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Flippers shot 3s like they’re 2017 Warriors. Props to Bron for keeping them in the game really.
**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins
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6’1 Beverly on PG and Kawhi was disgusting to watch
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Westbrook the biggest momentum killer ever.
In game with his turnovers and bricks
During victory speeches
Took 1 day/game to erase all the positive vibes from Rui trade
ARREST this man
In game with his turnovers and bricks
During victory speeches
Took 1 day/game to erase all the positive vibes from Rui trade
ARREST this man
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They've lost 10 games in a row to the Clippers dating back to 2020 when the Lakers had a MUCH BETTER ROSTER.
Bron and AD have lost 10 times in a row to thr damn Clippers going back three years. Repeat that to yourself 10 times in a row bro and let it sink in lol. If you ain't embarrassed as a Laker fan smh lol
Bron and AD and Co. oughtta be ashamed of losing 10 in a row to thr step brother.
Shaq, Kobe, Magic, Coop, Cap, Byron, Big Game, Big Shot, Fisher, Van Exel, Vlade, Elden, Cedric, Eddie, Sedale, et al would Never!
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Lakers suck, LeBron still putting up 40+ points smdh
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Nah
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is right. Pretty much the entire lakers roster sucks except for LeBron and maybe AD when he’s actually on the floor. It’s hard to beat teams when you’re the only one doing anything
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Last 3 year laker teams have had ZERO pride in being lakers except maybe lebron and ad. They aren’t on the team long enough to care.
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Austin Reaves 'feeling good' about his injury recovery and the surging Lakers
The Lakers' swingman told fans he'll be back "soon," then chatted with The Athletic about his level of optimism with the state of the team.
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Austin Reaves 'feeling good' about his injury recovery and the surging Lakers
The Lakers' swingman told fans he'll be back "soon," then chatted with The Athletic about his level of optimism with the state of the team.
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Austin Reaves ‘feeling good’ about his injury recovery and the surging Lakers
Austin Reaves ‘feeling good’ about his injury recovery and the surging Lakers
LOS ANGELES — Austin Reaves had never seen the Crypto.com Arena concourse before Monday. The second-year guard has only entered the arena through the player entrance, which is through a private garage on the side of the arena. From there, players walk directly through the bowels to the locker room, weight room or court.
“I had no idea what it looked like until today,” Reaves told The Athletic while walking through the concourse on his way out of the arena.
With the Lakers and Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission hosting the 18th annual Lakers All-Access event at Crypto.com Arena, Reaves, along with teammate Lonnie Walker IV, former Laker champions James Worthy, Pau Gasol, Byron Scott, Michael Cooper, Robert Horry, Kurt Rambis, Sasha Vujačić and Slava Medvedenko, and governor Jeanie Buss, were present to speak and take pictures with fans.
Net proceeds from the event — which included a tour of the Lakers’ locker room, playing on the Crypto.com arena floor, and panel discussions in a banquet setting — support the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation and the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, both non-profit organizations.
Reaves was stationed with Rambis, posing for pictures and greeting fans for 30 minutes. As he walked around the concourse, he was mobbed by fans asking for photos, autographs and when he’d be back on the floor. (Reaves has missed the last nine games with a left hamstring strain.)
“Soon,” Reaves repeatedly said with a smile.
The Laker faithful have taken a special liking to Reaves, with the undrafted sophomore earning “M-V-P” chants from the crowd for his timely shots, precise passes and gritty play. He has an everyman demeanor — he wore a black Lakers sweatshirt, dark gray sweatpants and Shadow 2.0 Jordan 1s to the event, with his hair ever-tussled — that belies his status as one of the best basketball players on the planet.
“It’s special just being in the position that I’m in,” Reaves said. “Honestly never thought that I’d be at especially an organization like this. All the support that we get from the fans. It’s special just to talk to them and take pictures. Have fun.”
This season, Reaves is averaging 10.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists on 48.8 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from 3 and 89.6 percent from the free-throw line. He’s emerged as a closing lock alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis, with his shooting, passing, defense and decision-making proving crucial in crunchtime.
