Game 4 - Lakers vs Trail Blazers Monday 12/28

[SashAlex]

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vs

Arena -

TV: Spectrum SportsNet, NBA TV
RADIO: ESPN LA 710/KWKW (S)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Your Los Angeles Lakers" <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Frontcourt <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

LeBron James #23 ------------------------------------------------- Anthony Davis #3


>>>>>>>>> Center <<<<<<<<<

-------------- Marc Gasol #14 --------------


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Backcourt <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Dennis Schroder #17 ----------------------------------------- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #1


~~~~~ Key stats ~~~~~

* Anthony Davis - 23 PPG
* Anthony Davis - 7.5 RPG
* LeBron James - 6.7 APG
* Kostas Antetokounmpo - 2.0 BPG
* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - 1.33 SPG

~~~~~~~~~~ Key Bench & Rotation players ~~~~~~~~~~

> Montrezl Harrell #15
> Alex Caruso #4
> Kyle Kuzma #0
> Markieff Morris #88
> Wesley Matthews #9
> Talen Horton-Tucker #5


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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The Portland Trail Blazers" <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Frontcourt <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Derrick Jones Jr. #55 -------------------------------------------- Robert Covington #23


>>>>>>>>> Center <<<<<<<<<

-------------- Jusuf Nurkic #27 --------------


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Backcourt <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Damian Lillard #0 --------------------------------------------------- CJ McCollum #3


~~~~~ Key Stats ~~~~~

* CJ McCollum - 33.5 PPG
* Enes Kanter - 8.5 RPG
* Damian Lillard - 8 APG
* Enes Kanter - 0.5 BPG
* Carmelo Anthony - 1.5 SPG

~~~~~~~~~~ Key Bench & Rotation players ~~~~~~~~~~

> Carmelo Anthony #00
> Gary Trent Jr. #2
> Enes Kanter #11
> Rodney Hood #5


Game Plan:

* Limit TOs;
* Focus on the perimeter defense;
* Rim protection;
* 1st unit ball movement;


GO LAKERS!

Discuss...

[iamworthy]

Awesome thread! Hopefully LeBron, Marc,and AD sit this one out. Let the young guys get some run.

[TyCobb]

Sweet game thread SashAlex!

[stan francisco]

Nice GT, SashAlex!

Pope, Caruso, Schröder and Matthews, this is why we signed you; to shut good backcourts down and hit the three. Not to just hit the three but to also do the dirty work of suffocating other backcourts.

Formidable opponent backcourt tonight.

It wouldn’t surprise me if where the other guards fail defensively, THT will have success. His length might bother both of them.

Go Lakers!

I’d love to see a bit of a breakout game for Kostas.

Edit: Defensively, it’s all about team defense; help defense with crisp rotations is a must against POR, active feet running through (above) screens, loud communication from the anchor C and out. Make it difficult for their guards! No space. Chase them out to the half court line. They’ll still make threes from there.

Edit 2: Offense: Give the ball to LBJ. Let him decide when to give it to Gasol to create the assist. Done.

[Beethoven]

So are we ever going to fly out to another city this season?

[SashAlex]

Awesome thread! Hopefully LeBron, Marc,and AD sit this one out. Let the young guys get some run.

Thx boys. Decided to remember the good old times here when I was making them quite often.

If we get any updates about the line-up sometime before the game, I will try and update the thread. I too expect this time LeBron to rest.

[Dr Aki]

[Freighttrain]

So are we ever going to fly out to another city this season?

I think there's like an 18 game road trip after this one if I'm not mistaken

[Beethoven]

^no way


anyways, i like it; I prefer them staying home , flying out too much enhances their chances of covid i think. or , im not sure. whatever.

[EArl]

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[snaquille oatmeal]

Awesome thread! Hopefully LeBron, Marc,and AD sit this one out. Let the young guys get some run.

Thx boys. Decided to remember the good old times here when I was making them quite often.

If we get any updates about the line-up sometime before the game, I will try and update the thread. I too expect this time LeBron to rest.

keep an eye out for Lebron, he may skip this game due to turned ankle from the Dallas and Twolfs games (code for load management).

[BEazy]

This time I'm rooting for Kuz to have a consistent game. I'm also hoping Wes Matthews breaks out of his slump. GO LAKERS!

[Freighttrain]

Awesome thread! Hopefully LeBron, Marc,and AD sit this one out. Let the young guys get some run.

Thx boys. Decided to remember the good old times here when I was making them quite often.

If we get any updates about the line-up sometime before the game, I will try and update the thread. I too expect this time LeBron to rest.

keep an eye out for Lebron, he may skip this game due to turned ankle from the Dallas and Twolfs games (code for load management).

I wouldn't even mind if he's sitting this one out, as those two incidents seemed rather painful. No need to play back 2 back if that would put more stress on his ankle and cause a serious injury in the process. Time for AD to step up and play and Bron to rest.

[stan francisco]

Kuz is coming back into form and he’s gonna make so many posters here eat crow

[LAKESHOW]

Lets go!

[NRSV]

Gasol is so utterly immobile

[Mamba Mentality]

I don't hate Kuz this season.

[heezyo2o]

Caruso tested positive? Even if just contact tracing, I'm surprised no other Lakers got hit if Caruso is out.

With no Caruso more time for THT, but I'd rather have Matthews gets 20+ minutes and get some shots up

[Mamba Mentality]

Guys have been making shots over Kuz at a crazy clip, and it's not that he's playing bad defense.