Lakers 2021-2022 season thread

[Retroram52]

Still stinking it up from the 3 arc at a lowly 20%.

 

[Retroram52]

Westbrook and Reaves are in and both are scoreless.

 

[Retroram52]

Anthony starting to heat-up as he has 10 with another three made.

 

[Retroram52]

Westbrook has 7 assists as James hits a three. Lead is 11, 28-39 Lakers.

 

[Retroram52]

Austin Reaves' playmaking, defense, and 3-point shooting help the rotation. He should be a fixture in the line-up.

 

[Retroram52]

Monk nails the three and the lead is ten. Fastbreak points: 13 - 5 for LAL. Points in the paint: 24-12. Both good signs for how LAL want to play.

 

[Retroram52]

Lakers have finally come to play defense tonight and the score reflects their handiwork.

 

[Retroram52]

It's early, but the Lakers are +7 in the non-LeBron minutes tonight. That's an encouraging development.

 

[Retroram52]

Malik Monk is playing very well tonight.

 

[Retroram52]

Westbrook is on the board with 2 points and 9 assists.

 

[Retroram52]

Now he nails a three. Watch-out.

 

[Retroram52]

Lakers lead at the half, 56-62. AD misses another free throw. The defense is way better and Westbrook is looking more like his old self.

 

[Retroram52]

The Lakers' second half problems continue as the Grizzlies take the lead by one in the third quarter.

 

[DJ Fieri]

After this game, the schedule gets a lot softer for 1-1.5 weeks.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Melo balling out.

 

[Retroram52]

That is three quarters in the books and the Lakers are down by three, 90-87. The Lakers player rotations and shooting are improving and their defense is getting more consistent especially in the second half.

 

[Retroram52]

Once again, just two players are in double figures and the rest are all under ten points.

 

[Retroram52]

Shooting from the 3-point arc is now at 50%. A huge improvement from the first quarter.

 

[Retroram52]

Free throw shooting is an atrocious 56.3%. This has to improve.

 

[Retroram52]

Carmelo Anthony is scorching right now, up to 24 points — more than LeBron, AD or Westbrook. He is 6 for 8 from the three mark.