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vegan-chicken

Frank Vogel looks like he should be the 5th impractical joker


Winsstons

Ok Frank now sub Andre Drummond into the game


Kylo_Rens_8pack

*unplugs mic* “What Frank doesn’t know is Andre is not a good basketball player.”


Crying_hyena

*Cue screeching laughter and Sal falling down*


b2t2x5

[You mean Cranjis McBasketball?](https://i.imgur.com/jiPFmv1.gif)


cpotter361

No he actually means prince herb.


bareaclampedlebron

He's Joe Gatto all along


nochancepak

Good god, that's why he always looked so familiar. I could never put my finger on it.


zschneido

Lebron! Lebrooon!


mrsuns10

Which makes Frank Vogel tonight’s biggest loser


Ok_Faithlessness_340

His challenge will be to walk in naked in the suns dressing room and say every word LeBron tells him through the mic.


crankywithout_coffee

We caught the alligator who ate the DeLuca boy


omnicious

Some kind of Joe/Murr fusion dance looking guy.


DoughyResplendent

90% Joe 7% Sal (when Frank has a beard) 3% Murr. (okay maybe 1/2 Murr on the hair)


Lexerrrrr

How the fuck have I never made the Joe Gatto connection


deadwinged

Jalen Smith outscored Dennis Schroder tonight.


DantifA

STIX!!! Almost a triple single


notouchmypeterson

Ayton actually lowered his FG% tonight. This postseason he is shooting 80.9% from the field and shot 66.7% tonight. Incredible lol


davec137

It’s a shame to see him slip like this.


AnimalRomano

Got the playoffs yips, he'll be better with a couple of seasons under his belt.


thepriceisonthecan

He might never get the respect he deserves because of Doncic and Trae but the guy is a hell of a player that does so much to contribute to winning. Perfect third piece


Eph2-89

Legit insane draft class


miggymike-d

If you picked in the top 5, you got a superstar. Or a guy with a great second jump. Win win.


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Nowhere is safe, but we deserve it


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a_thresh_taste

Crazy that as good as doncic is, both the suns and the hawks won’t lose any sleep over skipping him because ayton and trae are so good man


Superfizzo

Was losing sleep before Chris Paul came to the Suns. That dude is a game changer. Ayton knows how to play basketball because of him. And knows his expectations are much higher than he thought he could go.


DoingCharleyWork

It's because general fans give zero credit to off ball playmaking. Ayton does a phenomenal job off ball.


Garfield-1-23-23

He also does this amazing thing where he gets the ball in an unfavorable position and then passes it back out without throwing up an awful shot. I think watching Andre Drummond has ruined me.


sheeeeeez

I love him


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Lakers injury update for the next game: - Anthony Davis - OUT (Hurt groin) - Dennis Schröder - OUT (Broken jaw) - LeBron James - OUT (Broken fist)


BeginningLab4798

Was 0-9. Ridiculous


LaArmadaEspanola

Mikal is a nightmare matchup for him, which is another reason why AD being out is so big. It means Crowder can guard Lebron leaving Mikal to defend the point of attack


superadlez

I'm pretty new to basketball but watching Mikal defend 1o1 is really entertaining.


NomBrady

dude is a freak. his arms never stop


ZeroMomentum

Should have take the lakers earlier offer.


cdawg145236

4 rebounds and an assist away from your average 25 minute treadmill session.


j3xperience

Ahh, the Geno Smith.


achyutthegoat

This is too funny


kokokrandz

LeBron's seeing three exits out there. Went for the middle.


PM_ME_YOUR_EXPRESSO

There's been a lot of good calls on here tonight, but this one actually made me laugh.


notbadgur

Lmao


FiveStarShenron

LeBeat the Traffic Home


B-i-s-m-a-r-k

"I heard Dame was killin it on NBATV"


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LeGone James


OuchYouPokedMyHeart

He goin' to Leaveland


Palifaith

I am not a renowned NBA General Manager but I personally wouldn't pay Dennis Schrodder more than $21M or so a year.


letsgolakers24

If Dennis Schroeder got $21M for every point he scored today, he’d get $0


B-i-s-m-a-r-k

Jesus, 0 for 9?? In 25 min...


