**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins

[MIKE LOWERY]

Yup. Like I said, he wins game 1, it's usually reynolds.

Only loss I remember off a game 1 win is the 2011 finals. The other one is probably something in CLE 2004-2010.


Edit - It was 2010 against BOS.

 

[lovehateself]

Ja will play. I just wonder if he will be effective.

Shooters shoot


Dray for the vet minimum…I’ll allow it

 

[MVP]

Copping this

 

[pmatic]

Reaves looks like a young Connor Roy.

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

Money Makin Monk

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Not gonna lie, I'm nervous af about Wednesday. We always have these confidence boosting games... and then "WTAF?" games. Going up 2-0 ON THE ROAD against the #2 seed... maaaaan... that's tough. I mean I get that our team is essentially 2 months old, best defense since the deadline, top 3 team since the deadline... I get all that.

Just nervous.

I think there's a solid chance had they fielded this roster to start the season, LAL wouldve been the 2 seed and MEM or perhaps LAC or GSW woulda been 7th

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Mamba like precision in the movements and court/space awareness

 

[Lizakers]

Kinda glad we’re not facing the kings right now

I’d be salty af when they light that beam

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

AD gonna have to get his Bruce Lee on cause this year's playoffs is the Game of Death

JJackson in round 1

Sabonis in round 2

Ayton or Jokic in round 3

Giannis and Lopez in the Finals

Tall task but If he proves it and carries this team to the top of the Tower as the full time 5 and wins it, his jersey gonna be hanging up in the rafters next to Bron's when it's time.

Spoiler

 

[MajinZuub]

Deaymomd is going to get more than the vet min and keep his *** all the way away from the Lakers.

 

[essential1]

Reaves looks like a young Connor Roy.

Austin Reaves you’re my hero

 

[reconic supreme]

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Wait, did Mychal shrink or is Rui lyin bout his height so he don't gotta play center

 

[Almanssn]

Austin Reaves you’re my hero

Oh my god…I never realized that’s how I recognized Connor lmao thanks

 

[geno90221]

Wait, did Mychal shrink or is Rui lyin bout his height so he don't gotta play center

MT has said he was really 6-9 during his prime
So yea he probably around 6-8 now

 

[essential1]

Age shrinks.

probably also shoes (Mychal) versus no shoes (Rui) height measurements

 

[had pants]

 

[pmatic]

Oh my god…I never realized that’s how I recognized Connor lmao thanks

He's the douche tourist from Speed to me.

 

[pmatic]

 

[James_O]

Wrong thread

 

[Maximus Meridius]

 

[essential1]

If the shot isn’t falling, he can still provide a ton finding guys open. And that can hold him over for enough time to get one to fall.




There was stretch in the 3rd where Ja was getting hot and uncharacteristically hitting 3s. Had 8 points in 2-3 minutes.
In that stretch
-DLo started it off with a 3. Answered by a Ja 3.
-DLo pull up. Answered by a Ja 3.
-DLo assist to Rui for a 3. Answered by a Ja pull up
-DLo then picks up another assist to Rui for 3.
Next 40 seconds was trading misses until AD got a bucket off a DS and Ja subbed out after a travel call

Those are moments where the game could have gotten away quick.
From there they controlled the game to the end of the 3rd. Lost momentum by having too many bench guys out there at once to start the 4th (Beasley and TBJ)


When there is 3+ of the AD/Bron/DLo/AR, just need Rui or Vando or DS to hit the open shots. They will get them.

 

[pmatic]

The math is math-ing.

 

[essential1]

 

[atlsfinest]