Well we tried hopefully they can beat them on Saturday tho

Russ’s cutting has been amazing today also that should be a flagrant imo

Flop

Big shot by Theis

Klay got it going to be expected hes been struggling for a while

I hope PG at least stays aggressive I know hes struggling but hes got to be aggressive if they want a chance to close this one.

Feels like Curry and Klay kept us in this game lol

What worries me about Kawhi is hes played all the games so far I do feel we have to take the burden off of him with guys like PG, Harden, Russ, Powell scoring more but again he just doesnt look the same its hard to explain I dont see the same lift I saw at the start of the 2023 year for last season maybe it’ll come then but idk we’ll see.

They’re not benching the guy making 35 million dollars that’s Lawrence frank admitting he screwed up.

Because Lebron once again defies father time every year meanwhile Kawhi looks like hes lost a step and when our max guy an arguable top 5 player before the season struggles like that well our record speaks for itself. Obviously the trade, rotations, different roles are reasons we are struggling as well but from the top Kawhi has to be better and a consistent 25-6-5 guy with consistent defense each night if we even want a shot at winning games vs playoff teams at that. Lakers also have length and a good scheme with defenders we just dont to compound the fact our offense quite frankly sucks.

I don’t think people understand the gravity of the situation we have lost to an injured nets team, grizzlies team, nuggets, lakers and pelicans team all injured missing key pieces I can’t stress the “key part” where we have been basically healthy all season this is very very very concerning.

He does not defend and we dont need more slow players on this team.

The problem with that at least partly is they beat the nuggets without Murray and they were at home. They just came to LA and beat us on the road without mccollum thats what worries me home court and away is still a big thing in todays NBA. Losing to teams like that just cant happen quite frankly.

I dont mind it but its early and their arent exactly any alternatives out there.

Put in Thesis and Tucker for Zu and Harden

I sincerely hope Lue is smart enough to close with Powell, PG, Kawhi, Tucker, and Thesis tonight sad we havent even seen this lineup today.

I would close this game with Powell, PG, Kawhi, PJ and Thesis if this trend keeps going.

They literally have to play together theres no *take one out put the other in*. Like the other poster said harden is at 32-34 mins, russ is at around 24-30 its impossible to separate them the whole game and do that. And there will be plenty of times they close together if they both play well its not some long kept secret better to make mistakes now than later in the year.

You are completely correct the nuggets game blew my mind regardless the nuggets were without Murray and the pelicans are dinged up too certainly both teams arent contenders with Murray/Mccollum out but still are good and would have liked to get those wins but main point is the team has a slew of hard games coming up even after those 6 when we have the blazers after the schedule still is troubling with more tough games think we play the warriors 3 times in the next few weeks/month. Just hope they are wins but im crossing my fingers.

Big adjustment coming off the bench for Russ like how we went 0-6 post harden trade when before pretty sure Brodie-PG-Kawhi had the highest net rating in the entire league dating back to the last 5 or 6 games of last season and start of this season. Pretty strange to break that lineup up but hard to sacrifice someone has to.

Anyways we haven’t played any good teams yet since the trade besides the mavs and Knicks which didn’t go well let’s see how the pelicans, kings, nuggets and warriors fare.