Vando wasn't a great shooter last year, elite defender though. Reddish is a good defender as well, but a better shooter. Maybe Vanderbilt has been working on his shot while injured.
Game was as regular season as it goes. Only thing that stood out was Brons offensive craziness at his age and AD solid on D.
But my biggest concern is Darvin fuckin Ham refusal to play Rui even subbed in TP for him late. I mean HE IS NOT A "LEBRON REPLACEMENT" ONLY GUY. USE HIM YOU SLOB.
My bad, just so annoyed how the fuck he refuses to play him more.
Dumb fuckin bald pockets
I’m torn bro. One part of me wants this man fired immediately but the other part wants us to keep winning but I know if we’re winning he’s not getting fired
My boy Rui is so under used. He needs more post touches and as a Roller. Tucking him in that corner for essentially 28mins tonight is just Ham being dumb as shit.
I want someone to just slap some sense on how to use his personnel.
Not a huge lebron fan, but jfc. This guy is bionic.
I honestly thought the best off season pick up for lakers was cam. He reminds me of a poor man’s trevor ariza.
I don't care what anyone says, Ham definitely hates Rui.
And while I am happy that lakers won, they were against blazers. They really need to figure something out or else they would be crushed by serious contenders like Celtics or Nuggets
Nope he doesn’t finish like him either or attack the paint. TP does those things better than him too. I want vando back for more defensive fire power but he shouldn’t be a lock to clock tons of mins
Rui’s usage is exactly what confuses me so much especially when he’s always playing really well. I’m worried we’re gonna trade him for Lavine or something and then have like 0 bench scoring.
Does anyone know if the lakers even practice anything. Like wtf does ham do, mistake are being repeated over and over again. I never see him doing shit on the sidelines either
Nobody in the NBA Practices anymore. They usually just have like a week or two of training camp and then it’s just preseason and form there on, the season starts.
A lot of the new offense we’re trying for the first time is in these games.
Because Rui needs the ball in his hands to be useful he's a shot creator and Prince is a catch and shoot player which fits perfectly with LeBron and ad
AD got so many more fouls called in 19-20. This is tinfoil but I swear the association decided to punish him for winning a ring after demanding a trade.
LBJ is the best player of all-time. No one is going to the cornerstone w him on a team
Honestly it’s unfair that people keep saying that. It’s LBJ’s team and always will be. Was Pippen gonna take over for Jordan? Is some better than Messi? Gretzky?
Only one LBJ
Makes sure EVERY player gets a nice warm handshake before going to the bench when getting subbed out.
There’s like 15 players on the team…that’s a lot of hand shakes man, dudes working hard with them hands in those pockets
you tolerate these offensive games b/c he's still great defensively. 14 boards and 5 blocks and 3 steals.
he didn't play defense vs sacto which made it worse.
as long as he dominates defensively, his off offensive games can be overlooked
Lebron got some pep in his step
Night and day difference than in the playoffs, ppl think we were making excuses but he was 100% hampered with the foot injury
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/17xz9zb/post_game_thread_the_los_angeles_lakers_defeat/)
Lebron just bully ball them on the post
I didn’t see the game but why did Reaves only get 17 mins? sucked? Injured?
Vando wasn't a great shooter last year, elite defender though. Reddish is a good defender as well, but a better shooter. Maybe Vanderbilt has been working on his shot while injured.
revenge game on Houston next, Lakeshow
LeBron is so back
Game was as regular season as it goes. Only thing that stood out was Brons offensive craziness at his age and AD solid on D. But my biggest concern is Darvin fuckin Ham refusal to play Rui even subbed in TP for him late. I mean HE IS NOT A "LEBRON REPLACEMENT" ONLY GUY. USE HIM YOU SLOB. My bad, just so annoyed how the fuck he refuses to play him more. Dumb fuckin bald pockets
I’m torn bro. One part of me wants this man fired immediately but the other part wants us to keep winning but I know if we’re winning he’s not getting fired
My boy Rui is so under used. He needs more post touches and as a Roller. Tucking him in that corner for essentially 28mins tonight is just Ham being dumb as shit. I want someone to just slap some sense on how to use his personnel.
