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Do you think the Lakers should stick with this lineup even when Hachimura returns? And what were your takeaways from this game? Comment down below! Follow me on Twitter to hear my thoughts during live games! - twitter.com/JSMonYT

[@javarzshinall9396]

No

[@ShannonLott-sm5qw]

Yes, stick with this lineup, Rui should come off the bench to boost the second unit

[@rexscipio3344]

They need to trade Rui. They are locking teams down since he has been out. Gabe can go too. They are taking up 39 million in salary per year between the two of them.

[@depressedlakersfan4184]

Jarred Vanderbilt is what this team needed on defense

[@healthmissions1283]

He's the king of steals

[@ksh-l6i]

If we're able to trade for Turner or Vucevic I think we go for the Rui trade. If not he could be great for us off the bench as that spark plug scoring player.

[@CrazyNBa2-g8h]

I like your idea i’d love to get myles turner or Vucevic I have been targeting the Vucevic for a while now he’s a great big and he wouldn’t be a back up he would be a starter he is averaging 20 ppg with 55% FG and 41% 3PT

[@deandean2010]

Myles Turner is not good he has a low motor he plays scared please watch him and see for yourself

[@Jake-m5o]

​@@deandean2010with ad and lebron living in LA? He wi be fine.

[@RaviChowdhury-t4i]

@@deandean2010don’t matter if all it takes is rui and scraps lakers would do it any day. Cause rui is just as soft but even softer cause he puts 0 effort on defense.

[@Blazin50s]

Lakers are reportedly out on Vuce & from what im seeing, Myles Turner rumors are fan made.

[@whitefalconlove]

Loved seeing Max, DFS and Vando on the floor tgt. Love Max, but he need to see both ball and man. Tendency to tunnel vision sometimes. Hopefully he works on catching balls no matter good or bad passes. 2:53 But these three made sure they couldn’t come back in the 4th 💪🏻 and of course AD playing like it’s the first week of the season

[@meatassembly6687]

One thing id say is that now lol the offense was stfuggling for stretches with all these defensive linemen

[@YoruBrimstone]

Rui hasnt played ever since vando came back and thats huge cuz he applies a lot of pressure and spacing for this team

[@chasindaG0at2408]

Mos definitely a dominant game tonight

[@bigmanny]

1st qtr not game lol

[@Lebron-yc3hf]

Jared Vanderbilt should mentor cam reddish. He struggles with confidence and Vanderbilt is that type of player who hypes up the team and in interviews is so professional.

[@bigmanny]

Im not so sold on DFS in the starting rotation. He is great defensively and hits shots, but his production isn't enough to keep the opposing teams defense honest from what I have seen. He did have that 16 point game which was nice, but I don't think he has done enough to take Rui's spot. Now don't get me wrong. Rui isn't the best defender out of the two, but he isn't bad and is really good when matched up against PFs, I think. He has also been a better rebounder especially offensively. I don't mind DFS coming off the bench in place of Bron after the 5 minute mark and moving Rui to the 4 and DFS to the 3 during that line up. This would make him the 3rd scoring option in that line up AD and AR being the primary options. I don't hate Rui coming off the bench in place of Bron either, so he can play his natural position also would mean he doesn't have to really guard the 3 pos. But I feel like it works with DFS coming off the bench and this is too small of a sample size to make any drastic changes that could hurt the team. Now if Rui is out for an extended period of time and the stats of this lineup stay the same or get better as they get more comfortable together then yeah. But 2 games with him starting isn't a big enough sample size to just go for it. Vando should always come off the bench and depending who he is coming in for doesn't have to take much time off from Rui. Can also play the 3, with max playing the 2. But I do like Max Vando and DFS in a line up as they can switch quite seamlessly.

[@SosaDBZ]

I wanna see cam reddish with vando i think vando could give him a boost of confidence on the defensive end

[@MIDNightPT4]

Two non scorers

[@demontiakpinkney5881]

A win is a win ill take it alot of teams blow 20 point leads in the NBA. No lead is safe nowadays especially with 3s nowadays

[@Tanjir0o0]

They're up 23 or 24 and they relax 🤦 and why use your final challenge in 3rd quarter when you have a lead atleast 10.

[@TheTruthSeeker462]

This is the new NBA having a 10 point lead is definitely not safe anymore, it can be erased within 4 possessions 🤷 This ain't the WEAK 90s anymore where players can't shoot 3s

[@1richkam989]

@@TheTruthSeeker462Yea dat shit can be a 4 pt lead in like 4 seconds fr😂

[@CrazyNBa2-g8h]

if u didn’t see they got 5 points in 7 seconds when it was 106-93 and then they got a bucket a steal and a three so…

[@dwaynedaniels5100]

Up 23 in the first quarter on the road is nothing. The home team always make a run.

[@JesseTynes]

Why do they do that???

[@LizzyBreiManeja]

@JSM24 you could've mentioned what went down in the 3rd quarter. I think we're fine. JJ just tried to explore during 3rd quartwr. imagine Hayes, milton, Dk on the floor together. Ofc Hornets made their run.

