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

[Tetsujin]

How the eff is that not a foul?

 

[SacTownKid]

Wow, no foul on either of those? lol.

 

[Tetsujin]

this small lineup is working because it’s forcing us to leave the paint open for our guards

 

[SacTownKid]

Fox is obviously worn down. And after his stretch of 40 plus minute games it's understandable. Even the layups are coming up short.

 

[Tetsujin]

Fox is obviously worn down. And after his stretch of 40 plus minute games it's understandable. Even the layups are coming up short.

Maybe needs to lay off the postgame deadlifts for a little while.

 

[kingsboi]

Maybe needs to lay off the postgame deadlifts for a little while.

my exact thoughts....less is more in terms of training and longevity

 

[mac]

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]

my exact thoughts....less is more in terms of training and longevity

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]

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.

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.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1378184832220598279

The refs for this game apparently also reffing NCAA womens basketball during halftime.

 

[dude12]

We have Hield matched up with Kuzma, this isn’t ideal

 

[Iced Espresso]

Barnes fouled Schroder

 

[Woot!]

37-22 on the boards.

F***.

 

[Tetsujin]

Lakers currently shooting 60% from 3 while we’re at 33%

 

[kingwin]

Is Deaaron drunk? geez hes playing bad. late on defense , lackadaisical passes, settling for contested jumpers

 

[macadocious]

Foxes defense this game may be the worst he’s ever played. It’s atrocious.

 

[SacTownKid]

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.

 

[Iced Espresso]

37-22 on the boards.

F***.

With Holmes out there switching and playing on the perimeter, need everyone else to step up.

 

[Tetsujin]

This is the sort of rebounding night where we miss Hassan and his innate ball magnet skills

 

[Tetsujin]

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]

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.

 

[Tetsujin]

Also our center becoming unplayable bad hasn’t helped matters

 

[SacTownKid]

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.

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.

 

[Woot!]

Weird how irritating Kuzma is.

 

[Tetsujin]

What the **** are these plays?

 

[SacTownKid]

What the **** are these plays?

The plays you make when you don't adjust to anything. Driving into 3 defenders all game from almost every position.

 

[Tetsujin]

I mean, this is just bad basketball.

 

[Tetsujin]

If you give an idiot a chemistry kit, he’s still an idiot.

 

[Woot!]

The plays you make when you don't adjust to anything. Driving into 3 defenders all game from almost every position.

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.

 

[KainLear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1378184832220598279

The refs for this game apparently also reffing NCAA womens basketball during halftime.

We all know American basketball refs only take notice of players' acting skills, which just appropriately fits America's MO, in general.