Lakers @ Nuggets: Game 2

Denver leading the series 1-0, LA looking to steal a game on the road.




*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

Boo Lakers. Let’s go Denver.

Hi, Cyren!

pundits calling game 2 of a 7 game series 'must win' for the road team now.

like the road team cant win their home games and reset the series.

You have to think it's probably easier for the Lakers, knowing they have to win one on the road, to win one of the first two games than it would game 5 or 7. So, not a MUST win, but...kinda?

Then, if you're the Celtics...yeah - it's a must win game 2. You can't go back to Miami down 0-2.

Good lord. I see what it is already.

Yeah they’re totally blowing the Lakers right now🙄

for the Nuggets.

Yeah they’re really in the bag for the Lakers

The refs are totally sucking that purple dick tonight

Definitely was benefitting the Lakers early on.

It’s just been poor officiating which sucks because no matter who wins, it’s part of the story.

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Beautiful finish!

Out here playing like Kreemy Biggums.

*father time: hol up!*

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Shit happens but that’s twice now

Looking like someone’s uncle who can’t dunk..got damn

Talkin like someone’s dumb uncle who doesn’t know shit about shit and spits that dumb shit loud, proud and with your chest out

But yeah he brings a lot to the table

similar size/quickness.

like, all you gotta do is TRY half the time.

https://youtu.be/oO0ngAsQ2gs

on the gather he got hit on the forearm and then the OBVIOUS hack.

Looks at stat line


16/8/5..2 steals..first half

On pace for similar numbers 32/16/10

FOH

We found something that *allows AD* to roam on defense

What we found was about AD
Not Jokic

Dude is way too committed to the bit

and Joker had 12 rebounds in the first quarter last game.

Lakers also out rebounded Denver 123 to 10 first quarter

8 rebounds

5 dimes

Shooting 60 pct from the field

SMH

and thats a halftime score, ain’t no victories for being up half time.

Jokic still abusing all lakers in the paint.

Bron and AD have both been bum as hell

And the Lakers were up

So what the fuck are you even hype about

wiz such a joke franchise

He’s favorite bench player, if you can’t tell, lol

He seemed persona non grata toward the end of the season

But he’s been invaluable in the playoffs

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"To Each His Reach"

but.....

Fuck aliens.

regarding the contract situations for Porzingis and Kuzma? Next year will be the last for both dudes. Am I correct I assuming only one will get re-signed since Beal's contract is already so gargantuan? Just checked basketball reference for Kuzma's contract and I have to assume he's going to look for a major bag since he's so underpaid relative to max contracts. As promising as his flashes have been, I have to imagine the Wizards fan base is skittish on wanting to give him a bag.

its gonna be trouble trouble (c) bernie mac

snuff the run out quick.

bro aint tryna go joe mazzulla.

He started his coaching career in 2008! No wonder Steven a was so incensed about Steve Nash getting the Nets job

D league - Albuquerque NM assistant and eventually head coach

2011 - Lakers assistant (w Mike Brown )

2011- Basketball camps for under privileged kids in Myanmar and Venezuela - humanitarian trips for the State Dept

2013 - ATL hawks coaching staff

2018- Milwaukee bucks staff


Never unemployed , always on a staff somewhere , He paid his dues and then some

Yeah he’s earned this.

Loving his attitude at the end of this quarter


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We can do this.

at least run a screen and roll with ad and get a better look

and its not the end that most players would slack off on (defense).

like dude looks like he doesnt give a shit on offense. but hes still rebounding hard and contesting shots at the rim with pride.

-Walton Dogg

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they aint missing shit.

Bron chose to take a bunch of dumb ones and missed em all.

Nuggets just made like 8 in a row and this game is a wrap.

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he shoulda cut when denis got in the paint.

(even tho AD played like shit on offense)

i went outside for most of the 3rd quarter so i guess i didn't realize how terrible he was on offense.

Lakers threw everything at Denver tonight. LeBron blew some absolute gimmes which sucks so bad, but they really did a great job other than his hero 3s and blown dunk. Even the late miss you can chalk up to being old and gasssed.

They can still do this, but why wouldn’t this be hard? Denver is the 1 seed. It’s supposed to be hard as shit.

I haven’t seen THAT many unforced errors from him in…ever?

It is what it is.

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their adjustments worked for the most part so they don't have to change a lot.

but if they can't be more locked in on defense? they are fucked.

cuz one thing that the Lakers don't have that so many other teams do including the Nuggets, is high level three point shooting. outside of Reaves, the Lakers don't have any other GOOD three point shooters.

he's too flimsy to hang inside. he can't really push Jokic around in the paint. he like everything spot the paint.

all that to say, it's mental.

