Luka Doncic gave credit to LeBron for "taking over" tonight when discussing the Lakers' clutch time success.

Luka Doncic on Jarred Vanderbilt's 3-point shooting in addition to the defense:

"He's been working on his shot a lot... That's exactly what we need from him, keep doing what you're doing."

his 3 pt improvement is legit after all.. 15/36 in 23 games after 17 made threes total the past two seasons. now he has to work on being able to shoot from above the break in the offseason

if Lakers get bounced in the playoffs in the first round, then JJ Reddick needs to be fired. Why:

• he's still Lebrons coach. JJ doesn't have it in him to check Lebron. He can act tough to the media but he won't check Lebron. The team was rolling until Lebron came back. now guys like Ayton, Jake, Rui playing their worse ball of the season because Lebron is back. Reaves even had to take a back seat. the team was winning with Luka and Reaves as 1-2 and feeding Ayton at times
• Dalton Knecht - lack of development. teams around the league want Dalton. JJ doesn't recognized or how to use him. a shame. he would rather play average guys like Vincent
• questionable starting lineups. making it harder then what it is.

I think JJ needs to get fired if we don't make it past the 1st round again. I think Lebron plays out his contract. I'm 50/50 on LeBron coming back on a 1 year deal. the end is near

What worries me the most outside injuries is if Ayton checks out. Give the dude more looks, more minutes. Let Hayes get the garbage minutes

This Saturn?

no reason why he should be averaging under 30 mpg

would you trade a protected first for keon or ayo?

I wouldn't do it for Keon.

Keon is good but I wouldn't fully trust him to be in the starting lineup. He's also gonna be a free agent this offseason so not worth the risk. A second round pick is the most I would do.

I would consider it for Ayo depending on the protections.

JJ Redick said the Lakers didn't make any adjustments at halftime.

"Sometimes it's just a collective effort and a collective spirit to get back and guard."

JJ Redick on Deandre Ayton: "D.A. defensively in the second half was better."

JJ Redick gave high praise to Jake LaRavia on his "aggressiveness and confidence...Just a fantastic game from him."

After calling the Lakers out yesterday at practice, JJ Redick said they only messed up one ATO tonight.

JJ Redick gave the Lakers an A- for their execution tonight.

JJ Redick confirmed that they made it a point to run the first play for Deandre Ayton tonight. He praised the big man's activity and ability to play out of the post and in the pick-and-roll.

LeBron James on Jake LaRavia:

"We need his ability to score in bunches at times obviously with AR, Rui and Gabe out... To have that step up from Jake, we've needed it, obviously. He's just playing with a lot of confidence."

Jake LaRavia says he's just "trusting the work I've been putting in" recently and credited his teammates and coaches for encouraging him to keep shooting amid his recent slump.

Jake LaRavia says he had his revenge game against the Grizzlies last year when he was in Sacramento, so now it's just a "regular game" whenever he plays against his former team.

Lakers need to stop being cheap and sign Nick Smith to a regular contract then add Kobe Bufkin on 2 way before someone steals him. We already have a scholarship player in Bronny, so we only have a 13 man roster. Reaves hurt so it is 12 man while most teams have 15

Don’t make the same mistake with Scotty pippen Jr. this man was a first round pick

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Man, shout out the goat

Hopefully rui stays on the bench where he belongs when he gets back

They definitely need some scoring off the bench