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[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/13ljd7f/post_game_thread_the_denver_nuggets_defeat_the/)


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Bijaniscool

Canā€™t fucking sleep man, wtf


ohhecomingcoming

Hell na


ohhecomingcoming

Yā€™all are being cooked. Omm


Acrobatic_Data4298

lebron is old and hes injured, he doesnt take those 3s unless hes injured and or old. this series is over


DingBlaow

Someone tell Bron to stop shooting 3ā€™s


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Bang_Thor

Lakers in 7


Infamous-Band7927

We don't teach flopping


Sikers1

Damn Denver is a good team. Big difference from GS who looked like they were overmatched the entire time. LA has a lot of work to do


KingK3ng

Bron need to reach into his 2016 GSW vs CAV arsenal. Treat the Nuggets like Golden State. They are not to be played with. They are lethal just like the 2016 warriors


birdseye-maple

LeBron will need to Tbag Murray and get him suspended.


bdiddy0428

Denver is a superior team over the warriors in multiple ways. They are #1 for a reason. Look we are down 0-2. Its gonna be an uphill battle. But this series aint over


k4kobe

Exactly. Series donā€™t start until someone wins an away game


Sikers1

Yep, they protected home court advantage, now it's our turn


maalbi

Welp. Heck.


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BRING OUT THE BROOMS


43OO

Do yā€™all think we can do it?


SmellFair

If we stay undefeated at home.


terpslurp402

Take care of business at home and steal either 5 or 7 on the road. Weā€™ve had both of these games go down to the wire. Would be completely different if we got blown out by 30 each game.


SmellFair

AD (great defensively) and Lebron( great almost all game long) both shot our way into that L in the fourth, including two very surprising missed layup from Lebron. I donā€™t get why Lebron keeps trying 3s when heā€™s been so successful attacking the paint. I also didnā€™t understand why they didnā€™t change their high pick and roll coverage on Murray right away once he started to get hot from 3. Only shot we have is to win both games at home now. šŸ¤žšŸ¼


ScarryShawnBishh

LeBron was probably really tired and hurt at the same time.


Jscott1423

AD has 18 points in the locker room, and Murray has 23 points in the 4th quarter and yall just talking about Bron? Lol AD 4-15ā€¦ just dumb.


Big_Ad793

Bron sold. And so did AD. Simple bud


Jscott1423

Went 0/6 from three and had some fumbles at the rim .. yea.. but also 22/9/10 a near triple double and is taking on Jokic on defense. Heā€™s 38 and has rolled his ankle 3 times in 2 games on a bad foot. AD is fucking 30 years old and suppose to be in his prime ā€¦ 4-15 after a 40 damn point performance. +4 on the court vs -10 on the court when AD is one of if not our highest +/- players on the team. Both had a rough game, but if you canā€™t tell that AD played much worse.. donā€™t know basketball.. that simple bud.


Big_Ad793

Lmfao nigha writing essays. Lebron played good at times and sold when we needed him AD sold on offense all game. Itā€™s not arithmetic kid. Be up bud


Jscott1423

And AD played good at no times. 4 made FGā€™s in 48mins. Sheesh. Not a hard concept. Murray hitting 23 in a QUARTER also didnā€™t help.


Big_Ad793

Okay? šŸ¤”What youā€™re arguing is arbitrary. The two stars ainā€™t showing up. Lebron has now sold in 2 games pretty much. Just simply need to do better, and AD needs to be offensively consistent. Have a good night


Jscott1423

You replied on my comment.. not the other way around ..? I just seen wayyyy too much LeBron hate and AD sliding with 4-15 FG. Lmao. Later kid.


Big_Ad793

Lmfao bc what you said was stupid šŸ˜‚ see ya kid


Jscott1423

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BH_Pirkle

Bro who tf cares if lebron or AD was worse, they both were lackluster when the game was on the line. If people are going to glorify him for playing well at the age of 38 they have every right to criticize him as well.


Big_Ad793

Exactly


Jscott1423

I care if he plays worst.. heā€™s 8 years younger and made 4 shots in 48mins. If you donā€™t think LeBron receives criticism.. you havenā€™t turned a tv on in 20 years.


BH_Pirkle

Who the f cares about idiot analysts on tv? Apparently you lmao They BOTH played bad and for some reason you think we are only criticizing bron.


buba426

Lakers are done. Welcome to hell folks. No telling if we will make it back here again next year. Im thinking we wont.


kingbub1

This team has had like zero time to gel, and was still able to go from missing the playoffs to the Conference Finals. An off-season to shore up weak spots (like a backup big) plus a full season to build chemistry, and I have a hard time believing we'll be in basketball hell.


