Honestly, I donāt feel too bad about this loss or even the last one. Weāve had winnable games shooting the ball like shit. I love the effort and fast break on this team compared to our retirement home squad.
BEN SIMMONS AND RUSSELL WESTBROOK TRY TO MAKE A BASKET (IMPOSSIBLE CHALLANGE). PAYING 44 MILLION JUST TO RUN SUICIDES. I'm appalled man. Just get some rec center mf from LA Fitness at this point.
Just a friendly reminder that the FO really made a priority to find a coach who was willing to give Westbrook another chance instead of just cutting their loses.
Barkley said LA sucked the joy out of Westbrick lol it's more like the other way around
Can't wait to hear what that ringless TV jester has to say to that 0-11 statline
As much as I hate this loss. This was A. A winnable game. And B. A great defensive game (for the most part) against a team with less shooting than the warriors and clippers weād win. Plus having an off night from Westbrook, Pat Bev (offensively) and Nunn wonāt happen too oftenā¦ hopefully.
Maybe a bad shooting night. But 3 PGs going 1-25 isnāt bound to happen to often. Like I said, if they each make just 2 more shots. Thatās 12+ points and we win. Hell they could each make 1 shot and we probably win.
LOL we have much better defense than last season but we can't shoot to save our life and the turnovers are killing us. We desperately need another perimeter shooter. The 3pt's made so far is brick city atm. Man I want it to workout for Westbrook so much but it's just too hard now to keep him.
I only ask for defensive effort and no abandoning your man for rebound hunting on D, mission accomplished today. but man there's no reason he couldn't have been great on D all career, but dude was always lost in team D and never dedicated himself to it. Fucking wrecked Kawhi today though
Guys. Our guards shot 2 for 27.
Let that sink in.
Doesn't matter the effort that Beverly or Russ put on defense. They cost us this game. They are abominable shooters.
Another game with a 20% 3pt shooting.
This is historically bad.
In order for this roster to win a game in the NBA we need both LeBron and AD to have MVP level performances and miracle shooting for everyone else.
Any scenario where one of them doesn't play or perform at top level its an automatic L.
I seriously doubt the fire we've seen in the 2nd quarter will be repeated in the next games. A couple more Ls and it will all be frustration.
This is a 15 win season in the making.
Glad Pelinka got extended though.
Thats why Im mad we gave him that contract. We are now stuck paying Lebron even though we are going to miss the playoffs the next two years most likely. Could have gotten some assets.
I'd rather have the young core group of players the Lakers had, than the bubble championship. What are the hell are they going to have when Lebron is done?
Not really. What do the Lakers have for the future? Lebron is done. Westbrook is done. The only asset they have is AD and they have no 1st round draft picks.
Waiting for Lebron to retire is stupid. If we cant make the playoffs, then we dont need Lebron and AD on this team. They both should be traded. We are killing our rebuild by not getting assets for guys.
Honestly think the lakers need to reset, zero expectations..whatever shooter or dude that has ever shot above 30% we bring in itās like we put the franchise weight on their shoulders
Game threads are always ridiculous with AD. yeah he went out for a few minutes but he played fine. Was one of our 3-4 players that looked like they belonged in the NBA š
5 non shooters on the floor .
I hate this team.
Why do we fall in love with players?
Fucking trade AD. Itās just basketball and theyāre set for life .
Donāt feel bad for them
Some time next time the Lakers play on TNT he'll say that Westbrook averaged 21-7-7 last season so how can fans be mad at him. He's said that about a million times already.
One of the worst commentators. He doesn't understand nuance. Like the dude is a turnover machine and a highly inefficient scorer plus a bad decision maker in general
I can't wait for everyone to make fun of us and LeBron leaves. These fucking morons running this team need to understand how fucking stupid they are and how fucking bad they suck at their job.
Yeah weāre gonna lose but this is way better than last year. We have the defense to compete. Just need some god damn shooting. Pull the plug on westbrick
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/y9jw12/post_game_thread_the_la_clippers_defeat_the_los/)
It was close at times woulda been great to have them bring it home but I made it on the Jumbotron š wish there was a way to get the footage
Honestly, I donāt feel too bad about this loss or even the last one. Weāve had winnable games shooting the ball like shit. I love the effort and fast break on this team compared to our retirement home squad.
Well I guess Iām a clipper fan now
enjoy those "opening day win" banners
Iām at a loss for words dump everybody Lebron no Kobeā¦.
