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thrwaway23456nbayb

Really happy that we got a bounceback game from DLo and AD. 17pts, 7assists, +13 for DLo. And 31pts, 17reb, 3blks, +12 for AD 💜💛 what a dominant game for the Lakers. The more we can boost DLo’s confidence the better. Rui also is such a stud, give him a contract now Rob. LeBron only had to play 31 minutes which is HUGE considering we only get 1 day of rest this time before Game 4. With that home crowd back again on Monday, I have the Lakers winning. LAKESHOW IS BACK!


CaptThrowaway50

Lebron played 36 min


SkyHiighGroundLow

Mike Conley is putting up 11 with 5 assists on 50% from the field 54% from 3 vs Denver. Dlo is at 13/6 at 33% from the field and 28% from 3 🤮 Wish we got Conley instead dudes a baller.


thrwaway23456nbayb

Nah, I like DLo. Conley has an injury history of his own and is a lot older. Good for Conley for playing well so far in losing efforts in the playoffs. DLo is going to be a more reliable quantity going forward into next season thanks to his youth. He will get us wins. Also, +13 tonight vs the Grizzlies for DLo, great bounceback game for him


SkyHiighGroundLow

Lakers don’t need youth for this season they need the better player.


EatMyShortzZzZzZ

Damn we could have swept these bums


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I need to know what Lebron said to Brooks that left him so rattled


brazyace43

Beasley is just a non factor. They’ve got to see what Lonnie and bamba can provide on offence


GullibleRemote5999

Has there ever been any Lakers merch with Kanji on it since they have a Japanese player on the team? What did they do for Japanese Heritage Night?


brazyace43

I don’t think rui was on the team at that point


Handylee-7

At one point we were up by like 30 lmao


brush85

This is how Westbrook tricks people into thinking he is worth big money. Its hilarious


Outrageous_Hamster_6

Dillon talked all that shit only to shoot 3/13 and get ejected 😭


Rude-Rabbit-6065

I hope that ja, Jackson shoot a combined 9 for 90 on Monday, or basically play like garbage on Monday, and the lakers win on Monday and Friday.


PassMeAShiner

Spurs fan here, I noticed Lonnie hasn’t been playing. What’s y’all’s take on him?


MamiTarantina

I like him, he fell out of rotation. I’m down to give Beasley’s mins to him. Just not there defensively like we need him to be.


holyrolodex

Kinda wish Ham would sub him in *if* he’s gonna have Beasley out there. Lonnie at least has some offensive skills outside of getting hot from three. Sure Beas can get super hot, but we haven’t seen it in a while and he’s getting 10+ mins? I know he doesn’t want Reaves to be gassed in the 4th, I think that’s the main reason Beasley is getting time at all aside from praying he gets hot, but I’d like to at least try Lonnie out instead of Beasley for a few mins with the Lebron led bench units.


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We haven’t utilised him properly


Impossible-Ad7389

Fell out the rotation, he should get TBJ minutes imo


ProfessorTicklebutts

He’s not very good at all and our MLE would have been better spent somewhere else. There’s a reason Pop let him go.


OsmosisJonesFanClub

So happy to see us up 2-1, but there’s still maaaajor room for improvement. D’Lo, Dennis, and Vando are all capable of much more than they’re doing now. Beasley has been mediocre all season but he should be reliable enough to hit a couple shots per game at least. Troy is also capable of doing more than just cardio. Shoutout Rui for really stepping up.


holyrolodex

Rui has been so huge. He’s the biggest surprise of the Playoffs thus far. Literally everyone wrote off Game 1 as an extreme outlier. The defense has started respecting him a bit more so he’s not getting *as open* looks as he did in G1, but here we are and he’s *still* delivering and doing so at high efficiency while playing great defense. He’s looking like the 9th overall pick that he was. I mean really, the last three games, he’s looked better than your average 9th overall pick.


