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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:06 pm    Post subject: GRIZZLIES -at- LAKERS- 10/29 - Thoughts and :-)) Ratings

Dominating... He set the Laker record for most freethrow makes, beating Dwight’s 25 (a Hack-a-Dwight game) by one make. He was only two freethrows behind Wilt’s all-time record for makes. And he went 18-18 from the line to bust the game open in the third quarter.

Anthony Davis had a 40-20 game before the third quarter was even over. It’s the fourth of his career and tied him for 10th all time in the NBA for that rare statline. Just a sensational effort.

“To be on that list with those legends means a lot to me, but what’s more important is I’m happy we got the win,” Davis said.

The Lakers went on a 22-0 run in the fourth quarter behind some lockdown defense and AD applying relentless pressure at the rim on Memphis. These third quarters lately have been fun to watch, especially if you like defensive effort. But tonight, the team also dropped 39 points in the quarter to overwhelm their opponent on both ends.

The Lakers improved their record to 3-1 with the 120-91 win over the Grizzlies. They now hit the road for a tough one in Dallas Friday.


LeBron -- -- He had the crowd chanting “Taco Tuesday” at the end of the game. Hey, he paid for a taco truck for firefighters today and helped the Lakers get past 111 to get some tacos for the fans, too. Fed a lot of people tacos today. Some really nice two-man sequences on the wings with his bigs early on. We were finally running it with a little more consistency. He was still a bit hesitant to take the open jumper early on when the D went under the screens. He’s really got to take and hit those to make the D pay. (The three ball started to drop later). Some sloppy passes at times, but he was finding his bigs for scores with consistency. Defensively, not as good an effort as other games. In the third quarter, he was caught flatfooted a couple of times for scores. He was also not grabbing any boards. I don’t remember when he got his first board but it was well into the second half. Those starting units suffer from some lazy D at times. Despite that, he still had another track down rejection on a layup. I think we saw that only a couple times all last season. It’s already been a couple times in the first week of the season, so he’s looking a lot better this season on that end of the floor. On his FTs, not only is he pausing a bit longer after the gather, he’s not taking that step forward after shooting like he used to. (Not thrilled that he took and missed a tech, though, when we had better FT shooters out there, but I really do like the stroke right now). The Stats: He scored 23 points on 8-15 shooting (2-5 from three, 5-7 from the line) to go with 2 boards, 8 assists, 1 block, 6 turnovers and no fouls in 28 minutes. He was a +2.

Davis -- -- Wow. Wow! He’s been drawing a lot of fouls in first quarters (he went 8-9 from the line in the first quarter). It’s seemed he’s been more aggressive early and not as much later. But tonight, wow. He carried that into the second half, as well, where he went to the line again and again and again in the third quarter. Dude just killed Memphis from the line, and Staples rained down the “M-V-P” chants while he was doing it. A new career high in made freethrows (fourth all time in the NBA ever). He finished the first quarter tonight with 16 points and 9 boards. By halftime he had 20 points and 12 boards. He hit the 40-point mark in the third quarter along with 20 rebounds. He went 18-18 from the line in the third. It was just a lot of overwhelming pressure around the rim, attacking, crashing, trying to finish lobs...a lot of hustle and effort that just had Memphis on their heels with no way out. It was a long third quarter, but the Lakers took the Grizzlies heart and soul during the trips to the line by AD. Just relentless. We were looking for him on lobs, he was crashing the glass, getting out transition. Loved some of the low post work tonight early on. When he gets deep into the paint it’s trouble, not just scoring for him, but the D collapses completely (he had a great interior feed to McGee for a dunk after he got penetration under the hoop). Incredible game where those guard skills met the bigman skills and just chewed up the opponent. The other story throughout this was the shoulder. Just a couple minutes into the game and he was already in pain with his shoulder, moving it around and wincing. He didn’t want help up with his right arm when on the floor and they iced him after the first stint, then went and re-taped it in the locker room. It didn’t really seem to impact anything. Again, a lot of time climbing up off the floor. The Stats: He scored 40 points on 7-17 shooting (0-2 from three, 26-27 from the line) to go with 20 boards (8 offensive), 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 fouls in 31 minutes. He was a +19.

