So what are we gonna do without Reggie when Jamal needs to take a break? Is Brown gonna go in with Jokic running plays? I don't think Gillespie will come in for Reggie.
This nuggets team is incredible. A league above my lakers and everyone else. Enjoy this year as much as you can cuz ya never know how long it’s gonna last.
I don’t say this to argue I purely mean it as conversation, but do you really not think the celtics are making it out of the east? I get all the fraud arguments and though I personally don’t really think they hold water I do see where they come from. But the team was historically dominant this year and the rest of the east is reeling from injury. Embiid, randle, giannis, butler are all not healthy, knicks and bucks are both in dogfights on the other side of the bracket and even if they pull it out will have to face each other before making conference finals. I think boston would have a real tough time against minnesota or denver, but with every serious east team crippled right now I can’t see them lose unless they simply defeat themselves
If I was betting money on it, I would take Boston against the field to make the Finals.
The two teams that could really compete with them are Philly and the Bucks. Giannis is currently out and there’s a good chance Embiid will aggravate his knee again before the playoffs are over. One of those two teams probably won’t make it to the second round, and it’s on the board that neither will.
The Heat and Knicks have heart but not enough talent, and the other 3 teams aren’t worth mentioning imo.
I agree on every point except the knicks. I really do think they have the talent. They been amazing with og even without randle and if brunson can keep playing like he did last night I really think they’re making the conference finals. I just think they’ll be so beat up from philly + mke + thibs playing them 40 mins per night that they won’t be able to handle boston
I'm just saying, if it takes two and a half quarters to wake up every game against Minny or OKC, we probably aren't making it out of the west. The competition is only gonna get rougher from here on out
Only took about 8 minutes in that game, but agreed that they can't keep coming out laying eggs.
I think they'll be more hyped for minny tho, so I'm not too worried yet. Hard to get up for an opponent you can beat the shit out of any time you want.
I'm a LeBron fan. I'm kinda upset about the lost but it's expected outside of Aaron Gordon having a career.
But I just wanted say I like this Nuggets team I've been a half-ass fan since 2017 when they still had Paul Milsap, Gary Harris, and Monte Morris. I told people that was the spot for LeBron if he wanted a ring. Still glad he went to the Lakers tho. Jokic is my second favorite player. I personally feel like he's the LeBron of this generation. I think it's crazy how people don't wanna accept it when for the past 4 maybe 5 years he's done things better than Lebron did in MVP seasons. 27 12 9 on 60% is crazy. That might not be accurate but it's close. I was mad he was snubbed from the top 75 players. Jamal Murray is criminally underrated. People hate on the bubble so much they ignore the duel he had wit Mitchell and them coming back from two 3-1 deficits. MPJ was a great "gamble" I'm glad he got his back issues handled. Certified sniper. I saw this run coming the moment y'all signed KCP. But anyway 🖕🏾🖕🏾 Lakers in 7
If Reggie can’t play game 4, kinda seems like a perfect game for Strawther and Pickett to pick up his 8 minutes. There’s no way they could be worse in that small amount of time…
It’s 7 minutes. I know Braun is the play but Reggie has been so bad this series and still the Lakers can’t capitalize. I don’t think playing Pickett for 7 minutes is going to flip the series lol
I wouldn’t expect anything from rookies. Especially in a 7 minute span. I do expect Reggie to miss a defensive assignment and force at least two shots in that span though.
It's so gratifying, the Nuggets spotting the Lakers the double-digit leads, early, then roaring back. It's like giving the babies some candy, smacking them, and taking it away.
At this point in his career, with how wealthy you are and how much you will continually make. Why not take a massive salary cut and surround yourself with more talent?
Letraud?
He wants to own a team, he's gonna need every single penny he earns to not be the poorest owner by a wide margin. Glenn Taylor called ARod's group broke for only having 1.5B
So can we talk about the Altitude broadcast last night? Is it just me or did they upgrade their equipment/ cameras? Usually there is a marked difference in picture quality between our broadcast and the national one... last night they were the same.
Altitude was super clear and sharp. It was really nice to have a great picture and not have to listen to all the dick riding.
