Tbf it’s one of those years where every winner would be interesting for its own reasons… just hope for competitive conference finals and a good match up in the final !
I think the winner of the wcf easily wins the finals in 5. The Celtics aren't consistent and the heat lack the offense to keep up with either the Lakers defense or nuggets scoring
As a Lakers, I want to see them win so badly but I can't unsee what Denver did to Devin Booker and Kevin Durant last round. If the Lakers win, I'll be amazed, but if they lose, I'll take my L gracefully and respectfully.
@@dezz8598 its not that. Its the fact that for us Laker fans its the first match up where we genuinly dont feel safe. Even though all the media analysts and betting odds had us loosing each series, us fans who have followed the team closely knew we would likely win. Nuggets are a real threat and they have home court advantage so its gonna be a lot tougher
@@tyjes-dg7gl he has less blocks and steals the the 6’9 lebron James and kd isn’t half of what ad is ayton isn’t close to him or vando id shrouder is a really good defender for us too we’re 1000x better defensively then the suns and we’re much deeper then the suns too so we’re a tougher match up let’s not forget before we found out who put oppents would be everybody thought it’d be easier for us to get threw Denver
Lakers fan here, would be really happy to see them come through, but I totally see where you're coming from on your prediction. I wouldn't mind at all if Jokic goes to the final and even wins it, he's been truly amazing and will just prove to baby Embiid who the better player is. Let's just hope for a good series and enjoy!
As a Nugget fan.. love seeing the praise and respect in the comments towards Jokic, Murray and the Nuggets. I don't care if it was a sweep, that was the biggest hurdle we've had in the playoffs... and a hurdle we've always struggled with against LA. Much love and respect.
I agree I think nuggets because I have a feeling AD or Lebron will be tired or hurt and won’t sustain but AD on joker will interesting. Great series and great video thanks for sharing!
Just finished watching the first game, and yeah, Denver in 7 was my pick as well heading in. Anthony Davis is having a great playoffs so far on the defensive end (basically back to his Bubble form on that side of the ball) and is shooting well, but the weight he's added since 2020 might chip away slightly at his ability to reach some shots or defend switches on Murray. While Jokic is still not a particularly vertical defender, he has improved his horizontal game even from 2020, and on the offensive end, he's become significantly more aggressive (and more varied) in how he attacks switches, which makes that scheme harder to access for LA compared to 2020. Denver's defensive personnel has also seen a significant upgrade, with MPJ turning into a neutral to positive defender and the team as a whole having a solid amount of size, with Gordon, Bruce Brown, KCP, & Christian Braun seeing positive contributions. On the other hand, this Lakers team is much deeper than 2020's, with at least 3 guys who can provide some solid ball-handler minutes (Schroeder, D-Lo, & Austin Reeves) and serve as secondary creators off the bounce, attacking closeouts and getting solid looks from midrange or the rim, and they have enough bodies to throw at Denver that they can muck up things a bit. Rui & LeBron match up reasonably well with Aaron Gordon in terms of size and verticality, as do Austin Reeves & Schroeder. AD has also played Jokic well. However, there's a couple smaller issues here: 1 - The Nuggets have more effective options off-ball than they did in 2020, and are more willing (and able) to use Jokic there, which puts AD in a touch spot. Their shooting and point of attack defense have also improved, making Schroeder & D-Lo's minutes a bit questionable as the former has to deal with more size and the latter has relatively slow foot speed for a guard. 2 - While Schroeder and Reeves are solid defenders, the former gives up some size on-ball against Murray (and he's posted up guards before in spots if other options have run dry), and I'm not sure how well the latter will hold up off-ball. Bringing in Vando would be the obvious solution to that, but by doing that, LA would be downgrading their shooting, and given how the Nuggets defense likes to operate with that shift concept, those skip passes LA would need to throw would be tougher and have less payoff with him in the game. On the other hand, the Lakers have some legitimate advantages of their own, namely: 1 - A lot of post-up options. Rui, LeBron, & AD can all attack smaller bodies well, and if the Nuggets are sloppy with their switches or shifts, they should pay a decent price. 2 - A highly adaptive defensive scheme and excellent coaching on that end of the floor. 3 - LeBron James. Even an older and slower LeBron James. That said, I'm predicting Nuggets in 7. While I expect this series to be very close, I think Jokic's versatility and the team's off-ball movement (as well as MPJ's & Murray's shotmaking abilities) will be a bit too tough to slow down.