Appear a lot more effective than they were.

their defensive intensity fell off at the end, and once you let a guy like him heat up there's no telling what might happen.

good job good effort but idk why Bron decided to play hero ball this series it's cost us both of these games.

i'mma need the Lakers to give me some fucking joy ASAP.

Find some solace in that these games were close and the Nuggets are the 1st seed. Gotta win one there, but the Lakers will be better at home.

Even then - if this shit is a sweep and the next 2 games are like this? It was still an incredible run in a year where all hope was lost.

Played an injury plagued Memphis team and a GS team with
internal issues and who were and on the road all season.

Shit was huff

>Played an injury plagued Memphis team and a GS team with
internal issues and who were and on the road all season.

Short of traveling back in time and beating the 96 Bulls, you would spin any Lakers win as being bad somehow. It’s honestly weird. Just take the L. It’s easier than jumping through all these hoops.

It doesn’t matter though. I’m so through giving that dummy any air. I’ve been one of the reasons for all the back and forths throughout these posts, and that’s no fun for anyone. I can’t deal with someone who still talks like it’s 2006 anymore. It’s just weird and desperate.

He was off again except for a few plays


>Lakers @ Nuggets: Game 2
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>Denver leading the series 1-0, LA looking to steal a game on
>the road.
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>*skatin' the rings of saturn*
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>..and miles to go before i sleep...

Yeah, you found a motherfocking L!


And another one.

You ain’t playing an injured squad in these on…you playing a real squad!

WE GON SEE

With an injured Kang to boot

Oh you don’t like talking about that injury do you?

Just like you don’t like talking about anything that’s inconvenient toward your weird little obsession.

we’ve made it awfully close each time out.

Let’s see what happens at home.

Either way, this team made the WCF after being 8 games below .500.
To even be contending after this season is already a win.

an insane game, and all people could talk about were the Lakers! ..and that they
found something!

Malone: put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Jerks got worked!

People were *also* talking about how Jokic was the best player in basketball, how there is no answer for him offensively, etc

You’re to busy ibsessing over the Lakers to see it.

That all you see and hear is “Lakers” is a you problem, not a problem with the fans or the media.

A mofo who can’t shoot and never worked on his jumper?

Don’t ever mention this nigga in the same breath as Mike or Kareem

Oh and he didn’t “retire” twice in that span. He was busy going to the Finals every year😘

>Don’t ever mention this nigga in the same breath as Mike or
>Kareem

What was Mike doing at this age in Washington?

Making it to the ECF? Even making it to the playoffs?

I'll wait.


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Mike was dropping 40 at 40!

and dunking


Your man’s lost his nuts in the air

but MJ signed up with the fucking Wizards....not sure who the AD equivalent is in that time off the top but had he gone somewhere like LA and teamed up with that person, of course they'd be in the playoffs. And even then, pre injury Wiz MJ was doing things.

Bron been on the wrong side of the playoffs a few times towards the end of his career, but that magically didn't happen.

At the age of 40, Michael Jordan becomes the oldest player ever to score 40 points or more in an NBA game

Anything else?

40 for 40!

Your man’s is 38 and can’t dunk or shoot…

Where is the cerebral game?

Shit isn't comparable.


Had MJ gone to say New York and pushed to team up with KG and they missed the playoffs...then you could talk.


That's the problem with your Bron = GOAT shit...nearly all of his accolades have ** due to the amount of help he got himself.

But I know you started watching ball in like 07 at the earliest.


You trying to compare their late career team success is just as stupid as L-Stah partying off of a blown dunk.


And a bad foot doesn't excuse chucking threes like he think he's Steph or some shit.


Shit I like Lebron, but your over the top stannery is too much.

down 3-1.

Sure sounds like "front-runner" to me.

And I'm probably not as old (and certainly not as bitter) as you are - but I've been playing and watching basketball since the early 90's. But it's a classic Stadiq stalker move: thinking you actually know people in real life because you exchange thoughts on a message board.

And what we're talking about here is simple: who is the best best basketball player at age 38 that the game has ever seen?

It's not Michael Jordan. It's not even close. Nobody has been as great as LeBron *this* late in their career. That's an objective fact. So allstah (and you) trying to somehow feign that Jordan was on-par with the standard Bron is setting in year 20 is absurd. What's even funnier is the dismissal of him winning in year 20 - making a deep playoff run to the WCF (and being the reason that the team ultimately defeated the defending champs) as if this is just some negligible feat. If MJ did this at 38, we'd never hear the end of it.