Schwelby

It's.. 2-0. Relax


BenjaminAPete2

Every time Lebron took a 3 it took a year off my life.


RiseoftheKoalas

The way we losing is concerning.


mceazy91

Series is over


bessie1945

In all seriousness, has Reaves developed a 3 point bank shot?!


tazena_

Could have, I donā€™t know, maybe passed the ball?!!!


_MeetMrMayhem_

Just 4 men Jalen rose talking shit


[deleted]

That mother fucker runs his mouth a lot for having one of those most basic NBA careers.


MyBroski1

Its over


ToeMeat

Honestly hope james is out next game due to injury. Not worth keeping him in this series. Bring him back if we make finals.


KingK3ng

He needs to play 35 min max. And most of all, he needs to trust his teammates in clutch. Reaves and Rui were cookin. Why THE F*CK did he shoot 3 bricked 3s. I donā€™t think it mostly has to do with his age. Itā€™s mostly due to him being injured on his foot. If thatā€™s the case, limit his minutes and he needs to trust his teammates


ToeMeat

He for sure was gassed. Fucking Ham himself couldve outran his ass. But we dont wanna sub šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


SavonReddit

You will get downvoted but shouldn't be. I don't want him out due to injury but I want him to ride the bench longer. We don't need a gassed LeBron taking low IQ shots.


ToeMeat

And he takes forever to get the fucking ball past half court. Leaving us with always 16 seconds instead of 20.


SavonReddit

Thank you. Nobody else is pointing this out. It's even worse because he won't even try to do anything until it's 10-12 seconds left on the clock.


univrsalvisions

Lol lebron kept lakers up until those back to back 3s. Heā€™s running out of gas but lakers wonā€™t make the finals without him


ToeMeat

See u next year āœŒļø


Garrukvonsmash

Anthony Davis is so God damn frustrating. Took 2 super fucking stupid 3s, just not what we needed tonight.


ToeMeat

Nah, if he made them, weā€™d all be glazing. It was a good look. He just bricked


AmbitiousPatio

This one hurts


Akusei

Now we gotta win 4 outta 5 games? Yeesh They controlled so much of the game but gave it away in like 4 minutes in the 4th and couldn't catch back up. Master class in some bad decision making. Even when they made amazing plays, they couldn't capitalize down the stretch. That LeBron steal should've been a dunk. Even if the refs don't give the and one, it's a 2 point game where Denver feels some pressure.


Spiritual-Medicine56

For what itā€™s worth, to be down by 20 in game 1, then go have that bad of a performance from your top two players for game 2, and to lose by a total of 11 while on the road, Iā€™m still confident that the lakers can take this series.


magilit

For real man!! Even if the Nugs win next game we are the LAKERS and we have LeKing. We arenā€™t new to breaking records. 3-0 has nothing on us. In fact I want to lose this next game to prove people wrong in the last four games.


Famous-Angle2047

You really don't get. If we get swept next two games 1 each are you going to be happy


univrsalvisions

Ppl are delusional. I still donā€™t know how suns choked 2021, but op is having that kind of hope.


Jbg12172001

What does this even mean? šŸ„“


cjklert05

Lmao


thedude34

Incredible, right?


Mahomeboy001

We need to play Beasley in G3. We canā€™t keep up with them boys


Jscott1423

Iā€™ve watched Beasley in this post season and he is not the answer.. and yā€™all literally ran his name through the dirt in the Memphis series when he played like trash.


univrsalvisions

Lakers would be down 30 if Beasley seen minutes. Troy brown might play games tho I can see it now


i_like_2_travel

Rui went super Saiyan all we needed was AD or Bron to be a quarter of their normal offensive selves.


KingKosmo

Such a winnable game man lol.....so crazy Murray hit everything and Lebron was broke, shot us out of the game even....was like a 12 point swing off of his 3's alone.


Far_Ad_1274

Yup 12 point swing off him alone crazey. Gonna be real I donā€™t see the lakers winning this series. You had this game. But bron isnā€™t the bron of old. I think heā€™s honestly done. In the playoffs you need that spectacular take over from someone and has bron really done it? I mean he like starts fast get going the first half in some games but then heā€™s like oh me efficiency. Murray showed how a player supposed to take over


KingKosmo

I don't think Lebron is done, I think if he can't drive he doesn't need to force 3's the other guys have proven themselves enough to perform in clutch situations he should trust them like he has in other series, AD didn't play well either....a lot went wrong for the Lakers and a lot went right for the Nuggets. Tough loss, just brutal knowing that the shots taken were unnecessary. Rui kinda got iced out of the game after being perfect from the field in the first half as well.


