Game Debrief: What Went Right And What Went Wrong?

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  1. LakeShowAZ

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    These kind of losses show the flaws in the team

    Rob needs to make a move or 2
     
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    5-3 roadie, not bad.

    Nice end by waxing the worst team in the NBA. Dear Lord! They have some solid to good players on the roster, but they're in dire need of structure and a legit PG.

    JJ did a good job of having them ready out of the gates. We didn't take them lightly, played aggressive defense, got out to run every chance we could.

    I can't remember the last time we played a team that was that sloppy.

    Bron and Luka both did the damn thing while shaving a few minutes off the usual.

    Great to have AR back. Shot is rusty as expected but he wasted no time before getting into the action. Only 21 minutes and led the game in FTAs.

    Hopefully this was Gabe's send-off party
     
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    Everyone within the Nets Front Office should be ashamed of themselves. This team would lose to some G-League teams.
    Yikes.
    Great to see Rooves finally back on the floor!
    You know a team is awful when the Nets commentators say over and over again:”they just need to show some effort.”
     
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  4. Zoyd Wheeler

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    Lakers up 59-29, and we're all wondering how much worse this game can get (not our fault, not the Lakers' fault), and Luka takes it down to the arc, dribbling, they send a guy to double him and he makes a perfect no-look pass to a wide open...was it Jaxson? Rui? I don't care. 61-29 and I just felt bad for any kid Nets fan whose dad shelled out for two tickets, hoping his team can turn it around.

    5-3 Grammy trip. I'd've loved to have won that Knicks game for a 6-2 trip, but hey: we got AR back!
     
  5. LakeShowAZ

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    Much needed win

    Had such a big lead at half we lose the 3rd and 4th and still win big

    Nice to have AR back

    Shot 23% from the 3 line

    Jake 18 pts 5 reb

    Hayes 9 pts in 15 min

    Timme 2 pts 4 reb in 6 min
     
  6. LTLakerFan

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    Hell no to Claxton and his skinny a** 216lbs at his salary. Would much prefer Deandre at much smaller salary likely going forward until something “better” comes around, and just ignore all the b****** about him. Legit, skilled Big man paired with Hayes is OK considering the 2 wing needs we have.
     
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    Opposite NY games where the Lakers outplayed the Knicks and for the entire 1st half and then lost. Home cooking is good as well as having AR back lol
     
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    Superb 2nd half after a very sloppy first half. Way to get back in this one with some real defensive effort. Props to Maxi Kleber for great hustle and energy. AR was sensational with 35 points in like 25 minutes. Bummer about Luka coming up gimpy. Hope he recovers soon.
     
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    Lakers finally come home, look soft in the 1st half, go into halftime 59-51. Luka limped off in the 1st half after scoring 10 points in 16 mins on 3 for 10 shooting and 0-4 from deep. Set for an MRI. Looked hammy to me.

    Lakers go down 14 and Embiid and Maxey were frying us. In the 2nd half JJ had us double Embiid. It slowed them down a little. But we got AR back.

    AR looked like he did before the injury that kept him out for 19 games. 35 points in 25 mins off the bench, including a couple of 3s that were breathtaking in clutch situations. I think the whole team felt how he lifted them, and we really needed it, esp with Luka getting hurt.

    Hillbilly Kobe saved our entire side of bacon in this one.

    Lakers go up 16, then do what this squad does: relaxes and lets a team back in it. 76ers cut it to 2 very late.

    Lebron, aside from a few sweet dimes, looked pretty bad. 7 for 17 for 17 points in 37 mins, with 8 turnovers, about 5 of which made me think, Well...he is 41 years old. His outside shot looked really bad. 76ers D is pretty good, but man...

    Good win on our first game back home. We win it 119-115 in a game that really was that close, but was notable for each team going on runs of 8-0 or larger.

    We hit 9 3s, 5 from AR. I saw we got Kennard for Gabe earlier in the day and looked in here and everyone was already saying what I was going to say, so I held my tongue: Will Kennard suddenly make 3s at 10% less than what he had been doing?
     
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    Are there really some folks here who think AR is not him??? Come on!!!
    That was a good win and it was won on the shoulders of AR. Period.
     
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    Yea! 76ers have their Maxey, but our Maxi really made some key plays on the offensive boards. Good to get some clutch, significant play from him.
     
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    AR looked great. Nice come back.

    just praying Luka is okay.
     
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    Nice to see AR come back with a big game

    Won the 3rd and 4th Q's

    Jake 14 pts 2 ast 3 stl

    Rui 14 pts more important 7 reb

    Max 4 pts 4 reb 4 ast

    DK shot 100% from the field. Okay it was only 1 shot, but baby steps?
     
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    AR's performance in the playoffs this year will determine if HIM will get the MAX, HERE or Elsewhere.
     
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    True but I am not worried, except for potential injury. What I find myself worrying about with AR is his style of play and staying healthy. All that juking and jiving sure seems like he puts himself in position to get hit pretty hard.
     
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