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Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET

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Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#2 » by Beethoven » Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:16 pm

We win this by 14 points


edit.. we win this by 13.5 points
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#3 » by Kilroy » Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:10 pm

Calling Kevin Love dropping 40 on us as a job interview game...

But if we have AD, LeBron and Green back along with Kuzma, I don't know how we lose this one.
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#4 » by Dr Aki » Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:27 pm

I predict a 113-105 win

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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#5 » by Beethoven » Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:40 pm

These 730pm home games are just too late for me. I need to be in bed by 930
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#6 » by Sedale Threatt » Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:41 pm

Imagine living on the East Coast. Fortunately, I work super late and I'm up anyway. But otherwise it would suuuuuuck.
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#7 » by politm » Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:36 am

Imagine waking up at 5:30 AM to watch the game and then leave for work...

The east coast games that start at 1 or 2 AM are just killing me tho...
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Post#8 » by BEazy » Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:57 am

I'm back in central time zone. So I like when we play east coast games and central games. West coast games kill me the next day. I have to drink a whole bunch of coffee.
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#9 » by LAKESHOW » Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:28 am

I traveled back east on a business trip long ago. It was awesome. Drinking beer till 2 in the morning watching Laker basketball
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#10 » by Sedale Threatt » Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:32 am

politm wrote:Imagine waking up at 5:30 AM to watch the game and then leave for work...

The east coast games that start at 1 or 2 AM are just killing me tho...


Yeah, I could never do that. Maybe for some big games, but not regularly. I've always needed my sleep.
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Post#11 » by Sedale Threatt » Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:34 am

ScHoolBoy B wrote:I'm back in central time zone. So I like when we play east coast games and central games. West coast games kill me the next day. I have to drink a whole bunch of coffee.


I've lived in all four time zones, and I think it's a toss-up between Mountain and Central for the best. Central is probably the best in terms of how it fits in with a work schedule (Lakers games tip at 9:30, so you can still get to bed at a decent hour), but Mountain is the sweet spot between early and not too early.
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#12 » by Landsberger » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:13 am

I'm over in Phoenix and this time of the year we're in Mountain Time.... so 8:30 tip off.... in a couple months I'll be back on Pacific time.
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#13 » by Kobe System » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:15 am

Any update on Green?
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Post#14 » by Landsberger » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:35 am

Kobe System wrote:Any update on Green?


Looks like he's back...
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#15 » by Landsberger » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:44 am

This looks like the OKC-Laker game in reverse so far
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#16 » by Landsberger » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:56 am

Kuz can't hit squat and Bradley can't miss.
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#17 » by politm » Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:02 am

Kilroy wrote:Calling Kevin Love dropping 40 on us as a job interview game...

But if we have AD, LeBron and Green back along with Kuzma, I don't know how we lose this one.


Well, so far he has 9 points and 6 rebounds in the first quarter
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#18 » by kblo247 » Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:03 am

Anyone else think Thompson could be what the Heat need?
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#19 » by Dr Aki » Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:06 am

Well the streak of 40+ points in the first quarter had to end.
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Re: Game 40: Los Angeles Lakers (32-7) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-27) - 10:30 PM ET 

Post#20 » by NoseBleedLakers » Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:06 am

Lackluster 1st quarter for the Lakers shooting-wise. Need to start making their shots, 9-22 to Cleveland's 12-21 from the field.

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