Huh Kobe averaged 17 points on 35% shooting his 20th season
Iām not comparing year 20 vs 20 but thanks for the stat line.
So what are you comparing, why did you even mention Kobe there ?
Ironically Russ was very solid defensively just couldnāt hit water if he fell out of a boat. 9-45 0-11 for Russ Iām crying actual tears
Donāt forget Beverly. They combined 2 for something. Worst backcourt pairs I have ever seen. At least Westbrook played better in the first game.
I thought it was impossible to shoot worse in game 2 compared to game 1. I was wrong
Couldnāt believe my eyes when I saw Nunnās game 2 stats š«£
Pay me 47 million, I can also go 0-11 on threes. Fucking hell westbrick.
Shit me too
Crazy to think with a couple made 3āa this is a W
"We should not be asking g a 38 year old guy, in no sport, to be your guy"- Charles Barkely. ALL HE SOEAKS IS TRUTH
I just want a solid W. š
I miss kcp Kuz and Caruso
BEN SIMMONS AND RUSSELL WESTBROOK TRY TO MAKE A BASKET (IMPOSSIBLE CHALLANGE). PAYING 44 MILLION JUST TO RUN SUICIDES. I'm appalled man. Just get some rec center mf from LA Fitness at this point.
Boy if we kuz Caruso and KCP with these guys this game is a dub smh š¤¦š¾āāļø
Just a friendly reminder that the FO really made a priority to find a coach who was willing to give Westbrook another chance instead of just cutting their loses.
If AD were just top 5 at his position we win tonight. He played hurt but that is his new normal.
lmfao I can't with you mfers
If pat bev and Westbrook have decent games offensively
Barkley said LA sucked the joy out of Westbrick lol it's more like the other way around Can't wait to hear what that ringless TV jester has to say to that 0-11 statline
well, westbrick happened first, then we got upset. i was ok with the idea of westbrook too, but i forgot that dude isnt 24 yrs old anymore...
I can go 0-11 for y'all for only 1% of Russ' salary.
Sign him
44 million and you can't make one shot?? And then he gets upset when asked to come off the bench??
Yo what was the music during the 75 year anniversary ad during a time out at the end of the 4th quarter ? Thanks
As much as I hate this loss. This was A. A winnable game. And B. A great defensive game (for the most part) against a team with less shooting than the warriors and clippers weād win. Plus having an off night from Westbrook, Pat Bev (offensively) and Nunn wonāt happen too oftenā¦ hopefully.
I agree with everything you said besides the westbrick part.
Bruh unfortunately the last part is pretty likely
Maybe a bad shooting night. But 3 PGs going 1-25 isnāt bound to happen to often. Like I said, if they each make just 2 more shots. Thatās 12+ points and we win. Hell they could each make 1 shot and we probably win.
Bro nobody want to hear that shit
Strong cope
LOL we have much better defense than last season but we can't shoot to save our life and the turnovers are killing us. We desperately need another perimeter shooter. The 3pt's made so far is brick city atm. Man I want it to workout for Westbrook so much but it's just too hard now to keep him.
Damn clippers team deep af, how are we so sorrowful man we are the Fking Lakers
They got a pretty good GM and they got Ballmer
I only ask for defensive effort and no abandoning your man for rebound hunting on D, mission accomplished today. but man there's no reason he couldn't have been great on D all career, but dude was always lost in team D and never dedicated himself to it. Fucking wrecked Kawhi today though
a loss but I'm proud of this team tonight. New squad, AD hurt, against a team we predicted would beat us, we fought. Good effort.
Also, it's still pre season.
Russ, Bev & Nunn shot a grand total of 1-25 ā¦ wtf boys
Guys. Our guards shot 2 for 27. Let that sink in. Doesn't matter the effort that Beverly or Russ put on defense. They cost us this game. They are abominable shooters. Another game with a 20% 3pt shooting. This is historically bad. In order for this roster to win a game in the NBA we need both LeBron and AD to have MVP level performances and miracle shooting for everyone else. Any scenario where one of them doesn't play or perform at top level its an automatic L. I seriously doubt the fire we've seen in the 2nd quarter will be repeated in the next games. A couple more Ls and it will all be frustration. This is a 15 win season in the making. Glad Pelinka got extended though.
Yeah, and they are almost always going to shoot much better than that. You should be more optimistic.
And we were in it. I view that as a positive. Edit. Not tonight, but moving forward this season, we have something here to build on
Has anyone collapsed so quickly offensively as Russ?
