Gm 46 - 01/17/17: Nuggets at Lakers at GAME THREAD

[Lakers4Life]

"Only" down 9 with 5:38 left in the 4th

[Lakers4Life]

Lou Williams with the thr333 !!! Lakers down "only" 8 points

[Lakers4Life]

Lakers down 6 with 4:15 left

[Lakers4Life]

Lakers only down 5!!

[Lakers4Life]

Lakers 111
Nuggs 116

[Lakers4Life]

LOU WILLIAMS WITH THE THR333!!! LAKERS ONLY DOWN 2!!

[Lakers4Life]

Lakers 116
Nuggs 118

[Lakers4Life]

ITS A 1 POINT GAME!!!

[Lakers4Life]

1:24 left

Lakers 120
Nuggs 122

[Lakers4Life]

Oh well. At least the comeback was fun & exciting to watch

[Lakers4Life]

Absolutely NO fight until the end. This team needs to play with a sense of urgency for the entire game! That means not just spurts. For 48 minutes!! The way we played to comeback is how we need to play ALL game!!

[3Peatkb24]

Russell only 5 Points on 2-9 shooting. Dude isn't carrying his weight for a #2 pick. If he just plays Average the Lakers win this game. Lou Williams is a better player and it isn't even close. Another loss, now 15-31.

[3Peatkb24]

Zubac 13 Rebounds and 11 Points I do love that!

[KobeMVP888]

Both Russell and Randle are in simultaneous funks, which kills this team, and Ingram is wildly inconsistent. Meanwhile Nikola Jovic is playing like an All-Star. What a find! Julius simply cannot force things among the trees and D'Angelo needs a boost of confidence. Of course Lou Williams is a "better" player than Russell right now. This is his 12th season in the league. As for Ivica Zubac, it appears that the Lakers have brought him along properly and they feel he's ready to mix it up with the big boys right now while he is still in Pampers. His instincts on defense are fantastic and he is obviously a gifted offensive big man. HAVING SAID THAT, let's not forget that nobody has film on him yet, so it does not surprise me to see him have early success. Truthfully, he already looks like a much batter center than Mozgov, which is extremely painful. I think Mozgov will likely be one of the highest paid bench warmers for the next three seasons.

[3Peatkb24]

Both Russell and Randle are in simultaneous funks, which kills this team, and Ingram is wildly inconsistent. Meanwhile Nikola Jovic is playing like an All-Star. What a find! Julius simply cannot force things among the trees and D'Angelo needs a boost of confidence. Of course Lou Williams is a "better" player than Russell right now. This is his 12th season in the league. As for Ivica Zubac, it appears that the Lakers have brought him along properly and they feel he's ready to mix it up with the big boys right now while he is still in Pampers. His instincts on defense are fantastic and he is obviously a gifted offensive big man. HAVING SAID THAT, let's not forget that nobody has film on him yet, so it does not surprise me to see him have early success. Truthfully, he already looks like a much batter center than Mozgov, which is extremely painful. I think Mozgov will likely be one of the highest paid bench warmers for the next three seasons.

My expectations for Russell are much higher than Randle's being he was the #2 pick but we do need both to be Very Good in the future to win anything. Regarding Mozgov, really it was just a bad Free Agent signing for the amount of years he signed for. Zubac looks like he may be a steal in the Draft on the bright side.