SmooshCHN:
That's an And-1 for Jamal. Two wrong calls going the Lakers way. The commentators can't even stand it.

steady986:

Oga we hear you. Nobody carry AD. Anything else?

WeissVonner:
Just so you know, they're not coming back from 3-1 down again. Certainly not against LeBron James. They've been a great test though. Worthy of the Western Conference. Their humiliation of the clippers was no fluke.

steady986:

Oga we hear you. Nobody carry AD. Anything else?

birdman:


If they play like this every game, and they can, its going to game 7. Clippers pride prevented them from seeing this until the quiet moment in the locker room at halftime game 7. Then they paniced and it was over

Afr0mentalist:

I swear dem go tire person. Who ever argued the contrary here ?

And LBJ had an 26/9/8 playing less minutes on a relatively bad night. Does he realize that every assist is a 2/3 pts potential ? What about the guarding on Murray ?

They just want to find any avenue to belittle LBJ is Ben through non existing arguments.

birdman:


Hahaha you beat me to it. AD got carried tonight. Others stepped up on offense and defense. But its ok, thats why its a TEAM

WeissVonner:
Okay. I'm going to root for the Celtics the next game. I need the Lakers to get some extra rest because it seems year 17 needs it. The old man is looking tired.

KNIGHTBlaed:
Bad calls gave the Lakers this game. The refs really tried. But no shaking, Nuggets in 7. History about to be made, quote me anytime, Nuggets in 7. Maybe the Nuggets just love it the hard way. Congratulations Lakers/Refs, but still Nuggets in 7.

birdman:


If they play like this every game, and they can, its going to game 7. Clippers pride prevented them from seeing this until the quiet moment in the locker room at halftime game 7. Then they paniced and it was over

steady986:

Lol. You're on your own o.

DeeMain:
Mehn, Jamal Murray dey ball abeg!

KNIGHTBlaed:


That's why I say no shaking na. Nuggets takes the next 3 games, easy

etidy:
My takes on this game

1. Rebounding was essentially the difference maker for the lakers. Cleaned up defensive possessions and also got a shit ton of second chance points

2. Playoff rondo

3. LeBron and Jokic look spent yikes.
I have never seen LeBron this tired. Age is definitely telling.

4. LeBron did a fair job guarding Murray in the 4th quarter

5. The nuggets panicked at the end and stopped moving the ball.

6. The nuggets are still very dangerous but I don't think they are coming back this time time around.

Lakers in 6.

steady986:

If there's one thing the Lakers have proved in this series, it's that no matter how good the Nuggets are in the clutch, the Lakers are still a better clutch team than them.

steady986:
But honestly, the Lakers have to be wary of this team in game 5. Come out with energy and build that early lead, then we can move from there. Don't give them any kind of hope. Make those 3s. Guard the paint better early on.

WeissVonner:
If there's anyone who reminds me of Kevin Durant it's this MPJ kid. He's going to be a problem.

Tight game, good news is Lakers don't lose games when going into the 4th with a lead. Nervy times.

aliondo:


He's the X-factor on this Lakers team...

A40:

What control could he possibly have wielded? He has a franchise center piece that refuses to shoot. Another one that can't get his conditioning right. Is it Brett Brown that will make Embiid play like Jokic? Who he is routinely compared to?


Leave this banter. To whom much is given much is expected. Doc Rivers track record speaks for him. Only coach to blow 3 3-1 leads. 3! He coached that team poorly, and oversaw losses to inferior competition. Do you know how hard it is for a less talented team to beat you 3 times in a row?

Coach Bud has been taking less talented teams to punch above their weight. He took the Hawks to a conference finals without a top 15 player in the league. He has done it with the Bucks with Giannis and inshallah. But regular season masks the limitations of players. He's lost to better teams everytime


Come on. The most common complaints about Mark Jackson have been his lack of X and O's and how much he was holding the Warriors back.

Dwayne Casey was fired by the Raptors and immediately landed with the Pistons. Let's not forget this

As for Cassell and Lue I don't have much to say about them but they were part of the Clippers debacle. I don't know how it helps their case

Afr0mentalist:

I swear dem go tire person. Who ever argued the contrary here ?

And LBJ had an 26/9/8 playing less minutes on a relatively bad night. Does he realize that every assist is a 2/3 pts potential ? What about the guarding on Murray ?

They just want to find any avenue to belittle LBJ even through non existing arguments.

Afr0mentalist:
Playoff time is big men’s time. Forget about rookie of the year, MIP and bullshiit the real youngin to watch for are Ballers like Jamal Murray, Herro, Michael porter jr. and others

The trae young and co I will wait to see them in post season first. No cap

BascoVanVeli:



Let me get it straight u blame the players when it comes to white coaches but on the other hand the black coaches are the problem?

Make no mistake Doc Rivers is an absolute legend. Even what he did last year with an 8th seed was absolutely incredible. U sound crazy even questioning Doc. Should he win every championship before u know he is the man? If a team beats u 3 times straight that should tell u they are not average. If a team does it twice.....

Imagine having a championship and people making noise. Why wasn't this same noise made about George Karl who has won over 1000 games without a trophy?

Bud had Joe Johnson and Josh Smith. He just couldn't get the best out of those guys when it mattered. We have seen Josh win games for Harden in Houston and Joe is quality. Yea bud lost to LeBron but he never competed. U are number one seeds for a reason. So it's not like that team was so much better for them just to roll over every single time.

Mark Jackson played point guard for the new York Knicks how does he not know Xs and Os? He made the splash brothers. He gave that team the confidence to do what they do today. The only complain was religion as he is a pastor.

U keep talking about one off situations when the NBA is majority black. Why on Earth should black people not get a good number of the jobs? We don't reduce the number of white coaches when a white coach messes up so why now?

etidy:
Doc rivers is the only coach in American sports to have blown multiple 3-1 leads (3)

He has also blown three 3-2 leads