Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 210. (Read 914452 times)
Whoa, the Lakers outscored the Nuggets inside the paint by a 20-point difference. They also dominated the defensive rebounds. But the thing is, the Nuggets have the home-court advantage in Game 5. That's a bit of a challenge. Rui needs to score in double figures as well if they want to replicate what LeBron did back in the Finals with the Cavs. LeBron and AD will surely be their main scorers; next is Reaves. However, D'lo is inconsistent, which is their problem. If he doesn't score 20+ points along with those three. They are most likely going to lose.
Lakers have had the lead in every game of this series so far and have lost their steam in the 3rd quarter every game except tonight. I don't think Lakers can win 3 more and take the series. Teams that go 0-3 in the series are 0 and 150. No team has ever come back from 0-3.
After this win, things are still not as good as they could be for the Lakers because the probability of them winning the series has only increased from 0% to 4.6%. By the way, it's noteworthy that the Nuggets were the last team that was able to recover and win a series after a 1-3 deficit. That was in 2020, and they did it twice during that playoff run.
^ They won! But I cashed it out early, I got scared when the Nuggets made a short run so I made sure I get my profits even if it was just x2.06. It was supposed to be x2.39
That's still a win? Right?
Anyway, that was some good game from the Lakers and we can see Jokic like there's no will to win. He is different.
Lebron James on the other hand had all the will to win that game. He is furious when there's a bad call, he gets mad when Coach Darvin Hamm didn't call the coach's challenge, and he is angry when their defense gets broken. That's the classic Lebron that I saw in Cleveland, so much energy and it felt to me like he was just 20+ years old.
All he needed was a bit of help from his teammates. DLo doing his normal three-point shooting night, Austin Reaves with his mid-range accurate shots, and Davis dominating the paint in rebounds and points. That's the recipe for a win!
A win is a win man. I'd much rather win 1 penny than lose 1 penny anytime. That's still a win? Right?
Anyway, that was some good game from the Lakers and we can see Jokic like there's no will to win. He is different.
Lebron James on the other hand had all the will to win that game. He is furious when there's a bad call, he gets mad when Coach Darvin Hamm didn't call the coach's challenge, and he is angry when their defense gets broken. That's the classic Lebron that I saw in Cleveland, so much energy and it felt to me like he was just 20+ years old.
All he needed was a bit of help from his teammates. DLo doing his normal three-point shooting night, Austin Reaves with his mid-range accurate shots, and Davis dominating the paint in rebounds and points. That's the recipe for a win!
Lakers have had the lead in every game of this series so far and have lost their steam in the 3rd quarter every game except tonight. I don't think Lakers can win 3 more and take the series. Teams that go 0-3 in the series are 0 and 150. No team has ever come back from 0-3.
^ They won! But I cashed it out early, I got scared when the Nuggets made a short run so I made sure I get my profits even if it was just x2.06. It was supposed to be x2.39
That's still a win? Right?
Anyway, that was some good game from the Lakers and we can see Jokic like there's no will to win. He is different.
Lebron James on the other hand had all the will to win that game. He is furious when there's a bad call, he gets mad when Coach Darvin Hamm didn't call the coach's challenge, and he is angry when their defense gets broken. That's the classic Lebron that I saw in Cleveland, so much energy and it felt to me like he was just 20+ years old.
All he needed was a bit of help from his teammates. DLo doing his normal three-point shooting night, Austin Reaves with his mid-range accurate shots, and Davis dominating the paint in rebounds and points. That's the recipe for a win!
That's still a win? Right?
Anyway, that was some good game from the Lakers and we can see Jokic like there's no will to win. He is different.
Lebron James on the other hand had all the will to win that game. He is furious when there's a bad call, he gets mad when Coach Darvin Hamm didn't call the coach's challenge, and he is angry when their defense gets broken. That's the classic Lebron that I saw in Cleveland, so much energy and it felt to me like he was just 20+ years old.
