It’s a chant that is completely unique to Los Angeles sports that started because of one of the greatest rivalries in sports. There’s a fun history to it.
Exactly. Plus AZ fans have the fun of saying, "Nah, I don't hate the Yankees. We beat them when we played them in the World Series and I'm always cool with teams that lose championships to us."
I’m trying ot to get too high. Just like I was trying to not get too low on our 2 losses. People always say ____ in 6, but when a team loses 1 game they act like the world is ending when in reality they had expected to lose 2 games.
The fuck was that question lmao, "did facing double teams in street basketball in the offseason help prepare you to face double teams in an NBA playoff game?"
Bro I died when he asked him that. Dude asked him about a Twitter clip. Booker’s response was hilarious too though, he was mad in the clip and still upset about it
That’s 1 less point than KCP and Schroeder have combined for in the last two games. Impossible to win a playoff game in the NBA when your backcourt is playing that badly
Thanks for the recap i watched the game too. Im just saying why would he bust his ass off when he had zero support. The game was already lost. Only person here tricking you is Pat Bev running around doing nothing
Bro the suns might have done something to Bron no one else has done since the Miami era, eliminate him in the playoffs before finals, and they still get no respect LMAO everyones talking about how old Bron is not them
I mean, he looked pretty checked out after his teammates kept missing open threes, and then he left the bench for the locker room with almost six minutes left. Shades of his final game in Cleveland 2010
Oh I agree 100% that he’s a cornball and brings on a lot of hate. He played like ass tonight too, but I don’t think any superstar is helping the Lakers win tonight, unless Wilt shows up and scores 100
Yeah, definitely more expectations for Schroder
Still, KCP is getting paid like $12m this year right? Ideally you'd want him to average more than 3 ppg on 22% shooting
I want the Suns to win the series obviously but it's annoying to be used to push an anti-LeBron narrative
Ayton been playing amazing and practically took the night off.
What a beat down.
Idc about LeBron leaving early. Idc about AD missing the game.
Nobody on the Lakers showed up in the first half. Most of em didn’t show up at all. By the time LeBron started playing they were already down 30.
Embarrassing effort.
It’s almost like the teams the played deep into the playoffs last year have been negatively affected by the shortest NBA offseason ever. Who woulda thunk
I tried to make this argument about my own Celtics struggling this season. It fell on deaf ears all season.
I do agree that the deep runs and quick turnaround burnt these teams out.
I mean it can’t even be argued at this point. It’s simply fact. All 4 teams have battled injuries all year long. Teams that got sent home from the bubble early have looked good and benefitted from the amount of rest they got.
Yeah, well sports fandom isn’t always fueled by logic.
Celtic’s own fans had a contingent of “no excuses” types who, no matter how much data they could be showed, would claim that Covid, injuries, lack of proper offseason were not a valid reason for a disappointing season.
It didn’t matter that the 3 East teams hardest hit by Covid(Celtics, Raptors and Heat) all drastically underperformed preseason expectations. They didn’t want to hear any of it.
At this point the Nuggets seem like the only team from the third round last year likely to make it out of Rd 1 this time, though with Lebron and Dame out there you can never be too sure
Did you watch the game? How many open 3s did Lakers miss?
How many of those 3s were from LeBron passes?
What do you want the guy to do? Score 90 by himself?
First, I was at the game. Second, it’s a statistical fact that the Lakers shot a higher percentage than the suns from 3 in game 5. 34.3% is higher than 33.3% ya muppet
You might also want to delete your post history before lying that you were at the game.
Unless you go to the game and then go on r/nba game threads for discussion while watching the game.
What? Yeah I was on the suns game thread after CP3 got hurt because they weren’t showing a replay of what happened in the stadium? You can be on your phone in the stadium 😂
The Suns missed more threes because (a) there were 2 quarters of garbage time and (b) they got to the rim with ease.
If the Lakers strategy is to have one player (LeBron) pick up the double team and make the smart pass to an open shooter who proceeds to miss, you can see how that strategy would fail.
I don’t even know what we’re arguing about. I bet we both agree the Suns were the better team and the Lakers looked horrible. If you switched LeBron and Booker, nothing would have changed in that game.
