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

lakerican · Star Player Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 3491

Let's give them the same Pelicans treatment!

GO LAKERS!!!

Dennis100mtrash · Star Player Joined: 01 Jun 2021 Posts: 5710

Every injured clown comes out to play against us 😂

BadGuy · Star Player Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 3239

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: 22334

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.
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MikeTrout · Star Player Joined: 16 Nov 2020 Posts: 1615

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: 1106

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 · Franchise Player Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 22616

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 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 18080

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 · Star Player Joined: 11 Oct 2016 Posts: 8322

JerryWest_44 · Franchise Player Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 22616

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 · Star Player Joined: 11 Oct 2016 Posts: 8322

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: 50904

This is gonna be a long night.
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Dennis100mtrash · Star Player Joined: 01 Jun 2021 Posts: 5710

No big guy and we getting blownout

JerryWest_44 · Franchise Player Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 22616

game over ….

LakersARETheGOAT · Star Player Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Posts: 2901

Lakers didn’t think this through

Game is boring the players look uninterested too

TMG · Star Player Joined: 02 Jan 2019 Posts: 5762

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: 4873

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