I think the biggest advantages the lakers had last night were AD roaming off ball which slowed down the nuggets offense slightly, and Lebron getting the mismatch in the pick and roll, particularly on Murray, because you can’t put a guard on Lebron and expect him to do much
Only thing I find funny is the media narrative that steph could’ve over taken lebron with this series but when he loses they don’t apply anywear near the same standard if lebron had this series any time 2012-2021 people would be calling it “the biggest melt down ever”
My Finals prediction right before the playoffs began was Nuggets vs. Celtics and I’m sticking with that. I’m thinking reverse results from the conference finals in the bubble.
@@purpleirklegrovestreet The Lakers are overrated. The warriors, who I support full disclosure, haven't been consistently good and proceeded to play extremely poorly outside Steph, and it was still conceivable they could've pushed this series to 7, maybe even win. Denver is the creme of the west. I'll be suprised if this goes 7.
@@purpleirklegrovestreet I'm not mad at all. On some level, I'm happy this frustrating season is over and I did not like the warriors chances against Denver anyway. But The Nuggets are just better and the Lakers arent very good. Theyre good for sure and have monsters in AD and Bron with good help from Reaves, but after that? Not much. The lack of true, consistent strength 4-7 is gonna be exposed this series.
I think the Nuggets are just so good, so I'm seeing Nuggets in 6. If it goes to a game 7, we're due a dominant Bron game and I just cannot see him losing a game 7. Nuggets are good enough to get it done 6 so thats what I think will happen, especially as I'm commenting after g1.
For the Lakers, I believe there is some lineup and minutes combination that the Nuggets wont be able to counter given their struggles with interior and rim protection. This Lakers team runs so deep with quality players that there should be an answer for everything The problem is gonna be finding that amidst the inconsistencies of their role players with chemistry built only after a few months against the well oiled and gelling Denver machine. Hard to bet against Lebron with a decent team, but at _some point_ the years have to catch up to him. Final Prediction: Denver in 6. If it gets to 7 that means LA have consistently found a strategy to win and I favour them
Damian Lillard getting traded to the Brooklyn Nets if Portland don't get lucky with the NBA Draft Lottery tonight in the Wembanyama sweepstakes. Brooklyn cannot trade Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson and Mikail Bridges for this to work. Everyome else is tradeable. Trade works well for both teams as Nets have alot of picks and players to give. Screenshot this for future reference.
As a blazers fan, yes you guys have an abundance of picks but as far as players go? Iffy on that. Cam Thomas has upside, I wouldn’t mind Ben if that mf has a resurgence and and maybe dayron or royce? dayron doesn’t play much but COULD have upside meanwhile royce is a nice defender. Overall though i’m iffy
people really doubt ur nba knowledge lmao, lal vs nuggets is gonna be a seven game dogfight. i promise u when i say this series really might come down to one or two key moments. cant wait to see these conf finals
I'm gonna be honest, I feel like this is Nuggets in 5, maybe I'm being disrespectful to LA but while LeBron can definitely still have games where he goes off, he clearly is not nearly as reliable as he was in 2020 nor should we expect him to be, which is going to put a lot more pressure on AD to consistently be aggressive on offense while he has to guard easily the greatest offensive wizard the center position has ever seen, that is not a small order by any stretch for even some of the leagues greatest defenders of all time, and while yes AD is a great defender I'm just not sure he has the motor to be a two-way beast all series long. I do believe every single game will be close but I just don't see it going 7
Steph curry really averaged the same from the three point as the worst three point shooter during these playoffs, Lebron James. And was more inefficient from the ft line. Crazy
@@peewee0224 But the media will troll Lebron for missing the two three pointers by the end of the 4th quarter. Personally I wish they gave the play to AR15 but it was a long shot too since there was just 15-20 seconds left
@@peewee0224 Plus to be honest man there were shots in that game made me yell wtf. Like the 3 pointer Jokic sank at the end of the 3rd quarter and the barrage of three pointers KCP shot while contested
My pre series pick was Lakers in 6, obviously game 1 happened so I'm not gonna Repick but last night was definitely interesting I thought ad would bother jokic more and reaves on MPJ will NOT work
The way the medias only covering Bron/Lakers despite Nuggets having a 2 time MVP and Heat being an 8 seed making another ECF i’m pretty sure the Lakers are setup to win lmao.