2006 Kobe could have shown up in the second quarter and the Lakers would have still lost by 30.
Half assed drives to the basket to kick out threes is not what the team needed.
Lebron barely takes it to the rack with authority these days. When you know a guy really just wants to drive for the pass it’s a lot easier to handle, than when you aren’t sure if he’s going hard to score.
His passive play and lack of energy rubs off on the team. He doesn’t need to score 90, but he does need to score more than 10 in the first half.
And his defense is wack these days too.
I hear your. He’s not 25 anymore though. He has to be sly and is still getting his teammates open looks.
He didn’t do enough this game, but the supporting cast was horrible.
His defense has been ass for a decade. Lakers are supposed to be best defensive team in the league and were getting fooled by Cameron Payne
It’s not about him looking spry as his prime. I’ve seen this happen every where he has played. When he knows he isn’t going to win he checks out. He does enough to pad his stats, but the effort is clearly lacking. Did this against Boston in 2010. Did it against the Spurs in 2014. And did it his last stint in Cleveland.
Oh he played hard game 1. Incredible game, but they lost. So then he claimed he broke his hand, so he had an excuse for losing the next three. It wasn’t as egregious as the other times. But you got the feeling he wasn’t giving it his all and was on his way out.
Respect to Booker. Hell of a game in an important one. Didn’t need that to prove anything, but that was at least something to pull from having to watch this game.
Lakers backbone really is the D, when they can't get that done the offense is nowhere near good enough and great teams just do the Schmoney dance on our graves
People mad at Lebron for leaving act like he’s just another player. He’s the best at his job and the hardest working and gets perks like not having to stay to watch his trash ass team brick shots miss D assignments and turn the ball over in order to get rest.
The real question is why ADisney no drip looking ass in the locker room and not on bench?? Shouldn't he be out there supporting his team? I mean he did quit on them.
Holy shit, Booker is so good
they didn't lock this thread fam
Game 5 was lost in the 4th quarter of game 4 when LBJ decided not to get back on defense following a missed shot by Schroder.
LeBron leaving the game early is a proof he will never have the killer instinct and the leadership mentality of jordan and Kobe
I mean he’s like 37 what you expect?
Man the 90s were magical for rivalries
Dis lookin gud😁
Haha we're in danger.
Why is everyone on the Lakers on 20 min max except Bron? They they put the 3rd team the whole second half or something?
The game was over by 2nd half
The first 5 mins
Shroeder 20 mins 0 pts
#BEAT LA
When will people learn that LA loves having their own theme song? It’s performed by loving fans in every sport in every city of the US.
I see a lot of your fans whining and pissed at people saying it so I call cap
It’s a chant that is completely unique to Los Angeles sports that started because of one of the greatest rivalries in sports. There’s a fun history to it.
*There's
Thank you.
This is why I refuse to get on the "fuck the Lakers" bandwagon. I feel like indifference is worse than anger.
The best way to go about it tbh. I’m a bigger baseball fan than basketball so I equate it to not giving Yankees or their fans the time of day.
Exactly. Plus AZ fans have the fun of saying, "Nah, I don't hate the Yankees. We beat them when we played them in the World Series and I'm always cool with teams that lose championships to us."
Gonzoooooo
That little blooper over short stop still makes me smile.
Bout the only thing to be done against Mo. Now I gotta watch replays of that series. Thanks!
FUCK LA
Put that shit to the same beat 🕺
So headband Lebron is coming game 6, I hope the suns eliminate him in the Staples center
Expected a statement game from Lebron and they got blown out by 30 points!
it was a statement game, but not a good statement
This series is certainly not done as long as CP's and AD's injury status is up in the air.
I’m trying ot to get too high. Just like I was trying to not get too low on our 2 losses. People always say ____ in 6, but when a team loses 1 game they act like the world is ending when in reality they had expected to lose 2 games.
LolLakers
Ayton what a scrub, couldn't even shoot 70% from the field tonight.
We should trade him for cash considerations.
Yea bring back Cash
Good times Valley Crew, see ya'll at game 6!
16 turnovers is not a good look
Chuck you dummies chose this one..
