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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:54 pm    Post subject: LAKERS -at- BLAZERS - 1-5-15 - Thoughts and :-(( Ratings

No Kobe in a Gun Fight… Since Kobe has rested, the question for the team was what would their identity be in crunch time? How would they orchestrate the offense? Who would rise to the occasion?

Down the stretch, the game came down to All Stars. Damian Lillard scored 16 points in the fourth quarter as they ran the offense through both him and LaMarcus Aldridge in the final minutes. The Blazers came from behind after the Lakers had controlled the second half. Simply, they knew where their bread was buttered. Lillard dominated the Lakers soft defense, especially off the picks for threes.

The Lakers? No All Stars on the court. Nick Young and Jeremy Lin manufactured a little but missed also some big shots. Nick was unable to hit from the perimeter again and again, and Lin airballed a big three with 12 seconds left. No game winners tonight. The Lakers fell 98-94.

Still, they had a 1-point lead in the final minute in a hostile environment. That’s where you want to be against the top teams on the road.

It was an excellent team effort, but they wouldn’t have been there without Jordan Hill, who carried the Lakers at times with a 23-point, 14-board performance.


Hill -- -- He had his jumper going early, knocking down shots at a high rate in the first (6-7 shooting). The first unit needed it with the rest of the starters going 4-19 in the first half. He seemed confident going up against Kaman. They switched Aldridge on him later and maybe that slowed him a little but the Lakers don’t nearly pull off this road win without this big game from him. He looked like Aldridge with how confident his jumper was dropping. He’s been MIA a bit lately, but the 23 and 14 was strong to say the least. Scott hoped this snapped him out of his slump. We struggled a bit keeping the Blazers off the offensive glass, but Hill battled hard all game. Great job stepping up when the Lakers needed it. “I kept getting more confidence as the shots fell,” he said, mentioning he knew it was going in as it came off his hands. The Stats: He scored 23 points on 10-15 shooting (3-4 from the line) to go with 14 boards (4 offensive), 2 assists, 1 turnover and 4 fouls in 32 minutes. He was a -9. The Action: He banged Kaman into low position and hit the short one. He drained a wing jumper on his next touch. Kaman attacked around him and dunked. He sank an elbow jumper on his next attempt. He reset the offense on a battle on the offensive glass. He sank a wing jumper, shot is looking automatic so far. He faced up, attacked baseline on Kaman and reversed. He missed a baseline jumper, got it back from Ronnie and hit the short one in the paint. He had 12 points on 6-7 shooting and 5 boards. Second Half: He drained a wing jumper curling off a screen to start the half. He attacked, was fouled with no call and missed the runner. He sank a 19-footer on the quick catch and shoot. He missed a quick-fire 18-footer, but Ed slammed it down. He crashed the glass and tipped in the Price missed drive. He faced up and missed a wing jumper. He drained a quick-fire 19-footer. He iso’d on Aldridge with the shotclock low and drew FTs on a jumphook, he made one. He was called for a travel in the paint. He grabbed a loose ball, attacked the rim and drew FTs, he made both. He missed a 20-footer up against the shotclock.

Davis -- -- Chris Kaman was sitting on Ed’s lefty hook, rejecting him multiple times as Davis tried to score in the paint. That neutralized Davis offensively. He was able to get a couple of slams, one hustling down court on a miss, another set up by a guard. Defensively, our bigs got a lot of help in the post against Aldridge. The Lakers did an excellent job rotating after the initial help and recovering on D. Some of their better work doing that this season. The Stats: He scored 4 points on 2-7 shooting to go with 4 boards (3 offensive), 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover and 2 fouls in 27 minutes. He was a -9. The Action: He missed a jumphook out of the post. He was stripped in the paint. He tried to go back to his left on a shot in the paint and was rejected badly by Kaman. He was blocked twice by Kaman in a row, showing that left hand to him twice in a row without a fake. Second Half: He couldn’t finish around Kaman, wanting a foul. Good job running the floor and he slammed back down a missed Hill jumper. He slammed off the interior feed from Price.

