Haha I mean the media talked more about the Suns, KD and Booker after Denver defeated them so this is nothing new. Not surprised the media wants to talk more about LA
Because of Jokic, the Nuggets are treated by the ESPN media like the Russian boxer in Rocky 4. Every series they’ve been in, the media favors the other team. The discussion is always about how can Phx/LA beat Denver, like a movie hero beating the big bad boss character.
Didn’t Bron and AD combine for 66 pts? Didn’t AD register a 40 piece? Didn’t Austin Reaves make 5 3s and score 23? And yet Lakers lost…. Who should be more concerned again?
the team that blew a 21 pt lead at home coming into the last quarter, because that means they adjusted and figured them out and it only took a game to do it
The Nuggets, because they will NOT shoot that well AGAIN in this series and the Lakers have a couple adjustments coming. The Lakers highly rated D will look more like itself for the intirety of the game.
Lakers lost 1 game…….they didn’t lose. So saying you feel good about your prediction after watching the first game play out and the lakers just come up short isn’t a hot take, stop being dramatic
Am I missing something here. Last I checked Denver was playing in the series. This panel makes it sound like the Lakers are the only ones that are going to make adjustments. Denver will make the necessary adjustments so there's not a repeat 4th quarter performance like in game 1.
The media bias and cognitive dissonance against the Nuggets this deep into the playoffs is unreal. This clown show should be called COPE. 🤡🤡🤡🤡 LFG NUGGETS!!!😈🃏💛⚒️💙🏹🏆
The Warriors closed great in game 1 erasing a 14 point Lakers lead with under 5 minutes to play in the 4th quarter with a chance to tie and lost! They also lost the series! There’s no moral victories!
No one is talking about how the Lakers had 3 days of rest before game 1. Now they only get one day of rest. I don't think that's going to be good for the Lakers.
LeBron and AD don’t do well with long periods of time off. He has said that for years. The Bubble put them at a major disadvantage for that reason [aside from especially their 3-point shooting was the worst in that postseason.]
They all said after that Kevin trade the sun's would win it all. All of these analysts on these shows are just basically fans like us. They aren't the best at predicting.
Do you guys remember how happy and confident Kevin Durant was after their game 1 loss to the nuggets? Lets just wait and see how they feel when they go back home down 2-0
You can tell these guys haven't watched any Nuggets games until the playoffs... as if Denver aren't going to make adjustments too to answer what L.A. did in the 4th quarter. Also Denver got lazy on defense in the second half and let the Lakers catch up.
you are fool! Its just the first game, AD will have another game like this easy, some of you forget what he was doing at some point of the season when he was just dominating in the paint scoring 35 point a game and the rebounds he has been consistent he is getting 15 to 20 a game. Some people have forgotten what AD is capable of, Denver has no one that could stop him either think about that AI🙃 Lakers in 6 Let the Jokers get his points and just focus on the others and lets see what happens, because I could say the same about Murray and Coldwell Pope...
It is NOT that the Lakers just came back, it IS ALSO the fact that DEnver took their foot off the gas. Majority of NBA team do it ALL THE TIME. A team is winning by 30 or 20 and they relax, and then the losing team makes a comeback. That doesn't mean the winning team isn't better. It means they should learn not to take this opponent for granted. Lakers played their best. AD had 40 points and Bron almost 30. That is their best. It wasn't good enough
Exactly. I've been listening to all this shows and I can't believe they all say the same thing, how is it possible none of these "experts" could not see Nuggets just slowed down, they were not outplayed in second half. Jokic got tired and slowed down and was passing and creating for others, who simply started missing all the shots in 4th quarter because they slowed down and got cold. When needed in clutch moments Jokic stepped up and made 3 out of 4 clutch free throws to seal the game. Jokic will annihilate Hatchimura next game if they put him on Jokic. These idiots think Lakers will contain Jokic to 3 points in 4th quarters LOOOOL
Lakers,Lakers,Lakers,Lakers that's all all they have been talking about. How LBJ is injured and How AD played wonderful. Was the Lakers the only team on the Court and lost but won at the same time. Give the NUGGETS and the Joker some respect or at least some credit
Needless whining. Of course, they would talk about the Lakers. They're an LA team. Of course Denver will win this series. Lakers are a bona fide 7th seed that can't defend against Denver.
Reaves was 7/14 you slow af ........ He will *** kcp ain't doing that again brown ain't doing that again etc etc Denver play 3 perfect quarter and laker was a 3 from tying lol
@@paulvelasquez4752 right bro they tripping like the lakers as a team shot 46 percent from three they are a bad 3 point team they not gone shoot that again lol these fools tripping
Those boys in LA played their hearts out last night and still came short jokic was just having a little above average night i wouldnt be confident if i was a lakers fan they really think hachimura is going to be the key to guarding jokic he has a mega computer for a brain when it comes to basketball hes going to figure him out before game 2 and go out there and annihilate him just for that 4th quarter jokic and the nuggets are legit they are taking no prisoners this year and are on a mission
Every pundit talk as if the lakers won. Sure they came back but what about the fact that the Nuggets had an answer every single time? Everybody talks as if the Lakers are an unbeatable defense, and the Nuggets just laid up 132 points on their foreheads. They say the Nuggets can’t duplicate this, when they’ve been doing this all season and playoffs. Uchimura is not going off again, neither will reeves, AD probably will get hurt and average 20 this series. I am far more confident in the Nuggets replicating offenseive fire power vs the lakers. The only consistent player on the Lakers is LeBron.
