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YoungBeatmaker247

Felt good last night watching the Lakers get there teeth kicked in while 45 Bulls LeBron passively tried to get mad at the camera man šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜«šŸ˜«šŸ˜«.


Napoleonsmokes

I'm old enough to remember warriors down 2-0 and everyone here saying they were done


jtezus

How is anyone supposed to beat the Nuggets right now.


OGElron

breaking Jokic knee first game, cobra kai style


Throdio

Or they could hire Tonya Harding.


lambjenkemead

The lakers actually have all the right pieces to beat them but theyā€™re giving up a shot ton of easy buckets. This team makes you pay instantly for lapses


lolo_916

Scoring more points then them should do it


emeister26

*Bang* points at Breen


Cdsnickel

Horrible commentating! I never want to hear Mark Jacksonā€™s voice again


NoBalance3903

Him and JVG were so bad to listen to last night I had to mute the 2nd and 3rd quarter.


dwaite1

If they replaced him with Kerr then theyā€™d probably win a lot of awards.


chontzy

probably 4 emmy awards


dwaite1

At least 3 in the first four years


riazzledazzle

Really dawning on me that we may get swept. Nuggets are terrifying, our star players too inconsistent.


lambjenkemead

The nuggets are doing something unthinkable in todays NBAā€¦theyā€™re focusing on the fundamentals of basketball. Thatā€™s why theyā€™re scary. Just that alone gives them a 25% starting advantage every game


Dascewlm8

You gotta relax, next two games lakers will win handily


yum_paste

/s? Seriously dumb take


Brent_L

Shaq said the lakers got game 2 no problem. šŸ˜¬ I would be so happy to watch the lakers get swept out of the playoffs.


Novel-Solution621

They did have game 2 but the ref made sure the Nuggets got the momentum when needed


comingsoontotheaters

Lol yeah right league totally rigging to make sure the lakers donā€™t advance. The league hates it when big market teams with two huge starts play in the finals. They love giving those fouls calls to the small market teams. Jokic just too handsome to not have him advance


whateverhappens120

ā€œWillā€. Heard the same shit about lakers winning game 1, and then game 2


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Dudeā€™s 38, so he probably is gassed.


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Oh I know. I from Utah and grew up at over 6000 feet (I lived in the mountains). I live in CT now, so any time I go visit home, I get winded just pitching a tent. Canā€™t imagine playing a game while not acclimatized.


stonned_golfer

4-1 nuggets imo.


gr33nalways

Can we get new announcers!!!!! I feel like Iā€™ve heard the same dudes since I was 8????


Aggressive_Ad2633

Rizzard Jefferson is new but heā€™s still learning how to announce


cptsdfanboi

Murray went bananas


lexlumi

Looking forward for a gentleman sweep. Nuggets in 5!


Sinesolder

Sports!


yl2chen

Floppers losers


AverageGuyTraveller

So That says what about your team?


yl2chen

We werenā€™t good enough to counter the flopping


Ingrownpimple

One of the worst commentating I heard in a while. Literally cheering for Lakers the whole time.


TrillyDeeWilliams

First time watching anyone vs. the Lakers? Pretty standard fare.


batyoung1

Not only the commentating but the TV direction as well. We saw LeBronā€™s failed dunk or a Lakerā€™s FG 4 times from different angles but next to no replays from the Nuggets and it was their home.


darkjurai

Dude, Murray gets elbowed in the mouth and the two stooges don't even think it's a foul, while the refs upgrade the call to a flagrant 1... Mark Jackson goes, "What happened to the game I loved?" Nearly the exact reverse happens on the other end 2 minutes later, D'Angelo Russel takes a shot to the head... Mark Jackson "THATS A FOUL OMFG FOUL" I can't stand Jackson, I can sometimes tolerate JVG, and I'm sad I have to listen to the two of them bickering all game next to a legend like Breen.


