At this point I think it’s personal. JB has always been very focused on being strong on both sides of the ball, I think he really doesn’t like Luka’s whole approach.

he gives him the belt everytime

And he was shooting badly this night, even missed two fts in a row.

Belt to Ass EVERYTIME!!!

Luka has had some monster carry jobs vs the Celtics over the years. This Lakers team just kinda sucks.

Its cause every point he scores he gives up 2

Bro literally doesn’t play defense

Except no Lakers fan believes this lmao

We’re somehow 2nd in the east and after the trade deadline we went under the luxury tax. Yet, we still balling

Can’t believe this is our life 😂

even Derrick White is lowkey underpaid

brad Stevens is an insane GM

Absolutely wild that he was buried on the bench and asking to be traded right before Brad extended him. He knew what he had, and Pritchard would’ve needed crazy confidence to turn down “set for life” guaranteed money.

Hit the jackpot?

PP was intentionally developed over 6 years

Hauser’s role was defined and taught to him during a g league season before he entered the lineup regularly

Queta was a flyer from Sacramento whos Been developed

D white turned into a shooter in Boston

Jaylen was laughed at as a pick and he’s developed into an all NBA player

Now they’re developing guys like scheierman, Hugo and Walsh while winning games against good opponents. To me It’s the player development, scouting, coaching, and leadership.

Other teams are actually stupid and it has nothing to do with hitting a jackpot, he developed slowly, not a lot of teams would keep 23 year rookie 6 foot white guy who averaged 5 ppg for the first 3 years who can only shoot at a decent clip but not do much else, he gradually improved

Makes you think 🤔

Brad Stevens is an actual wizard unlike the frauds in DC

Walsh Scheierman Hugo all playing well tonight😭

He’s got the never pay for anything in Boston sponsorship

Sadly the main reason we had to let him go. Still love him, but god dam not a pretty sight when he’s off

i mean, luka, lebron, and reaves shot 41% on 53 combined shots, sort of doesn’t matter after that.

marcus had the 2nd best +/- number on his team lol lol lol

Marcus Smart | 22:22 | 0 | 0-7

he really was james bond tn

When he missed his 3rd 3 when it was WIDE open from the Corner and would have cut the lead to 6, I knew it was over.

they literally doubled off him in the 4th lol

I mean he had plenty of those performances while playing for that team so it shouldn’t be to hard for him

It was nice to be on the other end of it after watching him do that in green so many years.

I don’t know, it seemed like your PP went even a little bit harder tonight.

The Celtics just seem to own Luka

Nothing makes me happier.

Feels great to have the shoe on the other foot after LeBron.

Scheierman’s been doing this. He is a nightmare for bigger finesse guards like Luka or Cade. Very solid defender overall.

im sorry but….what young guys is he supposed to develop?

Who was supposed to develop other than Knecht who fell off a cliff when they tried to trade him? Plus they have three good players and LeBron is 41 who can’t play hard 82 games a year and low-key just doesn’t care because the team is bad.

Lakers record is a testament to Redicks coaching. This should be barely a playin team. If Pelinka isn’t careful Luka’s prime will be in the rear view with nothing to show for it.

i mean it’s taken boston years to develop their guys, how quick do you want jj to do it?

I think JJs situation is tougher. Celtics were already rolling when Mazzula took over, with a great front office and team-first, defense-playing vets that backed him. I love Joe so this is not a dig against him— he deserves his success and accolades— but it’s a reminder that JJ hasn’t had a real chance to shape the culture or develop players. He has dueling superstars with very different goals and trajectories, no bench or young guys, a crappy FO, and he (granted, willingly) took over a team with culture issues that had been churning coaches. If he sticks around another couple of years I am curious to see his growth as the new ownership presumably brings more maturity and stability to the situation.

Poor Kareem. Dude could barely stand tonight and all he got was Lakers’ second worst offensive night in the season.

Satan: he fucking cooked me

Prime Marcus smart shit right there.

Reggie saw the vision

🎶 California 🎶

🎶 bows down to Boston 🎶

Nah the whole big 3 is Peyton Michael Pritchard. Guy is a beast

Btw that stat they showed on the broadcast. lakers 22 losses, only 3 have been by single digits. Everytime they lose they lose BIG

Our defense is genuinely insane this year. Somehow Baylor is a legit defender along with Queta, Hugo and Walsh.

Rough game. When even Rui isn’t making his open 3’s, you know it’s just not our night. I think our guys just got super tilted in the second quarter and never really recovered. Also, we can’t rely on Ayton for shit, goddamn

Lebron and AR were MID/ASS

literally lost a guy who regularly went for 30 and replaced him with another

Nah winning a NBA title is hard enough as is, the team definitely needs a guy that can score from anywhere on the court, adds playmaking, lots of length and is a great defender too. The good thing is, that the team is capable enough to make it so he doesn’t have to be rushed back into heavy loads right away and has the luxury to suck for a bit while he readjusts to playing.

Nah we will need some extra firepower to get past the Knicks and Pistons. Lakers are a small team so they can’t take advantage of our weakness like Detroit and NY can.

I could see any of 6 teams winning and not being surprised, and the Celtics are definitely one of them, but they’re not nearly as certified as the Thunder or Pistons.