Green -- -- He picked up a couple fouls early in the first quarter and had to sit. The Lakers missed his shooting while he sat. They couldn’t buy a three-pointer early on, going 0-10 as a team before Green came back in the game midway through the second quarter and hit the first one. That would be the only three we hit in 13 attempts in the first half. He’d sink another. Eventually, the other Lakers would start to knock them down. The Stats: He scored 8 points on 3-6 shooting (2-5 from three) to go with 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover and 3 fouls in 19 minutes. He was a +3.

McGee -- -- Seemed like his energy picked up more as the game went along. He’s definitely not challenging well on the perimeter on the help situations. This has been a consistent problem and teams are taking advantage of it. He does a great job, however, recovering to his man or denying dribble penetration or anything around the rim. If we can get him contesting on the perimeter on those hedge/drop coverage situations that will help tighten things up. He had one of the highlight plays of the night. LeBron tracked down a man and rejected a breakaway, then Cook lobbed from McGee on the other end for the dunk. Vogel said he likes to do rotations in 5-game increments when asked about the slow starts the team has had. I like that. You’ve definitely go to give guys some times to build chemistry. And, it’s not as long as the 10 games Scott used to give that would drive you crazy. The Stats: He scored 10 points on 5-7 shooting (0-1 from the line) to go with 9 boards, 1 assists, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls in 29 minutes. He was a +7.

Bradley -- -- Quietly effective tonight. He had some moments on D to force a couple of turnovers, but he wasn’t overplaying, going for steals and coming up with fouls like we’ve seen sometimes. In the first half, his man was trying to size him up on iso and Bradley knocked the ball from him to get the stop. Offensively, he struggled a bit in the midrange but was able to scratch out some points in transition and knock down a three. I think he got his first assist of the season. The Stats: He scored 12 points on 5-9 shooting (1-1 from three, 1-3 from the line) to go with 3 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 turnover sand 2 fouls in 24 minutes. He was a +11.

Howard -- -- Don’t look at the box score in this one other than maybe the +22, which will only increase his lead over everyone else in the season +/- numbers right now. The box score, though, just didn’t really reflect what he did out there. Some of the defensive work tonight...just wow. He absolutely bottled up the Memphis attack again and again and again with rotations. We even saw a switch where he took on a guard and denied him one-on-one, looking spry. Additionally, his active hands on some of the two-man D this season have been aggressively knocking balls loose. When we locked in and went on that huge run, his fingerprints were all over that defensive effort. He’s killed in those third quarters lately. I love that Staples is appreciating the effort and other areas outside of the scoring column. When he got off the bench to come in midway through the first quarter, he received a loud roar from the crowd, excited to see him. After that last game, he seems to have really turned the corner with the fan base. Fun to watch defensively. I absolutely love the screen setting on the offensive end. When was the last time someone set legit screens like that in L.A.? It seems like every game he lays someone out. He had one on Crowder in the first half that rocked him. You could see Crowder trying to avoid Dwight’s other screens shortly later. That just makes an opponent travel even farther to chase a defender, resulting in a beat more of an advantage for shooters. The screens for Cook to free him up for that midrange are worth running with more frequency. With the D in drop coverage, once Dwight takes out the defender that should be easy money for Cook and it was tonight. The Stats: He scored 2 points on 1-2 shooting to go with 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 5 fouls in 19 minutes. He was a +22.

