Lakers (5-27) at Celtics (18-13) Game #32 12/30/15

[Quetzalcoatl]

Quick Nets update: Magic have caught back up and it's a 3 point game now.

[esel1000]

Randle hit a 3??? Lol of course he did just like Drummond

[Ilikesports17]

If he can actually shoot than the smart vs rankle convo completely changes.

[LarBrd33]

Who's saying no to Marcus for Randle trade after watching Randle?

i think if you were to look at those two guys right now, randle's future as a 20/10 guy is clearer than Smart's future as a star PG.   Randle is already basically a double-double guy as a rookie averaging 12 and 9.5.    Smart has proven to be an elite defensive guard, but nothing more.   Critics still lean on randle having atrocious defense, but that's partially perception at this point.  His defense might be better than Smart's offense.  That said, randle's offensive game is still limited.  He's needs to keep working on his shot.

Do you really think rankle will ever average 20 and 10? I'd be shocked

Sure.  Why wouldn't he ?  His defense might never be good, but he's well on his way to being a z-bo or David Lee.   He's 20 and already averaging 12 and 9.5 in a Kobe-centric offense.

[max215]

Splash!

[BudweiserCeltic]

Crowder has been amazing honestly.

[slamtheking]

how the hell do they let that inbound get that far on that play?

[bello_man09]

ok the laker players are annoying me now..acting like they just won the game.

[jpotter33]

If he can actually shoot than the smart vs rankle convo completely changes.

He can shoot threes like Amir can shoot threes, i.e. anyone can hit them when they're that wide open.

[positivitize]

Lakers on track to score 116.

Not sure where that defensive DNA is...

[oldtype]

I guess it's nice that we're still in this despite playing our worst half in recent memory.

[Vox_Populi]

So, Smart needs to play more in the second half...

[oldtype]

So, Smart needs to play more in the second half...

Nah, what we need is another ten minutes of David Lee

[LarBrd33]

If he can actually shoot than the smart vs rankle convo completely changes.

He can shoot threes like Amir can shoot threes, i.e. anyone can hit them when they're that wide open.

if you actually watch the lakers games like you claim, you've seen his shot developing. 

[MJohnnyboy]

Lakers on track to score 116.

Not sure where that defensive DNA is...

Simple. For some odd reason, Brad decided to play our worst defensive players (Young and Lee) over one of our best (Smart). Hopefully Brad has learned from this and will not play them anymore in the second half. Not just for this game but for my own sanity.