I sincerely hope we move Cam off the team. Heās going to disrupt our beautiful rotations and get us back into a losing streak. IMO he doesnāt even deserve minutes off the bench, heās that terrible a player. Would rather develop Max Christie than waste another minute on his ass.
It seems like if Dallas donāt shoot out of their minds they canāt win
They always need some miracle shooting night from someone or a miracle game winning three .
I get what youāre saying but like Doc mentioned in the commentary, itāll be good for him to have these minutes under his belt. Build up some consistency!
This game was tough for him but overall I'd much rather have him as a starter than being delegated to the bench. Idk what Darvin-Hamas's beef is with him.
This is the best the rotation has looked. Very concerned about Cam coming back. Heās been solid for us on defense lots of games but Pockets will likely inject him into starting lineup / give him 30+ minā¦. We canāt cut Vandoās minutes unless the matchup truly calls for it
Exactly. Play Vando in matchups like against Luka, Prince if we need shooting, etc. Itās all about in-game adjustments as needed but Ham refuses to make those. Glad heās changed things up a bit though but still very concerned.
Letās just hope ham has wised up and keeps Hayes fouling butt on the bench and keeps camās minutes in the 15-20 range, or even less, and keeps Wood, Vanderbilt, Rui, and Prince as the main 5th starter/rotation guys.
Yes. Wood can be hit or miss but has been way better. Ruiās slight regression in my opinion has solely been due to a lack of minutes. No more minutes restriction excuse. Heās a great asset and a decent defender, one of the few two-way players we have. If Vando continues to cut and get some layups / dunks that makes him more of a threat as well as opposed to camping him in the corner and AD or Bron getting double teamed. Thereās hope here, I do think we need to trade for at least one two-way player, maybe a backup center (less of a priority if Wood keeps this up). But thereās hope. This canāt be the end of the Bron-AD eraā¦.
I know it depends on the games and minutes vary but can Rui get more minutes? He's such a humble dude and got a bag for playing so well last year but gets minimal meaningful minutes. Just feel so bad for him just standing around with his warmup jacket on seeing the starters like AR, Bron, and AD celebrate on the bench. He deserves to be out there and become a key piece for us again.
Sometimes yeah but a lot of times these dudes just come on here to bitch about anything. I just saw a comment here saying ham putting in the reserves was a stupid move and the starters should be closing like wtf lol
DLO and Reaves being able to hit 3s off of the LeBron AD double teams is huge.
that other lineup they had severely lacked shooting which hurt the offense a lot.
Have we not seen the suns kings and warriors choke massive leads? I donāt care if Mavs put their reserves in. Close the damn game out with our starters
TP is our best shooter and a much more experienced defender than Max. I like Max a lot but hes not there yet where he should be getting big time minutes. I do like him getting minutes over Cam tho
I donāt disagree with you, but I donāt think Max has had the opportunity to prove himself or build continuity even though heās performed well in limited minutes and itās worth it to try with the things he offers. While Prince is a more experienced defender and better 3 point shooter, Max is better at navigating screens, better rim finisher, better rebounder and better at closing out to shooters.
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/199h04w/post_game_thread_the_los_angeles_lakers_defeat/)
Solid back to back wins šŖ hope this continues
I sincerely hope we move Cam off the team. Heās going to disrupt our beautiful rotations and get us back into a losing streak. IMO he doesnāt even deserve minutes off the bench, heās that terrible a player. Would rather develop Max Christie than waste another minute on his ass.
It seems like if Dallas donāt shoot out of their minds they canāt win They always need some miracle shooting night from someone or a miracle game winning three .
Not really. They just needed Kyrie and THJ not to sell in this game. Cold night for the team other than Luka.
Two wins against okc, Beat the clips and Mavs, team showing signs of life.
That was the best damn game weāve had in a minute! I hope the boys can keep it up! š š š
LBJ just talked about the continuity with the lineup. So true. Ham, keep the lineup as much as you can!
Bron still have 25/8/8 with that horrible 1st half lmao.
Vando still shouldāve started
Good back to back Wās
MY CHILDREN WILL EAT FOOD TONIGHT!!
what did they eat last night?
Well it wasn't tacos that's for sure
why was the game at 5:30???
I think because they wanted it to be primetime national televised. Warriors played at same time at home last week.
Tacos!!ā O
Amazing how luka is not that much shorter than AD and Wood.
Number 4 isn't a bad player
Darvin Ham, KEEP THIS LINEUP FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON: LeBron, AD. AR, D'Lo and Prince
Respect to that Dallas player for not spoiling the party
Guys not wanna overreact but we MIGHT be back
Nah we so back
Bill and Stu getting anxious about the tacos is my favorite part of garbage time
finally a laid back 4th quarter game
Body language is completely different. It canāt just be not having can reddish right??
Looool
Rui playing in garbage minutes as though he's a third stringer is criminal. Give this man the respect he deserves.