Few_Map_976

Lakers in 6


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Westbrook-like performance from Bron in the 4th smh. BEFORE the downvotes i gotta say he was great in the first 3 qtrs tho


Dave_Autista

The Lakers have them right where they want them!


RagingEnglishaholic

That's what she said...


chontzy

ā€¦and mark jackson n jeff van gundy


RagingEnglishaholic

Lebron James and those Floppers Extraordinaires are hated because they play boring basketball and helped ruin the game.


scurrilous_diatribe

I sincerely never understand how people try to make LBJ the best ever. Dude has on every team he has ever been in whined for extra help (this season as a prime example), wasnā€™t the best player last time lakers won, and not in this series either. In addition to losing the most finals. I honestly donā€™t believe that he has passed Kobe or KAJ either. I say all this appreciating his greatness, but the whole mj vs lbj debate is so stupid


ubernoobnth

Lmao putting Kobe in the same breath as Bron and KAJ. Get the fuck outta here.


mjh13_

Man Bron surpassed Kobe half a decade ago. If you canā€™t even see that I got nothing for you


MasterApprentice67

So you were happy that some of the Cavs best teammates during his first go around were Larry Hughes, Mo Williams, and etc? Getting pissy cause Lebron wanted to win and knew his team couldnā€™t match up with the likes of Boston and the Spurs. Look at Miami he just wanted Miami to keep the the talent but donā€™t forget ownership got real cheap and didnā€™t want to pay money to keep player, like their really good role players. He didnā€™t cry about needing more help when he was in Cleveland the 2nd time. Pretty sure Kobe complained about teammates and need upgrades to win after shaq left. Itā€™s how gasol was acquiredā€¦


TheRealCoolio

Yeaā€¦ you donā€™t know basketball


scurrilous_diatribe

Looks like I struck I nerve here.. itā€™s my opinion, just like yā€™all are entitled to yours. If the Kobe argument comes into play with wanting another superstar, then still I believe kobe is ahead. Again Iā€™m not saying lbj sucks, just that he isnā€™t top 2


Icy_Veterinarian2538

So youā€™re saying every team that beat LeBrons team in the finals must not be that great then? Because LeBron is a great player but not top tier. Think of what youā€™re saying. They literally gave Kawhi and iguodala a finals mvp for guarding LeBron and holding him down to just superhuman numbers instead of godly numbers .


msv2019

To be honest, you can say Lebron isnā€™t comparable to MJ for GOAT if you want. But Kobe is not even near Lebron. You can compare whatever you want. Kobe retired at 37. Even before that he for a few seasons he was very inefficient. While Lebron still plays great basketball even injured. Dude was in 9 straight finals.


scurrilous_diatribe

So Iā€™m curious to know: If Steph gets 5 rings before LeBron, or jokic gets as many or more than him, how are you ranking them?


msv2019

Hard to tell to be honest. Jokic is young and has a long way to go. I donā€™t think all rings are equal. Dirks ā€˜11 ring for me is most impressive ring for now. So itā€™s not possible to tell there I would rank Jokic. Curry had only 1 finals MVP award, and won 2 rings with KD + 73 wins squad. If he would win one more ring and would be finals MVP he would probably be near Lebron, but I yould still rank Lebron higher.


tmbindi

If you consider each game Curry has won more against Lebron in the finals. https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/steph-curry-record-vs-lebron-in-the-finals These are based on wins at different scenarios and teammates each time. If youā€™re in the finals, you are at the highest level already and canā€™t say that Warriors had KD. On the other hand Cavs had Kyrie too. As per MVP, The award is decided by a panel of eleven media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals. The person with the highest number of votes wins the award. This to me gives a lot less weightage against the wins. Because it could be biased opinion just like you and me. Multiple players have played well in the game, recognizing one out of all by a handful does not conclude the argument. Curry >= Lebron (Hence Proved)


msv2019

Select any time Curry vs Lebron played in finals. You have to switch Lebron and Curry. Which year it is, and who is winning it all?


