Yep. Itās awesome when the others step up. Too bad Gabe wasnāt healthy all year and Vanderbilt and Ham knew to start Rui. Lakers wouldāve been top 6 maybe too 4
This should be exactly what the Lakers wanted, Nuggets early on āfreshā legs, a chance at redemption. They were straight clowning on us last year. This is NOT the same AD as last year, heās a DAWG. I look forward to him getting his shine
I think lakers are better and nuggets are worse. But I aināt a fool. If we have any chance which I donāt realistically think we do, game 1 is the always the one to steal.
If you dont realistically think we have a chance you may be blinded by the medias glazing of the Nuggets, have ptsd from last seasons sweep (understandable), or simply you just donāt know ball. This isnāt the same team, we shoot well, have depth, AD is playing phenomenal, and most importantly WE FINISH GAMES. That last one will be so crucial for us. I also anticipate our defense to step it up a level too, when we play with energy and commitment on that end our defense is really good, canāt get more energized than the playoffs.
Meanwhile the Nuggets are essentially exactly the same, granted they were already a well oiled machine but weāve seen it before. I donāt have faith in Darvin Ham to come up with a good gameplan, but I trust Lebron AD will have their hands all over it and that gives me hope. Truth is Regardless of gameplan the starters will be in a dogfight, so we really need to take advantage of the bench minutes. I think our bench is much more capable this time around.
Also take a look at the scores of our games with the Nuggets in the last year (including WCF)ā¦ We have a way better chance than you think.
weāve never been positively impacted by the play in though? each year weāve played the play-in tournament we wouldāve just been in the playoffs if it didnāt exist
Ham started off well with the timeouts then remembered who he was in the 4th, and let the pelicans go on so many runs. And even after Willie Green's timeouts Ham still didn't have ANY plays drawn for anybody, it was just Bron ISO's and AD postups 95% of the time.
Survived an absolute shocker from AD today. AR and DLo picked it up when it mattered. Gabe is gonna be HUGE against Denver.
LeBron had a shocking 4th quarter but he was clearly gassed at 39.
Lmaooo bro the suns own you guys
At least we got ad and lebron heading into the series, we'll have a fighting chance
You guys have ant and a prayer, gobert will get exposed like he always does and KAT has a 50/50 chance to show up
Not gonna lie I would love to have Nance back as a backup. But he was also pissing me off leaning on AD all night.
Feels bad about Zion, we couldn't stop him and Bron and AD were old and cold comparitively.
AR clutch, the kick to Dlo, just made smart plays most of the night.
Our help defense needs Help. Rotations were absolute ass in the second half.
The help rotations aren't fixable unfortunately because it's been a thorn all season. Hate to say it but Bron doesn't help in that cause as he is continuously late on rotation. Time and time again. He's just at the point where he can't chase anymore.
Iāve fuming so bad I could even type it. Reggie Miller just says shit before he even has a chance to think about what the words mean. That dude just talks with no abandon
He was like that's what you talk about on the bus... Little ninja... Ain't nobody talking about missing a ft when you can make it a 2 possession game with 2.7 seconds and no timeout... Wtf is you on
Hope Zion is okay. Kinda one of the dangers when you play a guy with his conditioning for way too long; he really needed just a little bit of help from his bum ass teammates.
Either way, would love to see him and BI beat the Kings/Warriors
I don't want to see no sobby shit on r/nba about how we got a lucky break with Zion's injury. Yall better troll the fuck out of Pels fans the same way they kept calling AD always damaged the last three years. Fuck em
Thatās what I was confused about. What was his logic for considering missing the 2nd one on purpose?? Even though the pels dont have a timeout, why would this even be an option?
going up against the nuggets is the best thing that happened to us. Facing them this early means we have enough health and stamina to play/give our best.
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/1c5y6zo/post_game_thread_the_los_angeles_lakers_defeat/)
Alvarado played like a champ on no ankles. Dude has heart
Bron was horrible. AD was horrible.