Caldwell-Pope -- -- He couldn’t hit anything early on, but he was at least making plays. Some great passes, including a nice hockey assist on an outlet to Daniels that led to a LeBron dunk. He also had a lob to McGee. Despite the low scoring early on, he was making an impact. He was active on D and the glass and finished with a team-high +10 in the first half. He was flying around the court a bit tonight. That’s kind of like how Caruso has been seeing success. We have the big guns out there, but just putting some strong energy and effort around them can really make an impact. Offensively, late in the fourth he was able to get into the midrange a bit for some easy looks. That’s how you get yourself going. Build off the easy shots. He had a stretch three sinking several in a row in that fourth when the game was over. Even if it was garbage time, that’s a little confidence boost for him. Well done. Let’s carry this over to the next one. The Stats: He scored 13 points on 6-11 shooting (0-1 from three, 1-1 from the line) to go with 6 boards, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 turnover and 3 fouls in 29 minutes. He was a +26.

Caruso -- -- He got some first half run as Vogel brought him in while LeBron sat late in the second quarter (Staples gave him a good ovation as he entered). Just 13 minutes, but still 3 steals and 1 block in this one in that short time. That’s just so disruptive and you need that around the vets. Again, just good hustle and energy out there. How fun is this team to watch when it gets in those defensive grooves? Glad to see Vogel introducing him in the rotations even sooner tonight. Offensively, he didn’t make a shot, but was moving the ball. Some issues trying to keep his dribble alive against pressure while surveying the floor. The Stats: He didn’t score on 0-4 shooting (0-2 from three) to go with 3 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers and no fouls in 13 minutes. He was a +14.

Daniels -- -- Quiet night as he couldn’t connect on some good looks from three. You expect every shot of his and Cook’s to fall. Again, we saw him curling into the paint off the SLOB play to get him a score. Looks like that ‘s one of the pet plays we’ve set up for him. I suspect his minutes may go down or disappear with Kuzma returning. We run some three guard lineups and something’s got to give. KCP will likely take the minutes over Daniels. Let’s see how this plays out. The Stats: He scored 5 points on 2-7 shooting (1-5 from three) to go with 3 boards, 1 assist and 1 turnover in 20 minutes. He was a +7.

Cook -- -- A couple of midrange makes coming off the screens by Dwight. I’d like to see them run that with even more regularity. (Hoping we can explore it more before Rondo returns.) Cook would come in the game when LeBron went out. You can see how that would be the Rondo rotation. These guys just need more time to build chemistry and learn what works. Hopefully, they keep adding to that playbook. Unfortunately, I feel like the struggles from the first game probably leave a lasting taste in the mouths of everyone that we need more playmaking via Rondo and we probably over correct with too many minutes for Rajon. The Stats: He scored 7 points on 3-8 shooting (1-5 from three) to go with 3 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and no fouls in 22 minutes. He was a +25.

Dudley -- -- He got a few seconds of action in the first half at PF before AD returned from the locker room and quickly replaced him. He got in later in garbage time. He wanted Vogel to review a strip he had that he was called for a foul on while we were up 20 with 2 minutes to go. Too funny. The Stats: He didn’t score and had 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 foul in 7 minutes. He was a +9.

Vogel -- -- Awful start again with this unit. The Lakers finally called a timeout with under 3 minutes into the game and already giving up 14 points… KCP in for Green who picked up fouls out of that… Dwight in for McGee midway through the quarter, Lakers down 4 after trailing by 13… Down 6 when LeBron sat for Cook… Daniels in for Bradley with 2:21 left, Lakers down 2… The Lakers trailed 32-27 after the first quarter… He started a Dwight, LeBron, KCP, Daniels, Cook lineup... They cut it to 1 to force a timeout… Down 3 when Caruso entered with over 7 minutes left in the second… Down 1 when LeBron sat for Dudley… Down 3 AD in for Dudley to go with McGee, Daniels, Caruso and KCP… KCP quickly out for Green… Lakers 0-10 from three at this point… Tie game and LeBron back in for Caruso with 1:22 left in half… Lakers led 49-47 at the half. Good D in the second quarter holding Memphis to 15 points… The game kind of ground to a halt when McGee picked up a flagrant midway through the third and we brought Dwight in and the refs then quickly reviewed him for a flagrant (common foul). There must have been about 5 whistles in about 20 seconds of action and 10 minutes of real time… That seemed to favor the Lakers as they went on an 8-0 run to take a 7-point lead as their D locked in… Cook in for LeBron out of the Grizzlies timeout… Missed three for Green on the ATO play… Bradley/Green out for KCP/Daniels with 1:52 left, Lakers up 13… Davis killing at the FT line. He went 18-18 form the line in the quarter… A 22-0 Laker run during this stretch… They led 88-67 heading into the fourth… Lakers up 21 when Dwight sat for McGee with 10 minutes left after picking up a fifth foul… The intensity faded a bit from the Lakers in the fourth as they had a big lead… ATO for KCP for a lob dunk after he made a series of midrange jumpers...
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:14 pm    Post subject:

Great team win!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:22 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:29 pm    Post subject:

Thanks DB for the work

Obviously the media attention will be on AD - as it should and he deservedly should be given his props

Its good that
* Lakers have defended their home court
* Beating the teams that they should beat (noting that the Suns - minus their two main stars - beat the Clippers! Could that mean that the Clips - they are a very good team - were sky high to beat the Lakers? Mark of a good team is to not be too high or too low while taking care of business)
* Starting to get their defensive rotations and schemes down
* Players are playing into their respective roles - even without Rondo and Kuz, recognizing that things will change when they come back
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:54 pm    Post subject:

Thanks DB. We appreciate your work.

That stretch where KCP hit those shots was as free as I've seen him. I'm hopeful that, mentally, KCP will craft and orient his game around those mid-range areas.

I'm mindful of the fact that he was a 38% three point shooter last year, but it seems that he can really thrive and expand his game with more efficiency by picking some mid-range spots more frequently.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:24 pm    Post subject:

Thanks DB! Excellent write-up as always!

Huge Kudos to AD and D39. AD for relentless pressure on offense, and Dwight Howard for relentless pressure on defense.

Man that third quarter was some fun watching!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:10 am    Post subject:

Thanks DB! The stats that he gets are incredible, but the range he covers on the defensive side of the ball is unmatched by anyone in the league.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:14 am    Post subject:

#1 Stat in that game to me AD on Free Throws - 27 of 28 HOLY CRAP

The thing that killed us more than anything last year is now the reason we cruised to a victory in the end rather than scrambling to beat a team we should easily defeat.

WE (or just AD and that's still better) CAN SHOOT FREE THROWS IT'S A MIRACLE!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:15 am    Post subject:

Thanks DB !
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:30 am    Post subject:

Team numbers

OFFENSE
Lakers shot 40 for 86 from the field 46.5%
Lakers shot 7 for 26 from 3pt 26.5%
Lakers drew 39 free throws (made 33)
Lakers grabbed 10 offensive rebounds
Lakers had 25 assists to 18 TOs


DEFENSE
Lakers gave up 13 offensive boards
Lakers held the Grizz to 31 for 95 shooting 32.6%
Lakers held the Grizz to 7 for 34 from 3 pt 20.6%
Lakers forced 21 TOs
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:30 am    Post subject:

This was a game where we saw a lot more screen and roll with Lebron as the primary ballhandler. Anthony Davis was a huge beneficiary of target plays and those screen/rolls. When Lebron was out there, it was a majority of reliance on him to create and we went to the screen/rolls very early in the game. It was a change up, as in games past, we went to the screen/rolls more in the 2nd half.

Offense positives:

Improved screen/roll play, and improved chemistry with AD. We are seeing far less need for AD to post up 1 on 1, as we are finding him with targets and good offense. This is how it should be, first get AD on the move, then get him in post ups. In the Clipper game we went too much post ups.

Dwight's screen setting is elite and major impact with his movement, He is really changing the offense (and defense) when he comes in. It does not show up in the stat sheet, but I would say easily Dwight has been our 3rd most valuable player and is playing a glue guy role. Yes, believe it or not, he's been that good and effective.