Obviously if this is a matchup problem then it's possible to replicate, but let's not forget that the first 3 quarters was the best basketball the Nuggets could have possibly wanted to play. It was the best first half of the Nuggets season and their best rebounding ever... and yet they were up 3 with 45 seconds left and Lebron just happened to miss. If this game is not an outlier for the Nuggets and just how good they are, then that also means that they are only 6 points better than Lakers at home when they play their best basketball that they could possibly wish to play. And it's highly likely that they won't play their best basketball every single game. Plus I don't think anyone believes this was the best the lakers could play.
@@derekbrown3447 so you think AD is averaging 40 and Hachimura and Reeves are going off for 20 a piece every game from here? That’s crazy and you know it. History and statistics laugh in your face. I’m not saying the nuggets bench didn’t play out of their minds, they did and they won’t replicate that game by game but honestly I don’t think the lakers will either. The lakers played some of the best offense they played all year and literally never took a lead after q1. I think this will be close, I have nuggets in 7 but Lebron is the only player on that team who can replicate his stat line from game one.
Why is Darvin Ham suddenly a genius when he opt to start smaller units against the Nuggets, then act surprise when Lakers was out rebounded. LMAO... Nuggets simply did not hit the open shot late 4th qtr. Nuggets should have continued running plays through Jokic. I'd like to see Lakers start with Hachimura and test that "adjustment".
Thats Lakers exceptionalism is a helluva drug they act like the Nuggets don't have game tape theses networks may as well call themselves the Lakers news network
I want acho to talk regularly He's always going shatner mode with pausing on purpose and hand gestures. Like every sentence he tries to put on a show. Like just talk
Lakers are encouraged😄?? ??Here's what sports pundits are saying AND NOT SAYING:"Lakers should be encouraged that they came back from a 20ptdeficit bc the Nuggets played their best basketball." Now, point not being said is this:LAKERS PLAYED their best basketball! Lakers shooting% was like above 50% and at one stretch 70%, and GUESS WHAT?That wasn't good enough to beat the Nuggets! Also, the Lakers have a fatigue factor that plagues them game after game moreso than the Nuggets, sooo that's the other SIDE not mentioned by sports pundits favoring Lakers
Lakers getting too much credit for almost winning. You know what happens after you’re blowing a team out for a whole game? You start to relax. But the Nuggets kept their poise and still won the game.
The Lakers better be worried because the Nuggets had the best record in the NBA at home this year and they were almost just as good on the road, the plain and simple fact is playing Memphis and playing Golden State both teams that play small did nothing to prepare the Lakers for the nuggets, the nuggets have size and all of their perimeter shooters Can Knockdown important keyshots, it was painfully clear last night is that the Lakers have no answer for jokic
You do know that Memphis had a better home record right? And I believe Warriors were right behind the nuggets in home record as well. All the Lakers need is one road win cause Nuggets not winning in LA🤷🏾♂️
@The Champ the Denver Nuggets had the best road record in the Western Conference, and they're already up two games 2-0, and what makes you think that the Denver Nuggets cannot win in Los Angeles? Because the Lakers are undefeated at home during these playoffs while they were playing Memphis and they were playing Golden State who had the worst road record in the entire NBA this season? All the pressure is on the Lakers, because if they let the Nuggets win one game in Los Angeles this whole entire series is over... I don't care what you say there's no way the Lakers are winning 4 out of the next 5 possible games... just face it bro, the Denver Nuggets are a much better team that's the reason they were the number one seed....
I'm more confident in the nuggets AD is not giving you 40 and 10 every night lebron is not giving you 26 every game and lakers definitely will not shoot 30 percent from the perimeter every game . Lakers played out of their mind and still lost I have way more confidence in denver joker and maury will easily avg these numbers denver will out rebound lakers every single game. Rudy will not contain joker thinking he will is asinine.
Does anyone think that Anthony Davis is going to have that same game every night? And does anyone think that the nuggets are not going to make adjustments as well? I mean the Nuggets had five players with over 15 points or more... and the Lakers don't know from game-to-game what they're going to get out of D'Angelo Russell, sometimes often reads is hot and sometimes he's not.. Lakers better come out and game to and look at that like a must-win game or they're going to be in serious trouble
You really think Denver gonna have 5 players with 15 pts again? Lakers are playing a different team from the Warriors… you can tell they didn’t respect the Nuggets shooters but it’s just G1, we’ll see what happens Friday
@The Boy your right. we will see BUT 1 thing was certain...The Lakers have NO answer for Jokic..The Nuggets are an athletic big team that playing small teams like Memphis & Golden State did not prepare the LAKERS for...
