[Game] Kings vs. Lakers, 4/2/2021, 7pm PST 10pm EST

M

mac

All-Star
#67
#67
Our usual reliable pillars Fox and Holmes are combined 5-20 shooting. If that doesn't improve in the second half no way we win; doesn't look like this will be a big Buddy game either. Might need HB to put up 50.
 
Tetsujin

Tetsujin

The Game Thread Dude
#68
#68
kingsboi said:
my exact thoughts....less is more in terms of training and longevity
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Right. By no means am I going to get mad at a guy for working too hard but Walton’s been playing him 40
minutes a night so Fox should probably know his own body well enough to not push himself to the point of exhaustion.
 
SacTownKid

SacTownKid

Hall of Famer
#69
#69
mac said:
Our usual reliable pillars Fox and Holmes are combined 5-20 shooting. If that doesn't improve in the second half no way we win; doesn't look like this will be a big Buddy game either. Might need HB to put up 50.
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Big Buddy games can happen in the span of 2 minutes. haha. That said, trying to pound teams is hit and miss and more of clock control strategy so when you're down double digits to one of the more physically beefier and better defensive teams you're giving yourself a small window to create opportunity in.
 
SacTownKid

SacTownKid

Hall of Famer
#77
#77
The Lakers coaches are sticking it to the Kings coaches in every manner imaginable. As soon as the Kings play to the middle on help, yoink, right to the open spot. They've scouted the Kings to a T.
 
Tetsujin

Tetsujin

The Game Thread Dude
#80
#80
The most amazing thing about Luke Walton is that, after our team rips off a huge run of good basketball games playing easy pick and roll five out basketball outside of his horrible high post sets, he somehow found the time to design and implement an entirely new differently bad offense to gum up the systems.
 
SacTownKid

SacTownKid

Hall of Famer
#81
#81
They have to pick it up soon, this would be a tough loss to swallow with time running out on the season. You'd prefer to have a little room to breathe before a play in scenario.
 
SacTownKid

SacTownKid

Hall of Famer
#83
#83
Tetsujin said:
The most amazing thing about Luke Walton is that, after our team rips off a huge run of good basketball games playing easy pick and roll five out basketball outside of his horrible high post sets, he somehow found the time to design and implement an entirely new differently bad offense to gum up the systems.
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He finds a way to play to the strengths of his role players. That's his MO for sure. No doubt about it. I don't think Monte will let a collapse from the neck up occur again so he better be on the ready.
 
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Woot!

Starter
#89
#89
SacTownKid said:
The plays you make when you don't adjust to anything. Driving into 3 defenders all game from almost every position.
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A lot of it is straight shot-making. Kings missing a lot of open shoots. Lakers, not so much.

Whatever. Kings had every incentive to come back strong tonight. Losing by 18 in the 4th to a team w/out its two superstars really blows.
 
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