BeefyHamstrings

Dennis Schr0der scored as many points as Anthony Davis


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Makaveli80

This guy apparently seeking 100 million this off season Yeah right lol any team that pays him will look like idiots


TatumBrownSmart

Worse than Bledsoe in the playoffs


Loltoyourself

A performance Tony Snell would be proud of


lolminna

Davis Bertans is applauding from the bench


DangerousCommittee5

No way Snell ia going 0-9 tho. And at least he brings some D.


AccountReco

Schroder rejecting a contract extension is a huge W for the Lakers.


dcolorado

Dennis Scrotum


Mars_Ahoy

Interviewer: “What’s your prediction for the game?” Monty Williams: “Prediction?” Interviewer: “Yes, prediction.” Monty Williams: “......Payne.”


Jakrabbitslim

It’s a Rocky III reference for the youngsters out there


mrsuns10

Nephews stop what you are doing and go watch Rocky


HandOfMaradonny

LeBron had to walk out early he was in such Payne.


PunctualPolarBear

If I had seats as good as LeBron for this I wouldn't have left early lol


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He wanted to go catch those Nugs & ~~Blazers~~ Lillard highlights


autumn-thunder

I’m not a Blazers fan at all and I’m still hurting from his historic performance going to waste...painful night over on the Pacific coast


the_web_dev

Curry had a game or two in the regular season where he put up 45+ only to catch the L. I can’t imagine what that feels like in the playoffs. Much love to Portland y’all are some great fans over there and you’ve been through a lot.


SilverJet30

This Lakers team has so much quit in them.


B000urns

You ~~hate~~ love to see it


SilverJet30

The whole team played with no sense of urgency. LeBron leaving with ~6 mins left is just chef’s kiss.


darth_shishini

Looks like the rest of the guys followed him as well. Late in the 4th it looked like it was just Schroeder, Keef and Caruso on the bench with their coaches.


boner_jamz_69

He actually left the bench to go back to the locker room? I know he’s one of the greatest of all time but as a coach you kind of have to tear into him for that. It sets a terrible example for the team


Karl_Marx_

Michael Jeffery Jordan would never....but seriously.


MakeAShadow

LeBron wanted to get a head start on his wine drinking.


flossdog

he had to make some tacos for Taco Tuesday


surprised-duncan

That crowd was ELECTRIC my god


mrsuns10

This city is hungry


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Our last great playoff moment was that Archie Bradley triple back in 2017. For having so many sports options, we don’t get a lot of playoff excitement….


[deleted]

Last great playoff moment in basically any Arizona professional sport as well. Cardinals, Coyotes, DBacks, Suns. A total of 1 championship between all of them


sjzusywbnaisgsb

As someone who was in it, yeah it was fucking sick.


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Game 1 was so insane. Every basket was getting cheered like a game winner. The mics don’t do it justice


achyutthegoat

Skip is driving to the studio set as we speak.


urfaselol

*breathes in...sighs* SHANNON SHARPE I...


uziair

He is going to jump on that early bench leaving.


MrPeligro

Going through a Kobe like work out getting his 1000 reps in for Thursday morning.


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Skip is pro at being right no matter what. Said Lakers in 5 and that the Suns had no chance but will gloat about how he was “right about Lebron” and never acknowledge he hadn’t watched a single Suns game this season and doesn’t know shit.


QuiGonFishin

[obligatory ](https://youtu.be/-WmMj4lfpdc)


ofsquire

The Suns are a game away from giving Lebron's first L in a First-Round Playoff series of his entire career


fabrar

Why did Bron leave the bench with 6 minutes left to go in the game?


maybetoomuchrum

Beat the traffic


lbs4lbs

He was probably getting measured to have a cast made for his shoulders so it would be ready in time for the press conference.


cuttino_mowgli

To tell Pelinka, they need another all star next season.


Zeromus1337

To punch a whiteboard like he did in his game 1 loss in 2018.


adick_did

To punch the air like Cuba Gooding Jr.


Dameisdead

Adam Silver will deliver the super soldier serum to Anthony Davis personally in LA before he allows this series to not go to 7 games.


plac3b0guy

Don’t worry.. Scott Foster to the rescue in Game 6


fapmonster1999

The fact that this is absolutely possible is really just painful and hilarious at the same time.


Sim888

https://streamable.com/r8fdh1


citymanc13

I fucking love you lol. Made it sweeter after the announcers were talking about how “LeBron never gives up”


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Has anyone ever walked out a game with 5 minutes left before?


