haters out there now??? Get out

SlimShady83 · Post #212 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 7:20 am

You clowns will never be happy always finding ways to down someone yikes

danfantastk32 · Post #213 » by **danfantastk32** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 7:32 am

SlimShady83 wrote: You see any White Mamba haters out there now??? Get out

Yeah...I'm actually at my computer right now. Don't see too much of anything, tbh.

Caruso is fine. I don't think he's a great player, but he's improving and considering where he was a year ago, it's awesome. We really lack at the PG position, and he's helping much better than I expected.

I'm not gonna blow the guy. He took 1 shot, grabbed 1 board, and had 2 assists in 25 minutes. I'd like to see more. Somewhere between calling the player 'a beast' and "hating" there's this VVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSTTTTTTT range. Get out of the Caruso temple now and then. You'll see a whole bunch of guys who aren't enamored with him...but who root for him, and think he's a wonderful story.

BEazy · Post #214 » by **BEazy** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:16 am

Refs eventually have to start getting Bron and AD on the line right? I mean these guys are getting beat up left and right and the refs swallow their whistle. Just breathing on James Harden and he gets a foul call. The disparity is quite amazing.

Pythagoras · Post #215 » by **Pythagoras** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:22 am

zimpy27 wrote:After this game Kuzma has bumped himself up to a TS% of 59%

Nearly above the coveted 60% mark for the season.

He’s thriving in his role as third scorer this year. I’d like to see him get more minutes and more shots

SlimShady83 · Post #216 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:09 am

LOL it's like you guys expect every single guy on this team to get like 10points a game 5 reb 5 ast even if they're the 15th player on the Roster

you guys crack me up at times

SlimShady83 · Post #217 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:11 am

Pythagoras wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:After this game Kuzma has bumped himself up to a TS% of 59%

Nearly above the coveted 60% mark for the season.

He’s thriving in his role as third scorer this year. I’d like to see him get more minutes and more shots

He will get more minutes, just remember he just came off injury, give it time

He'll be 20+ in no time. But that's King Kuz for ya

Spanish_Laker · Post #218 » by **Spanish_Laker** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:23 am

3pt defense is again an issue. We are letting some scrubs go off on us again. Nice 4th Q though, I wish we could defeat lowly teams without heroics in the last minutes. And now the hard schedule begins.

thebigbird · Post #219 » by **thebigbird** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:24 pm

The LeBron/Caruso lineup is now up to a +18.4 net rating. Caruso doesn't need to stuff the stat sheet, he played elite defense last night. Last night in 18 minutes, the LeBron/Caruso lineup had a 52.1 net rating. 127.8 offensive rating and a 75.7 defensive rating.

The LeBron/Caruso lineup has a 95.0 defensive rating. They've played 175 minutes together in 16 games, so a pretty good sample size.

More LeBron + Caruso, please!

kobe808lak · Post #220 » by **kobe808lak** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:44 pm

thebigbird wrote:The LeBron/Caruso lineup is now up to a +18.4 net rating. Caruso doesn't need to stuff the stat sheet, he played elite defense last night. Last night in 18 minutes, the LeBron/Caruso lineup had a 52.1 net rating. 127.8 offensive rating and a 75.7 defensive rating.

The LeBron/Caruso lineup has a 95.0 defensive rating. They've played 175 minutes together in 16 games, so a pretty good sample size.

More LeBron + Caruso, please!

Wow that is pretty telling.. Caruso is just a smart player - just knows his role and plays good D.. His shot will start falling too once he gets a better rhythm.