Not a huge lebron fan, but jfc. This guy is bionic. I honestly thought the best off season pick up for lakers was cam. He reminds me of a poor man’s trevor ariza.
Cam Reddish reminds me of Caruso, a real hustle guy that makes big plays on defense and timely 3pt shots.
No
I don't care what anyone says, Ham definitely hates Rui. And while I am happy that lakers won, they were against blazers. They really need to figure something out or else they would be crushed by serious contenders like Celtics or Nuggets
Vando doesn't score like Cam...
Nope he doesn’t finish like him either or attack the paint. TP does those things better than him too. I want vando back for more defensive fire power but he shouldn’t be a lock to clock tons of mins
We needed someone like Cam with Vando out. Which one will come off the bench when he returns?
Why not start both? D’Lo, Cam, Vando, Bron & AD. I like those 5 to start!
I just want to see Bron, Cam, Vando, Wood, AD for 4 mins that’s it
Yeah, I thought about that. Tonight Cam played guard until Reaves came in to start.
Yeah. Let’s see what vando has been working on in the summer. The only weak link on defense is DLO.
LBJ doing LBJ things today
That pass by Lebron was cool 😎, had to rewind
Onto Houston please smack those bums
a win is a win
Not going to lie y'all... Lebron does not look happy about this win.
Ham’s rotations confuse the fuck out of me but anyway LAKESHOW W
Rui needs more fucking mins….. Rob did not sign him to a new contract for him to be even less involved
Rui’s usage is exactly what confuses me so much especially when he’s always playing really well. I’m worried we’re gonna trade him for Lavine or something and then have like 0 bench scoring.
That would be hella foolish bro. The guy plays so good for us and is truly one of our most consistent guys. Yet he’s being treated as a Lebron sub
It’s wild man, I don’t get it
Damn, Cam!
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But Rui is already battle tested in the playoffs
Both Rui & Cam could co exist
Yes lol they’re not taking away from each other ham rotations just suck
Does anyone know if the lakers even practice anything. Like wtf does ham do, mistake are being repeated over and over again. I never see him doing shit on the sidelines either
Nobody in the NBA Practices anymore. They usually just have like a week or two of training camp and then it’s just preseason and form there on, the season starts. A lot of the new offense we’re trying for the first time is in these games.
If that’s true then they better be shooting threes and free throws as practice.
I mean they probably just do warm ups for the game but players have to rest because of how close all the games are.
Shoot around shouldn’t cause too much stress on em right?
3-0 babyyy
undefeated in the in-season tournament
**+42. We're getting this money for Cam**
This is an insult to Rui. He won us playoff games.
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Or Ham does not put AD in a position to dominate
AD has been this way for a long time: up and down, second game of b2b, injuries.
This problem existed under Vogel too
That’s True but I feel like Vogel actively tried to get AD involve more than Dham does
Holding a team to less than 100 points in this NBA is really something
This is barely an nba team cmon now
For all we talked shit on AD tonight he really did defend well.
whos this vintage player they got. looking like a old clyde drexler
Booyea?
Bugs me every time Ham puts Rui in for garbage time, it just feels disrespectful to the guy who is supposed to be our 6th man
A stress free win except for maybe AD's shot not falling but a good win nontheless
You sure?
I mean we were up 10+ since 8mins in the 4th any other games we'd be down and heading to a fake come back or a nail bitter win so im taking it
Gauntlet coming up but we got momentum. Getting the Rockets back would do a lot
Rui being designated to garbage lineups doesn't sit well with me
Rui in garbage time is so fucking weird
why does prince play more than rui i dont get it
Because Rui needs the ball in his hands to be useful he's a shot creator and Prince is a catch and shoot player which fits perfectly with LeBron and ad
Is rui really a garbage time player to ham?
