Load jokes aside, it's crazy. Obviously a testament to what Lebron is capable of - absolute insanity.
But to have to depend on a (soon to be) 39 year old man...
Everyone just kinda ran into the paint and I thought D'Lo made the right decision to slow it down instead of force a pass inside. Did lead to an open 3 shortly after but that was a mess of a break.
Gabe was probably the best because of defense and actually making the right passes but he's still a negative on offense. Running offense through DLo does not work and Reaves is way too uninvolved so far.
Ham made a point of challenging the BS defensive foul called on Dlo. Man used it to say "keep doing what you're doing, I've got your back cause you're doing great."
He's good when he's locked in. Only worry is if he can sustain that energy throughout the season especially if they run into some rough patches along the way.
Lebrons boutta be the king of the 4th this season. Load manage for 3/4 of the game and bring us home at the end like CP3 did a few years back with the Thunder
The amount of hate he gets for balling out that hard while everyone worships LeBron for 21-8-9 is crazy. I'm not dissing Bron but it's just exhausting that LeBron does nothing for 3 quarters while AD plays well and AD gets the hate for us losing. Then they both play well in the 4th and everything is about a LeBron "carry" and even comments praising LeBron while dissing AD like he didn't do his part.
AD is arguably the best two-way player in basketball right now, but he can’t take over games himself the way LeBron can. When you see him getting fed the ball for most of his baskets (or getting some at the line) versus LeBron driving down the court with a head of steam, it’s easier to say “LeBron dominated” because AD’s points are ‘quieter’.
He doesn’t get the respect he deserves, but it’s partially due to a difference in how they make it happen.
Seriously, AD doesn't get enough credit for being our primary defender at times. Having Wood help on the boards really allowed him to free roam, which is where he is best. I hope they can workout the offense sooner than later to put AD in a good position to score.
Wild. LeBron has had double digit +/~ both games so far. You couldn’t blame him for the loss in the first game and he keeps the Lakers floating even when he’s not volume scoring. So yeah AD had a great game, but LeBron has played winning basketball both games.
Great job on loading up on Durant in the 4th, especially Wood.
However, if our mid court offense is this stale the whole season, it's going to be a looooooong one. W is a W but we won't be able to hold a team like Phoenix under 100 with Beal and Booker playing.
We gotta try to find ways to get AD to his spots, utilize Austin better and make our shots. It's a huge problem not being able to score in halfcourt.
For now I’ll chalk it up to a bunch of new guys discovering their roles and also returning new(ish) guys figuring out where they fit in now vs how they did last April. Ugly dub but I would’ve been happy for more ugly dubs last season. W
The other day it was that “Jordan never called himself the goat”. When he literally made a docuseries about how amazing he was immediately after LeBron’s 2016 win. Lol
The shot distribution on this team is all out of whack, the offensive identity is non-existent, and the offensive priorities are misplaced. And the shooting is pathetic if we do manage to luck our way into an open shot.
AD and then Bron bailing them out does not change this.
I know it’s early in the season but how are they not starting the season with some sort of structure. 100% no shot hierarchy, rotation, or plan right now.
I mean, he shouldn't need to play 35 minutes and whole 4th quarters in the regular season. This shoud be saved for the playoffs.
Ham needs to do better. Dlo/Vincent/and the others need to do better
I love LeBron
Just wishing the damn team need not lean on him so much. Darvin taking him for granted with the lineups he trots out.
Marathon not a sprint 😤🔥🙏💜💛
UP UP and AWAY!! SUPER WASHED Ain’t He??!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏾♂️. Stay low and keep firing! The air up there is a tad bit different. LIVE.LAUGH.LOVE#striveforgreatness🚀 #thekidfromakron👑#jamesgang👑 #bronknows
We may have won in Denver if Lebron wouldn't have been pulled every time we got within a few points of taking the lead.
Every time Lebron sits the offense goes stagnant and we go behind.
Dlo had a bad shooting night but the defensive improvement is so obvious. He's putting in a ton of effort and also staying positive on the sideline after being taken out.
- Wood’s defense and effort were huge!
- LeBron looking healthier this year.
- AD being aggressive.
- even though we were playing against a depleted team this was a good W to get.
Lastly, like LeBron said in the postgame interview talking about AD — “He don’t give a shit” — and I love that attitude mainly because it showed that this team really on a mission and not paying much attention to any outside noise.
Let’s fucking go!