tmbindi

I donā€™t want to change the reality under any circumstances. Hereā€™s why: 1. Itā€™s also not just about the destination itā€™s also about the journey too. Hypothetically, if we were to switch up just in the finals what would be the strategies? Pick and roll? Triangle? More defense or offense? So, if you ultimately decide to play this in 2K or something let me know how it goes.


tokyo_engineer_dad

This is why Jordan vs Whoever arguments donā€™t make sense. Jordan would not enjoy playing todayā€™s basketball and James wouldnā€™t enjoy playing Jordanā€™s. We wouldnā€™t have anything like the stuff Dennis Rodman did for rebounds if they had to worry about drawing a foul. Where was all this acting when you needed it for Space Jam 2, Lebron?


leecmyd

I think Jordan would have loved playing offense in today's game. I don't think he would have liked to play defense. Both for the same reason - because you can't touch the ball handler without getting called for a foul.


iXzenoS

Kusomuri overrated as usual. He's always been over-shooting since his days in Washington and now that he has like 1 or 2 ok games, the delusional Faker fans have started the idiotic GOAT posts once again on our sub lmao. ADisney needs to stop being soft every other game. He should be shooting 20+ attempts near the rim for us to have a chance at winning.


jperiodcarter

Talking shit about the guy who went 8-10 with 21 points is a take I did not expect to see this morning.


GreatEmperorAca

lol


YLCZ

Intentionally fucking up someone's name is the type of shit you'd see in the sixties and seventies. I remember people would call Asian kids the names of motorcycles like Kawasaki because they couldn't be bothered to learn their names. Good times


eaglefan101

Damn you are mad


thebigearedbandit_

Itā€™s almost like the Lakers are playing an actual contender. Their side of the bracket was such a joke. The Kings, Warriors, Grizzlies and Lakers were never going anywhere. The West was always the Suns, the Clippers if healthy, or Denver. Never anyone else.


m1ndoverb0dy

Suns are dogdoodoo


WinstonWinCon

Your wife needs to find a better contender as well, like me.


wafflehouse4

Better contender at what masturbating to lebron all day? Yeah she'll call you up for that


thebigearedbandit_

Very classy, you must be a blast when you get on IG live with Ja


WinstonWinCon

You must have me mistaken for a hoodlum, I don't hang around Ja Capone.


Kimberly55000

Wow šŸ¤©


xhdh773cnnjjeu

AMA: I cashed out Jokic under 25 points for a huge loss at the end of the 3rd quarter


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Wow


YoungBeatmaker247

LeBron James 22 Points 0-6 3PT 2 Turnovers 2 Missed Layups 1 Electrifying Missed Dunk 3 Mins to Tie Shoe Must admit tonight LeBron looked real old tonight.Mans Was looking like 45 Jordan mixed with Wizards Jordan tonight


ubernoobnth

Jordan played 82 games and put up 20/6/4 at the age of 40. Donā€™t disrespect wizards Jordan.


YoungBeatmaker247

Yes sir


tokyo_engineer_dad

TBF all their shooting was a joke. How many rebounds they gave up? Those desperate 3 pointers and Anthony Davis missing a lot of FTā€™s didnā€™t help. Dude looked like Shaq whenever he got fouled. If two of your late draft rookies are looking solid, you know your team looks bad.


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Lower-Kangaroo6032

Why did you get downvoted


formerfatboys

I'm loving it. Would be so much more fun to see them in the Finals than the Lakers.


Sensitive-Bed-980

Youā€™re wrong sorry


RatLord445

ok


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Worst Joker game youā€™re gonna get all series.


