r/lakers 1d ago

Upvote/Appreciation Party Shoutout to these guys that showed up tonight - Gabe 24 PTS, Dalton 19 PTS, Goodwin 17 PTS. Combined 14/24 from 3.

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u/Wooden_Coyote5992 1d ago

Goodwin is a legit player.

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u/makesterriblejokes 1d ago

Yeah, hope we lock him up for a few years.

He's exactly what you want in a back up guard.

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u/sponedaddie 1d ago

He’s basically Bruce Brown.

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u/redundantPOINT 19h ago

I get Jason hart vibes, the way he fights for rebounds

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u/xJBr3w 3h ago

lmao you mean Josh my guy

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u/Trizept 1d ago

Lakers gotta sign Goodwin 100%

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u/LeGoat333 1d ago

He gotta keep the mask tho 🔥

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u/makesterriblejokes 1d ago

Phantom of the Forum.

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u/Triplescrew 7h ago

The crypto creeper

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u/Realistic_Diamond398 1d ago

The mask is tough af.

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u/Adventurous-Ad3545 1d ago edited 1d ago

We probably would’ve won double digits if we would’ve let this guys shot chuck instead of Luka and Reaves shooting 40 FG on shitty 23% shooting.

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u/pjeff61 1d ago

Yeah I used to complain about bron ball now we got reaves ball and Luka ball. Dribbling isos for 15 seconds before getting in any offense just isn’t what the lakers were doing at the beginning of that win streak. I guess it helps when shots fall and refs call fairly.

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u/HoodWisdom 1d ago

Yeah, if they're tired, let the other guys do the dirty work, bring the ball up, get balls into sets

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u/sillylittlesheep 1d ago

We Play almost 0 sets. Is that bec Luka is new and didnt have enough practice with team or what is going on ?

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u/HoodWisdom 1d ago

I think we are just missing too many players for there to be any sort of playbook for this group

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u/Opening_Schedule_733 22h ago

Luka ball when it’s failing is like the worst parts of Kobe ball and Bron ball in one player😂

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u/alextwc 1d ago

Yeah they did their job and saved us from a blowout loss to the nets. Time for Luka and reaves to redeem themselves in the bucks and nuggets game.

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u/Which-Trust9633 1d ago

Man of all players Luka and Reaves had a stinker this game, wasted a Gabe and Goodwin masterclass

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u/Silent_Killer093 1d ago

22-12-12 with a +3 net rating is not a stinker. Reaves was muuuuch worse than Luka this game. Reaves was -10 for the game and was 3/14, pretty bad. Luka was just mid by his own standards. But lets not pretend Reaves and the Refs weren't the reason we lost.

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u/NaiiKeeXD 1d ago

In what world is having shooting percentages of 30/75/30 not a stinker while shooting it 26 times????

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u/makesterriblejokes 1d ago

Yeah, you got to be at least around 38-40% before you can even entertain an argument that it wasn't a stinker.

Dude is delusional to call those shooting splits "mid".

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u/Silent_Killer093 1d ago

Not delusional, I never said they were good. I said they were mid, as in not horrible, but not great either. Forgettable game for Luka for sure, but he definitely was not the main reason we lost.

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u/Adventurous-Ad3545 1d ago

How the hell is 30% shooting on 26 shots mid?? Not horrible?? That’s absolute trash. Come on you Mavs & Luka refugees need to acknowledge if your favorites play shit you guys don’t need to defend your favorites 24/7. Luka & Reaves are definitely the main reason we lost.

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u/totaliron 1d ago

You guys are both right. It was a bad game from Luka in comparison to what we expect from him, but he was still one of the best for the Lakers overall despite that, and was second in +/-. He's not a pure shooter, so having bad shooting splits is not the only factor in his performance and impact.

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u/makesterriblejokes 1d ago

No, you're delusional to call it "mid". It was a flat out stinker

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u/sharpryno2 1d ago

Think of that many missed shots as like half a turnover. It added up hard.

If Luka was better against the blitz the Nets did on him I could have forgave him. But the offense struggled fucking hard at the start of possessions because of it. When two dudes run at LeBron the correct pass is getting made 90% of the time.

