“Being in these situations the last few games, we understand what we’ve had to do to win – get a stop, score, get a stop, score”, DeRozan said. Meanwhile, No. 2 overall pick D’Angelo Russell is averaging 25.5 minutes per game, just a hair above sixth man Lou Williams.
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The Clippers are now 6-7, their worst start to a season since before Chris Paul joined the team.
“I’m assuming they decided we’re coming out early, get loose”.
If that doesn’t cause concern, I don’t know what does.
This team is one full of one-on-one players and the only way that the Blazers will lose this game is if those players get hot.
Russell fans had other reasons for optimism: He scored on a short runner after keeping the ball on a fastbreak; alertly stole the ball from Luis Scola in the backcourt for an easy layup; and scored on a 10-foot pull-up after taking a behind-the-pass from Bryant. “So playing 30 minutes, 32 minutes and having the off days from practice, off from shoot around and things like that, I have plenty of time”. The Missouri product emerged while getting more minutes in Bryant’s absence last season and has continued to be a presence even with the future Hall of Famer in the lineup most nights. The injury occured with under a minute remaining in the first half.
J.J. Redick scored 17 points for Los Angeles (6-7), which has lost three straight and seven of nine after starting the season 4-0.
Toronto is 13.4 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor compared to the bench, the team’s second-highest mark and one owed mostly to his comfort as a post-up hub and steady improvement as a shooter and finisher. Bryant is only averaging 16.1 points a game and his shooting has been abysmal.
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Scott seems to be running the Lakers team in wrong directions from the team’s offensive system to their incredibly unprepared defense every game. “I think we need to do a good job of sitting down, being real and understanding what the real problems are moving forward”. “He played with a little more confidence”. He took the shots that he had, but still made a couple of careless mistakes. Add to that LA going 22 of 66 from the field in the fourth, this game is there for the taking. His whole rookie year he’s going to have those mistakes, but he is going to continue to learn from it and get better. “I never thought I’d see the day when I’d be the one preaching that stuff”. Well a report from the Bleacher Report finds it hard to believe and supporting that fact is Kobe did say he will end his basketball career wearing purple and gold.
