2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN WINS 4-1)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
This is the first time in Lakers franchise history they have gone down 0-3 and not gotten swept (0-9)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
Jokic waited way too long to get aggressive
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
Loaded_Hollows wrote:Jokic’s first shot of the quarter? That’s bad coaching
Nah it’s not on Malone it’s on Jokic he’s shying away from the pressure.
I’m learning how to do this
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Raps in 4 wrote:Put LeBron on these Nuggets and he easily closes out this series. Jokic doesn't have that killer instinct.
Nuggets are 13-1 in their previous 14 playoff games. Somebody on that team has it.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
I actually think it would be in LA’s favor to let Jokic score more.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
Lakers win this and even more pressure will go on the Suns to not get swept tomorrow. And if they do get swept the backlash will be absolutely savage.
When luck shuts the door skill comes in through the window.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
Mid game by Jokic's standards and yet he's somehow 30/13/13...
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Lakers playing with house money now. All the pressure on Denver to close this series out. Lakers can play freely now.
Scary sight when King James has no pressure on him.
Scary sight when King James has no pressure on him.
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i wonder if they tarped off the lakers locker room with plastic sheets for the champagne celebration after this.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
Murray has been garbage. Can’t believe he stole a game from us.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
The lead is too big for heroics
Aaron Gordon, Devin Booker, Tyrese Halliburton, Trae Young, Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic all made the Conference Finals.
Where’s Joel Embiid?
Where’s Joel Embiid?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
Bron just closed it there with the pick 6
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
Lakers, the masters of winning non-bearing games. And their leader is of course, LeBron James…
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
that was the makeup call for for Lebron lol. Refs let Lebron maul out of Murray
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
jokeboy86 wrote:U wonder will Murray ever be consistent or healthy enough to actually be an all star?
No, because they sit him for every little nick. In the East maybe, but not the West.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0)
Watch the Lakers still blow this
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