An NBA season is made up of matches, guys who watch them and talk about them, but also guys who watch them and rate them. Probable revenge after a youth spent collecting zeros, and a perfect opportunity in any case to let go of the punchline by the kilo. Once again this season, Team Notes will delight you with its unfailing imagination, while still trying to talk a little bit about basketball. Chick?
This match is also the return of LeBron James to business, and for the first time since… 2007, LBJ will spring from the bench so as not to dislodge the franchise-player Austin Reaves. Opposite, DeMar DeRozan is back and Zach LaVine is simply infernal. The Lakers suffered the law of the Bulls who obviously did not fall into the trap of the city’s nightlife. Do we make notes now?
# Los Angeles Lakers
Anthony Davis (5,5) : severely handicapped by faults, he could not play as much as he would have liked tonight. He was still ultra clean, as usual, but that didn’t save the Lakers. It’s been in the garage too long, AD.
Jarred Vanderbilt (3) : One Vanderbilt is a building in New York that serves as an observatory from which you can observe the Big Apple from above. Seeing Jarred Vanderbilt’s +/- tonight, which is -27, we also got a little dizzy.
Troy Brown Jr. (6) : one of the few among the people of the lake who did the job. Despite skateboard brand initials, TBJ sent some big tricks behind the arc. TBJ also means Very Well Played somewhere.
Austin Reaves (5,5) : he didn’t have the usual batch of free throws tonight despite his splendid Peaky Blinder haircut, but the new Crimson and Gold darling was once again very clean. Tonight, it would have taken Tommy Shelby to win.
Dennis Schroeder (3.5) : a well-stocked stats sheet for the Schröde but not much success in shooting, a good part of his points being gleaned from free throws. If he had participated in a video “Who is the impostor?” of Squeezie, we would have found the answer very quickly.
Malik Beasley (4,5) : the type machine-guns without stopping, and this until death ensues from it. If he has no more bullets in the magazine, he will certainly make a blowpipe or a slingshot to continue his demolition business. 6/14 at 3 points, felt 2/800.
LeBron James (6,5) : his return was as expected as that of Cauet Burger at Quick, and LeBron finally came off the bench for the first time since 2007. For his return the Lakers lost. Is he really the GOAT? Should we give the keys to the attack to Austin Reaves? Is LBJ over? Find all these files tomorrow on Exclusive inquiry TrashTalk.
Wenyen Gabriel (4) : 8 minutes spent on the floor for a differential of -19, we are not mathematicians, but we imagine that it sucks a little. Having to leave Davis for Gabriel is like having to leave Fouquet’s to go to an obscure tacos rated 2.4 stars on TripAdvisor.
Lonnie Walker IV (4) : an entry as tasteless as the voice-over of TikTok for the fourth of the name. Meanwhile, Mo Bamba and Rui Hachimura stage dwarf fights in Beverly Hills.
# Chicago Bulls
Nikola Vucevic (4) : on a too vehement challenge, the Montenegrin, fan of Booba, was invited to join the locker room in advance by the refereeing body. How not to be a pitbull when life is a female dog?
DeMar DeRozan (7) : if he starts to fuck his shots from afar, then he might as well stop everything and start curling. In his hometown, DMDR has been simple, efficient, and as valuable as ever. The little potatoes lost in your portion of fries at McDo.
Alex Caruso (4,5) : the divine bald was back with his ex, and if his team won, Carupelle was not the main architect of this victory. The shy student in the class who is criticized for not speaking up enough in class.
Zach LaVine (7,5) : like flour and eggs in a cake, he mixed each of his opponents tonight. His end to the game is a little scarier and more reminiscent of Zach LaVinasse, but overall he mastered his subject tonight in the city of angels, and did not show up on the field drunk like many on a Sunday in LA So a priori, Zach LaVine leads the life of a priest.
Patrick Beverley (6) : he, Patoche Beverley, dared to sign “too small” to LeBron James, but only with a 10-point lead 1 minute from the end. And if it was him, the student who wrote “the nerve, that’s it.” in the philosophy baccalaureate?
Coby White (6) : if you got a basketball in your window, it’s probably the work of Coby White, who probably wanted to meet Thomas Pesquet. Despite a rather atrocious percentage, he weighed in every compartment of the game. Great Mendes.
Patrick Williams (5,5) : if we had sent Patrick Williams to Wuhan in 2020, the whole world would never have been confined at the time.
Andre Drummond (6,5) : Kamoulox alert, the other AD of this match was very good today. Otherwise you saw the bomb Kevin Durant at the Warriors?
Ayo Dosunmu (5,5) : Ayo is the favorite onomatopoeia of Julien des Marseillais, but it is also the first name of a very useful player in the rotation of the Bulls. Dosunmu made a pure entrance into his role off the bench. Total treat
Derrick Jones Jr. (6) : his airplane mode was removed once he was on the floor. Two long shots and a nice dunk late in the game. As solid as a Nokia 3310.
Final score: 118 to 108. The Lakers do not take advantage of the misstep of the Mavs to put themselves well in the race for the Playoffs. The Bulls, they give themselves a little air thanks to Zach LaVine in boss mode. LeBron was robbed of a win for his comeback.
