The flopping horse got locked down by Gobert .
To be fair , this is only the 2nd time we have HCA since the 12 Nuggets series . 12 against OKC : no HCA 13 against SAS : no HCA 2020 : Bubble...
First Game 1 win at home since Bynum 10 blocks against the Thuggets .. It was a while ago
He took the midrange Js in the 1st quarter , that's the name of game in the playoffs . Might need 35+ from him in Game 2
Good ball movement and GREAT win .
He loves playing for the Lakers and understand the meaning behind it ..
Yes J Dub taking 25+injections in his wrist last season to win a ring ( and jeopardize the rest of his career) was a risk I could understand ....
Let's hope for a 2009 playoffs type of series in reverse !
They want to avoid Sota at all costs .. Lost one series against them and couldn't even win a game when Jokic scored 61 .. Hopefully Lakers will...
Houston is top 5 in defensive rating and the best offensive rebounding team in the league ( something both Luka and AR are good at). Playoffs are...
We know we'll be the 5th seed at this point .. Let the young guys play .. No need to run Bron , Rui and Luke into the ground . It reminds me 2013...
Terrible idea for his health long term .. I know he can't stand the fact to sit for the playoffs but he HAS to
Nick Smith Jr won us a game at Portland without the big 3 .. Redick is just terrible and won't be able to blame the medical staff forever
Austin getting injured was way more likely/predictable than Luka . This kind of injury sure wasn't though
Should rest him until the playoffs . He's seriously banged up
Luka has played too much ball for his age .. and yeah soft tissues injuries are a bad sign going forward .
^^^^ The same game happened in November
Both AR and Luka should have been shut down at the half . Players have to be smart and check themselves out at some point
Difference of philosophy : Tough defense with depth against offensive stars with no depth . No surprise which one always has worked
https://x.com/ringer/status/2039326917531431099 " Jokic can cry because he's getting fouled but I never believe Luka"...
