Lakers vs Thunder series, Games #25 (W) and 26 (W), 2/8 and 2/10, 7:00 PM PT

NoseBleedLakers · Post #101 » by **NoseBleedLakers** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:45 am

What a terrible possession. Milk the clock and so damn undecisive on what to **** do :nonono:

BEazy · Post #102 » by **BEazy** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:46 am

Bron has played 130 minutes the last 3 games. SMH....

NoseBleedLakers · Post #103 » by **NoseBleedLakers** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:47 am

Lakers with another lucky win I guess :lol:

tugs · Post #104 » by **tugs** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:47 am

Dort channeling his inner Battier

BEazy · Post #105 » by **BEazy** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:47 am

What a **** win...

tugs · Post #106 » by **tugs** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:48 am

OKC exposed without a legitimate ball handler, especially that last possession not knowing how to get the ball

BEazy · Post #107 » by **BEazy** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:49 am

tugs wrote:OKC exposed without a legitimate ball handler, especially that last possession not knowing how to get the ball

That was suppose to be SGA's shot had he been playing tonight. I guess we got lucky.

TylersLakers · Post #108 » by **TylersLakers** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:50 am

lazybatman · Post #109 » by **lazybatman** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:52 am

This is straight up some terrible basketball against the weakest teams in the league. Can't complain about the OT wins though.. Lol

lazybatman · Post #110 » by **lazybatman** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:54 am

tugs wrote:OKC exposed without a legitimate ball handler, especially that last possession not knowing how to get the ball

That's okay, we're also letting Schroeder dribble for 20 seconds before he makes a pass for a Trez of Bron post up.. Evens out.

Kobe System · Post #111 » by **Kobe System** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:08 am

Michael Lucky wrote:
Kobe System wrote:Gasol needs to go. No one respect our defense in the paint with him as the anchor.

Calm down, he's hardly the issue. Injuries and coasting are the main issue. Despite that, the Lakers are still by far the most efficient defensive team in the league.

He is hardly an issue? :nonono:

kblo247 · Post #112 » by **kblo247** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:30 am

Kobe System wrote:
Michael Lucky wrote:
Kobe System wrote:Gasol needs to go. No one respect our defense in the paint with him as the anchor.

Calm down, he's hardly the issue. Injuries and coasting are the main issue. Despite that, the Lakers are still by far the most efficient defensive team in the league.

He is hardly an issue?

He plays 18 mins I mean he’s not the issue. He has a a higher block rate than Javale or Dwight. He has better defensive numbers than Javale or Dwight. That’s the same thing as last year when he was a raptor and was better than those two.

What we don’t have is AD being the secondary eraser or a fully engaged Lebron defensively.

There is a reason Toronto defense went to **** and it isn’t losing Ibaka. If you want Marc to lockdown the paint play him the minutes Toronto did which was upper twenties over the teens and never in the fourth like Javale

Hell people bitch about Marc but Jokic was neutered by him. Yet the walking box score Whiteside gave up 50

LAKESHOW · Post #113 » by **LAKESHOW** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:25 am

Aint got nuttin to say. Lets just take the W and move on to the next one. And hope we improve in the next game, cause we haven't been having practices, and it shows.

Hans1984 · Post #114 » by **Hans1984** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:37 am

snaquille oatmeal wrote:
Hans1984 wrote:Lakers games are hard to watch if it isn't against a top team. I think I'll only tune in for top teams and the playoffs from now on. The team clearly doesn't care about those games so why would I.

How I read your post

Couldn't care less about your opinion buddy.
Been watching the NBA for almost 30 years so I don't care about some nobody calling me a bandwagoner :crazy:

Oh and another lackluster game by the lakers. What else is new ?

iamworthy · Post #115 » by **iamworthy** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:34 pm

Wesley Matthews defense on horford was impressive. It's not going to happen but if I were frank Vogel I'd give Westly a look at the starting guard spot and bench KCP.

tamaraw08 · Post #116 » by **tamaraw08** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:24 pm

lazybatman wrote:This is straight up some terrible basketball against the weakest teams in the league. Can't complain about the OT wins though.. Lol

Great offensive schemes by Vogel, play Lebron for 40+ minutes and ask him to do his thing. Imagine if Frank is coaching OKC, he’ll probably force SGA to play and let him iso....

iamworthy · Post #117 » by **iamworthy** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:48 pm

Sometimes LeBron makes some head scratching plays towards the end of games.

Beethoven · Post #118 » by **Beethoven** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:17 pm

Let's blow out the next team from tip off to end of game.
I would like to see Bron sit out Friday. He deserves the rest.
See if this team is fully capable of a dominant game without their 3-headed dragon slayers: AD BRON CARUSO

Post #119 » by **Kilroy** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:52 pm

iamworthy wrote:Wesley Matthews defense on horford was impressive. It's not going to happen but if I were frank Vogel I'd give Westly a look at the starting guard spot and bench KCP.

Morris' D on Horford was great too... Putting him on Al swung momentum in our favor and allowed us to get the tie... If we'd have executed better in the final minutes of regulation, we could have avoided OT all together, in fact...

Mathews was really good this series... I hope he finds himself more PT and I'm with you, I'd start him over KCP or Kuz at this point.

I'm starting to wonder if AD's really banged up or they're resting him on purpose right now... He takes so much of the defensive load inside, maybe they wanted to see if Trez would step up and who else would step in and carry some of that load...

Morris and Wes were great... Kuz wasn't terrible, but he had a rather quiet 20/10... His scoring outbursts never seem to have that much impact on games, for whatever reason. He's better on D but still a bit like a squirrel going after a nut at times...

Schroder was great for most of the game, but his passing and decision making at times is a real problem... Passing up open 3s to throw the ball away, dribbling into coverage and throwing the ball away, lazy passes... That's going to be a huge issue in the playoffs if he doesn't figure it out...

THT was also making a lot of errors initiating the offense... We need Caruso back asap.

iamworthy · Post #120 » by **iamworthy** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:58 pm

Kilroy wrote:
iamworthy wrote:Wesley Matthews defense on horford was impressive. It's not going to happen but if I were frank Vogel I'd give Westly a look at the starting guard spot and bench KCP.

Morris' D on Horford was great too... Putting him on Al swung momentum in our favor and allowed us to get the tie... If we'd have executed better in the final minutes of regulation, we could have avoided OT all together, in fact...

Mathews was really good this series... I hope he finds himself more PT and I'm with you, I'd start him over KCP or Kuz at this point.

I'm starting to wonder if AD's really banged up or they're resting him on purpose right now... He takes so much of the defensive load inside, maybe they wanted to see if Trez would step up and who else would step in and carry some of that load...

Morris and Wes were great... Kuz wasn't terrible, but he had a rather quiet 20/10... His scoring outbursts never seem to have that much impact on games, for whatever reason. He's better on D but still a bit like a squirrel going after a nut at times...

Schroder was great for most of the game, but his passing and decision making at times is a real problem... Passing up open 3s to throw the ball away, dribbling into coverage and throwing the ball away, lazy passes... That's going to be a huge issue in the playoffs if he doesn't figure it out...

THT was also making a lot of errors initiating the offense... We need Caruso back asap.

Great post. You're Dennis point is spot on. THT is going to make mistakes, you just gotta hope they don't negatively affect us too much.