Game Thread: New York Knicks @ LA LAkers, 12/11,16

[Retroram52]

Mosgov misses the handle. This guy is still so-so for the money the Lakers gave him.

 

[Retroram52]

Randle is frustrating the heck out of Carmelo on the D end and then gets the rebound, goes coast-to-coast, and throws a bad pass to Mosgov.

 

[Retroram52]

Lakers D has the lead down to five and Lou drives and draws the foul on Lee. There are ex-Lakers all over the place. There is Kurt Rambis on the Knicks bench.

 

[Retroram52]

Halftime.

 

[Retroram52]

What the hell? A black dude jumping through hoops to the tunes of James Brown. Yep, only in LA.

 

[Retroram52]

NBA is showing the top ten weekly plays. The Clips highlights made the list but the pass from CP3 to Deandre Jordon is problematic. Jordon walked after catching the pass and during the jam. More NBA players these days travel and don't get called.

 

[Retroram52]

Down by one at the beginning of the third.

 

[Retroram52]

Is that Jerry Schisting?

 

[Retroram52]

Geez, Porzingis just blew past Mosgov like he was standing still.

 

[Retroram52]

Russell is just having a pretty crappy night.

 

[Retroram52]

What the hell is Russell thinking trying to alley oop over three defenders? That's three bad passes in a row from Russell.

 

[Retroram52]

In spite of all the mistakes, the Lakers are a better ball club with him handling the ball.

 

[Retroram52]

We can't seem to put these guys away. Knicks up by 4.

 

[Retroram52]

Well I'd like to stick around, but work comes early. I hope the Lakers can snap their 5-game losing streak but this one is going to come down to who plays the best D and makes their shots down the stretch.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Nance is one of the few players in the league capable of shutting a guy like Porzingis down.

 

[Retroram52]

Indeed Outlaw!

 

[Retroram52]

Later...

 

[Retroram52]

We could never over the hump and sustain a lead. Six-in-a-row and Luke is experiencing his first HC losing streak that is getting problematic.