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Posted: **Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:11 pm**

(38-27)

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(29-36)

Sunday, March 11, 2018, 6:30 PM PDT
Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA

Referees: James Capers (#19), Tony Brown (#6), Scott Twardoski (#52)

Replay Center: Bennie Adams, Brent Barnaky, Mark Lindsay

Line: Cavs -1.5

National TV: ESPN Local TV: Spectrum SportsNet

GAME PREVIEW: CAVALIERS AT LAKERS

by NBA.com

For the first time since the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers completed a major trade last month, they'll meet up at Staples Center on Sunday.

The Lakers sent shooting guard Jordan Clarkson and power forward Larry Nance Jr. to the Cavaliers on Feb. 8 in exchange for point guard Isaiah Thomas, stretch forward Channing Frye and Cleveland's first-round draft pick this year.

The game against the Lakers (29-36) will be the halfway point of a season-long six-game road trip for the Cavaliers, who are in a three-team battle for third place in the Eastern Conference with the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers.

Lakers center Brook Lopez and point guard Lonzo Ball are the lone players who started against the Cavaliers in a 121-112 loss in Cleveland on Dec. 14 and should also start in the rematch. Lopez has scored 27 and 29 points in the past two games to bump his season average to 12.3.

"The past two games, he's kind of looked like the Brook from Brooklyn, getting in that paint, posting up," Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma said. "When he does that, he's one of the best back-to-the-basket bigs in the league."

Clarkson is averaging 13.3 points and shooting 42.2 percent from 3-point range in 11 games with Cleveland (38-27). He continues to come off the bench, a role he occupied in 51 of 53 games with the Lakers this season, averaging 14.5 points and shooting 32.4 percent from 3-point distance.

Nance is averaging 11.9 points and 8.5 rebounds in 11 games with Cleveland. He moved into the starting lineup alongside LeBron James on Monday against the Detroit Pistons, and is averaging 18.3 points and 13.3 rebounds in three games as a starter.

Though Clarkson and Nance should look familiar to the hometown fans, the Cavaliers will also feature a considerably different lineup than the one that took the floor against Los Angeles in December.

Cleveland forward Kevin Love fractured a bone in his left hand in late January. Though he's ahead of schedule in his eight-week recovery time, the former UCLA star won't be available against the Lakers.

Love's absence has been felt particularly on the boards. The Cavaliers were outrebounded 52-40 in a 116-102 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.

"Everybody has to step up," James told reporters in the locker room afterward. "We know it's a challenge for us to rebound."

Jae Crowder was traded to the Utah Jazz last month, and Jose Calderon has fallen out of the rotation, though he could see more minutes against the Lakers after Rodney Hood was limited against the Clippers because of a lower-back strain and Cedi Osman left midway through the third quarter with a left hip strain.

The Lakers replaced Nance in the starting lineup with Julius Randle about three weeks before the trade, and Randle has been one of their most consistent players. He's scored in double figures in every game since becoming a starter on Jan. 17, and has elevated his scoring average each month this season.

Kuzma scored 20 points off the bench in the loss to the Cavaliers earlier this season, but he also starts now. Brandon Ingram, who scored a team-high 26 points in that game, is out at least another game with a strained groin.

Josh Hart, another starter against the Cavaliers in December, had surgery on his fractured hand last week and is out indefinitely. Hart has been replaced in the starting lineup by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.

http://www.nba.com/games/20180311/CLELAL#/preview

Posted: **Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:14 pm**

I cant wait for this game! Off work, drinking some beers. I am excited for this matchup.

Posted: **Sun Mar 11, 2018 1:32 pm**

LeBron One of the NBA top player right now I like to watch him play in person, hopefully next year when I'm back to the states. Go Lakers! Go Tiger Woods...

Posted: **Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:01 pm**

Lakers tearing LeBron up. Great night!

Posted: **Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:12 pm**

Easy win, Cavs are toast. Pacers are now 3rd in the East :roflmao:

Posted: **Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:33 pm**

We pound the shit of LeBron and nobody even Posts here. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Oh well. Great win by my Lakers. Randle was a monster tonight.

Posted: **Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:00 pm**

I totally slept on this game!! Damnit I was at work and could have turned it on. Gotta catch the highlights! Our guys are doing well and Luke's rough start has been eclipsed by a great finish to the season. Lakers, baby!

Posted: **Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:22 pm**

3Peatkb24 wrote:We pound the shit of LeBron and nobody even Posts here. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Oh well. Great win by my Lakers. Randle was a monster tonight.

Ho hum. I had to record it again, hence no posts. Toyed with the shorthanded LeBrons. George Hill isn't a fit with this team and Luke knew how to defend JC. Nance and LeBron have some nice chemistry though. Enough about them.

IT3 and Julius Randle were fantastic, as were KCP and Brook Lopez. 30 wins with 16 games to go! I'm happy!!!

Tuesday is my 62nd birthday and I'm sitting courtside for the grudge match against Denver. Let's get another win at home!

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:09 am**

KobeMVP888 wrote:
3Peatkb24 wrote:We pound the shit of LeBron and nobody even Posts here. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Oh well. Great win by my Lakers. Randle was a monster tonight.

Ho hum. I had to record it again, hence no posts. Toyed with the shorthanded LeBrons. George Hill isn't a fit with this team and Luke knew how to defend JC. Nance and LeBron have some nice chemistry though. Enough about them.

