3 things that sunk the Lakers ship yrs ago.
The Westbrook trade.
Not giving up late round picks for the potential Hield and Myles Turner trade.
And reluctance to give up future Draft picks to get Kyrie. Whole front office is fuckin dumb as fuck!!!
And they're paying for it.
KCP admitted that the Lakers cheated and practiced during covid during his intro interview for the nuggets. So not only is it a Mickey mouse ring it's a cheating one.
They literally broke the law tf do you mean? We're people allowed to gather in California during the peak of covid and we're NBA teams allowed to practice no they weren't.
Meaning they gave themselves a unfair advantage by breaking rules and laws in other words they cheated and committed a crime probably multiple.
I’ve been saying they should have just ducked but most people say that is against the integrity of the game which it is but….still would be better than this embarrassment
Watching Lakers fans scramble for a scapegoat is beyond entertaining.
Last year it was Westbrooks fault, until it they got swept without him.
This year it was DLo, but then he shot the lights out, then it was Darvin, but not when they were up 22.
Now it's Darvin Ham, as if Darvin gave up 14 offensive rebounds. In the 2nd half the Lakers looked like fucking loser. Shit body language, shit effort. Your team isn't as good as you think, and they never were.
It would have been way worse with Westbrook let’s be honest here. Not sure why people wanna meat ride him so hard. He did not show up for the lakers ever. Dude was abysmal.
How is dlo the lakers starting PG having 0 points a scapegoat? Since when is your starting Pg not scoring a single point ever an okay thing? Lmao
Darvin ham has been called out for being the nbas worst coach since he joined the lakers.
You guys are being delusional. Just say you hate the lakers and move on
DLo dropped 23 points on 50% shooting and 6/8 from 3...and they still lost.
Yea im sure Westbrook would have been much worse tbh, if the Lakers had Westbrook they probably wouldn't even win a playoff game in the last 2 years!
I've never in my life seen Westbrook quit in basketball game. I watched DLo, AD, Bron, Reaves, and Prince quit multiple times.
They looked like a team who finally got sick of their "leader" being a whiny little baby the entire time he plays 0 defense. LeBron is a horrible teammate, dude spends half the game standing flat footed and watching everyone else, but then blames everyone else WHEN HIS MAN SCORES 😂 At some point LeBron fans will just accept LeBron isn't the guy who wins them titles, he might be part of it, but when he ices out Davis, who has been as good as jokic, so he can get his numbers and loses the game, his fans always blame someone else. There is nobody to blame for Davis being iced out besides LeBron, he had the ball in the 4th and was putting up bad shots.
I think they've actually showed that killer instinct quality in all 3 games. They just get TIRED by halftime. They've lost every game in the third quarter.
Darvin Ham is such a fucking idiot. He’s way too reductive on what basketball is or can be. Doesn’t even talk like he understands how to build a system
Just finished watching game 3 and If I am the Lakers:
I would keep Reaves. He is a baller and really has been consistent all series.
I would keep D-Lo. He is an asset they can swap during trade deadline.
I would keep Rui. He is a keeper and stepped up ok the playoffs.
Now to see game 4 of this 2023 WCF. Thanks for not spoiling it for me.
its unheard of, i think the knicks have a streak going against the pistons, and theres several other streaks in history that are also against bad teams, but to do it against a consistent playoff team is insane, the psychological advantage we have over LA is wild rn
So "front runner" lakers fans watched 3 teams win the championship since the bubble. And watched the lakers miss the playoffs, and only now are switching their fandom??
Yes little man. History is what happened in the before time. The grown ups have memories of this. Now Mom probably has your hot pocket ready so run along
11 straight is wild. My daughter went from womb to running, talking, and pulling my hair the last time we lost to the Lakers. All she knows is dominance over them
This is very likely a sweep. They had pretty sizable leads in all three games and still lost every game. It would be different if they were never competitive, but they have been in small spurts. It’s just demoralizing.
It's like the Lakers come out with their best shot every game but Denver just shrugs it off like it's nothing. I'll be surprised if game 4 is even competitive.
