Game 41: Los Angeles Lakers (28-14) @ Phoenix Suns (27-13) l Sunday l 7:00pm l NBATV l FSAZ

SunsRback4Good · Post #1 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:15 am

Who: Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers

When: Sunday, March 21st @ 7:00pm (10:00ET), NBATV, FSNAZ

Where: PHX Arena, Phoenix, AZ

Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup:

C- Jones

F- M. Morris

F- Kuzma

G- Caldwell-Pope

G- Schroder

Reserves: Caruso/Horton-Tucker/Harrell/Matthews

Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Ayton

F- Crowder

F- Bridges

G- Booker

G- CP3

Reserves: Kaminsky/Saric/Payne/Nader/Galloway

Good luck charm!!!

Adrao · Post #2 » by **Adrao** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:12 am

Without Davis and LeBron this match is a must.

Bogyo · Post #3 » by **Bogyo** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:41 am

#2 and #4 yes please

Bogdanovic44 · Post #4 » by **Bogdanovic44** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:43 am

Must win for Suns, you have a really good chance to be 1st in WC

Mulhollanddrive · Post #5 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:57 pm

Lakers don't have the scoring power of a Minneosta, Charlotte, Washington so I feel more confident about this game.

More interested to see if Ayton or Bridges can take the next step offensively, love to see them take 20 shots one game.

ducler · Post #6 » by **ducler** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:12 pm

Read on Twitter

Jarlaxle0204 · Post #7 » by **Jarlaxle0204** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:39 pm

This will be embarrassing if we lose this without Lebron and AD out there. Hope they come out focused and don't underestimate their opponent.

Barkley6 · Post #8 » by **Barkley6** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:09 pm

Jarlaxle0204 wrote:This will be embarrassing if we lose this without Lebron and AD out there. Hope they come out focused and don't underestimate their opponent.

Hopefully the first game against Minnesota is fresh enough in their minds to not let them get lax. But the next couple weeks while both LeBron and AD are out should be an opportunity for us to get a little cushion in the Pacific division, especially considering we have a pretty easy run after this game:
@Miami
@Orlando
@Charlotte
V Atlanta
V Chicago
V OKC
@Houston

Then we get Utah and LAC on back to back nights.

If we win tonight and can go 8-2 in that stretch of 10 games, I think we'll have more or less sewn up the 2 seed barring a big time collapse. We'd be 36-15 heading into the final 21 games, which definitely bodes well for playoff seeding.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #9 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:23 pm

Yeah can't take any NBA game for granted. Heck I wouldn't really put that wolves totally in the category, that was just a two guys go crazy in the same game. Happens.

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Mulhollanddrive · Post #10 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:46 pm

Damian Jones got cut so assume Gasol is starting.

Fo-Real · Post #11 » by **Fo-Real** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 7:01 pm

Mulhollanddrive wrote:Damian Jones got cut so assume Gasol is starting.

Wow

dmastro32 · Post #12 » by **dmastro32** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:06 pm

Just thought of this how many players do the Lakers have for tonight could they end up with less than 8?

From my count without Jones they only have 8

Revived · Post #13 » by **Revived** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:30 pm

No Bron, no AD. Cant lose this one.

Players can’t take them lightly because this team even without those guys is still probably better than Wizards, Kings, Pistons etc.

THT seems to play well against us. Kuzma’s gonna try and go off especially cause he’s boys with Booker. Schroder and Caruso can be difference makers.

Biggest difference will be if our front court can contain Harrell. We’ve been very bad lately at stopping bigs lately so this will be important imo.

collidingNeurons · Post #14 » by **collidingNeurons** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:29 pm

dmastro32 wrote:Just thought of this how many players do the Lakers have for tonight could they end up with less than 8?

From my count without Jones they only have 8

Unless some out i am unaware of, Kuzma, Matthews, Morris, Shroder, Caruso, THT, KCP, McKinnie, Harrell, and maybe Gasol and i guess Giannis' brother is still on the team

Frank Lee · Post #15 » by **Frank Lee** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:42 am

This is a take no prisoner stomp down game. That locker room still has to be pizzed, well, all but one guy.

Suns -10 ... I’m on it.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #16 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:49 am

Opposition has only won since January 28th when they score 122+

King4Day · Post #17 » by **King4Day** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:36 am

Read on Twitter

King4Day · Post #18 » by **King4Day** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:37 am

It's already been said but this is a game we need to take control of early and put them away. Don't play around. This team we're playing tonight has less talent than the Wolves

Mulhollanddrive · Post #19 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:54 am

Schroder, Caldwell, Matthews, Kuzma, Morris
Caruso, Horton, McKinnie, Harrell

If we're serious we win by 30.

Post #20 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:24 am

Some of these colors teams wear these days that have nothing to do with their regular colors are so strange. Lakers in white and baby blue? TWolves in flourescent green? Mavs in all green? I mean you could probably name 10 teams that have strange colored alternates..seems like the Lakers have a few of them too.