@BuzzinWockSince the weekend ended the media coverage has been nonstop Lebron/ Lakers just stop 😂 when discussing the lakers / nuggets series it’s all about “ what will another ring mean for lebrons legacy?” “what do the lakers have to do to win this series?” it’s never objective headlining it’s just lakers this lakers that and lebrons my goat btw but you keep bouncin on it lil bro
Its not rocket science espn and all the other sports talkshows main objective is to get views the lakers have a far larger fanbase then nuggets hence more views.
I want to say Denver in 7 but i didnt even expect the Lakers to be in the playoffs this season, they have been full of suprises so its I dont think its out of the question. Definitely gonna be close
I just don't like the idea of nuggets in 7. Because you are betting against LeBron in a game 7 which is a bad bet. I do think the nuggets will win. I trust the nuggets "others" more than the Lakers. But if thos gets to 7 Lakers will win becuase LeBron is LeBron.
Till this day i can't understand how the hell LAL got Malik Beasly,Vado and DLo for Westbrook. WHAT THE HELL WERE THE WOLVERS THINKING?!. How is this GM not fired yet?
Nuggets in 6. They have the best player amongst the two teams, and they have the better coach. Jokic is on a tear and he been playing out his mind and he's also crazily consistent. If the Lakers slip up in one game it's wraps. And Anthony Davis has been Notorious for that and when AD plays bad the Lakers play bad. It'll be a good series but, Jokic is too much.
Nah that's crazy bruh tf you talking about a back to back champion + finals MVP being the biggest loser. We can say he is nothing without the warriors and that's facts but biggest loser is goofy
LeBron's chance to shut up the haters because they keep saying that the bubble doesn't count for some reason as if the Lakers had an advantage or something.🤣
@@frniuu2061 Devin Booker and Kevin Durant alongside Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton is a superteam, they just failed 😂😂 not letting y’all revise history just cuz they sucked
@@FatsAldridge did you just ignore what I said? Chris Paul is beyond washed and Deandre Ayton isn’t no superstar tf? You think the Lakers are a super team with LeBron and AD? 2 star players do not make a superteam; Ayton is a decent roleplayer AT BEST. Nobody called them a super team either you’re the one revising history
@@frniuu2061 Ayton just averaged 18 and 10 this season 😒😒 that’s 1 bucket away from 20 and 10 average. That’s not a “decent role player at best” 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
@@FatsAldridge still not an allstar if that’s what you’re implying, also scoring is WAYY inflated in todays league so even if he did average 20 it doesn’t mean much. Suns aren’t a superteam, I ain’t hear nobody say they were when they made the KD trade, and you brought up CP3 like he’s still good lmao?
Lakers will adjust and use the second half lineup next game. The lineup in the first half was atrocious with having 3 guards. When the right adjustments were made on the second half the Lakers caught up dramatically.
@@killadiator1014 I think the Lakers defence is far superior. The Lakers have the pieces to improve their defence and make it harder for nuggets to score. Notice, how the nuggets points reduce on each quarter and the Lakers scored more and more? The Lakers can improve their defence whilst the Nuggets can't. They just don't have the personnel. Their two best players aren't the best on defence and this can be a problem. Jokic got away with a lot of fouls that he might not get so lucky as the series goes on and they attack him more. They could also attack Murray earlier and get him in foul trouble quick too. If Murray or especially Jokic get in foul trouble, they just won't have enough to keep going. The Lakers as you saw don't stop fighting. And their defense gets tighter as the game goes on. Nuggets had to use a challenge just so they can have the foul switched off Murray to jokic. This is a bad sign. Because the foul trouble will be problem. They don't have an answer for when LeBron attacks Murray. It's either double or leave Murray on LeBron, which is will either be a point, open pass or foul.
@@Make_it_Make_Cents good points, if everyone at the lakers stays healthy it might be a close series, but somehow i doubt that, i have a feeling either ad or lbj will be injured
@@killadiator1014 The nuggets aren't too physical for injuries. Also, people forget we already had our injuries during the regular season. AD and LeBron kept leaving. We only got healthy as the season came to an end. So it's unlikely for them to be hurt right now. But you know it is what it is. Injuries shouldn't be what the nuggets are counting on tho.