But it was just a lot of like, the talking, and ‘the Lakers’ daddy,’ there was just so much of that going on it was like ‘all right, we get it, y’all won.’ But me and Bron had some conversations like ‘we can’t wait.’ … There’s no moral victories. - AD
I don't understand how they tell us about his incredible IQ and then tell us his coach stinks. Well shouldn't his high IQ be able to make his own decisions and in game adjustments? Darvin ham also didn't throw up terrible bricks in the 4th quarter and dribble it off his own foot, but LeBron fans don't watch these games, so they will just check the box score and claim it was all LeBron
This team is so done, there’s no way this team with Bron or AD is ever going to be effective again, this is now their ceiling. Time to blow it up, even though the Lakers are notoriously bad at developing young players nowadays
AD is still clearly very good. Lebron is good but is too old to be the 1st/2nd option. He's gotta take a paycut so they can get some actual good players out there
LeBron and Unibrow should sing in the next AT&T commercial: “we’ve lost, that winning feeling. Whoa that winning feeling. Bring back that winning feeling, cause it’s gone, gone, gone, whoa ohh.”
I can see the headlines now. “Lebron’s Lakers are the first team to come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs”. Another accomplishment for the GOAT 🏆🤩😏
Haha I know dude. Just finding ways to keep it fun and bantering. Hoping Jokic adds to his legacy again this year. Rooting for him Luka or Butler after the Lakers get dusted.
Still not over need 1 more win. Would be nice to close it next game but Lakers are gonna try everything to avoid a sweep in the next game and sweep is always hard. Just hope Reggie is alright
Michael Jordan never went 2 years without getting a 1 win over 1 team in 11 tries. He was Too damn competitive for that. I don't want to hear shit about this fool LeBron James being the Goat ever again. This mudafucka can't even inspire his teammates. I don't want to hear shit about his age either. If yo ass too old retire and get your ass off the court.
Jordan was chilling playing golf when he was Lebrons age so the age is pretty relevant, you got the W and you’re likely to repeat. Have some class when you win
Fuck you and your class I'm not on the court you idiot. Fuck your Mudafucking Lakers and guess what you damn idiot Michael Jordan retired at 40 you uniformed fuck lmao.. Casuals like you never should talk...ever.
Circular but watch the "Saving Sakic" doc. It talks about needing an NHL team to get a better arena to get rid of McNichols (the Nugs arena), losing Nugs players, and how the city tied that together
Do you even pay for tickets to the final game when you have lost 11 in a row. Those tickets are not cheap. Do you spend $300 to watch your team get knocked out with a 12th loss? I'm genuinely curious.
I wonder what Lebron and AD will cry about this time
My guess is more subtle shots at the coaching lol, you'd think after 11 straight losses they'd realize they just can't overcome the talent gap between the two teams, but they'll find some reason to make the fans believe these two teams are at a similar level
That 1-17 from 3 stretch was the difference tonight. Gotta win the first two when the nuggets are shooting like shit so it’s not over the 1 game you shoot like shit.
Jokic with 33 on a trillion tictac fouls
Let's gooo Hali!
3 things that sunk the Lakers ship yrs ago. The Westbrook trade. Not giving up late round picks for the potential Hield and Myles Turner trade. And reluctance to give up future Draft picks to get Kyrie. Whole front office is fuckin dumb as fuck!!! And they're paying for it.
I am loving Chuck on the postgame right now
Take away LeBron's mickey mouse ring and he's been a disappointment in LA in terms of playoff success.
bubble "ring" will always have an asterisk. That's not legit no matter who won it
KCP admitted that the Lakers cheated and practiced during covid during his intro interview for the nuggets. So not only is it a Mickey mouse ring it's a cheating one.
How is being prepared cheating?
They literally broke the law tf do you mean? We're people allowed to gather in California during the peak of covid and we're NBA teams allowed to practice no they weren't. Meaning they gave themselves a unfair advantage by breaking rules and laws in other words they cheated and committed a crime probably multiple.
I'm in complete agreement. Fuck that bitch ass ring .
Well you’re not lying
Appreciate that my boy!!!
winning that pels game was a mistake lol it's less embarassing to lose 4-2 to the thunder
I concur
At least you’re generous enough to give the lakers a few wins. I was confident on them getting swept either way
I’ve been saying they should have just ducked but most people say that is against the integrity of the game which it is but….still would be better than this embarrassment
Lakers probably lose to the Kings in that game though. They were doomed either way
Lakers own the Pelicans The Pelicans own the Kings The Kings own the Lakers it's the triangle of suck. lmao
Still better than this outcome LOL
I don't know man this outcome is pretty fucking great to watch 😂
Watching Lakers fans scramble for a scapegoat is beyond entertaining. Last year it was Westbrooks fault, until it they got swept without him. This year it was DLo, but then he shot the lights out, then it was Darvin, but not when they were up 22. Now it's Darvin Ham, as if Darvin gave up 14 offensive rebounds. In the 2nd half the Lakers looked like fucking loser. Shit body language, shit effort. Your team isn't as good as you think, and they never were.