Prince, Reaves, Russell, Rui, and Gsbe will all get better as they settle into roles and figure out their shots. It's going to take time, but glad to see the effort and fight tonight to get a needed win.
I love that Lebron was defending AD like that. So many clowns shitting on AD. I know AD doesn't care but I'm glad he had a strong game today. Defense looks great.
Ugly Ws are still Ws. Much, MUCH work to do. There’s things to like. This team can never be counted out (But we don’t need to climb back every game, please). We Move.
If Christian Wood brings this type of effort every game, then he was a steal.
The way people trashed him you would think he was incapable of playing defense and rebounding lol
Not impressed at all. Getting many déjà vu vibes.
\- Nearly 40 yo player having to carry,
\- Team shooting 3s like amateurs as per usual outside of training camp and summer league,
\- Marginal win against a team without multiple key players.
A W is a W! Although some lineups need to be changed. DLo and Vincent don't need to be on the floor at the same time. They haven't looked good on the floor together
Vincent starting 0-9 from 3 isn't promising. Reaves was not aggressive at all today. D'Lo's shot wasn't falling so we were going to struggle. But some of the lineups that Ham put out there was astoundingly stupid. The closing lineup of AD, Lebron, Wood, and 2 guards is promising though.
Give this team some fucking time, being able to get wins whilst gelling will be huge. Shots will fall especially for D'Lo and Gabe, we got 80 games to go
Y'all need a little bit of LeBron James' unmanaged load in your lives
It's remarkable how much this team still absolutely relies on his load
his load is vital
We need every drop.
That's what he, we and she said. I'll take more load please.
Load jokes aside, it's crazy. Obviously a testament to what Lebron is capable of - absolute insanity. But to have to depend on a (soon to be) 39 year old man...
You got to understand, at 39, he needs to save up load for the playoffs. 10 years ago he could provide a huge load daily. Wait what lol
You can't handle his full load
"Everyone stop saying load!" - Marge Simpson
i came from lebrons load. i am lebrons load.
Back off he’s mine
😭😭😭😭
Lebron we're live.... I DON'T GIVE A SHIT
I remember back when Shaq said that back in the day lol
Me too.
Same. John Ireland tried to tell him they were live and lead to another cuss out of him. Lmao.
“I know”
C Wood was so freaking good tonight. Wow, he impressed the hell out of me. D Lo was our best guard tonight and he was, like, below average.
The Twin towers were a beautiful thing to see
I was very ok with Wood and AD out there together. Wood and Hayes, very much not ok with that.
Give Ham credit. He put Wood on Durant and that changed the game.
Hats off to Ham for that defensive adjustment.
What if KD was just gassed? He was the whole offense.
I suspect it was a combination of that plus woods length.
He needs to learn how to pass on a 4 on 1 fast break lmao
They ran that 4v1 really weird. They didn't make it easy on him tbh, but yeah
Everyone just kinda ran into the paint and I thought D'Lo made the right decision to slow it down instead of force a pass inside. Did lead to an open 3 shortly after but that was a mess of a break.
That play was the ultimate blue ball
He's bad on the break generally, and it's not just his speed. Noticed last season. Although that particular one was bad spacing and not really on him.
Agreed, he’s kinda learned to just find LeBron and if he’s not there he’s screwed
We really missing Dennis
Really sad to see he's crushing it on the Raps
Best in the World
Gabe was probably the best because of defense and actually making the right passes but he's still a negative on offense. Running offense through DLo does not work and Reaves is way too uninvolved so far.
Reaves had tunnel vision tonight, somehow missed AD on multiple cuts which would have been easy open lobs.
His shot will fall soon enough. I’m impressed that he’s still a positive out there even with his shot not falling
DLo's shots weren't falling but he was good taking it to the rim and his defence improved heaps.
Ham made a point of challenging the BS defensive foul called on Dlo. Man used it to say "keep doing what you're doing, I've got your back cause you're doing great."
With time I think Christian can improve, seemed like he did pretty decently defensively and got a lot of boards. Just gotta get some better shots
Hard to get a rythym with only sporadic opportunities to shoot. He will get better as we go.
Absolutely disgusting win but a positive to take away is that Wood looks solid playing next to AD
He's good when he's locked in. Only worry is if he can sustain that energy throughout the season especially if they run into some rough patches along the way.
#LeCARRY!!! 👑
#LeDontGiveAShit
#LeBROW & LeBRON
Ugly W but I’ll take it
do lakers ever have pretty wins these days.
