[Game] 03/82 Kings vs Lakers 26 OCT 2025, 6pm Pacific 9pm Eastern

[HndsmCelt]

Keon Ellis with his Sabonis impression

 

[dude12]

Carter is playing hard because it's the first time he's been on the court this season and it may only last for a few minutes. Young players making mistakes is a given, but mistakes of over-aggression are the kind of mistakes that you want to see as a coach.

Christie going to ruin the kid

 

[The_Jamal]

If Domas did that to Reaves, he'd be on his way to county jail right now

 

[Tetsujin]

typical Ayton play

 

[iowamcnabb]

big call

 

[Sluggah]

Looked at his face. Swatted it.

 

[Tetsujin]

If Domas did that to Reaves, he'd be on his way to county jail right now

Executed on the spot

 

[KainLear]

Christie going to ruin the kid

Talk about a hot take. To quote The_Jamal:

I too am ready to make a determination about a guy who's sat all season, gets in randomly in the 3rd quarter for 3 minutes.

 

[Tetsujin]

Looked at his face. Swatted it.

Great play for the ball if the ball had braids and was named Keon Ellis

 

[Sluggah]

How is this taking so long.

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

Hopefully Carter can take something motivational from his embarrassing 3 minutes. Cuz that sucked.

 

[KainLear]

Keon Ellis is someone who'd have that kind of effect.

I fouled the heck out of that guy in high school who was super pesky and handsy and chased me all game too...

 

[hrdboild]

In the NBA, one has to start from being the foul-prone overzealous young player to being recognized by the refs enough to give him just an inch of benefit of doubt and suddenly he is a "defensive specimen".

I think the team name on the jersey also plays a role. To my dying day I will never stop cringing at that replay of defensive wiz (and last season's steals leader) Dyson Daniels "blocking" Fox's potential game-winning basket by grabbing his forearm. It just is what it is.

 

[Tetsujin]

How is this taking so long.

foul on Keon’s face for getting in Ayton’s way

 

[KainLear]

I think the team name on the jersey also plays a role. To my dying day I will never stop cringing at that replay of defensive wiz (and last season's steals leader) Dyson Daniels "blocking" Fox's potential game-winning basket by grabbing his forearm. It just is what it is.

I mean, the image of Bibby's face-fouling Kobe will go to the grave with me.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Individual.

Still a ways off.

 

[Kingz19]

There's plays where the 2-man game looks freaking sweet, but more often than not it just looks awkward and like they don't really know how to play off each other yet. Which, is honestly fairly inexcusable after half the season last year and a full off-season

I don’t think there is any reason their styles shouldn’t compliment each other. I don’t see how they couldn’t be a much better version of what Sabonis-Huerter had in the first year together.

But we’re also working with DeRozan who I don’t think is complimentary to Domas. Shroeder I’m not sure yet.

I’m also not sure if making a Sabonis-LaVine connection the identity of the offense is something they are emphasizing as a result to how the roster is constructed. They just don’t run the offense through Domas anymore and I think after the 23-24 season they stopped constructing the roster with him being the “engine” of the offense in mind.

Helluva decision to make after giving him such a massive contract but I can’t think of any other explanation of why they bungled building around him so much except that they decided that they weren’t building around him

 

[kingdivac]

Westbrook outstanding

 

[The_Jamal]

Hopefully Carter can take something motivational from his embarrassing 3 minutes. Cuz that sucked.

Like what? When he gets in 4 games from now?

Guys don't learn anything when they don't get to play. And after sitting for 2 games, getting in for a random 3 minute pop at the end of the 3rd is not how you build a young guy up. Literally at all.

 

[Sluggah]

Hey! Domas three!

 

[kingdivac]

Ellis make 1 or those,,,, common

 

[TheMobb]

Getting great looks

 

[HndsmCelt]

Well, Sabonis is efficient

 

[KainLear]

THERE WE GO! DOMAS!!!

 

[iowamcnabb]

Still a ways off.

Yeh but he needed 11 and they were in the penalty with 3 and a half minutes left in the 3rd. Wasn’t likely but possible.

 

[Sluggah]

Little things killing us.

 

[The_Jamal]

Small 4 Russ has been our best lineup, by far. 2 of LaVine/DDR with Keon and Domas.

 

["Him"mer Fredette]

Man Knecht has been mentally destroyed after almost being traded last year.

 

[KainLear]

LOL What kind of defense was that with both Ellis and Sabonis dropping to leave Reaves wide open?

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Well, Sabonis is efficient

It was still flat. Doesn't bode well for the % going forward