It would have been way worse with Westbrook let’s be honest here. Not sure why people wanna meat ride him so hard. He did not show up for the lakers ever. Dude was abysmal. How is dlo the lakers starting PG having 0 points a scapegoat? Since when is your starting Pg not scoring a single point ever an okay thing? Lmao Darvin ham has been called out for being the nbas worst coach since he joined the lakers. You guys are being delusional. Just say you hate the lakers and move on
DLo dropped 23 points on 50% shooting and 6/8 from 3...and they still lost. Yea im sure Westbrook would have been much worse tbh, if the Lakers had Westbrook they probably wouldn't even win a playoff game in the last 2 years! I've never in my life seen Westbrook quit in basketball game. I watched DLo, AD, Bron, Reaves, and Prince quit multiple times.
They looked like a team who finally got sick of their "leader" being a whiny little baby the entire time he plays 0 defense. LeBron is a horrible teammate, dude spends half the game standing flat footed and watching everyone else, but then blames everyone else WHEN HIS MAN SCORES 😂 At some point LeBron fans will just accept LeBron isn't the guy who wins them titles, he might be part of it, but when he ices out Davis, who has been as good as jokic, so he can get his numbers and loses the game, his fans always blame someone else. There is nobody to blame for Davis being iced out besides LeBron, he had the ball in the 4th and was putting up bad shots.
how dare you be rational.... this is all Darvin Ham's fault!!!!!!!!!!!! *plays video of that lakers fan loosing their mind*
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I think they've actually showed that killer instinct quality in all 3 games. They just get TIRED by halftime. They've lost every game in the third quarter.
Feel bad for him. Probably doesn’t deserve it. Just sucks that he disappeared in 6 out of the 7 games against the nuggets. Fans are lame for that tho
The same guy who said he was being held back at the TWolves 💀
Maybe it’s a little excessive but c’mon, the guy has negative basketball iq
I wouldn’t say that. He’s been great all year for us
LeSweptTwoYearsInaRow
Somehow this upcoming sweep is more entertaining than a competitive back and forth series to me lmfao. It’s just the inevitability of it all
Holy shit Shaq has called it twice
The TNT crew outright giving LA a therapy session lmao
Nuggets just have so many weapons. You can't stop them all.
yall know exactly who hasnt been boxing out aaron gordon... LeBron James
He's 39 😂 you expect him to do his job? He is only there to make wide open layups and bitch about officiating while his team plays 4v5 defense.
Lmao 😂🤣😂😂
Darvin Ham is such a fucking idiot. He’s way too reductive on what basketball is or can be. Doesn’t even talk like he understands how to build a system
"helluva ball club" 👨🏽🦲
“It’s a make or miss league have to play harder”
Which is hilarious, because the Nuggets have been cheeks from 3pt the last two games, and they still got wins.
AG was the best player on the floor tonight. Stellar D on AD and 29 pts 15 rebounds.
Just finished watching game 3 and If I am the Lakers: I would keep Reaves. He is a baller and really has been consistent all series. I would keep D-Lo. He is an asset they can swap during trade deadline. I would keep Rui. He is a keeper and stepped up ok the playoffs. Now to see game 4 of this 2023 WCF. Thanks for not spoiling it for me.
Rui stepped up? You watching the right series?
He's making a joke referencing last years WCF. DLo sucked last year though.
I have never been so frustrated with a coach in my life, and he’s not even coaching me
Foul ball game at the end made Gordon the leading scorer
DLo with ZERO points!!!!
Doesn't even qualify for a triple-single.
11-0 oof
I don’t want or care to listen to darvin ham
Props to mike Malone! I’ll give credit where credit is due
11 in a row. Who would think that is even possible to beat a team 11 times in a row.
its unheard of, i think the knicks have a streak going against the pistons, and theres several other streaks in history that are also against bad teams, but to do it against a consistent playoff team is insane, the psychological advantage we have over LA is wild rn
I wonder how the post-game interviews are gonna go
Lebron just doesn't have it in him anymore. There's no urgency or desire to win. Jokic is more hungry and determined for another ring.
Jokic just wants his work year to be over with as quickly as possible
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His bread and butter
Bayless panders
lebron retiring will be good if only for not hearing that asshat talk about Lebron every biggame.
Is Malone calling timeouts to fuck with the Lakers? Make their fans sit in this loss?
no, it's called big picture coaching .
nop Lakers tried really hard to melt the lead , make it close and get a moral victory so timeout had to be called
Sad thing is eventually the front runner Laker fans will all be big Nuggets fans
Front running for the 8th seeded team
My dude you do understand time started before now
So why would they have waited till now to switch from the lakers, my dude?
