12/9 Memphis Grizzlies vs Los Angeles Lakers

[Nike D'Antoni]

Lakers having a dunk contest with THT, LeBron, and AD

[Nike D'Antoni]

LeBron is everywhere tonight

[SATAN]

LeBron playing killer d so far. Looks like Vogel is staggering him and Russ again, which is good.

[SATAN]

That AD pass :lol

[LBJ]

LeGoat

[HunterSThompson]

did lebron take a trip to Miami recently. he looks like he has way more bounce in his step.

he could barely move laterally at the start of the year. makes no sense


roids are a hell of a drug

[LBJ]

That AD pass :lol

:oldlol:

[PP34Deuce]

Lebron looks like he's in actual basketball shape now . Also looks like he's adjusting his athleticism.

There's no ja mordant so the lakers need to win this to build momentum.

[PP34Deuce]

did lebron take a trip to Miami recently. he looks like he has way more bounce in his step.

he could barely move laterally at the start of the year. makes no sense


roids are a hell of a drug

I honestly think other than shooting and going to the gym lebron. Really doesn't practice in the beginning. He looks like he's adjusting to what his body can and can't do.

[francesco totti]

Lakers sucks without lebron, get him on court.

[LBJ]

Questionable rotation by Vogel again.It is a Bad defensive line up on the floor

[LBJ]

Carmelo is so trash at defense

[StrongLurk]

Lakers are too old and suck at defense. Probably another first round playoff exit this year.

[StrongLurk]

Lebron LOVES to throw horrible full court passes that have a huge chance of being a turnover...idk why he loves to just waste possessions throwing those.

[LBJ]

Lakers can’t rebound for shit

[Nike D'Antoni]

hot seat

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[LBJ]

Adams is pissing on AD.

[SATAN]

Adams is pissing on AD.

AD looks very slow for some reason. Just jogging after setting screens instead of looking for lobs etc.

[Lebron_James]

The season is heavily dependant on 36-year-old Trevor Ariza coming out huge. Be that 3&D guy.

[Vino24]

37 year old LeBron is being forced to shoulder the load

[Nike D'Antoni]

The Lakers started Howard in 3rd quarter. It's obvious AD doesn't like to play the 5, and face off physical players like ADAMS.

[Nike D'Antoni]

AD playing the 5, might be a rift situation between Vogel and Davis. Who knows.

[LBJ]

Russell Westbrook is a big problem he has held us from going up by 10.

[Blazers32]

Westbrook makes low IQ plays

[Nike D'Antoni]

Carmelo on Jaren Jackson Jr. great is total mismatch, Carmelo bad defensively and cannot handle him.

[L8krH8tr]

Steven Adams still a monster kinda

[SATAN]

AD :facepalm

[Nike D'Antoni]

I think Davis wants Vogel sacked

[Nike D'Antoni]

Lakers are finished

[LBJ]

Vogel has to go, no way this squad is this bad. Memphis is without Morant.

[PP34Deuce]

Davis looks like he's sulking. It's sad to see. The effort isn't there and I think it's more to do with him not wanting to be physical.

Grizzlies are fun to watch . They have some good pieces and are without Ja

[Nike D'Antoni]

hot seat

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[Lebron_James]

Vogel has to go, no way this squad is this bad. Memphis is without Morant.

The problem is bigger than Vogel.

[francesco totti]

Bazemore deserves another chance

[Nike D'Antoni]

Westbrook is -18, Carmelo Anthony -21.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Lebron +4, Davis + 1.

[Johnny32]

too many unforced turnovers lost this gm.

[Nike D'Antoni]

No Ja! No Dillon Brooks! No Brandon Clarke! No Zaire Williams!

You cant say it's health Lakers losing, They got big problems.

[Vino24]

too many unforced turnovers lost this gm.

The grizzlies took 20 more shots than the lakers

[SATAN]

Dwight is shooting 71% from 3 this season lol

[aj1987]

The Lakers are absolute trash and they desperately need to trade WB. He makes ZERO sense on this team. He makes $3M more than LeBron and $11M more than AD. That $44M could've gotten the Lakers 2 players who would've make this team a massively better team. Pelinka is a trash ass GM.