Price -- -- He got absolutely drilled in the face badly by an elbow on a drive that was going full speed. Blood poured out and he went to the locker room with 30 seconds left in the third quarter. He didn’t return. “A little pain, a little headache. I’m good,” he said with a stitched up nose. He said he was prepared to comeback but he couldn’t get the medical work done. He said he thinks his nose is broken. He said he wore a mask before for about half a quarter then ditched it and doubt he’d wear one now. We’re definitely playing smash-mouth ball now. If he was available, I imagine he would have returned for Lin with Lillard going off. Hard to say because we needed Lin’s offense, but knowing Scott I think he may have pulled the trigger on that sub (“That was big,” Scott would say of the injury). It may have made the offense even more chaotic down the stretch, but Price was orchestrating the game pretty well. With Hill scoring that makes things easier, but Ronnie was aggressive with the playmaking and being a threat offensively. The Stats: He scored 11 points on 5-11 shooting (1-2 from three) to go with 2 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover and 2 fouls in 27 minutes. He was a -2. The Action: He scored a breakaway layup off a pass deflection that went to a teammate. He missed a baseline jumper. He sank a three a couple feet behind the line. He missed a pull-up jumper short. He was picked from behind for a layup the other way. He spun in the lane and wasn’t close on the finish. He missed a long wing jumper. He blew past his man with speed and scooped a layup over the help D. Second Half: He pulled up off the wing screen and hit the jumper. He attacked off the Hill screen and missed the runner, but Hill tipped it back in. He probed and swished a FT jumper. He cut backdoor, took the pass from Hill, drew the D and fed Ed for the slam.

Ellington -- -- In the starting lineup as Kobe rests on the second night of the back to back. “It’s a little different starting than coming off the bench and you have to find your way,” he said. After missing his first four shots, he went 5-8 the rest of the game. The Lakers didn’t back down without Kobe again. Ellington is always aggressive when he has a little room. The Lakers didn’t get the W like against Golden State, but Ellington and company stepped up with the right energy on the second night of the back to back. He said they floundered a bit down the stretch. “We kind of stopped executing,” Wayne said. He said Wes Matthews mentioned to him that he had to lock in on him defensively after Wayne got going. The Stats: He scored 13 points on 5-12 shooting (2-3 from three, 1-1 from the line) to go with 5 boards and 1 foul in 29 minutes. He was a -5. The Action: He missed a wing jumper. He missed a three. Way short on a pull-up jumper in the paint. He missed a jumper standing on the three line. He swished a corner three on a kickout. Second Half: He missed a wing jumper off the pindown. He ball-faked and swished a wing three. He made a tech FT. He sank a pull-up jumper off the Hill handoff. He got Blake on his hip on a reach and swished the wing jumper. He missed a wing jumper off the pindown next time down. He drained a long jumper with his toe on the three line off the Boozer handoff. He missed a pull-up wing jumper.

Kelly -- -- With Wes out and Kobe out we saw the Kelly-Clarkson duo on the court. Kelly got the start at SF and Clarkson got the backup SG role. Quiet start for Kelly, still shaking off the rust. He has a lot of that to do. He’s missing his three’s short. While he’s not hesitating like he did as a rookie, but he’s not reading the D and being as aggressive as he can be. In a way, this is really his preseason. He hasn’t had much time on the floor at all this season. Good job on the boards, and Batum was largely a non-factor. The Stats: He scored 2 points on 1-6 shooting (0-3 from three) to go with 7 boards, 3 assists, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls in 26 minutes. He was a +10. The Action: He missed a lefty hook in the paint. He fumbled a dribble out of bounds. He attacked off the dribble and came up a foot short on the layup. Second Half: He swiped a ball on a double team. Poor inbounds and Hill couldn’t hold it in a crowd. Short on a three, we got it back, he attacked and hit the leaner from the elbow. He stepped in to take a foul on help D and got shoved by Lillard for a tech. He missed a wide open sideline three. He missed a three trailing the break next time down.

