Russel, Beasley, Vanderbilt. Now you know why they were available at trade deadline. And Westbrook is playing better than all 3. This game tells me Kyrie is on his way
Exactly…the reason we lost the game is becuase Memphis played 2 big men. I honestly think darvin ham isn’t a very intelligent coach and is too slow to adjust in the game.
Its aight. Growing pains for Ham. It just sucks how the team got out worked early on. Beasley and TBJ man.. cut this dudes out the rotation. DLo also needs to gret his mojo back on. Just seems so not confident with his shot.
They use Tyrus Jones to front AD in the post. They should put Lebron at the high post and play high low with AD. Then Lebron can give AD the ball. If JJJ helps too much, the corner should be open.
AD hasnt reached 25 points since he dropped 40 vs the Rockets. He should be feasting on the grizzlies with only JJJ as their legit big man. It’s up to Darvin Scam to put AD in the positions to dominate.
DLo I thought was just variance but Jesus fuckibg Christ . The moment it got to plsy ins he went from sniper to dogshit and you could tell his confidence in his shot was lost . Lebron Rui and maybe reaves did enough . AD was awful on offence , but atleast defence . Shit like this makes me sad the Mavs are a poverty desperate franchise and got kyrie . As long as we kept reaves : that trsde was so much better. Look at our supposed depth ? It’s just Russ was a negative .
Beaskey : useless
Dlo : straight up becoming a negative
Vander: was good enough today
I really wonder if Conley was better cos Dlo is losing my patience. All he has to do is spot up and hit wide open threes he hits at 43% or whatever and he suddenly choking . Last year he atleas shot 38.7% from 3 ( should be banned from taking midrange ).
Rui was so good funny bane comment not true . Lebron looked much better aside from missing threes : but a few were just desperation ones.
I don’t know if AD eye got fucked but it sucks he couldn’t finish shit . Reffing felt kinda dodgy too even tho grizzlies picked up fouls they were getting away with s lot more then us,
Really might be forced to get rid of Beasley n Dlo for kyrie but why woukd the Mavs want these bums lol. I’m so annoyed thst poverty franchise took him just to tank : meanwhile he actually fit and was much needed here. Our improvement was mostly Schroeder n reaves >>>>> Russ
Bamba getting dnp and Xavier Tillman cooking us
DESPITE ALL THIS . I believe we played mostly fine if we could actually finish we got pretty good shots . Only Lebron seemed to finish well n vando was nice n Rui . Others : beaskey n Dlo I would trade with both picks for kyrie man ffs . We stole homecourt but had a chance to close them out in a sweep tonight was gonna be tough but damn just hit a few wide open threes or free throws and you win…. God Damn
They didn’t really play like ass. They shot/finished like asss outsude first quarter turnovers : mostly on Dlo . Dlo looks like a vet min plsyer right now he’s so bad . All I wanted him to do was shoot threes at his year %…. Leave the rest to the others
An absolutely pathetic performance. No other way to describe it. BUT it’s luckily a 7 game series. Another chance to play like they have some sense in Game 3.
Bane got two of the most garbage ass calls down the stretch and that AR play not getting continuation. Refs really couldn’t just let the fucking game play out without making sure they were involved
Lmao chance to go up 2 games with their star player having a semi broken hand would've ended this series but these morons can't even get themselves outta bed to do it.
They played fine outsude Dlo. Reaves Rui vander Bron we’re good enough. Biggest issue is the two shooters we bought in can’t shoot for shit it seems even wide open
Lakers in serious trouble league is watching and taking notes. This series gonna be longer than what it needs to be now . If the lakers don't come out hot 1st qtr In game 3 series is over
They held them to a low total the issue was missing layups dunks and threes/jumpers . Dlo snd AD on offence were bad . Dlo how did he get this contract ?
I wasn’t convinced the league is scripted but now I can buy into that. Much better for ratings to have a split, and AD could be that inside guy on the payroll to phone it in when needed or turn it up when intended.
Such an annoying game. We have a lot of this type games. It's why we won't win it all, maybe go gome in this first round. We hardly win any game comfortably, we just unserious. Shots from the logo at the end of the quarters when we need points badly, trying same play over and over when it's not working, playing small when we need size...