The grizzlies took 20 more shots than the lakers

Lakers are terrible defensively, rebounding wise, and are shit tier when it comes to protecting the ball.

[theman93]

Westbrook is -18, Carmelo Anthony -21.

I thought Lebron made his teammates better?

[Full Court]

You can't put this all on Westbrook. LeChucker was 1-6 from three with 5 turnovers. The whole team was playing like trash.

[Hey Yo]

The problem is bigger than Vogel.

Yep, can't blame him for all the team turnovers and 2nd chance points given up.

[Johnny32]

The grizzlies took 20 more shots than the lakers

yeah that's what happens when you turn the ball over 22 times.

[TheGoatest]

How on earth did LeGOATest have a +2 game with an amazing statline of 20/10/11/4/2 while playing with these soft losers in a game that the Lakers lost by 13?
In his 19th season, no less? This man never ceases to amaze me!

:djparty

[aj1987]

You can't put this all on Westbrook. LeChucker was 1-6 from three with 5 turnovers. The whole team was playing like trash.

LMAO. Did you even watch the game, "coach"? LeBron was the best player on the floor by a massive margin. 4 of LeBron's TOV's came when the Lakers were leading and still had a lead of 4 after the TOV and the subsequent score (with the Grizz scored).

LeBron has a TS% 58% as well. Lets not act like the missed 3's were why the Lakers lost the game.

WB's defense was absolute trash and whenever he did not have the ball, he was just bent over with his hands on his knees. I don't think I've ever really hated on WB on this board, but dude has been annoying this season.

Howard should be playing ~20 minutes, BTW. The coach is a complete and utter retard when it comes to lineups. Plays DJ 20 minutes and they get owned. Doesn't even try to play Dwight much, when he was a very good role player during their championship run.

Vogel needs to go and so does WB. He does NOT fit on this team.

[Bawkish]

When they lose: NOT Lebron's fault

When they win: BIG LOAD carried by Bron

- typical Bronstan excuse

[TheGoatest]

I don't think I've ever really hated on WB on this board, but dude has been annoying this season.


It's crazy how energetic he is on the court at times, yet cannot convert one ounce of this energy to use it on the defensive end.

[Full Court]

LMAO. Did you even watch the game, "coach"? LeBron was the best player on the floor by a massive margin. 4 of LeBron's TOV's came when the Lakers were leading and still had a lead of 4 after the TOV and the subsequent score (with the Grizz scored).

LeBron has a TS% 58% as well. Lets not act like the missed 3's were why the Lakers lost the game.

WB's defense was absolute trash and whenever he did not have the ball, he was just bent over with his hands on his knees. I don't think I've ever really hated on WB on this board, but dude has been annoying this season.

Howard should be playing ~20 minutes, BTW. The coach is a complete and utter retard when it comes to lineups. Plays DJ 20 minutes and they get owned. Doesn't even try to play Dwight much, when he was a very good role player during their championship run.

Vogel needs to go and so does WB. He does NOT fit on this team.

So his turnovers don't count because the Lakers were ahead at the time???? Are you serious?? Those turnovers helped swing the momentum and contributed to the Grizzlies capturing/recapturing the lead.

Sometimes I swear like I'm having discussions with people on here who don't even understand how the game of basketball works.

[Full Court]

And did you see Labrone once again storming off to the locker room before the game even ended?

LePoorSport

LePouter

[coastalmarker99]

It's crazy how energetic he is on the court at times, yet cannot convert one ounce of this energy to use it on the defensive end.

Westbrook is lazy on defence. Plain and simple. He doesn’t put in any effort and loses his man way too often.


Also, you will notice how often he just straight up leaves his assignment on the perimeter to get into rebound position so he can stat-pad rebounds


Also for the record Westbrook has lost 24 of his last 32 playoff games going back to 2016 WCF.

Last 8 postseasons:

FG% are 41%, 42%, 40%, 39%, 40%, 36%, 42%, and 33%.