@The Boy And yes I do think the Nuggets's shooters like Murray, Brown, KCP and Porter Jr. have been lights out this post season...and Denver is the #1 seed for a reason.
During Rui time Jokić corrected but teammates didnt..Jokić throw 3 assists and one should be double pass..that Is 8 points which didnt happen and Jokić didnt get assists..so we need to seebRui on Jokić in start when fresh to judge it
Shady literally compare AD and Dwight doubling a worse version of Jokic, to AD and Rui doubling the version of him averaging a 30 pt TD, on insane efficiency. Rui doesn't have Dwight's strength and defense in the post. Still, this series seems like it's going to be nerve racking.
Lol… You can tell that people don’t watch Denver except for Denver fans. Because they do that all year letting teams come back on them. The difference is they still won this game. So nugget’s fans we’re thinking this game was going to be a loss. So the nugget’s need to play a whole game like they did a couple times with Phoenix.
hey "freud" Acho: AD was also smiling after Jokic made that Incredible 3pointer at the end of the 1st Half. I don´t know if you notice but......The Nuggets WON!!!
The Rui adjust only worked because Denver was missing shots and Jokic had some careless turnovers, that adjustment ain't gonna work in the long run, especially not early... The best thing the Lakers have going is Lebron seeking out Murray and small gurads on the switch
I’m a lakers fan but it warms my heart how Joy has to swallow down her smirks and scorn for Jokic, my favorite player to watch since his 2nd season. It’s so easy to see when a person has irrefutable bias against a player that the spirit of the competition is lost, and it is a shame since we might be witnessing the passing of the torch from one genius basketball player in Lebron to Jokic, the next genius along the lines of Magic, Bird, CP3, etc. all year Joy and many pundits have tainted what a wonderful joy it HAS been to watch Jokic regardless of fandom by downplaying his greatness.
Rui likely won't be big enough to defend Joker, Lakers need someone bigger, with AD assisting. The game went as I expected it to, but I was impressed with the Lakers effort late. If Murray has an off game 2 (he can be inconsistent), they may have a chance at stealing that. If not expect a 2-0 deficit...unless the refs help.
Nah they not sweeping them, if they aren’t careful based on the experience Bron and AD have they can get got. But I do think Joker can get his getback from the bubble.
So lets ignore the first 31min of dominant play from Denver and home in on the 17min of dominant Laker play? If you had to guess which was the anomaly why would you assume its Denver? Denver was one of the best 3pt shooting teams all year (the Lakers weren't) Denver was one of the best offenses (Lakers weren't) AD probably just had his best game of the series (more then likely Joker will have a few better) and as the series is games are every other day from now on the older legs of the Lakers will struggle... oh and Denver has home court. The Lakers have 2 paths to victory, Denver injuries or the refs.
Medias delusional. They love confirmation bias…nuggets will win this series in 6. They’re a better team. They keep saying we saw the best of the nuggets. No, we saw the best of the Lakers. Period…Nuggets will get a strong defensive game in game 2 and win by double digits
@@vaudou_ they just scored 126 so I assume they will definitely be able to score lol. We know Denver won’t be able to stop the lakers. But the lakers sure do have a better chance at stoping the nuggets.
Anytime joy talks I just lose faith cuz she clearly doesn’t study the game because joker will never play that good again no one in franchise history has done so 🤦🏾♂️
You guys are a joke. Joy stop making excuses. all except for one picked the lakers to win game one. now Joy is saying the nuggets were suppose to win game one. Come on stop defending the lakers. Murray and Jokic are keeping receipts. they will pay better in game 2. i don't expect Joker to have another 3 point 4th quarter.
Does everyone forget that lebron ad and Austin reeves had great games not saying they can’t moving forward but all three had 20 plus everyone acting like they can duplicate that every night
First off Denver won. Second off do any of these experts realize Denver is going to adjust as well game 2 to counter what worked for the Lakers 😅😂 media acting like nuggets don’t have coaches on payroll too lol
It would have been better for the Lakers if they had been blown out. Because that could have potentially lulled Denver into a sense of complacency going into game 2. Now the Nuggets know that they almost let one slip away. And they will be more cautious and maybe more aggressive in game 2.
So it seems like this panel expects AD to get 50, Lebron to get a triple double, Reeves to hit more 3’s, Rui to miss less than 3 shots, Nuggets to make no adjustments, and Jeff Green to play more minutes
She: I am confident... They cut the lead, but they lose. because Denver is best team in the last quotter. When Denver finishes 4-2, we will see who comes in sunglasses and with smoothies smiling...
They were smiling because they've realized that it's a layup drill against this Denver defense. They don't believe Denver can shoot this efficiently again but we will see in Game 2.