All he needed was a bit of help from his teammates. DLo doing his normal three-point shooting night, Austin Reaves with his mid-range accurate shots, and Davis dominating the paint in rebounds and points. That's the recipe for a win!
The Pelicans look like they’re cooked. They’ve got to be tired of seeing Zion sit on the sidelines at the end of every season. The Miami Heat don’t look far behind them either. The Boston Celtics are giving it to them right now. The main show for the day is getting ready to begin. Will Denver sweep the King once again on their way to a title?
Pelicans knew they were done when Zion got injured, it's not just the end of the season though. Guy is always injured. Miami screwed with Butler out and Denver will sweep Lebron and AD tonight. Maybe next year we see Lebron and Steph together.5 minutes left in the game and looks like the Lakers will survive for a game 5. Up 15 gonna be hard for Denver to comeback from.
The Lakers were just on tonight. They shot 8% better from the field than the Nuggets did and that was enough to get them the win tonight. Deangelo Russell had a great game and so did everyone on the Lakers pretty much. I have my doubts whether or not they’ll be able to put up similar numbers next game, but for LeBron’s legacy they came through tonight.
The Pelicans look like they’re cooked. They’ve got to be tired of seeing Zion sit on the sidelines at the end of every season. The Miami Heat don’t look far behind them either. The Boston Celtics are giving it to them right now. The main show for the day is getting ready to begin. Will Denver sweep the King once again on their way to a title?
Pelicans knew they were done when Zion got injured, it's not just the end of the season though. Guy is always injured. Miami screwed with Butler out and Denver will sweep Lebron and AD tonight. Maybe next year we see Lebron and Steph together.5 minutes left in the game and looks like the Lakers will survive for a game 5. Up 15 gonna be hard for Denver to comeback from.
The Pelicans look like they’re cooked. They’ve got to be tired of seeing Zion sit on the sidelines at the end of every season. The Miami Heat don’t look far behind them either. The Boston Celtics are giving it to them right now. The main show for the day is getting ready to begin. Will Denver sweep the King once again on their way to a title?
^ I don’t think the Nuggets will be giving the Lakers anything. I think they want another sweep over LeBron to send a message. This will be an interesting game to watch though. I don’t think the Lakers win, but the thing to watch will be DeAngelo Russell and what sort of effort he brings to the table after seemingly checking out of the last game.
DLO is in hot topic again since fans speculating that this might be he last game for him wearing the Lakers uniform since he will be traded if they get sweep by Nuggets due to his inconsistency. This is really the issue of DLO and I guess he became a liability for Lakers because of that reason. He need to step up and help his team since they need to win or else their organization will be in big shame again if the Nuggets will sweep them for second time around. This is really an interesting match to watch since both will do all they can since they the defending champ want to leave some statement that they are great while Lakers want to recover since they don't want to put their team also Lebron's legacy in big mockery since lots of fans will doubt their capabilities to win and maybe laugh at what they experience to Nuggets.
The Thunder have the feel of a college team and these young players are succeeding. They never gave the Pelicans a chance to hold the series at home. It's either a sweep or it's over in Game 5. Things are moving fast in the West. It looks like the series will end early in the first round. Thunder, TWolves and Nuggets are one win away. In the East, every team has won at least one game. The competition is different there.
^ I don’t think the Nuggets will be giving the Lakers anything. I think they want another sweep over LeBron to send a message. This will be an interesting game to watch though. I don’t think the Lakers win, but the thing to watch will be DeAngelo Russell and what sort of effort he brings to the table after seemingly checking out of the last game.
Even in Stake website, the Lakers have 2.44 odds while the Nuggets have 1.59.It's their home court and yet, bettors already know that the Lakers doesn't stand a chance to win against the defending champions.
