Man Lakers let’s make it 4 wins straight and no play around with this pistons team like we did earlier this season at 4-3 and let them beat us smh LETS BLOW THEM OUT TONIGHT MAKE IT 4 WIN IM A ROW GAIN SOME TRACTIONS
The pistons are improved. The Lakers need to bring it tonight. They are favored to win but the Lakers can't look past them again. Cade Cunningham is a solid player. not 2004 Pistons but like I said improved.
Good luck with that blowout. Cade Cunningham & Detroit different team this year. Not saying they gonna win but they have been good on the road and completely dominated NY & Phoenix buzzer to buzzer.... granted they dropped one to Utah in between so still inconsistent. I think Detroit will bring their A-game vs LA because it's LA.
I am a big fan of good defense. I enjoyed the dead ball era bc to me, it was the best defensive era. It had the athletic players of today and had rules that favored great defense. That struggle, the way my team fights for every possession, its the best man. Shooting comes and goes but great D like that makes you a scrappy team that cares and gives it their all and that, For me as a almost 40 year long laker fan has always made me care most, and thereby enjoy those games the most. I can feel, my players, my team, caring about each position the way I do at home. It's makes me feel like we are together as a team, as stupid as that sounds, that is my experience. I feel the games matter more when I can see my team cares. I also always found defense to be very beautiful when played right in the dead ball era. these dude's could defend so well, so pretty. I know some people love high scoring but All my favorite bball memories revolve around games that were brutal defensive wars. It seems fairly simple why that is, to me. When your team and the opponent are both playing high intensity defense the whole 48, you know one thing. Every player on both teams is trying as hard as they can to win and that is what makes for legendary games. Who wouldn't care more if their teams battles harder, and hard defense is always that.
lakers fan since 1976....("bullets").fan too..yes like defense/rebounding. as.well...kareem..fantastic in the '77 western conference.finals .had Little.help.!!!....1 on 5 versus the eventual champions blazers.......defense and rebounding are still needed🤔😏 ....even today. go lakers !..
Im not buying their recent increase with defensive intensity. One thing I've learned about this team is to expect inconsistency. They still need to trade for some consistent pieces. If you watched the Minnesota and last kings game then you saw both teams miss a lot of open looks from 3. Lakers did better with rebounding and transition defense. But i still dont trust some of the supporting cast to bring it when it really matters. Pelinka still needs to do his job
the reason why the defensive “looks better” is because they slowed the pace down, that’s why they’ve been considered the worst offensive during the win streak
I am so tired of waiting on Pelinka and upper management to make trade decisions. Why do they always have to wait to the last day of the trade deadline to make a move? Its like Pelinka is waiting for the injured players to miracously get healed so he doesnt have to make a trade decision. Are the Lakers broke???
Well unfortunately the teams aren't in a rush to make trades, they want the season to play out so they can get as many suitors as possible for their assets, Nets just traded away DS because they were winning way too many games
It all comes down to how hard we wanna play. It’s all effort. Yes we very much need a rebounding Big and backup guard upgrade but it’s mostly effort related. How bad do the Lakers want it?
It's better to be great on the defensive side of the ball to win games. Because, defense wins championships. I believe that the Lakers offense is better than dead last in the NBA.
These last 6 games honestly been great to watch defensively from the Lakers. I believe that Miami game set a tone we can never play defense like that again! Gotta step it up I’m sure JJ, LeBron, and AD got on the team in the locker room. Granted I wish we won against the Hawks and TWolves, our defense could’ve been better for those games; but the Hawks game was the start of change competitively defensive wise from the Lakers.
Trevor, I know you didn't say put Austin reeves on Jaden ivey again. Didn't you see what happened last game. You can't be serious. He can't keep up with fast guards, and you know this. Please don't be this delusional
12:07 THAT depends on personnel. If we have a boatload of snipers that hit from 3 but they’re un-athletic or only catch and shoot, it doesn’t matter. On the flip side, a lineup of Dunn, Thybulle, Herb Jones, Draymond, and Gobert don’t do nothing for me either besides possible fast break points.
