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Afromentalist:
No offense bro but you are talking sheeet.

There are many games Lebron showed up and AD didn’t. It is not because of one average game that you will say sheeet.

Deuxio, Lebron has always made it clear that pure scoring should be AD’s task. I actually would expect him to do it more consistently.

I don't know how difficult it is for folks to understand that in year 17, LeBron has adjusted his game, making AD the main scorer while he facilities the game. That is what Bron has been doing all season, and it is that very style of play that has earned him an MVP nominee for this season. So if LeBron likes, he could average 20 points these playoffs and still be the most important player.

But I really don't care who the best player is. Let it be AD, or even Kuz. Folks always seem to be happy as long as LeBron is not scoring 35 points per night. They didn't even care to know that LeBron took only 10 shots as he deferred to AD for the scoring. They didn't also care to know that he played only 27 minutes because the game was a blowout virtually from the 2nd quarter, and therefore he didn't need to go gung ho. But any how them wan spin am, win na win.

Afromentalist:
The rockets are gonna be a problem in the west. Can you imagine they are half way to using a broom on Okc and Westbrook is not even playing.

Maybe Westbrook will be their downfall

When LeBron scores low and the Lakers lose:
"LeBron needs to score 30-40 for them to win"

When LeBron scores low and the Lakers win:
"The Laker's success depends on how Aggressive AD is"

It's amazing how we went from "LeBron needs to be more aggressive, forget the triple double", to things like

" AD now knows he has to be more aggressive"
" the Blazers are spent"

Basketball is a lovely game

Roland17:
The man is having a great game. The Blazers are spent, they have no legs.

Lol. I blame LeBron's hairline

PG icing his shoulder after the game. Imagine if this was LeBron, the internet would be having a meltdown by now

The Clippers lost and this thread is quiet as a graveyard. But make LeBron lose game now and we no go hear word

etidy:
Superstar whey don reach only one conference final for him career. Make una continue.
These days everyone is so reactionary, have one great season or a series of games. Gbam He's a superstar.

A superstar is supposed to be a transcendent talent. But what do I know.

Remind me how many Giannis has reached please

benji93:
Stop it Man. Stop it. I don't give a damn. [b]You have two top 5 players. [/b]So you should win this series. Hakeem won a championship without another All-star. If he's the king he must win it. Has it occured to that he probably is the reason his teammates are not doing well. He's the king. Drive through the traffic and score a 50-point triple double.

You sound like they've lost the series already

SIRcumalot:
"not hitting shot at the moment" is a bit of a soft sell, they have struggled in the bubble.. The game against the blazer is just a continuation of this bad form.

Good. You said it all, "bad form"

Antoine Walker: Damian Lillard is the best point guard in the league right now.

Stephen A.: Damian Lillard is the best player in the world at the moment

Max Kellerman: Dame is like Steph, only that he gets better in the biggest moments

Guys on Nairaland: Damian is not a superstar

SIRcumalot:
The Lakers wanted it like that
Why else trade the whole organization for AD..

They are still going to get past the blazers but it only gets tougher.

Lol. I thought we've gone past this stage of complaining about the roster. The roster is fine, they're not just hitting shots at the moment. And I'm not talking only Green, KCP and the other guys, it's also Bron and AD. Imagine AD missing 5 FTs in a game, shooting only 70%. He averaged 84% for the season. The shots have to come at some point.

This game could have been won, but the damage in the first quarter was the key factor. Portland are there to be beaten if you asked me. The Lakers shot a dismal 5 of 32 or so from 3, some of which were wide open, and it still was a close game at the end.

etidy:
Don't tell me u am wrong. Give me your own list

Imagine the NBA with only 6 superstars. Lol

benji93:
I beg shut up. Just hope your shots start falling.

Lol, no vex, seize you chance to troll

Anyone who watched that game and thought the Blazers outplayed the Lakers probably didn't watch the game properly. The Lakers were the masters if their undoing. They literally shot themselves to an L. But I knew it would take a couple of games for them to find some consistency after that abysmal showing in the seeding games that's why I predicted 4-3. One thing is for sure, the Lakers won't shoot this badly in three more games. There'll be a few more close contests towards the end of games and that's where Portland would steal a couple more because of their clutchness.

benji93:
And the narrative of the Lebron fans will be he had a triple double. He didn't have enough help.

Just one game and una prick don dey stand like this

etidy:
Upper echelon all star? Yes, Superstar? NO
The only superstars in the league today are Giannis, LeBron, KD, Harden, Curry, Kawhi.

Lillard, PG, Davis, Doncic, Westbrook are a step below

This is very wrong. Very very wrong

benji93:
I am still not sold on the Dame superstar "agenda'. He has to come through. Shooting alone can't win you a series, but it can get you 6 games. He better show up.

Come on, what more does the guy need to do to become a superstar? He's a legit superstar if you ask me

We're back baby!
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We're back baby!
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Avery Bradley ain't going to Orlando

Michael Jordan...from hero to villain.

Damn! How you do your boy Isiah like that?

These are the facts

youngestgrad:
Football has started (bundesliga) when will the NBA resume, GSW needs some wins.

At least Steph and Klay should be fit by then, no excuses.

Dawg, I just realized Dwight Howard isn't on that trashy ESPN list. A list that had Damian Lillard. The disrespect this man gets is just absurd.

birdman:
Its a business decision. If you rank some 50 year old over a 25 year old, your advertising dollars will suffer. I wouldnt take these rankings too seriously

Bro, there are many 50 yearolds that were ranked above 25 yearolds. Check out the top 10, it's filled with guys from the 60s to 90s.

Scottie Pippen was ranked above any player LeBron ever played with. Y'all hate to see it

chic2pimp:
ESPN's list like most others are highly subjective. Unless your own personal list directly matches that of ESPN's, you are likely to disagree with it.

At least the majority of NBA fandom agree that Giannis above Iverson is sacrilege.

ESPN ranked Giannis above Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson and Isiah Thomas, and ranked Kawhi above all these guys plus D Wade. It's still these same ESPN analysts that say MJ is the GOAT. That says it all.

Khanben:
Gaejthe just systematically put a beat down on Ferguson.

Everybody's a beast until they receive a mauling. . Khabib's next on the line, and it'll come from someone we least expected.