Game Debrief: What Went Right And What Went Wrong?

#embarrassing

 

AR needs more help

 

Amazing what he did with the team when no Luka and no LeBron in emergency performances, and how crappy the team looks without him available. Hell him being out makes the point how valuable he actually is.

And just my opinion Keon Ellis’s skinny a** isn’t the dude to put next to him, at least the only 2 games I’ve seen him play against the Kings. Invisible both times and nothing seemed to pop about him PLUS his bug on a windshield imitation when hitting screens. Maybe he hates the Lakers and tanked those 2 …. that’s possible I guess.

 

the lakers don't have anyone against whom ellis is useful, ironically. but almost every other nba team does.

 

Lakers on a BTB score 81 in the first half to beat ATL 141-116 in an ultra-rare laffer for the Lakers. Washed some of the bad taste of the SAC game last night out.

ATL had what looked like zero rim protection and Ayton went 17/18. Lakers shot an absurd 19 of 34 from 3: 56%.

Lebron :31/9/10 in 33 mins
Luka: 27/5/12 with 7 turnovers in 33 mins. His 3 is starting to fall again, but he's missing a lot of 2 point shots. 7 for 16 overall.

Rui is back and it may have given the team a shot in the arm.

Kobe Butkin played the last 3 mins, attempted a 3 and hit it. I had to look it up: he's signed to a 10 day; Thiero is out 4 weeks w/an MCL strain.

I guess the big shocker is we went up 30 and didn't let the opponent back in in the 4th.

 

we kind of did let them back in. We had a 32 point lead and they got it back to 10 and then we got serious and had it back up to about 29.

 

Good to rebound and get this much needed win

Shot 56% from the 3 line

DA comes alive again 17 pts 18 reb

He has to be hearing the noise

Jake 17 pts 4 reb 3 ast 1 stl

Luka and LBJ combine for 11 TO's

 

Great game. Team stepped up and responded to adversity.

 

Most points we put up in a single half this year against a young, long athletic Atlanta team. The type of team that usually kicks our a**.

BOTH Bron and Luka suited up in a back to back, while one is ancient and hadn't played a night 2 previously and Luka is clearly battling some injuries. I wonder if we won that Sac game if they both sit this one.

Not only did they suit up though, they combined for 58/14/22

Good team effort throughout, except for Q3, we played engaged defense. Gave up a lot of back cuts and didn't put up much resistance to NAW diving to the rim but the overall effort on a back to back was noteworthy.

The shooting was alien-esque for the Lakers. 19 makes on 56%. So that's what it's like to be any team other than the Lakers.


Team effort. Desperately needed what they all brought.