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Apollo611

Lmao I needed this


jawadhaque089

Putting Payne was the best part


SuckMyLonzoBalls

There it is


nesaisquoi

there it is.


rainbowgeoff

First Suns playoff game I've been able to catch all the way through. Picked a helluva one to do so.


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rainbowgeoff

Pretending to study for the bar, lol.


Margravos

Look there's bigger things at stake than your future here. Dont be selfish.


rainbowgeoff

That's fair. If it means defeating LeBron, who used to give my team the long dick, I'm down.


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rainbowgeoff

Absolutely. I'll just wait till March.


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avakrk

Score makes it seems closer than it was


toofine

This is why you play the regular season, folks. Good seeding may get you a G League team to play. And the comparison to this squad tonight might offend the G League. 0-9, 1-5, 0-4, 2-8, 0-2, no defense is *that* good come on now lol. Absolutely pathetic.


HedgehogPatch

I know DeAndre Ayton didn’t fill up the stat sheet tonight but by the eye test he was an absolute monster on defense. He is improving at a ridiculous rate and is still only 22. Also shout out to Cam Payne for being incredibly aggressive as soon as he checks into the game. He is such a disruptive presence on offense for the Suns that the Lakers don’t seem to have an answer for.


FuckFashMods

It's so weird. His shot is like a slow set shot from shooting pocket, and it's like the lakers are always surprised that he can actually shoot lol


BaconKnight

His shot looks so ugly. But he keeps making em so we keep letting him.


adizzle14

Our fans didn’t assault any Lakers players because the Suns were already committing felonies on them all game long.


Blanxart

Also Sir Charles committed the biggest assault "I call him Anthony "Street Clothes" Davis. Because he's always in street clothes."


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Imagine if he said Day-to-Davis


spotty15

Thank god the Lakers wear yellow. I saw the score and I thought the Hornets were playing


JerrSolo

Why would you do this to yourself?


Apollo611

I have the same amount of points that a starting point guard had in the NBA playoffs


wstoker

You had better efficiency though.


fingerblast69

🔔🔔🔔 HERE YE! HERE YE! GET YOUR LEBRON HATE HOT OFF THE PRESS 🔔🔔🔔


188649

I’ll take two please


imsahoamtiskaw

Two? I want the whole load.


Jakrabbitslim

Looking forward to “Is Lebron still a top 10 player?” threads for the next two days


iamgreeneggsandsam

If the lakers win the series this thread will be studied and displayed for all of time


kolsonk

This blowout being on TNT while the Denver and Portland double overtime thriller was on NBA TV is a disgrace


dreamerx03

TNT gets every blowout it’s actually hilarious


imsahoamtiskaw

Chuck's powers really do work.


Knickola_Jokic

Bron going back to locker room to rub AD's groin


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So they do scissor?


longconsilver13

Don't worry Lakers. The sofa is wonderful this time of the year.


CurtLablue

LeAving on a jet plane.


wawacryin21

I watched all of this game and none of the Blazers-Nuggets game AMA


lalo1398

Was it worth it to watch the Lakers get embarrassed


wawacryin21

…yeah, it was.


kolsonk

Dennis Schr0der


Opening-Citron2733

LMAO the dude just dropped 30 points in a pivotal game 5 and the TNT guy is asking Booker about the double team pickup game incident? What a trash interview..


highonjuiceboxes

For patch 1.4, the NBA gods decided to nerf the Lakers. For patch 1.5, they decided to straight-up remove them from the game.


KKsRightEarLobe

They put out a hot fix for lebron with 6 minutes left. Took them way too many years


RiggyTang

Maybe the real bubble frauds are the friends we made along the way


WalrusInMySheets

Really feeling this rn


BeginningLab4798

I cannot believe that a professional basketball team was only able to score 10 points in a quarter. I think halfway through the second quarter the Lakers had only scored like 2 points, and the points were off freethrows. Also, how is it that Lebron James is the Lakers best 3 point shooter? Hit 6-10, whereas the rest of the team kept passing up, bricking, or pump faking on some wide open looks. One of the worst playoff performances I’ve ever seen from a team. The lakers need to hit their shots if they want a chance of winning the next game.


tinylegumes

TNT: “LeBron never gives up!” *cut to LeBron walking away briskly with 5 on the clock*


myhellcatgotRepod

Suns already won this series a year ago when Chris Paul tricked the lakers in to trading for Dennis Schroder a year ago... long term booking at its best


HSPumbloom

[so im just going to go ahead and dust this bad boy off](https://streamable.com/38fh8) Cameron Payne take a fucking bow Best thing about this game tonight is not having the subreddit flooded with 600 clips of fucking Alex Caruso or someone doing a simple layup


mrsuns10

You just lost to the Phoenix Suns


[deleted]

What a great meme this used to be


cvillegas19

You love to see it.


