Up in the mountains for Thanksgiving so gonna keep it short and sweet.
1) Went too much away from AD as the game wore on. I get it, we started hitting threes but from the time Lively went down (midway through the 3rd) the Lakers failed to abuse Dallas’ lack of size in a meaningful way.
2) Reaves needs to start over Max. Max just isn’t ready, I know injuries. Still, dude learning while we’re trying to win isn’t working.
3) Defensive rebounds (or lack thereof). Sensing this will be “the thing” that plagues the team for the season.
4) LeBron looked like he tweaked that foot and missed two clutch free throws as a result. It was a sobering moment when he came up a little gimpy. There’s no way this team remains competitive if LeBron goes down, not in a meaningful sense, at least.
5) Bad habits are becoming the norm. Slow starts, poor D, giving up offensive rebounds. This will define the Lakers season if they can’t start turning some of those things around.
Hi, Jamie. I hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving up there in the mountains. You definitely know how to enjoy the secrets of life. Just wish this Lakers iteration knew the secret to a fast start and how to crush opponents when they smell blood like the Bubble team.
But anyway, those four missed free throws at the end of the game and LeBron throwing away the most important possession of the game doomed us. My observation from the game is that we are better than this Dallas team with our full squad and everybody healthy. So, in a way, I am seeing the Lakers rounding into form, which is scary. Once everything starts clicking, Watch out!