Quote from: Japinat on February 13, 2025, 01:41:42 PM

Quote from: TravelMug on February 13, 2025, 06:39:14 AM

Although the Lakers lost today to the Jazz which they beat a couple of days ago. Lebron played and Luka, but Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and had a season-high three steals to lead the Utah Jazz. Clarkson as well scored 21 points. On the positive note, Bronny James scored 9 points, his season high.

I'm sure many have also lost bets on that game since the Jazz aren't really a strong team, but one thing I've noticed is that they're a different team when playing at home, they're really good there and can beat even a strong team.

They beat them though prior to this and Lakers was a huge underdog at that time. That's why it was a big surprised to see them losing against a team that they beat with double digits and it was Austin Reaves who carry them.

Quote from: Japinat on February 13, 2025, 01:41:42 PM

However, when it comes to Luka, I'm not seeing his usual numbers anymore, so I guess his production might drop and his individual records could be affected. Still, I'm optimistic that the trade will work out for the Lakers too, and maybe after a few more games, Luka can blend well with the team since it seems to be just a minor chemistry issue.

The Lakers are slowly getting Luka in the system. And remember that he just came from a injury and so they have to implement and restrict his minutes so that he won't aggravate that injury. But for sure if the team sees that he is like 90%-100% healthy, he will be back in the rotation and up his minutes to at least 30 per game.