This the best and most educated SAS rant I’ve heard in a long time. The whole Nuggets ruining every big moment for the Lakers over the last year is hilarious and never put that together
Haha, you obviously don't live in Denver. They talk about this allllllll the time. I'm pretty sure one of the radio guys here is the one who started the "the Nuggets are the Lakers daddy" thing. It's crazy though.
I'm a Laker fan and of course Denver has owned us recently, but never say a game or a series is going to be easy. You not only are putting your foot in your mouth, you might be putting your whole leg in too!
@@CxrlJyou act like the lakers was getting blown out and y’all forget Lebron wasn’t even healthy last playoffs he came back on a fucked up ankle and ad hurt
This is why he gets paid the big bucks! I didn’t even realize the last 3 games the nuggets just ruined big laker nights not even counting the sweep lol they keep laughing in the lakers face
The match up will be a sweep, denver's sweeping tf outta the lakers, the lakers have absolutely no chance whatsoever, it'll he much worse for the lakers this time tbh
That is Half of the picture… KCP + Porter Jr + Gordon are real X factors. Jokic and Murray count with em 1000% and dont even need to ask for their grit. They dawg Come on now. Pelicans aint Denver + a game aint a series Note: Role Players play better at Home ( denver has home court advantage)
The suns was the only team to take Denver to 6 games last year, & KD got clowned all year for getting bounced in second round by Denver & not (at least) making it to the conference finals. Now they saying all the Lakers gotta do is not get swept in the first round and that’s good enough? bro I give up 😭
They are but that’s the difference between good and great. Denver is deeper and younger and better coached and in the end it always makes the difference
@@GeronFletcherrooting for Denver but I don’t think they’re deeper. They lost some key bench pieces in the off season and the Lakers bench got better. Hope Denver wins but I think it’ll be in 6 or possibly even 7
Swept last year, open championship ceremony, kobe statue, and Lebron 40k points....all lost to Denver. If they lose, Denver will be more than just their Daddy.
@@Mdksupreme1the bums that Denver barely beat last year?😂😂😂 Denver has the better team and Murray had to play almost 48 mins to win by single digits. 😂 Please... if they barely beat "bums" what are they?
@@kammyr4082bro don't talk about min LeBron at age 39 has to play 40 min for all season just to get these boys at this place so don't talk min plus you have to play best of your ability to knocked out LeBron James in playoff because ain't going anywhere
ESPN is DESPERATELY and I mean DESPERATELY praying, hoping, getting on their knees praying to their god that the Lakers can somehow beat the Nuggets in this series...
@@SkyrimChicken not really D’lo averaged 6 ppg against them and even then every game came down to the last 2-3 possessions, if D’lo even plays Decent they win that series, he doesnt need to outplay Murray these series, just show up
@@Vojkan2000that's because LeBron and the cast did not show up that game. This time, everyone showing up. Lakers must be fed up now and play ultra aggressive for 48 mins. I need us to blow them out in atlwast 1 game
There's no guarantee that the Lakers would have won against Sacramento if they lost against the Pelicans, this notion is just pure garbage you win the game and you play the opponent in front of you, either way they would have had to play Denver sooner or later.
If you don't think the Lakers can beat the Nuggets, who cares if they face OKC in the first round. You're gonna have to go through denver at some point.
I think no Bruce brown this time around will really hurt the nuggets. I still think they can win, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t. Bruce was BIG TIME for them last year, especially in that Laker series.
Bruh yall saying brown was crucial shows how smooth 🧠 yall are. He averaged 10 minutes and 8 points in the play off series. Saying Brown was big is next level lack of critical thinking skills. Especially this year since their bench is putting up better numbers and averaging more stop and blocks
I’ve watched every single Nuggets game of the last two seasons...Bruce Brown’s departure isn’t going to make a big difference. The guys in the playoff rotation this year have been slept on and will impact the games far more than Brown did last year....I mean seriously, anyone who says the Nuggets don’t win that chip last year without Bruce Brown is just out of their mind stupid
Unfortunately, the refs will try to fix the series in LA"s favor. They always do; LA is a huge market, and Adam Silver wants big market teams to make deep playoff runs.
Brown? if you watch the games instead of highlights, you would see the nuggets swept them in the regular season, what are you trying to say the only way the fakers beat the nuggets there will be a huge ft difference
Lakers fan. When we won the chip in 2020, we had scrappy bigs getting physical with Jokic like Dwight and McGee. We don’t have them now. We also had great perimeter and overall guard defenders like Caruso, KCP, Danny Green etc…Reaves, DLo, Rui are better are a downgrade defensively. Murray ate us up last 8 games and we have no answer for him. I like surprises, but this is a real tough matchup for us
yep and he has to go AT jokic to get some fouls on him so he thinks twice about going through a guy while trying to do a trail/pass....we could get a few charges to get him thinking twice about some of his go to "MOVES" etc.