When we run our offense through Lebron or AD, or allow Dwight's screen setting or power to open up space, it is working very well. However this is all the consistency we have right now. Interesting to see if we can get some more consistency outside of these 3, when Rondo and Kuzma are back.

Offense negatives:

We shot the ball poorly in spot up situations. Aside from Danny Green, I think no one is really showing they can be relied on as a spot up shooter game to game. Thank goodness we paid this man his 15M. He is needed badly. Rob should be in the market for another quality shooter.

Over reliance on Lebron for PG play. I understand with the starters, since AB and Green are not PG like creators, but we need some sets where AD is playing point forward more often. This will allow Lebron to cut down on TOs and the amount of pounding the ball he is doing. AD is an elite talent, he is capable. We miss Rondo here as well. Rondo is the only other guy I would say can relieve Lebron of screen/roll and PG activity. It will be interesting to see how Lebron plays when Rondo is back,

AD's jumpshot, lack of a "pop" partner on screen/rolls. Until AD makes his jumpers, we are predictable a little on the screen/rolls. Even though it is really hard to stop Howard, McGee, AD on the roll with Lebron dribbling/driving, it would be great if we could get Cousins healthy, and AD to hit his "pop" spots. If AD can mix up "pops" with rolls by playoffs we will a lethal team execution wise. Also nice if we can sub out McGee for 15 min for Cousins, as a starter, assuming Cousins can give you 15 solid minutes as a stretch 5.

+/- leaders were +26 KCP, +25 Cook, +22 Howard, +19 Davis.

One key moment, Lakers were down 1 when Dwight checks in the 3rd, by the time the Q was over, the game was over too. Huge swing. Dwight's screen setting and defense is a lot better than McGee. He has a lot more chemistry with AD/Lebron, than McGee. When Dwight is playing 5, I feel comfortable with AD as a 4 and a big lineup. With McGee, I feel we're going to lose to many elite teams starting 5s.

Defensively, it was a slow start. However once we kicked it into another gear in the 3rd, the elite D kicked in and the Lakers just took over the game. Our defense has that kind of firepower. It can lock in, and end games in 1 Q. That's a championship team's trait.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:44 am    Post subject:

AD 40-20-2, LeBron Taco Tuesday and KCP 4th Q mamba mentality were noice but...

The Lakers went on a 22-0 run in the fourth quarter behind some lockdown defense... that's sexy right there
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:51 am    Post subject:

Thanks DB!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:52 am    Post subject:

Thanks DB! Awesome game by AD! It's also great to see consistent effort and results on the defensive end, anchored by Howard tonight.
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Vogel -- -- Awful start again with this unit. The Lakers finally called a timeout with under 3 minutes into the game and already giving up 14 points… KCP in for Green who picked up fouls out of that… Dwight in for McGee midway through the quarter, Lakers down 4 after trailing by 13… Down 6 when LeBron sat for Cook… Daniels in for Bradley with 2:21 left, Lakers down 2… The Lakers trailed 32-27 after the first quarter… He started a Dwight, LeBron, KCP, Daniels, Cook lineup... They cut it to 1 to force a timeout… Down 3 when Caruso entered with over 7 minutes left in the second… Down 1 when LeBron sat for Dudley… Down 3 AD in for Dudley to go with McGee, Daniels, Caruso and KCP… KCP quickly out for Green… Lakers 0-10 from three at this point… Tie game and LeBron back in for Caruso with 1:22 left in half… Lakers led 49-47 at the half. Good D in the second quarter holding Memphis to 15 points… The game kind of ground to a halt when McGee picked up a flagrant midway through the third and we brought Dwight in and the refs then quickly reviewed him for a flagrant (common foul). There must have been about 5 whistles in about 20 seconds of action and 10 minutes of real time… That seemed to favor the Lakers as they went on an 8-0 run to take a 7-point lead as their D locked in… Cook in for LeBron out of the Grizzlies timeout… Missed three for Green on the ATO play… Bradley/Green out for KCP/Daniels with 1:52 left, Lakers up 13… Davis killing at the FT line. He went 18-18 form the line in the quarter… A 22-0 Laker run during this stretch… They led 88-67 heading into the fourth… Lakers up 21 when Dwight sat for McGee with 10 minutes left after picking up a fifth foul… The intensity faded a bit from the Lakers in the fourth as they had a big lead… ATO for KCP for a lob dunk after he made a series of midrange jumpers...