I don’t think Pistons trap game just think it’s a not easy game (this year) for anyone as their net rating similar to Lakers + they have some good wins like @ Knicks by 9 @ Suns by 8 w/ KD (Suns had been 13-3 this yr w/ KD) @ Pacers by 24 @Nets by 14 when Nets playin well early in yr Vs Lakers by 12 Vs ATL Vs Miami 2X Lost vs Celtics in OT after up 6 w/ 5:00 in 4th 8 of their 14 Ls (most had lead in 4th) by 1 2 (2X) 6 (2X) 7 (2x) 8 With some better luck their 12-17 could be 17-12 or at least 16-13 to 15-14. Also I think I Spurs “playoff caliber” too at 15-13 (13-10 when wemby plays including 13-8 vs non Lakers teams…+0.8 Net Rating games Wemby played) when Trev talks “Lakers wins vs Playoff level teams”… Spurs since 10/26/24 when Wemby plays 13-9 (48-49 win pace), but 2 of those losses are home vs Lakers so their 13-7 w/ Wemby last 2 months vs everyone besides Lakers (53-54 win pace).
Come on trevor, there is no trade that makes you a clear contender, and if we think like that we will do nothing again, you just have to be in the race, you never know how it breaks with match ups and injuries, go deep into the playoffs and you have a chance, i think with a few tweaks we are winning most 7 game series apart from boston and maybe dallas.
Lakers can’t keep this same roster that always gets eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the Playoffs even though KCP shot only 29% for 3-pointers and Murray averaged only 23 points per game.
Ham apologists need to understand that he was fired for UNDERACHIEVING last season. Bron/AD played 71/76 games and were both top 10 players last year.. Thats the healthiest BOTH have been at the same time in the Bron/AD era.. Based on that, the Lakers shouldve won 55+ games last season and gotten AT LEAST out of the First round 47 wins and losing in the first round was a MASSIVE UNDERACHIEVEMENT based on the circumstances. Dumb 💩 Darvin 100 pct deserved to get CANNED!!! 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🍼🍼🍼🧂🧂🧂🧂
@@DustyThePlotagonistWhere was all the outrage after Frank Vogel got fired?? I'm starting to think this unreasonable Ham support is purely due to RACE!
He actually overachieved based on the circumstances. That was NOT built to contend for the championship…..and still isn’t. They were beaten by the superior team EVERY YEAR. So if we’re being technical, Ham actually had a point.
@@giftedimagesllcToo bad reality actually vehemently disagrees with you Based on the circumstances I laid out, they shouldve won 55+ games which means they wouldnt have played Denver in the First Round. His UNDERACHIEVING cost the Lakers 10+ wins in the regular season and forced them into playing a Superior team in round 1. If we had won 55+ games like we shouldve based on Bron/ADs health, we get a much favorable matchup to start the playoffs and AT LEAST get out of the First Round. The MID Mavs were able to svoid Denver and make a Finals run by winning just THREE more reg season games than the Lakers did Dumb 💩 Darvin UNDERACHIEVED big time and has ZERO point. Hes an Inconpetent moron in severe denial of reality You tried/LIED though 😌😌😌😭😭😭🍼🍼🧂🧂🧂🧂
To fill the gap with a bruising big, would you consider moderate options like Mark Williams, Jalen Duren, or Steven Adams, while saving picks and assets?
Cam dfs and sharpe i would give two first for that we are currently the 6 seed this will get us up to 3rd if not 2nd and i trust our chances in the playoffs just get us there without injuries
Facts rather a rested bron , at this age he should not be expected to play half or even more than 80 percent of the season. Load management keep em fresh
Yes I agree 👍💯👍💯 when it's necessary let him take a break 💔💔 remember age is a factor whether he wants to admit it or not 🚭🚫 love 💕💕😘💕 then Lakers go lal Go 😊😊😊🎉❤
Definitely prefer defense over offense for this particular Lakers roster. I believe if we keep playing defense like this we’ll continue to win more games. Our offense won’t stay at 30th it will gradually increase over the course of the next 5-10 games if we can maintain this level of defense. I think we can finish this season (if everyone remains healthy) 10th in offense 15th in defense we’re gonna round both sides of the ball out to average. It’s harder to maintain an elite defense then it is getting better on offense imo and I don’t believe this roster will stay dead last in offense the remainder of this year; I just don’t see that happening. (That only happens if we lose AD, LeBron, and Austin due to injury for a long gap in the season).