Denver doesn’t have the bench like they did last year. Lakers having the underdog mentality this time around is going to skyrocket adrenaline. I can’t wait *Birdman hand rub 😏
ima boston fan all day but thank god somebody has a brain, theyre not the same team they were last year if lakers supporting cast show up, and that bench plays out their minds i like Lakers in 6 or 7
The Nuggets won their WCF series last year against the Lakers by an average of 6 points per game. I think the Lakers are better this year and could upset them if they have a good game plan, but they have to play almost perfect basketball.
Denver Nuggets team is just there sitting quietly, doesn't care about the narrative. Playoff Denver plays different. Joker about to be a monster again.
I can say the same with the lakers about the narrative everyone is giving them. This series should be a good one everyone is about to be a monster in the playoffs and everyone plays with a different mentality. Is gonna be the series to watch. Any team can win on any giving night no matter who is playing. 😂 all I know is it's gonna Be A dog fight 1st round from the west to the east. One game at a time jr
Playoffs lakers nuggets FT 2023 FT game 1 26:22 for lakers FT game 2 26:18 for lakers FT game 3 29:19 for lakers FT game 4 26:22 for lakers Play In Pelicans Lakers FT 2024 29 :15 for Lakers referees will make it so that the Lakers advance and Denver should sue the NBA for something like that!!
Playoffs lakers nuggets FT 2023 FT game 1 26:22 for lakers FT game 2 26:18 for lakers FT game 3 29:19 for lakers FT game 4 26:22 for lakers Play In Pelicans Lakers FT 2024 29 :15 for Lakers referees will make it so that the Lakers advance and Denver should sue the NBA for something like that!!
Mind yall it took a historic performance from Denver to pull out two of those games (Murray with 23 in the fourth and Jokic having 12 Rebounds in game 1 in the first quarter) And on top of that Bron wasnt 100% either. I still have Denver winning in 6 but, this series isnt a formality like everyone thinks. This could be an upset.
AD can't afford to have a game under 28pts this series, but we all know what's going to happen if were being truly objective the under will hit at least 2 times for AD.The number one thing on the scouting for the Nuggets is to play physical against AD don't like to bang in the post especially if their bigger than him.Jokic and Gordon will gang up on AD and out ebound him and get so many second chance points these series will be over in 5 games or sweep.
And the Jordan worshippers will say lebron needed the play in to make the playoffs! (As a 7 seed) 😂😂 they said that about their last play in when they were the seven seed
Lakers pull off the upset if AD can actually guard Jokic, Darvin Ham needs to coach & make adjustments, D’Lo needs to actually participate, the bench & role players need to step up. I have no doubt that a 39 year old LeBron will show out…as long as he’s not chucking 3 pointers. Everyone else I can’t count on to be consistent
Lakers in 7, Lebron, Rui, and D-Low all are shooting better this year than last year, and we got playoff Gabe & playoff Dinwiddie. Plus we got prince & Jaxen Hayes.
Also don't forget, the Pelicans beat the Kings this year all 5 games they played. So don't go expecting the Kings to make the 8th seed, unless Zion doesn't play. Then they might make it.
I am telling you all: if DLO, AR and Rui shoot respectable % from 3 (above 38% in average), we've got a great shot at winning this series. It will go to 7 nonetheless.
This is a scary matchup, but it is good for LA. A lose means they need to make HUGE changes, a win means they are going into every following series as the favorite.
They already need to make huge changes, the lakers have ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER OF even taking this series past 5 games, y'all bums are getting swept again
@@jermainebrown-yu3xs I watched the whole game. Zion had 30 points in the paint. He went to the line 9 times. Should have been more. Reason being. He was in the paint. The refs was blowing ghost whistles for the Lakers. It's obvious. The shot double the free throws. But what don't make sense is how they shoot more free throws when the team as a whole didn't attack the paint like zion? The fix was in.
The only chance Denver stands against this LA team is the refs working in their favor. Lakers led the league in FTs. Their identity is driving the basketball. Denver has no answer for that. Jokic isn't a rim protector. Gordon isn't a rim protector. Nor is MPJ. All those no calls that turn into transition buckets was the difference last year. Jokic in one game had 5 fouls in mid 3rd quarter and lasted the rest of the game with the best driver in the game, LeBron James and didn't foul out while "trying" to protect the rim. If the refs call this game like it supposed to be called, a foul is a foul, Denver can't match up with Bron in the pick and roll or iso without sending help via digs or rotation. Regardless if DLo and company show up, that's the one thing LA should have going for them. If they force Jokic to score and be aggressive offensively the Lakers have the edge.