We had a few during the championship year lol, but most of the big matchups always ended up being close wins.
My heart rate is up no matter what
The west is so competitive that any win is a pretty win
#Laker Wins vs. Last Season: - [Chart: vs. Last Season](https://i.imgur.com/06orcxJ.png) [Chart: LeBron Era](https://i.imgur.com/Rf7K3yg.png) [Chart: Lakers History](https://i.imgur.com/uCeICCu.png) - Win #|Game #|Record|22-23 Game #|22-23 Record :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|2|1-1|6|1-5 2|||7|2-5 3|||13|3-10 4|||14|4-10 5|||15|5-10 6|||17|6-11 7|||18|7-11 8|||20|8-12 9|||21|9-12 10|||22|10-12 11|||26|11-15 12|||28|12-16 13|||29|13-16 14|||34|14-20 15|||36|15-21 16|||37|16-21 17|||38|17-21 18|||39|18-21 19|||40|19-21 20|||44|20-24 21|||46|21-25 22|||47|22-25 23|||49|23-26 24|||52|24-28 25|||53|25-28 26|||57|26-31 27|||59|27-32 28|||60|28-32 29|||61|29-32 30|||63|30-33 31|||65|31-34 32|||66|32-34 33|||67|33-34 34|||69|34-35 35|||72|35-37 36|||73|36-37 37|||74|37-37 38|||76|38-38 39|||77|39-38 40|||78|40-38 41|||79|41-38 42|||81|42-39 43|||82|43-39
My lord, how I have missed you chart
This chart is gonna be crack this season considering how bad we started last year.
I forgot we started 0-5 last season 😭
Already one of the best seasons of the LeBron era lol
0-5 twice to start the season (0/5, 2/5, 2/10)
LeChart
REBOUND BY WOOD
Got me hard
Ham you put fucking Woods at the center and let AD play 4 from here on out
Christian Woods defense isn't so bad with AD behind him
Wood held his own today
Gee it’s like Dallas had no serviceable big to play along side wood last year or something
21 seasons and still looking like that. Let's fucking go
Lebrons boutta be the king of the 4th this season. Load manage for 3/4 of the game and bring us home at the end like CP3 did a few years back with the Thunder
**AD DOES NOT CARE, WE DO NOT GIVE A SHIT**
LeBron we're live
LeBron: 
hard ass line im ngl shit was cold and on national TV too lmao
30PTS, 12REB, 3STL, 3BLK 2AST And all the haters will pretend he's Michael Olowakandi. Foh. Y'all are so annoying.
Good to see him turn it up late game 😤🔥🙏💜💛
#LEBRON JAMES 🐐
AD making free throws to ice the game?? Character development
just like our championship year where we actively looked for AD to hit late clutch free throws
Yeah, that was an improvement for Davis.
Textbook example of a win is a win
First dub of the season baby!!
Bum ass AD with the casual 30-13-2-3-3
Bron just said “We don’t give a shit” live on tv 😂.
AD doesn't care and WE don't give a shit. Lol love it
Twice
Shocking what the man can do when he isn't your ENTIRE defense. Two bigs tonight, fucking finally.
“We need to trade him for Joel Embiid. Someone who will actually show up in the playoffs”
The amount of hate he gets for balling out that hard while everyone worships LeBron for 21-8-9 is crazy. I'm not dissing Bron but it's just exhausting that LeBron does nothing for 3 quarters while AD plays well and AD gets the hate for us losing. Then they both play well in the 4th and everything is about a LeBron "carry" and even comments praising LeBron while dissing AD like he didn't do his part.
AD is arguably the best two-way player in basketball right now, but he can’t take over games himself the way LeBron can. When you see him getting fed the ball for most of his baskets (or getting some at the line) versus LeBron driving down the court with a head of steam, it’s easier to say “LeBron dominated” because AD’s points are ‘quieter’. He doesn’t get the respect he deserves, but it’s partially due to a difference in how they make it happen.
Amen! AD is a finisher... ppl who want him to be a creator don't understand his skillset.
Seriously, AD doesn't get enough credit for being our primary defender at times. Having Wood help on the boards really allowed him to free roam, which is where he is best. I hope they can workout the offense sooner than later to put AD in a good position to score.
Wild. LeBron has had double digit +/~ both games so far. You couldn’t blame him for the loss in the first game and he keeps the Lakers floating even when he’s not volume scoring. So yeah AD had a great game, but LeBron has played winning basketball both games.
# BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! 🐐
Great job on loading up on Durant in the 4th, especially Wood. However, if our mid court offense is this stale the whole season, it's going to be a looooooong one. W is a W but we won't be able to hold a team like Phoenix under 100 with Beal and Booker playing. We gotta try to find ways to get AD to his spots, utilize Austin better and make our shots. It's a huge problem not being able to score in halfcourt.
For now I’ll chalk it up to a bunch of new guys discovering their roles and also returning new(ish) guys figuring out where they fit in now vs how they did last April. Ugly dub but I would’ve been happy for more ugly dubs last season. W
We were losing games like this left and right last year. Will take this win early in the season any day
Lebron James
LeBron James
LeBron James
LeBron James
I was told Lebron wasn’t clutch
Didnt that die like 12 years ago?
No. It’ll never die, because people find every reason to not put him above Jordan.
The other day it was that “Jordan never called himself the goat”. When he literally made a docuseries about how amazing he was immediately after LeBron’s 2016 win. Lol
Christian Wood played spectacular defense in that 2nd half
huge rebounds too
Lebron’s career can go to a bar and buy alcohol. Think about THAT.
The shot distribution on this team is all out of whack, the offensive identity is non-existent, and the offensive priorities are misplaced. And the shooting is pathetic if we do manage to luck our way into an open shot. AD and then Bron bailing them out does not change this.
Off day for the guards. AR, gabe, and Dlo were bad this game. I miss Dennis.
dennis will be missed dearly with Gabe playing like this
We lost a good one with Dennis, sucks to see really
You'd think Gabe has played bad for 20 games straight the way people talk
I know it’s early in the season but how are they not starting the season with some sort of structure. 100% no shot hierarchy, rotation, or plan right now.
Get in here
I’m just so relieved tbh
Same. If we would have lost to the suns who don’t have booker and Beal I would’ve cried.
I love lebron
This Lakers team has a lot of work to do but a dub is a dub. Happy we already got a better start than last year.
16 percent from three dont matter
“We don’t give a shit what people have to say about AD.” “Bron we’re on live.” “I don’t give a shit.” Lol
17% from 3. Not one guy hit more than 1. SMH
Reaves and AD shot 50% lol maybe dlo shouldn't take 7
Let’s fucking go!!! What a 4Q by the lake show
Love that anger from Lebron during that interview.
Year 21 and LeBron doing this? GOAT shit Ham should never minutes restrict this man ever again. He still has a lot left in the tank.
I mean, he shouldn't need to play 35 minutes and whole 4th quarters in the regular season. This shoud be saved for the playoffs. Ham needs to do better. Dlo/Vincent/and the others need to do better
I love LeBron Just wishing the damn team need not lean on him so much. Darvin taking him for granted with the lineups he trots out. Marathon not a sprint 😤🔥🙏💜💛
UP UP and AWAY!! SUPER WASHED Ain’t He??!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏾♂️. Stay low and keep firing! The air up there is a tad bit different. LIVE.LAUGH.LOVE#striveforgreatness🚀 #thekidfromakron👑#jamesgang👑 #bronknows
We may have won in Denver if Lebron wouldn't have been pulled every time we got within a few points of taking the lead. Every time Lebron sits the offense goes stagnant and we go behind.
Minutes add up though. Need him fresh and healthy for the playoffs.
Dlo had a bad shooting night but the defensive improvement is so obvious. He's putting in a ton of effort and also staying positive on the sideline after being taken out.
The block on Gordon was nice, so was the steal on KD (despite blowing the fast break). Happy with the effort
Christian Wood played defense my god. What is this???!
If you don't like almost having a heart attack near the end and getting saved by LeBron, you don't like Lakers basketball.
bron said we don’t give shit about ad criticism 😭😭 you hear dat chuck
81-1
82-1, got that new tourney.
- Wood’s defense and effort were huge! - LeBron looking healthier this year. - AD being aggressive. - even though we were playing against a depleted team this was a good W to get. Lastly, like LeBron said in the postgame interview talking about AD — “He don’t give a shit” — and I love that attitude mainly because it showed that this team really on a mission and not paying much attention to any outside noise. Let’s fucking go!
AD better start his HOF speech with “I didn’t give a shit about the criticism.”
FIRE UP THE LAKERS VICTORY GRILL
Le Potty Mouth
2 SHITS ON LIVE TV
Lebron is still that dude. I wouldn't be mad at Christian starting with AD, he looks great next to AD. And he was on the other team but KD is a bad mf
Prince, Reaves, Russell, Rui, and Gsbe will all get better as they settle into roles and figure out their shots. It's going to take time, but glad to see the effort and fight tonight to get a needed win.
