Optimism Discussion: The Laker's Sky Is Not Falling

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  1. LTLakerFan

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    Love the Black Mamba uniforms. Wish they would make a commitment to keep them in the rotation for about 20 games a year. They look like winning.
     
    LTLakerFan, Aug 24, 2020
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    Dominance tonight. Like it should be on Mamba Day. Proud of the guys. They showed heart and soul and gave 'em no mercy, like Kobe would have done. Beautiful.
     
    lakerjones, Aug 24, 2020
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    These black Mamba uniforms are SICK. I hope we use them more than once a year.
     
    Kenzo, Aug 25, 2020
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    So, when we hit 40+% of our threes, we are 20-1. Interesting stat, right?
     
    karacha, Aug 25, 2020
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    that was probably the best game ive seen a lebron led lakers team ever play... especially considering the stakes and what day it was.

    absolutely amazing effort by all involved
     
    jbiggs, Aug 25, 2020
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    Not gonna lie, I thought they were gonna lose due to the pressure of “win one for Kobe on his day”. I thought they’d be pressing a bit too much.
     
    Punk-101, Aug 25, 2020
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    kcp/green hitting 3s at same time, never thought id see that day
     
    Khmrp, Aug 25, 2020
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    I'm actually surprised Kobe and Pau didn't pull that off. Pretty cool.
     
    BadCoaching, Aug 26, 2020
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    No D in the first half and not much in the second half but we had enough in the tank to close them out in that big fourth quarter run. Good to see us finish this series in one piece and move on to the next victims.
     
    lakerjones, Aug 29, 2020
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    First time we’ve seen the second round since 2012.
     
    CarolinaLakerFan, Aug 30, 2020
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    LakerFanIam, Aug 30, 2020
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    Gotta love all these morons. Making money, spouting nonsense. SMDH
     
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    Get ready for the Westbrook is AWESOME in practice commentary. All of a sudden, we will have to worry about the second coming of Oscar and Isiah Thomas on the same team.
     
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    Enjoying a deep Lakers playoffs run ... I almost forgot what a great feeling it is
     
    wcsoldier81, Sep 8, 2020
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    Perhaps my favorite win of the season so far. Complete domination on defense for the fourth quarter, Lebron in super beast mode, AD aggressive and activated, Playoff Rondo in full form. Let's send these fools home!!
     
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    LeBron &/or AD + (Kuz, Morris, Caruso, Rondo) combos seem to be working really well against Houston.
    That's a versatile & fast line up that is also still much more physical than anything HOU can put on the floor.
    Howard or McGee might fit in at some point, but rest 'em now, if we can..
    This Team seems to be able to adjust pretty quickly in this environment.
    Big advantage...
     
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    Rock solid job by Vogel in making the adjustments and to our guys for playing great with the changes. Some folks said we needed to keep one of the centers in the rotations but we have played better without them thus far.

    Again, we're not small this way. We're way bigger than Houston. And we're not playing their game per se either, they are having to deal with ours and they aren't winning any longer. We've got the momentum and control of this series now and it's so great to see.
     
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    I was worried in the first half of game 3, I thought they were playing right into Houston's strengths. But now I see what a brilliant coaching decision Vogel made.

    I think we lulled them into thinking we had given them everything we had. Right now, I think we are more diverse and able to change gears better than Houston does. I agree with Worthy, Houston has one way to play and is much less capable of changing gears and being effective in that new gear.

    Despite the numbers, I do not even think AD has gone off yet and if Lebron stays in this mode, I don't see them losing to Houston. Seems like Harden and Westbrook just had their typical good game and that was not enough.

    It ain't over until the fat lady sings and I know we are still capable of losing, but at this point, I don't see it happening. If we lose the next game, I will be back to jelly.
     
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