Los Angeles Lakers 2018-2019 Season Thread

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Now it is up-and-down and the Nuggies are up by 4.

 

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FG percentage is hanging around 50%. This is a very good sign.

 

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It's raining threes again.

 

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McGee has 17 points, Stephenson has 12, Ingram and Kuzma have 15 points. The youngsters and the old vet lead the way.

 

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Rondo maybe the quietest excellent signing already because of things like this: 11 assists in 23 minutes (just 2 turnovers) after he helped Zubac get a layup before taking a rest.

 

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We are still down by 4 though as the Nuggies to continue to drain jumpshots from all over the place.

 

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Lance Stephenson is taking some tough shots tonight, but making them. The ole vet with something to prove maybe.

 

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LBJ is done for the night. You just sense a totally different Laker atmosphere with this new roster.

 

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End of third and we are six back.

 

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And the Nuggies come out firing in the fourth and the lead is back to 10.

 

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We have not scored in awhile and our bench has given away the lead as it now stretches to 15.

 

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Similar pattern here from the 1st half, where LAL’s starters played pretty well, then the bench gave up a lead.

 

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We stop the bleeding with a 3 by our newest sharp-shooter Mykhailiuk.

 

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The lead is down to 9 as we have only scored 3 points in the fourth. What did everyone go home early?

 

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As a rookie, Josh Hart shot nearly 40% from 3, but worked on his triple off the dribble this offseason and it shows.

 

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I guess the kid is mortal as Mykhailiuk missed 3-point jump shot at the 8:02 mark in the fourth.

 

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The lead has ballooned back to 13 as apparently the starters are done for the night.

 

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There is a Caruso and Johnathan Williams sighting.

 

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The lead is 23 with under 6 to play.

 

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The difference in tonight's contest apparently is the bench play. Denver's bench has 5 players in double figures and 62 points so far. We aren't even close.