31:58 This is such a BS way to look at it. What an easy-out for the Lakers front office. Their inaction and incompetence is what has left this roster needing so many upgrades that they can’t address them all before the trade deadline. You don’t get to put the franchise in such a deep hole and then say “We’re not doing anything bc we’re in too deep a hole to fix with a trade”.
There is Hope @ The End of The Tunnel with Our Great Defense over the last 5ish Games while, having to Outscore Every Team We play is not Sustainable and Dependent upon LBJ/AD scoring 50+ Every Night, Rui/AR/MaxC scoring 40+ and Getting 30+ off Our Bench!!! I would get Cam in The Game ASAP to get Him on Cunningham, MaxC on Ivey & AR on Hardaway Jr. MaxC & D’Lo cannot keep up with Ivey or Cade!!!
I’d rather have a great defensive team. Plus defense wins championships. Theres nothing more disheartening than scoring and the other team scores right back. With a great defense you always feel like you are in a game. When you just have scoring you always feel you could lose.
Nah this all comes down to AD playing, and Aslo somebody needs to tell AD stop shorting these damn floaters and just shoot the damn ball with confidence! And we gotta get more from this bench.Dalton losing minutes and im starting to see why so many teams passed on him fr..But we need to focus on getting Another big and getting perimeter defense and more shooting! Murray and Zion would be A good trade
For the most part offense is skill while defense is effort. Not always. But in general. So let’s focus on getting our offense back to top 5-10 in the leage. Defense just need more effort from the others. AD is top tier defender in leage. born can when he needs to be at end of games. There is no reason Rui shouldn’t look like Giannis on defense if he showed more effort. Reeves is what he is. And when Delo is in. He should be looking like a mad man on defense w tons of energy and effort if he wants to keep a job. He barely shows effort or any type of energy on defense. He’s smart. He could if he wanted to but seems like he has always had a too cool attitude. We would all love Delo if he stepped up defense and was a mid level 10M type of guy now in his career.
I want a balanced game Trevor. I'm more interested in effort. I don't care if it's on O or D, but give effort. I think that makes for a great game. To answer your question, I prefer a better offensive team, But and it's a big BUT, I think the NBA gives too much leeway to offensive players. I feel the NBA punishes defenders and that deters NBA players from going hard on defense.
Hey just a non-related basketball question, what does your wife family and friends think about your Lakers Nation success since you are a bit of a celebrity now now. And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. One other thing go Lakers !!!!!
The only thing we can guarantee is that the Lakers will fuck up this trade deadline. A team in the West will get cam Johnson and will be better, prob pass the Lakers in the standings.
27:00 LOL Apparently that dude is a Nets fan. DFS is an aging role player, Sharpe is mediocre at best and Cam Johnson is as overrated this season as Jerami Grant was the previous two seaons - he's only putting up 19 ppg because he's the #1 option on a bad team. If he was with the Lakers he'd average the same stats as Rui except Rui is better rebounder. Cam Johnson is also soft af. Hard pass on this terrible imbalanced trade.
next 10 out of 13 is at home so we should really gain some ground on the top 4
Imagine if we do well then vando comes back
In God we trust. Hopefully no more injuries come in. Pray everyone is healthy
@@peteranders6893bro find a way to make your point with less characters
The Pistons of this year are the Orlando of last year, better than people think because they fight the whole 48 minutes
Facts
Four W's in a row, baby. Let's go.
Trap game!
@@LakerTrianglenot at all they owe them one
@@Dollaupt Detroit not as bad as people remember from the past few years.
@@LakerTriangle never said they was but lakers owe them one in this rematch
@@Dollaupt guess they owe 2 now
Man Lakers let’s make it 4 wins straight and no play around with this pistons team like we did earlier this season at 4-3 and let them beat us smh LETS BLOW THEM OUT TONIGHT MAKE IT 4 WIN IM A ROW GAIN SOME TRACTIONS
We already lost to lowly Detroit?? wtf? How?
The pistons are improved. The Lakers need to bring it tonight. They are favored to win but the Lakers can't look past them again. Cade Cunningham is a solid player. not 2004 Pistons but like I said improved.
Good luck with that blowout. Cade Cunningham & Detroit different team this year. Not saying they gonna win but they have been good on the road and completely dominated NY & Phoenix buzzer to buzzer.... granted they dropped one to Utah in between so still inconsistent.