11 straight losses, led by double-digits at one point in all 3 games, but eventually blew it all out. That's what the Lakers are. Their coach is very uncompetitive and don't know what he's doing like he's an inexperienced coach, Lebron and AD are the only 2 players that are carrying the team offensively, but they need help from other teammates as well. The problem though is that there's no help from other players. Russell who is their supposed 3rd scorer scored 0 pts in a crucial game.
I already predicted even before the playoffs that the Nuggets will sweep the Lakers if they face each other and right now, they're one win away from doing it "AGAIN". I just miss their 2020 roster when they won in the bubble. That roster is their best one ever since Lebron went to LA. 3 7-footers at that time is enough to defend Jokic. Now, Jokic is just toying with AD (the player who said that he's one of the best defenders in the NBA right now
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OKC wins against the Pelicans and it's now 3-0. SGA dropped 24 points and he's really an underrated player for me.
^ I don’t think the Nuggets will be giving the Lakers anything. I think they want another sweep over LeBron to send a message. This will be an interesting game to watch though. I don’t think the Lakers win
As much as I want them to give anything to Lakers even 1 game, it is a game that no one gives anything to the others and no one owes a thing or two to the other teams, so it's true. This might become 4-0 when we've mostly hearing fans say 4-1.but the thing to watch will be DeAngelo Russell and what sort of effort he brings to the table after seemingly checking out of the last game.
I hope that he won't be looking forward the next Klay but he just did the last game but yeah, let's see if there's a redemption for his lackluster last game. ^ I don’t think the Nuggets will be giving the Lakers anything. I think they want another sweep over LeBron to send a message. This will be an interesting game to watch though. I don’t think the Lakers win, but the thing to watch will be DeAngelo Russell and what sort of effort he brings to the table after seemingly checking out of the last game.
Yes, it's better to sweep them and not give the Lakers a chance and coach Malone sending the message. For sure the memories of last year's playoff are fresh and things have been said between them last year and it's like trash talking between the two.
Nevertheless, the Nuggets again have the chance to sweep the Lakers and I don't know how the Lakers can come back here. Even if Russell scores in this game, I don't see much difference though, as the Nuggets is mentally built different, they have that championship DNA already, so another frustrating season for Lebron and it might end tonight.
^ I don’t think the Nuggets will be giving the Lakers anything. I think they want another sweep over LeBron to send a message. This will be an interesting game to watch though. I don’t think the Lakers win, but the thing to watch will be DeAngelo Russell and what sort of effort he brings to the table after seemingly checking out of the last game.
For the first time today, a first-round series could be over. If the Denver Nuggets win tonight, they'll sweep the Lakers. I don't think there's much the Lakers can do. Maybe they can take this game and make it 4-1, but I think they're going to get swept. They needed to win Game 3, they couldn't do it. Jokić and his friends will finish the first round tonight so they don't get tired anymore. We saw how Gordon played, everybody wants to go to the next round as soon as possible.
I think this will be a sweep but it's all going to depend on lebron and how much he presses. He needs to cut the long range shots out and drive the hole. Only way they win is if they get a couple Nuggets in foul trouble. They have to press the situation. I'm laying off this game bet wise because I don't ever bet on games lebron is looking at the offseason, never know the dudes head space.
With the way the Lakersa re playing that they feel tired when the Nuggets are leading comfortably, I'm sure they know that what they will try to achieve at the current standing is close to impossible. I'm afraid we are seeing a repeat there, so I wouldn't expect too much on a close out game even if the Lakers are still playing at home. Same here, I'm laying off this game, it's so unpredictable, it either the Lakers will not play their best or the Nuggets would give this to the Lakers and celebrate the win at home.
For the first time today, a first-round series could be over. If the Denver Nuggets win tonight, they'll sweep the Lakers. I don't think there's much the Lakers can do. Maybe they can take this game and make it 4-1, but I think they're going to get swept. They needed to win Game 3, they couldn't do it. Jokić and his friends will finish the first round tonight so they don't get tired anymore. We saw how Gordon played, everybody wants to go to the next round as soon as possible.