Young -- -- “It’s a little tough. Of course, we needed Kobe down the stretch,” he said of the crunch time execution. “As you can see we were just running plays and people were out of rhythm a little bit.” He and Lin did a good job getting to the line in the final minute to take a brief lead, but Nick was misfiring from the perimeter again throughout this one. Those long missed two’s kind of killed the Lakers. He didn’t do as good a job at getting the line like the last one. If he wants to mature his game, he needs to go back to the last one and look how he was still able to be an impact game changer despite not shooting well. Wish Jordan Hill would have interviewed him tonight and asked about the poor shooting and why he couldn’t keep up with JHill. The Stats: He scored 11 points on 3-13 shooting (1-4 from three, 4-4 from the line) to go with 2 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnover sand 2 fouls in 27 minutes. He was a -8. The Action: He lost a ball in the back court, got it back, pulled up from 40 feet and drilled it against the shotclock. He airballed a pull-up wing jumper. He spun away from a double and missed the turnaround. He attacked the paint and hit Sacre for the And-1. He was stripped on a drive. He missed a wing jumper. He hit an And-1 bank from the wing, he made the FT. Nice read on D to swipe a pass on the baseline and save it back to a teammate. He missed a wing three. Second Half: Not close on a pull-up wing jumper. He airballed a halfcourt heave at the buzzer. He missed a long chuck, pulling up off the dribble. He sank a step-back sideline jumper working off the two-man game out of a timeout. He blew a fastbreak with a badly timed pass and then a foul. He missed a long pull-up jumper off a screen. He drew a big foul with 1:06 left down 4 shooting a three straight away, he made all three to cut it to 1. He missed a big jumper on iso out of a timeout. Nick missed a three trying to draw a foul at the end of the game.

Lin -- -- Much more aggressive start for Lin, but it was a little sloppy with a couple of early turnovers. He stayed pretty aggressive throughout the game. Down the stretch, the offense still looked about the same, just different guys iso’ing, really. Defensively, we had issues with Lillard going off. Some of that Lin couldn’t stick with him, a lot of it was our team D. I’m not sure he would have closed judging by Scott’s comments afterward had Price been available. “We really miss Ronnie at that particular point,” Scott would say, but he also put a lot of the defensive issues on the bigs who were supposed to step up and pressure to help the PGs. That coverage from the bigs was way too loose and Lillard abused it. “I don’t think we did a good enough job in terms of just disrupting him, sending guys to contest the threes or whatever,” Lin said. He said he needed to do a better job of making his life more difficult, himself. “On the other end there were shots we could have hit and could have made. I think a few of us missed shots we’d like to have back,” Lin said. He said he was happy with the looks they got, especially the FTs they manufactured. He missed a key three with 12 seconds left. He attacked, stopped, stepped back and airballed. He didn’t quite have his legs and balance and was way off the mark. That was painful. “That’s a shot I’ve worked on. I like that shot,” he said. This was a good opportunity for Nick and Jeremy to step up as closers, but it didn’t happen. Good experience for them, however, to get a feel for the team’s identity and strengths. “I honestly believe we’re headed in the right direction,” Lin said, mentioning this was definitely a learning experience. The Lakers looked a little rudderless at times, but the only way to improve that is with these kinds of minutes for them. The Stats: He scored 14 points on 5-10 shooting (0-2 from three, 4-6 from the line) to go with 3 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls in 21 minutes. He was a -2. The Action: He sank a step-back jumper at the FT line. He got tapped on a long three straight away. He worked behind the screen and missed the wing jumper, a little forced. He telegraphed a post entry and it was picked off easily. He blew past Blake and drew FTs at the rim, he made one. He busted out off the Blazer miss and Boozer outlet to him in stride for the layup. He attacked a crowd and threw it away. Second Half: He took a handoff on the split play and did a good job drawing contact for FTs, he made one again. He attacked off the screen, put it in his left and scored the tough layup around Kaman before going down. He was blocked trying to pull up off a screen. He dug out a ball on Kaman on the other end to force a turnover, got the outlet and took it for a layup. He missed a step-back fade on the baseline. Lillard getting hot right now, hitting threes. A layup for Lillard when Lin got lost on the fakes. He attacked with speed off a high screen from Nick and drew FTs with 43.3 left, he made both to take a 1-point lead. He got backdoored by Lillard for layup. He immediately took a foul in the backcourt down by 1 with under 24 seconds left (didn’t even look at Scott, I don’t think). He airballed a three with 12 seconds left, stopping on a dime on a drive but not getting his legs into it on the stepback. Ouch. He attacked the lane and scored a tricky layup with 7.7 left as the Blazers looked to protect the three line with a 5-point lead.

