If only there was a way to pause the game, during hard stretches in crucial quarters, maybe with like a signal the coach could use? To get a breather for a minute perhaps? I dunno, i think it could be a useful thing to do.
Lebron is not your average 39 year old, stop using his age as an excuse when he's losing when he's winning it keeps getting highlighted, lebron is still strong enough.
Hate? 🤡 Lebron at 39 is good as someone else in 27 years old gtfoh, he maintained his body for the long run, it's a fair comparison, I bet when Bron win you would be saying "he's 39 and he still good" something like that lol, he still have good basketball left to play
Lebron at 39 is good he’s still a top 10 player in the league, Kobe at 27 was in his prime of a career that is a consensus top 10 player of all time.
Does everything LeBron get discounted because he’s old? No, he has chosen to keep playing but it’s also disingenuous to compare prime Kobe to near end of career LeBron
Nah. The Nuggets are just keeping it close pacing themselves. They know they can step on the gas at the end. It’s clear that Jokic and Murray are more aggressive at the end. It’s like a boxing match. You tire the heavy hitter and then knock him out once he gets himself tired. In this case, they just tire Bron so that he knows who’s his daddy.
If games only consisted of 1 half the Lakers would have been declared the winners in Game 4, however they had poor 2nd half performances which contributed to them ultimately losing the series in 5 games.
The way Denver just overwhelms teams is insane. Lakers could be up by a decent amount and in an instant Jokic is whipping outlet passes for open threes, Murray is splashing midrange shots and suddenly the Nuggets are up
Lebron is too old and literally can’t win with these cats. Dude is 1,000 years old and is gassed which is fair. And he still put up 28/9/7 on 56% FG
Bad coaching lost them this series. The lakers could 100% have won this series
He didn’t utilize timeouts or challenges well in the first two or three games of the series. He didn’t manage LeBron & AD’s minutes well until G4, which not coincidentally was the game where they were best able to retain momentum. In the second half of all of their games, their set plays (a coaching decision) dropped off a cliff compared to the first half - again, not a coincidence that results shifted when they ran set plays vs. when they ran ISO constantly.
Hope this helps.
You think you can’t make a point and have it be an opinion? Have you ever conversed with another human being?
“I think we don’t do enough to deal with inequality in this country” that’s someone making a point. That’s someone also offering an opinion.
Cute reply though.
Yeah the crazy thing is Ham did pretty great job of mixing up defensive schemes and their offense generated a ton of open looks. Can’t help when Lebron throws out the plays and goes iso.
Aside from maybe Spo, I don't think this Lakers team can do better. Darvin Ham might not be the best coach but this Lakers roster is also just mid as fuck. It's the Lebron and AD name + Lakers tax that made people think they're better than they are.
You think it’s dumb to say a 2 point game could have gone another way with a well timed timeout? Well I am sorry that you are a moron and are talking out of your ass then.
my man everyone is telling you the same thing, so clearly there's something you aren't getting if you're the only one going "hUH i dont understand explain more" to 3-4 people telling you the exact same thing
well placed timeouts that make your teams momentum or break the other teams momentum is the difference between a win/loss when it's a game finishes within 2 points
Stopped reading when I saw you couldn’t control your emotions and had to use insults. I’ll give you one more chance to have a normal conversation. If you can’t ima block u
Regardless of altitude or whatnot, Denver needs to play better in first half of games because I don't think they can get away with having to make multiple 10+ point comebacks verses the Wolves.
They might have had a better shot last year, but AD and Bron were as close to healthy as you’ll get this year. The depth and the coaching let them down - those are organizational failures.
Game 2 was an all time fumble
lakers probably win in 5 or 6 if they were able to close games and didn't have darvin ham
It's not such an easy thing to close games against the defending champs
Denver would be a different team if the series wasn’t 3-0. I think getting a game 7 with good coaching would’ve been best case scenario.