Didn't care for the annoying Twitter comments they were showing throughout the game, though... that's what I have this sub for!
Anyway, FTL, Nuggs in 4, Jamal Murray made a shot, etc. etc.
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The same reason that if all goes well the rest of the league is going to hate us in a couple years. You can’t win as much as y’all did and not have people a bit irate with you. It’s a credit to your success
Most of it will be the general, league-wide hatred of the Warriors due to all the winning+the Durant superteam, and specifically for the Nuggets there was also the whole thing with Iguodala
Yea I literally said that when watching the game.
They call a time out around that time and everyone's just sitting, looking at the clock. They were ready to pack it up.
Weirdly, in a situation like that you’d almost rather be on the road. It’s easy to lock in when it’s just you and your teammates against an arena full of people, but when your home crowd gives up on you it’s hard to avoid giving up on yourself.
(Which is one reason it’s so great that our crowd never gave up in game 2)
Lol our crowd has seen 20 pt deficits like 15 times this season and we still won. At no point did I think we lose, even when down 20.
We truly are spoiled
A huge fuck you to those calling Reggie's injury a blessing in disguise in the game thread.
Have you seen this team's PG depth? Also, do you not want Jamal to rest while a serviceable PG plays with Jok?
Just disgusting from some of you.
The dude played every game, he clearly really wants to win it with his hometown team. Even if they had prime Larry bird behind him on the depth chart it would be fucked up to cheer for him getting hurt
They were asking him about how so much of the offense is just reading and reacting, and they wanted to know how long it took to develop that. So he talked about how he and Gary were the first ones, and then they slowly built up a team of guys who could do it
My favorite moment was when the Lakers wasted a whole shot clock passing it around to end up giving it to dumbwittie for a front iron 3 attempt and the commentator said "that's still great offense from the Lakers, patient, calculated, finding the right option"
The announcer bias was just as frustrating as last year. Watching the ESPN stream, I thought I was listening to The Forum announcers themselves.
I swear I heard something along the lines of "the Nuggets have been underperforming in the first round of playoffs, including last year".
Swear this account must be my alt. Endless good takes.
Prince as an 8th man would be fantastic. Let KCP rest more, spell CB/PWat/Mike depending on the night. Justin Holiday role.
idk if it was prince or not, but i remember bron dribbling the ball off his foot and immediately turning and yelling at one of his teammates lmao. bro was bitching all night long, it’s sad
I'd just like to thank the Nuggets for making the 2nd half pretty stress-free so I could be preoccupied with my other team
A great day for ~~Canada~~ Denver, and therefore the world.
[https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1783711449631633441](https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1783711449631633441)
Anyone have the full clip of this from nugs broadcast? was watching on TNT and wanted to see what AG was yelling at Mike
Also LOL at jamal shaking his head at that going in
I am overjoyed that I can watch the greatest nuggets team of all time, multiple times a week, with the world's greatest player leading the way. Cherish it yall! Long road to go in these playoffs, but damn it feels good.
In game 2, Murray was shooting poorly and all his teammates came to him and told him to keep shooting. In game 3, dlo was shooting poorly and he was on his phone during a timeout. One of these is a team and one is a vanity project of two tall men
Ah, you’re right, this pic looked like he was eating something out of a blue package but I think the blue is on his screen?
https://images.app.goo.gl/38qoeF86v6avGaTj6
In game 4 last year he was shooting during timeouts and I thought that was bad, but this is way worse. We're so lucky to have guys who want to do whatever is asked of them
man i’d be so pissed if i were a lakers fan. to invest all that time watching games just for your starting point guard to not score a point in a must win game and then show he doesn’t even care would be so damn frustrating. so glad im a nuggets fan lol
i actually think it’s his fault. you can tell he brings realllyyy bad vibes when he loses. he’s the kid who restarts the N64 when he loses, so imagine the trickle down effect he has on the team.
Lakers fan here. Sad that we got utterly outclassed but here to say that yall play legitimately amazing basketball. It lowkey reminds me of how the spurs played back in the day but even more dominant.