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and the Nuggets are winning the NBA title - it's as close to a lock as anything you'll see in sports. They make me feel the way Tiger made me feel in like 06 , why is anyone else even trying?

Their closest competition is the team they're playing now, and they're up 2-0 on even that team. To have stolen this series the Lakers obviously had to steal one on the road and get more balanced games from AD. But they're in a two game hole and Davis can't play defense if he's scoring and can' t score if he's playing defense, so here we are.

Nuggs may sweep the Heat or Celtics (On pride, Butler probably won't let them get swept) But Jokic is a transcendent player who will go down Top 10 of all time. Murray on his own is the best scorer on about 20 other teams in the league. Their ability to just get huge buckets in huge moments and close big leads in like 90 seconds of game clock ... I mean I see that shit happen in college all the time, but at this level it's not so common.

It's hilarious that Embiid beat out Jokic for MVP, because I just watched that emotional wreck sloppy ass Sixers team gag and quit and while the Nuggets seem to get BETTER when they're down and have to tap into their resolve. Jokic is the best player on earth and it's not really up for debate. It seems life or death to him...the effort never ebbs and flows, it's up all night. If you aren't a Lakers fan but love hoops you can only just watch in awe and appreciate him.

My brother and I went to see the Nuggets when they came to town in March. Looking at Joker's line at the end of the night was puzzling - he scored over 30, double digit boards, and almost a triple double and it felt like he never even tried.

they got everything you could need…2 stars who can go off together or separate, a couple of really good , albeit streaky players who can provide mismatches, defense and multiple guys who can FUCKING SHOOT THREES.

Bruce Brown chirping at EVERYONE from Dlo to Lebron , and even getting in Phil Handy’s face on the bench lol while being down 10 points was o_O

when they went down 10+ they didn’t change their game plan at all, and eventually the shots started falling , esp for Jamal

Michael porter Jr hasn’t even gone off (yet) and put together a complete game (per his standard)

They’re just too fast deep and young for LAL

“We're the Denver Nuggets; we're used to that," Murray said. "Even when we win, they talk about the other team. We beat the Clippers in the bubble, they talk about the other team. Same old, same old. It fuels us a little more and will be sweeter when we win the chip."
- Murray

>and the Nuggets are winning the NBA title - it's as close to
>a lock as anything you'll see in sports. They make me feel the
>way Tiger made me feel in like 06 , why is anyone else even
>trying?
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>Their closest competition is the team they're playing now, and
>they're up 2-0 on even that team. To have stolen this series
>the Lakers obviously had to steal one on the road and get more
>balanced games from AD. But they're in a two game hole and
>Davis can't play defense if he's scoring and can' t score if
>he's playing defense, so here we are.
>
>Nuggs may sweep the Heat or Celtics (On pride, Butler probably
>won't let them get swept) But Jokic is a transcendent player
>who will go down Top 10 of all time. Murray on his own is the
>best scorer on about 20 other teams in the league. Their
>ability to just get huge buckets in huge moments and close big
>leads in like 90 seconds of game clock ... I mean I see that
>shit happen in college all the time, but at this level it's
>not so common.
>
>It's hilarious that Embiid beat out Jokic for MVP, because I
>just watched that emotional wreck sloppy ass Sixers team gag
>and quit and while the Nuggets seem to get BETTER when they're
>down and have to tap into their resolve. Jokic is the best
>player on earth and it's not really up for debate. It seems
>life or death to him...the effort never ebbs and flows, it's
>up all night. If you aren't a Lakers fan but love hoops you
>can only just watch in awe and appreciate him.
>
>My brother and I went to see the Nuggets when they came to
>town in March. Looking at Joker's line at the end of the night
>was puzzling - he scored over 30, double digit boards, and
>almost a triple double and it felt like he never even tried.

Don’t do this. It’s a very dark, infinite road.

Joker a beast for sure but you still need that closer to win series/chips..
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Dude mouthed BANG at him

but winnable doesn't mean anything when you're down 0-2. Lakers needed a split as it's a crazy task to take out the best team in the league 4 out of 5 games now.

Bron & AD had this game in their hands - and had they both made just a few more shots - Lakers could be going home with an entirely different energy/narrative. These two 4th quarters were frustrating to watch for Laker fans; delightful for Nugget fans as they've really closed these first 2 games as brilliantly as you could ask. They look like a championship team and are clearly the better team in this series top-to-bottom. Their roster is deep af.