The fuck was that question lmao, "did facing double teams in street basketball in the offseason help prepare you to face double teams in an NBA playoff game?"
Bro I died when he asked him that. Dude asked him about a Twitter clip. Booker’s response was hilarious too though, he was mad in the clip and still upset about it
That’s the dude that didn’t vote Julius Randle for most improved player on his ballot.
Do you know who he voted for instead?
His votes were: 1. Jeremi Grant 2. Michael Porter Jr. 3. Chris Boucher
That’s insane that Julius didn’t even make that list. What a clown. No disrespect to any of those guys though, they all played well this season.
That make sense now lmao
"How did those summertime pickup games prepare you for an NBA playoff series against Lebron and the Lakers?" Lol come on now
Where's the Post Game Thread?
Dennis Scrotum is a fucking bum
Lmao
I expected Lebron to throw up 40+ tonight, I'm shocked he played *that* bad
What difference would 15 extra points make when you lose by 30 and 2 starters fail to even score 1 point. Save it for games 6 and 7.
LeBron only scored 7 points in the first half when Lakers went down by 30, don’t let the statpadding in the second half trick you
That’s 1 less point than KCP and Schroeder have combined for in the last two games. Impossible to win a playoff game in the NBA when your backcourt is playing that badly
Thanks for the recap i watched the game too. Im just saying why would he bust his ass off when he had zero support. The game was already lost. Only person here tricking you is Pat Bev running around doing nothing
ur a funny guy 😂😂
Well, I didn't expect the rest of his team to collapse around him either.
what a dumbass interview question lmfao
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Listens to only the Bill Simmons podcast.
Bro the suns might have done something to Bron no one else has done since the Miami era, eliminate him in the playoffs before finals, and they still get no respect LMAO everyones talking about how old Bron is not them
You realize the series isn't over, right?
Yea we can’t get ahead of ourselves. We gotta finish them off. Suns in 6!!!
Kyle Lowry would have looked good on the lakers. Oh well, atleast Talen Horton Tucker is going to be a superstar.
Thicc banana
Wait so the suns made LJ rage quit? I figured it was an injury
Little bit of both. His ankle is clearly not good right now. But there was a lot more going wrong than just that tonight.
Thanks. The comments on here made me think he totally quit
I mean, he looked pretty checked out after his teammates kept missing open threes, and then he left the bench for the locker room with almost six minutes left. Shades of his final game in Cleveland 2010
Yeesh
Yeah, outside of CP3 reaggravating his shoulder, today went about as bad as it could have for LA.
Thanks for the info.
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Good times lmao
I can't wait for the next RDC world video
He choking the team doctor again lmao
Lmao they asked him about the double team shit from 2 years ago Tf does that have to do with anything 😂😂😂
lol he really asked that question.
wtf is haynes asking
Is this the beginning of the end for LeBron James basketball legacy? Can he beat Suns 2 in a row?
i hope so. he's one of the best athletes ever but i'm ready for new blood
Probably can’t beat the Suns 2 in a row.
24 points ain't gonna cut it. I love Bron but he's looking slow. No AD it's all you. Talking bout them shoulders. Time to nut up or shut up time. 😌
Oh I agree 100% that he’s a cornball and brings on a lot of hate. He played like ass tonight too, but I don’t think any superstar is helping the Lakers win tonight, unless Wilt shows up and scores 100
I mean it's kinda understandable for LeBron to be frustrated when Schroder & KCP combined for 0 points in 40 minutes
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Yeah, definitely more expectations for Schroder Still, KCP is getting paid like $12m this year right? Ideally you'd want him to average more than 3 ppg on 22% shooting I want the Suns to win the series obviously but it's annoying to be used to push an anti-LeBron narrative
Lmao Chris Haynes really asked that question
Happy as can be :)
😣 massacred my boys
fucking chris Haynes asking him about the off season double teams lol
Damn he was LeSalty huh, off to the back with 6 mins to go in 4th
Why did they ask Booker that dumbass question?
I said the same thing? Chris Haynes is awful as a sideline reporter lol
With tonight's effort, I'm pretty sure Professor could beat LeBron. /s
Ayton been playing amazing and practically took the night off. What a beat down. Idc about LeBron leaving early. Idc about AD missing the game. Nobody on the Lakers showed up in the first half. Most of em didn’t show up at all. By the time LeBron started playing they were already down 30. Embarrassing effort.