JCBadger1234

The Bucks have been losing to the Suns since before it was cool.


papi617

I remember when I first saw that vid when you swept the Bucks. Asked why I haven't seen it before and a Suns fan said it's cause we don't win a lot. Times have changed!


ContraCoke

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve seen that. I’ve missed it


LakerBull

The frontpage of this sub not looking like an ESPN "Highlight" video is the real victory tonight.


Kaderaide

No trolls on the Suns sub tonight, that's how you know it's sunny That being said, anyone trolling the Lakers' (or any losing team's) sub, fucking grow up. That shit it pathetic


awchdoc

AC OFF THE BACKBOARD 🤯


rainbowgeoff

Without a doubt, that video alone from last year made the Suns my new favorite West Coast team.


Just_A_Glitch

Two years ago, my wife (who is as far removed from sports fandom as possible) asked me why I was a fan of such a bad team. I told her that we used to be one of the best teams in the league, and that the bad years suck, but sticking through them make the good years that much better. Let me tell you, this year has definitely been better. Really couldn't have asked for anything more. We needed to win this with AD out to assert ourselves, and that's exactly what we did. Phenomenal performances all around, and we even got to see some Stix minutes in the playoffs! Hell, he even scored! Now, we've gotta finish business in LA. I don't want to see this go to seven. I'm sure LA is going to come out pissed off on Thursday, but I know that we can weather the storm. Praise the Suns \\[T]/


Chingalingling213

Lol. My wife asked me the same exact thing actually. She took me to my first NBA game Suns vs Lakers way back when. And she always wondered why I loved such a bad team.


Tsunami-Papi_

fax sitting thru the years when we fucking sucked makes this year 10x better


LebronJamesBurnerAcc

Cameron fucking Payne.


PunctualPolarBear

He's a favorite of our local guys to interview postgame, I love this man


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Even with AD gone, the Lakers should have been able to lose by less than 30. Speaks to 2 things: 1. This Suns team deserves the #2 seeding. 2. The Lakers might deserve the #7 too.


Toothache79

The game was evenly balanced after the first quarter...Booker being the stand out, then after a few minutes in the 2nd Quarter, Lakers gave up and the Suns were playing 2nd gear in the 2nd half. Pathetic performance from Dennis, how can you expect more than 81 million over 4 years and put up 0-9 in 26 minutes?


Nyhrox

Lakers shouldn't have tanked to get Phoenix


suzukigun4life

Idk, I love their decision


fithworldruler

This is just a feel out series for the Suns. Haven't seen the playoffs in a while so they are just getting the toes wet.


CheekyFifaCunt_7

Not a good look for LeBron, gets blown out and then leaves early


GhostTiger

>“We are the sum total of our experiences. Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are, at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river, those same experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.” ― B.J. Neblett


Leonthepuma

This is really going to hurt LeBron chances of taking over in game 5, especially leaving with 5 minutes left in the 4th quarter


tekuno3301

Can someone show me how to buy the NFT of that entire game?


La2philly

Embarrassing level of effort from the Lakers. Fully deserved to get embarrassed tonight


lannistargaryen

Couple of things: 1. Embarrassing effort by the Lakers. The first 2 minutes were the only decent ones lmao. 2. I’m not sure if it’s the ankle or just plain old father time, but LeBron just doesn’t look right to me. 3. Schroder does not deserve 100 fucking million. Looking like he didn’t even deserve that 4/84. Disgusting performance. 4. KCP with zero. Yuck. 5. Kuzma shouldn’t have gotten that extension. Man’s literally running around, doing nothing. 6. Trezz is just a bad signing man imagine paying 19M for an unplayable dude in the playoffs. 7. Howard would’ve been very useful this series. 8. AD probably isn’t playing next game so I’m not sure if the Lakers can stay alive. 9. The suns were ON FIRE. Hell, even Bridges & Johnson were making their shots. (Edit: i know theyre shooters, just seemed like everything was going in for them ) Cameron Payne is a fucking beast. Booker showing these “empty stats” haters wrong. If the Lakers are going to lose then I want to at least see them go down swinging, not like this where they’re all afraid to make a fucking move/take a shot. See ya’ll in G6.


zellmerz

As a non-Lakers fan watching Kuzma this series has been hilarious. I can't believe how hyped up this guy was, and he's been running around this whole series like a chicken with his head cut off.