But Lakers have had an unbelievable run up until this point. LeBron can't carry this team in year 20 - especially on a bad foot. I was hoping AD would continue to dominate in game 2, but he was too aloof in key spots and Bron's jumper is broke again (after finding his rhythm against GS where he shot essentially the same % as Curry).

Series isn't over - but it's now an improbable climb back to beat this Nuggets team - a team that deserves its flowers. They're elite.
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You mofos are the worst. It’s always some moral victory crap with the Lakers.

Hell had Murray hit his wide open shots in the first half ..it would have been a blow out. He was cold as ice…see how that works?

Get that should’ve, could’ve crap out of here.

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AND WE LET HIM OFF THE HOOK!!! - Dennis G

a lot of basketball still left to be played.

Either way I see us playing with house money because we weren't even supposed to make the playoffs.

I've said consistently the past few years that with a healthy Bron and AD I like our chances against anybody in a 7 game series.

Hopefully Bron can get back home and sleep in his hypobaric chamber or what ever he does and we can get these 2 LA games and make this a series again.

that's assuming they start both games w/ the same intensity they had in Game 2.

https://youtu.be/6OtVfbtmxKY


Your mans at 38 don’t even remember how to dunk anymore.

than jordan did his entire career, playoffs and regular seasons combined

not just off the missed threes, but he blew a handful of layups and obviously that dunk attempt.

but it's the layups for me...he just didn't look like he was elevating like normal (and i'm talking like old man lebron normal). lebron can get up still when he wants to, but even when he had uncontested or lightly contested layups at the cup, his usual vert didn't look to be there.

and if i'm right, cuz i could be wrong, maybe that lack of elevation was why all his threes were way off as well.

There have been numerous times where he'll plant on a hard-drive to the rim and he just flat-lines and sometimes falls over his own feet. There's a before/after video of LeBron before his foot injury and after this year, and you can see a clear difference in his explosiveness off of the drive and plant.

Foot has hampered him, combined with age and having the 2nd most mileage in nba history, and a deep playoff run playing high leverage basketball every other night against two teams that everyone had beating them (Memphis & the defending champs) and now the best team in the league, and he's trying to guard Jokic at that.

Unsustainable. Impossible ask for Bron to play that level of two-way basketball for 40+ minutes a night in his 20th season. He needs to continue to play off the ball more and more where he's very effective on cuts/slashes to the rim and can pick his spots.
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n/m

has played nearly 3 1/2 seasons worth of playoff games
he's essentially in year 23/24

kinda hilarious though. Especially with Murray doing the opposite.

which at times has been a weakness for Bron through out his career.

so a few bad 3’s might not sink the team

the stolen pass at the end and airball reverse layup when down 4.. smh

You're right - he's had those boneheaded moments many a time, of course. But I feel like he was chucking those 3's BECAUSE he's injured as hell.

That said, :)

..Murray stepped up big to pull out the win @ home.

'Bron and the Lakers stopped playing big in the paint and it cost them.

It will take everything they have to beat this Denver team.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

then we got a new series.

On paper, it’s been a close series. One team looked like the better team through 3 quarters, then the other team did. Both time, the Nuggets pulled it out. That’s what title teams do. The Lakers had a serious mountain to climb already, and now they’ve gotta win 4 out of 5. They can tie this up at home, no doubt, but man…the Nuggets just look like they’re clicking on all cylinders even against elite defense.

>On paper, it’s been a close series. One team looked like
>the better team through 3 quarters, then the other team did.
>Both time, the Nuggets pulled it out. That’s what title
>teams do. The Lakers had a serious mountain to climb already,
>and now they’ve gotta win 4 out of 5. They can tie this up
>at home, no doubt, but man…the Nuggets just look like
>they’re clicking on all cylinders even against elite
>defense.

its 4 out 5 but 3 of those are in LA where we haven't lost in the playoffs. we need to take care of business at home these next 2 games then we have a new series

Could they turn it around? Sure. But like you said - a lot rests on Brons injuries and how bad they are. We’ll see. Either way it’s really been a fun ass postseason and I’m glad to have had the experience.

>Could they turn it around? Sure. But like you said - a lot
>rests on Brons injuries and how bad they are. We’ll see.
>Either way it’s really been a fun ass postseason and I’m
>glad to have had the experience.

right if a couple month's ago you told me we'd be discussing our chances of getting to the Finals...lol

This is such an unusual position for the Lakers - there were many fans HOPING this would happen, but no real expectations. I can't really remember the last time that happened. I guess it was the Kobe vs the Suns year when they went up 3-1? Whatever though - that was like 17 years ago.