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Ne Honest Dom.... di you came to Philly for Game 6 ???
Tbf it’s one of those years where every winner would be interesting for its own reasons… just hope for competitive conference finals and a good match up in the final !
I think the winner of the wcf easily wins the finals in 5. The Celtics aren't consistent and the heat lack the offense to keep up with either the Lakers defense or nuggets scoring
@@ubadman1 I don't know man. The Celtics are really good. And the heat have Jimmy. All 4 teams seem evenly matched.
Nuggets are in no way interesting
@@ubadman1 You're severely downplaying how versatile the Cs are defensively despite their inconsistencies.
@@ubadman1 Celtics are pretty dam good man idk. It’ll be 6 games minimum in finals if Celtics win the east imo
No Dom don’t come to Miami to troll!! Please don’t!!
I'm not even a heat fan but please
I think Jimmy Buckets might give the death stare the whole game if he does.
Dom curse always comes back around if he does that this year heat winning that game
The tactical reverse dom curse is genius
Fucc what they talking about go
As a Lakers, I want to see them win so badly but I can't unsee what Denver did to Devin Booker and Kevin Durant last round. If the Lakers win, I'll be amazed, but if they lose, I'll take my L gracefully and respectfully.
Kevin Durant isn’t that dude, and neither is Booker. Not to sound like a hater, they aren’t AD and Bron lol neither of them play defense.
@@dezz8598 its not that. Its the fact that for us Laker fans its the first match up where we genuinly dont feel safe. Even though all the media analysts and betting odds had us loosing each series, us fans who have followed the team closely knew we would likely win. Nuggets are a real threat and they have home court advantage so its gonna be a lot tougher
@@GreatImmortal91 devin booker definitely plays defense that narrative is dead im not saying hes all nba but he’s definitely a plus on that end
@@tyjes-dg7gl but kd doesnt
and the suns are a bad defensive team overall
@@tyjes-dg7gl he has less blocks and steals the the 6’9 lebron James and kd isn’t half of what ad is ayton isn’t close to him or vando id shrouder is a really good defender for us too we’re 1000x better defensively then the suns and we’re much deeper then the suns too so we’re a tougher match up let’s not forget before we found out who put oppents would be everybody thought it’d be easier for us to get threw Denver
Bubble 2.0 and I’m here for it
Lakers fan here, would be really happy to see them come through, but I totally see where you're coming from on your prediction. I wouldn't mind at all if Jokic goes to the final and even wins it, he's been truly amazing and will just prove to baby Embiid who the better player is. Let's just hope for a good series and enjoy!
I really want to see Nuggets v Heat in the Finals
Hope nuggets would win that
@@JakeFromRUclips Jokic eats up Bam for lunch
@@sturm1780 and jimmy will eat nvm
Why
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As a Nugget fan.. love seeing the praise and respect in the comments towards Jokic, Murray and the Nuggets. I don't care if it was a sweep, that was the biggest hurdle we've had in the playoffs... and a hurdle we've always struggled with against LA. Much love and respect.
I agree I think nuggets because I have a feeling AD or Lebron will be tired or hurt and won’t sustain but AD on joker will interesting. Great series and great video thanks for sharing!
Maybe ad injured but lebron been saving his energy you can see it
No one wants the lakers or celtics in the finals other than their fans 😂
Just finished watching the first game, and yeah, Denver in 7 was my pick as well heading in. Anthony Davis is having a great playoffs so far on the defensive end (basically back to his Bubble form on that side of the ball) and is shooting well, but the weight he's added since 2020 might chip away slightly at his ability to reach some shots or defend switches on Murray. While Jokic is still not a particularly vertical defender, he has improved his horizontal game even from 2020, and on the offensive end, he's become significantly more aggressive (and more varied) in how he attacks switches, which makes that scheme harder to access for LA compared to 2020. Denver's defensive personnel has also seen a significant upgrade, with MPJ turning into a neutral to positive defender and the team as a whole having a solid amount of size, with Gordon, Bruce Brown, KCP, & Christian Braun seeing positive contributions.