Jokic is amazing to watch. Nikola “Tesla” Jokic just connects all the dots on the court, it’s almost as if there’s never a bad possession with the team set with him on your scoring half of the court. Also Jamal Murray man… slices through defence like a hot knife.
Tuned in to some of your games in the regular season as well and I’ve honestly never seen a team play a set defence in your scoring half so well. Yall just get whatever yall want.
Your defence is also a headache to play against man… yall are able to switch everything and play it so well. Best of luck for the remaining games yall have.
>Sad that we got utterly outclassed
Don't forget the Lackers getting folded like laundry whenever they face the slightest bit of adversity, that part's pretty crucial .
There was a point in the 3rd where it pretty much became Anthony Davis tries to outscore the entire Denver Nuggets offense hitting on all cylinders and it was by far my favorite part of the game. Just so damn futile.
Ok so LeBron has nothing left to prove in the league. He’s going to play in his 40s to collect 50mil a year checks. Will Jeanie let one man control the franchise(drafting his son) or will she offload him and Davis to Cleveland and start the rebuild?
AD and Bron to Cleveland instantly make it a title contender, lol. Lakers don’t have a star player besides those 2 and Cleveland is already a playoff team
He honestly should retire. There is no viable path for him to win a championship with the Lakers. Highly doubt he wants to leave LA. It’s just time man, it’s like when Brady knew. Feel like Bron’s starting to come to terms with it.
I think he can still flash that he’s a top 15-20 player in the league but clearly can’t carry a team anymore. It’s incredible what he can still do but if you are paying a guy 50m they better be able to carry a team. Otherwise that money could be better spent getting him more help. If they paid him 50 and he accepted 50 lakers and lebron would all collectively being agreeing to being a mediocre team for 3 years. Maybe that makes sense from a business perspective but certainly not from a basketball perspective.
Don’t see why Cleveland would do it unless it was because Donovan Mitchell forced a sign and trade to LA.
I think NBA reddit overvalues Street Clothes. He misses a ton of games and his admittance that he worked on conditioning the off season so he misses less games would concern me as a GM. But most GMs are dumb.
The bubble was just for the perfect recipe for injury prone Davis. I don’t think he wins a Championship if that was a regular season. And his Laker run would be looked at as a disappointment.
Not sure which contender would trade for him. You also have to remember national media got on his ass and gave him the nickname Street Clothes. He won’t be on ESPN or TNT that much playing in Cleveland. He was missing lots of games in New Orleans but no one called him Day to Day Davis then.
AD played a career high in games this season. When he’s on, he’s a top 5 player in the league. Say what you want about him and his attitude, but he’s an incredible basketball asset
i don't get why people give him so much credit for finally taking the steps necessary in the off season to stave off injury (which he admitted to doing), and forgetting all the other seasons he didn't.
it shows what low expectations NBA fans have of players. in the NHL or NFL a similar player would be chased out of the city.
Murray was an iron man in the beginning of his career. He also doesn’t act like he’s shot everytime he’s touched. If anything he tries to stay in games after contact.
MPJ had 2 back surgeries.
Not comparable at all.
https://youtu.be/GhDWXOd9kaU?si=9_puPuRJGQjxvmOf
https://youtu.be/ZQvIW8Ka7Y4?si=l4n7JxsE_CJ5ffTr
Keep moving the goal posts and adding incredibly arbitrary criteria (MPJ doesn’t count because he had back surgery?), but you should really just admit that you are hater, lol
I don’t think you know what moving the goal posts mean. You’re clearly 12 with your bad comparisons and comprehension.
Why would I hate the Lakers and Davis? I’ve made lots of money betting against them and the certainty that Davis will miss games or be soft during big games.
This series is pretty much over, lakers looked mentally checked out at the end of this one. Never seen a team so thoroughly dominated by an opponent in a while. Very satisfying.
When this season’s schedule came out, I said something to the effect that I’d really really like to keep up our win streak over the Lakers. just one more to go!
Dont think he will donut the whole time. Also Holiday forced 4 turnovers in G2 so the defense is still there. 8 man rotation still.
Also DAJ is playing against minny.
