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PhiberOptik
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If we play with PACE, we win. Slow pace half court offense can wait til the 4th qtr. PACE brings energy.
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JPaulK0n
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| LakerSD wrote: | | Rockets seem ultra confident about this series. It will be interesting to see what series outcome is...if rockets win, I could see a lot of teams copycat their style. Which will make the NBA unwatchable lol. |
Funny thing is that if the Lakers win this series and potentially a title, can see the league actually start to get bigger, rather than smaller to try to go against the size of this Lakers team in a playoff series. If the Lakers win this series, D'Antoni more than likely gets fired, Morey is already looking like he's on the way out, and the Lakers can in a way put a dent into small ball/3-point heavy systems due to the Lakers defense and size of AD & Bron. It was why I was so hyped about Cousins, as a front-court of Bron/AD/Cousins is so huge and a throwback. They would usually always have the size and physical advantage to go along with how skilled all 3 are offensively going up against small ball teams. |
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BandwagonLBJhopper
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Did anyone hear how Harden and Dantoni have been chirping?
Making comments like our defense is gimmicky and desperate with all the traps and zones, Harden even saying they “are so good” and he and Russ can get “any shot they want anytime”, boy these dudes are super cocky
Lets hope someone gets that info to the players and they play with some force in game 3, need to shut these guys up |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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| PhiberOptik wrote: | | If we play with PACE, we win. Slow pace half court offense can wait til the 4th qtr. PACE brings energy. |
We usually get our pace going when the defense picks up |
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pio2u
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JaVale McGee - Questionable (sprained left ankle)
Dion Waiters - Doubtful (sore left groin)
LeBron James - Probable (sore right groin)
Anthony Davis - Probable (sprained finger)
No injuries listed for the Rockets. |
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BandwagonLBJhopper
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Ewww groin is not what you want to hear with LBJ, injury wise that seems to be his cryptonite |
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AJ
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Dion will miss but he hasn't really cracked the series rotation. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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| GAME TIME DECISION! |
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Treble Clef
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| BandwagonLBJhopper wrote: | | Ewww groin is not what you want to hear with LBJ, injury wise that seems to be his cryptonite |
No need to worry, the Lakers list them every game for the extra drama. They’re fine. |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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The Lakers should play aggressive, push the ball and attack Houston on offense. AD and LBJ will get theirs but the role players have to step up or it will be a long night.
We will have to continue to play disciplined defense. Perimeter defense is a priority. Force them out of the corner 3!
IMO Vogel will throw several different coverages at Harden but we still have to make the right rotations and contain Westbrook from driving to the rim.
RW will be looking to bounce back so he will be a handful no matter who guards him.
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE!!!!
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PASTOR RILEY
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| If McGee is not playing we win this game easy |
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jodeke
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Get off fast. Keep the pedal to the medal. Coming from behind is not this team's forte. We've been known to blow leads. A win tonight gets us 1 step closer to the West Coast Finals.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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JAVALE IN, WAITERS OUT
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Frank Vogel said JaVale McGee (ankle) is available with no minutes restrictions tonight. Vogel didn’t say what his starters/rotation would be. Dion Waiters, meanwhile, is out with the groin injury.
https://twitter.com/lakersreporter/status/1303477038926368768?s=21 |
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PHILosophize
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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House is out for the rockets
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TDRock
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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ABSENCES FROM THE OTHER SIDE - HOUSE
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Mike D’Antoni said that Danuel House, Jr. will not play today due to personal reasons. He added that it is not COVID-19 related. House had 13 points on 3 of 7 FG’s in Game 2.
https://twitter.com/lakersreporter/status/1303472564610633728?s=21 |
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acer77
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Just repeat what we did in game 2 (LB & AD 60pts+; Rondo distributes and defends and doesn't take the bait to shoot 3s) and we'll win. |
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rmonkey
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| pio2u wrote: | JaVale McGee - Questionable (sprained left ankle)
Dion Waiters - Doubtful (sore left groin)
LeBron James - Probable (sore right groin)
Anthony Davis - Probable (sprained finger)
No injuries listed for the Rockets. |
I've always wondered: what's the difference between "questionable" and "doubtful"? Can anyone help me out? |
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MagicMamba88
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https://twitter.com/JoeyARamirez/status/1303492083177517056
| Quote: | Joey Ramirez
Among players still in the playoffs, Anthony Davis ranks:
- 2nd in scoring (29.7)
- 3rd in rebounds (10.1)
- 1st in blocks (1.7)
- 2nd in FG% (58.9)
- 3rd in FTM (6.7)
- 1st in PER (36.0) |
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TDRock
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| rmonkey wrote: | | pio2u wrote: | JaVale McGee - Questionable (sprained left ankle)
Dion Waiters - Doubtful (sore left groin)
LeBron James - Probable (sore right groin)
Anthony Davis - Probable (sprained finger)
No injuries listed for the Rockets. |
I've always wondered: what's the difference between "questionable" and "doubtful"? Can anyone help me out? |
Well as you can see in my post above their statuses have been updated and McGee is playing and Waiters is not.
Questionable - There's a possibility
Doubtful - Probably not |
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PASTOR RILEY
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I hope that he is not starting |
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ZeroDark30_
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Ugh, why is McGee available? I want Morris or Kuz in the starting lineup. |
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PASTOR RILEY
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| ZeroDark30_ wrote: | | Ugh, why is McGee available? I want Morris or Kuz in the starting lineup. |
vogel is sooooo dumb in this series |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| We probably won't see much of McGee either way. |
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DrDent
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Rockets still concern me, did not feel like the Lakers really figured them out last game versus simply just outwilling them.
With that said I found it notable the Rockets regular season shooting percentage for 3's is just around 34.5%, and they shot MUCH better last game with a high volume of 3's (above 40%). Of course, Lakers 3 % last game was better but on about half the shots.
But what is really wacky? Lakers regular season 3 shooting % was better than the Rockets. (34.9 v 34.5)
WTF!? :O |
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TDRock
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Alright, congrats Miami.
Let's DO THIS LAKESHOW!!!!
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