Game Thread GAME# 38: LAKERS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 5, 2017 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT & CSNNW

[The Professional Fan]

I don't see anybody around him that can hit shots except for CJ. He has 10 assists. I don't like some of his shot selection as well but it's not a big deal, I don't see your whole point I guess, if he had 1 assist then I would agree with you on this game

It's become a bad trend for him. If he accumulates 10 assists before the end of the 4th and starts chucking at the end of the 4th, do the 10 assists matter? Yes. But wouldn't it be better if he just kept doing the same? I mean, you say none of the players around him can hit shots, but he got 10 assists, so.....

 

[julius]

Good game apart from the second quarter.

LAL 24 38 22 25 109
POR 29 24 31 34 118

Take out that abysmal 2nd quarter, and the Blazers win by 23.

 

[riverman]

We kicked ass....fuck the second qtr...a momentary lapse at best

 

[noknobs]

Plumlee is just miles ahead of our other bigs at this point.

We need that out of Turner and Crabbe consistently, because except for Leonard or Davis having an occasional impactful performance, we have no other bench. No idea whats happened to Vonleh but he is struggling big time.

We play once in the next four days - how about the entire team work on their lateral movement on defense? Gotta be better at that to beat the non-Laker teams.

 

[DUB]

A Laker smack down is like Chinese food...10 minutes later you just want to do it all over again!

Damn it! Now you've made me feel like eating fried rice.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Aminu does so many things well. He had 11 boards, some nice assists and some steals. But the two bad three point shots he took when we were climbing back into it just eats at me. Not sure why it bothers me so much, but I just wish he wouldn't freaking shoot them.
He made one, but neither of his two misses were even close. I just wish he would attack the basket every time he is wide open. Then I would love his game.

 

[illmatic99]

CJ is in some kinda zone right now. I enjoyed Dame letting him do his thing to close the game out.

Mason is so skilled. If only he had a longer wingspan, he'd be a clear cut max player.

Rouq is finally finding his shot.

Meyers Leonard-- DNP CD. Yay.

 

[LicketyBrindle]

CJ is in some kinda zone right now. I enjoyed Dame letting him do his thing to close the game out.

Mason is so skilled. If only he had a longer wingspan, he'd be a clear cut max player.

Rouq is finally finding his shot.

Meyers Leonard-- DNP CD. Yay.

CJ is really dialed in. Him and Dame have some good chemistry IMO. I hope the Blazers can find a way to make it all work. If not I'd be willing to move CJ for nothing less than equal or better value to balance things out. I'd sure miss him though. Plumlee just continues to impress me. He's not perfect of course, but I'd take him into battle any day.