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pio2u
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 Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:49 pm Post subject: *** Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers (02/20/25) Gm#55 *** |
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Los Angeles Lakers @ Portland Trail Blazers
Moda Center | Portland, OR | Thurs, Feb. 20, 2025 • 7:00 pm PT
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Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers
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LET'S GO LAKERS.......BLAST the BLAZERS!  |
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TMG
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Dont be fooled by that Portland record, they've been playing like an elite team for a while now. Chauncey got those guys playing hard on both sides.
Watch out for Toumani Camara. That dude has the potential to be absolutely generational on defense. Incredible defender and whoever he's on you want a pick to get him of off you. Incredible help defender and communicator as well.
This is gonna be a really hard game and on a B2B im smelling a loss here.
Wonder if Lebron and Luka will even play. |
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Halflife
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Portland sucks. I did see Luka wince though . If he’s right , just let bron protest this game too and let Luka cook.
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Lakersfan1211
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| We suck on away games and as TMG mentioned, Portland has been playing pretty well as of late. |
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TDRock
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TMG
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Halflife wrote: | | Portland sucks. I did see Luka wince though . If he’s right , just let bron protest this game too and let Luka cook. |
Portland doesn't suck They've been playing great basketball lately and with us being on a B2B with a rusty out of shape Luka they're the favorites to win. |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:46 am Post subject: |
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as expected  |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:49 am Post subject: |
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FYI:
Luka Dončić is 16-for-45 from the field in his 3 games with the Lakers, 5-for-24 on 3-point attempts.
14.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists |
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TMG
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:04 am Post subject: |
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| pio2u wrote: | FYI:
Luka Dončić is 16-for-45 from the field in his 3 games with the Lakers, 5-for-24 on 3-point attempts.
14.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists |
Just needs to get his legs under.
Imo JJ and Lebron are just waiting for him to get in shape and the offense is his. |
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lakersfever714
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| Lakersfan1211 wrote: | | We suck on away games and as TMG mentioned, Portland has been playing pretty well as of late. |
We just won at MSG and at Intuit Dome?  We don't suck on the road. At least we weren't. If we're good, I don't think it matters where we play. Homecourt is irrelevant if you're (bleep) on everyone.
Except for Denver where the altitude is a genuine advantage for the hometeam, I think homecourt advantage is just mind games.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| Lakers get a needed win today. Luka shakes off the rust and portland will have no answer for him. |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 10:23 am Post subject: |
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Don’t know how they do it, but W is critical tonight.
Got to stay above that playoff line. |
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Halflife
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| LakerSD wrote: | Don’t know how they do it, but W is critical tonight.
Got to stay above that playoff line. |
You don't know how we will do it? They are the blazers we have bron and luka. Cant imagine AR gets kicked out again.
People trying to rationalize this being a test are nuts. Blazers caught teams waiting out the all-star break. The season officially starts.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| MUST WIN. Please win and shut the Luka haters |
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| LakerSD wrote: | Don’t know how they do it, but W is critical tonight.
Got to stay above that playoff line. |
It should be that they have a ton more talent than Portland does but we’ll see how this one goes. I’m much more confident in them winning at Denver though. |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Halflife wrote: | | LakerSD wrote: | Don’t know how they do it, but W is critical tonight.
Got to stay above that playoff line. |
You don't know how we will do it? They are the blazers we have bron and luka. Cant imagine AR gets kicked out again.
People trying to rationalize this being a test are nuts. Blazers caught teams waiting out the all-star break. The season officially starts. |
I guess we will find out. Let’s see if Lebron and Luka are even playing.
Also @portland is never easy and Billups has them competing so… |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Luka's career worst slump numbers are similar to Dejounte Murray's career numbers.
So mull that around if you want to consider alternate timeline scenarios. |
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| Quote: | | Luka Doncic and Jared Vanderbilt are out tonight in Portland. LeBron James is questionable. LeBron James expects to have to manage his foot issue for the rest of the season |
https://x.com/DanWoikeSports/status/1892680923402977408
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Lakersfan1211
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Haha, all good. people can get double the confirmation. cheers. |
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TDRock
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| Lakersfan1211 wrote: |
Haha, all good. people can get double the confirmation. cheers. |
Anyway Vando being back out is kind of a concern  |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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That clean injury report from last night was so fleeting.
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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This is why you don’t trick off a home game vs. the hornets.
Now tonight no Luka, Vando and I don’t expect LeGrandpa to play either.
For the love of basketball gods stop with the (bleep) play-in spots. |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Double digit Ls incoming.
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