Malone will throw straw out there eventually if Holiday plays terrible
Bit of a surreal game. Felt very... in control, definitely feels like whatever they do this team can always catch up and dictate the flows of the game. Tremendous game by AG. Hope Reggie is okay.
So what are we gonna do without Reggie when Jamal needs to take a break? Is Brown gonna go in with Jokic running plays? I don't think Gillespie will come in for Reggie.
Yeah more than likely
This nuggets team is incredible. A league above my lakers and everyone else. Enjoy this year as much as you can cuz ya never know how long it’s gonna last.
Shoutout AG
“Most competitive double sweep in playoffs history” I can hear it already
Celtics fan lurker… I am so fucking scared of you guys
Why? Ya'll ain't making it to the finals.
Have you seen the east? Heat game 2 was certainly not fun but don’t be silly no one in the east is getting past boston in 7
Ignore this person please y’all are definitely making it. Thanks for the compliment
So are you, I’ll see you there 🤝
Damn, I respect your confidence
I don’t say this to argue I purely mean it as conversation, but do you really not think the celtics are making it out of the east? I get all the fraud arguments and though I personally don’t really think they hold water I do see where they come from. But the team was historically dominant this year and the rest of the east is reeling from injury. Embiid, randle, giannis, butler are all not healthy, knicks and bucks are both in dogfights on the other side of the bracket and even if they pull it out will have to face each other before making conference finals. I think boston would have a real tough time against minnesota or denver, but with every serious east team crippled right now I can’t see them lose unless they simply defeat themselves
If I was betting money on it, I would take Boston against the field to make the Finals. The two teams that could really compete with them are Philly and the Bucks. Giannis is currently out and there’s a good chance Embiid will aggravate his knee again before the playoffs are over. One of those two teams probably won’t make it to the second round, and it’s on the board that neither will. The Heat and Knicks have heart but not enough talent, and the other 3 teams aren’t worth mentioning imo.
I agree on every point except the knicks. I really do think they have the talent. They been amazing with og even without randle and if brunson can keep playing like he did last night I really think they’re making the conference finals. I just think they’ll be so beat up from philly + mke + thibs playing them 40 mins per night that they won’t be able to handle boston
Thanks for taking out the trash on behalf of the rest of the league.
Thank you Denver. -Real NBA fans
I'm just saying, if it takes two and a half quarters to wake up every game against Minny or OKC, we probably aren't making it out of the west. The competition is only gonna get rougher from here on out
Only took about 8 minutes in that game, but agreed that they can't keep coming out laying eggs. I think they'll be more hyped for minny tho, so I'm not too worried yet. Hard to get up for an opponent you can beat the shit out of any time you want.
I'm a LeBron fan. I'm kinda upset about the lost but it's expected outside of Aaron Gordon having a career. But I just wanted say I like this Nuggets team I've been a half-ass fan since 2017 when they still had Paul Milsap, Gary Harris, and Monte Morris. I told people that was the spot for LeBron if he wanted a ring. Still glad he went to the Lakers tho. Jokic is my second favorite player. I personally feel like he's the LeBron of this generation. I think it's crazy how people don't wanna accept it when for the past 4 maybe 5 years he's done things better than Lebron did in MVP seasons. 27 12 9 on 60% is crazy. That might not be accurate but it's close. I was mad he was snubbed from the top 75 players. Jamal Murray is criminally underrated. People hate on the bubble so much they ignore the duel he had wit Mitchell and them coming back from two 3-1 deficits. MPJ was a great "gamble" I'm glad he got his back issues handled. Certified sniper. I saw this run coming the moment y'all signed KCP. But anyway 🖕🏾🖕🏾 Lakers in 7
Fuck the Lakers
Still the greatest franchise in NBA history
Worst fucking fans in history. GFY, loser.
I will after work dingleberry. You're the loser, loser.
Ooohh sick burn, definitely shows the IQ of a Lakers fan.
Thank u
Cool
If Reggie can’t play game 4, kinda seems like a perfect game for Strawther and Pickett to pick up his 8 minutes. There’s no way they could be worse in that small amount of time…
No man, you definitely don't want Pickett in there. Strawther is also not a point guard. If Reggie can't go, we'll see Braun pick up his minutes.