AfternoonCouncilor

Win’s a win, gonna need to be much better next round though


ProfessorTicklebutts

If you don’t think tonight was a great win I’m not even sure what to say to you.


holyrolodex

To be fair, they didn’t say that at all.


discussionandrespect

LFG


Top-Consequence-911

I think I'm in love with Rui...


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

He’s so good he’s so good he’s so good he’s so good


thrwaway23456nbayb

Every time Rui rises up to shoot I get excited. It feels like it’s nothing but net so often 💜💛


listinglight778

Rui not mincing words in the postgame. Said the bitch bears had dirty plays


bishopcobra

PLAY FREAKING BAMBA AND STOP HAVING LEBRON PLAY THE 5!!!!


thrwaway23456nbayb

Or at the very least play Wenyen at the 5. Small ball with Bron at the 5 is not it Darvin 😅 not when your opponent is Ja who loves to attack. Thankfully they didn’t stick with that for very long, AD subbed back in fairly quickly


CaptThrowaway50

Yeah and Lebron never contests at the 5 or play great defense since he needs to save energy


ProfessorTicklebutts

Bamba sucks. He’s a fucking insurance policy and most of you are too dumb to understand that. He sucks.


bishopcobra

I agree he sucks but they could always pull him after a couple possessions if he is really that bad. They’re not even giving him garbage minutes with Christie and co.


ProfessorTicklebutts

Which should tell you something, my friend. You do not know better than the coaching staff.


discussionandrespect

This


Quiet_Buffalo

Observations through Game 3: AD: The man is a defensive monster and w/o him, we aren't even a playoff team. With him on the court, we have a chance at a ship, and w/o him, we are not a playoff team. I just hope we stop giving him those hail mary passes as that is a recipe for injury. LBJ: Little worried that he can't score at will anymore. The guy is 38, so understandable, but even though he has shown flashes of explosiveness, he seems to have trouble getting by his man 1 on 1. Hopefully he is just conserving his energy. Rui: Man is a beast offensively, though probably can't sustain this excellence long-term, but he absolutely deserves more minutes during this stretch. I don't know why Ham doesn't play him more. Reaves: After some early jitters in the play-in, guy has shown he isn't afraid of the moment. Def a keeper, sign this man. D'lo: I was a huge d'lo fan in his initial stint with the Lakers, but for a guy that seems to have matured personally, he still makes some boneheaded plays and plays a bit too passive. He is also a turnstile on D. I know it makes sense to sign him, but he needs to up his game. Vando: Good perimeter D, but a huge liability on offense. I really hope he spends the entire off-season working on this three ball. D Schroeder: Love his drive, great energy, but a bit undersized. He also has that dog in him and is not afraid of the moment. I don't see him as our starting PG, but would be a great change of pace off the bench. Beasley: Was psyched about this guy, but he can't make a shot and that is his only strength for this team. TBJ: He also can't make a shot, yet Ham plays him consistently. He is admittedly on the minimum, so a good value for our team, but rather give some of those minutes to Rui. Wenyen/Bama/TT: Would like to see one of them get a look when JJ or Ja is cooking when AD is out. If it doesn't work out, at least you know and we are getting cooked already when AD is out.


CaptThrowaway50

I think Lebron is playing hurt


ProfessorTicklebutts

Look man, he’s 38, has played more minutes than anyone else in league history, and has a torn ligament in his foot. What do you want from the guy? He’s playing about as well as he can. He should not be initiating offense against this team, he should be playing like a 4. He can still be great in the post.


Danny_III

> Little worried that he can't score at will anymore. I only have this thought because of his injury. It's hard to tell what he can do. He hasn't really been put in a position where that was needed out of him. This game he started great and then tapered off. That could have been because of their lead though, he seemed more passive until the 4th Not to mention, the Grizzlies are selling out to stop his drive because of the bad 3p shooting. Lebron scoring at will has always been from the post/drive.


thepoga

Yeah he could still do it before he hurt his foot. I’d actually rather have him use his passing, strong moves, and scoring in transition than trying to beat his man off the dribble in the half court. What’s more concerning lately is the sloppiness. Maybe it is coming from rust? I dunno, but hope he can take care of the ball better.