I think this will be a sweep but it's all going to depend on lebron and how much he presses. He needs to cut the long range shots out and drive the hole. Only way they win is if they get a couple Nuggets in foul trouble. They have to press the situation. I'm laying off this game bet wise because I don't ever bet on games lebron is looking at the offseason, never know the dudes head space.
Orlando couldn't dominate Cleveland in the first two games of the series, but in the third game they exploded at home and took the series with a spectacular win. If Orlando wants to keep their hopes alive, they need to win today's game. Both teams are mediocre away from home, but very good at home. If Orlando struggled a bit in the fourth game, I might change my mind about the series, but since they had a comfortable win in the third game, I think they will win the fourth game as well. Cleveland won't play a bad game, of course, but Orlando is likely to tie the series as they will play this game at home.
The Orlando Magic have seen a slight advantage over Cleveland and only in this game but for sure the Cleveland Cavaliers will make some adjustments now that their strategy has been revealed to them for sure Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs were the ones who have been very active in this game and right now the Orlando Magic could have tied this game but still, the game can still go and still favor the Cleveland Cavaliers.
I do not think that Lebron has anything to prove, not to me at the very least. You can make all the MJ and Kobe type of comparisons and anything you want, and I loved Kobe, the only jersey that I ever owned was Kobe jersey, so you could make any argument you want, but this dude broke over 40k, while being a top five passer ever, and he had one of the most clutch defensive plays in history of basketball as well.
So, you could argue whatever you want, for me he is up there and while he may not have that "fighter" style of mentality or "mamba" mentality, that doesn't mean that he was bad, we have seen him win 4 rings like that, which means imagine if this is relaxed and "not mamba mentality" Lebron, then what could he have been with mamba mentality? Score 50k and have 20k assists and 20k rebounds? Dude is a beast, let him be, he is 38 or 39 now, he could just straight up lose, Kobe was already retired, and MJ was playing for a shitty Wizards team by that point, Lebron is leading a Lakers team to playoffs.
So, you could argue whatever you want, for me he is up there and while he may not have that "fighter" style of mentality or "mamba" mentality, that doesn't mean that he was bad, we have seen him win 4 rings like that, which means imagine if this is relaxed and "not mamba mentality" Lebron, then what could he have been with mamba mentality? Score 50k and have 20k assists and 20k rebounds? Dude is a beast, let him be, he is 38 or 39 now, he could just straight up lose, Kobe was already retired, and MJ was playing for a shitty Wizards team by that point, Lebron is leading a Lakers team to playoffs.
I am really sad about what is happening with Lebron James right now the Nuggets are killing the Los Angeles Lakers in the 3rd game, and it was another win for the Denver Nuggets, but I really want another win for Lebron and this time having him played with his son and getting another ring this season but for this, it is not the case This could be the End of The Lebron James Era, but let's just wait on what will happen and what will be escalated.
One of the main reason why a lot of people were hating on LeBron is because he posed a threat on the goat debate/talks along with MJ and Kobe. Most people who hated him is either an MJ, Kobe, or Curry fan, but not all of them because there are those who are fan of the NBA who has no hate on his vocab but appreciate those elite players.
But honestly, I didn't put a bet on the Lakers this playoffs because I noticed that there are actually no adjustments Darvin Hamm have made for his squad. I still have faith with the them but not with their coach. Hamm can't simply pull a perfect way to execute good plays, rotations, and even the use of timeouts. I've noticed several times LeBron called time out first because Hamm don't know how to use it.
He is the current most popular player in NBA right now that’s why he always hater by the fans of other teams that he frequently destroyed before. Also he is known on forming super team just to get championships since he is the one who started it on NBA that makes many people angry on him.
Unlike Kobe and MJ who show greatness without relying on forming superteam. Lebron gets his championship due to his team and not by his own skills alone. I hate Lebron too way back when he is on Miami since they always beat my favorite team Chicago back then with his unfair super team that he keeps doing when he move back to Cleveland and Lakers.