I will never bet against LeBron James in redemption games he needed. Even he is 39 years old this guy is the 2nd Greatest Player of All Time and I expected him to bring a war to Denver Nuggets.
It's not Jokic or Murray that's giving Lakers problem. It's the other supporting cast. Lakers need to avoid them making 3's and play every game like it's game 7
Yeah it's a problem. I'll be surprised if the Lakers do anything offensively when LeBron goes off and Watson and Braun come on. If the Nuggets bench can get some points with the elite defense these can be blowouts
@RKO859 So if we both doing that why does it matter? Plus my basement smells like flowers yours smells like your dad's breast milk. Let me get some of it though anyways.
Screamin' A. Smith is exactly right. The Lakers must play with pride. The secret will be coaching. The isolation play with the ball in Lebron's hands will not work against Denver. There most be tons of motion by the Laker offense. Denver's weakness is shot blocking. AD must touch the ball everytime down court. The 1, 2, and 3 for the Lakers must be active and that includes attacking the offensive boards. The Lakers cannot give up turnovers, offensive boards, backdoor cuts, and fastbreaks. They can win but the must execute.
I mean their chances are slim. It’s a little bit more interesting this year only cause Lebron isn’t hurt and they got more rest but still, it’s freaking Denver.
@@vulcanraven9701 I didn't say anything about help. I said he wasn't healthy last year. U can tell by the difference in how he's played up to this point.
true i mean ppl really discount how many tide turning/tuff/hard plays bruce brown was making on the fly....they lost that key range of talent/threat....but IMO gordon and MPJ have grown into their roles a lot more this season. If murray is healthy they should go pretty far
A Lebron team as a blatant underdog is typically a nightmare for the other team…. Let’s see how this goes, last time it was this one sided against a lebron team was GSW v Clev 3-1 finals….
Last year I was a loner saying how Denver would beat the lakers but this year is different. AD just needs to guard joker and nobody switch. Yea Denver players are long, special MPG and AG but Rui Bron and AD ain’t small either. Just don’t let joker average over 7 assist cause he’s gonna get his but don’t let him feed everyone else
id say tell rui to play MPJ physical so hes forced to be a pure shot jacker....put LBJ on gordon. At times swap out rui to put prince on MPJ....we just lack other wings for KCP, or even murray so were stuck with d'lo/reaves trying to slow murray down possibly gabe....still not an easy task regardless....but that whole RUI for "slowing" joker down outside the paint to the AD switch/help is whats going to open the floodgates to over playing joker....and the backdoor cut/breakdowns that lead to some of the easier buckets theyll get all series as it is SMH as far as how it went last year and will this year if its repeated.
Love how Mad Dog talks about Jokic as the final boss like he should be. Jokic is so valuable the guy has his team viewed as an unbeatable force. No other player has it like that. MVP.
This time, Vincent, Prince, and Dinwiddie were part of the Lakers lineup. I think these made a difference and an advantage on the Lakers bench compared to last year against Denver.
Stephen a was just telling Shannon the other day the lakers is cooked if they play Denver now today he wanna talk like they gotta chance lol media really want lakers to go farther then they should
@@joechucks1555 how was he hurt ? Don’t say his ankle. The same ankle he was tomahawk dunking off of! Lebron fakes injuries every time he loses. I bet you think he really broke his hand the last time he lost in the finals ?
@@Goatlikeitornot ikro zero half court "GAME" on that team not to mention BROOKS is a complete bs tier coach. Just iso with KD...and pnr/hedge screens for broadie to take advantage of. They traded JEFF green for PERK....as if that worked out too LMAO
Stephen A need to go give them a locker room speech 😂😂😂
He almost went full "INCH BY INCH..."
@@SkyrimChicken "The margin for error is so small-"
Word
Nah fr cuz ik we can beat them they just gotta clutch up at the end of the games
Ong 😂
Maddog is devious with that smirk
I be cracking up just looking at him 😂😂😂
He look like skip
I think Skip would fight Maddog
@@2123lotto I would pay top dollar to see it
Maddog whooping skip
This the best and most educated SAS rant I’ve heard in a long time. The whole Nuggets ruining every big moment for the Lakers over the last year is hilarious and never put that together
I didn’t either. I’m shocked I never realized. Man Denver just keeps laughing in the lakers face over and over
Haha, you obviously don't live in Denver. They talk about this allllllll the time. I'm pretty sure one of the radio guys here is the one who started the "the Nuggets are the Lakers daddy" thing. It's crazy though.