[@MIDNightPT4]

Milton been so bad

[@kirkdimayacyac3558]

I'll believe if they can win at least 2 straight games vs Nuggets.

[@georgegomez1394]

they should still trade, rui, gabe, jhs and hayes for a better center like walker or myles

[@diobrando1488]

100%

[@brandonqueen836]

If the math works... Yes

[@garyblubaugh2517]

Throw wood and Reddish in there as well inconsistent or no contribution off the bench.

[@RaviChowdhury-t4i]

Nah I’d say with how gabe has been playing, I trust him with his contract. Cause he can def turn it up for the playoffs. But u right those other 3 needs to go+cam reddish and Cwood if lakers don’t get any news anytime soon

[@thetruth-ou3ln]

I agree except for Gabe, he is been playing well lately, and you know come playoffs he is a performer. He was the best player on a team with Jimmy butler

[@charlenegreen3077]

Don’t trade Rui he would be a great second team player to boost your off the bench points!

[@JM_Hoops]

Why is JJ sticking with Rui in the starting 5? Just why? I love Rui but what I loved about him was the spark he gave off the bench in the playoffs, not the terrible defensive of him and Bron. JJ needs to cut the Darvin Ham 2.0 act and get it together and start the right guy (DFS) while having the guy who is cut out to be a 6th man on this team be the 6th man (Rui)

[@TheManJM]

We can get Ayo , Cam j, Kessler did it on Spotrac

[@kneedrags7037]

They need a legit physical center so AD can play at 4 position and that my friend is the complete lakers

[@RichboiRob]

LBJ having too many turnovers

[@jamestwenty-three6075]

He had 5 just one more than the next guy, relax.

[@wilsonodhiambo8578]

Anyone who has the role of getting the the ball to his teammates and making plays for them is always prone to making turnovers especially when a teammate confuses him. Check any team...the ball handlers are always the ones leading with Turnovers...i donno why people make a huge fuss over this

[@underoath257]

They have better chances of beating Denver this year if they were to face off again. Vando was the only reliable defender back then and Murray would just use picks to switch on Dlo and Reaves who are terrible defenders. Now they have Max, DFS, Gabe and Reddish who can all defend and shoot. Not saying they will beat Denver but they have a better chance this year

[@cerealman4842]

Still need a bruising big to be the primary defender on Jokic

[@kingcrossover1434]

Still can’t stop jokic sadly

[@cerealman4842]

@@kingcrossover1434 it’s not about stopping him it’s about containment

[@KIrvin_The_Scholar]

I still wish we could have done Gabe, JHS & Wood in the DSF trade instead of D-Lo. Would of allowed us to keep another ball handler & opened up a few roster spots

[@diobrando1488]

Dlo cant play defence & scored 0 points in a playoff game...what this team need is a center

[@KIrvin_The_Scholar]

@diobrando1488 we 100% need a center but if we could of shed those contracts I mentioned while retaining D-Lo & opened up 2 roster spits for.the buyout market I would have preferred that. D-Lo gives you more than those guys. & having DSF, Max & Vando would help with his lack of defense the way its working for Reaves

[@RaviChowdhury-t4i]

Or I think what would’ve been better is if we dealed gabe+jhs+rui+picks for Dfs&Cam Johnson then another small deal maybe Jaxson hayes+Cwood for a solid rebounding big would’ve made us great. Cam Johnson is like mpj 2.0, dfs is Vando who could shoot,Keep Dlo as backup pg to pair with max christie on the bench with vando+another big. Starting lineup:AR,CamJ,LeBron,Dfs,AD

[@KIrvin_The_Scholar]

@RaviChowdhury-t4i I think he might of been out of our price range with Bridges going for 5 first round picks im assuming we would of had to at minimum offer both of our 1st & possibly Knecht or Reaves

[@Chanduluh]

Welp AD is gone now

[@arronfrazier7873]

Once again, a ugly fault, that almost cost the Lakers another game! This has been weakness for about 3 to 4 years. The Lakers bench once again gets destroyed! The Hornet bench scored 44 and the Lakers scored 15! You wonder why, the game was so close! You wonder why, AD and Lebron but especially Lebron at 40 has to play the last 5 minutes of the 4th qtr!

[@VerbalKarate]

If their full potential is barely surviving against a bottom 5 squad, playing without their best player, despite an incredible performance from AD…

[@thumpthumptv1651]

They can do it but those minutes with Milton for example are really bad on top of intensity. They need to be locked in always and that isn’t what they do or so it seems so far.

[@zkupnext_9294]

They was clapping them 29-6 with him in mr yap alot

[@VerbalKarate]

@ A game is 48 mins

[@zkupnext_9294]

@ don’t matter u talkin like that would’ve changed 🧐🤣

[@VerbalKarate]

@@zkupnext_9294 if you see a contender out there, cool. I see a team that's given up more points this season than they've scored.

[@mrcoolmannor2686]

stop blow leads we aint making far if we keep doing this shit bruh!

[@primarkbargainbin9847]

LOL