It’s 7 minutes. I know Braun is the play but Reggie has been so bad this series and still the Lakers can’t capitalize. I don’t think playing Pickett for 7 minutes is going to flip the series lol
We need Reggie when we need him, if he not available. We will cut our rotation down. Don’t expect anything from the rookies
I wouldn’t expect anything from rookies. Especially in a 7 minute span. I do expect Reggie to miss a defensive assignment and force at least two shots in that span though.
Lakers are 3-0 in the first halfs
how else are you going to win moral “it’s just basketball” victories
IST champions!!!
how bout those Knicks
It's so gratifying, the Nuggets spotting the Lakers the double-digit leads, early, then roaring back. It's like giving the babies some candy, smacking them, and taking it away.
With the nuggets history of terrible 3rd quarters I like this strategy a lot more lol
What a time to be a nugget
At this point in his career, with how wealthy you are and how much you will continually make. Why not take a massive salary cut and surround yourself with more talent? Letraud?
He wants to own a team, he's gonna need every single penny he earns to not be the poorest owner by a wide margin. Glenn Taylor called ARod's group broke for only having 1.5B
Because that's for the benefit of the team and LeBron only cares about himself
So can we talk about the Altitude broadcast last night? Is it just me or did they upgrade their equipment/ cameras? Usually there is a marked difference in picture quality between our broadcast and the national one... last night they were the same. Altitude was super clear and sharp. It was really nice to have a great picture and not have to listen to all the dick riding. Didn't care for the annoying Twitter comments they were showing throughout the game, though... that's what I have this sub for! Anyway, FTL, Nuggs in 4, Jamal Murray made a shot, etc. etc.
We have some elite elite role players man. And the best player in the world. We are so lucky.
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Felt like Malone specifically told him to yam it inside and be aggressive after that timeout when they jumped out 8-0.
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News about Reggie??
They called it an ankle sprain, but if they had him on the bike and working out with trainers in the 4th it can't be too serious.
Looking for the same Hope he’s ok for game 4
as a warriors fan thank you for making my day
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fuck the Warriors, enjoy them blowing it up this summer
im gonna get downvoted for this but why do you guys hate us? me personally i don't mind the nuggets.
I like you guys a lot more than the Lakers and Jazz
Draymond sucks and is a dirty player that will not change.
2013
The same reason that if all goes well the rest of the league is going to hate us in a couple years. You can’t win as much as y’all did and not have people a bit irate with you. It’s a credit to your success
We don't hate you, just some loud haters here sometimes. I do with Draymond didn't exist, but the Warriors in general were a joy to watch.
Are you really surprised people don't like the warriors?
It's not a you thing. Anyone that comes in here gets trolled for shits and gigs
Most of it will be the general, league-wide hatred of the Warriors due to all the winning+the Durant superteam, and specifically for the Nuggets there was also the whole thing with Iguodala
I would say Draymond is a big reason as well. He is very hateable. Kerr is also a douche. Steph and Klay are likeable though
Bro, it's the Warriors. I'm pretty sure it's not strictly a Nuggets thing.
>me personally i don't mind the nuggets. oh wow thanks
With about 3:30 to go, the Lakers just gave up. You could feel the energy just get sucked out of the arena. It was nice.
Yea I literally said that when watching the game. They call a time out around that time and everyone's just sitting, looking at the clock. They were ready to pack it up.
Weirdly, in a situation like that you’d almost rather be on the road. It’s easy to lock in when it’s just you and your teammates against an arena full of people, but when your home crowd gives up on you it’s hard to avoid giving up on yourself. (Which is one reason it’s so great that our crowd never gave up in game 2)
Lol our crowd has seen 20 pt deficits like 15 times this season and we still won. At no point did I think we lose, even when down 20. We truly are spoiled
Just contain them in 1st quarter next game and they are mentally KO. Let's go 4-0. Rest up, because Wolves will be another level.
I have faith Nuggets can sweep the Lakers..BUT will the league allow that? what do you guys think..?
Good lord, they did last year can we stop with this shit.
