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Maynmann:
Listen to this podcast to get educated.
If you watch the first quarter you’ll know why they were up by 20.

Ok, lets get serious. Analysts need to talk to get paid, so take what they say with a grain of salt.

Truth: Nuggets have a habit of losing big leads, and getting complacent. I saw A40 blurb about this somewhere as well. So maybe Lakers closed the gap not because they found some magic, but because Nuggets let their foot off the gas pedal.

Same thing happened with Celtics vs Sixers. Sixers actually thought they matched well with the Celtics, not knowing it was the Celtics playing below their ability that made it get to game 7, not that Embiid was doing anything special. And yes, like before, your analysts were pulling explanations out of the air

The moral, Lakers have to look at it as a loss, close loss or not and try to steal one on the road. Any attempt to feel confident before game 2 will result in being down 0-2. You can tweet that to your favorite analyst

Honlucas:
See how we played in the 2nd half..

Nothing can stop Lakers man

Happy birthday in arrears btw

steady986:
At what age is this thing supposed to end? Let's put a number now.

Wilbon is not an X/Os analyst, so I expect him to say strange things like this.

Maynmann:
Lakers were just lucky for it to change, you too rest.

Im already rested. Nah, you said it wasnt luck, so stick to your guns o. If you are going to change story, then educate us on why Nuggets went up 20 in the first half. I want to learn bro

Maynmann:
Why did it change in game 1 second half?

Baba, we are not writing exam here. Know that it changed, and can change again. Then rest. Or not lol

A40:
In fact I'd argue this was the worst type of loss for the Lakers. A game Rui and Rivers combined for 40. AD and Bron combined for 66 and you shot 45% from 3.

Exactly. Its the type of loss that makes you complacent and start blabbing that you will win the next 4 of 5. You think Nuggets got #1 seed by luck? That they wont watch film to see how they can adjust?

Lakers do have some advantages they can press, but Denver is essentially rock solid at home, so this is looking like 2-0 to me.

Maynmann:
After trailing over 20 points and only lost by 6, any competent analyst will know that something changed during the second half.
Lakers is winning the next 3 games.

Yes, and it can change again in Game 2 1st half, like it changed in game 1 second half.

Maynmann:
Every game is different doesn’t change the facts of what i said, jokic had over 10 rebounds in the first quarter with 4/5 being offensive.
And I’m not the only one talking about the obvious.
I watched the game and AD didn’t really play hard or spectacular before he got 40, no one could guard him like draymond to reduce his efficiency, he will still have another 40 points game in this series.

whatever the lakers figured out in the second half, according to your poster, Nuggets have two days to figure out too. Or you think its like movie where one karate champion is beating 10 men and they are just watching him. Game 1 will have no bearing on game 2

Thats how know most analysts talk just to talk. After game 1, only 1 game and you have all this insight? Kukuma coach na

A40:
Bronsexual groupies all in their feelings. So emotional.

With praise comes criticism goofies

I see your mood is up on the Laker loss ba? Underdogs will try again in game 2

Maynmann:
I totally agree with the last part, i think loosing this game was not probably that bad, we now know the match up and most of their tactics, after trailing over 20 points we only lost by 6, i am sure if we had a good start(starting rui) we would have won.
We winning the next 3 games!

And AD scoring 40 seems so easy, nuggets paint is easy and no one can guard him, he can keep dropping that everynight.

every game is different. If Lakers carry your thinking into game 2, they will definitely lose

Omo, see beating. I go skip leg day be dat o

felix00:
Doc Rivers fired

Yeap, this was going to happen. Easiest way to get fired is after a "blockbuster" trade that doesnt produce results. Nevermind that Doc Rivers had no say in getting Harden, but he will pay for it regardless.

Anyone following Bones Ngannou beef? Bones doesnt realize it, but he is playing the role of house negro right about now. But his ego is so large, he cant see it.

https://twitter.com/LeNooshi/status/1658329476961378304?s=20

James Harden, pls, follow thru, Taiwan dey call

SmooshCHN:
If I'm the warriors, I'm doing away with Draymond. Nothing wey you fit tell me.

ugh. all in the name of views

Roland17:
He is going home to your Rockets

Tuueh, bad market Will he be able to play with Jaylen Brown, who we plan on stealing from you guys should you not win a ring this year

felix00:
James harden

And this cat got the nerve to be going to vegas in between games

A40:
The way he is moving right now might get him killed either way. He got a slap on the wrist for the first time and not even 2 months later he is doing the same dumb shit, plus his other offenses.