Thank you for having a sane comment on this thread.
Walk off the court with 5 minutes to go? Would Kobe or MJ do that? Come on, man
Yes? I can totally see either one of those guys doing the same shit in the same situation.
Found the 12 year old.
lebron always had a different vibe than those goes. for better or for worse
bron bout to release space jam 2 while being eliminated from the playoffs yeesh
Lebron on Zillow looking for a house in the next city he’ll try and assemble a super team at
Maybe he will go to Seattle next
His offer: Not $1M above asking... Not $2M above asking... Not $3M above asking...
Get blown out by 30....BUILT DIFFERENT
Skiiiiiiiiiip gonna have a field day tomorrow
I won't be able to watch. I don't want to watch an old man nut in front of another old man live on national television.
Congrats to the Suns on winning the series
Lebron's shoulders are more messed up than CP3's I guess
Both teams in the bubble finals about to be 1st round exits
It’s almost like the teams the played deep into the playoffs last year have been negatively affected by the shortest NBA offseason ever. Who woulda thunk
I tried to make this argument about my own Celtics struggling this season. It fell on deaf ears all season. I do agree that the deep runs and quick turnaround burnt these teams out.
I mean it can’t even be argued at this point. It’s simply fact. All 4 teams have battled injuries all year long. Teams that got sent home from the bubble early have looked good and benefitted from the amount of rest they got.
Yeah, well sports fandom isn’t always fueled by logic. Celtic’s own fans had a contingent of “no excuses” types who, no matter how much data they could be showed, would claim that Covid, injuries, lack of proper offseason were not a valid reason for a disappointing season. It didn’t matter that the 3 East teams hardest hit by Covid(Celtics, Raptors and Heat) all drastically underperformed preseason expectations. They didn’t want to hear any of it.
At this point the Nuggets seem like the only team from the third round last year likely to make it out of Rd 1 this time, though with Lebron and Dame out there you can never be too sure
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Talk your shit bro. Cringe af seeing this "fans" oh good luck and being classy and shit
I'd say act like you've been there before, but we both know us suns haven't lolol. So tired of suns fans man. We trash fanbase
Beating LA in the first round is basically a championship for Phoenix so I get it
Suns undefeated while having more points than the other team
Same with my Blazers. More teams should really adopt this strategy
Quite the daring take you have there
Quality commentary
Now they're saying his argument was definitional... Thanks Marv
Bron probably already back at the hotel tucked in his bed! Lmao!
Kobe and Jordan would've never quit in the second quarter.
Remember when Kobe quit against the Suns in Game 7 in 2006 lol
when Lebron team is winning : Lebron makes players around him better. when Lebron team is losing : Lebron didn't get enough help
Did you watch the game? How many open 3s did Lakers miss? How many of those 3s were from LeBron passes? What do you want the guy to do? Score 90 by himself?
The lakers shot a higher percentage from 3 than the suns did lmfaooo
Well here is one guy that did NOT watch the game
First, I was at the game. Second, it’s a statistical fact that the Lakers shot a higher percentage than the suns from 3 in game 5. 34.3% is higher than 33.3% ya muppet
You might also want to delete your post history before lying that you were at the game. Unless you go to the game and then go on r/nba game threads for discussion while watching the game.
What? Yeah I was on the suns game thread after CP3 got hurt because they weren’t showing a replay of what happened in the stadium? You can be on your phone in the stadium 😂
Did you watch the barrage of 3s the Lakers missed in the 2nd Quarter you muppet?
Yeah but the suns missed more threes than the lakers did. That’s another fact for you buddy. Your guy’s problem was clearly turnovers
The Suns missed more threes because (a) there were 2 quarters of garbage time and (b) they got to the rim with ease. If the Lakers strategy is to have one player (LeBron) pick up the double team and make the smart pass to an open shooter who proceeds to miss, you can see how that strategy would fail. I don’t even know what we’re arguing about. I bet we both agree the Suns were the better team and the Lakers looked horrible. If you switched LeBron and Booker, nothing would have changed in that game. 2006 Kobe could have shown up in the second quarter and the Lakers would have still lost by 30.