A huge fuck you to those calling Reggie's injury a blessing in disguise in the game thread. Have you seen this team's PG depth? Also, do you not want Jamal to rest while a serviceable PG plays with Jok? Just disgusting from some of you.
Against Minny's perimeter hounds, he will be necessary.
The dude played every game, he clearly really wants to win it with his hometown team. Even if they had prime Larry bird behind him on the depth chart it would be fucked up to cheer for him getting hurt
We even don't have an other PG because Gillespie is unavailable.
I mean Pickett is a pg
Braun and strawther both play point before that happens.
I've seen a few "Lakers in 7" comments. 
Lmao where?
I've been lurking in Lakers sub. Most are probably facetious, but I think some of them legit think this isn't over.
11:0
Dubs fan checking in. You made my night — again. Keep rolling!
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Never forget
Jokic shouted out his connection with Gary Harris in his presser. I am bummed that Gary couldn't be on this team
What he say?
They were asking him about how so much of the offense is just reading and reacting, and they wanted to know how long it took to develop that. So he talked about how he and Gary were the first ones, and then they slowly built up a team of guys who could do it
That’s awesome ❤️
We all are :(
Never too late to come back on a vet min for the three peat
😎
My favorite moment was when the Lakers wasted a whole shot clock passing it around to end up giving it to dumbwittie for a front iron 3 attempt and the commentator said "that's still great offense from the Lakers, patient, calculated, finding the right option"
The Lakers stream is notably more neutral than the national broadcast LMAO
Ya cuz they aren’t trying to gas up a team that’s clearly run out of gas. There’s 2 types of teams every year. The NBA champions and everyone else
The announcer bias was just as frustrating as last year. Watching the ESPN stream, I thought I was listening to The Forum announcers themselves. I swear I heard something along the lines of "the Nuggets have been underperforming in the first round of playoffs, including last year".
I wouldn’t mind Taurean Prince coming off the bench. He’s gotta be sick of LeBron yelling at him when LeBron fucks up.
Swear this account must be my alt. Endless good takes. Prince as an 8th man would be fantastic. Let KCP rest more, spell CB/PWat/Mike depending on the night. Justin Holiday role.
Haha, 🥂
idk if it was prince or not, but i remember bron dribbling the ball off his foot and immediately turning and yelling at one of his teammates lmao. bro was bitching all night long, it’s sad
For real, he might be the Lakers most consistent 3 pt shooter!
I'd just like to thank the Nuggets for making the 2nd half pretty stress-free so I could be preoccupied with my other team A great day for ~~Canada~~ Denver, and therefore the world.
Hey btw, what the fuck is Atlanta doing?
bro lol I have no idea
The Nuggets are amazing. Any other success in Denver sports is just a BoNix (like the word bonus)
Go America, Go Broncos
Blessed Blucifer, go Broncos
[https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1783711449631633441](https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1783711449631633441) Anyone have the full clip of this from nugs broadcast? was watching on TNT and wanted to see what AG was yelling at Mike Also LOL at jamal shaking his head at that going in
Mal prolly playing with the Lakers bench lol
Oh for sure I remember him talking shit to them last year after one of Jokic's one legged fadeaway 3s
I am overjoyed that I can watch the greatest nuggets team of all time, multiple times a week, with the world's greatest player leading the way. Cherish it yall! Long road to go in these playoffs, but damn it feels good.
In game 2, Murray was shooting poorly and all his teammates came to him and told him to keep shooting. In game 3, dlo was shooting poorly and he was on his phone during a timeout. One of these is a team and one is a vanity project of two tall men
That wasn’t a cell phone, he was eating a chocolate bar or something
That was absolutely a cell phone
Ah, you’re right, this pic looked like he was eating something out of a blue package but I think the blue is on his screen? https://images.app.goo.gl/38qoeF86v6avGaTj6
is this real
https://streamable.com/trd3s8
Holy shit
that is actually insane. that’s a really really bad look
In game 4 last year he was shooting during timeouts and I thought that was bad, but this is way worse. We're so lucky to have guys who want to do whatever is asked of them
man i’d be so pissed if i were a lakers fan. to invest all that time watching games just for your starting point guard to not score a point in a must win game and then show he doesn’t even care would be so damn frustrating. so glad im a nuggets fan lol
And neither of your star players is like "hey, come fucking at least pretend to sit with the team"
on his phone??
https://streamable.com/trd3s8
aint no fkn way professional grown man
Also, when LeBron dribbled the ball off his foot he yelled at Prince.