Reaves said his hamstring is progressing well. He sprinted for the first time on Monday, a solid step toward his impending return.
“We’re going forward, moving forward,” Reaves said of his injury. “Progress. Feeling good.”
Hours earlier, the Lakers made one of the first moves of the trade season by sending Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks to the Wizards for forward Rui Hachimura. Reaves faced Hachimura twice last season when the Lakers played the Washington Wizards, and he came away impressed by his new teammate.
Reaves said the Lakers hadn’t yet talked as a team because Monday was an off-day for the group. While he’s sad to see Nunn go because he’s “one of the boys,” he’s excited about the versatility Hamichura, who primarily splits his time at both forward spots, will bring to the group’s previously undersized frontcourt. Reaves envisions head coach Darvin Ham playing Hachimura at all three frontcourt positions.
“That’s something that was our Achilles’ heel — offensive rebounding and rim protection without (Davis),” Reaves said. “But getting another guy like that, you have both options. You can play small ball, if you want to, or you can go bigger with Rui at the three. It gives our team a different look, a different feel, and it’s something that we can do in games to change games if they’re not going our way.”
The 22-25 Lakers are coming off two of their most impressive wins of the season: a fourth-quarter comeback win against the Grizzlies on Friday and a comeback win against the Trail Blazers on Sunday. The win over Portland came after Patrick Beverley galvanized the team with a halftime speech, spurring a rally from a 25-point halftime deficit.
“Pat was just being Pat,” Reaves said. “That’s what he’s known for. He’s a great teammate. He doesn’t care about all the statistics. He wants to be a plus in the plus-minus and that’s really it. He cares about winning, and you can tell by the way he plays. The message was really just, ‘Play with confidence. Don’t defer. Do what you do and play the game that you’ve always played.'”
The Lakers are 8-4 in their last 12 games and 10-9 since Davis’ right foot injury, firmly remaining in the hunt for the Play-In Tournament. Ham recently said the coaches are standings-watching on a daily basis as the Lakers try to climb out of their one-game hole to make the Play-In Tournament and two-game hole to get into the playoffs. Reaves, for his part, said he didn’t even know the Lakers seed as of Monday evening.
The Lakers are rounding into form at the right time, with the opportunity to still improve the roster ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline. Hachmiura could make his Lakers debut Wednesday vs. San Antonio, while Davis, Reaves and Walker are expected back within the next week or so.
“It’ll be nice,” Reaves said of the Lakers being at full strength soon. “For the first time all year, we’ll have hopefully everybody available. It just gives a different outlook in games and situations in games where we can switch things up if everybody is healthy. And, obviously, getting AD back is gonna help a lot.”
LOS ANGELES — Austin Reaves had never seen the Crypto.com Arena concourse before Monday. The second-year guard has only entered the arena through the player entrance, which is through a private garage on the side of the arena. From there, players walk directly through the bowels to the locker room, weight room or court.
“I had no idea what it looked like until today,” Reaves told The Athletic while walking through the concourse on his way out of the arena.
With the Lakers and Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission hosting the 18th annual Lakers All-Access event at Crypto.com Arena, Reaves, along with teammate Lonnie Walker IV, former Laker champions James Worthy, Pau Gasol, Byron Scott, Michael Cooper, Robert Horry, Kurt Rambis, Sasha Vujačić and Slava Medvedenko, and governor Jeanie Buss, were present to speak and take pictures with fans.
Net proceeds from the event — which included a tour of the Lakers’ locker room, playing on the Crypto.com arena floor, and panel discussions in a banquet setting — support the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation and the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, both non-profit organizations.
Reaves was stationed with Rambis, posing for pictures and greeting fans for 30 minutes. As he walked around the concourse, he was mobbed by fans asking for photos, autographs and when he’d be back on the floor. (Reaves has missed the last nine games with a left hamstring strain.)
“Soon,” Reaves repeatedly said with a smile.
The Laker faithful have taken a special liking to Reaves, with the undrafted sophomore earning “M-V-P” chants from the crowd for his timely shots, precise passes and gritty play. He has an everyman demeanor — he wore a black Lakers sweatshirt, dark gray sweatpants and Shadow 2.0 Jordan 1s to the event, with his hair ever-tussled — that belies his status as one of the best basketball players on the planet.
