Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:43 am

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 7:30 PM PDT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

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GAME PREVIEW: ROCKETS AT LAKERS

by NBA.com

LOS ANGELES -- Another chapter of storylines unfolds when the Los Angeles Lakers tip off their 2016-17 campaign Wednesday night.

Last season, it was Kobe Bryant's final year that grabbed the headlines, punctuated by a 60-point performance in his last game and a rare Lakers win.

This time it's Luke Walton stepping into the spotlight as he begins his first season as coach when the Lakers face the Houston Rockets at Staples Center in the season opener for both clubs.

Walton replaces Byron Scott, who was dismissed after a franchise-worst 17-65 run last season. While Scott was known as a taskmaster and clashed with players, Walton brings a laid-back approach that the Lakers believe suits his young club well.

"I like leading by love," Walton said, according to the L.A. Times. "But I had hippie parents so that's to be expected. It's the way I was raised."

Walton, formerly the top assistant at Golden State under Steve Kerr, rose as a hot coaching property last season by guiding the Warriors to a 39-4 mark and winning an NBA-record 24 in a row to open the season as interim coach during Kerr's absence for health reasons.

Walton already was on the radar of up-and-coming assistants destined for NBA coaching jobs, but that successful stretch expedited his elevation.

Obviously, the Lakers' job has major challenges. Walton will attempt to mix a crop of young talent (D'Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr. and rookie No. 2 pick Brandon Ingram) and blend it with a core of veterans (Lou Williams, Luol Deng, Jose Calderon, Timofey Mozgov and Nick Young).

"There's no better guy to lead a franchise and teach a franchise from a youthful perspective that he brings to the game with maturity and knowledge," Phoenix Suns coach Earl Watson told the Orange County Register recently. "He sees the game on a different level. There's so many levels at this game. There's so many games within a game. Few can see it with substance the way that he does."

Mike D'Antoni will return for the first time as a head coach since he quit the Lakers' job after the 2013-14 season because the club refused to extend him a long-term deal.

James Harden, the NBA's second-leading scorer at 29 points per game last season, leads a Rockets team that will play for the first time in three campaigns without center Dwight Howard, who bolted to Atlanta as a free agent.

"I think everybody is excited, everybody's ready to get going. We've had a good preseason," said D'Antoni, whose club finished 5-2 in exhibitions. "We've got still a lot of growth that's got to going on and we've got to get a lot better, but I think we're at a reasonably good point."

The Rockets will play without guard Patrick Beverly, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday. Beverly is expected to miss at least three weeks.

"We have to have a couple of guys (who) are going to step up without Pat," D'Antoni said.

In addition to Harden, Trevor Ariza, Ryan Anderson, Eric Gordon and Nene are among those players expected to carry to the load.

http://www.nba.com/games/20161026/HOULAL#/preview
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Re: Gm 1 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Julius Russell » Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:34 am

A winnable game that I expect to lose.
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Re: Gm 1 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:38 am

Julius Russell wrote:A winnable game that I expect to lose.
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Yeah, not exactly a great match up for the new up tempo style. Luke's going up against the originator of chuck ball and they have many accomplished long ball chuckers on the team.
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:31 pm



I agree.
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:22 pm

3Peat checking in. Opening night, hard to believe it's here already. This will be my 8th season going back to 2010(2010-2017) chatting with guys like Kenny, Rev, Craig, Jesus, Frankie, and Tate. I am so glad Basketball is back and we have 82 games in front of us. Thanks Nuggs for creating this Site and keeping the TrueFan tradition going after all of these years and now we can only start to get better every season. I have been with you guys when we won a Championship over Boston in 2010 (including chatting with TrueFan himself) and been here through the BAD over the last 3 seasons!By the way this is a very winnable game I see the Rockets as a .500 team this season.
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:51 pm

CHECKING IN!! If we can manage to stay in it better than the Warriors or Knicks did last night, I'll be satisfied. Of course a quick "W" in the schedule wouldn't be bad either.

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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:03 pm

Uncle P is starting.
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:52 pm

Uncle P, Deng, Russell - 3, 3, 3 AND WE'RE TIED! Mozgov looks fantastic early.
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:11 pm

The drive, the attitude, the energy/discipline combination is there (work in progress between players and coach), and my two key players Russell and Mozgov look sharp and focused.

But the way they're letting everybody get in the paint and score is not cool. Harden with 9 assists in 12 minutes? High-scoring pace, won't last.
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Lakers4Life » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:17 pm

Let's start the Luke Walton era with a W
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Lakers4Life » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:18 pm

Nice tough shot by Brandon Ingram!!
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:19 pm

This effin' layup drill . . . gotta do something about this NOW, Luke.
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Lakers4Life » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:20 pm

lakerevolution wrote:This effin' layup drill . . . gotta do something about this NOW, Luke.




Yep Yep!! Defense has been our Achilles heel lately
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Lakers4Life » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:21 pm

Nice alley then oop by Ingram!!
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Re: Gm 1 - 10/26/16: Rockets at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:24 pm

Looks like we WILL have some nice lineup switches and matchup advantages to keep the energy and pace fresh . . but the defense has to be there, the interior presence.
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