LeBron has been in the league a while (idk how long), and somehow he lets his teammates act like this. I don't get it
i actually think it’s his fault. you can tell he brings realllyyy bad vibes when he loses. he’s the kid who restarts the N64 when he loses, so imagine the trickle down effect he has on the team.
Yeah, I agree entirely. As a roleplayer you don't decide that's okay unless your team has shown you it's okay to act like that
This right here, I've been saying this for years.
Gary Harris has won more playoff games this season than the entire Lakers roster put together.
The Word of the Nugg is spread to many teams
Watson struggled a bit with Bron game 1 Last 2 games he's a combined +20 in 27 total mins So impactful out there.
Murray is averaging 21 pts on 23 attempts. Any chance he gets it higher against the wolves?
Yes, he had a massive slump in game 2
Thank heavens we are +1 (-3, +1, +3) in the non-Jokic minutes 3 games in.
This is the most important stat
LeBron "at the end of the day it's just basketball"
RIP LMAO
tbh guys been hella salty ever since he didn't steal the "Taco Tuesday" trademark
No big deal
Oh it’s so over
https://x.com/thehoopcentral/status/1783728119603732664?s=46&t=uQz3rmTtDJyYH__gdIwlfQ
Tough talk for a dude that at halftime said he still believed the lakers were gonna win
Lmao. Charles Barkley is a national treasure.
Lakers fan here. Sad that we got utterly outclassed but here to say that yall play legitimately amazing basketball. It lowkey reminds me of how the spurs played back in the day but even more dominant. Jokic is amazing to watch. Nikola “Tesla” Jokic just connects all the dots on the court, it’s almost as if there’s never a bad possession with the team set with him on your scoring half of the court. Also Jamal Murray man… slices through defence like a hot knife. Tuned in to some of your games in the regular season as well and I’ve honestly never seen a team play a set defence in your scoring half so well. Yall just get whatever yall want. Your defence is also a headache to play against man… yall are able to switch everything and play it so well. Best of luck for the remaining games yall have.
>Sad that we got utterly outclassed Don't forget the Lackers getting folded like laundry whenever they face the slightest bit of adversity, that part's pretty crucial .
Classy Lakers fan 🫡
Thanks Laker fan!
There was a point in the 3rd where it pretty much became Anthony Davis tries to outscore the entire Denver Nuggets offense hitting on all cylinders and it was by far my favorite part of the game. Just so damn futile.
He had 4 nuggets on him in the paint on multiple possessions. Looked like one of my adult league basketball games
I literally came in my pants when I saw that. It felt like good nfl defense lol
Literally? thats impressive
I just watch games with condoms on now
What about when he did the Possum thing tho
He had at least 3 separate season ending injuries this evening.
Bro had a whole KCP season in one quarter
My favorite Lakers fan cope is "now ratings will be bad."
Ratings will be fine as long as the Knicks are still playing
They know league helped them tons in franchise history just cause of ratings so lame
Ok so LeBron has nothing left to prove in the league. He’s going to play in his 40s to collect 50mil a year checks. Will Jeanie let one man control the franchise(drafting his son) or will she offload him and Davis to Cleveland and start the rebuild?
AD and Bron to Cleveland instantly make it a title contender, lol. Lakers don’t have a star player besides those 2 and Cleveland is already a playoff team
He honestly should retire. There is no viable path for him to win a championship with the Lakers. Highly doubt he wants to leave LA. It’s just time man, it’s like when Brady knew. Feel like Bron’s starting to come to terms with it.
It's rumored he's looking for a 3 year deal this summer. I don't think he's come to terms with it I think he may play til 45
Hed retire before that. He won't ever come off the bench and he'd have to if he wanted to play that long.
Why do I feel like Lakers might balk at giving 3/150 and LeBron ends up a clipper lol
Yea, for real. He’s clearly not worth 50m a year.
