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[Post Game Thread] The Suns (4-1), without Booker and Beal, destroy the Lakers (2-4) and their starters 123-100. Durant led the way in scoring with 21 points despite only playing the first half. (alien.top)

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BOX SCORE

Lakers starters played until halfway in the 3rd quarter. No Booker, no Beal, and Durant only played in the first half. Lakers bench was atrocious. Cam Reddish, Christian Wood, and Rui Hachimura combined for 7 points. Collectively they were a -93.

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[–] rice_bledsoe@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lee - Watanabe - KBD - Metu - Eubanks.

A two-way bull in a china shop, three power forwards, and a 6'11 center with t-rex arms.

This lineup was shockingly effective.

I'd say Vogel may have struck gold with this weird mishmash of non-starters, but they just played Max Christie, Christian Wood, Cam Reddish, and Rui Hachimura, surely nobody who would get rotational minutes on the Lakers at this point.

[–] taititans@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You think Rui isn’t getting rotational minutes for the Lakers??? Have I misread?

[–] rice_bledsoe@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

It was an intentional shot.

[–] vrkhfkb@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Rui Hachimura, surely nobody who would get rotational minutes

My dude…Rui will be a starter 😂

[–] rice_bledsoe@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah it was an intentional shot

[–] captain_ahabb@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Seems pretty likely at this point the fifth starter will be Prince. Rui will be in the rotation though.