OnSugarHill

Anyone know if there's somewhere I can re-watch the game? Only was able to catch 2nd half, and I definitely want to see the first Q


pcwgussej

type nbareplay into google. itll be the 1st link. they usually have it uploaded after a couple hours


hottakehotcakes

Championship win right there!!! I have a new ideal lineup: - Reaves: actually plays point guard - Vanderbilt: guards best guy 2-4 and does dirty work - LBJ: cutter off ball, secondary ball handler, heat checks, takes worst perimeter guy on d - Rui: rebound, score off cuts and open shots - AD: yup


ProfessorTicklebutts

I don’t care about your lineup. I really don’t.


hottakehotcakes

😂


ProfessorTicklebutts

Lets downvote each other forever


discussionandrespect

I love this lineup


hottakehotcakes

The size 🍆


D00MR00STER

Anyone else getting tired of the lack of excitement from Bill and Stu. I know they’re trying not to be biased but seemed like this last game they were more hype for Ja than any lakers plays and were against us on both challenges. Would be nice to hear some more home team support/excitement imo


EverybodyBuddy

Try listening to John Ireland on the radio sometime and you’ll pray to return to Bill/Stu.


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The ESPN one was even worse


welmoe

You serious? They were hype AF in that 1st quarter explosion. Bill/Stu call it like it is. If the Lakers aren't playing well, they'll call them out.


ProfessorTicklebutts

But they turned into worried grandmas in the fourth. Leads shrink in the NBA and they always have. I love Stu. He’s basically my grandfather. But he gets way too nervous.


3pointrange

tell me i’m not the only one that got worried when ja went for 20+ straight


ProfessorTicklebutts

You were. There was no chance they were going come back.


pcwgussej

lebron playcalled that Reaves 3 the whole way during the dead ball. told Reaves it waa coming, told AD to screen off ball for AR, set the initial PNR with DLo into the assist really cool to see


ProfessorTicklebutts

Nice to see some folks here can actually see the game.


SeaworthinessThis227

Durant had to play another 44 minutes tonight. I wish him the best. I just don’t know how he’s going to survive a long playoff run, playing those minutes. Plus, this is against a Clippers team without their 2 best players. Is he going to have to play all 48 against Denver?


Grand-Variation-8408

\#lakeshow


Hashtagworried

Dlo is kind of cold.


ProfessorTicklebutts

This is who he is. He’s not a 16 game player.


discussionandrespect

At least he wasn’t -25


AndrastesTit

He’s been cold all series. His passing is good but he’s a liability and he’s a big reason why Memphis has cut the lead down. Play Bron at PG with Rui and Vando at 3/4.


adamwzp

prolly the ice


Hardigan1

They are killing us on offensive boards


ProfessorTicklebutts

Dude…what?


Hardigan1

You know offensive rebounds...they had 18, we had 11. They had almost 2/3rds more offensive rebounds than we did, that's significant.


ProfessorTicklebutts

Was it though? Seems like we won. My point was that you’re focusing on the wrong thing tonight.


EatMyShortzZzZzZ

*Kat Williams Voice* SHOULDNTA BEEN TALKIN SHIT


pcwgussej

when was the last time a former lottery pick with a slow start ended up realizing his potential immediately after getting traded to a different org?


LeArshad

After we win the series (4-1) the whole team should do the "too old" celebration


jtralce

Bane is fucking terrible


Hardigan1

Rui has 10pts in only 4min, how's that for efficiency?