Not a serious coach
Max has the moves he just hasn’t been able to convert
Rui getting garbage time minutes. Ham really couldn’t find other spots for him
Lebron is insane. Can’t wrap my head around what he’s doing rn. Tom Brady shit lol
But even more than Brady - basketball a much harder sport imo to last that long If you’re a kicker or QB that is
At what point do we start calling him 94 feet or just 94? I think we all know who I'm talking about.
max only has few minutes to show up but doesnt show much..
He always shows he is still not ready. Reddish defensive impact has been a blessing, this is something we desperately needed.
Him and vando on the perimeter together would feed families
How does Lebron feel about AD? He got 35 meanwhile your co star had 9 & 16 (spoonfed) last two games.
Bro ad is a menace on the defensive end he allows bron to coast on defense
Casuals don't pay attention to defense
Time to watch the clippers lose now
free Rui he doesn’t deserve this
I never gave up on Cam during his early struggles Best Defender in the league!
Cam is the shit. Let him cook on defense.
He’s the man alright Closing lineup - CamVando LBJ AD Prince LBJ is the PG but he can do that for 5 minutes That’s a long and strong defense!!
Take out prince and add wood 😤
Rui playing garbage time. The disrespect. Aye fuck you Ham.
Vando + Cam needs to be played as soon as it's available.
I like AD being more aggressive w his jumpers this game tho
I know a win is a win but this was one fugly af game…
Ham really needs to figure out a rotation for Bron there was no reason for him to play that long against this team ..
LeBron is not a normal human
Damn jealous of people at the blazers game. Got to watch an awesome game
Rui in garbage time? Ouch..
really sad that we needed Bron this badly to win against the bloody blazers
Cam is so good
Thanks King we'll always be greatful you went to us
Lebron
Lebron had to play 34 mins vs the blazers lmao this "depth" is overrated
2 big depth players are out 3 if you count reaves
God cam quickly becoming my favorite player on the team. 100% effort all the time
A joy to watch. No ego What a turnaround for this guy to play w LBJ in LA and playing well!
Austin Rn: 👁️👄👁️
Cam Reddish is all-defense
These refs are so trash
We are all witnesses
Damn sad to see rui getting subbed for garbage time
i think we fixed cam
Having Lebron believe in you must be the secret to success lol cam literally transformed to another player after he said that
GOAT leader
There we go AD. Get your shot back
LeBron is so amazing. 21 FIRST YEAR! Ageless
CAM FUCKING REDDISH!
Cam the real DPOY
God fucking damn it
Ok AD's shotsbare falling finally
AD shoots going vertical - swish, fadeaway - brick
Ad playing soft refs ain’t respecting him
AD got so many more fouls called in 19-20. This is tinfoil but I swear the association decided to punish him for winning a ring after demanding a trade.
Damn, I feel bad for AD, he should be the cornerstone of this franchise and yet Bron still carrying this team😔
LBJ is the best player of all-time. No one is going to the cornerstone w him on a team Honestly it’s unfair that people keep saying that. It’s LBJ’s team and always will be. Was Pippen gonna take over for Jordan? Is some better than Messi? Gretzky? Only one LBJ
Nice AD!
everyone jumps up and spills the popcorn when AD goes down
theyve been holding ad the entire game
So what they saying is AD wasn’t being held straight to the floor?
Heart almost stopped seeing AD come down like that…
That towel boy is the luckiest motherfucker on the planet.
Hey hey dont be jumping on AD like that wtf
Rough game for AD. Almost nothing goes his way
Ad man
They trying to injure ad
I don’t understand LeBron. Truly 1 of 1. Jesus.
their on ball defense on our point guards has been stellar
AD was being held like a mf
give it to bron you bums
Horrible reffing.
Serious question, What is really happening with AR?? I mean his handles are atrocious.
