Opening night, Oct. 16th
Philly @ Boston
OKC @ GS

Oct. 17th
N.O. @ Houston
Dallas @ Phoenix

Oct. 19th
Boston @ Toronto
GS @ Utah

Oct. 20th
Toronto @ Washington
Houston @ Lakers

Christmas Day
Milwaukee @ New York
OKC @ Houston
Philly @ Boston
Lakers @ GS
Portland @ Utah

Pacers
Wiz
Bucks
Pistons
Spurs
Pels
Nuggets

all woulda been much better.

not to mention boring teams that'll still be more competitive than the knicks.

And Warriors/Rockets would have been Christmas, along with Lakers/Boston.

I kinda dislike good matchups on opening night, seems like a waste but hopefully they prove exciting

>I kinda dislike good matchups on opening night, seems like a
>waste but hopefully they prove exciting

never will be actually

fans want to see Bron against GS with his new team?

As a fan, I wanna see the best possible Xmas day matchups


BOS PHI way better

yall keep saying Boston/Philly...well, they ARE playing that day. There's always 5 games. No way that LeBron against GS is not gonna be one of them. Did the Lakers play GS last Christmas? No, the Cavs did. Stop being silly, man.

I'm confused why this is so controversial


there are way better (actual opponents) we could've matched up against

like, at all. You're acting like you can't understand why the league would schedule Lebron as a fucking LA LAKER against the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS on CHRISTMAS DAY!!!

and want the two most appealing TV matchups possible out of those 4 teams....you do what they did. Lakers-Warriors, Rockets-Thunder.

You want some?

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if they get kawhi and klay next year, sure they're a rival. not this year though

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23707867/klay-thompson-glue-holds-golden-state-warriors-together-nba-finals

Klay has never showed he's cared at all about the so-called Lakers "mystique."

And Klay is about the most chill player on the team, who loves living in the Bay Area, and has never showed any desire to be the "top dog."

And even if he did, why would he then go to the Lakers where he'd be behind LeBron?

We play the Lakers four times every season. We'll likely play them once before Christmas or even in-between Christmas and MLK Day.

Seems like the Christmas Day and MLK games are better suited for teams that only play each other twice a year, like Boston or Philly. Or teams that are, you know, going to be better than the Lakers.

And good to see Lakers fans all up in their feeling so early on.

I’m a nobody. I never get replies on here lmao


Not like this


You know it’s bad when LA2Pnilly gets personal

As to the Bay Area insecurity, I’ve called it out multiple times on this board - across all sports. It’s nurture, ya’ll can’t help it.

I'm confused as to why i have to argue this


Oh yeah I do. Laker fan entitlement

which brings me back to my fuckin original point that garnered all this butthurt



you aren't our rival




Laker fans sound like dudes who peaked in h.s. That was then. This is now

and clearly yall are shook by that Lakers X Lebron special edition collabo.

And I'm concerned more about what I'm going to have for breakfast next week than this Lakers team.

yeah, okay dude.

Then you can argue about whether or not you’re better than a team that made the Finals.

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sure was a great team.

Lakers are stacked with young, athletic wings who can play the modern game. Cavs ran a slow, archaic system with abysmal defense.

Lance Stephenson or Rondo would've easily been the 3rd best player on the Cavs. Those guys likely won't even start on this Laker squad.

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Always fun to see Lakers fans in their mid season insecure/mad form.

1 - Why is the most popular team in the league who just added the best player in the league scheduled for showcase games?

2 - A roster with KLove and middling roster players > Lakers 2018 roster.

You just can't help it, it's comedy.

>1 - Why is the most popular team in the league who just added
>the best player in the league scheduled for showcase games?

I said the Lakers should play the Celtics on Christmas. That's still a "showcase" game, right? The Warriors should play the Rockets. Oh, and KD is the best player in the league. And I don't think you can make a convincing argument that Lakers are more popular than the Warriors.

>2 - A roster with KLove and middling roster players > Lakers
>2018 roster.

No, I said that I'm not convinced that this Lakers team, that still hasn't played a game together, are better than the '18 Cavaliers team that just played in the Finals. That's not a controversial statement.

>Oh, and KD is the best player in the league.

Carry on

Don’t let the insecurity blind you to the obvious

they would schedule a G-League game if they thought ppl would watch it

you know, the WCF matchup


an actual worthy opponent

because i would liquidate my entire life and bet it all that youre wrong.

Rockets Dubs is a far more enticing matchup and you know it.

He’s been in his feelings ever since.

Same reaction every time....it's not us, it's you!!! *silently peels NorCal sticker off car*

It's prevalent whenever I was and am up there and you two are proving it further; the only two people in this post who don't understand the blindingly obvious reasons why the NBA put the Lakers on major holidays are...two bay area guys.

