Bron/AC/KCP/Wes/AD Best 5 Man Lineup

[leking006]

Bron, AC, KCP, Wes, AD!!!!!

I think this is the best 5 man lineup this team could have. 2 All Around superstars playing together with 3 shooters with elite defense.

Vogel should use this more often especially the closing minutes of the 2nd Q and 4th Q.

I can't believe that this 5 man lineup didn't even use in the regular season, just tonight.

[leking006]

https://www.nba.com/stats/lineups/advanced/?CF=GROUP_NAME*E*james:GROUP_NAME*E*davis:GROUP_NAME*E*caruso:GROUP_NAME*E*pope:GROUP_NAME*E*matthews&Season=2020-21&SeasonType=PlayIn

Although just played 3 minutes, mostly in the closing minutes:

Off Rating 114.3
Def Rating 33.3

Net Rating 81

WOW!!!!

[blackmamba08]

No doubt AD/LBJ/Carushow/KCP and Wes. Maybe Kuz instead of Wes for the bigger lineup.

[RI Laker]

For 1 game anyways.

[slavavov]

I'm sure our best lineup is bound to change from time to time.

Schroder sucked tonight, but he's bound to have a handful of really good games where he's a big reason why we win. Should we really sit him in crunch time in those games?
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[miggz23]

[wolfpaclaker]

It is going to be different 3 guys all the time, based on match ups and who is on that night. For sure, some nights it will be that lineup. Other games will have Dennis as well. It is about match ups and finding the players who have it going that particular night.

Based on history, you could argue that KCP and Caruso should usually be in the closing lineup, based on their championship history and complimentary talents around AD/Bron.

[Kobe_Is_King13]

Against taller teams that lineup will need to be tweaked, but it's clear that few teams have an answer for AD at the 5

[governator]

[cthroatgtr]

Wes will bring energy and defense. That was needed the Lakers looked lethargic. AC same. Problem is both guys can also have off shooting nights. The first half the offense almost did the team in. I was yelling for Ben Mac at one point because no one was making shots and GS just packed the paint. AD at the 5 creates problems because they have better spacing, so AD isn't playing in a phone booth. It wont them a championship last year and expect them to do a lot of AD this year too.

For the regular season you must have a big to take the pounding so AD is fresh in the playoffs. But if teams run smaller lineups, no one better than AD at the 5.

[danzag]

Having AD at the 5 and LeBron playing PG is what will change the game for us.

The other 3 pieces are interchangeable. AC, KCP, Morris, Kuzma, Wes... All those guys will (or should) see a lot of play time depending on our opponent.

[yinoma2001]

Yup. The only 2 constants will be AD/LBJ.

But I think you can pencil in AC/KCP too.

The real question is the 5th. Ordinarily, it will be Dennis (that was one of our highest net rating group of 5).

But if he's off, then it will likely be down to Wes/Kuz.
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[J.C. Smith]

There is no best single lineup. It varies by the match up. Last game that was the most effective because Golden State is small and because AC was doing a better job at containing Steph.

Against Phoenix I think we'll see a larger dose of Gasol and Drummond.

[LakerSD]

https://twitter.com/lakerfilmroom/status/1395654290719395844?s=21

The 3 player backbone of the Lakers.

These guys are the 3 most important players. Tremendous skill and basketball IQ between them.

[yinoma2001]

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[MikeTrout]

AC
KCP
Lebron
AD
Gasol
Kuz
Wes

I'm confident in this core of 7.

[yinoma2001]

[MikeTrout]

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[leking006]

[hydrohead]

Agree with most here but wouldn’t sleep in Schro and Drum just yet. Schro is getting back to form from his time away and GSW was a bad matchup for Drum.
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