All those stats. The one that matters is 1-0. Rui is going to get absolutely dominated if LA thinks he's going to do much on Nikola. AD could not guard him. But Rui can because AD is roaming... Lol
This media people are something else 🤦🏻♂️ they all talking about the same thing… oh the lakers are feeling great, great adjustments by the lakers like Denver can watch the tape and made some adjustments also? 🤷🏾♂️ I could care less who wins but don’t act like the lakers figure the nuggets in one half of a game
Lol. Lakers kool aid drinkers again. No two games are alike. Your adjustments were ultimately useless you lost and showed your hands. No difference you lose by 1 or 100 What do you think happens Game 2? Now the Nuggets executed a close game. They know they can win when it gets tight. The Lakers are in trouble now cos they absolutely have to win Game 2
Jokic is AVERAGING 30, 12, and 10 on 60% eFG. So yeah, he's gonna get that every night. That's why the Lakers put hachimura on him. They basically said "we can't stop this, so we're gonna move our best defender so we can try to stop something else."
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This show hates Nuggets. I love it
For real man. Slick is the only one that gives Denver their props
Shows like this and the disrespect they’ve shown to the Nuggets are fueling the Nuggets 😂
Didnt Denver win? Am i missing something
ESPN/DISNEY be like ANYONE but Denver. 🤣😂
The Media has to hype up The Lakers
Haha I mean the media talked more about the Suns, KD and Booker after Denver defeated them so this is nothing new. Not surprised the media wants to talk more about LA
Because of Jokic, the Nuggets are treated by the ESPN media like the Russian boxer in Rocky 4. Every series they’ve been in, the media favors the other team. The discussion is always about how can Phx/LA beat Denver, like a movie hero beating the big bad boss character.
I’m wondering what the spin will be going back to LA down two. I’m sure the lakers will have even more confidence 🙄
Joy hates Jokic but the whole show roots for the Lakers. Nuggets in 6.
Lakers in 6😂😂
Lakers in 5
@@MarleneCalloway Denver in 4😅
Lakers in 11
Didn’t Bron and AD combine for 66 pts? Didn’t AD register a 40 piece? Didn’t Austin Reaves make 5 3s and score 23? And yet Lakers lost…. Who should be more concerned again?
Denver. You’ll see tomorrow.
Exactly! This is normal for Denver. Lakers actually played better than their normal standard while Denver relaxed a bit.
the team that blew a 21 pt lead at home coming into the last quarter, because that means they adjusted and figured them out and it only took a game to do it
@@sh09un1 so denver is just gonna do the same thing next game and not make any adjustments?😂
The Nuggets, because they will NOT shoot that well AGAIN in this series and the Lakers have a couple adjustments coming. The Lakers highly rated D will look more like itself for the intirety of the game.
Lakers lose.
Media: We feel even better about the Lakers chances 😂
Imagine being down 3-28.... but bragging about losing 24-28???
IMAGINE IT!!!
@@darrengordon-hill
Refs got them back in the game.
Lakers lost 1 game…….they didn’t lose. So saying you feel good about your prediction after watching the first game play out and the lakers just come up short isn’t a hot take, stop being dramatic
@@darrengordon-hill bragging? No. Stop being dramatic lol
@@judahmourneth3211and only you and me saw that! Nothing but gold on the free throw line 😂😂😂😂😂
Am I missing something here. Last I checked Denver was playing in the series. This panel makes it sound like the Lakers are the only ones that are going to make adjustments. Denver will make the necessary adjustments so there's not a repeat 4th quarter performance like in game 1.
they clearly all biased
@@MrEverlast316 100% If its not the east or west coast they don’t care.
@@MrEverlast316 ric bucher sitting on the end. They’re clearly not all biased lol
@@MarleneCalloway yeah but they mostly are , I listened today to Sharpe , this show and Nick Wright , they all sounded the same lol
@@MrEverlast316 ok. There’s detractors on both of those shows as well.
The media bias and cognitive dissonance against the Nuggets this deep into the playoffs is unreal. This clown show should be called COPE. 🤡🤡🤡🤡
LFG NUGGETS!!!😈🃏💛⚒️💙🏹🏆
Jokic is an animal
who u think u is 97 hart foundation let his meat go
The Warriors closed great in game 1 erasing a 14 point Lakers lead with under 5 minutes to play in the 4th quarter with a chance to tie and lost! They also lost the series! There’s no moral victories!
You're not allowed SPEAK anymore 😂😂😂
Cos there ARE moral victories!!
Also, Peter Pan is real...
Ok. Lakers in 5.
@@darrengordon-hill 🤣😂🤣😂
@@MarleneCalloway 🤣😂😅
LA almost stole home court in game 1. All that happened was Denver did what they were supposed to for a game. Barely.
No one is talking about how the Lakers had 3 days of rest before game 1. Now they only get one day of rest. I don't think that's going to be good for the Lakers.
The nuggets had an extra day so?
@@sheltondmello8031 they aint old lmao
LeBron and AD don’t do well with long periods of time off. He has said that for years. The Bubble put them at a major disadvantage for that reason [aside from especially their 3-point shooting was the worst in that postseason.]
@@user-gc1wj8tt2pbron and a.d are the only ones in their 30s...everybody else is 22-27
add to that the altitude effect
Joy also said the Suns had nothing to worry about.
They all said after that Kevin trade the sun's would win it all. All of these analysts on these shows are just basically fans like us. They aren't the best at predicting.
She was also the few that said Lakers in 6. Also Suns was paying without CP3 and ayton. Lakers in 6
Yup. We didn't forget. LOL!