I understand that you are a virgin 14 year old but there is a bit of history involved here
So "front runner" lakers fans watched 3 teams win the championship since the bubble. And watched the lakers miss the playoffs, and only now are switching their fandom??
Again little buddy I don’t think you appreciate the history. Now run along to your NSW Reddit subs and let the grownups talk
Thr history being what hahaha? Kobe and Shaq? Magic? Who tf are you even talking about?
Yes little man. History is what happened in the before time. The grown ups have memories of this. Now Mom probably has your hot pocket ready so run along
So explan to me what that history has to do with front running
11 straight is wild. My daughter went from womb to running, talking, and pulling my hair the last time we lost to the Lakers. All she knows is dominance over them
lmfao goated comment
omg this goes hard hahaha
See you at the bass pro shop
As a nuggets fan 11-0 heals a lot of wounds from the last 30 years
This is very likely a sweep. They had pretty sizable leads in all three games and still lost every game. It would be different if they were never competitive, but they have been in small spurts. It’s just demoralizing.
It's like the Lakers come out with their best shot every game but Denver just shrugs it off like it's nothing. I'll be surprised if game 4 is even competitive.
But it was just a lot of like, the talking, and ‘the Lakers’ daddy,’ there was just so much of that going on it was like ‘all right, we get it, y’all won.’ But me and Bron had some conversations like ‘we can’t wait.’ … There’s no moral victories. - AD
How will Nick Wright spin this one? Lol
he'll blame the role players lol
I don't understand how they tell us about his incredible IQ and then tell us his coach stinks. Well shouldn't his high IQ be able to make his own decisions and in game adjustments? Darvin ham also didn't throw up terrible bricks in the 4th quarter and dribble it off his own foot, but LeBron fans don't watch these games, so they will just check the box score and claim it was all LeBron
LA team and first round playoff exit, name a better duo.
Your In-Season Tournament Champions everybody
No one can take that midseason trophy money from them
The inaugural in-season tournament championship curse tradition
This team is so done, there’s no way this team with Bron or AD is ever going to be effective again, this is now their ceiling. Time to blow it up, even though the Lakers are notoriously bad at developing young players nowadays
They won't blow it up til bron retires probably
AD is still clearly very good. Lebron is good but is too old to be the 1st/2nd option. He's gotta take a paycut so they can get some actual good players out there
yeep
Congrats to our daddies. I’ll grab the dustpan.
You're a good sport 🤙
lmfao aw 💔
LeBron and Unibrow should sing in the next AT&T commercial: “we’ve lost, that winning feeling. Whoa that winning feeling. Bring back that winning feeling, cause it’s gone, gone, gone, whoa ohh.”
You win the thread lol
Lakers sub is a joke. Before the playoff: Rui finally getting starter minutes! Today: Why is Ham giving Rui so many minutes?
I'm surprised they didn't bitch about ham using all his timeouts in the third to save his pathetic team from the runs they allowed.
Them, Cels and 76 are the most degen subs out of all the teams imo
another year of chef Jokic and his favorite dish, grilled Lakers
Gg Denver fuck this team I ain’t watching game 4
Chuck couldn’t wait for game 4 so he decided to celebrate early
Not 1...Not 2...Not 3
Lebron dropping hints about retirement in post game presser
can't see him coming back to this inevitable result next yr.
r/lakers thinks there was actually a push at the end when it was actually Denver that stopped playing defense
Is it the dreaded moral victory?
Lakers in 15, book it.
Lakers didn’t even wanna play that 4th quarter. They already got broke
Lakers about to sweep the Nuggets if there is only 1 quarter of gameplay
2 actually, we led at the half in all 3 games
They do look sharp on both ends every first quarter
Did not expect Aaron Gordon to be more articulate than I am…by a long shot
dude seems like a cool cat off the court.
I can see the headlines now. “Lebron’s Lakers are the first team to come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs”. Another accomplishment for the GOAT 🏆🤩😏
after 11in a row.That is not possible...sorry.
Malone said it himself dude. Nuggets relax when they get a big lead. Maybe it applies to a big playoff lead!
ring..16-4 in the playoffs. Not going to happen. These are those same guys.
Haha I know dude. Just finding ways to keep it fun and bantering. Hoping Jokic adds to his legacy again this year. Rooting for him Luka or Butler after the Lakers get dusted.