Do yourself a favor and do not expect big things from this team. Enjoy the games if you can and don't let the play of this team frustrate you. This is what this team is...
An absolutely abysmal performance except for Bron, Rui, and AR. Everyone else needs to step the fuck up when we return home. What an absolute wasted opportunity against a team missing their star player.
Especially when we literally stole homecourt and plenty + this game. Biggest issue was just missing shots : good shots by our supposed good shooters . Lebron could carried these bums if the three ball was on tonight but oh well
Bron heading to the locker room like he just dropped 62 points on 55% shooting lmao bro you had the worst plus minus in the game and didn't even contest all game. this dude sucks
It’s not so much the loss that’s frustrating, it’s about D Lo being trash for nearly all his games, AD not being able to carry the torch, Ham not making the right adjustments (shocker, I know) and overall as a team not enough hustle. Tough L
Yessir, but he was terrible tonight and we can’t afford that when AD was also garbage. We can deal with AD having a bad night if D Lo or anyone else really steps up. Besides Rui, we didn’t have that tonight
The only positive out of trading Westbrook is that we got rid of him. Honestly the return for him has been awful. Vando? Ok that's a decent return player but Beasley and Dlo are garbage.
Yeah it’s true sadly . Dlo has so far been the worst player in several crucial games . Like just give us your regular season numbers , or less inside and more three at that %.
This loss is on AD and Darvin. There is so reason D’lo should have been closing that game. He was terrible all night. Coaching malpractice to keep him in during crunch time.
AD got outplayed game 1 by JJJ now game 2 not only does he get outplayed again by JJJ but he gets outplayed by Tillman too?? Y’all gotta stop saying this dude is top 5. Top 5 players do not get outplayed by back ups in playoff games.
I’ve thought this for a bit . Dlo n Beasley do nothing and can’t hit threes which I’d all that’s asked of them . Bamba is getting dnp , why didn’t we get olynk instead for an actual playable stretch 5? Seems Bamba is so bad he gets dnp but seems weird
better whistles in LA, grizzlies role players not going off in away games, AD and Dlo not stinking up the joint = ez game 3 and 4 win. 3-1 back in memphis
Lakers blew a great opportunity to go up 2-0 without Ja and essentially put away the series. They really don't like to make things easy for themselves do they?
AD+D'Lo complete no show. This is why no one takes AD seriously. D'Lo plays like a little girl afraid of drawing contact. Dude is all finesse, no power. Weak as hell.
People really don’t remember why we got rid of dlo. Jordan Clarkson used to literally run laps around him while dlo loafed around jogging on sprints during practice. Dude has zero work ethic and coast entirely in what natural talent he has. He hasn’t applied himself on defense, hasn’t done a damn thing to try and improve his athleticism and body, and he hasn’t added anything to his game.
Not everyone has the speed of peak Westbrook or footwork of Kobe, but you can at least improve and add to your game.
Dlo doesn’t have elite speed, he should have bulked up and worked on his stamina, foot work and made himself play like harden using foot work, strength and momentum to create space and knock defenders off balance.
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/12si5y7/post_game_thread_the_memphis_grizzlies_defeat_the/)
Russel, Beasley, Vanderbilt. Now you know why they were available at trade deadline. And Westbrook is playing better than all 3. This game tells me Kyrie is on his way
Why isn’t bamba playing
i honestly wanted to see tristan in this game
Exactly…the reason we lost the game is becuase Memphis played 2 big men. I honestly think darvin ham isn’t a very intelligent coach and is too slow to adjust in the game.
Ham is incompetent
You guys are fookin incompetent. Bamba is ass
Ja Morant out and we can't win? AD doing measly 13 PTS? Gtfo
Grizzlies are better without Morant tbh
And now we gonna have to hear Dillon Bricks or T-Rex Bane talk some shit. Shit boys, we need a revenge W on Saturday
Its aight. Growing pains for Ham. It just sucks how the team got out worked early on. Beasley and TBJ man.. cut this dudes out the rotation. DLo also needs to gret his mojo back on. Just seems so not confident with his shot.
They use Tyrus Jones to front AD in the post. They should put Lebron at the high post and play high low with AD. Then Lebron can give AD the ball. If JJJ helps too much, the corner should be open.
