Easily could see Curry go off and we drop that first game like we did the Portland and Houston game 1s in 2020.
Curry has been a terrible shooter against the Lakers ever since he entered the league. He can take over and win a game against other teams but a Lakers Warriors game would be a blowout.
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Third time playing Phoenix as the #2 vs #7 matchup (2005-2006, 2006-2007). Hopefully a different outcome this time. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Suns would be better 1st round opponent than Jazz or Clippers. More of a margin for error there and I think they can still win that series not playing at their best yet.
Suns would be better 1st round opponent than Jazz or Clippers. More of a margin for error there and I think they can still win that series not playing at their best yet.
Majority of the Suns roster haven't been involved in the playoffs, that should be the target
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 4:06 pm Post subject:
I'd honestly still rather play the Jazz unless Mitchell is coming back at 100% but regardless them or the Suns would be a huge win for a first round matchup to give us some extra time to get that chemistry going strong. Plus neither team is overly aggressive or physical which gives a little extra hope of possibly staying healthy as a unit finally.
That stat they showed in the game was insane when you think about it.. The amount of games starters have missed this season.. For the Suns it was 11 while the Lakers were well into the 80's I believe? That's not even mentioning all the bench players we had that missed good chunks as well.
Easily could see Curry go off and we drop that first game like we did the Portland and Houston game 1s in 2020.
He's an all-time great, so certainly possible, but the Lakers have probably the best collection of Curry defenders in the league in KCP/Schröder/Caruso to throw at him for 48 minutes. _________________ Under New Management
Not even worried about playing the Warriors. We pretty much blew them out this season (exception of the MLK game where we blew a 20 point lead) by 31 and 26 points.
And we just happen to have the right perimeter guards to contain Curry.
Easily could see Curry go off and we drop that first game like we did the Portland and Houston game 1s in 2020.
He's an all-time great, so certainly possible, but the Lakers have probably the best collection of Curry defenders in the league in KCP/Schröder/Caruso to throw at him for 48 minutes.
Even a bit of THT and his amazing arm length would be available in spot minutes.
Lakers “should “ beat the most likely first rd Warriors. But it may not be as easy as most are stating or expecting.
Have you watched them in recent games? They are almost the exact opposite of the Lakers. They are underdogs playing hard every possession and have great chemistry. They utilize Curry extremely well. The amount of defensive attention he gets is ridiculous. The Warriors are playing off that very well.
Lakers have a lot of ground to make up in just a week to match the intensity and chemistry. Other then a few glimpses, the Lakers have lacked in both areas most of the year. They are capable of doing so, will they?
Yeah the Lakers have to ramp it up a couple of levels, but the Lakers group of guards is the “worst” matchup for Curry in the league. Our guards know how to keep him in check. It’s (bleep) Wiggins I worry about going off
Some very interesting matchups this week to see who tries to maneuver for what seeding.
Easily could see Curry go off and we drop that first game like we did the Portland and Houston game 1s in 2020.
He's an all-time great, so certainly possible, but the Lakers have probably the best collection of Curry defenders in the league in KCP/Schröder/Caruso to throw at him for 48 minutes.
Even a bit of THT and his amazing arm length would be available in spot minutes.
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Baron Von Humongous wrote:
wolfpaclaker wrote:
State will be a tough play in though.
Easily could see Curry go off and we drop that first game like we did the Portland and Houston game 1s in 2020.
He's an all-time great, so certainly possible, but the Lakers have probably the best collection of Curry defenders in the league in KCP/Schröder/Caruso to throw at him for 48 minutes.
Along with having the right players to defend Steph, the Lakers best type of D (trapping and rotating to create turnovers) is the perfect scheme against this Warriors team. They’ll trap Steph all game and force other guys to make shots.
There’s a reason the Lakers crushed the Ws by 20-something points twice.
The game the Ws won the Lakers had a huge lead and then stopped trying.
That won’t be a problem in a play-in game. There is no way Lebron is letting this team lose to Steph and a bunch of scrubs.
Easily could see Curry go off and we drop that first game like we did the Portland and Houston game 1s in 2020.
He's an all-time great, so certainly possible, but the Lakers have probably the best collection of Curry defenders in the league in KCP/Schröder/Caruso to throw at him for 48 minutes.
Along with having the right players to defend Steph, the Lakers best type of D (trapping and rotating to create turnovers) is the perfect scheme against this Warriors team. They’ll trap Steph all game and force other guys to make shots.
There’s a reason the Lakers crushed the Ws by 20-something points twice.
The game the Ws won the Lakers had a huge lead and then stopped trying.
That won’t be a problem in a play-in game. There is no way Lebron is letting this team lose to Steph and a bunch of scrubs.
Obviously not ideal and I personally wouldn't want to go through it, but the Lakers heading into the playoffs as the 8th seed might be the path of least resistance (if playoffs started today).
Anyways just a few games left, kind of tired of the regular season already and can't wait for the post-season!
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