I'm a Laker fan and of course Denver has owned us recently, but never say a game or a series is going to be easy. You not only are putting your foot in your mouth, you might be putting your whole leg in too!
He loves pointing it out because he doesn't like Lebron. All that so he can say "Jordan would've never"
Dlo and the others are the x-factors in this series.
ngl if lakers win the edits will be insane
Fr, sadly gotta say lakers ain’t beating Denver tho
they could make it a 6 game series if they lucky but no way
Here we go always the dummy with if smh
@@CxrlJyou act like the lakers was getting blown out and y’all forget Lebron wasn’t even healthy last playoffs he came back on a fucked up ankle and ad hurt
NGL if the Lakers win, we will know the results are some of the NBA's finest home cooking.
@@zay7443 bro Denver swept the lakers this szn and every matchup hasn’t even been close
They should play this in the Lakers locker room to G them up😅😅
Like that matters
Ain't nobody will G the lakers up
@ninety8grovebaby701 it definitely would matter...Lakers would get so fired up by this and probably lose in 5 games instead of 4
@@dominalgenesis😂😂😂😂, I don’t think so this is going at least 6 maybe 7. Denver not as strong as last year.
Remember when they wanted revenge first game of the season?
SAS knows how to hype this lakers and Denver match up hella nice 🔥🔥🔥 at the beginning of the show
This is why he gets paid the big bucks! I didn’t even realize the last 3 games the nuggets just ruined big laker nights not even counting the sweep lol they keep laughing in the lakers face
Facts! Can’t wait to watch game 1 😅
The match up will be a sweep, denver's sweeping tf outta the lakers, the lakers have absolutely no chance whatsoever, it'll he much worse for the lakers this time tbh
@@Mdksupreme1 Yup Denver has less depth but they're literally better than they were last year
He's desperate. Jokic made him look like he is a sports simpleton as whitlock said he is, unworthy of the title "Analyst."
Dlo had like 21 points in the 4 games combined last season in the series, he’s the X factor
That is Half of the picture…
KCP + Porter Jr + Gordon are real X factors.
Jokic and Murray count with em 1000% and dont even need to ask for their grit. They dawg
Come on now. Pelicans aint Denver + a game aint a series
Note: Role Players play better at Home ( denver has home court advantage)
King Kong Bron Sticks Are Toast
The suns was the only team to take Denver to 6 games last year, & KD got clowned all year for getting bounced in second round by Denver & not (at least) making it to the conference finals. Now they saying all the Lakers gotta do is not get swept in the first round and that’s good enough? bro I give up 😭
Suns won 2 home games.. game 6 both their pg and c were out.
Suns are the only team that can beat Denver if both sides healthy! Who is guarding KD and Booker on Denver…..
The media likes to hate on KD oh boy if the suns win the lemedia will go into depression especially Shannon nick wright and Windy
lol kd gets humiliated every year in the playoffs.
Facts and Cp3 got hurt wolves also didnt have mcdaniels or reid first round no one will say nuggets face injury riddled teams though like GS
every nuggets and lakers game close till the final 3-5 mins💀
Lakers 0-3 lmao.
They are but that’s the difference between good and great. Denver is deeper and younger and better coached and in the end it always makes the difference
@@GeronFletcherrooting for Denver but I don’t think they’re deeper. They lost some key bench pieces in the off season and the Lakers bench got better. Hope Denver wins but I think it’ll be in 6 or possibly even 7
Denver is amazing in the Clutch. Especially Jamal though
@@Pipelayer10 he has injury. Let’s see if Vincent and Dinwiddie will guard him well this series.
Stephen A sounds like Denzel from “ Remember the Titans “ 😂
🤣😭😭😭😭
Swept last year, open championship ceremony, kobe statue, and Lebron 40k points....all lost to Denver. If they lose, Denver will be more than just their Daddy.
That should motivate LA a little..
Their Diddy perhaps?
@@chancellor3122their step bro
@@chancellor3122lol
La can always say ....we sent you home first and got a ring in the process
If AD can guard Jokic then I see Denver in 5
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
See you later alligator Denver in four😂
Who stopping Murray
@@DexterFuquaVANDO
Jokics half court play in the playoffs is just insane, the 4th quarter is what really separates the Nuggets from everyone else
Denver are sweeping these bums again
@@Mdksupreme1the bums that Denver barely beat last year?😂😂😂
Denver has the better team and Murray had to play almost 48 mins to win by single digits. 😂
Please... if they barely beat "bums" what are they?
@@kammyr4082 "barely beat" -> 4-0. Lakers fans are a different level of delulu...