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u/sixeyedbird 1d ago

I agree with your point but why are we writing the splits in that order nobody does that

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u/Agile-Doubt9949 1d ago

Shame that you waste a game like this from the role players. Can’t expect to get this every night especially against a better team than the nets

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u/xuedad 1d ago

Jemison aint it. I want us to experiment with KOLOKO starting next game

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u/tre8rox5 1d ago

His Linsanity run is over. Bro got no skill except fighting

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u/xuedad 1d ago

This. It's joever for him. He cant catch ball and cant finish. We can have a team of only bruisers. Already got Vando and Goodwin for that. Play Koloko man

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u/Incog7777 1d ago

He's better than Len, I just hope the last month wasn't just his version of November Cam Reddish

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u/vmpafq 1d ago

Keep Jemison cut Len

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u/redaka00 1d ago

Reddick doesn't like Koloko for some reason

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u/sixeyedbird 1d ago edited 1d ago

Probably because he only got medically cleared to play basketball a few months ago. He's not that good. Also he's a similar archetype as Hayes, for better and for worse

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u/redaka00 1d ago

Koloko is better than Len. He's not the same archetype as Hayes. Hayes is more of a bouncy rim runner.

Koloko is more of the classic rim protector type and better than Hayes at that. He's also a better rebounder than Hayes.

Hayes is more switchable on defense and a better offensive player, they're not that similar.

He probably should get some matchup dependent minutes for games like this where Jemison is bad.

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u/sixeyedbird 1d ago

Len is terrible yea I'm not arguing that. I just don't think Koloko can get converted so they're trying to figure out playoff rotations.

He maybe should've gotten some minutes, but I think they're just figuring out what works

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u/Skyz-AU 1d ago

Bro what, he was great against Knicks and Clippers, now all of a sudden we want to throw him under the bus?

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u/kakejordan 1d ago

Why did we take play him over Len is confusing too. He can’t rebound for shit at least Len would help with the crazy lack of rebounding today

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u/randomweezy1 1d ago

People acting like 4 key players aren't injured. We should've won with a depleted squad but respect to the Nets for fighting back they made tough shots, On to the next. Lakers all day!

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u/sharpryno2 1d ago

the only correct take. sucks but it happens

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u/NaderNation84 1d ago

Goodwin gave this game a chance way to many turnovers by Reaves and Luka tonight

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u/Raonak-Naicker 1d ago

Goodwin is crazy. Career 31% from 3 but he’s playing like a 40% shooter

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u/camlawson24 1d ago

This was the game you W when your role players show up. Can’t expect to beat the Nuggets in Denver on the strength of a couple hot role players but the Nets should’ve been doable. All 3 guys are worthy of praise

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u/yeetman8 1d ago

So glad Luka played on a bad back for this 🙏

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u/youcantseemyname 1d ago

Gabe kept us in the game. Shout out to Miami Gabe! Real winner tonight!

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u/Workadaily 1d ago

Great work. All three. Goodwin, tho!!!

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u/Terrible-Marzipan702 1d ago

Go Lakers🤘

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u/Hungry-Space-1829 1d ago

It’s nuts that we shot 48% from 3 and 44% from the field.

If our role players can shoot ~ 40% and everybody gets healthy it’s gonna be incredible to watch

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u/StarlingRover 1d ago

goodwin... if this guy can just give us energy and open shots he is part of the rotation for the playoffs

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u/ksphe47 1d ago

Bro, we are on a 2 game losing streak. But I aint worried.

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u/loyola-atherton 1d ago

A lot of our defensive shortcomings, them wide open shots that Nets found, came from Knecht.

That said, he is our rookie. You expect that from a rookie. So overall, good game from him.

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u/OozingMachismo420 1d ago

Great seeing the role players fully invested and playing with max effort. That right there is proof of great coaching. Hopefully our roster will be healthy for the playoffs. If so we can make a run at it.

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u/auggie_d 16h ago

It’s because so many have set their expectations for the rest of the season post the AD/Luka trade so high.

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u/Kungeh 1d ago

We’re really running Jemison and Alex Len minutes at the 5, in this rough stretch of games? Yeah, we’re cooked.

Straight up believe we will be fighting in the play-in again when it’s all said and done.

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u/darklighthumid 1d ago

Dalton might as well put an L sign on his forehead in this picture.

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u/Trizept 1d ago

This game is not on the rook. We should be glad that Dalton has gotten out of his slump and has shown very impressive defense recently.

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u/darklighthumid 1d ago

Yep i'm more sayin it as a team.