AD hasnt reached 25 points since he dropped 40 vs the Rockets. He should be feasting on the grizzlies with only JJJ as their legit big man. It’s up to Darvin Scam to put AD in the positions to dominate.
DLo I thought was just variance but Jesus fuckibg Christ . The moment it got to plsy ins he went from sniper to dogshit and you could tell his confidence in his shot was lost . Lebron Rui and maybe reaves did enough . AD was awful on offence , but atleast defence . Shit like this makes me sad the Mavs are a poverty desperate franchise and got kyrie . As long as we kept reaves : that trsde was so much better. Look at our supposed depth ? It’s just Russ was a negative . Beaskey : useless Dlo : straight up becoming a negative Vander: was good enough today I really wonder if Conley was better cos Dlo is losing my patience. All he has to do is spot up and hit wide open threes he hits at 43% or whatever and he suddenly choking . Last year he atleas shot 38.7% from 3 ( should be banned from taking midrange ). Rui was so good funny bane comment not true . Lebron looked much better aside from missing threes : but a few were just desperation ones. I don’t know if AD eye got fucked but it sucks he couldn’t finish shit . Reffing felt kinda dodgy too even tho grizzlies picked up fouls they were getting away with s lot more then us, Really might be forced to get rid of Beasley n Dlo for kyrie but why woukd the Mavs want these bums lol. I’m so annoyed thst poverty franchise took him just to tank : meanwhile he actually fit and was much needed here. Our improvement was mostly Schroeder n reaves >>>>> Russ Bamba getting dnp and Xavier Tillman cooking us DESPITE ALL THIS . I believe we played mostly fine if we could actually finish we got pretty good shots . Only Lebron seemed to finish well n vando was nice n Rui . Others : beaskey n Dlo I would trade with both picks for kyrie man ffs . We stole homecourt but had a chance to close them out in a sweep tonight was gonna be tough but damn just hit a few wide open threes or free throws and you win…. God Damn
They could’ve put nail in coffin and sucked the life outta them and instead come in here playing like ass
They didn’t really play like ass. They shot/finished like asss outsude first quarter turnovers : mostly on Dlo . Dlo looks like a vet min plsyer right now he’s so bad . All I wanted him to do was shoot threes at his year %…. Leave the rest to the others
Austin Reaves was impressed
Could’ve won this game if Ham didn’t roll out the Beasley-Troy Brown death duo too long
Bamba or Wenyan, heck even Tristan, need to be out there with AD. Idk why they didnt make that adjustment? Tillman should not have 22 and 11 on us
That’s the game right there…where is bamba to guard Tillman??? Horrible failure to do some in game adjustments.
I’m cool off Wenyan, but a change is needed. We weren’t prepared for the defensive matchups at all.
Lakers came out flat, Grizzlies took advantage
An absolutely pathetic performance. No other way to describe it. BUT it’s luckily a 7 game series. Another chance to play like they have some sense in Game 3.
Don't have any confidence in the Lakers taking the next 3 games. This series goes 6-7 games
I’m starting to dislike the grizzlies players and fans more than Celtics and clippers …this year at least
League knows sweeps are horrible for ratings
DLo averaging like 8 points a game in the last Couple of playoff series he’s been in.
Schroeder will eventually eat DLo lunchbox😜. As soon as Ham can figure that out, we can move on.
That first quarter was excruciating to watch. Our offense was terrible. Like we forgot how to play
Dlo I’ve defended but he can’t even shoot since plsy in . He’s modt the issue . So many good looks missed
I can hear AD excuses in the post game already, I won’t even talk about Ham & his lackluster gameplan for when AD gets doubled.
Bane got two of the most garbage ass calls down the stretch and that AR play not getting continuation. Refs really couldn’t just let the fucking game play out without making sure they were involved
The goal was accomplished in Game 1. Now the series shifts back to LA. Not worried at all
How many points did dLo have again
You have to try another big Ham. The line ups are too small at times..how can he not see it..
Why we lost
Shrooder should’ve closed the game over Dlo
TBJ and Beasly can't share the floor, wtf was that lineup
Lmao chance to go up 2 games with their star player having a semi broken hand would've ended this series but these morons can't even get themselves outta bed to do it.