I think Detroit will bring their A-game vs LA because it's LA.
@@johnnynevermind8595 to be honest Detroit roster not all that bad.
@ valid points but Lakers should get it done being at HOME!
I am a big fan of good defense. I enjoyed the dead ball era bc to me, it was the best defensive era. It had the athletic players of today and had rules that favored great defense. That struggle, the way my team fights for every possession, its the best man. Shooting comes and goes but great D like that makes you a scrappy team that cares and gives it their all and that, For me as a almost 40 year long laker fan has always made me care most, and thereby enjoy those games the most. I can feel, my players, my team, caring about each position the way I do at home. It's makes me feel like we are together as a team, as stupid as that sounds, that is my experience. I feel the games matter more when I can see my team cares. I also always found defense to be very beautiful when played right in the dead ball era. these dude's could defend so well, so pretty. I know some people love high scoring but All my favorite bball memories revolve around games that were brutal defensive wars. It seems fairly simple why that is, to me. When your team and the opponent are both playing high intensity defense the whole 48, you know one thing. Every player on both teams is trying as hard as they can to win and that is what makes for legendary games. Who wouldn't care more if their teams battles harder, and hard defense is always that.
lakers fan since 1976....("bullets").fan too..yes like defense/rebounding. as.well...kareem..fantastic in the '77 western conference.finals .had Little.help.!!!....1 on 5 versus the eventual champions blazers.......defense and rebounding are still needed🤔😏 ....even today. go lakers !..
The defensive games I think are better for playoff prep… Crazy how we have seemed to flip flop again this season…
We need dalton to shoot!!!
Im not buying their recent increase with defensive intensity. One thing I've learned about this team is to expect inconsistency. They still need to trade for some consistent pieces. If you watched the Minnesota and last kings game then you saw both teams miss a lot of open looks from 3. Lakers did better with rebounding and transition defense. But i still dont trust some of the supporting cast to bring it when it really matters. Pelinka still needs to do his job
the reason why the defensive “looks better” is because they slowed the pace down, that’s why they’ve been considered the worst offensive during the win streak
I am so tired of waiting on Pelinka and upper management to make trade decisions. Why do they always have to wait to the last day of the trade deadline to make a move? Its like Pelinka is waiting for the injured players to miracously get healed so he doesnt have to make a trade decision. Are the Lakers broke???
Well unfortunately the teams aren't in a rush to make trades, they want the season to play out so they can get as many suitors as possible for their assets, Nets just traded away DS because they were winning way too many games
Lakers4ever no matter WHAT
I'd be willing to bet that after the Lakers trade JHS he'll start averaging 15/6 or better within two seasons.
Man, got a feeling about bronny make 15/18pts tonight, 3/5 in 3pts and making alley-oops 🙏💯 and the W!!!
Good defense brings good offense
It all comes down to how hard we wanna play. It’s all effort. Yes we very much need a rebounding Big and backup guard upgrade but it’s mostly effort related. How bad do the Lakers want it?
don't let AD & LBJ touch the ball with 2 min. left in a close game
Lol They're our #1 and #2 players, so that's not going to happen even if it should.
It should. We need a closer
@@deddiev1718Austin Reaves Normally closes tho . Out the starters Reaves High Key would be the one to hit the big shot
@@PriinceFP Reaves could be pretty trash at times !
Let’s go lakerssssss
It's better to be great on the defensive side of the ball to win games. Because, defense wins championships. I believe that the Lakers offense is better than dead last in the NBA.
Defense with offense. Otherwise defense will not win
Id rather watch a team thats great on defense and horrible on offense
Always been a fan of good defense. I feel like good defense is something that can control the flow of the game more than a good offense.
I was worried before about this Pistons game 😲 now I'm really worried, thx 😅
My king is about to make the Lakers the 1st seed
dejountae murray
max christie
cam johnson
bron
AD
make it happen rob !
Great DEFENSE!
Lakers' latest identity is DEFENSE!!!!! Why not take on the identity of your best player? Lakers for the WIN!!!
These last 6 games honestly been great to watch defensively from the Lakers. I believe that Miami game set a tone we can never play defense like that again! Gotta step it up I’m sure JJ, LeBron, and AD got on the team in the locker room. Granted I wish we won against the Hawks and TWolves, our defense could’ve been better for those games; but the Hawks game was the start of change competitively defensive wise from the Lakers.