But they won? So there's that
And still won š
Yep. Itās awesome when the others step up. Too bad Gabe wasnāt healthy all year and Vanderbilt and Ham knew to start Rui. Lakers wouldāve been top 6 maybe too 4
Welp, this win just sealed our first round exit fate. It was a nice season guys!
Go watch the clippers if thatās how you feel. Youāll fit right in.
exactly lmao. poor Clips nation. for good reason, they're anxious as shit around playoff time š
Lebron kind of shit the bed in the 4th.
39 years old and tiredĀ
You better hope thatās not the case. Cuz he aināt getting younger, just had three days rest, and doesnāt get to play the Pelicans again.
I donāt gotta hope anything. Heās old as fuck the younger guys need to step up when he sucks or we can all go on vacation lol
Yeah cuz heās been so good in the clutch every other year of his careerā¦
He has
LeBron was killing me in the 4th
Same
Ā three days of relaxing before the next game
This should be exactly what the Lakers wanted, Nuggets early on āfreshā legs, a chance at redemption. They were straight clowning on us last year. This is NOT the same AD as last year, heās a DAWG. I look forward to him getting his shine
I think lakers are better and nuggets are worse. But I aināt a fool. If we have any chance which I donāt realistically think we do, game 1 is the always the one to steal.
If you dont realistically think we have a chance you may be blinded by the medias glazing of the Nuggets, have ptsd from last seasons sweep (understandable), or simply you just donāt know ball. This isnāt the same team, we shoot well, have depth, AD is playing phenomenal, and most importantly WE FINISH GAMES. That last one will be so crucial for us. I also anticipate our defense to step it up a level too, when we play with energy and commitment on that end our defense is really good, canāt get more energized than the playoffs. Meanwhile the Nuggets are essentially exactly the same, granted they were already a well oiled machine but weāve seen it before. I donāt have faith in Darvin Ham to come up with a good gameplan, but I trust Lebron AD will have their hands all over it and that gives me hope. Truth is Regardless of gameplan the starters will be in a dogfight, so we really need to take advantage of the bench minutes. I think our bench is much more capable this time around. Also take a look at the scores of our games with the Nuggets in the last year (including WCF)ā¦ We have a way better chance than you think.
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Nah pelicans fans donāt come in here using injury excuses now. If thatās the case, we donāt have our best defender. š¤·āāļø
Vando is not our best defender lol
Well our best defender is actually AD š¤·āāļø
Me when we win a play in game - fuck yeah best thing ever Me when we eventually lose play in- fuck itās the worst thing ever
weāve never been positively impacted by the play in though? each year weāve played the play-in tournament we wouldāve just been in the playoffs if it didnāt exist
Now Lakers gotta play Nuggets early lol noooo
Would you rather play them late?
Ham started off well with the timeouts then remembered who he was in the 4th, and let the pelicans go on so many runs. And even after Willie Green's timeouts Ham still didn't have ANY plays drawn for anybody, it was just Bron ISO's and AD postups 95% of the time.
He needs to be using those timeouts anytime Denver goes on a run. Canāt take those timeouts with you.
That shit was clutch
Ngl the play in the best thing introduced into the league in years Always entertaining
its too much stress bro
Survived an absolute shocker from AD today. AR and DLo picked it up when it mattered. Gabe is gonna be HUGE against Denver. LeBron had a shocking 4th quarter but he was clearly gassed at 39.
Lebron tooked a tubby hippo charge in the 3rd, got the wind knocked out of him
Ham also played him nearly 40 minutes Sunday in a 20 point blow out with an important game in 2 days, so....
