He usually rests for half of the 4th quarter and if Lebron, Reaves, DLo decides to takeover they don’t usually pass the ball to anyone.
puhtime
A healthy Lonzo on this team 😮💨🥲😭😭
Adept_Help679
AD usually gets the blame for this too. I will never understand it.
nottherealstanlee
Happened over and over and over again. We’d stop running organized offense and stop going to AD in the post after he’d smash teams for 3 quarters. Blame coaching. Blame our guards and Bron. Idc. It’s unacceptable.
outsidehere
For real. Especially when it’s clear that no one can guard AD
Oxygenius_
Maybe because he expends a lot of energy on defense?
Tyronetyroned
Says the guy who hasn’t played a minute in what 2 season? Please.
TorontoRaptors34
Imo AD is not the guy who u rely to drop 40 a right AD would be 25-28 and 12 with a couple blocks. When u can get a healthy burst of both its better than grinding him into the mud
qualityskootchtime
He did seem to get very passive late in games but It also seemed like many of our guys didn’t even know how get it to AD in the post where he could cook
mtrn3
4th quarter is Lebron’s time to pound the ball for 15 seconds at the three point line.
Miserable-Lawyer-233
That’s AD’s entire career. No one understands it. He doesn’t demand or want the ball in those situations. AD has long struggled with pressure and expectations and I think as the game nears the end he’s relieved that he has someone like LeBron to take that pressure off him, so he’s more than happy to not have to be the one to carry the team in the clutch.
DragonfruitWeary8413
Frustrating
bvgingy
It blows my mind people still dont understand why this occurs. This is the byproduct of having a star who is reliant on being an off ball player while having limited guard play and limited off ball shooting.
You can’t give AD the ball and have an iso and go score. He can’t bring the ball up the court and attack by himself in transition. He can’t run the offense. He can’t come out and get the ball and clear out. He is reliant on someone giving him the ball on the block and feeding him the ball in PnR, transition, cuts, etc.
The reason it becomes more difficult in the second half is because teams get tighter with their defense on AD. They help towards him, show him more doubles, prioritize him more in the PnR, etc. The Lakers dont have the off ball shooting, rim pressure, or PnR guard play to make teams pay for this.
antman8504
Lakers and LeBron teams of the past play way too much iso down the stretch. That’s why Kyrie and Bron were great together.
AD is better while running an offense rather than just taking on double teams in an iso situation.
Shame on this team for now finding a way to keep AD involved late in games
Any_Wrongdoer_9796
He’s right
Nefariousness1-
One of us
Alone-Information-35
Uh idk maybe he is exhausted.
irsute74
Funny because lonzo is that type of dude too.
wgs8453
LBJ iso and jacked up 3’s.
gregmango2323
Should’ve traded kuz instead of lonzo
the-Aleexous
Not this. Especially against Denver. The Lakers aren’t Denver. AD Can score but the stats always start a slow isolation where basically no one else in the team touches the ball while he back down whoever is playing against., Great if he’s shooting well, but if he doesn’t, there’s no more momentum to carry the team. The other players don’t touch the ball or getting involved, so come, fourth-quarter, you double him and make him kick out to shooters generally, don’t hit shots if they’re not in rhythm. With jokic, he how reliable shooters and will still move the ball until he goes into the post immediately so guys in the team have had touches before the last 15 seconds. Therefore, when he kicks out the ball if he gets doubled, his players have rhythm and a better chance. If the offense does run through AD, the ball should move quickly and get to him early in the shot clock and he makes a quick move, deliberate, or the ball moves for a better shot and it gets it later than the clock and is deliberate.
123edcvfr456
Me too Zo, me too
Gotsta_Win
Blame lebron
frobebryant92
The post title is very misleading. Lonzo is saying feed the ball to AD. The team always stop feeding him in the 4th for some reason
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He usually rests for half of the 4th quarter and if Lebron, Reaves, DLo decides to takeover they don’t usually pass the ball to anyone.
A healthy Lonzo on this team 😮💨🥲😭😭
AD usually gets the blame for this too. I will never understand it.
Happened over and over and over again. We’d stop running organized offense and stop going to AD in the post after he’d smash teams for 3 quarters. Blame coaching. Blame our guards and Bron. Idc. It’s unacceptable.
For real. Especially when it’s clear that no one can guard AD
Maybe because he expends a lot of energy on defense?
Says the guy who hasn’t played a minute in what 2 season? Please.
Imo AD is not the guy who u rely to drop 40 a right AD would be 25-28 and 12 with a couple blocks. When u can get a healthy burst of both its better than grinding him into the mud
He did seem to get very passive late in games but It also seemed like many of our guys didn’t even know how get it to AD in the post where he could cook
4th quarter is Lebron’s time to pound the ball for 15 seconds at the three point line.
That’s AD’s entire career. No one understands it. He doesn’t demand or want the ball in those situations. AD has long struggled with pressure and expectations and I think as the game nears the end he’s relieved that he has someone like LeBron to take that pressure off him, so he’s more than happy to not have to be the one to carry the team in the clutch.
Frustrating
It blows my mind people still dont understand why this occurs. This is the byproduct of having a star who is reliant on being an off ball player while having limited guard play and limited off ball shooting.
You can’t give AD the ball and have an iso and go score. He can’t bring the ball up the court and attack by himself in transition. He can’t run the offense. He can’t come out and get the ball and clear out. He is reliant on someone giving him the ball on the block and feeding him the ball in PnR, transition, cuts, etc.
The reason it becomes more difficult in the second half is because teams get tighter with their defense on AD. They help towards him, show him more doubles, prioritize him more in the PnR, etc. The Lakers dont have the off ball shooting, rim pressure, or PnR guard play to make teams pay for this.
Lakers and LeBron teams of the past play way too much iso down the stretch. That’s why Kyrie and Bron were great together.
AD is better while running an offense rather than just taking on double teams in an iso situation.
Shame on this team for now finding a way to keep AD involved late in games
He’s right
One of us
Uh idk maybe he is exhausted.
Funny because lonzo is that type of dude too.
LBJ iso and jacked up 3’s.
Should’ve traded kuz instead of lonzo
Not this. Especially against Denver. The Lakers aren’t Denver. AD Can score but the stats always start a slow isolation where basically no one else in the team touches the ball while he back down whoever is playing against., Great if he’s shooting well, but if he doesn’t, there’s no more momentum to carry the team. The other players don’t touch the ball or getting involved, so come, fourth-quarter, you double him and make him kick out to shooters generally, don’t hit shots if they’re not in rhythm. With jokic, he how reliable shooters and will still move the ball until he goes into the post immediately so guys in the team have had touches before the last 15 seconds. Therefore, when he kicks out the ball if he gets doubled, his players have rhythm and a better chance.
If the offense does run through AD, the ball should move quickly and get to him early in the shot clock and he makes a quick move, deliberate, or the ball moves for a better shot and it gets it later than the clock and is deliberate.
Me too Zo, me too
Blame lebron
The post title is very misleading. Lonzo is saying feed the ball to AD. The team always stop feeding him in the 4th for some reason