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larride:
Nuggets play Wolves next right?

Yes

Skrrrrrrr:
Do I think any Team has the mental energy to compete with these Nuggets. I think not.
Their toughest opponents would be the Timberwolves. Outside of that, every other team is Toast.
The Celtics would have to blow them out, they have the firepower to do so. Otherwise they lose to forced errors.

Tingus Pingus is hurt though.

Timberwolves would be tough as well especially defensively however offensively I don't think they have the shot makers that can go band for band with the Nuggets. KAT will not enter the paint and make Jokic work like AD did. And in the clutch I don't trust KAT to show up

Skrrrrrrr:
Lol. If Nuggets didn't eliminate the Lakers, them for enter that Final walai....
All around, it was a good series.

This is the part that would unfortunately be lost in the debate.

The Lakers are a phenomenal team. Mental edge already put them down 2 games. I guarantee you nobody left in the playoffs beats these Lakers in 5. Nobody

They would have no answer for Davies and inside their starting 5 everyone can get themselves a bucket in halfcourt without any hassles maybe besides Hachimura

larride:
I was waiting for you.

I don't know what they're smoking especially that akpuruka analyst comparing a free throw merchant like SGA to Jamal Murray that actually works for his buckets

The man scored 32pts. Just 1 free throw. Let that sink in.

I dey pray one playoff series let the refs swallow their whistle let me see how SGA wan score. He's a poverty James Harden without the 3pt spamming I keep telling these uncultured folks

larride:
I dont understand how they could keep starting the game the same way for 5 straight games.

The Lakers are a really good team I think a lot of us take this for granted.

If I hear you niggas compare SGA to Jamal Murray on this thread again

Disgusting display from the Nuggets.

The Lakers have led for 78% of the series. Could it be they are the better team all along and things are merely reverting to the mean.

34pts in a closeout game at home. Jokic fooling if not Murray and Reggie Jackson it could easily be a blowout lead for the Lakers

This is ridiculous what the Nuggets are doing on offense. We might be witnesses to a generational collapse. This is crazy

Tingus Pingus injured. Some things will never change

What did Portis do?? These refs are a crying disgrace.

Bucks might as well forfeit

Omo. The Mavericks walked them back.

Kyrie Irving has been a monster. 1pt game

Come be like say Clippers better without Kawhi

larride:
Reggie Jackson and Justin Holiday are both useless personified.

Very weird pickups by the Nuggets especially the Justin Holiday one. Even Reggie Jackson a notorious shot chucker and Brick merchant. Though I can still somewhat understand the trade. Hyland has attitude issues and his basketball IQ has not improved

Skrrrrrrr:
By the way, I hope the Nuggets are seeing all this talk about Lakers in 7.
The honeymoon phase is over.
Better treat game 5 like its game 7.

The Nuggets don't really need to overreact to this loss. There's not a team left that sweeps the Lakers. In fact based on how they've played they should feel very fortunate they are 3-1 up going back to Denver

This is by far the best case scenario they would have hoped for when the draw was official and obviously based on what they've played

You're 100% right though that now is the time for business. They have to play like the more desperate team. Their starts have been consistently poor. They need to fix that. Lakers have 1 leg at the edge of the cliff, Nuggets job is to push them.

Skrrrrrrr:
Lol.
You have to be an extremely unbothered, indifferent individual to play with LeBron.
Davis has unarguably being the best players for the Lakers this series, but guess who everyone is yapping out?
Guess who steady says needs to improve?

Omo....

Lol it's the closest you can come to selling your soul like all them Kanayo O Kanayo movies

You might be lucky to win a ring but just forget about your sanity and wellness

Davis is lucky at least he has a ring, some went through all the rogbodiyan playing with him and won nothing example Russ

Dame might be out for the series. Strained Achilles

The Bucks might be cursed

larride:
Their bench is ZERO which means the starters have to continue to play heavy minutes. It's not sustainable at all.

Their bench combined for 5 points total today. Not replacing Bruce Brown and Uncle Jeff Green was not a smart idea.

Christian Braun is unreliable at all.

This was why I questioned their potential to repeat entering the season.

The advantage is they do have is there's no player in their starting 5 that's an offensive handicap but Braun and especially Watson are very limited players. Their draft picks clearly were not ready so letting the guys you listed above go, both of them not looking good especially with Reggie Jackson being extremely useless. He's not even done a good job when Murray went down

Nuggets have been terrible this series. Lowkey MPJ and Jokic have been the only ones to play well

This loss is a much needed wake up call. I want to now see how they start Game 5 now that they know they can lose to this team

They better approach that Game 5 like their Game 7 and show some urgency lest they find themselves in one. This isn't good enough

Tinneh:
Mehn AD really played his ass off this season, regardless of what happens this series, he has been really exceptional for the Lakers

Good someone is saying it

Aaron Gordon playing like a heaux right now.