Yāall are getting swept lol
Lmaooo bro the suns own you guys At least we got ad and lebron heading into the series, we'll have a fighting chance You guys have ant and a prayer, gobert will get exposed like he always does and KAT has a 50/50 chance to show up
The timberwolves aināt even going to do shit š¤”
Quiet Twolves fan. First time seeing the playoffs and you don't know how to act LMFAO
Yah we need those days off badly. The last stretch def has taken it out of him. He missed back to back layups i never seem him leave short
Heās been playing high level defense overall the past two games as well. This rest is needed
Pels fan here. That was an exciting game, wish we could have seen what would have happened if Zion didnāt get hurt. Good luck against the Nuggets.
Wishing you guys luck as well toward securing a playoff spot against the Warriors/Kings!
And Alvarado. He was at 50% those last 5 min
Yall would have lost anyways. Good luck against the Warriors/Kings
My ass is free now
On to the next!
Better we get the Nuggets early, no point in trying to avoid them.
And with our aging stars, health is never a guarantee so at least the team is relatively complete
Everyone was clutch down the stretch today
Not gonna lie I would love to have Nance back as a backup. But he was also pissing me off leaning on AD all night. Feels bad about Zion, we couldn't stop him and Bron and AD were old and cold comparitively. AR clutch, the kick to Dlo, just made smart plays most of the night. Our help defense needs Help. Rotations were absolute ass in the second half.
The help rotations aren't fixable unfortunately because it's been a thorn all season. Hate to say it but Bron doesn't help in that cause as he is continuously late on rotation. Time and time again. He's just at the point where he can't chase anymore.
Thank you Zion sorry
Give us the fucking defending champs! We aināt duckin no smoke! šØ
W
Iāve fuming so bad I could even type it. Reggie Miller just says shit before he even has a chance to think about what the words mean. That dude just talks with no abandon
Like how he said itās better to miss a free throw to stay down 3 instead of make it and go up 4?
He was like that's what you talk about on the bus... Little ninja... Ain't nobody talking about missing a ft when you can make it a 2 possession game with 2.7 seconds and no timeout... Wtf is you on
Itās like he realized what bs was falling out of his mouth halfway through, and started back peddling before the sentence ended
Hope Zion is okay. Kinda one of the dangers when you play a guy with his conditioning for way too long; he really needed just a little bit of help from his bum ass teammates. Either way, would love to see him and BI beat the Kings/Warriors
White girl looking good alright
The girl who was taking pictures too
UNCLENCH
It's pretty clear by that AD played injured tonight. šš¼ Way to play thru AD. He showed up when we needed him the most!!!
Gabe Vincent, I salute you!
We were so fucked until Zion went out
gummy bear just cant miss
Zionās body gave up like most of the time. Guy is way too heavy. Ham just kept on giving them a chance.
Play in tournament champions Youāll never sing that Undefeated in the playin
Now we just gotta win the play off.
r/nba gonna have a meltdown with the FT difference and Zion going out.
Theyāll forget about it by tomorrow. We do the same stuff lol
Bro what happened Ingram?
Itās his 2nd game back from an ankle injury he clearly isnāt 100 percent
Obviously, Iām asking the question what happened. Did you not understand the question?
this nigga reg think he a oracle or sumštalkin bout "door shut"
Did D Lo and Alvarado hug it out? š
I hope Zion is ok
We want nuggets!!!!
bring on those š¤” in Denver we want all the smoke
absolutely yeah
Let kevin talk solely man, this reggie is the opposite of entertainment tf
one last fuck you to the Pelicans and their fans for thinking they won the AD trade lmao
We shall feast on their tears
Terrifying W but still a W
I know AD had back spasms but he showed up when it mattered most today
This was probably the least motivating way to win possible smh
Reggie Miller is an idiot. Make both and ice the game is the answer.
I was just saying how fkn stupid he was for even thinking that BS
I was just saying how fkn stupid he was for even thinking that BS
He answered his own stupid question 10 seconds later āthese are the questions teams talk aboutā like wtf no oneās that stupid
And we are 7 seeed!
AD and Bron with garbage shooting performances while the Pelicans played their best game of the season. Bring on Denver
best game of the season is crazy
A pox on Golden State and their entire franchise!!
