Playoffs - Round 1: Lakers Vs. Denver. Let's Freaking Go!!

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  1. abeer3

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    stars wilted in game 3 last year. if they don't, we should win this one, imo.
     
    abeer3, Apr 25, 2024
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    Team needs to get it done tonight. Period.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Apr 25, 2024
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    This is our season - so I better see us playing 6-7 guys tonight and going ALL out.
     
    fabfourlakers, Apr 25, 2024
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    8 and maybe 9

    ----unless I can squeeze some 3 guard lineups in (Ham, probably)
     
    sirronstuff, Apr 25, 2024
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    maybe in 7?

    Okay I know i know... but still gotta probably maybe possibly have faith... i think. OK welp.
     
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    JSM, Apr 25, 2024
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    It's like one team knows what to do at halftime and the other team is f***ING CLUELESS!!!
     
    JSM, Apr 25, 2024
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    Not unexpected. Most of us knew this might and would happen.

    What stings is being up 20 and coughing up that lead and losing Game 2 the way we did. We needed 1 in Denver just 1, and they couldn't do that.
     
    VladeD714, Apr 25, 2024
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    Yeah. We lost the series and unfortunately our shot at avoiding an embarrassing second sweep in game two.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Apr 25, 2024
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    I'm not even mad at this point. I just have one request for the Summer - get a real NBA coach on the team.

    I was really hoping DLO would turn things around, he can be so fun to root for. This game did it for me. Once he uses his option, ship him out.
     
    SamsonMiodek, Apr 25, 2024
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    Before anyone tries to fake some hope here...

     
    JSM, Apr 25, 2024
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    ElginTheGreat, Apr 25, 2024
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    Well, at least we got this over with early. Dlo didn’t fool us with a long decent run, Ham doesn't have the excuse of another long playoff run, we found out early on this core is done winning chips.
     
    Weezy, Apr 25, 2024
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    You have to change your avatar.
     
    VladeD714, Apr 25, 2024
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    it's almost like......depth matters?
     
    432J, Apr 25, 2024
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    Time to see the bright side, Ham probably gets canned if LeBron stays. He may use it as leverage before exercising his option.

    On another hand, LeBron has actually a big call to make. He knows it's very hard that he can compete for a title with us. It depends on what he's looking for right now. Will dig further on this in his thread
     
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    As we can see, this is just not going well for the Lakers. I knew we'd lose against the Nuggets, but I believed we can win at least one game this year. I don't believe that anymore and think we'll get swept again. Denver playing behind early is not a bug -- it's a feature. They know they have another gear for the second half and they are waiting for our guys to get gassed. Plus, they have nothing to fear from our bench or the role-playing trio of AR/Dlo and Rui. It is what it is. It's time to start thinking about rebuild. It might be a year early, but it's better to be ready because it needs to happen.
     
    karacha, Apr 26, 2024
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    Reality from statmuse

    The Lakers have lost 11 straight games against the Nuggets. LA had a double-digit lead in 6 of those games, including all 3 this playoffs.
     
    The Rock, Apr 26, 2024
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    I told you we should’ve tanked for OKC ! NOP are lucky bastards
     
    PurpleAndGold88, Apr 26, 2024
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    Why? So we can get swept by Denver again? Sooner or later, you'll have to go through them and we don't have what it takes.
     
    karacha, Apr 26, 2024
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