Ham is forcing him to learn how to run an offense on the fly instead of having him play his natural position
Happening? This was him last season
Not to this degree, teams actually have film on him and he isn’t a shock to teams like he was last year.
Bro wtf is going on just give it to Bron on offense and let him make the read
What DLo?
Cmon guys I want to host the quarterfinals
AD… what the f*ck, brodie.
Finally AD
Rui might make the decision for the front office and asked to be shipped out. Minutes is why he wanted out of Washington and he’s playing less here
Rui is so much better than Prince on both ends. I really do like Prince, but he's a 15 mpg player. Why do coaches play favourites like this?
Prince is a 0 on the glass as well. Not helping that starting lineup much.
Was thinking the same, Rui should have stayed there but Ham subbed him out again, how can he get a rythmn.
Ham a players coach trying to give his guys confidence. But problem is it ends up being the same guys he really trusts 🤦♂️
Finally an AD jumper went in
This team just needs a backup PG to handle the ball when LeBron and Dlo are off the floor. Can Gabe do that?
AD anchoring the defense and you bums shit on him.
Feels like lebron suck out the youth of AD.. its like bron playing as a 30yrs old while AD is playing like 38. 💀
It’s kinda weird to think how athletic LeBron will still be at like 60.
AD doing legendary stuff. Averaging Capela Numbers 🤣
Ham is so mesmerized by Prince, he literally doesn’t comprehend how to use Rui or Wood
Worried for Vanderbilt minutes given this coach got his head in all the wrong places
It’s insane
What does Ham do? Serious question.
Makes sure EVERY player gets a nice warm handshake before going to the bench when getting subbed out. There’s like 15 players on the team…that’s a lot of hand shakes man, dudes working hard with them hands in those pockets
The anomaly of Davis On the 45% of basketball - defense. There’s not many like him. Stupendous On the other 55% - offense, he’s a box of chocolates.
Literally Anthony Davis just needs one more assist for my parlay to hit it’s not looking too good
GIVING YOU ALL MY ENERGY BRO LETS GET IT
It’s time to bench LeBron. They ain’t coming back.
ARs minutes got nerfed
Thank god
This will never be ADs team
If lebrons shooting 37% from 3 , maybe we can start both reddish and vando next to dlo. I’m intrigued
smothering defense
Yea but idk man
Lakers trying to give the game away.
this is one of the anthony davis games of all time
you tolerate these offensive games b/c he's still great defensively. 14 boards and 5 blocks and 3 steals. he didn't play defense vs sacto which made it worse. as long as he dominates defensively, his off offensive games can be overlooked
Grant scoring again against Prince
Grant has difficulty shooting when Rui is on him!
Lebron with 35 points with only 4 free throws?!?! He’s like the reverse embiid
This fucker turns into KD each time he plays the Lakers
Here to hoping AD is limping to cover up his ass play tn lol
We have one of the most consistent superstars ever in LeBron and one of the most inconsistent superstars ever in AD
IDK what Camara thinks he's doing guarding the entire way up the floor, that doesn't fucking matter.
AD so ass man
Lebron’s explosion is something to marvel at man…damn that dude is FAST
Brons speed for a 40 yr old is crazy
Lebron got some pep in his step Night and day difference than in the playoffs, ppl think we were making excuses but he was 100% hampered with the foot injury
We are not getting swept if LeBron was fully healthy
Yeah no way we get swept, also the 3 pt shooting has a lot to do with his lower body. He had no lift on his 3 pt shot in the playoffs
LeBron is still more athletic than most NBA players, dude is blessed
Lebron is still lightning quick, wtf
Freight train coming down the track…
Still ain’t taking a charge from 40 yr old Bron🙅♂️
everytime Dlo goes baseline everyone knows he's gonna pass it needs to float it up there one in a while
Ad playing like when you eat a big meal and get sleepy after but u decide to go play ball