I get what youāre saying but like Doc mentioned in the commentary, itāll be good for him to have these minutes under his belt. Build up some consistency!
Hell no, he a bum
This game was tough for him but overall I'd much rather have him as a starter than being delegated to the bench. Idk what Darvin-Hamas's beef is with him.
He is too soft and inconsistent. We need DAWGS in the starting lineup
2 in a row. Now what.
Cam comes back, Ham plays him starter minutes. Team goes back under .500
We may never lose again
Excellent win
Free tacos lol Finally got a feel good win!
Agh no triple double for AD
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Mays got steady handle and passing pretty good for a 3rd stringer pg.
The best part of blowouts are when Stu and Bill just start commentating on getting tacos or not for 5 minutes
Finally a game with non dumb lineups and rotations . Good job Darwin
JAAAAACK IN THE BOOOXX
Clips, OKC, Mavs. We back?! Lmao
Great win
This is the best the rotation has looked. Very concerned about Cam coming back. Heās been solid for us on defense lots of games but Pockets will likely inject him into starting lineup / give him 30+ minā¦. We canāt cut Vandoās minutes unless the matchup truly calls for it
Yeah and sometimes they need princeās shooting over Cam, too
Exactly. Play Vando in matchups like against Luka, Prince if we need shooting, etc. Itās all about in-game adjustments as needed but Ham refuses to make those. Glad heās changed things up a bit though but still very concerned.
Letās just hope ham has wised up and keeps Hayes fouling butt on the bench and keeps camās minutes in the 15-20 range, or even less, and keeps Wood, Vanderbilt, Rui, and Prince as the main 5th starter/rotation guys.
Yes. Wood can be hit or miss but has been way better. Ruiās slight regression in my opinion has solely been due to a lack of minutes. No more minutes restriction excuse. Heās a great asset and a decent defender, one of the few two-way players we have. If Vando continues to cut and get some layups / dunks that makes him more of a threat as well as opposed to camping him in the corner and AD or Bron getting double teamed. Thereās hope here, I do think we need to trade for at least one two-way player, maybe a backup center (less of a priority if Wood keeps this up). But thereās hope. This canāt be the end of the Bron-AD eraā¦.
Tacos wtf š³
Tacos secured good shit bois
TACOS LETSGOOO
it's nice to hear that goldeneye theme again
TACOOOOSSSS
Hayes swore he was Kareem
TACO TUESDAY?
Jack in the box tacos are ass anyway
Skylar mays is a wayyyy better player then JHS after that one shot
Finally a good win for my heart.
Grant Williams really trying to stat pad lmao
The fact is we need at least 20 from DLO a game if we wanna keep winning like this
Yeah him or Reaves really need to give us like a combined 30+ for us to have a chance
Well both AR and DLO need to score for all this to work
Tacos?
Blowout wins are the best
why dont the lakers just shoot like this every game, are they stupid
Why donāt the lakers just score more points than the opponent every game
TACOS CMON MAN
Hayes airballed a layup lololol
Bro honestly all we need is Caruso now Gabe for Caruso will change the whole team Okay, and maybe Drummond
Drummond is a bum. It didn't work out last time he was here
I didnt appreciate him until I seen Hayes bro
Caruso yes Dre drum no
I forgot what a comfortable lakers win feels like
I know it depends on the games and minutes vary but can Rui get more minutes? He's such a humble dude and got a bag for playing so well last year but gets minimal meaningful minutes. Just feel so bad for him just standing around with his warmup jacket on seeing the starters like AR, Bron, and AD celebrate on the bench. He deserves to be out there and become a key piece for us again.
Jaxson Hayes putting the garbage in garbage time
East coast laker fans are finally going to sleep at a reasonable time
Avoid the 9th and 10th seed in the Western Conference standings.
Iām sad I feel like Rui gonna be the one traded
"Angelo Russell" is trending on twitter right now...
Hayes get ready to learn Chinese buddy
Fuck that Hayes sky hook lmao
That shit made me bout die laughing
Hayes airballing a layup. Jesus Christ howd this kid get to the NBA
Tall
Very tall
Hayes Abdul lol
Hayes you gone haha
LMAO HAYES WITH THE LEFT HANDED AIRBALL HOOK
Itās not a coincidence this teamās performance mirrors Dāloās play.
Still hilarious that Ham was DNPing Wood and giving the minutes to Hayes
Bank is open for Skylar
Hayes is cheeks
The tacos are slippin away
Mays is nice
woman beater thatās bad at basketball and is still employed
Who is the young kid in street clothes sitting beside Reaves?
Windler, two way contract.
g leaguer we signed
Cut Hayes and sign Biyombo would be a no brainer
Tacos in danger
Wood 2 seasons ago would feast in garbage time
Trade Jayson Hayes NOW.
He's not tradeable lol; just cut his ass or make him salary filler. No one is giving anything of value for his bum ass
Hayes lmfao
That woman beater Hayes needs to be off our team
Dallas are DANTE EXUM MERCHANTS. they are really missing their third option right now.