@@kammyr4082 barely beat?A win is a win.It doesn't matter if you win by 2 points or 20 points
@@kammyr4082bro don't talk about min LeBron at age 39 has to play 40 min for all season just to get these boys at this place so don't talk min plus you have to play best of your ability to knocked out LeBron James in playoff because ain't going anywhere
I need y’all (SAS & MD) to keep this same energy when them lakes show yall that 2020 strength!!!
ESPN is DESPERATELY and I mean DESPERATELY praying, hoping, getting on their knees praying to their god that the Lakers can somehow beat the Nuggets in this series...
Exactly 💯
Stop lying nobody picking lakers bro what tv are you watching
Hy need them views
Bruh nuggets winning regardless
They should be praying they win a game in this series
One of the greatest speeches Stephen GAVE!!!! W this fire segment.
Anthony Davis is gonna have to play other worldly and lebron is gonna have to turn back the clock. And the supporting cast is gonna have to show up
AD played amazing last year, what happened?
It's going to take Dlo out duelling Murray, which won't happen
@@SkyrimChicken Yeah peopel forget AD scored 50 points in game 1 last year and still lost...
@@SkyrimChicken not really D’lo averaged 6 ppg against them and even then every game came down to the last 2-3 possessions, if D’lo even plays Decent they win that series, he doesnt need to outplay Murray these series, just show up
They did that last year and lost. Who’s stopping Jamal Murray? Thats the question and the only question that needs to be addressed.
@@Vojkan2000that's because LeBron and the cast did not show up that game. This time, everyone showing up. Lakers must be fed up now and play ultra aggressive for 48 mins. I need us to blow them out in atlwast 1 game
If La beats Denver they’re winning it all
lol. It's the first round. You're forgetting about the other better teams competing and that's just the Western conference.
@@onidtubes the media been saying OUTSIDE OF DENVER, they can beat anybody in the West. Stephen A said it a while back.
Nah
@@onidtubesno other team is fckn with the lakers bro it’s just Denver is they’re kryptonite
@@jamesjefferson3809 Same emdia that talks about the Lakers non stop even when their losing.
There's no guarantee that the Lakers would have won against Sacramento if they lost against the Pelicans, this notion is just pure garbage you win the game and you play the opponent in front of you, either way they would have had to play Denver sooner or later.
The only decent argument is that if there’s an injury but banking on the other team getting injured is a a terrible idea
Exactly they had to pick their poison and bron and ad need all the rest they can get between games
Yeah Idk why it was even a thought that the Lakers could assume a win against the Kings. Didn’t the Kings beat them 5 times in a row this year?
These “analysts” are the worst. Sacramento would have taken LA out of the picture had LA lost against New Orleans.
Better early like this coz they aren’t tired and they are the biggest threat. Never underestimate a team called the lakers they got too many chips
If you don't think the Lakers can beat the Nuggets, who cares if they face OKC in the first round. You're gonna have to go through denver at some point.
I think no Bruce brown this time around will really hurt the nuggets. I still think they can win, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t. Bruce was BIG TIME for them last year, especially in that Laker series.
Lot of people not realizing how big Bruce was for them
Bruh yall saying brown was crucial shows how smooth 🧠 yall are. He averaged 10 minutes and 8 points in the play off series. Saying Brown was big is next level lack of critical thinking skills. Especially this year since their bench is putting up better numbers and averaging more stop and blocks
People act like Bruce Brown was 6th man Harden 😂 averaging 8 points and 10 minutes that series
Nuggets are 3-0 against the lakers without Brown
I’ve watched every single Nuggets game of the last two seasons...Bruce Brown’s departure isn’t going to make a big difference. The guys in the playoff rotation this year have been slept on and will impact the games far more than Brown did last year....I mean seriously, anyone who says the Nuggets don’t win that chip last year without Bruce Brown is just out of their mind stupid
stephen A preach it!
Watch out for Scott foster.
Unfortunately, the refs will try to fix the series in LA"s favor. They always do; LA is a huge market, and Adam Silver wants big market teams to make deep playoff runs.
Yup only laker fans will deny this but in all the games that matter the lakers get all the calls.
@@NoahLinden😂😂😂 yet GSW is out. Make it make sense
@@kammyr4082...
What does GS being out have to do with it?
Take your own advice...
He's not Reffing the whole series.
I actually agree with Stephen A for once. Lakers gotta fight
It's over.
It wont matter regardless
@@Lee-fc3yf I hear you just keep the same energy later!