On the other hand, this Lakers team is much deeper than 2020's, with at least 3 guys who can provide some solid ball-handler minutes (Schroeder, D-Lo, & Austin Reeves) and serve as secondary creators off the bounce, attacking closeouts and getting solid looks from midrange or the rim, and they have enough bodies to throw at Denver that they can muck up things a bit. Rui & LeBron match up reasonably well with Aaron Gordon in terms of size and verticality, as do Austin Reeves & Schroeder. AD has also played Jokic well. However, there's a couple smaller issues here:
1 - The Nuggets have more effective options off-ball than they did in 2020, and are more willing (and able) to use Jokic there, which puts AD in a touch spot. Their shooting and point of attack defense have also improved, making Schroeder & D-Lo's minutes a bit questionable as the former has to deal with more size and the latter has relatively slow foot speed for a guard.
2 - While Schroeder and Reeves are solid defenders, the former gives up some size on-ball against Murray (and he's posted up guards before in spots if other options have run dry), and I'm not sure how well the latter will hold up off-ball. Bringing in Vando would be the obvious solution to that, but by doing that, LA would be downgrading their shooting, and given how the Nuggets defense likes to operate with that shift concept, those skip passes LA would need to throw would be tougher and have less payoff with him in the game.
On the other hand, the Lakers have some legitimate advantages of their own, namely:
1 - A lot of post-up options. Rui, LeBron, & AD can all attack smaller bodies well, and if the Nuggets are sloppy with their switches or shifts, they should pay a decent price.
2 - A highly adaptive defensive scheme and excellent coaching on that end of the floor.
3 - LeBron James. Even an older and slower LeBron James.
That said, I'm predicting Nuggets in 7. While I expect this series to be very close, I think Jokic's versatility and the team's off-ball movement (as well as MPJ's & Murray's shotmaking abilities) will be a bit too tough to slow down.
I think the biggest advantages the lakers had last night were AD roaming off ball which slowed down the nuggets offense slightly, and Lebron getting the mismatch in the pick and roll, particularly on Murray, because you can’t put a guard on Lebron and expect him to do much
@@thestatusjoe9949 Yeah. That's definitely something that jumped out during the comeback; excited to see the adjustments Malone will make.
Its 2020 all ova again...and if LA and MIA make it again it would be perfect. Plus Id want my credit in a video lol.
Denver and Miami!! Underdogs who no one was talking about!! You’d think they were both 8 seeds!!!
Huh? Lakers are the 7th team and everyone thought Denver is clearly the best team in the west. They aren’t underdogs.
Denver underdogs? Lol okay. 80% of people I've seen are saying the Lakers will lose
Underdogs ? The only underdogs in this playoffs were Miami and lakers. Lakers had a .3% chance of making the playoffs before the trade deadline
I cant wait! Who knows how this is gonna play out!
Only thing I find funny is the media narrative that steph could’ve over taken lebron with this series but when he loses they don’t apply anywear near the same standard if lebron had this series any time 2012-2021 people would be calling it “the biggest melt down ever”
My Finals prediction right before the playoffs began was Nuggets vs. Celtics and I’m sticking with that. I’m thinking reverse results from the conference finals in the bubble.
I dont think denver can beat LA im ngl
Miami vs nuggets tho
@@purpleirklegrovestreet The Lakers are overrated. The warriors, who I support full disclosure, haven't been consistently good and proceeded to play extremely poorly outside Steph, and it was still conceivable they could've pushed this series to 7, maybe even win. Denver is the creme of the west. I'll be suprised if this goes 7.
@@roronoazorro9509 lmao, dawg the lakers are gonna win the next 4 straight💀. Ik ur mad u lost, but they were playing like yall last night😂😂😂
@@purpleirklegrovestreet I'm not mad at all. On some level, I'm happy this frustrating season is over and I did not like the warriors chances against Denver anyway. But The Nuggets are just better and the Lakers arent very good. Theyre good for sure and have monsters in AD and Bron with good help from Reaves, but after that? Not much. The lack of true, consistent strength 4-7 is gonna be exposed this series.
I’m dead when he said 55 blocks in 6 games I was like daaaamn bro that’s a lotta blocks 😂😂 but I ain’t read too much into it
I think the Nuggets are just so good, so I'm seeing Nuggets in 6. If it goes to a game 7, we're due a dominant Bron game and I just cannot see him losing a game 7. Nuggets are good enough to get it done 6 so thats what I think will happen, especially as I'm commenting after g1.
