Game Debrief: What Went Right And What Went Wrong?

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  1. lakerjones

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    I definitely love how we are currently playing and feel like we are better than last year and have a stronger overall roster with the additions of Smart, Ayton and Kennard. We miss DFS for sure but Rui and Jake are holding it down in his place for the most part.

    Healthy Luka physically and mentally this year is huge over last year and Lebron looks dialed in. Luka is playing MVP level now instead of looking only half himself.

    I’ve been arguing that I don’t think any of the other competition 3-6 is necessarily better than us, and three head to head wins against them makes that point. I like our chances against all of them. In terms of preference of matchups I like 1. Minny 2. Rockets and lastly 3. Denver. I think the Nuggets are the most dangerous of the three. Wolves and Houston less so to me.
     
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  2. svtzr

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    I'm happy to play anyone in the playoffs. Heck give me Denver. It's the hardest run to the finals - imagine having to verse:

    - Jokic (multi time MVP and top 5 this year) & Denver in the first round
    - Wemby (DPOY and top 5 MVP this year) & Spurs in WCSF
    - SGA (Current MVP and maybe double MVP) & OKC in WCF

    For the finals you get Boston (Brown should be top 5 in MVP by then) and we tie them for 18.

    Imagine taking out all of the top MVP candidates, the top 3 teams in the West and our eternal rivals. That would be the all time greatest run. That's probably what it takes to win a ring this year.
     
    svtzr, Mar 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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    I’m going to be honest I don’t like the matchup one bit. They aren’t playing great but they have multiple guys they can throw at Luka and they are a team that can get physical with AR. Also multiple bigs with different skill sets. It would be a good series for LeBron to get going playoff time though. Ant is also just one of those guys that can turn it on whenever and it seems like that team replicates his energy.
     
    Garren04, Mar 21, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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    Orlando going to be tough one. Paulo is a bad matchup for everyone but Lebron. They seem to have the Lakers number
     
    Pioneer10, Mar 21, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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    That would be pretty sweet and amazing. However, the Kobe/Shaq Ring where we only lost one game throughout the playoffs will forever be the best Laker post season. I don’t think a team will ever accomplish this again.
     
    FrontOfJersey22, Mar 21, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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    On paper it’s surely the best, but I don’t think anything will top the euphoria I felt when the Lakers toppled the C Bags in an absolutely hellacious game 7 in 2010. Not just because of the pain and misery of 2008, but that was a truly formidable C Bags team and the outcome was never a given.
     
    D-Fish Man, Mar 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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    That game had Lakers DOOM impending the whole damn game until the very end. Will never forget. Was with entire family glued to the TV on time shift when the recording ran out with like a minute and a half left, not far behind real time, and we're all like NOOOOOOO!!! We knew when when we turned it back on we'd find out who won and took a huge collective breath and did it. Confetti was raining from the ceiling.

    :Sunglassguy:

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    LTLakerFan, Mar 21, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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    You guys are right, it wouldn’t be the greatest run, there are others like West breaking through, the 80s with Magic vs Bird, 2010 etc.

    But in my opinion this year would be the hardest. Beating the top 5 MVP candidates and all better records. I think it’s about as low a percentage chance of happening you can get. But one can dream!
     
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    That was the greatest basketball game ever.
     
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