@@SM-cu3np Absolutely.. 😂😂😂😎
They gotta and they will, but that's not changing the outcome 😢
SA hit the nail on the head
Clippers vs Mavs, Lakers vs Nuggs, Suns vs Wolves and Kings/Pels vs OKC 🔥🔥🔥 out west
It’s amazing how Windy kept a straight face the entire Stephen A rant
Stephen A is energized
It’s going to be a miracle if Lakers win this series
A rigged miracle
@@MaximusSunman”it’s rigged” with no evidence is the most tired lame lazy annoying thing people casually throw out there these days lol
Lakers in 6 ain’t worried bout no chicken 🍗 nuggets 😤🏀💯 Denver missing key role players from last years team also
Brown?
if you watch the games instead of highlights, you would see the nuggets swept them in the regular season, what are you trying to say
the only way the fakers beat the nuggets there will be a huge ft difference
lakers pacers 150-145 ok 😂😂
2-0 already. you think lakers win 4 straight? 🤣🤣 yeah OKAY
Lakers fan. When we won the chip in 2020, we had scrappy bigs getting physical with Jokic like Dwight and McGee. We don’t have them now.
We also had great perimeter and overall guard defenders like Caruso, KCP, Danny Green etc…Reaves, DLo, Rui are better are a downgrade defensively. Murray ate us up last 8 games and we have no answer for him. I like surprises, but this is a real tough matchup for us
lakers in 4 baby
Anthony Davis has to go for 40 every game
yep and he has to go AT jokic to get some fouls on him so he thinks twice about going through a guy while trying to do a trail/pass....we could get a few charges to get him thinking twice about some of his go to "MOVES" etc.
😂😂😂😂😂
You want ad drop down dead
@@anhiirr 😂😂😂😂.. Stop it.
Here's my prediction, AD will get injured in Game 3 and be gone for the series.
Denver doesn’t have the bench like they did last year. Lakers having the underdog mentality this time around is going to skyrocket adrenaline. I can’t wait *Birdman hand rub 😏
ima boston fan all day but thank god somebody has a brain, theyre not the same team they were last year if lakers supporting cast show up, and that bench plays out their minds i like Lakers in 6 or 7
cant wait to get swept LMAOOO
@@BinoPacino34u just saying that because u have 0 wins against denver lol
@you might just be a fan, so I’m not gonna argue with you but Denver has no bench.
@@Raventhe3rdimagine your team losing all the games against Denver 😂then saying this
The Nuggets won their WCF series last year against the Lakers by an average of 6 points per game. I think the Lakers are better this year and could upset them if they have a good game plan, but they have to play almost perfect basketball.
Bravo 👏🏽 SAS!!!!
Crazy how doggy called it lol
Denver Nuggets team is just there sitting quietly, doesn't care about the narrative. Playoff Denver plays different. Joker about to be a monster again.
I can say the same with the lakers about the narrative everyone is giving them. This series should be a good one everyone is about to be a monster in the playoffs and everyone plays with a different mentality. Is gonna be the series to watch. Any team can win on any giving night no matter who is playing. 😂 all I know is it's gonna Be A dog fight 1st round from the west to the east. One game at a time jr
They will win game 3 because they wont want to be swept again and Nuggets win in 5.@@THESM0K3G0D
😂😂😂 they've been in the playoffs a handful of times....please. and haven't had many deep runs...
@@kammyr4082 I mean talk to the 17 banners hanging from the rafters. Every season is different.
Murray about to average 30+ this series
Playoffs lakers nuggets FT 2023
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FT game 2 26:18 for lakers
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Play In Pelicans Lakers FT 2024
29 :15 for Lakers
referees will make it so that the Lakers advance and Denver should sue the NBA for something like that!!
People may hate him or love him…STEPHEN A is that DUDE!!!✨🔥
Nuggets will win the championship this year. Mark my word.
Celtic fan here, I wish I could talk trash but den is the faves
I will mark your word home boy! 😅
no in play offs out lakers win this 100%
Playoffs lakers nuggets FT 2023
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FT game 2 26:18 for lakers
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29 :15 for Lakers
referees will make it so that the Lakers advance and Denver should sue the NBA for something like that!!
dude commenting this like its some kind of crazy take lmao
Lakers let’s we want the Denver !!!
Lakers got nothing to Lose. Lakers will be ready, no Dennis Shroder for Murray, we got Gave and Dinwiddie.
Series hasn’t started and your hyping Vincent and dinwiddy? You gonna need a therapist just for this one.
Nothing to lose?, y'all got a stacked team but still ain't gonna make it past the first round, denver sweeping y'all bums again FOR SURE
Gabe and Dinwiddle can't Defend lol
Facts Lakers got 7-8 players that can drop a 30 Point ball on your head! Lakers got depth!
Mind yall it took a historic performance from Denver to pull out two of those games (Murray with 23 in the fourth and Jokic having 12 Rebounds in game 1 in the first quarter) And on top of that Bron wasnt 100% either. I still have Denver winning in 6 but, this series isnt a formality like everyone thinks. This could be an upset.