Offense wins games, defense wins championships. I'd rather DEFENSE
I want to see a trade and NOWWWWWWWWWWWWW🙌🏽
Trevor, I know you didn't say put Austin reeves on Jaden ivey again. Didn't you see what happened last game. You can't be serious. He can't keep up with fast guards, and you know this. Please don't be this delusional
12:07 THAT depends on personnel. If we have a boatload of snipers that hit from 3 but they’re un-athletic or only catch and shoot, it doesn’t matter.
On the flip side, a lineup of Dunn, Thybulle, Herb Jones, Draymond, and Gobert don’t do nothing for me either besides possible fast break points.
I don’t think Pistons trap game just think it’s a not easy game (this year) for anyone as their net rating similar to Lakers + they have some good wins like
@ Knicks by 9
@ Suns by 8 w/ KD (Suns had been 13-3 this yr w/ KD)
@ Pacers by 24
@Nets by 14 when Nets playin well early in yr
Vs Lakers by 12
Vs ATL
Vs Miami 2X
Lost vs Celtics in OT after up 6 w/ 5:00 in 4th
8 of their 14 Ls (most had lead in 4th) by
1
2 (2X)
6 (2X)
7 (2x)
8
With some better luck their 12-17 could be 17-12 or at least 16-13 to 15-14.
Also I think I Spurs “playoff caliber” too at 15-13 (13-10 when wemby plays including 13-8 vs non Lakers teams…+0.8 Net Rating games Wemby played) when Trev talks “Lakers wins vs Playoff level teams”…
Spurs since 10/26/24 when Wemby plays 13-9 (48-49 win pace), but 2 of those losses are home vs Lakers so their 13-7 w/ Wemby last 2 months vs everyone besides Lakers (53-54 win pace).
💜🎄🎁💛
Great Defense > Great Offense
Big Game for Gabe, Reddish and Max. Perimeter defense will be emphasized in tonight’s matchup.
🥃🥃🥃 Can’t make this $h1t up.
🔥 Fire Rob Pelinka!🔥No Trades for 2 Years! 👎🏼Trade The Picks, Dlo, Vincent, JHS, For a Big, a Wing, and a Guard!🏀🏆
LETS GO LAKERS!!!!!💛💜
Defense all day
Come on trevor, there is no trade that makes you a clear contender, and if we think like that we will do nothing again, you just have to be in the race, you never know how it breaks with match ups and injuries, go deep into the playoffs and you have a chance, i think with a few tweaks we are winning most 7 game series apart from boston and maybe dallas.
Lakers can’t keep this same roster that always gets eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the Playoffs even though KCP shot only 29% for 3-pointers and Murray averaged only 23 points per game.
@deandrepage1048 denver aren't what they were
@@dominicmanz272 Detroit Pistons showed the Lakers that they can’t hide Austin Reaves and Dalton Knecht on defense.
Better defence every time. And let the ball do what it does offensively. You can’t always trust your shot falling.
Can we please get a thumbnail of LeBron not about to bite off somebody's head 😆
Ham apologists need to understand that he was fired for UNDERACHIEVING last season.
Bron/AD played 71/76 games and were both top 10 players last year.. Thats the healthiest BOTH have been at the same time in the Bron/AD era.. Based on that, the Lakers shouldve won 55+ games last season and gotten AT LEAST out of the First round
47 wins and losing in the first round was a MASSIVE UNDERACHIEVEMENT based on the circumstances.
Dumb 💩 Darvin 100 pct deserved to get CANNED!!!
😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🍼🍼🍼🧂🧂🧂🧂
Facts, Dumbvin Sham actually has a cult.
@@DustyThePlotagonistWhere was all the outrage after Frank Vogel got fired??
I'm starting to think this unreasonable Ham support is purely due to RACE!
He actually overachieved based on the circumstances. That was NOT built to contend for the championship…..and still isn’t. They were beaten by the superior team EVERY YEAR. So if we’re being technical, Ham actually had a point.