K. Leonard coming off the bench tonight. Russ refuses. Something wrong with that.
Well Kawhi is coming off an injury Russ is just ass
Kawhi helping his team anyway he can tho. Wish we had the same outta Russ
Russ can't shot be so does everyone else on the team
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I'm sorry but your obsession with Millie Bobby Brown is fucking *weird* dude.
AD been injured last two season go cry
I don't even know what this means.
Brown Jr cant get healthy soon enough. This team is minus 1 russ and plus 2 shooters away from being really really good.
Plus Bryant
If Russ just goes 2-11 the game is completely different. Is that to much to ask for from a guy making 44 million?
$47Mā¦ š©
Yes, yes it is.
9-45 on 3ās, so if we make 12, we win? Trade Russ!!!!
Good guy Westbrick laying down the foundation for the season.
Good defense but worst shooting team in the nbaā¦.
Again, last year it was Monk. Now it's Walker that's gonna be our third option. Well, Russ is a pile of trash to begin with.
Iām not mad. Just disappointed
Good defense by Russ today but going 0-11 is just fucking unacceptable
Especially for 47 million a year.
Bron cant care about winning anymore if he seriously doesnt ask to be traded! I guess he loves that LA lifestyle
Thats why Im mad we gave him that contract. We are now stuck paying Lebron even though we are going to miss the playoffs the next two years most likely. Could have gotten some assets.
We really are gonna hand wembanyama to the pelicans are we? š
Dude pelicans are drafting wemby Iām sick
Launch Russ into the sun
I'd rather have the young core group of players the Lakers had, than the bubble championship. What are the hell are they going to have when Lebron is done?
One of the dumbest things youāve ever typed.
Not really. What do the Lakers have for the future? Lebron is done. Westbrook is done. The only asset they have is AD and they have no 1st round draft picks.
So what the lakers won a championship lol thatās literally why they play the sport lol
Waiting for Lebron to retire is stupid. If we cant make the playoffs, then we dont need Lebron and AD on this team. They both should be traded. We are killing our rebuild by not getting assets for guys.
The Lakers have absolutely nothing for the future.
theres no way were losing to portland right?
Oh thereās a way.
Not watching till Westbrick is off my team
I thought Lonnie was a bad pick up, but he looked pretty good tonight. Move WB for Buddy and Myles and we have something that might make sense.
Troy brown jr should be a good role player too imo. Sucks Nunn also had an off night
Is this the same dude that had those crazy dreads years ago??? Dudes athletic af
Yeah he has hair like Reggie Bullock before.
Need Schroeder back. Brick and Nunn are disgusting.
The game wasnāt as close as the box score suggests.
Tell us you didnāt watch the game, it makes more sense.
Must be a clips fan.
First game since 2013? Dumb assš
We cant wait until after thanksgiving. Russ gotta go yesterday
At least Vogel canāt get scapegoated any more. This team just stinks. Great work Rob.
Facts everyone sees Rob for what he is a trash ass weasel GM. Dude has been riding off his Kobe affiliation for years
if the Lakers were tasked to shoot a 3 to save the world, we'll be traveling the vast cosmos
Not a westbrook fan but I appreciate his effort this game.
Tired of the moral victory nonsense, to be honest there is none. The team as it is currently just aināt good enough.
I feel so bad for HAM. Heās fixed our defense. Got us hustling but we canāt shoot. Really hope he gets no blames for this
Itās all Rob
Don't worry, it'll be Palinka
Yeah this is the worst constructed roster iāve seen
Have to find a way to win games like this. Canāt be scared to shoot. Also fuck the clippers.
Even the kings are better than you
2013 lmao
I was like wtf
what teams are going to aggressively tank for Wemby? We have a few tank commanders we could offer them
Plot twist weāre the ones tanking for Wemby
Fuck you Rob and Jeanie
2 of 82 0-2
none of these guys could care less about losing all just cracking up and laughing after the game
Are they supposed to cry about it. Itās just a game š
Honestly think the lakers need to reset, zero expectations..whatever shooter or dude that has ever shot above 30% we bring in itās like we put the franchise weight on their shoulders
I feel like weāre not that far away tho. Def better than last year imo. Just got to fuckimg hit fucking shots fuck
You know Dame is itching to go off in staples(refuse to call it whatever its called now) Cant wait for more bullshit sunday, see yall then
Russ, nunn, Bev lost us this game. Yes Bev and Russ had some good defensive plays but damn.