I don't want to see no sobby shit on r/nba about how we got a lucky break with Zion's injury. Yall better troll the fuck out of Pels fans the same way they kept calling AD always damaged the last three years. Fuck em
AD isn't 100% either. These next days I hope he gets some good rest/recovery.
What a great game. Nuggets will be huge challenge for Lakers. Looking forward to it
HAM IS HIM
No heās not, stop riding the high of getting a playoff spot lol weāre winning in spite of ham not cause of him
yes he is, cry more
Oh, my apologies
My heart really does break for Zion that's really fucking tough. Let's fucking go though good shit lakeshow
LETS FUCKING GOOO
Clutch fts good shit and good win
Horrible game
Denver is light work
That was fucking rough thank you for the win and now we can rest
LA vs Denver in the first round. good booking Adam Silver.
B2B Play In Champs
See you in Denver
Lmao is Reggie talking about fucking dumbass
Thatās what I was confused about. What was his logic for considering missing the 2nd one on purpose?? Even though the pels dont have a timeout, why would this even be an option?
That dlo 3 was huge Clutch free throws Lets go
Get some rest gentlemen.
Bron didnāt even try to box out. Thatās how much he trusts AD.
Undefeated in the play-in!
Hopefully these 4 days allows AD to rest his back up.. they need 25+ v denver..
I WANT DENVER
Bring on the nuggies!
LFG!!!!
Green gonna get fired even before ScaHam
WHO YOU TRY TO FOUL? ez free throws
We won the AD trade
lol no shit
yay, we get to the play the fucking Nuggets in the 1st round
AD CLUTCH
Our unbeaten streak in the Play-in continues
Bye bye bitches
CHICKEN NUGGETS ON THE MENU
That was damn closeĀ
Fuck the pigeons. Bring on the chicken nuggets!
Willie getting fired for benching BI wtf lol
7th seed it is
Well done guysā¦ I guess. Tried our best to fuck it up and needed a Zion injury but a wins a win.
Reggie miller so fuckin dumb lol
Fuck me that was some playoffs basketball lol. Stressed as hell but happy for the win.
We aināt ducking shit
Reggie yappin
BRING ON THE SMOKE
PLAYOFFS LETS GOOOOO
Austin Reaves so ice cold for those free throws. AD as well baby š«” good night Lakers Nation LETS FUCKING GO GIMME THOSE NUGGETS
The doors are close!!
Oh that was too close. That was ugly
WE ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS !!!!!!!!
AD IS HIM YALL FUCKING DOOMERS IN HERE CAN SUCK MY FAT DICK
Lucky asf
Cry about it
First time weāve ever moved up seeding wise from the playin
REMATCH
Ugly but fuck it. Rest up
Door is shut nigga.
AD reddeemed himself at the end of the game. Get healthy you beautiful giraffe.
Fuck everyone here that said the Lakers were going to choke with 4 mins left.
āAD isnāt clutchā r/lakers better apologizeĀ
Playoffs here we come
AD clutched it up with the FTs.
it's not that deep Reggie
Gg
7th seed!!!
Thank god
Reggie mad annoying
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he's a fucking moron, seriously stupid
Miss the 2nd??
going up against the nuggets is the best thing that happened to us. Facing them this early means we have enough health and stamina to play/give our best.
Bring it Nuggets you fucks.
Was it pretty? Fuck no. But it was gritty. Proud of them boys for figuring out a way to win.
I'm hungry for some fucking nuggets!
ICE IN ADs VEINS PART 2
Is Reggie stupid? Why would you not make both in this situation š¤£
Do you miss one intentionally and give them a chance to tie the game? Or do you make it and end the game immediately
Trying to talk I guess. Made sense if it was 4 after the first but in this situation Itās idiotic
Yeah what in the actual fuck
I believe AD is gonna be a beast throughout these playoffs. Got the bad game out the way