Who's listening to a woman about sports
@@PhoenixRising82672 simps
Do you guys remember how happy and confident Kevin Durant was after their game 1 loss to the nuggets? Lets just wait and see how they feel when they go back home down 2-0
Everyone is talking about Denver's performance bro when is ad gonna have another 40/10 game? When is reaves gonna hit 6 threes again?
You can tell these guys haven't watched any Nuggets games until the playoffs... as if Denver aren't going to make adjustments too to answer what L.A. did in the 4th quarter. Also Denver got lazy on defense in the second half and let the Lakers catch up.
Only problem is how many people actually think AD will have another 40 point game in this series?
Why do people rooting for the lakers think that AD will have another 40 point game. It took everything they had and they still came up short
Facts
Exactly, they act as if this game was routine from the lakers. Lebron is the only consistent player on that team
you are fool! Its just the first game, AD will have another game like this easy, some of you forget what he was doing at some point of the season when he was just dominating in the paint scoring 35 point a game and the rebounds he has been consistent he is getting 15 to 20 a game. Some people have forgotten what AD is capable of, Denver has no one that could stop him either think about that AI🙃 Lakers in 6 Let the Jokers get his points and just focus on the others and lets see what happens, because I could say the same about Murray and Coldwell Pope...
@@juans0516 literally all this post season he’s been up and down. Defensively he’s consistent that’s it.
@@nogarden7274
Consistent BRICKING 3s
I’m a Warriors fan and I say the Nuggets in 4.
salty warriors fan
@@supersonic6784 not salty, I just believe Joker too much
When the 3 falls for Denver the game is over. If it doesn't fall, then it's still some tough work for the Lakers. Denver in 5.
Denver were not missing and they still almost lost
The nuggets really don’t shoot that many 3s
Lakers in 5.
I got Nuggets in 6 or 7
@@sheltondmello8031
Nuggets shot 55/47/77
Lakers shot 55/46/88
Lakers shot better and still lost by 6 lol
It is NOT that the Lakers just came back, it IS ALSO the fact that DEnver took their foot off the gas. Majority of NBA team do it ALL THE TIME. A team is winning by 30 or 20 and they relax, and then the losing team makes a comeback. That doesn't mean the winning team isn't better. It means they should learn not to take this opponent for granted. Lakers played their best. AD had 40 points and Bron almost 30. That is their best. It wasn't good enough
Exactly. I've been listening to all this shows and I can't believe they all say the same thing, how is it possible none of these "experts" could not see Nuggets just slowed down, they were not outplayed in second half. Jokic got tired and slowed down and was passing and creating for others, who simply started missing all the shots in 4th quarter because they slowed down and got cold. When needed in clutch moments Jokic stepped up and made 3 out of 4 clutch free throws to seal the game. Jokic will annihilate Hatchimura next game if they put him on Jokic. These idiots think Lakers will contain Jokic to 3 points in 4th quarters LOOOOL
Exactly, thank u.People dont understand that.
Lakers,Lakers,Lakers,Lakers that's all all they have been talking about. How LBJ is injured and How AD played wonderful. Was the Lakers the only team on the Court and lost but won at the same time. Give the NUGGETS and the Joker some respect or at least some credit
They did give the Joker credit he is the reason the Lakers should be concerned...
@juans0516 ok 1 minute of credit give me a break. Compared to of all day of excuses for the Lakers.
LAL lost to "team unknown"... but should handedly beat "team unknown" on game 2... LAL need to adjust, "unknown team" can't adjust cos reasons
Needless whining. Of course, they would talk about the Lakers. They're an LA team. Of course Denver will win this series. Lakers are a bona fide 7th seed that can't defend against Denver.
@@darrengordon-hill 😂😂 is this sarcasm? "un-known team" 😂
The Lakers better be worried. AD and Reaves are not having that type of game again.
Reaves was 7/14 you slow af ........ He will *** kcp ain't doing that again brown ain't doing that again etc etc Denver play 3 perfect quarter and laker was a 3 from tying lol
Ad had a weak 40 will be better on the defensive end you tripping lol and laker play 3 guard this was a test game
@@KoopKoop-zn1te so AD going for 40+
And Reaves gonna shoot 50% every game?
🤣🤣🤣 bruh! AD is Just warming up! Reeves is going to figure it out. Nobody can stop AD...Lakers in 6🤣🤣
@@paulvelasquez4752 right bro they tripping like the lakers as a team shot 46 percent from three they are a bad 3 point team they not gone shoot that again lol these fools tripping
Those boys in LA played their hearts out last night and still came short jokic was just having a little above average night i wouldnt be confident if i was a lakers fan they really think hachimura is going to be the key to guarding jokic he has a mega computer for a brain when it comes to basketball hes going to figure him out before game 2 and go out there and annihilate him just for that 4th quarter jokic and the nuggets are legit they are taking no prisoners this year and are on a mission
First rode on KD and Booker wagon, now onto AD and Bron. They just don't like White boy being a bus driver.