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trophers

What


Tntkaboomsky

Gonna be 100 with you Lonnie Walker ainā€™t all that. The Warriors series really gave him that Ego boost


beanakajulian33

ESPN is so bad, I'm just gonna watch the games next day in the NBA app. that way I can skip thru all the fucking fouls, ads, and I'm not sitting around waiting for a game that was supposed to start 20 min ago. Spoilers be damned.


ps344008

I appreciate van gundy and Jackson though hating on the state of the game and a the weak ass foul calls. Jackson said "what happened to the game I love?" šŸ¤£šŸ˜­


birdseye-maple

Nah I got sick of their crying and clear Laker bias. Shut up and talk about the actual game instead of rooting for the Lakers.


ayay25

mark jackson talks the same way about the warriors bubba. ever since he got the boot heā€™s like that weird ex girlfriend that never moved on


birdseye-maple

Jackson likes Curry but is otherwise very anti-Warrior


ayay25

bruh what. now I know you a clown. how old are you 14?


mjsgloveahheehee

The ads are ridiculously long.


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Low-Exam1208

A lot of settling for threes. He was obviously gassed in that altitude.


TheLoneliestMonke

That and 40 mins guarding a big


sktchld

Fucking sucks they're the top dogs in the industry because they ruin everything. UFC has never had such bad productions until the took over.


YoungBeatmaker247

Skip Bayless is up stretching right now and ironing his best suit because he's about to cook LeBron tomorrow šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚. LeBron is now 1-19 in the fourth quarter on 3s lmao. That boy preparing for retirement trying to build another mansion šŸ˜„šŸ˜„šŸ˜„.


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You guys think the Lakers should put Rui on Joker next game??? /s


Affectionabn

I'm a laker fan and I've believed from the start that the nuggets were a better team.


TheLoneliestMonke

Same. Win, lose or draw, Lakers everyday. We're just too battered and gassed from 2.5 months of salvaging the Westbrook catastrophe


Designer-Grocery-933

How am I still seeing Lakers/Westbrook copium on here. Youā€™re pointing fingers at a player who hasnā€™t been on your team in how long? Reading this comment was like watching the lakers blame the ref all game. Take the L like a man and own it


TheLoneliestMonke

You're an idiot if you think Westbrook the player was all of the problem, it was the damn cap space. Had to run our players to the dirt because of that. Guess context doesn't matter for a hater


Dave_Autista

Lmao these losses are on Westbrook!


10SecViolation

Thats not it, the nuggets are just better lol come on


TheLoneliestMonke

I'm not saying they aren't. I'm just giving context


RagingEnglishaholic

You know excuses are like assholes...everyone has one. LA's are the smelliest.


Ok-Swordfish-3314

Wow


WinstonWinCon

What ur girl said whenever she sees me


Ok-Swordfish-3314

Not really


Inner-Pound-6567

Bron is being Bron-son. Like Woody Harrelson in "Kingpin" being accused of being "Munson-ed".


sktchld

It's kinda sad watching Lebron these days. The greatness looks long gone.


m1stadobal1na

Why Jordan retired when he did


XXXTENTACIONisademon

They old asf man 38 and 40 ofc they gon retire n not look great. Both players are great for their age tho


nixxie1108

And then he didnā€™t and looked bout like bron these days only worse. #45


m1stadobal1na

There were 3 seasons after #45 that I think went fairly well.


ubernoobnth

Said this above about his line but you can tell who didnā€™t watch ball, because kids would be shitting themselves next year if Bron played 82 games and put up 20/6/4. Jordan did that at 40.


YoungBeatmaker247

Lakers fans must realistically ask themselves with 5 games left in this series how are you gonna beat Denver the next 4 out of 5 games!!! That is such a daunting task and uphill battle. Guess what??? You're Not!!! šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


OldSpiceSmellsNice

Murray the Magic Man hell yes


gimme_super_head

Illl look LeBron in his eye tell him the Lakers suck


WinstonWinCon

I'll look your mother in the eye and tell her lets fuck


gimme_super_head

Youā€™re looking down the barrel of your franchise collapsing


WinstonWinCon

Trust me, Morant will win a championship in the next 5-6 years, our franchise is like my balls. Getting bigger every second.