Nuggets in 6
I dont know who on the Lakers are covering Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., Jamal Murray plus their bench. Denver in 5
He is giving Denver way too much credit on the defensive end 😂
Agreed
Considering the lakers just put up 126 I would say so
Oof. Jokic just got done locking up AD. or was it one of his "off nights?"
Nuggets in 5 or 6 games.
Boston in 7, i would want Denver to face the Heat because i think that would be an easier win then Boston.
Another great video though Dom!! Thanks!!
For the Lakers, I believe there is some lineup and minutes combination that the Nuggets wont be able to counter given their struggles with interior and rim protection. This Lakers team runs so deep with quality players that there should be an answer for everything
The problem is gonna be finding that amidst the inconsistencies of their role players with chemistry built only after a few months against the well oiled and gelling Denver machine.
Hard to bet against Lebron with a decent team, but at _some point_ the years have to catch up to him.
Final Prediction: Denver in 6. If it gets to 7 that means LA have consistently found a strategy to win and I favour them
I’m glad your content no longer revolves around 2k gameplay
Nuggs in 7. Home court advantage would also be a big factor here.
intro is BRAZY
Nuggets haven't been tested. Lakers have been on the edge since before the trade deadline.
Damian Lillard getting traded to the Brooklyn Nets if Portland don't get lucky with the NBA Draft Lottery tonight in the Wembanyama sweepstakes. Brooklyn cannot trade Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson and Mikail Bridges for this to work. Everyome else is tradeable. Trade works well for both teams as Nets have alot of picks and players to give. Screenshot this for future reference.
As a blazers fan, yes you guys have an abundance of picks but as far as players go? Iffy on that. Cam Thomas has upside, I wouldn’t mind Ben if that mf has a resurgence and and maybe dayron or royce? dayron doesn’t play much but COULD have upside meanwhile royce is a nice defender. Overall though i’m iffy
This is interesting because this is the first team has gone up against this year that has depth
11:14 thats the play ad hurt his ankle mid air
Warriors should’ve kept Auto Porter Jr
Lakers Celtics Finals currently stands at 60%…
What about now?
Hey I thought you were in attendance for game 6 in PHI-BOS.Only Dom curse could've explained the amazing 4th quarter performance of Tatum🤣
The longer thus series go the better it favors the lakers but not lebron.
Dom2GOAT, I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!!
people really doubt ur nba knowledge lmao, lal vs nuggets is gonna be a seven game dogfight. i promise u when i say this series really might come down to one or two key moments. cant wait to see these conf finals
@BuzzinWock 🤨
LAKERS IN 4!!!! LETS GOOOO
Optimism is strong
I believe the Nuggets haven’t played this version of the Lakers all year. The last they played was in January i believe
Monty Williams to the 76ers and Doc Rivers to the Suns...
It's been like 12 years since we've seen a Lakers v. Celtics finals matchup. The league needs it, we fans need it.
I'm gonna be honest, I feel like this is Nuggets in 5, maybe I'm being disrespectful to LA but while LeBron can definitely still have games where he goes off, he clearly is not nearly as reliable as he was in 2020 nor should we expect him to be, which is going to put a lot more pressure on AD to consistently be aggressive on offense while he has to guard easily the greatest offensive wizard the center position has ever seen, that is not a small order by any stretch for even some of the leagues greatest defenders of all time, and while yes AD is a great defender I'm just not sure he has the motor to be a two-way beast all series long. I do believe every single game will be close but I just don't see it going 7
Jokic can possibly bounce out 3 number 1 pick big men
Love the vids dom
Look out tomorrow for the heat and Celtics prediction, like he didn’t already pick the Celtics in this video
Steph curry really averaged the same from the three point as the worst three point shooter during these playoffs, Lebron James. And was more inefficient from the ft line. Crazy
Seeding looks like a 2K sim
Game 1 was crazy I think Denver has more to worry about entering game 2 tho they almost blew that 21 pt lead
Crazy to think they won by 6 and those 6 points came from 2 ridiculous prayer shots from Jokic and Murray.