“It’s special just being in the position that I’m in,” Reaves said. “Honestly never thought that I’d be at especially an organization like this. All the support that we get from the fans. It’s special just to talk to them and take pictures. Have fun.”
This season, Reaves is averaging 10.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists on 48.8 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from 3 and 89.6 percent from the free-throw line. He’s emerged as a closing lock alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis, with his shooting, passing, defense and decision-making proving crucial in crunchtime.
Reaves said his hamstring is progressing well. He sprinted for the first time on Monday, a solid step toward his impending return.
“We’re going forward, moving forward,” Reaves said of his injury. “Progress. Feeling good.”
Hours earlier, the Lakers made one of the first moves of the trade season by sending Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks to the Wizards for forward Rui Hachimura. Reaves faced Hachimura twice last season when the Lakers played the Washington Wizards, and he came away impressed by his new teammate.
Reaves said the Lakers hadn’t yet talked as a team because Monday was an off-day for the group. While he’s sad to see Nunn go because he’s “one of the boys,” he’s excited about the versatility Hamichura, who primarily splits his time at both forward spots, will bring to the group’s previously undersized frontcourt. Reaves envisions head coach Darvin Ham playing Hachimura at all three frontcourt positions.
“That’s something that was our Achilles’ heel — offensive rebounding and rim protection without (Davis),” Reaves said. “But getting another guy like that, you have both options. You can play small ball, if you want to, or you can go bigger with Rui at the three. It gives our team a different look, a different feel, and it’s something that we can do in games to change games if they’re not going our way.”
The 22-25 Lakers are coming off two of their most impressive wins of the season: a fourth-quarter comeback win against the Grizzlies on Friday and a comeback win against the Trail Blazers on Sunday. The win over Portland came after Patrick Beverley galvanized the team with a halftime speech, spurring a rally from a 25-point halftime deficit.
“Pat was just being Pat,” Reaves said. “That’s what he’s known for. He’s a great teammate. He doesn’t care about all the statistics. He wants to be a plus in the plus-minus and that’s really it. He cares about winning, and you can tell by the way he plays. The message was really just, ‘Play with confidence. Don’t defer. Do what you do and play the game that you’ve always played.'”
The Lakers are 8-4 in their last 12 games and 10-9 since Davis’ right foot injury, firmly remaining in the hunt for the Play-In Tournament. Ham recently said the coaches are standings-watching on a daily basis as the Lakers try to climb out of their one-game hole to make the Play-In Tournament and two-game hole to get into the playoffs. Reaves, for his part, said he didn’t even know the Lakers seed as of Monday evening.
The Lakers are rounding into form at the right time, with the opportunity to still improve the roster ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline. Hachmiura could make his Lakers debut Wednesday vs. San Antonio, while Davis, Reaves and Walker are expected back within the next week or so.
“It’ll be nice,” Reaves said of the Lakers being at full strength soon. “For the first time all year, we’ll have hopefully everybody available. It just gives a different outlook in games and situations in games where we can switch things up if everybody is healthy. And, obviously, getting AD back is gonna help a lot.”
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0-7 on TNT after last night. 
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MVP
is suspiciously missing after Westbrook blows another game for the Lakers.
It's clear to everyone that Westbrook cannot be trusted in clutch situations. I will even admit that he's played better this season (relative to expectations) but the team is just better with him on the bench in key moments. He always makes the wrong play. It's almost uncanny how someone could always do the wrong thing in the clutch.
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Brick personally ignited a 8-0 run thanks to the inbounds turnover for the Kawhi and-one, touching the ball when it rolled out of bounds leading to the Jackson three and then losing the ball for another Kawhi dunk.
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U not getting my pointNah
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Brick personally ignited a 8-0 run thanks to the inbounds turnover for the Kawhi and-one, touching the ball when it rolled out of bounds leading to the Jackson three and then losing the ball for another Kawhi dunk.
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Brick personally ignited a 8-0 run thanks to the inbounds turnover for the Kawhi and-one, touching the ball when it rolled out of bounds leading to the Jackson three and then losing the ball for another Kawhi dunk.