This has been fun. I'd love the ride to keep going, and it'd hurt that much more to MAKE the finals and not win, but it'd still be a finals run. Who'd have thought that was possible in like, January?

the high & low peaks have been dramatic.

From 2-10 start, 13th in the West, 0.3% chance of making playoffs all the way to taking out both the #2 seed and the defending champ dynasty in 6 games apiece, and in the WCF playing championship-level basketball, once again.

And you throw in the Kareem record in the middle of it. Whether they win a title or not - just the fact that they have gone this deep into the playoffs on the fly (trade deadline) is wild.

And because of the way they structured these deals, they can come off almost all of them. I get the feeling that D. Lo might not be the best fit for this team -- and still wouldn't be surprised to see Kyrie in a Lakers uniform.

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to even the series to 2-2 - especially D Book who was as on fire as I've seen someone this post-season for that short stretch. Lakers are having trouble matching Denver's firepower - especially late - and their defense has fallen off (particularly in transition).

I don't think the Lakers can climb back as easily as Phoenix did unless Bron & AD start really clicking off the pick & roll.

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>to even the series to 2-2 - especially D Book who was as on
>fire as I've seen someone this post-season for that short
>stretch. Lakers are having trouble matching Denver's
>firepower - especially late - and their defense has fallen off
>(particularly in transition).
>
>I don't think the Lakers can climb back as easily as Phoenix
>did unless Bron & AD start really clicking off the pick &
>roll.

overall I think we will play better at home

And yet, I totally agree with the sentiment here. He didn't go godmode...hell, it barely felt like he got the 40.

and that was that one 40+ game he had.

seems crazy considering how well he shot (but jokic was mostly outscoring him including a 50+ piece the game after book scored 40+).

i dont see jokic putting up *those* kinds of points against the lakers for the whole series.

but i do think the lakers can get better production from multiple players than d book and his supporting cast.

>and that was that one 40+ game he had.
>
>seems crazy considering how well he shot (but jokic was mostly
>outscoring him including a 50+ piece the game after book
>scored 40+).
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>i dont see jokic putting up *those* kinds of points against
>the lakers for the whole series.
>
>but i do think the lakers can get better production from
>multiple players than d book and his supporting cast.
>

in any of the 1st 3 games in their series (and the 4th game the suns outscored that total by only 3 points). and that was the suns highest point total of the entire series.

the lakers lowest point total of the 1st 2 games (103)...bron and a.d. both had to put up absolute stinkers together for that to happen. the suns only scored that or more in *half* the games that series.

the lakers are already averaging 7 points more per game in this series than the suns did their entire series.

and its safe to assume the lakers (especially the role players) will play even better at home like they have all playoffs (why they are undefeated there).

the lakers have 5-man lineups where everyone on the floor can get their own shot off. the suns had kd and book and thats it.

the lakers erased big denver leads in both games to make it close down the stretch. including a game where denver was making miracle shots and jokic had arguably one of the best statistical playoff games since wilt chamberlain. firepower isnt really their biggest issue imo.

that lakers defense is prolly gonna bring down that nuggets scoring avg as the series goes on (compared to the suns series) too. so less of a hurdle to clear in terms of scoring margin.

and do you know how crazy it is that im sitting here propping up the lakers to *you*? lol.

It keeps a chip on the Nuggets shoulder.

It gets the clicks and views all these outlets want.

If I’m Mike Malone, I’m not saying a word about it.

that shit is wild.

i remain faithful and unfazed tho.

If Jokic were black like us, you would be on Denver’s bozack….

nothing low key about it.

How can you hate this version of the lakers

BB is about skill and being a master of your trade.

Jokic is master of his shit and then some..best center in the league, and
is what Sabonis was for the Russians, but Sabonis wasn’t able to really
see his prime years because his national team destroyed his body. I think
he had close to 20 surgeries and still balled out in the NBA past his prime.

Well, Jokic is what he would have been.



Jokic out there running breaks like Jkidd and big boying long armed Africans in the paint.
backing Bron and AD down like they kindergartners

Lakers Nation sipping doo-doo water at the crypto

I love it. 😂

It could close higher depending on the action..but the makers opened it up
at -6 ( depending on the book)

The books have been pretty accurate with these Denver/ Lakers games. You take
away high altitude, playing at home, score swings in each game, lakers are
predicted to win tonight…makes sense, but will they cover?