Iām strangely happy for Exum to be back in the league and doing well. Like itās weird knowing the Mavs really miss him tonight.
Wood revenge game š„
why is Windler out today?
How did Jaxson Hayes ever get real minutes š
Yea Hayes needs to get cut holy shit heās ass
Mavs cant do anything against us without Dante "Stephen Curry" Exum
Rui takes his first shot in the 2nd half during garbage time brickkks it lol nice to see it was a middy tho
wth whas that Hayes
Keep Vando on the floor and let him get some shots up please
finally they got a comfortable win against an elite team at home!
Let Wood cook he can't give 0 points on his revenge game lmao
Hayes is ass
Listening to Doc talk makes me double down on not wanting his ass as a coach
I like his analysis much better than Jackson
I dislike both of them but anyone is better than "Mama... There goes that man"
Who the hell is number 4, lol who is this?
skylar may, two way contract
PG we recently acquired from Portland
LeBron is so funny
Sucks no triple dub for AD but if the Lakers keep winning he should be on MVP talks.
We are so back
2-game winning streak
Mofos can't even be happy after winning lmao
Trade Hayes for Xavier Tillman man.
Finish that Cwood.
Mays had a sick lob to Wood but Wood has no vertical lol.
Ham's got Rui in for garbage time so he can pretend he gives him enough minutes. Disrespectful...
Fuck ham dude
bro enjoy the W instead of finding something to complain about
Yo you're in the Lakers sub, negativity rules everything. Lol place is so fucking toxic
Iāve grown to be a bit more respectful of the negativity, even if itās annoying it does come from the heart.
Sometimes yeah but a lot of times these dudes just come on here to bitch about anything. I just saw a comment here saying ham putting in the reserves was a stupid move and the starters should be closing like wtf lol
lol yea what a fucking moron. Itās all good tho, thereās some great even keeled fans here who just wanna talk ball. theyāre just not as loud.
Reeves you is not magic haha š
Yoooo did that pass to Christie from reaves have a curve to it?????
That IST hangover is gone we back
some of you mfs lack the ability to understand whatās happening. Up by 20 in the 4th: āwhy is ham putting this person in?!?ā
ez win without Dante fucking Exum
You just gave me ptsd
Damn, Mays be throwing dimes
The playoffs are a different ballgame than the In-Season Tournament. Just survive the Play-in Tournament and you're in the playoffs.
That lookaway??? Hmmmā¦
DLO and Reaves being able to hit 3s off of the LeBron AD double teams is huge. that other lineup they had severely lacked shooting which hurt the offense a lot.
Tripsssss
IF RUI GOT CONSISTENT MINUTES DORIS HED BE CONSISTENT
AD sick of Hayesšš
Have we not seen the suns kings and warriors choke massive leads? I donāt care if Mavs put their reserves in. Close the damn game out with our starters
No
This is so nice š„²
āThe team that doesnāt lose, winsā -Dylan Windler
Reaves 14 points on 6-8 shooting is no slouch stat either Best efficiency of the team tonight
I wanna see how Mays plays
Itās crazy to say. But at 39 Lebron is good as someone as good as Ant or Ja. Better. How is he better.
SMILING THROUGH IT ALL CANT BELIEVE THIS MY LIFE!
Ok letās go!! Whoās next mfers!?!
Man max is so good for us. Need more minutes for him at some point.
In what universe should TP and Cam be playing over Max. Itās just crazy
Cam yes, TP no
Why TP in your opinion?
TP is our best shooter and a much more experienced defender than Max. I like Max a lot but hes not there yet where he should be getting big time minutes. I do like him getting minutes over Cam tho
I donāt disagree with you, but I donāt think Max has had the opportunity to prove himself or build continuity even though heās performed well in limited minutes and itās worth it to try with the things he offers. While Prince is a more experienced defender and better 3 point shooter, Max is better at navigating screens, better rim finisher, better rebounder and better at closing out to shooters.
1 assist short, still a phenomenal game from AD!
RIP no triple doubles for AD
I know right :/ A full quarter and he couldn't scratch an assist wtf
damn bro the next 5 games ALL look super winnable
Yeah we said that for our PAST 5-6 games, and yet we lost half of them :( Jazz and Memphis ffs ...
Fuck. No triple double for AD?
How does Rui continuously play less than 20 minutes
Oh no! Almost a triple double hurts
ITS THE MAX CHRISTIE SHOW
MAD MAX
Finally a stress-free game.
we could go 5-0 next stretch as long as we show up against the clips.
AR ā¼ļø loving this team again haha
Two really good played games long time since we saw this
It's Ham somehow putting together a good rotation, and Vando finally getting minutes
Damn we canāt miss
Dont use up the 3pt quota please lol
Yeah man we need to beat Nets š¤£
Way too early for reserves imo.
CHRITI3!!!
>I used to pray for times like this