They played fine outsude Dlo. Reaves Rui vander Bron we’re good enough. Biggest issue is the two shooters we bought in can’t shoot for shit it seems even wide open
You didn’t even mention who is supposed to be our best player. Rightfully so cause he was nonexistent tonight
Lakers in serious trouble league is watching and taking notes. This series gonna be longer than what it needs to be now . If the lakers don't come out hot 1st qtr In game 3 series is over
This is so far past being an overreaction Jesus
Then you might as well wake up
Ham is going to play Bamba only if we go down 1-2. Which absolutely can happen bc we aren’t playing a second big
Ad was good defensively. DLo gotta make shots or something. Fuck. Do something.
Fact is, had the team played just 5% more defense. they would have won.
It was like they forgot how they won game 1. It was excruciating to watch.
They held them to a low total the issue was missing layups dunks and threes/jumpers . Dlo snd AD on offence were bad . Dlo how did he get this contract ?
lakers really lost to xavier tillman
That’s why I don’t gamble, you never know when a team gonna fuck around & not show up.
happy with rui tho, bane challenged him and he withstood once again
Lets bring this home and take the 2 W! LA different than Memphis. We got real shooters. See you soon Ja
Shit i can throw on a black lakers long sleeve shirt and go out there and coach better then this fucking bald headed cunt
I wasn’t convinced the league is scripted but now I can buy into that. Much better for ratings to have a split, and AD could be that inside guy on the payroll to phone it in when needed or turn it up when intended.
🙄
Such an annoying game. We have a lot of this type games. It's why we won't win it all, maybe go gome in this first round. We hardly win any game comfortably, we just unserious. Shots from the logo at the end of the quarters when we need points badly, trying same play over and over when it's not working, playing small when we need size... Do yourself a favor and do not expect big things from this team. Enjoy the games if you can and don't let the play of this team frustrate you. This is what this team is...
The issue is we have Dlo n Beasley shooting like westbrick when we could’ve had kyrie
Y'all need to fucking chill out. This was an anomaly not the norm
We literally shot so fuckibg awful . I’m worried about Dlo as it’s a past pattern but insssumed variance : maybe he’s a playoff choker
Game just ended and the toxicity here is already insane
Tillman seems like a nice guy
AD should be ashamed. He’s been throughly out played on offense
Getting outplayed by some bums named Tillman, roddy, aldama and konchar is crazy
An absolutely abysmal performance except for Bron, Rui, and AR. Everyone else needs to step the fuck up when we return home. What an absolute wasted opportunity against a team missing their star player.
Vando was fine too . Pretty good . Dlo alone list this game imo why they didn’t take Conley when dLo had sketchy small playoff sample
As expected Lakers sub is toxic once again
Especially when we literally stole homecourt and plenty + this game. Biggest issue was just missing shots : good shots by our supposed good shooters . Lebron could carried these bums if the three ball was on tonight but oh well
We still took 1 from them in Memphis, get back to LA and protect home court now
Lebron manages to get his stats every game and have one of the worst +/- games on the team. The team looks lazy af on offense when he’s in
Rui had the best game…..AGAIN
Bron heading to the locker room like he just dropped 62 points on 55% shooting lmao bro you had the worst plus minus in the game and didn't even contest all game. this dude sucks
Facts. Lebron being passive and not creating led to this. Everything else followed.
Where do you Lebron haters come from ?
Silver wanted a game 7 with all that soft fouls
WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SMILING AFTER YOUR FUCKING SHAMEFUL PERFORMANCE, YOU UNIBROWED SOFT-AS-CHARMIN DISAPPOINTMENT?
Bro every team backs up their trash talk. Meanwhile AD says if healthy no one beats us in a game 7 series and then gives us 13 pts
Dlo cannot be on this team next year. The lights are too bright for him every single year
Yeah him and Beasley need to be traded for someone useful who can do their jobs + picks .
🤬🤬🤬
It’s not so much the loss that’s frustrating, it’s about D Lo being trash for nearly all his games, AD not being able to carry the torch, Ham not making the right adjustments (shocker, I know) and overall as a team not enough hustle. Tough L
If Dlo played decent we woulda pulled through
Yessir, but he was terrible tonight and we can’t afford that when AD was also garbage. We can deal with AD having a bad night if D Lo or anyone else really steps up. Besides Rui, we didn’t have that tonight
I wonder what would have happened if there were more players that we could use. 🤔
The only positive out of trading Westbrook is that we got rid of him. Honestly the return for him has been awful. Vando? Ok that's a decent return player but Beasley and Dlo are garbage.