I am liking Vogel's rotations and feel for the game vs Luke, Scott, D'Antoni, Brown. He is miles ahead as a defensive coach. This is our identity and we pretty much have to live off it.

The thing I am not too fond of. His sticking with similar strategy with his starting 5. Once we begin to play some elite or better teams, those kind of starts will haunt us. I understand keeping Dwight off the bench, right now his impact is of a 6th man there. I love it. Stick with it. Since AD prefers 4, we can start McGee. However I'd like to change up some of the schemes the starters run. We seem to go into each game with the same tactic. There was a bit more screen and roll in this one. It seems the plan is to get AD going. Which is fine. How about AD as point foward? How about Lebron drops the ball to AD up high, and we run a few sets with AD at the Nowitzki spot at the top of the key. We should be doing some different things on offense, because what we are right now, is not working.

Going on a road trip now, and the bench will not be as good on the road as at home. Typically that is how it works. So we need our starting unit to play better those 15-18 minutes they are out there with McGee.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:13 am    Post subject:

Outstanding DB.

I am so happy for you (and us) that we get to watch real basketball again after whatever the hell that was the last 5 or 6 years.

This just in:

Anthony Davis is a flat out Superstar
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:45 am    Post subject:

LakerLanny wrote:
Outstanding DB.

I am so happy for you (and us) that we get to watch real basketball again after whatever the hell that was the last 5 or 6 years.

This just in:

Anthony Davis is a flat out Superstar


Signed. Also the D during the last quarter and a half - made me tear up a little.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:13 pm    Post subject:

Thanks DB!

It was my 1st Lakers game this season. New energy in Staples. It's cool to hear the fans appreciation for players like Dwight and Caruso who get cheers for solid hustle, smart play and doing the little things.

AD is a stud. Glad to see Vogel putting in more P&R plays with him. AD on the block is ok, but AD on the move is scary dangerous. Fun fact - AD made more FTS in one game than Lonzo did all of last season.

Hard to imagine LBJ having a quiet game, but with AD so dominant, he seemed to enjoy it.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:04 pm    Post subject:

Klone_dd wrote:
Fun fact - AD made more FTS in one game than Lonzo did all of last season.



Ouch. Yeah, Lonzo went 20-48 last year. AD destroyed that in one game.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:30 pm    Post subject:

Season to date plus minus

Dwight Howard 57
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 42
Anthony Davis 32
Alex Caruso 29
LeBron James 28
Quinn Cook 26
Danny Green 23
Troy Daniels 5
Kostas Antetokounmpo 2
Avery Bradley 2
Jared Dudley -2
Zach Norvell -4
JaVale McGee -5

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2nd unit of Howard, KCP, Caruso and Cook getting it done!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:45 pm    Post subject:

Thanks DB, not feeling well and fell asleep in the first quarter.
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venturalakersfan wrote:
Thanks DB, not feeling well and fell asleep in the first quarter.


get well soon!
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Chronicle wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
Thanks DB, not feeling well and fell asleep in the first quarter.


get well soon!


This!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:54 pm    Post subject:

DancingBarry wrote:
Klone_dd wrote:
Fun fact - AD made more FTS in one game than Lonzo did all of last season.



Ouch. Yeah, Lonzo went 20-48 last year. AD destroyed that in one game.


Making us easily forget those kids.

Bye.
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