Excuses Excuses.There was nothing wrong with LeBron.He was fine
i think lakers win this in 4:1
If bron and AD play like they did against the pels they will lose every game by 20
AD can't afford to have a game under 28pts this series, but we all know what's going to happen if were being truly objective the under will hit at least 2 times for AD.The number one thing on the scouting for the Nuggets is to play physical against AD don't like to bang in the post especially if their bigger than him.Jokic and Gordon will gang up on AD and out ebound him and get so many second chance points these series will be over in 5 games or sweep.
Zion was destroying them until he got injured.
@@drgta6 destroying them and only lead once😂
@@kammyr4082 They had momentum down the stretch.
@@kammyr4082 He scored 40 points before his injury, home skillet.
I still expect the Nuggets to win, but… I do believe this year’s Lakers will, at least, make this a six game series.
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Bruce Brown was huge for them last year
Good point he’s not there anymore.
Stephen A right on💯
I BET Porter is distracted 😂😂😂😂
Everyone thought lakers would throw game, no one saw zion doing it
This is like Ivan Drago (Nikola Jokic) vs Apollo Creed (Lebron James) in Rocky IV.
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I mean this has to be the most hyped 7th seed in history 😂😂
I think the 2023 Lakers slightly beat them
And the Jordan worshippers will say lebron needed the play in to make the playoffs! (As a 7 seed) 😂😂 they said that about their last play in when they were the seven seed
Before I saw this video I saw a ad for jokic relaxing on a Nba commercial that’s hilarious!!!😂
Lakers pull off the upset if AD can actually guard Jokic, Darvin Ham needs to coach & make adjustments, D’Lo needs to actually participate, the bench & role players need to step up. I have no doubt that a 39 year old LeBron will show out…as long as he’s not chucking 3 pointers. Everyone else I can’t count on to be consistent
Yeah but Mike Malone ain’t no scrub of a coach
He way better coach then Darvin Ham
@@MeiA-h9r yes he’s a slimy little pest but definitely out coaches Ham
Lakers in 7, Lebron, Rui, and D-Low all are shooting better this year than last year, and we got playoff Gabe & playoff Dinwiddie. Plus we got prince & Jaxen Hayes.
Also don't forget, the Pelicans beat the Kings this year all 5 games they played. So don't go expecting the Kings to make the 8th seed, unless Zion doesn't play. Then they might make it.
Should be a competitive series
The Denver overhype is wild
I love S.A he said "Errrrrrrbodyknows" lmaoooo
I am telling you all: if DLO, AR and Rui shoot respectable % from 3 (above 38% in average), we've got a great shot at winning this series. It will go to 7 nonetheless.
Lakers got a deeper bench, Nuggets lost Bruce Brown
Hope Darvin Ham plays Stephen A clip to the Lakers, that will fire them up. Stephen A spitting facts.
I love these videos the most. Let me save it so we can come back and clown Skip 1.5
That part 💯
The only person who will be getting clowned is you if you think the Lakers will win more than 1 game 😂
@@BG.994they almost won all 4 games last year, they had Denver shook!!😂😂
@@newwbeinlmao so shook that even after last year they still came back and beat them all 3 games this year 😂😂
Clown what ???? The dominance is clear don’t be delusional
lakers got better chance now then if denver get on a roll!
Remember the Lakers figured out the Nuggets, even though they got swept, they still aren't worried after losing 4 straight
After they get swept again they'll still be screaming they figured them out
yeah they gonna lose
The Lakers gonna lose yet again...lol hahaha
They ain't got no chance in order to beat this Denver nuggets team
LAKERS IN 5 IDC I'M RIDING WITH MY LAKESHOW TO THE END WE WINNING 😊
This is a scary matchup, but it is good for LA. A lose means they need to make HUGE changes, a win means they are going into every following series as the favorite.
They already need to make huge changes, the lakers have ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER OF even taking this series past 5 games, y'all bums are getting swept again
It’s a show down between The recent NBA champions vs NBA cup champions !!
Zion getting hurt with game tied with 3 minutes left. And you talking heads don't even mention that??😂😂😂
Lakers in 7.... End of story
He officiated the Lakers game last night. They shot 29 free throws. The pels shot 14.
They shot 15 ft and late game pel kept fouling if you watched the game
@@jermainebrown-yu3xshe didn’t watch it
Well don't foul😂😂😂 are they supposed to be blind bc you want LA to lose?!😂😂
@@Prod_Xantafor sure didn’t watch 😂. Just talking
@@jermainebrown-yu3xs I watched the whole game. Zion had 30 points in the paint. He went to the line 9 times. Should have been more. Reason being. He was in the paint. The refs was blowing ghost whistles for the Lakers. It's obvious. The shot double the free throws. But what don't make sense is how they shoot more free throws when the team as a whole didn't attack the paint like zion? The fix was in.
