Lakers vs. Nuggets recap: Another painful loss

“when u dont play well and nearly beat a great team, thats the sign of a great team”

REALLY GK?

always good for 1 travel/double drible and 1 step out of bounds a game…LOL

But it wasn’t a panic-mode-inducing type of game. We just played badly overall and were still in it at the end. My only concern was the execution on that last play but hopefully just a lapse in judgement by Al. Just re-watch the tape and look at what went wrong and we’ll be fine on the days we get a reasonable amount of rest imo.

I think this was a heroic effort by the Nugs tonight. The Lakers were rested and waiting while the Nugs were arriving in the middle of the night after the Clips game. The Nugs were just fatigued, and that’s why the shots weren’t falling. Everything was clanging off the front of the rim because of dead legs. If it hadn’t been for that, the Nugs would’ve won easily.

The schedule makers handed this one to the Lakers in advance.

as is 3 kevins. wtf

In Portland on the tail end of a back-back-back, while traveling for the third straight day, in the snow? I really hate this stupid condense schedule

funny thing is, the final score doesn’t really surprise me. Nuggets just doesn’t know how to finished games.

Whereas I think we actually lossed the games vs. the Clips and Grizz – games we absolutely should’ve had but squandered. Tonight, we were not playing well, and we could’ve stolen the game to make up for one of the other losses… and we failed.

Ridiculous inbounds play.

Tough game, but this was clearly one of those “schedule” losses, flying home at 3am off a game the night before in LA. Would really like to see Gallo bring something in these games – - he seems over reliant on standing outside and firing stiff-legged 3’s when he is tired. Nuggs fought hard so nothing to be depressed about. Clearly shows that a rested Nuggets team is better than the Lakers (who were rested last night), which is great news for this team. Okc is going to win the Division, so it is all about getting a Top 4 spot IMO. I keep thinking Chandler will be a nice addition, particularly on nights like this that Gallo doesn’t have it.

The Harrington shot was fine, but really in that situation Lawson needs to get in the paint and either score or get a great look for someone. I know Fisher fouled him, but if Lawson’s gonna be co-leader of the team (with Gallinari) he’s got to be able to manhandle one of the worst starters in the NBA in a crucial situation.

and the lakers are not a fastbreaking team.

so, i was puzzled by Karl’s decision to not have guys like lawson, afflalo, miller, and gallinari crash the offensive glass.

I’m sorry, but once the Lakers slowed down the tempo in the 4th with the Nugs not having the legs to run anyway, Miller and Lawson should not have been in together down the stretch. Miller was guarding Kobe and although he did the best he could bu Kobe hit enough buckets, got to the line, and found the open man on the double team when AAA could have guarded him one on one. Plus Lawson was way sloppy the last 5 minutes along with Miller with costly TO’s. I diasgree with benching Gallo in crunch time, he is a 6’10 shooter who can handle the ball AND drive to the hoop, as well as your best % FT shooter, regardless of what happened in the 1st 3 qtrs, he needs to be in there in critical moments. I’m getting tired of coach’s schizoness when it comes to rotations, looked great the night before against the Clippers, clueless against the Lakers, especially in the 2nd half when Kobe is going off in the 3rd. Plus, he ran Miller and Lawson into the ground enough to pretty much guarantee a loss against Portland tonight in an already tough situation. I don’t think Coach Karl is capable of making consistent good decisions in tight games anymore, and last night he below .500 for his career in games decided by 3pts or less. Of course if the Nuggets shot better and didn’t miss 10+ layups and dunks in addition to not knocking Bynum on his ass, this would all be moot. I need a break…may skip watching them tonight, 3 nights in a row up until midnight after shoveling snow the past two days not feeling good!

Nuggets waive forward Demarre Carroll.

Ill Will coming back or is Masai making a move?

I wasn’t happy with the loss, but I tend to agree that it stinks a whole lot less than the Clippers and Memphis losses, as the Nuggets played like shit offensively all night but were able to play good enough defense to stick around against a rested Lakers team.

Not looking forward to tonight’s game. If there was one game on the schedule where we could have used a pen to scribble down a prediction of a loss, it is this one.

That said, I expect to see some fight from the Nuggets and Miller to play amazing and to see our hearts broken by yet another close loss.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/17112337/postups-recent-coach-changes-may-foreshadow-ouster-of-some-gms

With AAA’s uninspiring play and Gallo’s current inconsistency from game to game, the signing of Chandler is almost becoming a must. Chandler can play so many positions, has a nice offensive game, is young, and is a GREAT perimeter defender. Really hope we can nail down Chandler for 3 or 4 years.

Since i was there last night.

Nene: I was disappointed with his soft performance.

Late game situations: Why was Andre Miller guarding Kobe Bryant? We should have had AAA or Gallo guarding Kobe
As for Gallo, I know he was struggling, but he should have been out there in crunch time instead of Rudy. He’s not getting paid 40 Mil to sit on the bench in crunch time.
Al Buckets was on fire late in the game. He made two three pointers in a row and on the next possesion Rudy jacks up a 3. We should have kept feeding Al the ball.

The turning point of the game was when Mozgov got injured. I know it’s an ankle sprain, but if Moz is out for 10 or more games, we should seriously consider getting a veteran center.

We need to trade for or sign one if moz is out for awhile. I’m not cool with Kofous starting at the center position.

From his long stay in the Doghouse.
Unless they sign someone. Why does GK think Buckets is a backup center.

Did anyone see Kobe’s slight diss of Karl?

There isn’t a lot of Stiffs bitching about Karl’s rotations last night.

I think Karl coached a pretty good game. The reason Denver lost was pretty clear: Nene missing several lay-ups and Gallo disappearing on offense.

Just a few more made buckets — something the Nuggets are good at as the second highest FG% team — and Denver has this.

The defense was pretty solid all night. Yeah, Kobe and Bynum got theirs, but whatever. The problem was offense, lack thereof.

I’m not sure if Cleveland would go for it but here it goes

Nuggets receive Varejao and Ramon Sessions

Magic receive Gasol and Bynum

Lakers receive Howard and Miller

Cavs receive Turkoglu and Kofous (maybe throw a first round pick in there.

I am not a GK basher, and respect how he gets his teams ready to play. BUT, I do think he gets a little stuck in his pre-planned rotations, and obviously likes “his guys” on the court at crunch time. That being said, he has shown a willingness to bench Bird, Gallo and AAA when they are not playing well, has give Moz more minutes when he is producing, and did play Manimal some in the 4th against the Clips. . I think he is coming around. This 66 game schedule changes everything, and Karl has been a bit slow to adjust to the demands of a 66 game schedule. He needs to go deeper with his bench, for longer minutes, on these nutty back to backs…

Gallo face-palming after missing a dunk last night.

He was fouled on the play, but he should have finished and he knew it. You can see how frustrated he gets when his shot isn’t falling. I’m pretty sure the frustration just makes him shoot more and eventually he just gives up and starts passing the ball.

Hopefully the extra rest last night will help him bounce back tonight. If the Nuggets go 2-1 on this b3b, that’s pretty good.

But: don’t count on it.