Every pundit talk as if the lakers won. Sure they came back but what about the fact that the Nuggets had an answer every single time? Everybody talks as if the Lakers are an unbeatable defense, and the Nuggets just laid up 132 points on their foreheads. They say the Nuggets can’t duplicate this, when they’ve been doing this all season and playoffs. Uchimura is not going off again, neither will reeves, AD probably will get hurt and average 20 this series. I am far more confident in the Nuggets replicating offenseive fire power vs the lakers. The only consistent player on the Lakers is LeBron.
Obviously if this is a matchup problem then it's possible to replicate, but let's not forget that the first 3 quarters was the best basketball the Nuggets could have possibly wanted to play. It was the best first half of the Nuggets season and their best rebounding ever... and yet they were up 3 with 45 seconds left and Lebron just happened to miss. If this game is not an outlier for the Nuggets and just how good they are, then that also means that they are only 6 points better than Lakers at home when they play their best basketball that they could possibly wish to play. And it's highly likely that they won't play their best basketball every single game. Plus I don't think anyone believes this was the best the lakers could play.
@@derekbrown3447the nuggets are really that good. They are a complete team inside and out.
@@derekbrown3447 so you think AD is averaging 40 and Hachimura and Reeves are going off for 20 a piece every game from here? That’s crazy and you know it. History and statistics laugh in your face. I’m not saying the nuggets bench didn’t play out of their minds, they did and they won’t replicate that game by game but honestly I don’t think the lakers will either. The lakers played some of the best offense they played all year and literally never took a lead after q1. I think this will be close, I have nuggets in 7 but Lebron is the only player on that team who can replicate his stat line from game one.
Why is Darvin Ham suddenly a genius when he opt to start smaller units against the Nuggets, then act surprise when Lakers was out rebounded. LMAO... Nuggets simply did not hit the open shot late 4th qtr. Nuggets should have continued running plays through Jokic. I'd like to see Lakers start with Hachimura and test that "adjustment".
Man IM a Laker fan an even I know Denver is the better team. It doesn’t matter if you loss by 1 or 50 . It’s still al loss …
Denver's too tough.
Thats Lakers exceptionalism is a helluva drug they act like the Nuggets don't have game tape theses networks may as well call themselves the Lakers news network
I want acho to talk regularly He's always going shatner mode with pausing on purpose and hand gestures. Like every sentence he tries to put on a show. Like just talk
It's annoying I feel you😂
He's like that black shakespearian actor or the guy from bedazzled. "Oh Elliot, it hasn't even been POOBLISHED yet"
the fact that Jokic nearly averaged a triple double during the season is crazy! best statistical season by a big since Wilt Chamberlain!
hahahahaahha joy continues joker h8... such a great journalist....
You know if a Jokie team is involved in a series they're talking about she's taking the other team. Lol.
This group hates on Jokic non stop, surprised they didn't compare Jokic to Embiid
Lakers are encouraged😄?? ??Here's what sports pundits are saying AND NOT SAYING:"Lakers should be encouraged that they came back from a 20ptdeficit bc the Nuggets played their best basketball." Now, point not being said is this:LAKERS PLAYED their best basketball! Lakers shooting% was like above 50% and at one stretch 70%, and GUESS WHAT?That wasn't good enough to beat the Nuggets! Also, the Lakers have a fatigue factor that plagues them game after game moreso than the Nuggets, sooo that's the other SIDE not mentioned by sports pundits favoring Lakers
Lakers getting too much credit for almost winning.
You know what happens after you’re blowing a team out for a whole game? You start to relax. But the Nuggets kept their poise and still won the game.
Joy hated on Jokic BIG TIME after Perk unleashed his racism. He finally has a healthy team, Joy. Duh. 🙄😅🤷🏻♂️
The Lakers better be worried because the Nuggets had the best record in the NBA at home this year and they were almost just as good on the road, the plain and simple fact is playing Memphis and playing Golden State both teams that play small did nothing to prepare the Lakers for the nuggets, the nuggets have size and all of their perimeter shooters Can Knockdown important keyshots, it was painfully clear last night is that the Lakers have no answer for jokic
Ok let’s find out tomorrow
You do know that Memphis had a better home record right? And I believe Warriors were right behind the nuggets in home record as well. All the Lakers need is one road win cause Nuggets not winning in LA🤷🏾♂️
@The Champ the Denver Nuggets had the best road record in the Western Conference, and they're already up two games 2-0, and what makes you think that the Denver Nuggets cannot win in Los Angeles? Because the Lakers are undefeated at home during these playoffs while they were playing Memphis and they were playing Golden State who had the worst road record in the entire NBA this season? All the pressure is on the Lakers, because if they let the Nuggets win one game in Los Angeles this whole entire series is over... I don't care what you say there's no way the Lakers are winning 4 out of the next 5 possible games... just face it bro, the Denver Nuggets are a much better team that's the reason they were the number one seed....
If yall thinking Rui the answer you in for a rude awakening 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂
No, we didn’t miss shady
I'm more confident in the nuggets AD is not giving you 40 and 10 every night lebron is not giving you 26 every game and lakers definitely will not shoot 30 percent from the perimeter every game . Lakers played out of their mind and still lost I have way more confidence in denver joker and maury will easily avg these numbers denver will out rebound lakers every single game. Rudy will not contain joker thinking he will is asinine.