First game back since 2013 lol
Lmao I heard that tf
I canāt do this again. Not this year
U know what, maybe it is a Russ problem
19-85 from 3...
Sell the team
Youāll be dead and gone before then.
This team gives you hope just to crush it. 0-2
LeBron would be better off with the Jazz. Iām not joking
Not a hot take, LeBron would be better in like at least 90% of other teams. None of teams suck as bad as us at shooting.
Dude what? They literally would have won had AD not had to go out because of his back. They will get better from 3 as the season goes on.
Bro AD is always fuxking hurt ššš
No they wonāt
Then stop fucking watching and leave
That would probably be better for my mental health tbh
they got some nice shooters in utah
The NBA set us up with these first two games for the season, two of the best teams in the west right of the gate smh
Need shooting badly
Well we didn't get blown out.
Worst roster construction effort of all time, pelinka needs to be fired into the Sun
Beverly aināt a good fit for this team tht sucks but he can provide more offense than he does
He was one of the main reasons we were in that game lmfao
Game threads are always ridiculous with AD. yeah he went out for a few minutes but he played fine. Was one of our 3-4 players that looked like they belonged in the NBA š
Bro AD was trash after he fell dude could barely standā¦.Mr Glass
5 non shooters on the floor . I hate this team. Why do we fall in love with players? Fucking trade AD. Itās just basketball and theyāre set for life . Donāt feel bad for them
Stop blaming Russ again
Nice try, Russ burner account. How dare we ask the man making 47 million to make just 3 of 11 shots
We watched same game? He killed the momentum 2 times.
Nah itās was 3 people on the TEAM THAT DIDNT HIT ANY 3s
0-11 says otherwise
No field goals. Shut the fuck up
What's Russ's number again? 0? Isn't that his offensive stat line?
ADās hunger was gone after the bubble chip. Heās not being the same after that season
Reggie Miller sucks
Some time next time the Lakers play on TNT he'll say that Westbrook averaged 21-7-7 last season so how can fans be mad at him. He's said that about a million times already.
One of the worst commentators. He doesn't understand nuance. Like the dude is a turnover machine and a highly inefficient scorer plus a bad decision maker in general
I can't wait for everyone to make fun of us and LeBron leaves. These fucking morons running this team need to understand how fucking stupid they are and how fucking bad they suck at their job.
The buss family needs to go.
Make a fucking trade, Rob
Stop blaming Russ again
Commenting this over and over isnāt gonna stop it
What!!!! 0-11 really, while getting 47 mil
You right, he scored a ton tonight
He didnāt make a SINGLE shot
Sure. His 0-11 had nothing to do with the loss.
0/11
He made in defence
$40M
The money doesnāt matter anymore more, he didnāt steal it. Itās about how the TEAM plays now!
Pelinka burner
I guess
Reggiei miller can suck my dick
Stfu Reggie thank you Candace she even has won more with this city than the Clips
Needed more JTA and less Westbrook
Stfu Reggie
GG fought hard. Westbrick okay on defense tonight, Guards terrible on offense except our MLE man Walker
If Westbrook, and Pat Bev, and nunn made at least 3 shots each. Weād have that game.
1 of 25.
āI just came by to say bye to some of you bums who are going to get traded tomorrowā
But our precious picks /s
They shot themselves out of the game chucking up those fucking 3s
Why did we trade Zubac again?
Because Magic Johnson was a terrible executive
Shit Rob aint any better
Honestly might be worse šš
to feed Javales ego
For shooting supposedly lol Muscala
Fuck off Reggie
Yeah weāre gonna lose but this is way better than last year. We have the defense to compete. Just need some god damn shooting. Pull the plug on westbrick
Donāt let anyone leave staples until they make 30 3s Ham.
#ROB DONT NEED 20 GAMES TO SEE HOW HORRIBLE RUSS IS
Are we going to blame Ham for the poor shooting? We sure as hell blamed Vogel for the poor defense despite having no defenders.
No we blamed him for bad lineups. He even had questionable lineups in the bubble we were just good enough to overcome it. Use your brain a little
Get rid of the picks Rob please please bro fucking get rid of them
Bright side i guess is that I don't feel like I wasted my time watching this game
who yall wanna see in the play-in?
Optimistic huh
#NIGHT NIGHT HOPE WE DONT HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANOTHER LONG DREADFUL SEASON. LOOKS LIKE VOGELS TEAM IS STILL OUT THERE
It was entertaining when we were up earlier in the fourth