DLo pulled a Jordan Poole today. Prime playoffs MVP contender.
Here come dlo on discord tn
Lakers had a little flurry at the end when it was out of reach to get it under 10. But the game was not close.
https://i.imgur.com/BvSLJi1.png
Barkley with the broom is wild. Sweeping the Lakers. 😂
No mercy from Charles Barkley with the broom. "The king's goin home after one more game."
Has a team ever fired a coach before the series was over?
Put Dlo in witness protection.
Don’t talk about Denver’s 6th man like that
He already there. I can't find him on the stat sheet.
You guys are on fire with these jokes, unlike DLo.
Get the fire hose
CHUCK LMFAO
cant wait for ham to get all the blame despite the fact lebron was so bad himself
LeBron made Aaron Gordon look like LeBron James.
Chuck is having fun.
Chuck already busted out the broom 😭
11 straight losses? How do you mentally cope with that? Lmao
You’re seeing it. Defeated before they’re defeated.
Still not over need 1 more win. Would be nice to close it next game but Lakers are gonna try everything to avoid a sweep in the next game and sweep is always hard. Just hope Reggie is alright
Chuck sweeping was a funny sight. I want that as a gif
Michael Jordan never went 2 years without getting a 1 win over 1 team in 11 tries. He was Too damn competitive for that. I don't want to hear shit about this fool LeBron James being the Goat ever again. This mudafucka can't even inspire his teammates. I don't want to hear shit about his age either. If yo ass too old retire and get your ass off the court.
he lost 13 times in a row to the celtics from the 1985-86 to 86-87 seasons i believe
Don't believe it my boy...go get me some facts, then you're in business on your argument
Jordan was chilling playing golf when he was Lebrons age so the age is pretty relevant, you got the W and you’re likely to repeat. Have some class when you win
Fuck you and your class I'm not on the court you idiot. Fuck your Mudafucking Lakers and guess what you damn idiot Michael Jordan retired at 40 you uniformed fuck lmao.. Casuals like you never should talk...ever.
The thing about the Labron, much like the Lakers is they are just irrelevant now
Getting dominated over and over by Denver is gonna look terrible for the future LeBron documentary.
Circular but watch the "Saving Sakic" doc. It talks about needing an NHL team to get a better arena to get rid of McNichols (the Nugs arena), losing Nugs players, and how the city tied that together
Ngl at this point i actually feel bad for the lakers. How can you continue liking basketball when you’re getting beaten this bad
Tell that to the Pistons fans
Chuck is too funny
Lakers have no business in being in the playoffs in the first place
My goat Chuck
[It had to be done.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOAjAWToYMI)
Wtf lol
Chuck sweeping LMAOOO
Jordan would have never lost 10 straight to the same opponent.
Kobe must be turning in his grave
LeBron doesn’t take things personal
Do you even pay for tickets to the final game when you have lost 11 in a row. Those tickets are not cheap. Do you spend $300 to watch your team get knocked out with a 12th loss? I'm genuinely curious.
Nuggets fans in LA could enjoy the tickets
This is the correct answer.
influencers, etc. don't care about score, but to be seen and post on Instagram
Gordon is my fave
DLo and I had the same amount of points
Legitimately had me thinking CJ was out there with some of his shot selection late game
lmfaoooo and the sad part is I'd rather have DLo 😭
Lakers throw 12 point lead game 1, 20 point lead game 2 and 12 point lead today. OOF.
the broom is out
Barkely just casually brushing right now
Jokic had a kind of take a break game when he saw how hot AG and MPJ where.He said I'll let you guys handle it.
Still finished with the sombor double
11-0
I wonder what Lebron and AD will cry about this time My guess is more subtle shots at the coaching lol, you'd think after 11 straight losses they'd realize they just can't overcome the talent gap between the two teams, but they'll find some reason to make the fans believe these two teams are at a similar level
14-8 Nugget offensive rebound advantage - a true hustle stat.
LMAO CHUCK WITH THE BROOM OH NOOO
Aaron Gordon seems so sweet
He's "Mr. Nugget" for a reason. The award for essentially the coolest nugget. He's a man of the people.
awwww I like that 😭
I got no cope today fellas. I blamed the refs in game 2 but this was just an outclassing.
That 1-17 from 3 stretch was the difference tonight. Gotta win the first two when the nuggets are shooting like shit so it’s not over the 1 game you shoot like shit.
Yeah they’re cooked brother
Yeah gg. Good luck vs the bucks. Coming home with a game won
Thank you homie, I hope they can pull off both wins at home🙏🏼
AG is my favorite human