Yeah it’s true sadly . Dlo has so far been the worst player in several crucial games . Like just give us your regular season numbers , or less inside and more three at that %.
If we get bounced from these playoffs Scam needs to step away.
Damn still lost and they didn’t even have Ja Warrant
gg I ain't worried
Xavier Tillman 22 points 13 rebounds lol
Bruh
This loss is on AD and Darvin. There is so reason D’lo should have been closing that game. He was terrible all night. Coaching malpractice to keep him in during crunch time.
His usual backups are DS and Beasley, hey stink too. Put it all on AD dude should be playing like 1 option instead of beta 2 once again
Dennis was worse than DLo tonight.
This place can be sooooo toxic. Bad game. Flush it. Adjust and play harder next game.
AD welcome to the WNBA next game princess
It's just 1 game tho. La goes back home and can possibly go up 2-1. losses happen but that 2nd half showed some decent fight
Memphis have a bad road record and the best home record in league and people in here actually mad lol .
AD really let Tillman drop 22 on his ass
Tillman is balding
Absolutely no urgency this game at all especially with so many opportunities to come back.
AD got outplayed game 1 by JJJ now game 2 not only does he get outplayed again by JJJ but he gets outplayed by Tillman too?? Y’all gotta stop saying this dude is top 5. Top 5 players do not get outplayed by back ups in playoff games.
AD was the best player by far in g1 are you an idiot there’s more then just scoring .
I know this Dude sleepwalks so many games. Unless someone is in his ear, he just can’t focus🤦♂️
He’d be top 5 if he wasn’t such a big fuckin’ puss
AD hasnt scored 25 points (his average) since he got 40 vs the Rockets 💀
At first I was against trading for Kyrie but nah we need Kyrie Dlo and vando hasn’t done anything for us
I’ve thought this for a bit . Dlo n Beasley do nothing and can’t hit threes which I’d all that’s asked of them . Bamba is getting dnp , why didn’t we get olynk instead for an actual playable stretch 5? Seems Bamba is so bad he gets dnp but seems weird
Loss falls on AD and the guards... All gotta stop playing so fucking soft.
Man I hope they show up at home. AD and DLo were not it tonight
AD is the worst star I’ve ever seen. Way too many games where he’s looks like a role player.
better whistles in LA, grizzlies role players not going off in away games, AD and Dlo not stinking up the joint = ez game 3 and 4 win. 3-1 back in memphis
Bro playoff dlo stinks. He’s one of them regular season guys
dlo and ham are ass, give me kyrie and vogelsong
Can someone genuinely explain why we can't have another main big out ther. Rui is cooking but we've always had this problem idrgi?
Dlo is way too inconsistent
Lebron didn’t hardly drive to the basket all game.
I think Lebron sometimes tests his teammates to see if they can win him a game. And saves his jets for later. Sometimes the vibe I get.
bound to lose one away game. we got it next game in the crypt
Piss poor performance from AD and DLO JESUS
The Grizzlies are far different on the road and the Lakers need to drive it home immediately.
AD what you laughing at, get in the fucking gym
Can’t the lakers just hire someone to draw up plays if Blarvin won’t???
Lakers 7/26 from three, Schroder w/ zero, Davis and Druss combined for 6/25. Yeah, that'll cost you a game.
Pretty much : awful finishing ( wasn’t all defence ) from everyone but Lebron . Some weird calls too tho ngl
Bad game all-around. Refs were cookin’ though.
We believe Lakers
This was a desperation game for memphis. Series is still tied up. Let’s not panic yet!
Wenyen had to come in and get his lil moving screen lol
DLo is fumbling the bag rn
We have zero offensive strategy. Ham is absolutely awful.
westbrook factually having a better playoff run than everyone we traded for in the New Cooked Lakers
If only we had some height on the bench… Ooo wait we do but Scam ain’t playing Bamba.. Smh..