Boozer -- -- There was a stretch where his D was hurting us. It was exposed when he didn’t do a good job getting up on Lillard as he pulled up off the screens. Scott specifically mentioned one of those when Lillard was hot and the Lakers had already talked about exactly how they wanted to play that. Boozer also gave up a key 4-point play on a handcheck in the corner on a three. That hurt. Offensively, he didn’t have anything super easy or smooth. It would have been nice had they worked the ball to him a little more while he was in their during crunch time, but our offense is pretty much dictated by our guards trying to score off screens or on iso down the stretch outside of the occasional split plays. The Stats: He scored 8 points on 3-9 shooting (2-2 from the line) to go with 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 fouls in 23 minutes. He was a +3. The Action: He missed an elbow jumper. He scored a short one in transition on the feed from Lin. He goaltended a shot that was coming off the rim with no one around him. He jab-stepped and missed the 20-footer, a little too far out. He missed an off-balance baseline jumper. He curled into the lane off the dribble and drew FTs. He grabbed a board and quickly outlet to Lin right over Blake for a layup. He missed a FT jumper, fading too much on a simple one. Second Half: He missed a pull-up elbow jumper. He gave up a 4-point play on a handcheck to cut a 6-point lead to 2. He got a nice couple of bounces on a high-arching turnaround in the paint that dropped going up against the shotclock. Quick attack from the elbow off the Lin probe and he scored a layup. Soft D on Lillard off the screen to give up a three. He airballed a baseline jumper, wide open.

Clarkson -- -- Good to see him back in the lineup. He looked under control and hustled on D, as always. I’d love to see him just thrown in the fire with a lot of responsibility for extended minutes. He needs that experience. Scoring 30+ against Reno in those crazy record-setting D-League games helps, but he needs run against NBA talent and defense. He said he’s really trying to focus on defense and rebounding. The Stats: He scored 5 points on 2-3 shooting (1-2 from the line) to go with 2 boards and no fouls in 15 minutes. He was a -5. The Action: He missed a wing jumper at the buzzer. He pushed it out with speed and hit a controlled floater in the lane. He drew FTs on a pull-up jumper with Blake trailing, he made one. He cut weakside and called for the pass, Ronnie found him and he reversed. Second Half: Nothing to report.

Sacre -- -- I thought some of his team D rotations and help tonight were excellent. It’s not anything that will show in the stat box (maybe in the +7), but Sacre erased a number of easy scores just by being in the right place at exactly the right moment. Good job again on the glass in his limited minutes. He nearly had a couple more offensive boards than the 2 he got. Just a very good effort all around. That’s what he needs to do. The Stats: He scored 3 points on 1-2 shooting (1-1 from the line) to go with 5 boards (2 offensive), 1 steal and 2 fouls in 14 minutes. He was a +7. The Action: He took the interior feed from Nick and powered in an And-1 layup through the contact, he made the FT. Second Half: He missed a turnaround jumper up against the shotclock.

