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Luka having 100 combined points in less than 24 hours on a back to back is genuinely insane lol

Lebron is 18-19 FG (94.7%) in his past 2 games so far

Jake Laravia has now made a 3pt shot in 2 straight games for the first time since Feb 26/28th I loved his hustle regardless, but they really do need him to regain that shot. This is a good sign

Lakers offensive rating and rank by month October: 116.3 (10th) November: 120.2 (5th) December: 114.2 (18th) January: 116.3 (7th) February: 114.3 (16th) March: 120.7 (5th) Been a few lulls with injuries, but they're elite offensively with Luka/Reaves healthy and the ceiling is now even higher with them figuring out the fit with Lebron

@benfvv He just feeds off it lol

@JSMonYT If anyone talks shit to luka he just goes nuclear LOL

Nah man the Rockets gotta ban those fans that have been trash talking with Luka all game because they’re responsible for this loss lmao

We’re over 30 minutes into this game and Lebron has yet to miss a shot 21 points 9-9 FG 2-2 3PT

@jr_simmons22637 Happy to finally see him buying into his role. But it would be disingenuous to act like he didn’t have a bad couple of months

@JSMonYT What you gotta say about Ayton now?

Dare I say this may be the best effort the Lakers have played with in a game yet And that’s saying a lot give their recent stretch

Luka is a top 3 DO NOT talk trash to player in the NBA… this Rockets crowd is just hurting themselves lol

Lakers Defensive rating and rank by month: October - 115.6 (15th) November - 114.6 (15th) December - 122.4 (29th) January - 115.8 (21st) February - 114.6 (16th) March - 109.7 (6th) Took them a while to get here but they're a top 15 defense at worst when healthy

Genuinely confused on why he ever thought he was going to be “that guy” on a team with all 3 of Luka, Bron, and Reaves

The Lakers defense against top perimeter options has been tremendous lately. Limiting all 4 of Brunson, ANT, Murray, and KD in a 5-game span is impressive for a defense that rarely showed that ability prior Full breakdown here - youtube.com/watch?v=zBmo2g…

Ayton in Q1-3: 3 points and 6 rebounds in 23 minutes Ayton in the final 4:15 of Q4: 4 points and 5 rebounds Unexpected but not unwelcome

2nd straight game where Ayton had virtually been a no show until late but then makes a big impact in the closing minutes

Nearly 8 minutes without a made FG is insane

Good finish to the 3Q for the Lakers. Luka started to heat up and now has - 34 points 4 rebounds 4 assists 13-24 FG

Lakers only have 7 turnovers but they’ve basically all lead to points on the other end for the Rockets Can’t have that, let alone that kind of transition defense against the Rockets. They’ve also given up 11 OREB. Lacking some effort

Lebron postering a recent top 3 draft pick nearly 2 decades younger than him is insane lmao

The Lakers trio of Luka/Lebron/Reaves is finally working and it's directly correlated with Marcus Smart playing more with them Lakers when Marcus Smart is ON the court w/those 3 in a 4-man lineup combo: +12.6 When Marcus Smart is OFF and Luka/Bron/Reaves are ON: -7.9 Much of this is correlated to their early season starting lineup with Rui Hachimura (-22.4 net) compared to their new starting lineup with Smart (+5.0 net). Really tells you about how much of an upgrade he's been. Full breakdown here - youtube.com/watch?v=dKECcQ…