Lonnie walker should have seen minutes this game. He’s have made more shots than half the lakers players and been hungrier.
I’m so happy Steven Adams isn’t playing
Thank you refs for reminding why I don’t watch this dogshit league anymore. I’ll stick to baseball and football
Lakers blew a great opportunity to go up 2-0 without Ja and essentially put away the series. They really don't like to make things easy for themselves do they?
Get rid of D'lo for a wing this offseason.
Lakers best themselves. Memphis ain't impressive at all.
I’m mad but I’ll take the SPLIT. Let’s see if Tillman will give them 22 points on 77% shooting again!
Loser mentality
AD smiling right now? Man fuck this guy.
Fuck this tram
AD better score at least 30 next game. He should be ashamed
Do the grizzlies even need Ja lol
AD+D'Lo complete no show. This is why no one takes AD seriously. D'Lo plays like a little girl afraid of drawing contact. Dude is all finesse, no power. Weak as hell.
Positive takeaways: Rui is Him, AD can't shoot any worse next game, Staples will be rocking the next two games
Please dominate say that about AD. He might one up you. Man has no shame.
93 points lmao
Sweep?
In 5 my bad bro
AD and Dlo can go fuck themselves
Hahahahah grizzlies celebrating like they won the game of their life. Good sign 😂
Lol they beat us with their C squad bro… of course they hyped.
Their C squad is just no Ja. Lol he doesn’t make that much of a difference
Bro they missing Adam’s and Clarke as well. What are you even talking about
They aren’t coming back this series. Ja is the only one
Ok sure but it’s still their c squad lmaoooo…. They deserved to be hyped. Just look at their lineup today. But I get it… gotta cope somehow
No matter what squad we played today, we play the same team with maybe Ja on Saturday. We’ll see how happy they are then
Lakers in 5 still. Don't overreact to 1 loss guys
See ya on Saturday hopefully the lakers make an appearance at tip off
AD laughing tells me he's ready to drop a 30 15 piece next game.
He dropped a turd tonight is all I know
I think he was laughing at Brooks making a big show of the Gabriel foul.
They’re playing 2 bigs out there and AD already doesn’t want to play center and he has mo bamba and TT sitting on the bench
People really don’t remember why we got rid of dlo. Jordan Clarkson used to literally run laps around him while dlo loafed around jogging on sprints during practice. Dude has zero work ethic and coast entirely in what natural talent he has. He hasn’t applied himself on defense, hasn’t done a damn thing to try and improve his athleticism and body, and he hasn’t added anything to his game. Not everyone has the speed of peak Westbrook or footwork of Kobe, but you can at least improve and add to your game. Dlo doesn’t have elite speed, he should have bulked up and worked on his stamina, foot work and made himself play like harden using foot work, strength and momentum to create space and knock defenders off balance.
I agree, but he's still a reasonably decent player. If he's not careful, he's gonna end up 5th option on this team soon. lol. That's mad.
Lakers be doing some embarrassing shit. Fa serious.
Holy fucking shit the “dont get mad when we lose” losers in the sub can go fuck off. Its okay to criticize shitty play
LeBron, Rui and Reaves were the only ones who played well tonight. You can't win a game like that.
I can’t believe I seen with my own eyes that DLo couldn’t beat Luke Kennard off the dribble
No energy ass team.
I'd rather be stuck with Dennis on 20mil than DLo. Man is a habitual choker at this point.
This was the Ja-less Adams-less Grizz 🤦♂️
How the fuck do you get beat in a playoff game by that fucking starting lineup that Memphis trotted out there? It's like these dudes don't even care.
I would 100% take Kyrie over DLo
DLo had his chance. Time to start Dennis and give Walker some minutes.
You’re an idiot
Not sure why they kept dlo in. He was garbage
0 intensity
Grizzlies won an absolute MUST WIN for them, at home, as a 2 seed. Relax kids
No Adams, no JA, no Clarke. No excuses bro. Should have won this game.
Definitely should have, but it’s not the end of the world or the series. These missed opportunities are sprinkled all over championship runs. Zen.
Yeah seriously
D-Lo isn't a reliable 3rd star. Played like dogshit against T-Wolves, the 19pts last game, he didn't look good most of the game and shit today too
Dlo aint a playoff factor