Scott -- -- He’s getting some good efforts out of his guys when Kobe sits games. No question about that… Down 15-10, he brought in Boozer and Young for Ellington and Davis… Lin and Sacre in, Lakers down 4… Lakers up 1 when Clarkson came in for Kelly… The Lakers trailed 24-23 after the first quarter… He started a Sacre, Boozer, Young, Clarkson, Lin lineup… A 7-0 run for the Blazers to start the quarter… The Lakers rallied back and cut the lead to 1 forcing a timeout… Davis in for Boozer, Lakers up 2… Hill in for Sacre, Price in for Lin… He brought in Kelly for Young, Lakers down 4… Starters back in after a timeout, Lakers down 5 with under 3 minutes left… The Lakers trailed 47-45 at the half. Lakers had an 8-5 advantage on the offensive glass… Jordan Hill once again keeping the first unit alive and actually extending a lead to force a timeout… The Lakers pushed out the lead to 10… Good rotations defensively after the post doubles. Blazers not exactly quick to move the ball at times, either… Hill picked up his fourth foul, but it was at the end of his stint… He brought in Boozer and Young for Kelly and Hill with 1:55 left, Lakers up 5… Price was drilled in the face with an elbow and had to go to the locker room with 30 seconds left in the quarter. Lin in, Lakers up by 3... The Lakers led 73-70 heading into the fourth… He started the Sacre, Boozer, Young, Clarkson, Lin lineup… Hill back in for Sacre and Ellington for Clarkson with the Lakers up by 4 with 7 minutes left… Portland came back behind some Lillard threes and a couple finishes by Aldridge. The Lakers trailed by 1 when Scott called a timeout… Offense just chaos down the stretch… Davis in for Boozer with 43 seconds left. Lakers taking a 1-point lead with 5 FTs from Nick and Jeremy… A big miss on iso by Nick, just nothing there from the perimeter this game… Lakers down by 3 with 18.9 seconds left. Timeout. Kelly in for Davis. What would he call with Nick floundering? Lin? Ellington? Airball Lin on a three… Down 4 with 6.4 seconds left, they went to Nick and he tried his best to get it all in one play, but couldn’t hit or draw the foul… The Lakers shot 4-14 from three. The Blazers shot 11-26. Lillard had 39 points, including the 4-8 from three, several threes coming in crunch time…
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:57 pm    Post subject:

First?

Ahh.. Sweet. Thanks, DB. Now I can start reading it.

Kind of sad to lose on a final minute. Then again I did not expect Lakers to even be this close.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:58 pm    Post subject:

THX DB. GO LAKERS
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:04 pm    Post subject:

Kelly Clarkson
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:05 pm    Post subject:

Thanks, I missed this game, stuck at work.
Would much rather read your T&R than the game thread!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:21 pm    Post subject:

Thanks DB
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:17 am    Post subject:

Price would've made a difference in the 4th. I thought he held Lillard in check for 3 Qs. Then again, who knows? Lillard is that good. He may have some Mamba venom in his veins.

Nevertheless, a great showing by a shorthanded team on the 2nd game of a b2b.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:15 am    Post subject:

Each game is a continuing display of BScott laying down a good foundation and confirming that he has players that are presently good complimentary pieces that are working hard.

Swag & Davis have to learn how to adjust after teams have scouted them

JLin is still learning that it takes more than talent to be a good PG.

JHill has the talent to have a productive night every 3-4 days

Price has heart

Clarkson has potential

Ellington is good for spot MPG

Sacre is a good practice player
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:18 am    Post subject:

Everyone played well, with the exception of the PFs. That's pretty much as good as you could expect with a depleted team on the road, and although I don't agree with everything he does, I do have to give Byron credit for the team playing hard. In the end however, the Blazer's talent won out.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:27 am    Post subject:

A Mad Chinaman wrote:
Each game is a continuing display of BScott laying down a good foundation and confirming that he has players that are presently good complimentary pieces that are working hard.

Swag & Davis have to learn how to adjust after teams have scouted them

JLin is still learning that it takes more than talent to be a good PG.