Billion dollar leagues have images to protect and if Ja is determined to make himself a cautionary tale so be it.

He misses a 3rd of a season on average anyway so half season gives him more spare time. If you don't suspend him an entire season then don't suspend him at all. Any punishment that cannot serve as a deterrent is no punishment at all

Unfortunately I cannot disagree with your logic. The league has a billion dollars to protect. If Ja wants to be a fool, so be it

Roland17:
Send it to Tatum’s home.. I will never forgive you for that blasphemy against Tatum.

Meanwhile, how you take enter gym yesterday?

I no enter o, body dey pain me so I respected myself I need some of that lebron icy hot.

A40:
If Adam Silver does not knack him a season long suspension then they're enabling and not helping him.

My worry for him is this gun he dey carry upandan for a degenerate place like Memphis one day some of these small small boys will come and test and see if he's really about that life. Then he will have to decide if he wants to be judged by 12 or carried by 6. Even worse if he's caught slipping.

He better watch it

Season long might get him killed. He might just say the f* with this and self destruct. More like half a seasn, with strict monitoring

Afromentalist:
Shall we ignore the fact that the 4 remaining teams in 2023 and 2020 ( Bubble) are the same? So much for a mickey mouse ring.

You have the 4 most disciplined teams. The type of discipline that helped them thrive in the bubble is on display again. Add to that no injury bug, you can see why they are the last 4 standing. And why players that played that playoffs say that bubble ring was mentally hard on the players. The isolation, no vegas trips, no strip club, meant only those who make thar ring #1 priority all playoffs were in final 4 in 2020.

Imagine Harden asking to go to Vegas mid playoffs. Foolish behavior

Roland17:
You already know!

I was about to announce an offering for you, make we send you condolence isiewu and gulder

donlittle25:
I was going to say the same thing. You let go off what made your team for KD but forgot one guy in your back court can't ever stay healthy and the other guy called ayton plays like he doesn't want to play.

Don't know what any coach could have done. Coach harder I guess.

Ishbia is a young owner, wants results now! Many of these youbg billionaires, like musk and co, na to fire and fire. Let me see who he will now employ

benji93:
I welcome the narratives and keep them coming in. I love them. @Steady986, @Birdman, good day for you guys. Let's go. .

As usual, Denver Nuggets, get them.

Papa benji calm down na. E still fresh ba? Baba, Draymond is in caymans rite now, na ocean breeze and rum e dey take arrange body

It is only fair that it comes down to a game 7. Celtics could have wrapped this up in 5, but they played with their food. Sixers shouldnt feel bad about game 6, it was more about celtics sucking than sixers playing brilliantly. Sixers never really played well in game 6

Embiid, here is your one shot!

steady986:
Me right now

I was going to mercilessly troll warriors but, that was a good series, and it could have gone either way. The role players had to step up. AD had to step up. Lebron had to step up to get a shot at the defending champs

Maynman:
Lakers too deep.
Abeg Lakers na still underdog oooo

Abeg we are underdogs o. See as denver deep pass deep

Denver is scarily deep. They raided the league for cheap, borderline stars.

Biyombo think sey na muscle . How Jokic gets those offensive rebounds is beyond me. Like slow motion.

I never liked Marcus Smart. But he is the reason Celtics won this game. I cant remember celtics ever looking as defeated as they did today. Only Smart kept playing hard.

Finally with 5 mins left Tatum recovered enough courage to seal the deal. Look, if you are a superstar but cant handle bad reviews, best to stay off social media. Tatum looked lost the whole gamw

Roland17:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/espns-mark-jackson-apologizes-after-nba-reveals-he-left-nikola-jokic-off-his-mvp-ballot-211937128.html

They should free my uncle abeg. This is minor

A40:
I almost feel like we've seen his last game with the Suns.

Something is wrong somewhere. It feels mental but he strikes me as someone with a low motor for an athlete at least, I'm sure it's much higher than most of us including myself, I'd say an even worse version of AD. In that AD is never useless defensively unlike Ayton that can be useless on both ends

I think its worse than that. Dude is lazy. AD is unfocused, has some personality issues, and gets lost in games. Ayton has figured out a way to look like he is playing hard while mailing it in. Like KAT