2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN WINS 4-1)

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Who wins?

Nuggets in 4
108
27%
Nuggets in 5
155
38%
Nuggets in 6
70
17%
Nuggets in 7
5
1%
Lakers in 7
21
5%
Lakers in 6
32
8%
Lakers in 5
2
0%
Lakers in 4
11
3%
 
Total votes: 404

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4461 » by jkvonny » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:42 am

Lakers with the early lead. 2-0.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4462 » by jigga_man » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:43 am

Bob Myers: "Nikola is getting a lot more help than Lebron"

Outside of the prime Shaq level production of 32/13/3 63% from Davis, of course
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4463 » by Wargreymon » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:44 am

Why is the arena half empty? A lot of yellow shirts that are covering seats with nobody in them
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4464 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:44 am

jkvonny wrote:Lakers with the early lead. 2-0.

Are they going to blow this lead too?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4465 » by Michael Jackson » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:44 am

That Davis kick ball was funny to me
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4466 » by ChipotleWest » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:45 am

D'Angelo Russell: I'm the worst Russ in L.A.
Russell Westbrook: hold my beer
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4467 » by jkvonny » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:45 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Lakers with the early lead. 2-0.

Are they going to blow this lead too?

Probably :lol: :o
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4468 » by EmpireFalls » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:47 am

Hoping the Lakers at least make a fight of it. Last year’s Game 4 was actually very fun in hindsight.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4469 » by GSP » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:47 am

Jokic hasnt been able to do anything on defense Vs Ad all series

32 Ppg on 63% is nuts lol
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4470 » by uberhikari » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:47 am

I didn't think D'Angelo Russell could be worse than he was last post-season but Jesus Christ god damn:

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4471 » by Airmiess » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:47 am

DLo shots in the paint always look like prayers
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4472 » by Airmiess » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:49 am

Lakers need to take that Jokic pass personal
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4473 » by Johnny Fontane » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:49 am

Holy that pass by jokic and the commentators barely acknowledged it
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4474 » by nbafan38 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:49 am

GSP wrote:Jokic hasnt been able to do anything on defense Vs Ad all series

32 Ppg on 63% is nuts lol


And it hasn't mattered.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4475 » by LaLover11 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:49 am

Airmiess wrote:DLo shots in the paint always look like prayers


Looking like a WNBA player in the paint
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4476 » by GSP » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:49 am

uberhikari wrote:I didn't think D'Angelo Russell could be worse than he was last post-season but Jesus Christ god damn:

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He was good against Memphis and Gs

He was even worse against Denver last year than hes been this series he didnt have a single good game and got Dnps for Schroder. He at least had game 2 this series
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4477 » by NbaAllDay » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:50 am

jigga_man wrote:Bob Myers: "Nikola is getting a lot more help than Lebron"

Outside of the prime Shaq level production of 32/13/3 63% from Davis, of course


Let's also forget the other 3 have 33 points on a garbage 47% TS and Denver 3 have 56 points on 72% TS.

Doesn't help the narrative though.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4478 » by LaLover11 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:50 am

GSP wrote:Murray is shooting 38% from the field and 25% from 3 and Denver is up 3-0 lol

the league is lucky Jokic doesnt have an actual star teammate like a Fox, Dame, Brunson, Ant


League is Lucky LeBron doesn't have a Center like Joel Embiid or Wemby
Bronny will become Murray 2.0
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4479 » by bb22 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:50 am

Why doesn’t AD put more on ball pressure on Jokic?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4480 » by nbafan38 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:50 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Lakers with the early lead. 2-0.

Are they going to blow this lead too?


Yea but they'll probably build it up to around 10+ before Denver comes back.

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