*** Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets (03/15/23 @ 5:00 pm PT) Gm#70 ***

lakerican · Star Player Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 3835

Let's give them the same Pelicans treatment!

GO LAKERS!!!

Bron2AD · Star Player Joined: 01 Jun 2021 Posts: 9752

Every injured clown comes out to play against us 😂

BadGuy · Star Player Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 3641

Must win. As DLo said, don't sleep on the Rockets because of their record. No AD, and they beat the Celtics recently.

TDRock · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:32 pm Post subject:

The Lakers have a new starting lineup vs. Houston:

D’Angelo Russell
Malik Beasley
Troy Brown Jr.
Rui Hachimura
Jarred Vanderbilt

https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1636148197042311168?s=46&t=6-sxM4NpvzeWdNMn3aVCqg

Rockets starters: Martin, Smith Jr., Sengun, Green, Porter Jr.

https://twitter.com/jonathan_feigen/status/1636148272761806855?s=46&t=6-sxM4NpvzeWdNMn3aVCqg

LakerSD · Franchise Player Joined: 10 Nov 2016 Posts: 24806

I actually like that lineup better than starting Gabriel.

I would have put Rui on Sengun but I get what the coaching staff is doing, putting active Vando on the Rockets best passer and playmaker. It makes sense to use Vando if they running their offense through Sengun.

MikeTrout · Star Player Joined: 16 Nov 2020 Posts: 1626

Rui Vandy Wenyen need to fill PF and C the whole game.

48*2=96 minutes is 32 minutes a piece. I think that's doable

32 32 32
34 34 28
36 36 24

The groupings can work

JamaalWilkes · Star Player Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 1244

We need some non-stars to step up tonight. Time to shine.

ContagiousInspiration · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:52 pm Post subject:

Reed is a bigger wing right?

JerryWest_44 · Retired Number Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 27434

I hope I’m wrong but the Lakers are going to look past the Rockets.

danzag · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:01 pm Post subject:

mad55557777 · Retired Number Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 25093

Why wouldn’t sengun play knowing AD is out? He will put up big numbers.

TDRock · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:16 pm Post subject:

Beasy!

levon · Franchise Player Joined: 11 Oct 2016 Posts: 15322

JerryWest_44 · Retired Number Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 27434

Already a bad start as Houston is controlling tempo

danzag · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:16 pm Post subject:

We have absolutely no rim protection. crazy that we didn't sign a C on a 10-day

levon · Franchise Player Joined: 11 Oct 2016 Posts: 15322

Looks like a blowout loss to be honest. I hate this season.

danzag · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:18 pm Post subject:

This is gonna be a dunk fest for Houston

ocho · Retired Number Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 56822

This is gonna be a long night.
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Bron2AD · Star Player Joined: 01 Jun 2021 Posts: 9752

No big guy and we getting blownout

JerryWest_44 · Retired Number Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 27434

game over ….

LakersARETheGOAT · Star Player Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Posts: 4246

Lakers didn’t think this through

Game is boring the players look uninterested too

TMG · Franchise Player Joined: 02 Jan 2019 Posts: 12172

This is a must win and we've come out flat.

danzag · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:19 pm Post subject:

Absolutely no defense

leking006 · Star Player Joined: 12 Oct 2018 Posts: 7759

with no center, Lakers is toast. Need a backup center ASAP, with no AD they will be sitting ducks, unlike when Thomas Bryant was with them, they at least has can compete.

TDRock · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:19 pm Post subject:

Come on Lakershow. Can't let folks just walk to the basket

Nice Vando

Let's Go Lakers