**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins

[tupac003]

Rockets it is...

 

[cruzair13]

Lakers need that rest to chase this rockets team.
Let russell shoot IDC just defend the 3 at all costs.
Okc was getting in the passing lanes late.
AD just need to be calm and feast in the paint.
Bron gonna Bron.
Let's go lakerz

 

[CHAOSE57]

Man I wish OKC pulled it off, not cause I fear the Rockets but I just hate watching their style of basketball.

 

[darthska]

Eric Gordon 'bout to become a superstar against us, watch.

-foe

 

[reconic supreme]

EG so up and down I expect the same in a series against us.

 

[cruzair13]

Man I wish OKC pulled it off, not cause I fear the Rockets but I just hate watching their style of basketball.

Does harden still look for fouls and jerk his head back on contact - the reason BI got pissed off in the first place haha

 

[pmatic]

 

[thasoleful1]

Man I wish OKC pulled it off, not cause I fear the Rockets but I just hate watching their style of basketball.

forreal it just feels like a pickup game at times.

 

[pmatic]

I just hope Vogel isn't asleep at the wheel like Donovan was the whole series.

 

[tay1]

We needed Houston to win. This will benefit us. Playing OKC would’ve been a cakewalk and would’ve allowed us to take our foot of the gas. We should handle Houston easily but at least we have to stay focused and be competitive.

 

[reconic supreme]

We needed Houston to win. This will benefit us. Playing OKC would’ve been a cakewalk and would’ve allowed us to take our foot of the gas. We should handle Houston easily but at least we have to stay focused and be competitive.

Like POR, we gotta be on our toes on defense cause that offense in theory is deadly but as long as Bron and Brow show up they got nothing to sweat.

 

[atlsfinest]

Lakers in 5

 

[lvjordan238]

No excuses for Bron and AD not to LIVE in the paint.

I'll give the Rockets 1 just on a ridiculous shooting night. More than that would mean the Lakers are beating themselves.

 

[DLF]

Again. Might sound weird but if the lakers lose. It will be because of the Lakers, not the rockets. I watched enough rocket games this playoffs to know the team is ******* sorry.

 

[DLF]

The okc had Adams out there for most of the game And he wasn’t a “liability”. Now replace him with AD

 

[reconic supreme]

The okc had Adams out there for most of the game And he wasn’t a “liability”. Now replace him with AD

I think OKC outrebounded them the entire series and Thunder were one of the worst rebounding teams this year. That was with Adams who looked like he could barely lift his feet.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Rockets will get diced up like Slap Chop

Lakers in 4. MDA out.

Will need the rest before facing the Clips since in the bubble you pretty much playing every other day.

 

[drewsone]

Got Lakers in 5. Not surprised if they lose 1, then next 3 (like POR) but fumble G5 then close out in 6 tho lol have to feel like rockets get hot at least 1 game

especially with how the Lakers can give up a lot of 3s sometimes

 

[D_eezus]

No reason for AD not to average
30/15/5 this series

 

[rrickrude]

Last time we played the Rockets we got torched in the 3's and couldn't keep up.
Westbrook had 41?? Hope that guy doesn't show up.
AD had a a good game but everyone else didn't.

Lakers in 6. It will take a couple of games to figure out the Small Ball

 

[VinMillerHearn58]

If we do anything other than play in the post, I’ll be upset. There’s no reason that AD can’t average at least 30 this series.

 

[atlsfinest]

Y'all are really hyping up this one regular season game where we lost. it was literally the first game the Rockets started playing small ball so no one had seen it and a healthy Russell Westbrook dropped 40. These rockets aren't the same team, we have film on their small ball lineup and know how to attack it and that Russell Westbrook isn't walking through the door. Lakers in five

 

[DLF]

If we do anything other than play in the post, I’ll be upset. There’s no reason that AD can’t average at least 30 this series.

I disagree. Posting up is what Houston wants you to do. They are too athletic and seem to always slap the ball away. I’d do what okc did on a lot of possessions which is simply drive past their cement footed defenders.

 

[DLF]

I’m sure LeBron barely got any sleep last night. He probably replaying the last play where Dort didn’t pump fake and drive in for the easy layups or how cp3 went ghost for the last 6 mins as Shai repeatedly made mistake after mistake

LeBron sees the writing. Rockets gonna run us out the building. Rox in 5

 

[had pants]