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Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:03 am
by KobeMVP888
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Thursday, January 12, 2017, 5:30 PM PDT
AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

Referees: Sean Wright (#4), Mark Ayotte (#56), James Williams (#60)

Line: Spurs -14.5


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GAME PREVIEW: LAKERS AT SPURS

BY NBA.COM

SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Spurs will look to make amends for a rare poor defensive game and are expected to be back at full strength when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Alamo City on Thursday.

The Spurs are coming off a 109-007 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday that snapped a nine-game home winning streak. The defeat was uncharacteristic in that San Antonio did not make the defensive stops in the endgame that it is noted for.

Despite the subpar work on the defensive end, San Antonio (30-8) had a final shot to win. Reserve guard Maun Ginobili's 3-pointer from the corner with one second to play caromed off the side of the backboard and out of bounds as the horn sounded.

"Our problem on (Tuesday) started with our individual defense," Spurs center Pau Gasol said. "(The Bucks) ran the same two plays about 80 percent of the time, and they scored effectively.

"We're supposed to be a pretty good defensive team, and that doesn't come from just one player, and not two players, but the entire team working together and being in sync on the floor. A guy can score one time, maybe twice, on a certain play, but that's it. We just let it keep rolling and paid the price."

The Spurs placed six players in double-figure scoring, led by the 30-point performance by forward Kawhi Leonard. It was Leonard's ninth game of 30 or more points this season. San Antonio played against Milwaukee without star forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who was out due to a stomach illness.

"We have to play better leading up to the end of the game so it doesn't come down to if you make or miss a final shot," Spurs reserve forward David Lee said. "At the end of the game, they hit a couple of tough shots that were contested, and we missed a few that were wide open. We had a couple of stretches when we didn't play our best defense."

The Lakers (15-27) head to San Antonio off a disheartening 108-87 home loss Tuesday to the Portland Trail Blazers in which Los Angeles scored just 30 points in the second half. The defeat snapped a modest two-game winning streak for the Lakers, who have won four times in their past 10 games.

Portland outscored the Lakers 23-12 in the third quarter while outshooting them 43.5 percent to 21.7 percent in the period. No Los Angeles player scored more than four points in the quarter as the starters combined for only six points.

"We just went flat," Los Angles guard Nick Young said. "The energy wasn't there in the second half. It got tough for us. It wasn't anything they were doing. We just didn't have the energy."

Lakers coach Luke Walton was displeased with how his players focused on the offensive end.

Only three Los Angeles players scored in double figures against Portland. Luol Deng finished with a team-high 14 points, 13 of which came in the first half, when the Lakers forged a 57-55 lead.

"We aren't winning games when one guy scores 40," Walton said. "We had nights like that, too, and we lose. I thought we played a good first half, so what happened after that was very unexpected. We've made some great progress the past few weeks, so we can't let the way we played (Tuesday) affect us. We just have to move on."

The teams are meeting for the second time this season. San Antonio beat the Lakers 116-107 at Staples Center on Nov. 18 in the first matchup. Los Angeles has lost eight straight games to San Antonio and hasn't won the season series against the Spurs since 2008-09.


http://www.nba.com/games/20170112/LALSAS#/preview

Re: Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:48 pm
by 3Peatkb24
Very tough test tonight! It would be a signature win if we could pull it off.

Re: Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:00 pm
by 3Peatkb24
72-54 at Half Spurs lead. Russell has looked awful shooting 3-10. Randle is the only one doing anything with 17 on 7-10 shooting. Game is pretty much over unfortunately.

Re: Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:08 pm
by 3Peatkb24
Yeah 82-58 now, Pau has 18 Points LOL. Time to watch something else.

Re: Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:16 pm
by 3Peatkb24
I just checked out the final score. We lost 134-94! Fucking ridiculous. No excuse for losing by 40 points against anyone. We do this too often is the problem, didn't the Warriors beat us 149-106 as well this season. We get creamed by the Elite teams. Hell if we could at least only lose by 20 I would be happy compared to the shit I watched tonight. :scream: :fart:

Re: Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:19 am
by KobeMVP888
They got schooled. Maybe it was a good thing. I did other shit after the first half. It's a process. We get the Clippsterns next and we beat them the last time, so expect more of the same in terms of a beatdown from a superior team. It's OK.

Re: Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:33 am
by 3Peatkb24
KobeMVP888 wrote:They got schooled. Maybe it was a good thing. I did other shit after the first half. It's a process. We get the Clippsterns next and we beat them the last time, so expect more of the same in terms of a beatdown from a superior team. It's OK.


I figured we would lose but man by 40. No bigge, just needed to vent. On to the next game.

Re: Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:40 am
by lakerevolution
3Peatkb24 wrote:
KobeMVP888 wrote:They got schooled. Maybe it was a good thing. I did other shit after the first half. It's a process. We get the Clippsterns next and we beat them the last time, so expect more of the same in terms of a beatdown from a superior team. It's OK.


I figured we would lose but man by 40. No bigge, just needed to vent. On to the next game.


Excuse me bretheren for not commenting on the last few games, I've been extremely busy in this young year (in a good way) and in burning the candle at both ends I haven't hopped on my computer as much as I would like. I had to get a new phone recently and I need Nuggs to shoot me my previous password to blog on my phone - the place where I've really been posting from for a few years. Anyway, it always puts a smile on my face to see Pop whoop us by 40 as some form of too little too late get-back for all the losses he took to THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS WHEN IT REALLY MATTERED!!!

Re: Gm 43 - 01/12/17: Lakers at Spurs GAME THREAD

PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:40 am
by Julius Russell
Missed the game but no surprise with the opponent. No one can expect to beat a true contender especially on the road after a loss coached by a HoFer.

In terms of a broader perspective Zubac is really impressive.
I see potential similar to Marc Gasol for sure.

Ingram has great potential as well. Like HoF potential.
I think we will improve on the floor when Nance returns.

Interested in seeing if Clarkson improves his playmaking and Randle his jumper.

The potential for all the guys with 4 years or less experience is there.

The coach is here. Now the process truly begins

Also. Might slip in lotto contention

Stranger things have happened