WCF - Game 3: Nuggets @ Lakers, 5:30pm PST

[Beethoven]

Hello Lakers/Lebron.
Youre down 0-2, ok that is fine. Home team Denver number 1 seed certainly wouldnt be surprising to see this occur.
However, you guys are a CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM as well? Right?
Will you take this next game at home?
You guys can OUTPLAY Denver successive quarters. We have seen it. The potential is there.
Denver did not win Game2 on their own. We handed it to them.
Game1 we had a chance to tie.

So,
Lebron, are you doing this intentionally to pull off the greatest upset in your career??
Because one thing, I dont see the upset in your face. Almost a nonchalant. Like as if you are methodically giving away the game2 to Denver. (Is this a good thing that we sense this?)

LAKERS / LEBRON TAKE THIS GAME3.
ARE YOU A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM???????
IF YOU DONT TAKE THIS GAME, IT IS OVER, YOU KNOW THAT ?????
GO GET IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beethoven]

YO LEBRON,
DO YOU WANT TO GO DOWN IN LAKERS HISTORY AS THE DUDE WHO JACKED UP MINDLESS 3PTERS ONE AFTER THE OTHER IN THE 4TH TO JUST HAND OVER THE GAME TO THE nug AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE 18TH CHAMPIONSHIP TO THE CELTICS??????

FIX THE RESPONSE IN GAME 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beethoven]

Ahhhh I see. You wanted to spot the nug two games, right?

[zuju]

The first priority should be defense
Play the passing lane, up the intensity so that the nuggets could hardly catch a pass from Joker , minimize the Joker's choice when he has the ball. Force him to play one on one.

rotation wise, Dlo is trash on both ends. Only let him see the floor for 15 minutes per game. If he doesn't is still cold, bench him. Match the size of the nuggets better by using brown instead. Decent defense and capable shoot who is big enough to switch. Vando will be on Murray all the time. If Vando rest, Brown would take up the task.

[stan francisco]

Starting lineup, if I get to decide.

PG: Reaves
SG: Walker
SF: Vanderbilt
PF: James (no 4th quarter ice cold threes please)
C: Davis (attack the rim)

Because, defense.

[Kilroy]

Yeah, what's with LeBron's late 3s the last few years?... When we last won the title, he was taking those and hitting them like he was made to do it...
Since then, you can tell he really doesn't want to take them... he hesitates a beat and then heaves it and they just never look that good... That's not the way it's supposed to work for older players... Generally, the become better shooters and the dunks disappear, right?
He genuinely looks like he has no business shooting 3s now... Like he caught Westbrick-Disease or something...

I wonder if he has some slight nerve damage in his arms somewhere now?

[ROballer]

Hello Lebron, stop shooting **** 3's.

I mean he never ever was good at making them to say this is a slump and he wants to shoot his way out of it. So stop beating that dead horse.

1-9, 1-7, 1-8, 0-4, 1-8, 2-9, 0-4, 0-6.

It's one thing to have his percentages on 2-3 FGA volume, whole nother thing to have it at the rate he takes them.

This playoffs alone. Absolute disgrace. Those are empty possesions as soon as he takes them, and not only that...since he's usually way off, the other team gets transition opportunities since his bricks bounce far from the rim and the guy getting the rebound can set up the fastbreak in a hurry.

[SashaTheMachine]

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[SashaTheMachine]

This is my first game thread in the postseason.

If we lose, I will take the hint and mods can execute me:

[SashaTheMachine]

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“I be ballin' like my n***** Mo (Bamba, *****)”

Doubt he sees the court but who knows anymore.

[stan francisco]

They held home court. Time for us to do the same.

[stan francisco]

First five buckets by Denver scored over D Lo. Ham?

[SashaTheMachine]

Caught me off guard, that’s a shooting foul?

[Kilroy]

If the Lakers don't win this game, it's officially the end of the LeBron/AD era... I can't imagine a better supporting cast... Maybe a better coach, but still... If they can't do it this season, they're not going to do it again... Time to think rebuild.

[TylersLakers]

They are going at D-Lo basically every possession.

[chefy]

ham giving russell a green light to do whatever he wants on offense is not gonna work

[chefy]

They are going at D-Lo basically every possession.

ham is trying to get him involved early and make jamal play defense but him shooting contested jumpshots every possession is not going to work man. he needs some touches down low, post him up!

[Kilroy]

It's early, but it doesn't look good... This was avoidable...
I guess Ham figured D'lo would go off since it's a home game... Not worth his defensive liabilities...

[chefy]

i will never get why we went away with posting Rui up...I swear Ham hates Rui man