I’ve been doing really well during the POs. I do feel like the Lakers will
get a win tonight, but I can also see Denver closing the show…

So I do see value in Denver covering, even if the Lakers win.

Titling towards Denver to cover/ Lakers win

The role players should be much better. Let’s go.

Murray when he was bringing the ball up.

Not sure how Ham missed that but it wasn't a thing in Game 2, and not so far here either.

And here we are.

Get anybody but this guy guarding Jamal

In 2 games where they were decided by like 11 points. One thing Vogel was very good at that Ham doesn’t seem to be yet is utilizing situational lineups. But whatever man.

Send these dudes home while they at home!

Let’s go. Get this shit over by halftime

They scared! I see they eyes!

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This feels very DWade to me.

He’s been great before, but this feels like he’s topped the bubble performance already. He’s gonna cook anyone.

wonder if Rui could guard him and bother him w/ his strenght and size.

at this point i'd throw the kitchen sink if i'm Ham.

Lol

They had the Oppenheimer commercial after and I’m just excited

This is the perfect stage for him to mint himself a legend too.

*It fucking STINKS when it’s against your team though

That said, if this is going to go the way it looks like…it’s been a fun ride. You can’t help but respect the shit out of it.

Smells Like Team Spirit.

Doñate!

only one of those i didn't coin was Court Cobain but i already told dude who did i'm using it.

i contributed about 20 hilarious ones that night. i was having too much fun.

definitely shoutout Jose3030

I was dying at all of them

that one had a couple hundred likes and 50+ RTs.

that wasn't my favorite though.

that whole thing had me dying though. i basically just kept going until i had to go to bed.

Obviously he ain’t HIM- that’s Jamal- but as far as secondary players go, he’s been earning that one.

The can still win this game. They can still win the series. But the Nuggets have clearly looked like the better team this far and Bron can’t hold up.

I don’t know that we can win this one either.

Happy to be wrong about it though

i just mean too often we think it's some surefire shit then of course they do the opposite especially where NBA officials are involved.

>Lakers @ Nuggets: Game 2
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>Denver leading the series 1-0, LA looking to steal a game on
>the road.
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>*skatin' the rings of saturn*
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>..and miles to go before i sleep...

Jeez.

I feel like I’m watching the Lakers in top gear, then the Nuggets go into their top gear and it’s sort of done

or something.

play better

Many good looks, so maybe I should be optimistic but this shit is looking like a wrap.

That's kind of the difference in this series so far.

I feel like with any other team, we’d be up 2-0 en route to winning this game.

But Denver is just too poised with too many quality weapons.

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I can’t see what’s not to like.

I can’t even be bitter at this.

Denver gets all the respect from me.

Murray is HIM
Jokic is about to put his name in the pantheon.
This is a squad to reckon with.

is LA traffic that bad?

camera panned across a bunch of fans headed out early

miami heat fan behavior smh

>is LA traffic that bad?

Yeah it is

i'm gonna vomit if the Nuggets win a ring.

hes gonna need it.

.

they arent even notable enough to have haters

i've made that very clear.

ugggh.

folks would lose their minds

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Genuinely asking. All I know of him is his Sacramento tenure and him Having to deal with that idiot vivek

Great price

nuggets just better top to bottom.

if lakers couldnt make hay with jokic in foul trouble then its just not gonna happen.

Its not a 1 seed vs a "play in team." Lakers are just getting swept, out played, and out coached.

>Its not a 1 seed vs a "play in team." Lakers are just getting
>swept, out played, and out coached.

We were the proverbial Team Nobody Wants To Face. A dark horse, not a favorite.
We had some glaring flaws going into this.

We saw them at the time, at least most of us did.

The core of this Denver team has been together for years.

That does not mean that we were not *also* outplayed.

They’re the better team, and we keep saying it.

then 15 in the 4th. That’s just too tough at winning time. That last 3 he hit, broke the Lakers backs, collectively. You could see the everyone on the floor feel it at the same time.

..LA had every opportunity to win this game but failed to answer the call.

Even with Murray's incredible effort, the Lakers were within striking distance and getting stops. The defensive adjustments worked well in the 2nd half, but LA went cold at the worst possible time in the 4th, allowing Denver to make one final surge to put the game out of reach.

This is not the way.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

situations the Nuggets are just better

..there's no argument.

Both can be true.




*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

they've only gotten there a few moments during this whole series.

both led by guys who simply refuse to lose in Jimmy and Matthew Tkachuk (went to high school with Jayson Tatum). South Florida is having a moment.