@@peewee0224 But the media will troll Lebron for missing the two three pointers by the end of the 4th quarter. Personally I wish they gave the play to AR15 but it was a long shot too since there was just 15-20 seconds left
@@Truthorfib yeah I was really happy with how he played at the very end but the entire game he was playing perfectly
@@peewee0224 Plus to be honest man there were shots in that game made me yell wtf. Like the 3 pointer Jokic sank at the end of the 3rd quarter and the barrage of three pointers KCP shot while contested
@@Truthorfib Lebron DID throw that game. Chucked up two bad threes when he is an awful 3 point shooter and turned the ball over.
Imma need see dom in Miami bucket hat jersey in Cuban cigar hitting a pack
Clutch upload
My pre series pick was Lakers in 6, obviously game 1 happened so I'm not gonna Repick but last night was definitely interesting
I thought ad would bother jokic more and reaves on MPJ will NOT work
Lol
The way the medias only covering Bron/Lakers despite Nuggets having a 2 time MVP and Heat being an 8 seed making another ECF i’m pretty sure the Lakers are setup to win lmao.
bingo
@BuzzinWockSince the weekend ended the media coverage has been nonstop Lebron/ Lakers just stop 😂 when discussing the lakers / nuggets series it’s all about “ what will another ring mean for lebrons legacy?” “what do the lakers have to do to win this series?” it’s never objective headlining it’s just lakers this lakers that and lebrons my goat btw but you keep bouncin on it lil bro
Its not rocket science espn and all the other sports talkshows main objective is to get views the lakers have a far larger fanbase then nuggets hence more views.
@BuzzinWock watching the game right now get off my nuts
I want to say Denver in 7 but i didnt even expect the Lakers to be in the playoffs this season, they have been full of suprises so its I dont think its out of the question. Definitely gonna be close
Was very close lol
Nuggets in 5
I just don't like the idea of nuggets in 7. Because you are betting against LeBron in a game 7 which is a bad bet.
I do think the nuggets will win. I trust the nuggets "others" more than the Lakers.
But if thos gets to 7 Lakers will win becuase LeBron is LeBron.
"Chubacka, wacka flacka, lakers in 5"
As long as Davis doesn’t get hurt, its going to be a good series.
All these great coaches and my team stuck wit billy donovan 😢
People can finally shut up and stop saying the bubble was a fluke
Till this day i can't understand how the hell LAL got Malik Beasly,Vado and DLo for Westbrook. WHAT THE HELL WERE THE WOLVERS THINKING?!.
How is this GM not fired yet?
I mean technically they got Mike Conley and the jazz got Westbrook.
Wolves are straight up trash for real.
@@erenjager4698 that's even worse "let's trade our up and comers for a dude with one foot in retirement. That totally lines up with our timeline!"
I wanna pick bron but who gon stop jokic🥲 nuggets in 5 or 6
Youve been ghost bro 🤣
If you did both conferences the video would have been under 30 minutes and I would have been all for it.
Kevin Durant is not him and I wish people would stop saying that. He’s a glorified Robin.
I think we would enjoy 30 minute videos
Nuggets in seven fasho
LeBron ain’t losing a game 7, Nuggets in 6 maybe
As a warriors fan I feel bad for curry he was the only one that showed up when we needed him .
Do not come down to Miami, we’ll find u and hold u hostage 😂… I’m in Orlando now for my masters, I might start looking for u now 😂😂
whats crazy about it is the heat have a worst team than they did in the bubble
Spoelstra masterclass
My Sixers 😢
It shouldn't be a hot take picking the team that's top 3 in offensive and defence in these playoffs
Your celtics vs my heat. Legoo
Nuggets in 6. They have the best player amongst the two teams, and they have the better coach. Jokic is on a tear and he been playing out his mind and he's also crazily consistent. If the Lakers slip up in one game it's wraps. And Anthony Davis has been Notorious for that and when AD plays bad the Lakers play bad. It'll be a good series but, Jokic is too much.
espn need to replace shawty with dom2k nd have his co host be perk id watch that every day
We need to have a serious conversation on whether or not KD is the biggest loser in sports history. He’s definitely number 1 in NBA history
Nah that's crazy bruh tf you talking about a back to back champion + finals MVP being the biggest loser. We can say he is nothing without the warriors and that's facts but biggest loser is goofy
@@erenjager4698 nothing without the warriors and biggest loser in nba history is synonymous
Do you think the lakers have a chance after going down 2-0?