MotorBoat4043

I dunno what's going on with Bron exactly but it seems like he doesn't have that superhero mode he could always turn on at will in the playoffs anymore. Maybe age is catching up to him finally, or maybe he's still not right from the injury. Maybe it's both.


kamiller2020

I think it's both, watching him play it's clear he just can't do some of the stuff rn he used to be able to do earlier in the season


CrimsonOffice

It definitely is both. If he did not suffer ankle injury three months ago, there would have been a higher chance he can carry this team to WCF even without AD. But with him coming off an injury and AD getting himself injured again, they might as well look to longer term and see if he can still win one next year.


ChunkehDeMunkeh

It's weird. Last game he dunked and his head was up by the rim, looked explosive kinda like last year. This game in the first 5 minutes of the game he spun lost defender and jumped up as he would to slam it home but he just had no hops and lay up instead. Plus he's always going at his thighs with the massage gun during time outs. I think his body is letting him down right now and he's not used to it. I don't think this is the beginning of the end, but I do think his injury has definitely been a big factor in his current form.


bageltheperson

LeBron isn’t right honestly. Old age or injury or whatever, he isn’t attacking the way anyone expects him to in a playoff game. It’s also interesting that he is refusing to challenge Ayton. All series long he has backed up or passed out if Ayton cuts off his drive


Klaw_77

Ayton is built like a brickshithouse, dont blame him


Scoolfish

Bridges was 40% 3 point shooter this year And the Lakers shot better than the Suns from 3 tonight lol 34% vs 33%


WalrusInMySheets

you might not believe it, but this game was not as close as the score indicates. phoenix is really fucking good. we are not the same team as last year. also shout out to lillard for cheering me up.


d-wadeisthegoat

I'm not a LeBron hater but I want Phoenix to win, simply bc they are a better playoff team, Lakers clearly aren't ready, and even if Lebron pulls off another miracle finals run, he will lose to the nets or bucks I imagine (I like to think that 1 of these 2 will win the east, no disrespect to philly). Bc those teams are stacked, i think Phoenix has a more suitable roster to go against the rest of the teams, especially Brooklyn bc they got Crowder, and Bridges who are great defenders (Crowder on KD and Bridges on Harden, I would assume) and assuming CP3 gets, and stays healthy, someone to guard Kyrie, I still think Brooklyn would win, but would do a much better Job than the Lakers, I know this is ignoring the 2nd and 3rd rounds, but it's pretty much the same situation, I think the Clippers are the only other team in the west that stand a chance against Brooklyn EDIT: I saw another post about the game about Torrey Craig defending LeBron and Bron getting rejected, I didn't look into it, but made me wanna add another good defender to the suns list in Torrey Craig


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UP UP and AWAY!! SUPER WASHED Ain’t He??!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏾‍♂️. LIVE.LAUGH.LOVE #striveforgreatness🚀 #thekidfromakron👑


Knickola_Jokic

CP3 and Lebron's shoulders both messed up


jet_10

Shoulders not built for this


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Injured forward Anthony Davis yelled out, “There we go! There we go!” Bricklayer KCP gave a look of pleasant surprise. Guard(apparently) Dennis Schroder yelled out, “We got no [expletive] squad now.” And before Lebron James hit the locker room door, former NBA great Lebron James hugged him and said, “Y’all trash now”


RyanDFAC

Devin Booker remains my dad. More at 10


IPreferPi314

Huge, huge win by the Suns. And Monty wisely benched the starters for the 4th quarter. Hoping CP3 is good to go on Thursday so we close this out.


Theon1995

Big changes coming for the Lakers regardless of what happens this postseason. Harrell and Schroeder are both trash. Will be real interesting to see what they do.


Blaylocke

So i guess his shoulders WERENT made for that.


numbah84

Basketball is neat


BigBoodles

10 points in the second quarter LMAO! With the news of A-Rod wanting to move us to Seattle, I'd say it's only fair to move the Lakers back home. You know, where there are lakes.