@@giftedimagesllcToo bad reality actually vehemently disagrees with you
Based on the circumstances I laid out, they shouldve won 55+ games which means they wouldnt have played Denver in the First Round. His UNDERACHIEVING cost the Lakers 10+ wins in the regular season and forced them into playing a Superior team in round 1. If we had won 55+ games like we shouldve based on Bron/ADs health, we get a much favorable matchup to start the playoffs and AT LEAST get out of the First Round. The MID Mavs were able to svoid Denver and make a Finals run by winning just THREE more reg season games than the Lakers did
Dumb 💩 Darvin UNDERACHIEVED big time and has ZERO point. Hes an Inconpetent moron in severe denial of reality
You tried/LIED though
😌😌😌😭😭😭🍼🍼🧂🧂🧂🧂
If Coach Ham had a 2-Guard with 5 years NBA experience finishing SET PLAYS FOR 3-POINTERS he would have replaced Austin Reaves instead of Cam Reddish
To fill the gap with a bruising big, would you consider moderate options like Mark Williams, Jalen Duren, or Steven Adams, while saving picks and assets?
Definitely…let’s get this win streak going
Cam dfs and sharpe i would give two first for that we are currently the 6 seed this will get us up to 3rd if not 2nd and i trust our chances in the playoffs just get us there without injuries
Great Defense >> Great Offense
Just looks better when the team is showing heart/effort.
Max didn't play last time put him on ivey?
Yeah we are screwed tonight
NOTHING determines whether or not LA loses like rebounding
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for the memories
11:33
How about balance? No one wants to see a "terrible offense" where a team shoots a ton of bricks, misses layups, fumbles the ball, etc.
Get a #primetime back center before the trade deadline 😤
Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships. Give me the chips, it's not my job to worry about ratings lol 🏆
Hayes tape that ankle up and let’s roll bra!!! Lack of energetic size is killing the rotation
Facts rather a rested bron , at this age he should not be expected to play half or even more than 80 percent of the season. Load management keep em fresh
Is there anyway we can get both DFS and Cam Johnson without losing Austin?
Lakers gotta make at least 17-3-pointers tonight
Yes I agree 👍💯👍💯 when it's necessary let him take a break 💔💔 remember age is a factor whether he wants to admit it or not 🚭🚫 love 💕💕😘💕 then Lakers go lal Go 😊😊😊🎉❤
Definitely prefer defense over offense for this particular Lakers roster. I believe if we keep playing defense like this we’ll continue to win more games. Our offense won’t stay at 30th it will gradually increase over the course of the next 5-10 games if we can maintain this level of defense. I think we can finish this season (if everyone remains healthy) 10th in offense 15th in defense we’re gonna round both sides of the ball out to average. It’s harder to maintain an elite defense then it is getting better on offense imo and I don’t believe this roster will stay dead last in offense the remainder of this year; I just don’t see that happening. (That only happens if we lose AD, LeBron, and Austin due to injury for a long gap in the season).
A real test for Lakers' defense this is not an easy win at all
🔥 Pelinka
17 and 12 sounds good before xmas game
You can get shots to fall long enough in the playoffs if you're playing insanely good defense but you can't half-ass defense
Go for a big win ..they were embarrassed the last time they played there...
It’s the same regurgitated information over n over
31:58 This is such a BS way to look at it. What an easy-out for the Lakers front office. Their inaction and incompetence is what has left this roster needing so many upgrades that they can’t address them all before the trade deadline. You don’t get to put the franchise in such a deep hole and then say “We’re not doing anything bc we’re in too deep a hole to fix with a trade”.
We switch everything Trev, theres no matchups. The team we are playing determines the matchups.
There is Hope @ The End of The Tunnel with Our Great Defense over the last 5ish Games while, having to Outscore Every Team We play is not Sustainable and Dependent upon LBJ/AD scoring 50+ Every Night, Rui/AR/MaxC scoring 40+ and Getting 30+ off Our Bench!!!
I would get Cam in The Game ASAP to get Him on Cunningham, MaxC on Ivey & AR on Hardaway Jr. MaxC & D’Lo cannot keep up with Ivey or Cade!!!
Update on Christian Woods return to the lineup?
I’d rather have a great defensive team. Plus defense wins championships. Theres nothing more disheartening than scoring and the other team scores right back. With a great defense you always feel like you are in a game. When you just have scoring you always feel you could lose.
