Aloha,
The blow out win last night night was not a surprise. But holding Utah under 100 was. Offense is not their problem. They came in 9th in scoring with 116 a game, so our defense was impressive.
LBJ is amazing. Yes he has some head scratching turnovers and his perimeter defense isn’t what it used to be but sitting back in 4 spot, playing free safety makes up for it. And man. a career best in offensive efficiency is truly amazing.
AD seemed to moving freely for the first time since the hip injury. Thats a great sign.
Can we catch a break on the injury front? Cam’s defense was an integral part of our current success. Groin injuries can linger. I guess him coming back to the bench was a good sign, instead of receiving treatment in the locker room. Perhaps it’s just a mild strain. Fingers crossed.
I’m not particularly concerned by our inconsistent shooting. Overtime the guys will begin to trend towards their career averages.
Austin had a great game. For us to contend we need more consistency from him.
Wood had a bounce back game. It needs to become the norm.
Vando will be back soon. I’m looking forward to seeing him with Cam and AD. Could become one of the best defenses in the NBA.
With our 3 best on ball defenders out, the Mavs will be a challenge. While we won’t have an answer for Luka and Kyrie, I don’t think Dallas has an answer for AD and LeBron. It’s the 2nd night of a back to back. We really need to come out with energy. We can’t fall way behind again, may not have the energy down the stretch if we do.
TP seems way off shooting. To an extent our best 3 shooters are “Funky” and LBJ. Need a real drainer.
Calling Reaves ‘funky music’ isn’t clever and you should give it a rest.
That’s not exactly accurate DJ. DLO is shooting .395 to LBJ’s .41 not a big difference. Rui is leading the team at .42 while Austin is at .35. He needs to be better and some of the other guys really needs to improve.
I don’t think that DLO is consistent. Hot then Cold. What was great about last nite’s game was 7 or so double figure guys.
You are right about Dlo. I would rather have a consistent 39% than these games where he hits everything and then turns around and hits nothing. Although the hot games have been out number the cold ones lately.
Honestly, I couldn’t exactly describe the win last night. Was it because the Lakers were a very good team or the Jazz were just a very bad team? There was no in-between the two teams. One came to fight the other didn’t show up. I would rather the Lakers beat the hell out of a team they can beat. I mean, like when it rains let it pour. You know what I mean?
I do Buba. Like I said, I wasn’t surprised by the blow out. What I didn’t expect was holding the Jaz to 99 points. They average 116 and are good offensively. They just suck on defense.
“They average 116 and are good offensively.”
That means the Lakers did an excellent job controlling the game. Thanks, Michael.