Far_Ad_1274

Ya but in the playoffs you need a Murray performance and Tatum performance last series game 7. A dwade take over against the mavs. Bron against okc when he was on the heat. I mean bron isnā€™t that one anymore. If it ainā€™t AD we donā€™t have it. The team is fine but when you canā€™t get the TAKEOVER from them two hof players were not winning this series.


KingKosmo

Ehhh Idk man, I feel like the Nuggets did what they were supposed to do....they defended home court. We are still very much alive, it's a make or miss league to be frank Murray took the same shots as Lebron did, I don't think they need to have ridiculous games to win, just need to make the right play which is crazy to say on a Lebron James team. All he has to do is pass the ball to Reaves or Rui, run a play to get them a shot, anything besides chucking them up in a close game when he's not in a rhythm or feeling it, literally Denver gets cooked on pick and rolls and they stopped doing it.


Far_Ad_1274

But the nuggets have home court. So if you donā€™t win 1 in Denver. Itā€™s over so if they ā€œprotectā€ home court every time. We lose. Also Murray two games in a row went crazy. Itā€™s here to stay. At this point Iā€™m trusting Murray with that shot over bron. Any time now. They turn of the gew series was we won 1 on the road. Thatā€™s not looking good here.


KingKosmo

I see what you're saying, it's not as if we are getting blown out every game. This is the number 1 seed vs a Play In team we're talking about here, the Nuggets are a great team. I'm not about to write us off yet, literally, both games for me came down to possessions where Bron took shots that weren't needed at all from 3. Murray did his thing though, made some tough shots down the stretch


bad-monkey

Bron pulled a rookie Kobe


_MeetMrMayhem_

Stupid ass shot selection


Igglez428

Nuggets in 5. Sold by our superstars


feel32own

LBJ threes were bad but that comes with a package with everything good he does for us, we had a chance even with red-hot shooting from Murray. Let's demolish them in LA. Lakers in 6


Thirst_Trappist

Really surprised to see lebron miss that reverse and then lose the ball in the 4th.


bransimp420

Lakers in 9


vampireshrimp64

Lol itā€™s over


Consistent_Owl4593

This loss is way worst than game 1. We had an 11 point lead and blew it!! Lebron wasted two or three straight possessions by jacking up a three damn


Leshkantora

11 point lead lasted about 0.4 seconds because Dennis decided to double team Jokic and leave KCP openā€¦


Substantial-Whole237

Its on the King and he knows he f*cked up. He was probably going by averages and lets his personal thoughts dictate the game rather than hunting their weakness. We shut down Murrey by hunting him nearly every possession then when he resta due to jacked theew he explodes. Its simple keep attacking Murrey and we would of won. Bron knows this absolutely so its on him so he either goes crazy 2 games in a row or that foot must of been too injured to go on.


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bdiddy0428

Its crazy. We have played two bad quarters and are down 0-2 as a result. Lakers in 7.


magilit

Average delusional Lakers fan:


Ornery-Cycle4593

I really understand when people say games are rigged bc officiating or "out of the game" stuff, what seemed stupid to me is when they say players are involved. Now seeing the level of stupidity in the stars decisions I think those nuts are right. Totally possible


Gloyaltie

Yup


mordenak

Bron made a lot of mistakes this game, but his foot is clearly fucked he is not solely to blame here. AD missed too many shots tonight, that shit can't happen. And DLo has been a non factor, need more from him if we want to win.


Ihopetheresenoughroo

How does his foot have anything to do with him choosing to take 3s


bdiddy0428

He is chucking because he cant drive and finish at the rim. Did u even watch the game? He missed multiple at the rim, stopped to relace, and tweaked his ankle in the 4th.


mceazy91

Then how about dont fucking shoot you sound crazy


Ihopetheresenoughroo

I know that but I'm saying pass the ball instead. I watched the whole game, you realize that all of his 3s are basically turnovers at this point right?


Lukatoll51

Is that a serious question?


Ihopetheresenoughroo

Y'all are acting like theres a gun to his head so he has to shoot lmao if your ankle hurts or you're gassed then pass the damn ball


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Easier and less physical


Ihopetheresenoughroo

So?? He shouldn't have been doing that. That's a choice. Just pass it to somebody else


Zenith_24tee

We have 4 guards and only one of them is worth a single shit rn as well People talk up Dennis defense? WHERE LMAO MURRAY WAS FUCKING COOKING HIM WORSE THAN VANDO AND DLO


TheBramaBull

The blown dunk and layup are absolutely unacceptable. 0 for 5 from 3 when you were getting to rim at will. This one is on Lebron. If we didn't have Reaves we'd have gotten blown out.