IT3 and Julius Randle were fantastic, as were KCP and Brook Lopez. 30 wins with 16 games to go! I'm happy!!!

Tuesday is my 62nd birthday and I'm sitting courtside for the grudge match against Denver. Let's get another win at home!

I was just giving you guys hell for the fun of it. I was just surprised nobody wasn't Posting considering we smoked the Cavs. LeBron played so I consider it a solid win. Happy 62 by the way.

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:03 pm**

Came across some EXCELLENT commentary from a guy who apparently has his own podcast, when asked what the victory over the Cavs really meant, if anything:

"What it means..The Lakers are growing before our eyes. We learned that..Lebron fans still think making the playoffs in the east actually means something. We learned that a 29 win team, with no proven star, can still put up a lot of points on a horrible defense that has lebron on it. We learned. That lebron scored 25 while giving up 36 to Randle. We learned lebron got his nice nine rebs while Randle got 16. We learned that once again, lebron put up great offensive numbers, while having a +/- of -15. We learned that lebron plummeted another 12 spots in individual defense and is now a best 358 out of 525 players. Lastly, we learned. WE DONT NEED LEBRON !"

As for the Laker FO's plans for the next two years:

"The Lakers are going to do what's best fit. All I'm suggesting, that there are other options in which lakers can pursue max free agent players who will commit for more than 2 years. And whom in which they can build around, mesh the young core, and know they got time in a sense, cause he's locked in for the long term. K Leonard a free agent in 2019, klay Thompson, Jimmy butler, AD following summer. So there are options and ways they can still accomplish their goal and have young pieces for the long future."

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:38 pm**

lakerevolution wrote:Came across some EXCELLENT commentary from a guy who apparently has his own podcast, when asked what the victory over the Cavs really meant, if anything:

"What it means..The Lakers are growing before our eyes. We learned that..Lebron fans still think making the playoffs in the east actually means something. We learned that a 29 win team, with no proven star, can still put up a lot of points on a horrible defense that has lebron on it. We learned. That lebron scored 25 while giving up 36 to Randle. We learned lebron got his nice nine rebs while Randle got 16. We learned that once again, lebron put up great offensive numbers, while having a +/- of -15. We learned that lebron plummeted another 12 spots in individual defense and is now a best 358 out of 525 players. Lastly, we learned. WE DONT NEED LEBRON !"

As for the Laker FO's plans for the next two years:

"The Lakers are going to do what's best fit. All I'm suggesting, that there are other options in which lakers can pursue max free agent players who will commit for more than 2 years. And whom in which they can build around, mesh the young core, and know they got time in a sense, cause he's locked in for the long term. K Leonard a free agent in 2019, klay Thompson, Jimmy butler, AD following summer. So there are options and ways they can still accomplish their goal and have young pieces for the long future."

Love it!!

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:40 pm**

3Peatkb24 wrote:We pound the shit of LeBron and nobody even Posts here. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Oh well. Great win by my Lakers. Randle was a monster tonight.

I was sooo into this game that I forgot to post. My bad. But sometimes when I post nobody else does. So there! That's my excuse!! LMFAO!!!

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:41 pm**

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNY!!!

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:48 pm**

lakerevolution wrote:Came across some EXCELLENT commentary from a guy who apparently has his own podcast, when asked what the victory over the Cavs really meant, if anything:

"What it means..The Lakers are growing before our eyes. We learned that..Lebron fans still think making the playoffs in the east actually means something. We learned that a 29 win team, with no proven star, can still put up a lot of points on a horrible defense that has lebron on it. We learned. That lebron scored 25 while giving up 36 to Randle. We learned lebron got his nice nine rebs while Randle got 16. We learned that once again, lebron put up great offensive numbers, while having a +/- of -15. We learned that lebron plummeted another 12 spots in individual defense and is now a best 358 out of 525 players. Lastly, we learned. WE DONT NEED LEBRON !"

As for the Laker FO's plans for the next two years:

"The Lakers are going to do what's best fit. All I'm suggesting, that there are other options in which lakers can pursue max free agent players who will commit for more than 2 years. And whom in which they can build around, mesh the young core, and know they got time in a sense, cause he's locked in for the long term. K Leonard a free agent in 2019, klay Thompson, Jimmy butler, AD following summer. So there are options and ways they can still accomplish their goal and have young pieces for the long future."

I really hope we don't pursue LeBron but I have been saying that all season. For one he will be 34 years old next December, secondly he is a guy that needs the ball in his hands to be successful. I want Lonzo with the ball in his hands making team decisions. Also LeBron is no longer a Good Defender. Paul George is 27 years old, an Elite Defender, and loves not having the ball in his hands to create. He is Great off the ball. Signing LeBron wouldn't be Good for the team, makes no sense actually and would ruin our chemistry.

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:52 pm**

Lakers4Life wrote:
3Peatkb24 wrote:We pound the shit of LeBron and nobody even Posts here. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Oh well. Great win by my Lakers. Randle was a monster tonight.

I was sooo into this game that I forgot to post. My bad. But sometimes when I post nobody else does. So there! That's my excuse!! LMFAO!!!

I was just joking around actually but was surprised nobody was Posting since we kick the crap out of LeBron "lol4:

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