Trail Blazers@Lakers

[SATAN]

LeBron and THT vs Trail Blazers.

:milton

[Nike D'Antoni]

With Gasol on-court Lakers are +8, without Gasol they are -12.

[DoctorP]

With Gasol on-court Lakers are +8, without Gasol they are -12.

Balling

[Nike D'Antoni]

I think this is Lebron 999th consecutive game with double-digit scoring ( 10+)

[TheGoatest]

The way AD is playing so far, he should've sat out this game as well.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Lakers are +14 with Marc Gasol on the floor.

[SATAN]

LeBron might have another one of those frustrating seasons on his hands. Some of these guys seem overly confident considering their actual skill level. We will see.

Not to mention the refs ****ing him over :facepalm

[highwhey]

i see kuzma is still bricking wide open 3's...

[LoneyROY7]

Schroeder needs to chuck less and playmake more. No way should he have more shots than AD.

[highwhey]

3 consecutive bricked 3's from kuzma :roll:

[StrongLurk]

Trent Jr might win this game by himself, dude has been on fire since he stepped on the court.

[SATAN]

Schroeder needs to chuck less and playmake more. No way should he have more shots than AD.

He's not a great point guard either. LeBron playing off ball so much makes little sense. Egos may clash at some point.

[StrongLurk]

Trent Jr. just made another three.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Blazers are - 13 with Lillard on the court. + 18 without.

[LoneyROY7]

Larry Trent.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Trent Jr. just made another three.

And they are contested.

[StrongLurk]

Blazers gonna take this one.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Blazers gonna take this one.

If Marc Gasol comes in, I think it changes.

[StrongLurk]

If Marc Gasol comes in, I think it changes.

Or LeGOAT takes it.

[LoneyROY7]

'Ol Goat at it in the 4th.

[StrongLurk]

McCollum and Lillard are so good. They'll take the Blazers to the W. Not enough time left for the Lakers.

[LoneyROY7]

Lakers got too many shot hunters on this team.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Lakers cannot play Harell when it matters, you need high IQ guys. You need Gasol.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Harell is - 21
Gasol is + 14

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Harrell has got destroyed on pick and roll defense tonight Hahahaha glad he's not on clippers anymore

[StrongLurk]

Close game but the Blazers will win simply because they were able to cause more turnovers/deflections this game compared to the Lakers.

[StrongLurk]

Lakers started the game up 20-7 then just got steamrolled. Trent Jr. really won the game for the Blazers.

[Nike D'Antoni]

That 3 by Lebron at 113 - 107, could have made it a game 113 - 110. But he missed it.This is what separates him from greats like Kobe & Jordan. Those two would have made that 3.

[TheGoatest]

6 points on 2-9 shooting in 23 minutes. Accompanied by a delightful 0 rebounds and 0 assists. Welcome back Kyle Kuzma.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

The hype on Talen Horton Tucker was all smoke and mirrors. Horrible defender and takes bad shots. He's not a rotation player on a title team, needs to go back to the g league and develop himself.

[TheGoatest]

Gary Trent Jr. was burying 3 pointers over THT like he wasn't even there.

[bison]

Kuzma plays better when he starts. He’s averaged 20ppg when starting the last two seasons. Starting obviously does something for his confidence. Vogel needs to start Kuz and have LeBron come off the bench. #LeSixthManOfTheYear.

[Ghost1]

The hype on Talen Horton Tucker was all smoke and mirrors. Horrible defender and takes bad shots. He's not a rotation player on a title team, needs to go back to the g league and develop himself.

Talen Horton Tucker
Kyle Kuzma
Josh Hart
Larry Nance
Ivica Zubac
Alex Caruso
Jordan Clarkson

every late pick who can score 10+ points is a future star

[8Ball]

Gary Trent Jr. was burying 3 pointers over THT like he wasn't even there.

Yeah that random scrub game.

Lakers are still figuring out their offense. Will take time.

[TheGoatest]

I do agree that Kuzma probably needs to start. Not because of the troll reason above, but it would be better for the team if he was a starter and Dennis Schroder came off the bench. This should be the Lakers starting 5:

PG - LeBron
SG - KCP/Caruso
SF - Kuzma
PF - AD
C - Gasol

Giving Schroder (a guy who needs to have and dribble the ball in order to score) all those minutes at the start of the game when they already have two guys who can create their own shots in LeBron and AD hurts the Lakers as the game drags on. Schroder and Harrell's playing time should be adjusted so that they play as much as possible when LeBron and AD aren't in the game. It's a shame that Vogel gave in to Schroder's demand to start when he would be more helpful off the bench. If asked, he would deny that is the reason he's starting, but we all know it is.