JHill has the talent to have a productive night every 3-4 days

Price has heart

Clarkson has potential

Ellington is good for spot MPG

Sacre is a good practice player


And you, my friend, have a wonderfully refreshing positive attitude.
Thank you, my head was getting ready to explode from reading certain posts tonight in threads that I know I should not even bother to read but I foolishly did and am now regretting.
And you are right, it is not all there but things are looking up. Probably not huge success this year but they need to lay the groundwork for next year and the years after, see who could be a piece of the future. The team is playing better and sometimes they get so tantalizingly close to good.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:31 am    Post subject:

A Mad Chinaman wrote:
Each game is a continuing display of BScott laying down a good foundation and confirming that he has players that are presently good complimentary pieces that are working hard.

Swag & Davis have to learn how to adjust after teams have scouted them

JLin is still learning that it takes more than talent to be a good PG.

JHill has the talent to have a productive night every 3-4 days

Price has heart

Clarkson has potential

Ellington is good for spot MPG

Sacre is a good practice player

Pretty much agree with everything here. Davis needs more penetration from the PG to be more successful. Price's assists this game were the easy kind - dump offs to Hill for midrnge jumpers.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:29 am    Post subject:

Raise that trade value Jordan Hill...
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:42 am    Post subject:

Klone_dd wrote:
Price would've made a difference in the 4th. I thought he held Lillard in check for 3 Qs. Then again, who knows? Lillard is that good. He may have some Mamba venom in his veins.

Nevertheless, a great showing by a shorthanded team on the 2nd game of a b2b.


Price guarded both Lillard and Blake with no more success than Lin had. Problem with Lillard in the 4thQ was he just immediately put up 3 pointers behind the screens and got hot. He's done that to other teams and good defensive ones.

The Lakers had an offensive cold streak in the 4th. This was a very competitive game. Hill's shooting touch came back.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:48 am    Post subject:

A Mad Chinaman wrote:
Each game is a continuing display of BScott laying down a good foundation and confirming that he has players that are presently good complimentary pieces that are working hard.

Swag & Davis have to learn how to adjust after teams have scouted them

JLin is still learning that it takes more than talent to be a good PG.

JHill has the talent to have a productive night every 3-4 days

Price has heart

Clarkson has potential

Ellington is good for spot MPG

Sacre is a good practice player

Agree, always keep hope, This is the Fan spirit.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:12 am    Post subject:

Is there any logical reason Byron Scott didn't employ Lin and Ed Davis, both as an offensive and defensive tandem, for say last 5 - 8 minutes of last night's game against Portland?

http://popcornmachine.net/gf?date=20150105&game=LALPOR



Especially if Kobe isn't playing in the game, seems like Lin Davis pnr should be focal point of offense then: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40215/davis-lin-pick-and-roll-effective-already


And IIRC, only reason Lakers second unit occaisionally beat Lakers starters in training camp scrimmage was because of Lin Davis pnr.

They also did rather well against the full regular starting and second units of Kings in pre-season, without Kobe, Hill, or Boozer, either:

Lin, Ellington, Johnson, Sacre, Davis:


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"Jeremy Lin has shown in his career that he's very effective in the pick-and-roll no matter who he's with," Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts said.

"He penetrates well, he can make midrange shots and he sets up shots for other people.

For him, it all starts at the point of attack. If he can create an advantage, he causes problems."



Quote:
"The effectiveness of the game's bread-and-butter play best materialized in the fourth quarter with 3:22 left.

As Lin reset the offense on the right side of the floor after a Roscoe Smith offensive rebound, Davis came up on Lin's right side and screened his defender, C.J. McCollum. After taking McCollum out of the play, Davis rolled to the rim, and his defender, Meyers Leonard, stepped up to contest Lin.

The outcome was predictable, yet virtually unstoppable.