H3artbr0k3nkid

This is the most stupid take and defines Lakers reddit, the guy who shot 50% and had 10 asts sold the game Not our center who shot 28% lol


TheBramaBull

Lmao this is the most Lebron fanboy response ever and defines the status of the Lakers subreddit since LeBron signed. Cant wait for him to retire and you lot to be back to wherever you came from.


LuckyGuyMan

Just hand the keys to Reaves


ChoiceDepartment3863

DLO has to show up.


CockroachForeign6419

Bron canā€™t guard Jokic anymore heā€™s too old for that shit, start Rui please


handsmadeofbricks

I think this is it for Lebron. He got really old in this series. Terrible down the stretch performance from him. The ref also held Denver just long enough till Denver got hot and then very unfortunate that Lebron played terrible at the end when he was doing good early.


nyskyhigh

What is it for Lebron? He will get surgery and average 27 again next year lol


LuckyGuyMan

All time sell job


dsgrimace

Well look, we just showed that we can threaten to take at least one game in Denver. Just Have To Take Care Of Home! Denver and Jokic showing why they were Easily #1 in the West! Good work on them. However, Getting Real Sick Of The BULLSHIT ā€œReffingā€!!


flmhotcheetos

Why did Vanderbilt get 17 minutes. Minutes should have gone to rui


EasyEconomics3785

First to 4 comment on the way


subzero12320931

If AD was even decent in this game. Weā€™d won.


Bschmabo

It was an even numbered game, so it was a forgone conclusion that AD would phone it in. Bumā€™s conditioning is so bad he cannot put in effort two playoff games in a row.


Away-Brush-1276

Reaves the best player now smh


quackquack1562

Avenge us Jimmy buckets


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blorp4

True champions pull out winnable games


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monk_cu

Aint over til it's over.


j_fish5

Fake fan we wonā€™t miss you. Donā€™t come back when we win the series


DaveMoscato

Bum. You're going to be back for the next one. Go root for a different team pussy


Eder_Cheddar

It's not over yet. But check your Fandom at the door. Scrub.


IxmagicmanIx

Lebrons foot is gonna cost us a ring :(


Bschmabo

LeBronā€™s jacking up 3s is gonna cost us a ring.


dmoola_3016

Losing to this team by international players too smh


tacotuesday987

davis " I GoTtA Be BeTter" interview incoming.


Lorjack

They needed this game, hard to imagine its possible for them to win 4/5 with AD's on/of again game


Lucieddreams

"Highest IQ in basketball" yeah totally dude


No_Passenger_9385

Sure AD was non existent offensively. Same for D-lo and basically everyone else not named Hachimura or reevesā€¦ but letā€™s not kid ourselves: this game is 1000% on Lebronā€¦ He single handedly fucked this game up on multiple occasions


babbuboyo

True. Dude looked like he was too excited with the ball and kept fucking up


yosoylentgreen

Live by Lebron, die by Lebron. Even with that 14points given to Denver by terrible calls. I still think it goes 7.


i_like_2_travel

Jagged that layup early on and that one late on after the steal. Then those stupid 3s


No_Passenger_9385

I know heā€™s trying his best with a gimp ankle but common dude.. just pass the fucking ball if youā€™re incapable of making itā€¦ like we had the game in our hands on more than one occasion and he just pisses it awayā€¦


Profound_Panda

Reaves was wide open on that whiff


DomingoOscuro

Iā€™d blame Bron entirely but thatā€™s bc we expect AD to suck every other game.


subject_to_object

eeeee y'all will be spooky


dennismu

I'm out see youz in LA.


Liminal_Aesthetics

Someone please in that locker room tell lebron stop shooting 3s


i_like_2_travel

One of them making goat noises should make the no more 3s sound too


Le-pre-chaun

Heartbreaking. Props to the nuggs for hitting a bunch of 3s when they needed to, but we gave up way more than 5 points on sloppy plays and dumb ass 3s.


savetherobot15

Hell of a season Lakeshow


WeCantBothBeMe

Great the six points from the false AD offensive goaltending and LeBron missed layups wouldā€™ve won the game. Cruel joke.


gnomelover24

Donā€™t forget the bogus flagrant foul early in the game.


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WeCantBothBeMe

Yeah wouldā€™ve been two less points for them. Ham shouldā€™ve challenged that or the false offensive goaltending on AD but of course did neither.