This man tweakin... lakers in 6
Jokic will handle the Lakers
Quality
Lakers in 5
If Lakers win tonight then they will win the series
Oof
If it’s going to 7 Lebron will pull it out and carry LA as hard as he has to to the finals. Nuggets gotta win it in 6 or less IMO
LeBron's chance to shut up the haters because they keep saying that the bubble doesn't count for some reason as if the Lakers had an advantage or something.🤣
people also forgetting that while some players wanted to play in the bubble, Lebron didn't and still won. They just some haters.
Taiwan is calling
I like how trading Russell Westbrook saved the Lakers entire season.
It wasn’t his fault
No disrespect, but if it goes to a game 7. Lebron not losing that shit
12:30
Nuggets in 5 if Anthony Davis goes down Lebron is finished as for the other side I’ll go with the heat in 7
Damn
You really hate Jokic do you...
Random adin ross appearance @ 3:55
Nuggets on 6.
Suns were a superteam, they just failed 😂😂 adding KD without giving up Booker, Ayton, or Paul is a superteam
2 stars isn’t a super team. Chris Paul is washed and Ayton isn’t even close to being a star player.
@@frniuu2061 Devin Booker and Kevin Durant alongside Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton is a superteam, they just failed 😂😂 not letting y’all revise history just cuz they sucked
@@FatsAldridge did you just ignore what I said? Chris Paul is beyond washed and Deandre Ayton isn’t no superstar tf? You think the Lakers are a super team with LeBron and AD? 2 star players do not make a superteam; Ayton is a decent roleplayer AT BEST. Nobody called them a super team either you’re the one revising history
@@frniuu2061 Ayton just averaged 18 and 10 this season 😒😒 that’s 1 bucket away from 20 and 10 average. That’s not a “decent role player at best” 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
@@FatsAldridge still not an allstar if that’s what you’re implying, also scoring is WAYY inflated in todays league so even if he did average 20 it doesn’t mean much. Suns aren’t a superteam, I ain’t hear nobody say they were when they made the KD trade, and you brought up CP3 like he’s still good lmao?
The last thing I want to see before I ultimately die is another LAL vs BOS series
I also want a lakers and Celtics finals
fix your mic bro
DONT GO TO MIAMI PLEASE
Murray and Jokić is one of the most unfair pairings in the NBA
Denver in 5, they are better in everything the lakers are good at
Lakers will adjust and use the second half lineup next game. The lineup in the first half was atrocious with having 3 guards. When the right adjustments were made on the second half the Lakers caught up dramatically.
@@Truthorfib i dont think this will be enough, with jokic as a point guard-center, they have many options to adjust again
@@killadiator1014 I think the Lakers defence is far superior. The Lakers have the pieces to improve their defence and make it harder for nuggets to score. Notice, how the nuggets points reduce on each quarter and the Lakers scored more and more?
The Lakers can improve their defence whilst the Nuggets can't. They just don't have the personnel.
Their two best players aren't the best on defence and this can be a problem. Jokic got away with a lot of fouls that he might not get so lucky as the series goes on and they attack him more. They could also attack Murray earlier and get him in foul trouble quick too.
If Murray or especially Jokic get in foul trouble, they just won't have enough to keep going. The Lakers as you saw don't stop fighting. And their defense gets tighter as the game goes on.
Nuggets had to use a challenge just so they can have the foul switched off Murray to jokic. This is a bad sign. Because the foul trouble will be problem. They don't have an answer for when LeBron attacks Murray. It's either double or leave Murray on LeBron, which is will either be a point, open pass or foul.
@@Make_it_Make_Cents good points, if everyone at the lakers stays healthy it might be a close series, but somehow i doubt that, i have a feeling either ad or lbj will be injured
@@killadiator1014 The nuggets aren't too physical for injuries. Also, people forget we already had our injuries during the regular season. AD and LeBron kept leaving.
We only got healthy as the season came to an end. So it's unlikely for them to be hurt right now. But you know it is what it is. Injuries shouldn't be what the nuggets are counting on tho.
To my fellow heat fans, we must expose him if he comes to game 6, the curse is real, this man made my family spend 1k in game 7 just to lose. Pls don't make the same mistake I did, don't let him troll. Heat culture