Game Debrief: What Went Right And What Went Wrong?

FrontOfJersey22 · Jan 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM

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Putrid D as Lakers jump out to a 13 point lead, then sorta lose interest and CHA slams the boards and hits wide open 3s. Lakers lose, at home, to Charlotte, 135-117. I consider this an embarrassment.

Lamelo 9 for 17 from 3; Bridges: 5 for 7 from deep. Just two guys: 14 for 24 from long. It was like Steph and Klay in the day.

Lamelo 30/6/11 in 29 mins. What a game. He had 3 points at halftime, bombed out Crypto in the 2nd half, and celebrated in front of his hometown while the crowd was mostly: not amused.

I've lost touch with the culture, and I always understood getting a few tattoos, but WTF is up with guys like Kuz and Melo looking like The Illustrated Man from that old Ray Bradbury story about the traveling carnival? I know: I sound like an old man. 'Cuz I am one. We called 'em "coots" back when I was a young punk. Now I am the coot.

CHA: 50 boards
Lakers: 35

Lakers got 9 total points from the bench and 8 guys from the bench got mins.

Not sure if it was just lazy D or we just can't contain young, fast teams.

Luka went 39/3/4 and shot the ball well, 15 for 26 and made 6 of 11 3s.

The lack of defense with this team is a major downer.

I thought we were going to win this game, then at one point (in the 2nd Q?) they went over 5 mins w/o a FG as CHA clamped down on D. This is that CHA team that went into OKC and won by over 20. Wow.

If we lose we lose big, and tonight it was by 18, to Crypto boos at one point. If I had been there I probably would've booed too.

Lebron had a good game, again. But our D blew, so loss, and the Old Man was wincing in pain after a fast break layup and I expect him to miss POR.

Remember when we were 2nd in the West? Good times.
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The “covering your body with tats” thing is due to an offended spirit.

LTLakerFan · Jan 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM

… and maybe because Pops was anti tats.

abeer3 · Jan 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM

to be fair, pops is an offending spirit.

LTLakerFan · Jan 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM

I wonder if Mom made it all the way back from that stroke …. anyone read anywhere?

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