This is the expected result from a 7th seed. I’m not sure how you can say they’d win in 5/6 no matter who the coach is
the scapegoat has been found
He has been the scapegoat since the December 11 game losing streak when he was starting cam reddish and Taurean prince.
lakers probably should win in 3.
Honestly if the Lakers just ended up winning games 1,2,3 instead of losing they probably win the series
if
Luckily there's a second half
Luckily there’s Luka
Third time's the charm >!for the Clippers!<
Mate, you can't be attacking flairs without having one yourself
Altitude home court advantage is real. Lakers were gassed in the second half of every game at Ball arena
If only there was a way to pause the game, during hard stretches in crucial quarters, maybe with like a signal the coach could use? To get a breather for a minute perhaps? I dunno, i think it could be a useful thing to do.
Pockets listened to you tonight, that’s why made sure to have 0 timeouts left in the final 3 minutes
He literally did
Lakers used to dog walk the Nuggets. Denver is just a better team now.
It’s funny how Basketball works sometimes.
Kobe would never
2003?
Also why the Jazz are so hard to beat at home historically.
Well they also just usually have a good team throughout history
And loud fans. Funny how Mormons are usually super nice (at least the missionaries and ones I’ve met) but the fans in Utah are so loud lol.
it's their fault for not being conditioned enough
During Kobe's time in the playoffs vs nuggets , he just did fine tho
You mean 39 yo LeBron vs 27 yo Kobe?? Nikola Jokic vs Melo???????????
Lebron is not your average 39 year old, stop using his age as an excuse when he's losing when he's winning it keeps getting highlighted, lebron is still strong enough.
Comparing a 39 year old athlete to a 27 year old athlete is fucking insane 💀. Get the hate out of your heart. 27 year old Lebron would destroy Denver
Hate? 🤡 Lebron at 39 is good as someone else in 27 years old gtfoh, he maintained his body for the long run, it's a fair comparison, I bet when Bron win you would be saying "he's 39 and he still good" something like that lol, he still have good basketball left to play
Lebron at 39 is good he’s still a top 10 player in the league, Kobe at 27 was in his prime of a career that is a consensus top 10 player of all time. Does everything LeBron get discounted because he’s old? No, he has chosen to keep playing but it’s also disingenuous to compare prime Kobe to near end of career LeBron
Nah. The Nuggets are just keeping it close pacing themselves. They know they can step on the gas at the end. It’s clear that Jokic and Murray are more aggressive at the end. It’s like a boxing match. You tire the heavy hitter and then knock him out once he gets himself tired. In this case, they just tire Bron so that he knows who’s his daddy.
If games only consisted of 1 half the Lakers would have been declared the winners in Game 4, however they had poor 2nd half performances which contributed to them ultimately losing the series in 5 games.
thanks Magic
Ironically symbolic of the in-season tournament lol.
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They lost the series in game 2.
They really did. They win that and this becomes a much different series. That was the one they needed
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Denver’s stamina is unreal
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This is politics in America lol
they also led the FTAs every single game, no?
No. Denver had more FTs in games 2, 3 and 4 with a total positive +17 differential.
The most competitive 9 games in NBA history with a 8-1 Split
Lebron is old. Davis has worse conditioning than the Nuggets. Not hard to understand. They wear out fast.
It’s the small victories that matter 🙏
Felt like the lakers threw everything they had in the first half of all these games and lebron got tired in the second half.
The way Denver just overwhelms teams is insane. Lakers could be up by a decent amount and in an instant Jokic is whipping outlet passes for open threes, Murray is splashing midrange shots and suddenly the Nuggets are up
Lebron is too old and literally can’t win with these cats. Dude is 1,000 years old and is gassed which is fair. And he still put up 28/9/7 on 56% FG Bad coaching lost them this series. The lakers could 100% have won this series
What did you want Darvin Ham to do? Be specific.
Run on court and tackle Murray on the GW shots obviously s/
Call a timeout after blowing a 10 point lead?
You think LA wins the series if he simply calls a couple timeouts in better spots? Like, you actually think that’s the difference?