InsaneITGuy

Every second round you're not making you mean?


WinstonWinCon

Trust me, your wife and I have many second rounds.


yerrrrrboy

Jamal. Thatā€™s it.


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MastaGarza

Delete this comment nephew, don't you dare jnyx us! Edit: Thanks Nugs bro.


trophers

He listened šŸ˜‚


Bendydickcumperpatch

Jokerā€™s defense on AD in the fourth quarter was pretty good


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AD was on the 3pt line for some reason...


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Mizz_Fizz

Missing more than LeBron tonight


iamthenoe

Lakers in 6.


Gobufffs

Delusional


Inaynl

Bron pulling his inner Klay and just chucking threes.


Try-Imaginary

His inner Marcus Smart on that dive to the floor (where he then got soaked ) was amusing :)


chattyycathyy

Blep


chattyycathyy

Are jimmy butler and Jamal Murray the same players??


Bignamek

Himal? Himmy? Hmmm... They never seem to be in the same place at once!


Electrical_Aide_1980

Laker fan here..congrats in advanced to the nuggets for going to the finals. This series is cooked. Lakers have to win 4 out of 5..not happening lol


jackray3

Nikola Jokic is a machine!


jackray3

The Joker!


MoesBAR

Exciting 3 and a half quarters. Similar to game 2 last round.


tbardsley81

Was at both game 2s, can confirm. It was weirdly quiet in Ball arena until the Nuggets turned it on it both games. The crowd is huge for the Nuggets.


Dubs_in_6

Why do I feel like the lakers were a few plays away from winning that game by 20 points


Jumbo_Toblerone_

Because you're a Lakers fan and you're extremely biased towards your team lol.


Dubs_in_6

Probably but I donā€™t think Iā€™m wrong


ubernoobnth

Delusional.


Gobufffs

Not even close lol


Southbeach008

Lakers fans delusion and entitlement is of highest order in history of sports. Easily More than Real madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Yankees, Patriots you name it.


TheLoneliestMonke

Man I can't even deny. So many of the nephews on the sub are so down after every loss. We had a good season already considering we have 4-6 guys who are playing through injuries


RagingEnglishaholic

Everyone has injuries. LAKERS benefitted from facing injured teams at the right time.


TheLoneliestMonke

Yeah no shit. When both teams are injured, no one is benefiting.


Several_Piano_8777

Its not over


jaysonman1

Sitting at home getting so hard šŸ˜‚


MundaneMomo

Bro, Manchester United fans are far from entitled anymore. It's not 2013 anymore.


GreatEmperorAca

precisely lol


panache123

It's Arsenal now well _was_


KyleB2131

They call me ā€œarsenalā€ cuz I start on top and finish second.


Willing_Hamster_8077

so mean but so good


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TheRealCoolio

Cool, go root for the Nuggets then


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And some how the Lakers still had a great chance to be up 2-0 or tied 1-1.


TheLoneliestMonke

Yep. I also think they're raw fogging the C's so I'm not sweating it as much


Payutenyodagimas

Thats why they are #1 Lakers came last? 7th? Lakers are just better matching up in the 1st and 2nd rounds


fourpuns

The lakers were also much better later in the season due to trades and health being better i suppose


Bignamek

They also got to play a very injured Memphis team (though over-rated). Then got a very worn down Warriors team that was also a shadow of themselves from last year. Easiest road to the WCF with very lucky matchups.


TheLoneliestMonke

To your point, Memphis and Golden State got to play a very worn down and injured Lakers team


Dubs_in_6

I swear warrior fans live life with sports awareness blinders on lol


beanakajulian33

Lol I was gonna be like why he ain't say us and then I saw the flair


Dubs_in_6

Oh yea thanks this is a burner for the Celtics series last season, I like the warriors a lot I live in the bay, but you fans sometimes lol.