3pt %'s are 22%, 28%, 32%, 26%, 36%, 32%, 24%, and 25%.

Turnovers are 4.0, 4.4, 4.3, 6.0, 5.2, 4.6, 3.8, and 4.2.

So basically playoff Westbrook since that 2012 Finals run is 39% shooting and 28% from 3pt with 4.5 turnovers/game and shit defence.

Beal only won 1 playoff game with him.

Oladipo only won 1 playoff game with him.

Harden only won 3 playoff games with him.

PG13 only won 3 playoff games in 2 years with him.

KD left OKC to get away from him after blowing a 3-1 lead against the GSW and it's been a decade since KD/Russ/Harden/Ibaka managed to win 1 Finals game together.

[coastalmarker99]

LMAO. Did you even watch the game, "coach"? LeBron was the best player on the floor by a massive margin. 4 of LeBron's TOV's came when the Lakers were leading and still had a lead of 4 after the TOV and the subsequent score (with the Grizz scored).

LeBron has a TS% 58% as well. Lets not act like the missed 3's were why the Lakers lost the game.

WB's defense was absolute trash and whenever he did not have the ball, he was just bent over with his hands on his knees. I don't think I've ever really hated on WB on this board, but dude has been annoying this season.

Howard should be playing ~20 minutes, BTW. The coach is a complete and utter retard when it comes to lineups. Plays DJ 20 minutes and they get owned. Doesn't even try to play Dwight much, when he was a very good role player during their championship run.

Vogel needs to go and so does WB. He does NOT fit on this team.


Here is Westbrook's 3PT% in the clutch dating back to 2014

Players Clutch Traditional

2019-20, Westbrook shot 22% from 3pt in the clutch

2018-19, Westbrook shot 18% from 3pt in the clutch

2017-18, Westbrook shot 21% from 3pt in the clutch

2016-17, Westbrook shot 32% from 3pt in the clutch

2015-16, Westbrook shot 20% from 3pt in the clutch

2014-15, Westbrook shot 9% from 3pt in the clutch

Westbrook takes awful shots late in games and is a horrible shooter.

His only role is to try to drive and then distribute, which is already LeBron's role and LeBron does it better.

think about it from Vogel's perspective - what should be Russell's role?

If LeBron has the ball in his hands then Russell destroys the spacing for Bron and AD, but if Russ has the ball in his hands then he's gonna make worse decisions and take worse shots at a lower rate than Bron would.

And he sure ain't gonna make up for that on the defensive end.


So whats is Russell going to do in the playoffs against the elite teams that would just dare him to shoot as the Lakers did in 2020 against him.

[RogueBorg]

I thought Lebron made his teammates better?

This thread aged to perfection.

Started out with so much hope, then crashed in a fiery explosion....beauuuuuutiful to behold.

https://c.tenor.com/hiPsCCIBviYAAAAd/disaster-hindenburg.gif

[RogueBorg]

You can't put this all on Westbrook. LeChucker was 1-6 from three with 5 turnovers. The whole team was playing like trash.

Lebron pushing the all-time turnover mark to the point of being unbreakable.

[coin24]

Laker games are unwatchable..

Horrible lineups, vogul is a moron.. why aren’t Dwight and rondo playing? Why does tht take a million bad shots every game.
No one finds melo wide open for 3, dj is washed, no one plays D.

Westbrick is terrible, piss poor shot selection, turnovers at the worst times.

AD is soft. He’s supposed to be the main guy.

[nineiron]

So his turnovers don't count because the Lakers were ahead at the time???? Are you serious?? Those turnovers helped swing the momentum and contributed to the Grizzlies capturing/recapturing the lead.

Sometimes I swear like I'm having discussions with people on here who don't even understand how the game of basketball works.

the reason why they stan Lebron is because they don't understand how the game of basketball works.

[nineiron]

And did you see Labrone once again storming off to the locker room before the game even ended?

LePoorSport

LePouter

LeCrybaby cried and stormed off the locker room again? whats new?

[RogueBorg]

LeCrybaby cried and stormed off the locker room again? whats new?

Again?

I'd say it's becoming his new go-to move.