I think the a Lakers found something there

Lakers not really losing cuz of their defense on Jokic, they are just getting destroyed by better shooting than they can compete with.

that Rui adjustment was the one to make on Jokic and for the most part, it's helped a lot to slow him down, but it's not THE game changer.

gotta just chalk it up.

where he had 24, 8, 6 while sitting for almost an entire quarter and let MPJ take 4 boards from him. If Rui slowing down Jokic in what could be a sweep is the Laker's pyyrhic victory, they gonna have a lot of problems, especially if they consider that slowing him down.

Most of the adjustments were great. Defensively, the Lakers DID seem to find something that worked. Their defense would have probably rattled any other team is the West. They threw EVERYTHING at them - and the Nuggets either maintained a lead through it all or weathered the storm. You tip your cap. They’re just better.

We’re significantly better. We came into the series a better team on every level, and it’s played out that way.

Some folks were acting like one adjustment in one quarter may have put us in checkmate though. Which was a little much.

for a reason

I mean, I could be upping a *lot* of dumb shit right now. I’m taking it real easy.

some folks were oddly confident after losing Game 1.

In a way, I get it because the Lakers exceeded expectations up to that point so there was precedent in seeing the upside. Still, though...


Some dudes got way too crazy hyped over some adjustments in a losing game. And Mike Malone was not wrong to point this out, either. It was...weird.


This "ya'll are the first seed, what you expect" was not the attitude of some after game 1.


To act now like Denver being up 3-0 was completely expected is not being genuine. At all.


Yeah tip your cap and all of that, but also...take the L. Most of ya'll did not expect this. *shrug*

A 3-0 hole? No.

But a series loss? Yes.

There was HOPE, and of course - you’d love to ride this run longer, but I think anyone truly paying attention thought this would more than likely be an L. The surprise is just how quickly they’re being disposed of.

>some folks were oddly confident after losing Game 1.

Who? I think this is overblown, and I think you and khn are confusing confidence with hopeful optimism.

>In a way, I get it because the Lakers exceeded expectations up
>to that point so there was precedent in seeing the upside.
>Still, though...
>
>
>Some dudes got way too crazy hyped over some adjustments in a
>losing game. And Mike Malone was not wrong to point this out,
>either. It was...weird.

Who said what that rises to the level of “crazy hyped up”?

>This "ya'll are the first seed, what you expect" was not the
>attitude of some after game 1.

>To act now like Denver being up 3-0 was completely expected is
>not being genuine. At all.

Whonis acting like 3-0 was expected?
We didn’t necessarily expect to win the series, but nobody is acting like 3-0 was expected.

>Yeah tip your cap and all of that, but also...take the L.
>Most of ya'll did not expect this. *shru.

Who isn’t taking the L?

>Who? I think this is overblown, and I think you and khn are
>confusing confidence with hopeful optimism.

You're doing way too much. Go reread that sentence I wrote that you're (incorrectly) fixating on.

There was clearly, both here and more broadly, a not-insignificant set of ppl who thought one adjustment in one quarter of a seven game series was somehow indicative of something more. As if a world-class coach, two HOF's in their prime, and an incredible supporting cast wouldn't have several counter moves for it... lmfao. I don't know how that's not supposed to be insulting. Valid motivation or not. It is what it is.

As I've said to others, I didn't *make* anyone say that. So while we're getting all meta with it, btw, maybe you can understand why I'm here reminding y'all about it in a derisory tone. That's, like, how sports shit talk works, yaknow?

If *you* and some other ppl weren't in on that? Cool. It's not a comment for you. Fans aren't a monolith, obviously. And I'm fairly certain that on here that shit was championed by the same 'ol group of weirdo GOATic haterzzz who have spent this entire playoffs authoring an epic series of completely unforced errors. But I'm also not gonna dig into that in any real way, because it's a beautiful Sunday in the Mile High and we're 5 wins away from the Larry O'Brien.

Regardless, we ain't gonna act like that sentiment *wasn't* there after game 1 just because it looks fucking stupid as all hell now (which it really, really, REALLY does). Sorry.

Again, doing too much.

My “too much” is literally nothing more than respectfully pushing back on an objectively bad take on your part.

You seem a little thin skinned in your fandom and your definition of “too much” is too loose to take seriously.

Enjoy your moment though.

*shrugs*

See you game 4!

