The 2023-24 Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[Brian in Mesa]

Wow, did not see that win over the Celtics coming. Today's NBA is wierd!

AR with 32 !!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Brian in Mesa]

Loved this rant when we dumped Kwame and brought in Pau.

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[Brian in Mesa]

Lakers News: Rich Paul Confirms That LeBron James Won't Be Traded

LeBron James' agent confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers will not be trading the superstar ahead of the trade deadline.

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[Mulli]

Lakers News: Rich Paul Confirms That LeBron James Won't Be Traded

LeBron James' agent confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers will not be trading the superstar ahead of the trade deadline.

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"He won't be traded, but don't expect him to be playing any defense the rest of the year!"

 

[Brian in Mesa]

"He won't be traded, but don't expect him to be playing any defense the rest of the year!"

They snapped the Knicks 9-game winning streak.

 

[Mulli]

They snapped the Knicks 9-game winning streak.

Will they hang another banner if they win the playin game?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Will they hang another banner if they win the playin game?

Nope.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Unveiled the Kobe statue last night and then almost knocked off the Nuggets.

Jackson Hayes is emerging as a nice young player.

 

[Dback Jon]

Unveiled the Kobe statue last night and then almost knocked off the Nuggets.

Jackson Hayes is emerging as a nice young player.

Jazz?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Jazz?

No, the Nuggets. LOL

(No idea where that came from)

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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The Lakers starting five all scored 20 points apiece, led by D’Angelo Russell (30 points, 5 assists), Austin Reaves (27 points), Rui Hachmura (21 points), LeBron James (21 points, 14 assists), and Anthony Davis (20 points, 6 assists).

With the Lakers having all five starters score 20 or more points, it’s the first time this has been done by any NBA team in over 30 years: January 26, 1993: Orlando vs. Atlanta.

The last time this occurred for the Lakers: November 4, 1984: vs. Portland (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25, Jamaal Wilkes 22, Magic Johnson 21, James Worthy 21, Byron Scott 20).

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Anthony Davis: Lakers 'Starting to Establish' Identity Ahead of 2024 NBA Playoff Push

After earning a sixth win in seven games, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis believes the team is poised for a strong second half after the All-Star break.…

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[Mulli]

Anthony Davis: Lakers 'Starting to Establish' Identity Ahead of 2024 NBA Playoff Push

After earning a sixth win in seven games, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis believes the team is poised for a strong second half after the All-Star break.…

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Did he mean "2023-2024 NBA Play In Game Champions?"

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Did he mean "2023-2024 NBA Play In Game Champions?"

Nah. We were in the Western Conference Finals just last season. Suns fans get cocky whenever they win a regular season game in February. Yay?

 

[Mulli]

Nah. We were in the Western Conference Finals just last season. Suns fans get cocky whenever they win a regular season game in February. Yay?

Congratulations.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[bankybruce]

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[Brian in Mesa]

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[Brian in Mesa]

LeBron James ties career high with 9 3-pointers, scores 40 points as Lakers beat Nets 116-104

LeBron James had one of the best shooting nights of his illustrious career, going 9 for 10 on 3-pointers to tie his career high for makes, and matched a season high with 40 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.

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[Mulli]

All of the sudden, Lakers having trouble in Denver.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

All of the sudden, Lakers having trouble in Denver.

Not really "all of the sudden." Denver HAD an 11-game winning streak against the Lakers through game 3. Maybe you just haven't been paying much attention to the NBA. Anyway, the Lakers did come through and force a game 5.

Wouldn't want to get swept out of the first round - even to the reigning champs. First round sweeps are pretty embarrassing.

 

[Mulli]

Not really "all of the sudden." Denver HAD an 11-game winning streak against the Lakers through game 3. Maybe you just haven't been paying much attention to the NBA. Anyway, the Lakers did come through and force a game 5.

Wouldn't want to get swept out of the first round - even to the reigning champs. First round sweeps are pretty embarrassing.

Cool story, but I was referring to them blowing the lead in that game.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Cool story, but I was referring to them blowing the lead in that game.

Meh. A lot of those losses during that streak were like that. Hard fought close games. Either team losing decent-sized leads but with Denver always getting the last laugh.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Another 2-point loss to the champs. Frustrating.