The LeBron James- 23-24 NBA Playoffs & Off-Season Thread -(NO PERSONAL ATTACKS & BAITING)
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If we count the Italian and Spanish league's then Mike Schmidt has more playoff series wins than LeBron James.
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I’m in Mexico resorting. Good chance I miss it tonight. Thorough reporting please!!
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Hate it so much for the Lakers. Facing Denver immediately. No you want your bogey team as late as possible to see if someone takes them out. Like if the Lakers had drawn the Clippers in the first round 2020. It's not a losing mentality. This year I had the Mavs taking them out. Lakers are just in a bad situation where Jokic just happens to match or cancel out the strength of both stars. Add a a coach who is horrible with finer margins. Ham's mistakes are numerous but against Denver are devastating.
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This might be a week-ish long thread unfortunately
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rk2023 wrote:+265 has to be the biggest non 07 Spurs or 17/18 Warriors Vegas underdog of LeBron’s career though no?
By my count, these are all of the playoff series in which LeBron was an underdog. May be a typo or two in there
2006 vs Pistons +1200 [3-4]
2018 vs Warriors: +688 [0-4]
2008 vs Celtics: +600 [3-4]
2007 vs Spurs: +360 [0-4]
2007 vs Pistons: +270 [4-2]
2017 vs Warriors: +250 [1-4]
2015 vs Warriors: +190 [2-4]
2016 vs Warriors: +180 [4-3]
2018 vs Raptors: +165 [4-0]
2012 vs Thunder: +155 [4-1]
2023 vs Nuggets: +145 [0-4]
2023 vs Grizzlies: +140 [4-2]
2014 vs Spurs: +135 [1-4]
2023 vs Warriors: +130 [4-2]
Source: https://www.sportsoddshistory.com/nba-playoffs-series/?y=0000&o=s
Some of the older series prices seem extreme to me and I'm not sure if they would be like that today tbf, the market has certainly become more efficient. But based on these numbers, the team gap in this series is perhaps comparable to some of his series in his first stint in Cleveland. FanDuel has Lakers at +300 with about an hour to go until the game, seeing lower like +275 elsewhere, not sure whats sportsoddshistory.com will track it as.
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Realistically gonna have to fade the Lakers if they lose game 1 imo. Long series and all that but coming out with a punch in the mouth is their best shot at sneaking a win on the road
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Lakers shooting this well you'd expect them up 15. Which is always scary v Nuggets. Hope I eat my words at games end.
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Can’t believe some tried arguing LeBron was healthy in this series last year.
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LeBron just played a GoATy quarter. Jokic is going to sit for the next four minutes or so so the Lakers should either keep their lead or try to build on it even if LeBron is going to have to go go to the bench.
You know the BS shots are coming, though.
You know the BS shots are coming, though.
lessthanjake wrote:Kyrie was extremely impactful without LeBron, and basically had zero impact whatsoever if LeBron was on the court.
lessthanjake wrote: By playing in a way that prevents Kyrie from getting much impact, LeBron ensures that controlling for Kyrie has limited effect…
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AD and Hayes when the other team is playing DAJ? Why?
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Fadeaway_J wrote:AD and Hayes when the other team is playing DAJ? Why?
Because ham is absolutely stupid. Lakers have the best player on the court, and the Nuggets have the worst player on the court and instead of taking advantage, they have Hayes in there for some reason. To get this lead up to 12 or 14 or something like that before Nikola Jokić comes back.
The Lakers have outshot the Nuggets by 20% halfway through the second quarter and are only winning by eight points, which isn’t good.
lessthanjake wrote:Kyrie was extremely impactful without LeBron, and basically had zero impact whatsoever if LeBron was on the court.
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Little 8-0 run and all that work goes in the dirt.
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DLo is punting this game away...
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Brutal that its a tied game. Feels like Lakers have been outplaying them solidly
This has become a must win game if La wants to win this series. Denver not shooting this poorly from 3 at home in game 2
This has become a must win game if La wants to win this series. Denver not shooting this poorly from 3 at home in game 2
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DLo lol... blows an open layup off LeBron feed, leads to Murray nailing an open corner 3. 5 pt swing. Not like this man
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The Rui or Bron on Jokic had success last series but none so far here.....
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LeBron is 3 for four on three-pointers. The rest of the team is 2 for 13, most of them wide-open or open. That’s basically the game.
lessthanjake wrote:Kyrie was extremely impactful without LeBron, and basically had zero impact whatsoever if LeBron was on the court.
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Letting Caruso and Kcp go has haunted La and killed their shot of ever winning another w/ Bron and Ad
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