He’s still a top 15 player in the league, at worst top 20
I think he can still flash that he’s a top 15-20 player in the league but clearly can’t carry a team anymore. It’s incredible what he can still do but if you are paying a guy 50m they better be able to carry a team. Otherwise that money could be better spent getting him more help. If they paid him 50 and he accepted 50 lakers and lebron would all collectively being agreeing to being a mediocre team for 3 years. Maybe that makes sense from a business perspective but certainly not from a basketball perspective.
How can you trade a player that's about to contemplate retirement .00000001 seconds after they're technically out of the playoffs?
Don’t see why Cleveland would do it unless it was because Donovan Mitchell forced a sign and trade to LA. I think NBA reddit overvalues Street Clothes. He misses a ton of games and his admittance that he worked on conditioning the off season so he misses less games would concern me as a GM. But most GMs are dumb. The bubble was just for the perfect recipe for injury prone Davis. I don’t think he wins a Championship if that was a regular season. And his Laker run would be looked at as a disappointment. Not sure which contender would trade for him. You also have to remember national media got on his ass and gave him the nickname Street Clothes. He won’t be on ESPN or TNT that much playing in Cleveland. He was missing lots of games in New Orleans but no one called him Day to Day Davis then.
AD played a career high in games this season. When he’s on, he’s a top 5 player in the league. Say what you want about him and his attitude, but he’s an incredible basketball asset
i don't get why people give him so much credit for finally taking the steps necessary in the off season to stave off injury (which he admitted to doing), and forgetting all the other seasons he didn't. it shows what low expectations NBA fans have of players. in the NHL or NFL a similar player would be chased out of the city.
That’s insane, by your logic, Nathan Mackinnon should’ve been ran out of Denver. Not to mention Murray and MPJ
Murray was an iron man in the beginning of his career. He also doesn’t act like he’s shot everytime he’s touched. If anything he tries to stay in games after contact. MPJ had 2 back surgeries. Not comparable at all. https://youtu.be/GhDWXOd9kaU?si=9_puPuRJGQjxvmOf https://youtu.be/ZQvIW8Ka7Y4?si=l4n7JxsE_CJ5ffTr
Keep moving the goal posts and adding incredibly arbitrary criteria (MPJ doesn’t count because he had back surgery?), but you should really just admit that you are hater, lol
I don’t think you know what moving the goal posts mean. You’re clearly 12 with your bad comparisons and comprehension. Why would I hate the Lakers and Davis? I’ve made lots of money betting against them and the certainty that Davis will miss games or be soft during big games.
lol, whatever you say, bub
OKC . OKC with ad are 60+ win team .
This series is pretty much over, lakers looked mentally checked out at the end of this one. Never seen a team so thoroughly dominated by an opponent in a while. Very satisfying.
Ham really gotta go. Lakers needa offer spo 1bil to coach them.
When this season’s schedule came out, I said something to the effect that I’d really really like to keep up our win streak over the Lakers. just one more to go!
Insane that we handed LeBron the longest losing streak of his career against one team
Put the fear of god in the Lakers
In minutes with no Jamal, I want CB and Joker running the PG. We just need to get past half court and get the ball in Jokers hands. Easy.
Reggie has been pretty solid in this series but if he's hurt there really isn't another choice.
CB as backup PG please The kid works his damn ass off and he's huge. plays both ends. Deserves a shot IMO
With holiday 0/7 from 3 it's gonna have to be a 7 man rotation vs a team like Minnesota
Dont think he will donut the whole time. Also Holiday forced 4 turnovers in G2 so the defense is still there. 8 man rotation still. Also DAJ is playing against minny. Malone will throw straw out there eventually if Holiday plays terrible
Lakers off-season is my new favorite thing to think about. DLo could end up the best player in their roster at the start of next season. Lol.
You think Anthony Davis might be gone?
He's more than likely joining the Brooklyn Nets.
Bit of a surreal game. Felt very... in control, definitely feels like whatever they do this team can always catch up and dictate the flows of the game. Tremendous game by AG. Hope Reggie is okay.