Shocking coincidence.

...and assume you're not dense and can read.

Well, maybe not the second part, because I said in my first post that I thought they'd do the Lakers/Celtics on Christmas. And have the Warriors play, you know, an actual good team.

Defending champs that everyone loves to hate going against the best player in the league who was defeated by them multiple times....who is now on the league's most popular and upcoming team.

There are so many storylines there for the NBA to run with in the lead-up.

>And have the Warriors play, you know, an actual good team.

bookmarked to note that you don't view the Lakers as a "good" team.

We'll see if that statement holds water as the season materializes.

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Always fun to watch the bar being lowered in real time.

Why do we have the most national TV games of any team in the league?

Maybe because the most popular franchise in the league that now has the best player in the league draws huge ratings and the NBA - who understands marketing just a little bit considering their steady upward swing in ratings share amongst professional sports - wants to harness that as much as possible, including on holiday games.

It's pretty silly this even needs to be explained. Emotions have a funny way of clouding the rational lens.

thanks?



You're talking numbers and how many hoes you have. My point was simple, there are ACTUAL rivals we could have been scheduled against



Somehow this veered off into a discussion about ratings and numbers. My original reply was qualitative - that this will never be a rivalry

its xmas. People are going to watch these games anyway

they schedule for people who were planning to watch The Santa Clause 2 BUT HEY LEBRON!

However, there are a lot of peripheral market bases who have to be drawn in based on emotional sells....oh Lebron is on the Lakers and wants revenge against the hated Warriors? Maybe I'll watch.

It's about maximizing the appeal and draw. That's what Lakers-W's does.

And the highest net revenue in the league. O wait, that’s not the Rockets

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So calling this a "rivalry" is a bit of a stretch. We consistently beat him no matter where he is. Don't really see that changing in the near future.

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>consistently beat him no matter where he is.

LeBron was in Cleveland for the last 4 years that you cited - so w/ that in mind you're only referring to his stint in Cleveland, *not* "no matter where he is."

Don't really see
>that changing in the near future.

I do. Perhaps not this year - but your dynasty will come to a halt as all dynasties do: in abrupt fashion. It's been a historic run w/ arguably the greatest assembly of talent ever - and you needed every bit of it to top LeBron in Cleveland.

But this is a different chapter now - and Los Angeles is a competent organization with real assets. We're not in Cleveland anymore, Dorothy.



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And it's pretty clear you're not over being hurt that the Warriors beat the brakes off of LeBron a few months back. Take as much time as you need. Make as many grand pronouncements as you like, it's not going to make any of it true.

LeBron's legacy experienced meteoric rise after 2016 - which featured the most historic (and improbable) NBA Title in league history. Had it not been for the all-time, talent-stacked Warrior team that LeBron toppled, his legacy would not be where it is today.

The Warriors are obviously in the pantheon of all-time great teams - and arguably are the greatest team ever assembled. It is in that context that LeBron's legacy has been solidified as he has been the underdog in every matchup, as every single sane analyst recognizes. As such, the fact that he has been competitive against the Warriors against the odds has only served to elevate his stature.

For the Warriors - they have also been elevated simply be beating LeBron in the Finals. Since the Cavs were such drastic underdogs, the Warriors needed the narrative of beating the greatest player in the game a top-2 GOAT in order to elevate their dynastic legacy.

All that being said - the rivalry isn't done. Let's see what happens in the next 4 years.


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They've won 3 chips in 4 tries including a record setting 72 win season. Who they beat is irrelevant bc they have beaten everyone.

by beating the Warriors in 2016 - so good point (since you're not disputing that).

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They beat everyone, whether it was head to head or by default bc they didn't advance.

Yes LeBron legacy increased by beating by upsetting the Warriors.

Warriors legacy increased by beating everyone 3 out of 4 seasons.

It's ok.

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I’m actually surprised at all the replies to me

Not one lie spoken

and Bron is on the team. as much as i'd rather see Laker vs Boston, this makes sense,

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Couple different things to consider with that.


1. Its the Super Bowl everytime we step into in an opposing


2. Players in LA. You just know they're going hard the night before. lol

Its why Tiger always will get huge tv ratings even tho he may not ever put it all together and win. LBJ is a top 5 all time player, 2 if we are honest. People are going to keep watching him go against the best even if his team may not stand a chance.

Lakers/Warriors will get a lot better ratings than Rockets/Warriors despite the games maybe not being as close.

exerting maybe 60% on defense



These Laker fans can cry and be entitled all they want. Truth is, A Rockets Warriors game would've been far better


Some serious bad blood there after last year

gonna be in LA in mid-Nov, I'm sure prices will be insane but if Lakers are in town that weekend I'd be tempted

we need them jokes to take sides between two evil empire style west coast squads.
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