Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Lebron was pretty bad near the end there, but he did the real damage botching those 3 point attempts and letting the Nuggets get that insane burst of momentum.
He had a series of baskets, assists and steals in the last six minutes that got the Lakers back in it with a legit shot in the last minute. That was also probably the best defensive game he's had in years (he was guarding Jokic for large portions of the 2nd half).
No idea how the story here could be LeBron playing a bad game. He was 22-9-10-4-2 on 9/19 shooting. His wing man AD just completely no showed. That just can't happen if the Lakers were going to win that game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Lebron was pretty bad near the end there, but he did the real damage botching those 3 point attempts and letting the Nuggets get that insane burst of momentum.
If they kept Westbrook and traded Lebron the Lakers are either up 2-0 or it's 1-1. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Al Bundy:
When the Lakers don't have AD to carry them they just aren't going to win.
I've said that all playoffs long actually. AD has to be the best player on the Lakers for them to advance. When he completely no shows like that (4 for 15), it really doesn't matter what LeBron does. He's not the same guy he was in 2016 or even 2020; he can't carry teams to Finals by himself anymore.
Series comes down to game 3 now. They'll both need to show up for that one or the sweep is coming. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Pretty bad near the end there? :-)
He had a series of baskets, assists and steals in the last six minutes that got the Lakers back in it with a legit shot in the last minute. That was also probably the best defensive game he's had in years (he was guarding Jokic for large portions of the 2nd half).
No idea how the story here could be LeBron playing a bad game. He was 22-9-10-4-2 on 9/19 shooting. His wing man AD just completely no showed. That just can't happen if the Lakers were going to win that game.
Yeah, I'd say wasting possessions on prayer 3s, botching a routine layup, and getting stripped to seal the game all culminates in a pretty rough 4th quarter for him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Lakers take game 2 comfortably. That 4th quarter was a disaster for Denver and it was the product of a Lakers adjustment defensively that will not be easily handled.
Comfortably.
Crazy stat: Murray scored all but 9 nuggets points in the 4th. Jokic got 0 on three shots. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Yeah, I'd say wasting possessions on prayer 3s,
Wasting possessions? The entire team wasn't scoring the whole 4th quarter (until he turned it on himself with 6 minutes left). Again, somebody has to shoot the ball.
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botching a routine layup,
You're referring to the layup he had after the ridiculous steal where he came all the way across the floor to take it away from Jokic? The layup where Gordon came back and contested him right at the rim? That layup?
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and getting stripped to seal the game
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Lebron was pretty bad near the end there, but he did the real damage botching those 3 point attempts and letting the Nuggets get that insane burst of momentum.
He hasn’t been his usual self no doubt. Multiple turnovers late in the game for the 2nd straight game and missing easy shots. Said it a few pages back he needs to stop shooting 3’s and start backing down more. He is a horrible 3 pt shooter [Reply]
Originally Posted by dirk digler:
He hasn’t been his usual self no doubt. Multiple turnovers late in the game for the 2nd straight game and missing easy shots. Said it a few pages back he needs to stop shooting 3’s and start backing down more. He is a horrible 3 pt shooter
Hasn't been his usual self? He's averaging a triple double at age 39 in the WCF while guarding the best player in the NBA, a guy who has 4 inches and 50+ pounds on him. What the hell is the expectation here? :-) [Reply]
