I still think people are a little off base on the Jrue hate from last night. He wasn't efficient offensively, but he was the only starter with a positive +/- for the night.

We were absolutely killed when Hart and Etwaun were out there as Hart finished at -16 and Moore finished at -13 in 4 minutes. The call to put Okafor in was obviously the worst of the evening as that stretch allowed LAL to stretch the lead back out before half.

JJ had the best +/- on the night at +12 so the gravity he created was obviously helpful as he didn't take a shot last night to contribute any direct help.

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:00 am to ThePistol

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I still think people are a little off base on the Jrue hate from last night.

I think criticism of his offense last night is very fair. He was playing hero/heat check ball and acting like he was feeling it when he clearly wasn't. I know the Lakers were taking away passing lanes, but he should have been much less aggressive and played within the flow of the game. Zion and Ingram should be the only players with the green light to force the action on offense.

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JJ had the best +/- on the night at +12 so the gravity he created was obviously helpful as he didn't take a shot last night to contribute any direct help.

I don't think you can make that assumption. The Pels typically made runs when LeBron sat, I would bet JJ wasn't on the court much while LeBron was in and that would explain his +/-.

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Posted by Hester Carries

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Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:53 am to ThePistol

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JJ had the best +/- on the night at +12 so the gravity he created was obviously helpful as he didn't take a shot last night to contribute any direct help.

He also played a lot when Lebron was out of the game lol.

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