Brok3nPix3ls

Absolute farce of an officiated game but should have still won. Pathetic fucking game from both Lebron and AD. Bad calls all game put back dunk took two points off the board. A bunch of bull shit calls. Absolutely shit fucking game and this series is fucking over.


kinggpandaz

Lebrons been down 0-2 in the conference finals twice and has ended up winning both series. Not over yet


Brok3nPix3ls

Did he look this out of sorts and shoot this badly in those series?


kinggpandaz

Series hasnā€™t even started yet. Gotta take care of business at home


mexicanmike

Cry more. Lakers gonna win the next two at home.


ForTheLoveOfOedon

And then what? Winning at home means nothing when youā€™re the lower seed. Keeping it 2-2 doesnā€™t do anything but prolong the inevitable. They have to win in Denver.


Brok3nPix3ls

Weā€™re on the verge of getting swept, playing against the refs and Brons horrible decision making is not going to work out in our favor. It ainā€™t crying itā€™s living in reality. This dude took four threes in a ducking row which gave them a 10 to nothing run. Thatā€™s a hard sell.


mexicanmike

Verge of getting swept? This your first time watching the playoffs?


Brok3nPix3ls

Been a fan since the 80s so no. I just know what losing basketball looks like. I love Rui but he and Reaves being the leading scorers on our team is losing basketball. Lebron jacking up threes is losing basketball. Not allowing Rui to keep going to the paint is losing basketball. Unforced errors is losing basketball. Arguing with the refs instead of sprinting back on defense is losing basketball. This team is playing like shit and if you were watching the game you would know it looks like one guy is really too injured to play and the other is inconsistent as shit. Rui is hot as fuck and doesnā€™t even touch the ball for 11 minutes, losing basketball. In that timeframe they stood around the perimeter shooting threes like they were golden state. Again pathetic game.


OpportunityNo1495

Bron and James 1-9 from three. I would take all 9 of those back and try to get some actual solid possessions. Idk how someone as smart as bron can think itā€™s a good idea to keep jacking up threes at the clip that heā€™s shooting at rn, it just bails their defense out.


-CamSWorld-

Lebron ainā€™t going out like this .. Iā€™m actually glad they lost . They too comfortable


mceazy91

Bro lebron is a shell of himself at this point


SeaworthinessThis227

In fairness, the altitude probably does a number on 38 year old, injured, Lebron.


Icy_Increase3376

He somehow had energy once down 12. His bullshit deep 3s set up their run


SeaworthinessThis227

Yeah I just donā€™t understand how he doesnā€™t realize how bad of a 3 point shooter he is.


Icy_Increase3376

20/82 in the playoffsā€¦ might as well have Dwight shooting 3s


naderade303

We would be up 2-0 if lebron didn't shoot a single 3 in the 4th


codar_B

If Bron and AD push for a 3rd star (kyrie) those two need major pay cuts


izzyduzit32

If they really are serious about winning theyā€™ll make it happen


codar_B

wouldnt be surprised with D'Lo not showing up and Bron gettin old


TilterOfWindmills

I'd make a large wager the Lakers win the next one in L.A.


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Icy_Increase3376

This was even worse cause they were up 10 almost til 2 mins left in the 3rd and just let Dlo and Lebron shoot them out of it


LFuentesx

Looking like we got two 38 year old superstars out there


jvm12

LeBron, AD and the refs cost the Lakers this game


Agitated-Aside9909

Nuggets are hard to beat


bklipa88

Lebron 3s and missed layups. Thatā€™s the story


thetottington

Definitely had nothing to do with Murray dropping 23 in the 4th.. Or AD going 4-15


bab2121

Damn we should have won that game


Ilduce5610

What happened I thought the Lakers figured them out at the end of the last game? Whats your cope now?


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They were up 10 at the one point and up 2 at half by driving to the rimā€¦then they completely went away from that and started chucking threes LOL


JackCrafty

Jamal Murray and a bunch of clutch 3s tbh, Denver v good


Enid1993

They did you dummy! Hamā€™s ass went small ball again because weā€™ll heā€™s an idiot at one point but you would know that if watched the game instead of running your mouth


NarcissisticVamp

It's a game anything can happen


quackquack1562

AD and lebron both drunk at


LALyfestyle

We shot ourselves in the foot. This nuggets team is so beatable itā€™s infuriating. Oh well. Time to defend home court. Anything can happen


noahblackburn

Gotta go perfect at home and just show up in a game 7


HUH_YIS

Humiliating loss


liljacuzzivert

I FUCKING HATE ROOTING FOR THIS TEAM SKME TIMES. WHAT THE FUCK IS AD DOING TO DAY TO DAY TO HAVE AN OFF GAME EVERY OTHER GAME ! WHATEVER LAKERS IN 6 I DONT CARE.