Does anyone think that Anthony Davis is going to have that same game every night? And does anyone think that the nuggets are not going to make adjustments as well? I mean the Nuggets had five players with over 15 points or more... and the Lakers don't know from game-to-game what they're going to get out of D'Angelo Russell, sometimes often reads is hot and sometimes he's not.. Lakers better come out and game to and look at that like a must-win game or they're going to be in serious trouble
You really think Denver gonna have 5 players with 15 pts again? Lakers are playing a different team from the Warriors… you can tell they didn’t respect the Nuggets shooters but it’s just G1, we’ll see what happens Friday
@The Boy your right. we will see BUT 1 thing was certain...The Lakers have NO answer for Jokic..The Nuggets are an athletic big team that playing small teams like Memphis & Golden State did not prepare the LAKERS for...
@The Boy And yes I do think the Nuggets's shooters like Murray, Brown, KCP and Porter Jr. have been lights out this post season...and Denver is the #1 seed for a reason.
Lakers starting 5 against Denver's bench is why they closed the gap. The commentators even said the bench can't hold the lead.
During Rui time Jokić corrected but teammates didnt..Jokić throw 3 assists and one should be double pass..that Is 8 points which didnt happen and Jokić didnt get assists..so we need to seebRui on Jokić in start when fresh to judge it
its 3-10-24 Lakers still havent won a game against the nuggets... lol
Shady literally compare AD and Dwight doubling a worse version of Jokic, to AD and Rui doubling the version of him averaging a 30 pt TD, on insane efficiency. Rui doesn't have Dwight's strength and defense in the post.
Still, this series seems like it's going to be nerve racking.
Laker's fans and The Media are sad with the moral victories
Ad scored 40 Lebron scored 28 point trip dub and reeves shot 90% from three and hachimura shot 70% from field and they still lost.
Jokic is picking the NBA apart. But the Lakers made adjustments late tho and they are just going at Murray.
Lol… You can tell that people don’t watch Denver except for Denver fans. Because they do that all year letting teams come back on them. The difference is they still won this game. So nugget’s fans we’re thinking this game was going to be a loss. So the nugget’s need to play a whole game like they did a couple times with Phoenix.
hey "freud" Acho: AD was also smiling after Jokic made that Incredible 3pointer at the end of the 1st Half. I don´t know if you notice but......The Nuggets WON!!!
The Rui adjust only worked because Denver was missing shots and Jokic had some careless turnovers, that adjustment ain't gonna work in the long run, especially not early... The best thing the Lakers have going is Lebron seeking out Murray and small gurads on the switch
All they have to do is stop switching. Make Austin Reeves shoot the ball
Well! The Lakers can take their four moral victories into next year!
Lakers winning this series & then talk gonna have all the excuses in the book
@@cookingwithdessii3685
What?????.....Lady go back to school!!!!!.....or at least use the "Auto correct"!
Lakers aren't getting swept
@@shayjames5099 You were saying????
@Cooking With Dessii So what are you excuses?
I’m a lakers fan but it warms my heart how Joy has to swallow down her smirks and scorn for Jokic, my favorite player to watch since his 2nd season. It’s so easy to see when a person has irrefutable bias against a player that the spirit of the competition is lost, and it is a shame since we might be witnessing the passing of the torch from one genius basketball player in Lebron to Jokic, the next genius along the lines of Magic, Bird, CP3, etc. all year Joy and many pundits have tainted what a wonderful joy it HAS been to watch Jokic regardless of fandom by downplaying his greatness.
More confident in the losing team. Nice touch
Rui likely won't be big enough to defend Joker, Lakers need someone bigger, with AD assisting. The game went as I expected it to, but I was impressed with the Lakers effort late. If Murray has an off game 2 (he can be inconsistent), they may have a chance at stealing that. If not expect a 2-0 deficit...unless the refs help.
She fine. But she don't know basketball. Nuggets might sweep these bums.
😂
@SamoaVsEverybody_814 they gone win. 🤡
Nah they not sweeping them, if they aren’t careful based on the experience Bron and AD have they can get got. But I do think Joker can get his getback from the bubble.
Lakers aren't beating The Nuggets 4 out of 5
So lets ignore the first 31min of dominant play from Denver and home in on the 17min of dominant Laker play? If you had to guess which was the anomaly why would you assume its Denver? Denver was one of the best 3pt shooting teams all year (the Lakers weren't) Denver was one of the best offenses (Lakers weren't) AD probably just had his best game of the series (more then likely Joker will have a few better) and as the series is games are every other day from now on the older legs of the Lakers will struggle... oh and Denver has home court. The Lakers have 2 paths to victory, Denver injuries or the refs.
Medias delusional. They love confirmation bias…nuggets will win this series in 6. They’re a better team. They keep saying we saw the best of the nuggets. No, we saw the best of the Lakers. Period…Nuggets will get a strong defensive game in game 2 and win by double digits
This man acting like these games are won and lost in the post game pressers 🤣🤣🤣
KD and Booker were in good moods after game 1 and 4 also.