Jamal Murray it's time to cook man. Even if Lakers win at least make them scared and nervous

Lakers will win this game. I just feel it. This level of fight down 3-0 is highly commendable

AD and Reaves have been phenomenal

Austin Reaves is snapping

Truth be told Lakers probably beat any other team in the West barring maybe the Mavs or Clippers

I know they're sick and deep down wishing they ducked the Nuggets. They would surely make the WCF cos guys like Reaves and Russell would 100% cook. They allowed pundits and charlatans gas them. Smh

kendrick9:
This man comparing SGA to Harden who can't defend.
I mean c'mon


Meanwhile SGA with 24 PTS 5 REB 8 AST 4 STL performance

I notice you didn't include the 8/20 shooting

Meanwhile Jalen Williams 21-9-5

Josh Giddey 21-8-6

On much higher efficiency, both of them. They didn't even need anything from Chet

This is the support cast Khanben claims Jamal will go to play-in with. What a joke!!

Magic tied their series. I'm super impressed

joshboo:
Story. Wolves should down them

Would be a tight series for sure. I still like the Nuggets cos their best players can go Supernova.

They're not gonna be able to stop. MPJ, Jokic and Murray at the same time for 4 games

This CJ McCollum na certified brick machine. My goodness 0/7 first quarter

kendrick9:
SGA would fit in that Denver team like a glove.
There's absolutely nothing Jamal does better than Shai.
SGA is a better defender, one of the best defensive guards in the league, has the most steals
More consistent scorer.
SGA was one of the most clutch players in the regular season, he should have won over Curry.

There's absolutely nothing Murray has over SGA if we judging players by their quality.

How many players won titles when they were 26? Jordan didn't , Lebron didn't, Jokic didn't.
Jordan and Lebron were losers till they got adequate teams.
So it doesn't mean anything.
It's not by how you start but how it ends

This is 1million percent cap.

He takes 4 more shots per game. And gets foul calls 6 more times per game than Murray I'd hope he scores more

SGA is ball dominant and will have serious problems playing off the ball with Jokic, he's Harden on a budget without the triple doubles

As far as defense and since you're an awards merchant I'd have you know SGA has zero defensive awards to his name so far

Hahaha. You're a funny individual so SGA should have won the Clutch award over Curry but it still has not clicked to you yet that Jamal Murray should have Allstar or All NBA recognition. I know what you are

I will give SGA credit for not being a 3pt spammer but give me a break with this nigga. His first Allstar appearance was last season. He's not anywhere near the level you lot are putting him, he doesn't have that body of work yet either at regular season or playoff level. This is just his second season of relevance. Pump the brakes

etidy:
One thing this playoffs highlights once again is that " the young dogs have taken over" there is changing of the guards.

Which is why the warriors refusing to hand the keys to kuminga and moody all season was infuriating. Those guys deserved to play more than the washed Klay and cp3.

Secondly, this playoffs also teaches that except you have super longevity like lebron and to all lesser extent Steph , the window of opportunity to win a title in the NBA is often very short (2-4 years max) .

Once you are not serious enough to grab that opportunity, while in your prime by either chasing stats (harden) or money (lillard, Bradley beal) or choking when it matters (Booker,Cp3, Paul George) , an unexpected upstart can come from no where to usurp you.
3 years ago, the nuggets where just also rans, and the phoenix suns where supposed to dominate thr western conference after the decline of the warriors, suns wasted their chances,and out of no where, the nuggets have become a juggernaut.
Same happened to lob city when they jonz and the warriors came out of no where to become a terror.

Now the wolves and okc are also emerging.
It's already looking like PG, Harden, CP3, Lillard , Westbrook, Devin booker will never win a title.

This is why players like Tatum ,Zion Williamson and Morant need to get serious fast.

Lastly, the NBA finally have their new faces of the league emerging in this playoffs.

This is 100% facts

I feel bad for the Clippers, Suns and Warriors who will trick themselves again next season that they still have one more run in them

greypencils:
Remind him o. Like Denver won anything when Murray was injured. Even the Shai he is talking about is Bradley Beal without Chet Holmgren. Because OKC got 1st seed, Shai done turn superstar. Replace him with DeAaron Fox at OKC and watch Fox elevate his stats. Isn't that what Maxey is benefitting from? Would he score 50 if Harden was still in Philly?

Leave them they like being passionately wrong.

The best player in the league won just 1 playoff series without Murray, they were swept in the other vs Booker and CP3. Didn't even put up a fight, and niggas is here trying to downplay Murray over a guy with no playoff stripes

They're pretending a team wasn't built around SGA. Like Giddey, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren are bums.

OKC are only first seed cos Murray played 59 games and even then they had the exact same record with the Nuggets

If Jalen Brunson can shine as #1 option on the Knicks anyone with even basic ball knowledge would know Murray will easily do so

Suns getting swept

Khanben:
SGA went to a team that gutted the whole roster for a complete rebuild. The idea that he was supposed to take that team to the playoffs is laughable.
I can't wait for the Olympics, I hope both of then go so we can see that there are levels to this.

Meaning he played on a team with no expectations of winning for several seasons. SGA was a nobody till last season. No playoff resume, nothing. No burden or pressure of performance

Murray only issue is durability

Bubble Murray was already a conference finalist with an ACL injury setting him back and potentially denying him and Joker another championship

Olympics una. What the hell will that prove? They will likely be on the same team with one man having to fall back so the other can flourish. The more important thing is let's see how SGA performs under pressure. When he's facing actual teams that can compete and put him under pressure with no refs to bail him out