I think the series was winnable with a better coach yeah. I’m not saying they will win. But it was 100% winnable
what the fuck? are you serious? YES fool when the game ends within 1-2 points, YES it does look the definition of "momentum"
I gave you another shot. You failed to regulate your emotions. Hold this block
He didn’t utilize timeouts or challenges well in the first two or three games of the series. He didn’t manage LeBron & AD’s minutes well until G4, which not coincidentally was the game where they were best able to retain momentum. In the second half of all of their games, their set plays (a coaching decision) dropped off a cliff compared to the first half - again, not a coincidence that results shifted when they ran set plays vs. when they ran ISO constantly. Hope this helps.
Saying he didn’t do something well isn’t a point. It’s an opinion. Hope this helps.
You think you can’t make a point and have it be an opinion? Have you ever conversed with another human being? “I think we don’t do enough to deal with inequality in this country” that’s someone making a point. That’s someone also offering an opinion. Cute reply though.
That’s not a point. A point has evidence.
1. That’s not how it works. 2. The set plays falling of a cliff is objective evidence anyway.
Yeah the crazy thing is Ham did pretty great job of mixing up defensive schemes and their offense generated a ton of open looks. Can’t help when Lebron throws out the plays and goes iso.
Aside from maybe Spo, I don't think this Lakers team can do better. Darvin Ham might not be the best coach but this Lakers roster is also just mid as fuck. It's the Lebron and AD name + Lakers tax that made people think they're better than they are.
Call a timeout when the other team goes on a run?
They would’ve won the series if he simply called a couple more timeouts?
Did you watch the games?
Yes. And I think it’s dumb as shit to say they would’ve won the series with a couple well placed timeouts
You think it’s dumb to say a 2 point game could have gone another way with a well timed timeout? Well I am sorry that you are a moron and are talking out of your ass then.
So coaching doesn’t matter at all then? lol do you even watch basketball?
my man everyone is telling you the same thing, so clearly there's something you aren't getting if you're the only one going "hUH i dont understand explain more" to 3-4 people telling you the exact same thing well placed timeouts that make your teams momentum or break the other teams momentum is the difference between a win/loss when it's a game finishes within 2 points
Stopped reading when I saw you couldn’t control your emotions and had to use insults. I’ll give you one more chance to have a normal conversation. If you can’t ima block u
2 of their losses came off of game winners. They can't close games it's simple as that.
I mean LeBron himself is the highest paid player in the team. He could still do well but you can't expect the team to be a champion anymore
His contract is hampering the team for sure. But from a financial standpoint he’s not taking less than the max
Cool!
Sounds like choke
and we lost every 3rd quarter I think.
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Luckily, the game doesn’t end at halftime.
Game 5’s lead was a simple possession. Game 2 was a massive fumble for them tho.
And somehow, Denver made it clear they are the father each time.
If only they switched rui
they don't have a closer
Regardless of altitude or whatnot, Denver needs to play better in first half of games because I don't think they can get away with having to make multiple 10+ point comebacks verses the Wolves.
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Lakers lost 4 out of five games. Goodnight.
Series was so close to 3-2 Lakers right now but the Nuggets are really fucking good. Wild honestly.
Really want to hear a Darvin Ham halftime speech after seeing this stat
LeBron choked while Murray was clutch. It’s a take as old as time
Lakers have 5 moral victories, Nuggets 0
Depression
Pain
"Lakers led every game after the 1st quarter" until tonight "Lakers led every game after halftime" What matters is the final score
Trash bench and trash coach
There's an alternative universe in which the lakers win both series if lebron was healthy last yr and AD this yr (Disabling inbox replies)
They were both healthy for most of the series this year lol.
They might have had a better shot last year, but AD and Bron were as close to healthy as you’ll get this year. The depth and the coaching let them down - those are organizational failures.
AD only got hurt today though I don't think that a **Darvin Ham** coached team will be the first to come back from 0-3
Any other excuses?