Game Debrief: What Went Right And What Went Wrong?

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  1. Slick2021

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    Slick2021, Feb 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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    cannot imagine what the locker room is feeling like right now!?
     
    Wino, Feb 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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    Agreed. I understand why the focus is on the stars especially with LeBron getting paid so much but our supporting cast is awful and has been that way for years if we’re being honest. Always glaring holes in multiple areas.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Feb 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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    Getting their summer vacation plans ready.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Feb 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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    It's a bit strange that JJ is playing lineups with one 1 of the big 3 - whether it was luke or lebron last night those units got pasted. Should be way to keep 2 mostly on the floor togheter at all times since AR's minutes restrictions is gone
     
    Pioneer10, Feb 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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    Well we definitely needed that.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Feb 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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    GS is a sh***y team. We should be all these crappy teams.
     
    VladeD714, Feb 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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    Finally a win. I’ll take it.
     
    lakerjones, Mar 1, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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    They beat Denver the other day without Curry. Again, I’ll take it. I’m also glad we blew them out. Important to do with a back to back tomorrow. Our big 3 all played less than 30 minutes each.
     
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    lakerjones, Mar 1, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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    Nice to get back to winning

    Lakers win the 3rd and 4th

    Shot 46% from the 3 line

    Role players

    Jake 18 pts 5 reb 3 ast 1 stl

    LK 16 pts 3 reb 3 ast 1 stl
     
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    LakeShowAZ, Mar 1, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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    was nice to see a team cold against us for once. feel like every single night the opposition is on fire, even beyond our bad defense.

    sucks we wasted a good shooting night (lebron was hitting threes!) against the curry-less warriors. we have just a shred of shotmaking, and we're on a three-game win streak right now.

    anyway, hard to gauge anything from a game like that, as i don't think we actually looked that great. we just made shots and they missed.

    ayton really frustrated me throughout. opened the game not getting back on defense and did it several more times. if you'd never seen any of them before, you'd be certain that hayes and kleber were the rotation centers and ayton was the third-stringer. like, how is kleber the more intimidating shot blocker at his age?

    anyway, i'm not supposed to fussing after a blowout win, so...

    kennard still looking like a keeper. just hate that he's another non-defender. still, though, having him instead of gabe (who's also become a non-defender despite reputation) is just a breath of fresh air.

    bufkin looks like an nba player to me. it was garbage time, but he basically got wherever he wanted on the floor, and his shot looks good (even if he bricked his one three, lol).
     
    abeer3, Mar 1, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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    I agree that LK is a keeper

    Getting rid of Gabe was icing on the top
     
    LakeShowAZ, Mar 1, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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    Don't mean s*** to me in a year that's a waste. I'm just hear evaluating players and fit moving forward. This win doesn't mean s*** in the big picture.

    But if it makes you happy beating a team we're supposed to beat, cheer on, my friend.
     
    VladeD714, Mar 1, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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    Will do. I’m not ready to concede the season just yet. Still have 20 plus games and whatever the post season holds. Am I stoked on our recent slumping? Of course not. We need to play better than that. But as ever I’m a Laker fan so I’d like to see us succeed. We need to improve. That’s clear. I’d like to see us chasing the 3 spot instead of the playin. We’re not far from either one. Lot of basketball left to be played (1/4 of the regular season) - with the seeding 3-7 being so close (3.5 games difference between 3 and 7 seeds).
     
    lakerjones, Mar 1, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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    We're not better than OKC, Denver( if they're healthy), Houston, Spurs, etc. Your best case scenario is we finish 6th and we draw Denver int he first round as Jason said with Trevor & Jovan, and I happen to agree. Maybe outside shots against Houston. Either way, we're not ending up in the top 4, that's out, IMO. At this point, we just have to hope we end up out of the play-in.
     
    VladeD714, Mar 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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    We’re definitely not as good as OKC and the Spurs. No one in the West is. But yeah matchups can help us. I’m not ready to concede that any of Denver Houston or Minny is better than us. Again seeds 3-6 are 2 games difference between them. 3 and 4 seed are still up for grabs for possible HCA in a first round. Yes hopefully we can get to one of those seeds. Definitely let’s keep away from playin. We don’t want the Thunder or Spurs in the first round. Beyond that I’ll take our chances.
     
    lakerjones, Mar 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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    I'd say:

    OKC, SA and MIN - no chance, we're losing in 5 max
    DEN - better matchup for us, but they should still be a solid favorite in the series
    HOU - they're a weird team with some really glaring issues. I'd favor them against us but less than DEN
     
    sk2408, Mar 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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