Playoffs - Round 1: Lakers Vs. Wolves

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  1. Kenzo

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    Clipps are scary good :(
    Thank God for that tip in dunk. Another 40mins on Snakes legs... he looks healthy, jumps and runs well.
     
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    The Rockets doing great so far.
     
  3. FrontOfJersey22

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    That was a wild finish to the Denver/Toileteers game.
     
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    Of course, the Warriors got hot eventually, so they won game 3.
     
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    Toileteers gonna toilet ? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

    It's crazy how they always found ways to f*** up .

    There is no way this series is tied at 2-2
     
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  6. wcsoldier81

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    Rockets only halcourt offense is missing shots and get offensive rebounds .

    I'm not sure why some ( not talking about you) expect the Rockets to advance
     
  7. pika1708

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    We gotta win this game.

    Would you go with DFS or Vando in the starting lineup for Hayes?
    I like these in-series adjustments. I don't have the data, but I would basically start with our best 5. Make them uncomfortable from the start
     
  8. JDLakersFan2019

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    Vando because DFS because he’s not even giving us much offensively and Vando is our best defender.
     
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    #2 seed, scrappy play
     
  10. puffyusaf#2

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    Made the mistake of visiting the GD thread and I really wonder why some fans even watch the game at all. Just my personal opinion about sports..... If you have zero hope for your team, the team sucks, the players suck, the coaches suck....etc etc etc then don't want the game.

    I'm not telling people how to watch/cheer but man it's crazy the level of quit and hate people have for our team/players.

    OK, on to the main reason I chimed in here:

    This f'n officiating is hot garbage in this game. Minny is simply getting away with cheap shots against us. As I'm typing they are just reviewing the elbow to Brons head by Rudy. I think it was only called because Lebron reacted aggressively.
     
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    Hey JJ-

    Maybe play some more guys.
     
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    Sorry, I truly didn’t want to be right here, was hoping to be proven front, but Minny is deeper and better than us. They don’t fall apart in the clutch because they’re gassed like we do, that’s been the difference in the last 2 games, they stay consistent and we fall off. That’s what separates the good from the great this late into the season. We got pretty much nothing from our bench and starting C today and it cost us, and the series is basically over now. Oh well, I just hope Rob does some major work this summer to build around Luka, can’t come back with this same thing with a couple small additions and expect to be better with LeBron getting even older.
     
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    I’m not a big fan of complaining about the refs but good lord, every time the Lakers got momentum the refs would blow the whistle in favor of Mini.

    We’ve been getting hosed in both these games and it wasn’t being called even kind of fair
     
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    we are done guys, we played well today unfortunately the refs and team construction screwed us.

    can't win this series without rim protection and with 40 year old Lebron being our best defender
     
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    Unc in trouble, Reaves can’t dribble, JJ coaching is unable, Wolves in 5:Laugh:
     
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    The game thread is the live version of the whine, moan and complain thread!:Laugh:
     
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    19 points in the 4th quarter is why we lost the game, especially when we were up 10.

    The roster isn't good enough and JJ hasn't utilised what he has enough.

    We got nothing from the bench

    We demand too much from luka and Bron so they are gassed in the 4th

    The offense in the 3rd quarter was excellent, ball was moving. Then it stopped moving in the 4th

    Luka is too slow getting into our offensive action

    This loss hurts man... Not sure we can win 3 in a row but just get the next one
     
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    lots of work to do this offseason. didn't expect a deep run with this flawed roster in the first place

    big man aside, need to improve that bench. can't be relying on the same 5 guys to play heavy minutes in a 7 game series and expect to win
     
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    Luka really needs an elite secondary ball handler to pair with IMO. And a couple of bigs with live legs.
     
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    You've been spot on this whole time. @Weezy

    Just for that, I'm calling you Weezy F Baby, please say the baby...did I do that right?

    They're the better team. That's it. That's all. We know what we need to do in the offseason and the glaring needs we sorely lacked this series. All good.

    @svtzr is a jinx for real. Anytime he posts, I know we're screwed.

    Also, I'm going to root how I feel. I don't need anybody telling me how to root as a fan. For real. For real.

    I'm not even mad. We'll address roster issues in the offseason, and I'll be here for it.

    @Weezy greatest poster of all time. @ElginTheGreat we'll get there. Honorable mentions @abeer3 @LTLakerFan @Barnstable greatest site owner ever.

    Lakers for eva. I'm out.
     
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