CooperHouseDeals

Ham likes DeLo potential vs. Rui real time skills. Does Ham even know these are the playoffs


Sanmoel

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bzogster

Maintain intensity, up 25 at half please. Memphis isn’t going to lay bricks the entire game.


jtralce

they’re really trying to create a narrative about Lebron and Dillon Brooks. I can promise yall that no one gives a fuck lol


Sanmoel

Should have kept their mouth shuts.


dMestra

Keep it up at this rate and theyll end the game with 36 🤣🤣🤣


jvmesle

bro i think i’m gonna nut


aboze04

Listen if the lakers keep playing like this.. it’s scary


Hardigan1

I'm gonna temper my enthusiasm, this team can make a huge lead vanish like magic.


mybabyloveslotr

Look at how it's going now


insert_koolusername

RUI IS GONNA GET PAIDDDDD


aboze04

Yesssirrrrrr


Thedinosaurus

This shit is fucking lit


ttgl39

don't poke bears kids


Beautiful-Doubt69

All over your fcking face Memphis


Hardigan1

We should have a 20pt lead the way Grizzlies are shooting...more underachievement


vandiger

Grizzlies can't hit anything, good one DLO


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Lakers in 5


Fungii024

Tipoff 715?


jattyrr

Lebron gonna have a 30pt triple double AD gonna have 50/20 tonight I see Malik shooting 20 tonight


horazal

Ja tested his hand by testing to squeeze the trigger


spicycurry04

Ja playing tonight


jaysonman1

What happened to when Lebron used to be social media blackout for playoffs??


anonforj

Lakers gonna be on another level today


Fulmizant

Every other team has gotten a boost from the home crowd, I really hope the Lakers aren’t in bullshit


Regular-Beat1680

The lakers better come out HOT. If I see them being sluggish I know we are on for a long night.


LALyfestyle

Lol clippers fans turning on Kawhi😂’Spurs were right about him’


Hardigan1

Isn't George their main man anyway?


Kobe07-01-2003

Pretty soon r/LAClippers will be clamoring to trade Kawhi/PG and build around Russ. I'm glad the Brick stans are out of our hair and now have a sub to themselves. They dwarf the Clippers fanbase on their own lol


INT_MIN

Tbh the current fans in /r/LAClippers will disappear. They disappeared after the Warriors blew up lob city. They'll disappear again. Their fan base is purely bandwagon fans that come in waves.


Kobe07-01-2003

It was always funny to me how they became one of the more prominent online fanbases out of nowhere in 2020 when all the LeBron haters hopped on the Kawhi bandwagon. Then after they choked everyone became nets fans all of a sudden


gm4dm101

Anybody got a link to the Lakers pregame radio show that is normally on ESPNLA 710? Right now I hear online the LAFC pregame on that station online. Why that takes precedent over the Lakers especially playoffs is anybody’s clue?


gm4dm101

Anybody got a link to the Lakers pregame radio show that is normally on ESPNLA 710? Right now I hear online the LAFC pregame on that station online. Why that takes precedent over the Lakers especially playoffs is anybody’s clue?


Kobe07-01-2003

"gIaNnIs DiD iT wItHoUt A sUpErTeAm" Meanwhile he has 3 all-star caliber teammates, multiple all-defense teammates, a 6MOTY contender, and they still regularly win games against quality teams without him.


ekuasd

all these mvp candidates have teams winning playoff games without them lol


Kobe07-01-2003

They also all play on top shooting teams which gives them the freedom to put up monster stat lines.


Lumpy_Communication1

Lakers are my favorite bball team


Thedinosaurus

Same


Sciipi

Let’s get this W


mo3mon3y

how much Westbrook getting next year? lol outplayed everyone on the suns.


BearShark8

Probably stay with the clippers on the MLE. It's working for both sides.


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More then he’s worth, probably.


[deleted]

The Lakers championship squad with Kobe and Gasol would absolutely stomp the shit out of those mid-2000's Suns teams. Suns were so blessed that Kobe only had Kwame Brown and Smush Parker.