A clear side or opinion who really have that negative feelings against him, but we can't deny the fact that he's really the next most popular player in this league after MJ and Kobe and with his capability to play still even in his age, I mean still have that skills that's something that surely haters will continue to criticize him, he don't need to prove anything as he's already not on his prime and even how tough he will try to build another super team, if the same system will be use where he's the one that will be the main focuse of their offense I guess there's no improvement that may take place.
Better to pair him with another super star who can drive his way player alike with DWade and Kyrie, that kind of player he needs someone who can really step up when he needs help.
For the first time today, a first-round series could be over. If the Denver Nuggets win tonight, they'll sweep the Lakers. I don't think there's much the Lakers can do. Maybe they can take this game and make it 4-1, but I think they're going to get swept. They needed to win Game 3, they couldn't do it. Jokić and his friends will finish the first round tonight so they don't get tired anymore. We saw how Gordon played, everybody wants to go to the next round as soon as possible.
I do not think that Lebron has anything to prove, not to me at the very least. You can make all the MJ and Kobe type of comparisons and anything you want, and I loved Kobe, the only jersey that I ever owned was Kobe jersey, so you could make any argument you want, but this dude broke over 40k, while being a top five passer ever, and he had one of the most clutch defensive plays in history of basketball as well.
So, you could argue whatever you want, for me he is up there and while he may not have that "fighter" style of mentality or "mamba" mentality, that doesn't mean that he was bad, we have seen him win 4 rings like that, which means imagine if this is relaxed and "not mamba mentality" Lebron, then what could he have been with mamba mentality? Score 50k and have 20k assists and 20k rebounds? Dude is a beast, let him be, he is 38 or 39 now, he could just straight up lose, Kobe was already retired, and MJ was playing for a shitty Wizards team by that point, Lebron is leading a Lakers team to playoffs.
So, you could argue whatever you want, for me he is up there and while he may not have that "fighter" style of mentality or "mamba" mentality, that doesn't mean that he was bad, we have seen him win 4 rings like that, which means imagine if this is relaxed and "not mamba mentality" Lebron, then what could he have been with mamba mentality? Score 50k and have 20k assists and 20k rebounds? Dude is a beast, let him be, he is 38 or 39 now, he could just straight up lose, Kobe was already retired, and MJ was playing for a shitty Wizards team by that point, Lebron is leading a Lakers team to playoffs.
Maybe Austin Reaves is the only player that I think will remain with AD and Lebron. D'Lo 0 points in a must-win game is unacceptable unless he comes back in game 4 with a big offensive flow and help the team win.
True but it's too late for Lebron, they need another star player that is as good as Murray so Lebron and AD could continue doing their job. I don't know if the salary cap can still accomodate but if they really need to improve, they should trade DLO, actually they should have done that before the trade deadline, they could have a more reliable shooter now.
Yeah, they badly need a better pointguard but they also need sharpshooters, those who can really contribute in high pressure games like this one. DLo is good when he gets hot so he is more of a shooting guard. Wait for the ball to get in his hands and shoot.
I think the Lakers might just win one game as Coach Malone may try to restrict the minutes of Jamal and Jokic in game 4 and then end it in Game 5 with a fresh stamina in their homecourt.
Yep, the Lakers really fumbled that lineup. After getting beaten by the Suns in the first round, they decided to break that core, but I think the Lakers having no little rest after winning the championship and also some injuries to Davis and LeBron really affected their record that season, and I think if they had enough rest before starting the season, it might be a different story. Also, that Westbrook trade really messed up the Lakers. After trading for Westbrook, they started signing some minimum-contract guys and some veterans, resulting in an inefficient season for the Lakers because they had no depth. Then, after missing the playoffs, they fired Vogel. I mean, I really don't see why they would do that; he is a great coach and also a defensive-minded one. Lakers really had the formula to beat the Nuggets, but instead we are watching this 3-guard lineup of Darvin.
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