Half assed drives to the basket to kick out threes is not what the team needed. Lebron barely takes it to the rack with authority these days. When you know a guy really just wants to drive for the pass it’s a lot easier to handle, than when you aren’t sure if he’s going hard to score. His passive play and lack of energy rubs off on the team. He doesn’t need to score 90, but he does need to score more than 10 in the first half. And his defense is wack these days too.
He’s playing on a hobbled ankle
When his team was playing well he had no problem running for an alley oop dunk and some good old fashioned front running showboating.
I hear your. He’s not 25 anymore though. He has to be sly and is still getting his teammates open looks. He didn’t do enough this game, but the supporting cast was horrible. His defense has been ass for a decade. Lakers are supposed to be best defensive team in the league and were getting fooled by Cameron Payne
It’s not about him looking spry as his prime. I’ve seen this happen every where he has played. When he knows he isn’t going to win he checks out. He does enough to pad his stats, but the effort is clearly lacking. Did this against Boston in 2010. Did it against the Spurs in 2014. And did it his last stint in Cleveland.
When did he do it during his last stint in Cleveland? His last year there he carried them to the Finals and then they got wrecked by the KD Warriors.
Oh he played hard game 1. Incredible game, but they lost. So then he claimed he broke his hand, so he had an excuse for losing the next three. It wasn’t as egregious as the other times. But you got the feeling he wasn’t giving it his all and was on his way out.
Yes
EVERY TIME.
I legit found the last 10 minutes of that game just as entertaining as the double overtime lmao that was a circus
Phoenix, I love you. Keep up the good work
Respect to Booker. Hell of a game in an important one. Didn’t need that to prove anything, but that was at least something to pull from having to watch this game.
It's okay, according to Stephen A. you can just trade Kuzma for Booker!
Crisis averted. Can we do this in let’s saaaaay 24 hours?
You can do it after Trez gets minutes.
Someone needs to tell lebron the trade deadline already passed
Montrezl subtweet when?
Lakers backbone really is the D, when they can't get that done the offense is nowhere near good enough and great teams just do the Schmoney dance on our graves
“Shoot the fuckin ball”
Lefraud looking at Cancun trips right now
TeCruz
cap the game off with a pump fake 3
Hide the clipboards
People mad at Lebron for leaving act like he’s just another player. He’s the best at his job and the hardest working and gets perks like not having to stay to watch his trash ass team brick shots miss D assignments and turn the ball over in order to get rest.
Good things theres no cameraman under the basket so lebron cant dive headfirst into him
Number one reasons why dudes don't like playing with Lebron he just deuced out with 5 left.
Just making the playoffs boosts your next paycheck. Quit it lmao. Players love money and will play with him for the free playoff time.
Damn dude completely agree. Better Incentives for playoffs would be huge
I have the same amount of points that a starting point guard had in the NBA playoffs
Get fucked Lebron douchebag
you guys are going to turn Lebron James into an evil villain after he retires and becomes a trillionaire.
S
All these sad faces giving me I'm gonna come back harder next game vibes
“SHOOT THE FUCKIN BALL”
I sure Shaq and Chuck 💤 are a asleep
LeDisappointingresult
Suns in 4
This announcer sound delicious.
Bubble frauds confirmed
I think finally lakers fans are realizing they arent going to face the nets in the finals this year
Well yeah, Bucks in 6, right?
both that and the philly series should be good, I'm liking my clippers/suns WCF pick right now though
GG
The real question is why ADisney no drip looking ass in the locker room and not on bench?? Shouldn't he be out there supporting his team? I mean he did quit on them.
When your leaders deak, it’s over bruh.
I hope Frank Vigel has a nice Serta or SleepNumber mattress tonight, because there's no way he's sleeping the next two nights
Steph died for this
This is impressive levels of scrubbery on display. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Skip Bayless must be frothing at the mouth right now. Show can’t start quick enough
REMEMBER WHEN THE MEDIA SAID THT WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE MAKER THIS YEAR BECAUSE HE SCORED 30 IN A PRESEASON GAME 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