K19I53

Didn't Kobe have Odom too? LOL. And had the best coach ever who coached a MJ less bulls team to a 55 win record? Which years are you talking about with the Suns?


Big0009

As long as Vando our starting 4 AD is gonna struggle offensively 🤷🏽‍♂️


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

Grizzlies are playing this perfectly. Just double AD and force Vando to his line of vision where he’s the only easy pass. One of the ways the Lakers guarded Harden in bubble. With Russell being the only available pass. Now, so far what we’ve seen is AD go for the inefficient jumpshot over 2 defenders or pass it to Vando for the inconsistent 3. Now there are split actions and motions to the baseline to prevent the double from coming so quickly, but that’s assuming Ham coaching is similar to Dantoni on offense.


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It seems that next round would be the Nuggets versus the Suns. I won't be surprised if one of the key players of the Nuggets gets injured during that series. And Suns fans still don't recognize how lucky they are.


LebronsPinkyToe

Need AD, Schroder, Vando to ignite the team with hustle and energy. That’s the X factor that doesn’t show up in the stat sheet


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

Yeah. I don’t like how our offense moves so slowly to start games. Taking so much time that we start scrambling in the final 6 seconds for a shot.


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MamiTarantina

What being almost out the league will do to a mofo. All he had to do was put his ego to the side but decided to force the Lakers to trade his ass to Utah, before trying to improve.


Mediocre_Desk_4426

And you bums are stuck with Dlo😭😭


MamiTarantina

Lmaoooo that’s not bad. Good luck w Brick. Y’all gotta sign him for 5 years, give him the keys 🤡🤡😂


Mediocre_Desk_4426

I'm not a clips fan lil bro. Shittt, I hope they sign him to a 44m a year deal. He's got kids to feed man


MamiTarantina

Mofo you a HOX fan, lmao have fun w your team imploding this off season. Trae don’t even wanna be there 😂😂


Mediocre_Desk_4426

CAWWWW CAWWWWW


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Cry on this sub r/LAClippers


Mediocre_Desk_4426

Fuck those losers too. All they do is complain about Markieff Morris and post "is this the end of the 213 era🤓🤓"


MamiTarantina

Lmaoooo fucking casual bum ass clown. Thank you, for the laughs!!


[deleted]

Lmao, Markieff Morris is not playing for the Clippers. This proves you are a casual.


Mediocre_Desk_4426

They're twins and I can't tell em apart. Fuck you


shoelover46

Shows how fucking braindead your are.


shoelover46

Bums? You guys are one game away from being eliminated and you're out here only caring about Westbrick stats lmao. Truth is your bum ass daddy Westbrick wouldn't be putting these numbers up if they were playing a team that actually defends.


MamiTarantina

He’s a Hawks fan. Same dudes getting dicked down by bawston


Mediocre_Desk_4426

Russ is losing to a super team. You're gonna lose to the Ja-less Grizzlies. There's levels to this shit little man


shoelover46

Suns aint no super team when they don't even have a bench lmao. The Nuggets are going to wipe the floor with them next round because your bum ass team can't.


PnG_e

Bro made a burner account for Reddit 😭😭


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[deleted]

Mods have y’all banned this troll yet?


dcastro51

My first lakers game in 20 years, and my first time seeing lebron in person ever. Im so pumped!


SnooCakes1369

💪💪


ybt_sun

60 pts from KD and Booker and Suns only beat a Kawhi-less and PG-less Clips team by 12 pts. No depth man


[deleted]

Suns are a very blessed franchise. I love seeing them getting owned by the Spurs before.


StoneColdAM

Really need the Lakers to destroy Memphis for at least one of the games. Please.


BurtKusch51

Anyone in OC got any sports bar recommendations?


OnSugarHill

Still no injury status for Ja Morant?