Lin threw a soft lob with his right hand and Davis flushed it home, giving the Lakers a commanding 88-75 lead with 3:16 left. "











(Fourth Quarter of Lakers Celtics game, after Lin had already shown he could get to the rim at will because Celtics lack shot blockers (four layups in a row, then three pointer, then bench, then benched): http://popcornmachine.net/gf?date=20141205&game=LALBOS )


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:55 am    Post subject:

Lin got creamed by Lillard tonight. I really believe the ball should be in Swaggy's hands when Kobe is not on the floor late in the game.


Btw, thanks DB!
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:00 am    Post subject:

nshid wrote:
Lin got creamed by Lillard tonight. I really believe the ball should be in Swaggy's hands when Kobe is not on the floor late in the game.


Btw, thanks DB!


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:24 am    Post subject:

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Each game is a continuing display of BScott laying down a good foundation and confirming that he has players that are presently good complimentary pieces that are working hard.

Swag & Davis have to learn how to adjust after teams have scouted them

JLin is still learning that it takes more than talent to be a good PG.

JHill has the talent to have a productive night every 3-4 days

Price has heart

Clarkson has potential

Ellington is good for spot MPG

Sacre is a good practice player


you're giving scott a lot of credit in assuming that this is all by design. Haha.

but yeah, was thinking the same thing in that we're looking at the lakers building their bench for the future and other key pieces. may be a reason why scott is reluctant to break up this bench despite young being the best guy to impersonate kobe in the starting lineup, and was so quick to pencil in lin as the backup PG even with a hobbled nash early on. maybe it was the plan all along, to use this year to build a solid, if not best bench in the league, while tanking for that top 5 pick.

what's perplexing though, is davis in the starting lineup. i think he's still too raw to be a starter next year so why not see if he can make this bench even better than it is right now?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:41 am    Post subject:

yinoma2001 wrote:
Raise that trade value Jordan Hill...

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:21 am    Post subject:

nshid wrote:
Lin got creamed by Lillard tonight. I really believe the ball should be in Swaggy's hands when Kobe is not on the floor late in the game.


Btw, thanks DB!


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:31 am    Post subject:

nshid wrote:
Lin got creamed by Lillard tonight. I really believe the ball should be in Swaggy's hands when Kobe is not on the floor late in the game.

Btw, thanks DB!


The bigs helping on D got creamed too...and didn't Nick go 3-13???
**edit - I thought Lin did okay on the offensive end. We stop playing team ball late in games (with or without Kobe) that is a death sentence in most cases.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:36 am    Post subject:

I think the offense in the last 3 or so min was what failed. The defense is what it is with this team, but the they couldn't score was the problem. If you can't stop the other team from scoring, you at least should score to keep up - it's not like the Blazers are great defensively.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:10 pm    Post subject:

purple.23 wrote:
I think the offense in the last 3 or so min was what failed. The defense is what it is with this team, but the they couldn't score was the problem. If you can't stop the other team from scoring, you at least should score to keep up - it's not like the Blazers are great defensively.


Agreed, the offense went cold, sputtered at the wrong time. Byron should have some definite offensive schemes/sets late game and get out of his stubbornness about Lin and Davis. Lin and Davis could and should be utilized down the stretch as a tandem coupled with Boozer, Young and when Kobe is in Kobe and Young, Lin/Kobe/Young, Kobe/Davis or Kobe/Boozer.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:25 pm    Post subject:

DB, have you come across anyone that can explain why Scott won't use Lin and Davis together?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:46 pm    Post subject:

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Price would've made a difference in the 4th. I thought he held Lillard in check for 3 Qs. Then again, who knows? Lillard is that good. He may have some Mamba venom in his veins.

Nevertheless, a great showing by a shorthanded team on the 2nd game of a b2b.


I was thinking that having Price play 4Q *might* have made a difference too, then I realized that means Price would have played almost 40 minutes. I don't think he would still have any gas left for the final few minutes.

I was at the game last night. The crowd was incredible during the last few minutes. It was like POR had a 6th player on the court. The Lakers were deflated.

I also think BS often leaves the starters in for too long in the 3Q. You can see their efficiency diminish. Coincidentally, if BS took them out earlier last night Price would not have broken his nose.
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