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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:29 pm Post subject: *** Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons (01/09/19) *** |
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons
Wednesday, Jan. 09, 2019 • 7:30pm PT
Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA
*TEAM ROSTERS:(link)
*STARTING LINE-UP
LAKERS
PG: Lonzo Ball
SG: Josh Hart
SF: Brandon Ingram
PF: Kyle Kuzma
C: JaVale McGee
PISTONS
PG: Reggie Jackson
SG: Bruce Brown
SF: Reggie Bullock
PF: Blake Griffin
C: Andre Drummond * TEAM STATS
Field Goal: Lakers - 47%; Pistons - 44%
3 Pointer: Lakers - 34%; Pistons - 33%
Free Throw: Lakers - 69%; Pistons - 73%
Rebounds : Lakers - 46.2; Pistons - 45.0
Assists : Lakers - 24.5; Pistons - 22.1
Steals : Lakers - 8.1; Pistons - 6.8
Turn Overs : Lakers - 15.7; Pistons - 15.2 *INJURY REPORT
LAKERS
R. Rondo, L. James - Out
PISTONS
Zaza Pachulia, H. Ellenson - Out
Ish Smith, - Game Time Decision
*MEDIA
ESPN, FSD, SPECSN
Radio: 97.1 FM, 710 AM ESPN / 1330 AM ESPN DEPORTES
>>>>>>>> Let's GO LAKERS!!
…..…………. Pound the PISTONS!!!!!!
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Early vegas line is Lakers -1 1/2. Pistons have lost 2 straight and 7 of last 10 games. Kuz will have his hands full guarding Griffin _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold. |
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KBandKB Star Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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These are the sorts of games where I wish we had someone the size of Larry Nance or Julius to help defend Griffin. With Kuzma's small frame, idk if that's entirely possible. But Luke should not try to experiment again by using the twin tower lineup like he did in Minnesota. |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Must win game |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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KBandKB wrote: | These are the sorts of games where I wish we had someone the size of Larry Nance or Julius to help defend Griffin. With Kuzma's small frame, idk if that's entirely possible. But Luke should not try to experiment again by using the twin tower lineup like he did in Minnesota. |
Beasley will get a few minutes on him. |
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chrisca91 Star Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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You have the wrong date! |
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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chrisca91 wrote: | You have the wrong date! |
He has the right date just the wrong day. Should be Wednesday. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold. |
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VicXLakers Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Preview: Pistons (17-21) at Lakers (22-19)
Lakers -1.5 o/u 217.5
Detroit has been in a prolonged slide since early last month, losing 14 out of its last 18 games. The Pistons begin a four-game road trip against the Los Angeles Lakers and they'll also face Griffin's former team, the Clippers, during the weekend.
The second unit has consistently been outplayed since backup point guard Ish Smith suffered an adductor tear.
He'll miss his 17th straight game on Wednesday. Backup center Zaza Pachulia, a stabilizing force, sat out the last four games with a right leg contusion.
"We're a little out of sorts with Zaza out, with Ish out," Casey said. "We're trying to put a Band-Aid on it until they get back."
At 17-21, the Pistons are in danger of falling further out of the playoff picture as the halfway mark approaches. |
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unleasHell Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Inspector Gadget wrote: | Must win game |
My thoughts exactly...! _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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unleasHell wrote: | Inspector Gadget wrote: | Must win game |
My thoughts exactly...! | yep |
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pio2u wrote: | unleasHell wrote: | Inspector Gadget wrote: | Must win game |
My thoughts exactly...! | yep |
Fo sho |
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LakerSD Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Need at least 3-1 stretch before @okc, @hou B2B.
4-0 would make up for that bad loss to Knicks. |
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TMG Star Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Ingram going for 30 and a W
We got this folks if not feel free to burn me at the stake for being confident. |
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AFireInside619 Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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We don’t beat Blake too often. Hope the young guys show up. |
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AFireInside619 Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Kuzma and McGee will definitely play a lot due to their Flint connections, but I’m also expecting to see a lot of Mo out there too. |
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ReaListik Star Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Need to win this one. _________________ "We are the goodest." - Shaq ESPN interview |
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KBandKB Star Player
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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The next 4 games (Pistons, Jazz without Rubio, Cleveland, Chicago) are all winnable. Hoping to go 3-1 or even 4-0 if Ingram and Zo play as well as they did the last game.
LeBron shouldn't try to play in any of these so that he can be 100% when we face OKC, Houston, GSW. |
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blackmamba08 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:46 am Post subject: |
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KBandKB wrote: | The next 4 games (Pistons, Jazz without Rubio, Cleveland, Chicago) are all winnable. Hoping to go 3-1 or even 4-0 if Ingram and Zo play as well as they did the last game.
LeBron shouldn't try to play in any of these so that he can be 100% when we face OKC, Houston, GSW. |
Lets be little realistic here. 2-2 would be fantastic until LBJ is back. I just hope we will beat CHI and CLE. These teams are awful. |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:15 am Post subject: |
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blackmamba08 wrote: | KBandKB wrote: | The next 4 games (Pistons, Jazz without Rubio, Cleveland, Chicago) are all winnable. Hoping to go 3-1 or even 4-0 if Ingram and Zo play as well as they did the last game.
LeBron shouldn't try to play in any of these so that he can be 100% when we face OKC, Houston, GSW. |
Lets be little realistic here. 2-2 would be fantastic until LBJ is back. I just hope we will beat CHI and CLE. These teams are awful. |
Definitely MUST win games (including this one). We have to protect our home court.
If we cut down on turnovers and play defense we should be in pretty good shape. But without LBJ you never really know.
DEFENSE will be the key in all of these games. If we continue to play hard defensively and attack the paint we should be fine.
Currently the Lakers rank 8th in NBA Team Defensive Efficiency. |
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Nobody Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Please, not another let down gama ala NYK. Go Lakers! |
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Treble Clef Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:30 am Post subject: |
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A Pistons team that cant shoot vs. a Lakers team that no one can shoot against. Looks like a recipe for tacos. |
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PauPau Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:45 am Post subject: |
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This one is gonna be might tough, don't see Kuz putting in any amount of resistance V Blake and we're gonna have to fight on the glass.
Rebound by committee or forget about it. |
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PHILosophize Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:51 am Post subject: |
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they're pretty bad but so are we so _________________ one dog goes that way the other dog goes the other way |
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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Griffin is gonna be a tough cover. Drummond too. |
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AJ Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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This game kick starts a Lakers domination of nationally televised games in a row. This is the first game of many to be on national tv, in fact, the next game NOT on national tv? 1/27 against the Suns... |
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