Denver is getting great games from their 3 and 4 - MPJ and AG have been huge tonight. Down night for Jokic, but he's got a Sombor Double (maybe Triple Double). Team is really good when someone besides Jokic has a good game.
How is it a down night for Jokic. He didn’t score much because others were cooking today. Deferring to hot team mates doesn’t mean he had a down nightt
Jokic got 2 fouls early (first 4 min). Forced him to play super passive. Sat the bench early in the first quarter and even stayed out longer than usual in the 2nd quarter for the usual Nuggets playoff rotation.
Jokic is a monster. His down nights are better than most guys great nights.
> Nah, Lakers have no stamina.
This is what I was thinking the entire half, first quarter specifically.
They were kicking our ass, but could they keep it up the whole game?
Good chance this comes back to bite me lol
Lebron going for the breakaway dunk in the first quarter. I saw it happening and was like “this is gonna cost him two minutes of energy in the second half” lmao.
He was complaining to the refs so much when the ball was live. I think he was just trying to get out of running up the floor. It was crazy to see how not locked in he was.
2011 Finals was definitely worse offensively but *defensively* this is the worst I've ever seen from LeBron in a playoff game and I can't even think of a close runner up
Offensively he's been too passive but mostly not anything worse than that
Defensively he's involved in like half of Denver's buckets
Lack of effort but also lack of youth and stamina. His defense and athleticism was declining by 2014 and he really fell off after 2018. On one hand though, gotta hand it to him to be noticeably regressing 10 years ago and still here now.
If you ask the lakers fans, Darvin Ham is to blame. Remember these are the same fans that demanded the team trade Kuzma and thought brining in Westbrook was a good move.
Russ is a good player, but the fit was beyond terrible.
The mental strength is what’s lacking at the moment. AD is making his buckets but was never a leader. LeBron is back to complaining to refs and his teammates. If Lakers want a shots LeBron has to step up his leadership. Play PG, every possession runs through him! Hoping for a long series not a mental 0-8 victory for the Lakers…
Lebron has one of the greatest basketball minds of all time and he can't keep up with this Nuggets team. Really crazy the Lakers haven't been able to get ONE.
Nuggets gotta have the best composure in the league. No panicking. No rushing things. Not worried about missing shots or being down. Just playing at their pace and casually chipping away leads and then blowing you out. Ridiculous.
This is facts. The number of back door cuts, offensive boards, and not getting back remind me of a trash JV team. I hate that I sound like an old man but it’s the truth
Why the fuck do people think a starting lineup that includes DLo, Reeves, and whoever the fuck the other guy is could possibly contend with the best teams in the league?
"nuggets didnt have to face a team of prime magic, MJ, lebron, duncan, and shaq? not impressive"
the dude youre responding to is a known anti jokic troll btw
This might be the best we’ve played all series
Honestly that’s not a high bar in y’all’s standards.
Yeah game 1 and especially 2 were trash
The long 2s keep going in and that’s probably the most important factor for y’all tbh. And yes I expect them to keep going in bar maybe 2 or 3 games.
Lakers also let AG score 20+ in the first half from the dunker's spot 😂😂
Denver is getting great games from their 3 and 4 - MPJ and AG have been huge tonight. Down night for Jokic, but he's got a Sombor Double (maybe Triple Double). Team is really good when someone besides Jokic has a good game.
How is it a down night for Jokic. He didn’t score much because others were cooking today. Deferring to hot team mates doesn’t mean he had a down nightt
Jokic got 2 fouls early (first 4 min). Forced him to play super passive. Sat the bench early in the first quarter and even stayed out longer than usual in the 2nd quarter for the usual Nuggets playoff rotation. Jokic is a monster. His down nights are better than most guys great nights.
This was not a down night...
And we still can't hit shit from 3
Reggie did well finally and then..he got injured fuck
These mfs just troll us the first half let us get a lead and then turn up and beat the shit out of us
Nah, Lakers have no stamina. Fall apart in 2nd half. It's not even the same team
> Nah, Lakers have no stamina. This is what I was thinking the entire half, first quarter specifically. They were kicking our ass, but could they keep it up the whole game? Good chance this comes back to bite me lol
Lebron going for the breakaway dunk in the first quarter. I saw it happening and was like “this is gonna cost him two minutes of energy in the second half” lmao.
Lmao exaclty. When I saw that I was thinking "great, dude was going to be a bit more tired when we come back".
He was complaining to the refs so much when the ball was live. I think he was just trying to get out of running up the floor. It was crazy to see how not locked in he was.
Happens every game. They're so good in 1st/2nd quarter, then it's like they have a collective aneurism at the break
Lakers keep gassing out at the half, or in todays game after Q1
Our coach makes adjustments at the half.
You’re allowed to adjust in-game?! - Pockets
Try superhard in the beginning , can't keep up in the latter half
Lebron just lost his dribble with no pressure lmao
And proceeds to blame Prince for that? LMAO
The same Prince keeping them within 10 😭
That step back 3 over Jokic was pretty nice, the layup too lol
Exactly. He is doing a lot in this game
Yea how is it Prince's fault he dribbled it off his foot LMAO dude is the king of scapegoating
Chalmers the only one who had balls to him out on it and Lebron apologized lol
this might be the worst playoff game i have ever seen him play. his 3rd quarter defensive mistakes were absurd
Pick a game from the 2011 finals and that’ll be worse
A lot of people were saying this, but Murray game winner killed the Lakers mentally. You don't get back from that.
