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    LEBRON AND AUSTIN AFTER LUKA'S CIRCUS SHOT HIGH OFF BACKBOARD
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    LUKA SCORES 45 AS LAKERS CLINCH TOP-6 PLAYOFF SPOT
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    Lakers and Mavericks starting lineups tonight
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    • 3 weeks ago

    Aloha,

    The NBA just rescinded Luka’s 2nd technical foul. Does little good now. I doubt they lets us play the last 8 minutes over😡

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    Aloha,

    The NBA just rescinded Luka’s 2nd technical foul. Does little good now. I doubt they lets us play the last 8 minutes over😡

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      Buba
      3 weeks ago

      I mean, it does little good now. That’s what costs us the game.

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    THE PROBLEM WITH THE VANDOLARIAN...
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      humanomaly
      3 weeks ago

      The ball just does move right when it goes his way…he’s a career 28% 3 pt shooter and 28% this season. His use may be limited to subbing him in on defense and say Knecht in on offense in crunch time….

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    • 3 weeks ago

    Crappy end to an otherwise awesome game. Too bad the refs ended up deciding they needed some attention. Flush and move on.

    1) In the defense of the refs. We shot 17 more free throws -on their home court- and were only whistled for 15 fouls. Maybe ratchet the complaining down a little bit.
    2) In defense of Luka. You can’t throw a superstar out for that. If you can’t see the player (as was the case) you can’t throw him out, you have to allow them to be who they are: elite competitors in the midst of an epic battle. That ejection changed everything.
    3) Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. Just so very many giveaways, need to wrangle that issue or you can lose a playoff series real quick. LeBron, Luka and Austin combined for 13. Need to be better.
    4) Control the defensive glass. If it weren’t for Vanderbilt (a big 8 offensive rebounds), the disparity in offensive rebounding would have been astronomical. As it was we still couldn’t box out to save our lives. Another season long issue rearing it’s head. Between the offensive rebounds and the turnovers they got 24 shots up than we did. Small wonder we lost.
    5) Not enough D. OKC had a fairly easy breezy time scoring the ball. 50% shooting on far more attempts was more than enough to offset the free throw line disparity. Need to get more physical, make it a priority to keep teams off the glass and , in general, shore up the defense on ball screens.

    Looks like Michael and I had it backwards, we both thought they would win last night and lose the first game. At any rate, need to buckle up and get ready for Dallas tonight.

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    Crappy end to an otherwise awesome game. Too bad the refs ended up deciding they needed some attention. Flush and move on.

    1) In the defense of the refs. We shot 17 more free throws -on their home court- and were only whistled for 15 fouls. Maybe ratchet the complaining down a little bit.
    2) In defense of Luka. You can’t throw a superstar out for that. If you can’t see the player (as was the case) you can’t throw him out, you have to allow them to be who they are: elite competitors in the midst of an epic battle. That ejection changed everything.
    3) Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. Just so very many giveaways, need to wrangle that issue or you can lose a playoff series real quick. LeBron, Luka and Austin combined for 13. Need to be better.
    4) Control the defensive glass. If it weren’t for Vanderbilt (a big 8 offensive rebounds), the disparity in offensive rebounding would have been astronomical. As it was we still couldn’t box out to save our lives. Another season long issue rearing it’s head. Between the offensive rebounds and the turnovers they got 24 shots up than we did. Small wonder we lost.
    5) Not enough D. OKC had a fairly easy breezy time scoring the ball. 50% shooting on far more attempts was more than enough to offset the free throw line disparity. Need to get more physical, make it a priority to keep teams off the glass and , in general, shore up the defense on ball screens.

    Looks like Michael and I had it backwards, we both thought they would win last night and lose the first game. At any rate, need to buckle up and get ready for Dallas tonight.

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      Jamie Sweet
      3 weeks ago

      Honestly, last night was probably Vando’s best game since coming back. He changed the narrative in the second half and if we hadn’t seen Luka booted who knows what could have happened.

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        Buba
        3 weeks ago

        The game was actually tilting in our favor until Luca’s ejection.

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      Michael H
      3 weeks ago

      Nice post Jamie. I agree there was no excuse for tossing Luka. Court side fans can be obnoxious and a player should not be punished for yelling back. As for the turnovers, all turnovers are not created equally. We had a lot in the first game. But they were dead ball turnovers. These were live. For as great as LeBron is, boy does he make a lot of bone head turnovers. We also really missed Rui. Are small ball line up is so much better when his big body is in. Fortunately there will not be any more back to backs the rest of the year. Because of our weakness in the middle we need both LeBron and Rui available if we are going to win.

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      humanomaly
      3 weeks ago

      I think players should be treated all the same….I know everyone is saying Luka shouldn’t have been kicked out (ignoring the bonehead ref action) because he’s Luka (a top player in the league)…players should be treated pretty much equally ….I remember seeing Draymond trying to incite the fans after one of his incidents….not leaving the court….he obviously gets away with far too much complaining and antics….the line should be a solid line….and anyone that crosses it….oh well!!! (I didn’t watch the replay of the Luka ejection…it’s history…hopefully the ref will get a good lecturing and will not be anti-Laker ref down the road!!! I hope the Lakers will take out their anger about the game against The Thunder….if they meet down the road…if not, it’s a lesson to focus on destroying the opponent to shut the fans up….and have the refs instruct security to control obnoxious fans…it must not have been pleasant for all the people around the idiot.

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    Luka says he felt BETRAYED by the Mavs
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    Jarred Vanderbilt: Ref’s decision was persona
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      3 weeks ago

      FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:

      Speaking after the game, Jarred Vanderbilt spoke about the Luka Doncic ejection. Vanderbilt, who got a technical from the referees as well, believes there’s more to the story.

      In fact, the referee refused to let Doncic plead his case, saying he would speak to anyone but the Slovenian. The Lakers star speculated that the referees had some personal issue with Doncic.

      “The ref was just like, ‘I don’t want to talk. I will talk to anybody but Luka [Doncic].’ It seemed a little personal at that point. He was just advocating for me.”

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    • 3 weeks, 1 day ago

    They should have their salary fined for making errors. Can’t wait till MLB uses the Strike & Ball checks. Aaron Judge gets the very most bad calls, over and over! You want a 3-1 count or a bad call 2-2, makes a huge differ.

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    They should have their salary fined for making errors. Can’t wait till MLB uses the Strike & Ball checks. Aaron Judge gets the very most bad calls, over and over! You want a 3-1 count or a bad call 2-2, makes a huge differ.

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    Luka ejected for two technicals as Thunder rally to beat Lakers
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    the Turn-Over Machine working tonite! : (

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    the Turn-Over Machine working tonite! : (

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    LAKERS FAVORITES TO BE JOKIC'S NEXT TEAM
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    Doncic, James, Reaves, Finney-Smith, Vincent Upgraded to Probable
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      3 weeks, 1 day ago

      This is the right decision. Can’t assume you win any games and all you need is 2. Take as many swings as possible and try to get 2 in the next 3 to be able to sit on Sunday https://t.co/NxUoyVGNCL— Matt (@SportsMatt12) April 8, 2025

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    Denver Nuggets have fired coach Michael Malone
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