No excuses this game is at home
Offense is entertaining DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP 🎉🎉🎉
Nah this all comes down to AD playing, and Aslo somebody needs to tell AD stop shorting these damn floaters and just shoot the damn ball with confidence! And we gotta get more from this bench.Dalton losing minutes and im starting to see why so many teams passed on him fr..But we need to focus on getting Another big and getting perimeter defense and more shooting! Murray and Zion would be A good trade
Don't allow JIvey and CCunningham build their 3b shooting confidence. Sustain aggressiveness on both ends of the floor for the whole period of time.
That's true nobody wants put Austin Reaves in trade
For the most part offense is skill while defense is effort. Not always. But in general.
So let’s focus on getting our offense back to top 5-10 in the leage. Defense just need more effort from the others. AD is top tier defender in leage. born can when he needs to be at end of games. There is no reason Rui shouldn’t look like Giannis on defense if he showed more effort. Reeves is what he is. And when Delo is in. He should be looking like a mad man on defense w tons of energy and effort if he wants to keep a job. He barely shows effort or any type of energy on defense. He’s smart. He could if he wanted to but seems like he has always had a too cool attitude. We would all love Delo if he stepped up defense and was a mid level 10M type of guy now in his career.
Bron feels drained because vando should be his back up get somebody to replace him in a trade
Just get JHS and Maxwell Lewis plus whatever draft compensation for Day Ron Sharpe and all it a day.
I ain't letting the Lakers of the hook.the pistons are still the tenth seat in the east .the Lakers are supposed to win regardless
You want to light a spark under the Lakers? Show them the last game against the Pistons, then challenge them to come out with maximum effort!
I want a balanced game Trevor. I'm more interested in effort. I don't care if it's on O or D, but give effort. I think that makes for a great game. To answer your question, I prefer a better offensive team, But and it's a big BUT, I think the NBA gives too much leeway to offensive players. I feel the NBA punishes defenders and that deters NBA players from going hard on defense.
Other benefit of LeBron resting: force AD to take on the leadership role.
Update on moving up devonte graham from the G league
Play hungry...we get too comfortable when we start streaking... Play like our season depends on it...because there is a good chance it does...
Defense. I remember when the #8 Grizzles knocked off the #1 Spurs years ago with defense.
Love the defense
THEY NEED A RIM PROTECTOR , ANY TRADES YET ?
Hey just a non-related basketball question, what does your wife family and friends think about your Lakers Nation success since you are a bit of a celebrity now now. And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. One other thing go Lakers !!!!!
The important question is: who is taking care of the cat?
If the game is close...don't ever give the ball to AD...or LBJ to make FT's
So Piston is our new kings
Defense wins games
Defensive team, fast break team.
Defensive games are waaaay better! Also, defense wins championships!
Pistons are taking down some great teams.. I don't feel too confident today.
Same here. But seeing them playing defense is reAl
If Alex Caruso is worth 20 mil a year then DLo is worth 40 mil.
Personally, I'd take a great defense and bad offense over the alternative (because the alternative looks like the modern-day All-Star game - yuck).
It's not fair they need LeBron to have defensive energy for the team to play defense
trev id rather watch whichever team wins more!!😂 which usually and seems to be right now the great defense and bad offense
IF LEBRON WOULD WEAR THE MAIDS OUTFIT, MAYBE I WOULD WATCH ONE OF HIS GAMES. LOL. HES THE ONLY ONE ON THE TEAM RIGHT?
The only thing we can guarantee is that the Lakers will fuck up this trade deadline. A team in the West will get cam Johnson and will be better, prob pass the Lakers in the standings.
Playing against the worst teams gives us no hope to go far this season.. diehard fan but cant wait until the levrera is over
Sign fultz after trading for the Brooklyn package in my trade proposal
Lakers need to trade for damion lillard to go with lebron and ad! Trade for jimmy butler would be a good second option?
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Don’t trade DLO
Let's stop the excuse for PHX oh they was with out they have 3 stars KD, Beal, Booker any of them two should be enough
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LOL Apparently that dude is a Nets fan. DFS is an aging role player, Sharpe is mediocre at best and Cam Johnson is as overrated this season as Jerami Grant was the previous two seaons - he's only putting up 19 ppg because he's the #1 option on a bad team. If he was with the Lakers he'd average the same stats as Rui except Rui is better rebounder. Cam Johnson is also soft af. Hard pass on this terrible imbalanced trade.