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RUI & AUSTIN FOR ZION? WHO SAYS NO?Talk about a trade with a generational potential ceiling due to freakish talent but a horrifying nightmare floor due to poor personal injury and conditioning issues.Much as I love Austin and Rui, I would not trade them for Zion. He just does… https://t.co/sB38xbNNat— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 3, 2025

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JUST IN: The Dallas Mavericks are expected to open up talks to potentially deal Max Christie this summer, sources tell ESPN. There will be plenty of suitors, but it's believed that Christie has most interest in a return to the Los Angeles Lakers. pic.twitter.com/3ZieNasDtV— John #LakeShow (45-29) (@Lakerszn824) April 1, 2025

Aloha,

If you had told me that team would shoot 39% from the field and Luk, Rui and Austin would go a combined 2-16 from 3, I would have asked, how much did we lose by. But like superhero’s coming to the rescue, Gabe and DFS each hit 6 3’s.

But more importantly our defense showed up. Actually I thought our defense was much better than theirs because we missed so many wide open looks. Our small ball line up actually matches up well with the Rockets. Sengun plays below the rim like the Joker without the bulk. This allows both Lebron and Rui to guard him because he isn’t strong enough to move them.

Lebron, Rui, DSF and Vando are big guys and while none are in your face shot blockers they all great weak side help shot blockers as LeBron and DSF demonstrated last night. It will be a challenge in the playoffs against certain teams without a good rim protector in the middle. But I think offensively we can make up for some of that.

That Bulls game still bothers me because of seeding. Yes the main goal is to avoid the play in. Yes it would be great to finish 4th for a first round home series but 3rd would be better because you avoid the Thunder until the conference finals. The bad news is we have a tough remaining schedule. The good news is most all the teams we are battling with don’t have cake walk schedules either. Plus we have tie breaks with everyone except the Rockets and we have one more with them.

Our offense was great against the Griz and our defense was great against the Rockets. Here’s hoping we can start to put the two together in the remaining games.

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LAKERS STARTING & CLOSING LINEUPSStarters struggling and closers excellling!Lakers starting lineup of James, Doncic, Reaves, Hachimura, and Hayes has played 77 minutes in 9 games with an OffRtg of 114.3, DefRtg of 115.4, and NetRtg of -1.1. Disappointing OffRtg and DefRtg.… pic.twitter.com/UCsRbOFi3I— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 1, 2025

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