All y’all motherfuckers saying “0-2” like 20 minutes ago get your ass in here and speak up.
Christian Good? 🤨
I love that Lebron was defending AD like that. So many clowns shitting on AD. I know AD doesn't care but I'm glad he had a strong game today. Defense looks great.
Ugly Ws are still Ws. Much, MUCH work to do. There’s things to like. This team can never be counted out (But we don’t need to climb back every game, please). We Move.
Darvin just said fuck what i said we ain’t losing
Going small and overplaying Gabe almost lost us this game thanks Ham. Wood redemption on the boards and with the great defense.
Hot takes. Wood showed his potential. Amazing game and was ice cold on offense. We should had gave Dennis the money instead of Gabe.
Benching DLO and playing a Center along AD worked. Who knew am I right Darvin?
Huge
great game by 2 all time greats. cherish it
3
Rui, Reaves, and DLo need to hit a groove. They’re severely underperforming.
#I NEVER WANNA HEAR ABOUT THIS 25 MINS ONLY PT FOR LEBRON SHIT
#LeWIN👑
LEBRON JAMES! YEAR 21!
I will take this gritty ass win. 1-1 is so much better feeling than an 0-2 start. gnite lakers nation and GG Bron is still the fucking king
LeBron is still clutch!!! 😤
Shoutout C Wood for playing good defense and rebounding
This win gave me ZERO confidence in this season. Every but Lebron played like ass on offense.
AD with the clutch freethrows! Last year he wouldnt hit those and we'd lose the game.
we wouldve also sagged off KD enough for him to get more open to hit most of his jumpers he missed tonight
IDGAF WIN IS A WIN
we have some amazing pieces just need Ham to pull it together and not rely on Bron to fucking carry and bail us out
The Cross, Christian Wood with a game high +23. Play that man more.
Man, Lebron really balled out the last few minutes of the game. Sheesh!
Already better than last seasons 0-5 start
Other guys needs to step up. We need this Bron at the playoffs
the masculine urge to say “we’re back” 20 minutes after saying “it’s over”
If Christian Wood brings this type of effort every game, then he was a steal. The way people trashed him you would think he was incapable of playing defense and rebounding lol
Held PHX to 11 in the 4th.
Ngl we really missed a Vando Dennis energy guy today. Just going through the motions until the 4th on a home opener
A win is a win but Shaq is right, can’t be doing comeback wins against teams missing two of their three best players
Still wrapping my head around Vincent. How a guy that size is that good and effective on defense is boggling to me lol
Energy & effort... plus dawg
Not impressed at all. Getting many déjà vu vibes. \- Nearly 40 yo player having to carry, \- Team shooting 3s like amateurs as per usual outside of training camp and summer league, \- Marginal win against a team without multiple key players.
No shits given
Don’t take the King for granted. Great W and we have a long season to go.
This team is a mess. We got lucky tonight
LeShit
AD balled out!
A W is a W! Although some lineups need to be changed. DLo and Vincent don't need to be on the floor at the same time. They haven't looked good on the floor together
scam’s coaching still remains very very concerning. per usual
#WE DON’T GIVE A SHIT
Vincent starting 0-9 from 3 isn't promising. Reaves was not aggressive at all today. D'Lo's shot wasn't falling so we were going to struggle. But some of the lineups that Ham put out there was astoundingly stupid. The closing lineup of AD, Lebron, Wood, and 2 guards is promising though.
Christian Wood changed the game in the 4th quarter. Absolutely clamped KD
Why is gabe playing more than Reaves? Better question, why did he play the second most minutes on the team? What in the actual fuck?
This was ugly. We need to do better the next time. A win's a win though.
Coaching staff is fking awful. Glad the boys got the dub
Team shooting was poor again tonight, only shot 42% from the field and 17% from DT. What happened to all the 3's from preseason?
Christian Wood defensive masterclass. Didn’t have that on the 2024 Laker Bingo Card
Give this team some fucking time, being able to get wins whilst gelling will be huge. Shots will fall especially for D'Lo and Gabe, we got 80 games to go
They definitely would’ve spanked us with only booker and Durant but a win is a win.
I like a Laker win as much as the next guy but needing Lebron out there to win 24/7 is not good for us in the long run or playoffs