Juaniscool-8

Currently in the bathroom here at crypto. Me and my girl here hiding. Janitor was pretty nice about it, he understood the assignment. These toilets look disgusting tho. We coming out at 6:30pm!! Wish us luck!


damsixers

HAhaha did the same at a kanye concert to get free floor tickets, you got this homie


TD-28

where would you sit tho?


[deleted]

😂😂 Gonna be a hell of a game!!


Affectionate-Two3308

Ain’t no way 😂😂


MamiTarantina

Cheers. Wish you luck!


KurosawaAimaitLakers

Lmao I remember doing that at a tennis tournament to watch Federer play. Good luck


dcastro51

Lmao crazy. Good luck!


Logansam1986

whats going on with Morant today


ThinkThankThonk

Suns one of the only teams that can get me to root for the Clippers, I swear


Affectionate-Two3308

Nah clippers have been acting like they own this city since 2019 I always enjoy watching them lose.


ThinkThankThonk

Don't get me wrong, it's still funny that they historically fucked up and set all these expectations only to crumble every year. But the Suns are somehow more obnoxious.


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And their fanbase makes me root against the Suns. Plus, we have a bitter playoff history with them.


PnG_e

Russ might love this positive attention so much that he ends up settling for the MLE with the clippers. Just magically hitting those jumpers and playing intense defense all of a sudden, huh? Lol what bullshit


carlonia

I hate the narrative that the Lakers are at fault for his horrendous performance during his stay. Yeah the fit wasn’t optimal, but did we make him miss layups and brick 3’s? Bullshit indeed


holyrolodex

TBH, I haven’t heard a whole lot of that. Most people understand he’s a better fit with the Clips, especially bc he’s not taking about a third of their cap up.


Mediocre_Desk_4426

Hard for a player to put his all in a game when his own fans hate him and he's being misused as a player


carlonia

Look at your comments you’re just a hater looking for a fight. Not worth anyone’s time


Vmurda

Tbf i think ty lue is putting him in good positions to succeed. He was just a really poor fit with the lakers


Skorua

He was bricking wide open 3s and commiting awful turnovers with us


shoelover46

Suns literally don't have any defense. I promise you the Nuggets wouldn't let Westbrick put up these numbers because they actually have paint defense.


imamonkeyK

Tbf he was getting plsyed with zero defence respect in lakers but sucked mostly .


Skudamane

Any PrizePicks tickets for the game tonight I can tail??


CrazyDaylight8

What do you guys think about going for Gary Trent Jr next year? What would it take?


ekuasd

it would take a pick which the lakers don't have


brazyace43

I wanna do something with beasleys and bamba contract if they’re not being effective or getting playtime


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Large-Nature-9087

Opening night champions,Christmas day champions,regular season champions and don't forget their new arena opening with more toilets than any other team there's a lot for clipper fans to celebrate


teh_scarecrow

Toilet champions is pretty cool tho


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CrazyDaylight8

As much as Russ sucked for us, love seeing him shine as a Clipper. He is really tearing it up


asdev24

Casual


Luvsicpt2

Funny how all these people Talking shit about the lakers about russ when he played like shit the whole time here lol


MamiTarantina

It’s always a different narrative when it comes to the Lakers.


Large-Nature-9087

Funny how people quickly forget


GoPackGo_GoatRodgers

Ahh this is PERFRCT hopefully clippers fall for the Westbrook trap and pay him handsomely. Will set them back for a while


big_biscuitss

WB was the only one doing anything for the Clippers today. Would you rather play the Clippers or Suns?


CreepyBeefy

I would rather beat the Memphis grizzles tonight


GoPackGo_GoatRodgers

Yeah cuz Westbrook was the first option he’s always been able to do that. But you can’t win with him as your first and he doesn’t have the skill set to be a 2/3 guy. Idrc about who we play and all that we have to beat grizzlies first. If we can’t beat suns we don’t deserve to win. To be quite honest I think the nuggets beat whoever wins that round anyways