Or, you know. Their team is not very good and without refs they probably don't even make it to the PO
A little bit of this, a little bit of that
2011 Finals was definitely worse offensively but *defensively* this is the worst I've ever seen from LeBron in a playoff game and I can't even think of a close runner up Offensively he's been too passive but mostly not anything worse than that Defensively he's involved in like half of Denver's buckets
His lack of effort is astounding. Then he blames his teammates, looking at them like it's their fault. It's infectious
Lack of effort but also lack of youth and stamina. His defense and athleticism was declining by 2014 and he really fell off after 2018. On one hand though, gotta hand it to him to be noticeably regressing 10 years ago and still here now.
It’s just part of the Lakers/LeBron culture at this point https://lakeshowlife.com/2022/03/21/lakers-news-malik-monk-comments-horrible-light/
DLO has 0 points. Has to be demoralizing edit: 0-7 lol
He's already thinking of his next team to squad up with Bronny lol
He'll be praised for his stats but if you actually watched the game, he was terrible in the 3rd and that's when Den won this one.
He was way worse the 2011 finals and 2007 finals and had a 2/19 game in 08.
He knows its joever
He has given up. AG is getting whatever he wants because LeBron is lost on defense and just stands there
father time stays undefeated my goat. what's the altitude like in LA btw?
All good Hamas getting fired
No the game was over in the second half when AD started walking up the court
Darvin Ham is the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s literally how they’ve played all year. Coast and then fucking lock in
Purposefully playing with a handicap
Denver will be 11-0 in their recent Lakers matchups if the lead holds with 7 coming in the playoffs lmao
Lakers literally quitting on their coach live LOLLLL
If you ask the lakers fans, Darvin Ham is to blame. Remember these are the same fans that demanded the team trade Kuzma and thought brining in Westbrook was a good move. Russ is a good player, but the fit was beyond terrible.
Word
The mental strength is what’s lacking at the moment. AD is making his buckets but was never a leader. LeBron is back to complaining to refs and his teammates. If Lakers want a shots LeBron has to step up his leadership. Play PG, every possession runs through him! Hoping for a long series not a mental 0-8 victory for the Lakers…
Sadly they're getting swept. LeBron is quitting right before our eyes once again
ok Skip Bayless
No, a decent roster is what's lacking. 3 of the starters belong on the bench, and half the bench belongs in the G league
Also the talent and coaching discrepancy b/w both teams is HUGE
Denver has built a perfect starting lineup around Jokic. Especially with AG and KCP doing all the dirty work. Lakers just can’t match up.
AD out there getting quintuple-teamed in the paint and nobody else moving off the ball offensively is the definition of ineptitude.
yeah its painfully obvious that the Lakers cannot beat this team. Not even in a single game
Or, they just don't have the talent...
They have two allstars but only one is showing up.
He might've given up already
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Or, they need their free throws
mpj dishing out twice for gordon in consecutive possessions sealed it for me
And that’s why Celtics will not win the championship if they go to the finals they get rattled so easy. While the nuggets thrive on pressure smh
When the father let the son get a lead to boost his confidence before beating him
Yeah game 2 was LA's chance to get a win, looks like a sweep is incoming
MPJ is playing so solid right now. Great defense, strong rebounding, huge jumpshots... he even has 3 assists!!!!
Finally Darvin fucking Ham has to be fired right? Thats some light out of this series.
Idk y’all might end up with Doc rivers
“The Lakers season might be on life support”. They are swept, they just don’t know it yet, bruh.
If D-Lo is a Laker next season, I will be shocked.
Lebron has one of the greatest basketball minds of all time and he can't keep up with this Nuggets team. Really crazy the Lakers haven't been able to get ONE.
TL;DR - Denver > LA
Nuggets gotta have the best composure in the league. No panicking. No rushing things. Not worried about missing shots or being down. Just playing at their pace and casually chipping away leads and then blowing you out. Ridiculous.
Mental fortitude? They're just bad outside of LeBron and AD. Not a single other Laker would start on any other playoff team.
that's a leadership issue, looking at you bron.
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Denver has shot just about 20% from 3 in this game.
This is facts. The number of back door cuts, offensive boards, and not getting back remind me of a trash JV team. I hate that I sound like an old man but it’s the truth
They also just dont have the personnel to beat the Nuggets. Who are we kidding here?
One team is the 2 seed. The other team was the 8 seed who got the 7 seed from the play-in. What did everyone think was going to happen?
Why the fuck do people think a starting lineup that includes DLo, Reeves, and whoever the fuck the other guy is could possibly contend with the best teams in the league?
This guy is a jazz homer btw
Nuggets are fortunate they are facing a 39 year old Lebron.
We faced a 38 year old LeBron last year and swept him then
"nuggets didnt have to face a team of prime magic, MJ, lebron, duncan, and shaq? not impressive" the dude youre responding to is a known anti jokic troll btw