These Lakers hadn’t played these Nuggets, and the playoffs showed the Nuggets playing against teams that, quite frankly, weren’t as good as the Lakers. The Nuggets have been great all year. The Lakers have made an incredible run that does shift some weight into the momentum of it all but still the Nuggets are just elite. They have SEVERAL of those dudes every title team wants one of - PLUS Jokic and Murray.

It’s been a fun ride for us, but you know a title team when you see one.

This is one of the more likable LAL squads I can remember.

But zooming out from that, y’all have ended quite a few of our seasons at this point, so i sure do love that we rolled y’all en route to the finals.

>We’re significantly better. We came into the series a
>better team on every level, and it’s played out that way.
>
>Some folks were acting like one adjustment in one quarter may
>have put us in checkmate though. Which was a little much.

Who? Where? When?

We found an adjustment people thought would give us a chance.

Lakers fans in here have been giving Denver their respect.
Most of us are lamenting our inability to close the gap.
We’ve conceded that Denver is the better team. Hats off.

All we’ve done is look for rays of light and things that could help us actually win these games- and we’ve had plenty of opportunities to do just that.

So yeah, fans are going to look for the positives.

Do you want us to cry or some shit? I feel like you want us to be in misery or some shit.

The media has roasted Lakers for being unable to close the gap.
Jokic and Murray have both gotten their due in the media.

What are you going on about?

All they did was protect homecourt

Ham and those adjustments!

Bwhahahahaha!

Another failed season in LaLa land.

which is what OKS is known for.

FOH.

We know what lakers nation was claiming….

Own it.

>which is what OKS is known for.

Not for a while now, not the way you do it.

You’re stuck in a time warp, using outdated algorithms


>We know what lakers nation was claiming….

Yes, that we found something the Lakers could use to an advantage. It largely worked, but that doesn’t mean *everything* we did worked.

There’s other context too- Lebron’s age, his foot.
But that’s how the game goes. Health is part of it.
Denver is just better. And there’s nothing we can do about that.

I know you’re too dedicated to the bit to talk like a rational human being though.

That ain’t you.

You’re just being pressed and weird.

>Another failed season in LaLa land.

It hurts whenever your team doesn’t win the last game(were you born in 98? honest question)

But if you told most Lakers fans 2 months ago that we’d beat the defending champ Warriors to make conference finals they would’ve thought you were crazy.

Personally I think making it to the Finals and losing to Boston or Miami would’ve been worse.

Winner of this series is the NBA champ


>>Another failed season in LaLa land.
>
>It hurts whenever your team doesn’t win the last game(were
>you born in 98? honest question)
>
>But if you told most Lakers fans 2 months ago that we’d beat
>the defending champ Warriors to make conference finals they
>would’ve thought you were crazy.
>
>Personally I think making it to the Finals and losing to
>Boston or Miami would’ve been worse.
>

Y’all aren’t the Washington Wizards or some mid table org, where you are
just happy to be here.

Y’all are the Lakers where the goal is to win a championship every season,
and y’all are covered more than any other team in the nba

Get that moral victory crap out of here.

>Y’all are the Lakers where the goal is to win a championship
>every season,
>and y’all are covered more than any other team in the nba

Of course that’s the goal. But context and circumstance matter.
You don’t get to throw that out because it’s inconvenient to your agenda.

>Get that moral victory crap out of here.

Why? Because it doesn’t serve you that this team *over* achieved, even in failure?

That’s a you problem.

Perhaps if you turned off the caricature of a character bullshit for once, you’d understand that.

We performed *far* above any reasonable expectation

And *this* iteration of the team is only a few months old, and went to the conference finals.

That’s a win.

We got our asses kicked by a superior team- and still gave them a good fight each time out.

Moral victories can sometimes taste like ashes.

But not this one.

We have reason to love this team and hope for a good showing next year.

Where’s the “failure” apart from not being perfect?

I know you won’t respond because logic and reason are your mortal enemies, but it needs to be said.

Just stop responding, dude. It’s pointless.

Plus we got ourselves a conference chip according to his logic!

I do enjoy fucking with him, and sometimes fucking with him is just hitting him with the facts.

when you can barely get the lead AT HOME and Joker struggling on offense.. smh.

Here's your series right here. Murray is absolutely correct that he's not getting any respect because ya'll still in here talking about adjustments on Joker.



May 20 @ Lakers
37 pts
15-29
5-11 3pt
7 reb
6 ast
2 stl


May 18 vs Lakers
37 pts
11-24
6-14 3pt
10 reb
5 ast
4 stl

May 16 vs Lakers
31 pts
12-20
4-8 3pt
5 reb
5 ast
3 stl

That’s the series.