The Los Angeles Lakers dropped arguably their worst loss of the season against the Orlando Magic on Friday. They never led and were down by 23 points at one point, eventually falling 109-90.
Honestly, the game was so brutal (the Magic had NINE blocks in the FIRST quarter) that I don’t really want to write a recap. So instead, I’m turning this into a mailbag about the game, the team, and babies.
Let’s go.
@LakersOutsiders where do babies come from?
— Brad Santa Geiser (@therealbradg) December 24, 2016
Good start, Brad, my dear Kings’ fan friend.
You see, when a man and a woman love each other very much…
Rain drop
Drop top
Robert Horry at the buzzer with the big shot pic.twitter.com/z2p6KSdrZT— Lakers Outsiders (@LakersOutsiders) December 23, 2016
Something like that.
@LakersOutsiders when we trading clarkson
— CalvinOVO (@Therealcalving) December 24, 2016
Look, I get the frustrations with Clarkson. His defense has regressed greatly and he hasn’t been making plays for his teammates. In a lot of ways, he looks like last year’s Randle. He has one great skill (scoring the ball) but doesn’t do a whole lot else.
That said, he’s pretty great at that scoring thing given his age and experience level. We’ve seen flashes of that passing ability before, at least. And he was legitimately decent on defense early on this year.
Clarkson is on a really good contract and has a role on this team at least as a bench scorer moving forward. Unless a really good deal comes along, he’s here to stay. For now, we should exercise the same amount of patience with him as we do with all the other young players.
@LakersOutsiders don't you think lakers will be better with mozgov coming off bench. I don't see how much he changes the ame..
— St.kenry (@stkenry) December 24, 2016
I’m not super impressed with Mozgov but there’s not a great alternative to start for him. Starting Tarik Black or Larry Nance, Jr. once they’re back from injuries gives you defense and rebounding issues.
Mozgov isn’t playing a ton of minutes and when he plays, he’s not necessarily a liability even when he doesn’t do much. I don’t think benching him fixes anything.
@LakersOutsiders here's a live look at the Laker's locker room pic.twitter.com/BMLZBd798M
— Man Date (@mymandate) December 24, 2016
Word.
@LakersOutsiders Dude, there's still positives to take away: DAR looks to be moving around great, Zubac shows potential….i dunno, whatever
— Rob (@VCTacos) December 24, 2016
I agree!
I think tonight’s loss was the worst of the year from start to finish, but there’s plenty of positives this year.
D’Angelo Russell might not have the volume of stats, but he’s been a legitimately great scorer this year and often shows his killer passing ability. Brandon Ingram hasn’t shot the ball well but he’s exceeded all expectations as a defender and playmaker. And Zubac is on his way to be the greatest of all time.
@blssblog @LakersOutsiders Is Elfrid Payton's hair the worst in the NBA right now?
— Masta Red Snappa (@MastaRedSnappa) December 24, 2016
I actually kind of like Payton’s ridiculous hair even if I Can’t Feel My Face when I see it. Plus, did you see what Meyers Leonard looked like earlier this year?
@blssblog talk about Jeff Green
— Adithya (@brownasthenight) December 24, 2016
Those six points and one assist tonight was the sole reason the Magic won!
@blssblog also talk about how much the Lakers will lose by on Christmas
— Adithya (@brownasthenight) December 24, 2016
There’s no way true point guard Marcelo Huertas loses to Chris Paul.
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