But bring him back. Forget that he’s not a winning player. He gets cool stats
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Trade Westbrook 's bum ***
It's clear to everyone that Westbrook cannot be trusted in clutch situations. I will even admit that he's played better this season (relative to expectations) but the team is just better with him on the bench in key moments. He always makes the wrong play. It's almost uncanny how someone could always do the wrong thing in the clutch.
We all sick of that having fun *** loser
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What is your point?
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Russ has been better
True
He is a big reason that the lakers have been able to stay afloat with Bron and ad injuries too
But yeah he absolutely cannot be on the floor in clutch situations because the odds of him and his bad decision making
In a playoff setting this flaw will only get magnified
He being coddled tbh lol
Ham said “facts over feelings” and he lying his *** off lmao
True
He is a big reason that the lakers have been able to stay afloat with Bron and ad injuries too
But yeah he absolutely cannot be on the floor in clutch situations because the odds of him and his bad decision making
In a playoff setting this flaw will only get magnified
He being coddled tbh lol
Ham said “facts over feelings” and he lying his *** off lmao
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Westbrook is fine against **** teams but I have no faith in him being productive in the playoffs and especially during crunch time in the playoffs.
His value is high compared to last year. Trade his *** asap. Attach a first rounder. Idk. We got a chance to win a ring with the way Bron is playing. We can’t let Russ ruin the season.
His value is high compared to last year. Trade his *** asap. Attach a first rounder. Idk. We got a chance to win a ring with the way Bron is playing. We can’t let Russ ruin the season.
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Did the entire roster save for Bron and AD suck in 2020-21 when the Lakers made the playoffs? I Don't think so, and they lost 3-4 games in a row to the Clips that year.
Aint no excuses losing 10 in a row to the Clips, whether in 2020, 2021, last year or this year.
So what's my point?
I'm just gonna cut n paste it all over again below....
They've lost 10 games in a row to the Clippers dating back to 2020 when the Lakers had a MUCH BETTER ROSTER.
Bron and AD have lost 10 times in a row to the damn Clippers going back three years. Repeat that to yourself 10 times in a row bro and let it sink in lol. If you ain't embarrassed as a Laker fan smh lol
Bron and AD and Co. oughtta be ashamed of losing 10 in a row to their step brother.
Shaq, Kobe, Odom, Pau, Magic, Coop, Cap, Byron, Big Game, Big Shot, Fisher, Van Exel, Vlade, Elden, Cedric, Eddie, Sedale, et al would Never!
Bron and AD and Co, need to have a lot more pride in themselves when facing the Clippers. You don't just allow these fools to beat you 10x in a row in your own building.
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sounds like an ideal sixth man to me
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It's interesting how the narrative on Westbrook has shifted. I'll admit that he's playing better relatives expectations. Going into the season, it seemed like a realistic possibility that Russell Westbrook would be out of the league after this contract is over If he didn't adjust his attitude and buy in. Now he's carved out a role as a Good sixth man.
That being said, Westbrook is still the second highest paid player in the league who can't be trusted and crunch time and isn't a top 100 player this season We need to get rid of Westbrook and get back some decent assets. Westbrook is good to run around and get you decent stats against bad teams but as you saw, the moment there's any real pressure against a decent playoff team he reverts back to being a turnover machine who makes terrible decisions.
That being said, Westbrook is still the second highest paid player in the league who can't be trusted and crunch time and isn't a top 100 player this season We need to get rid of Westbrook and get back some decent assets. Westbrook is good to run around and get you decent stats against bad teams but as you saw, the moment there's any real pressure against a decent playoff team he reverts back to being a turnover machine who makes terrible decisions.
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It's clear to everyone that Westbrook cannot be trusted in clutch situations. I will even admit that he's played better this season (relative to expectations) but the team is just better with him on the bench in key moments. He always makes the wrong play. It's almost uncanny how someone could always do the wrong thing in the clutch.
You checking for me like that?
I literally posted last night on the previous page.
They weren't going to win that game last night regardless, Russ had some terrible turnovers. You happy?