First. BTW the Nuggets will make adjustments too folks
Exactly smh 🤦🏾♂️
Facts but adjust all they want if we can stop the head the body will drop
@@kamalwaysgaming97 You can't stop the head. Double Jokic then he gets 20 assists. You're going to have to score
@@vaudou_ they just scored 126 so I assume they will definitely be able to score lol. We know Denver won’t be able to stop the lakers. But the lakers sure do have a better chance at stoping the nuggets.
You gotta make jokic just a scorer and rebounder can’t let him score rebound and make everyone around him better if you do that you’re gonna lose
Anytime joy talks I just lose faith cuz she clearly doesn’t study the game because joker will never play that good again no one in franchise history has done so 🤦🏾♂️
You guys are a joke. Joy stop making excuses. all except for one picked the lakers to win game one. now Joy is saying the nuggets were suppose to win game one. Come on stop defending the lakers. Murray and Jokic are keeping receipts. they will pay better in game 2. i don't expect Joker to have another 3 point 4th quarter.
Does everyone forget that lebron ad and Austin reeves had great games not saying they can’t moving forward but all three had 20 plus everyone acting like they can duplicate that every night
Nuggets Dominated for 3 quarters.. These clowns are a Joke😅😅
Every media be on lakers D lol
The amount of Laker bias on this show is astounding. Joy has no gag reflex apparently and Laker nation is now demanding eye contact. Sheesh.
Nice of y’all to give slick the last minute in the take
Haha so the nuggets aren’t going to make adjustments too ?
I love how the winning team gets so much more flak than the team that loss but that’s the modern day sports commentators
Omg the same recycled trash take. I like to see AD duplicate 40 points every other night even when traveling
Nuggets in 5.
First off Denver won. Second off do any of these experts realize Denver is going to adjust as well game 2 to counter what worked for the Lakers 😅😂 media acting like nuggets don’t have coaches on payroll too lol
It would have been better for the Lakers if they had been blown out. Because that could have potentially lulled Denver into a sense of complacency going into game 2. Now the Nuggets know that they almost let one slip away. And they will be more cautious and maybe more aggressive in game 2.
Thank you ou so much rick for giving Denver credit vs all the Lakers 🍆riders
Hey Joy today is 5/21/2023 and the Lakers 0-3 to the No Respect Denver Nuggets. How are still felling about yours overrated Lakers?
LA got the L and y'all confident 🤭 AD ain't gonna score 40 I'm getting my broom ready
So it seems like this panel expects AD to get 50, Lebron to get a triple double, Reeves to hit more 3’s, Rui to miss less than 3 shots, Nuggets to make no adjustments, and Jeff Green to play more minutes
She: I am confident...
They cut the lead, but they lose. because Denver is best team in the last quotter.
When Denver finishes 4-2, we will see who comes in sunglasses and with smoothies smiling...
They were smiling because they've realized that it's a layup drill against this Denver defense. They don't believe Denver can shoot this efficiently again but we will see in Game 2.
All those stats. The one that matters is 1-0. Rui is going to get absolutely dominated if LA thinks he's going to do much on Nikola. AD could not guard him. But Rui can because AD is roaming... Lol
Jokic is no joke....just asked Durant and booker 😊😊😊😊
Lakers got dominated
Lakers not winning a game in Denver
Took the lakers 3 quarters to figure out their gameplan, and were still within 3 with under 1 min in regulation. Lakers in 6
This media people are something else 🤦🏻♂️ they all talking about the same thing… oh the lakers are feeling great, great adjustments by the lakers like Denver can watch the tape and made some adjustments also? 🤷🏾♂️ I could care less who wins but don’t act like the lakers figure the nuggets in one half of a game
Jokic had a mycareer statline
Denver in 6
Hey @Shady how those sixers doing against the Celtics? Oh wait they lost my bad 🤦♂️
Joker is the real mvp 🏆 but go Lakers
Denver should feel confident, that doesn't mean Lakers should feel bad
Lmao they think lakers figured out joker lmaoo yooo he about too cook
Its as if Denver lost and Lakers won. Their argument is so desperate, and I cant wait for Nuggets to win again tonight.
I love to watch postgame too... LeBron and Ad were very happy. lool
It is obvious to me which is the better team. Denver. I am going with better team
Lol. Lakers kool aid drinkers again. No two games are alike. Your adjustments were ultimately useless you lost and showed your hands. No difference you lose by 1 or 100
What do you think happens Game 2? Now the Nuggets executed a close game. They know they can win when it gets tight. The Lakers are in trouble now cos they absolutely have to win Game 2
Might be with Rich the Buch on this one here.
Jokic is AVERAGING 30, 12, and 10 on 60% eFG. So yeah, he's gonna get that every night. That's why the Lakers put hachimura on him. They basically said "we can't stop this, so we're gonna move our best defender so we can try to stop something else."
Bro THEY LOST
6:28 Mike Malone in his locker room.. “they feeling good cuz they played good, but they lost” 🤷🏾♂️