The only chance Denver stands against this LA team is the refs working in their favor. Lakers led the league in FTs. Their identity is driving the basketball. Denver has no answer for that. Jokic isn't a rim protector. Gordon isn't a rim protector. Nor is MPJ. All those no calls that turn into transition buckets was the difference last year. Jokic in one game had 5 fouls in mid 3rd quarter and lasted the rest of the game with the best driver in the game, LeBron James and didn't foul out while "trying" to protect the rim. If the refs call this game like it supposed to be called, a foul is a foul, Denver can't match up with Bron in the pick and roll or iso without sending help via digs or rotation. Regardless if DLo and company show up, that's the one thing LA should have going for them. If they force Jokic to score and be aggressive offensively the Lakers have the edge.
Only way lakers pull out of this series is if AD continues to play his game. He can’t have 20 pt first half and 0 pt second half
I will never bet against LeBron James in redemption games he needed. Even he is 39 years old this guy is the 2nd Greatest Player of All Time and I expected him to bring a war to Denver Nuggets.
It's not Jokic or Murray that's giving Lakers problem. It's the other supporting cast. Lakers need to avoid them making 3's and play every game like it's game 7
Yeah it's a problem. I'll be surprised if the Lakers do anything offensively when LeBron goes off and Watson and Braun come on. If the Nuggets bench can get some points with the elite defense these can be blowouts
Let’s Go #LakeShow🏀
Mad dogg literally just a old dude with a suit on. Probably hasn't watched a game since the 80s.
He's on TV and you typing with your greasy little hands hiding in your basement. That's the difference.
@@RKO859lmao chilllll but facts these ppl in the comments swear they know it all
@RKO859 So if we both doing that why does it matter? Plus my basement smells like flowers yours smells like your dad's breast milk. Let me get some of it though anyways.
8-0 bro I’m pretty sure you’re the one not watching the games we’re just using the evidence we’ve seen and the lakers can’t beat Denver
@noura6943 Nah most of us have and we realize they're a Darvin Hamburger meat replacement away from winning. Malone destroys this man.
First time ever I love what Stephen A bringing
Screamin' A. Smith is exactly right. The Lakers must play with pride. The secret will be coaching. The isolation play with the ball in Lebron's hands will not work against Denver. There most be tons of motion by the Laker offense. Denver's weakness is shot blocking. AD must touch the ball everytime down court. The 1, 2, and 3 for the Lakers must be active and that includes attacking the offensive boards. The Lakers cannot give up turnovers, offensive boards, backdoor cuts, and fastbreaks. They can win but the must execute.
Big up to lakers for playing for integrity instead of losing to face okc like some other coaches would’ve done,e.g doc rivers team or clippers
Denver is not the same team
Yet they still beat them every game this season. Y’all make the lamest bias arguments
@@theleague6886It’ll be different this time around, just wait for it
They are better
@calebethebeast5254 sure rui Hachimura figured something out hahhahaah
@@calebethebeast5254😂😂😂😂😂poor guy.
I woulda lost to the pelicans
I mean their chances are slim. It’s a little bit more interesting this year only cause Lebron isn’t hurt and they got more rest but still, it’s freaking Denver.
A healthy LeBron hasn't missed the finals since 2010. Until then, Lakers in 6
Lebron was healthy last year. He just got swept is all. He just cries injury when he is going to lose. Every single year he does that.
@@vulcanraven9701 naw he wasn't healthy. U can tell by how different he's played this year.
@@sportstalkonly1442 he was avg 28ppg that series. Plus he had AD avg similar numbers. he had & has more than enough help tbh
@@vulcanraven9701 I didn't say anything about help. I said he wasn't healthy last year. U can tell by the difference in how he's played up to this point.
Lakers are ready this time is a long time bill need to be paid ❤❤❤❤❤
Lakers are a different team. Media overhyping the discrepancy. Nuggets lost key role pieces.
true i mean ppl really discount how many tide turning/tuff/hard plays bruce brown was making on the fly....they lost that key range of talent/threat....but IMO gordon and MPJ have grown into their roles a lot more this season. If murray is healthy they should go pretty far
True, but despite that they couldn't beat the Nuggets a single time this season.
Staying Humble and Optimistic
We want the Nuggets!!! Bang bang lakers gang!!
Them boys are getting swept bro, sorry to tell u
get ready to whip out the brooms, bron going home
😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣
@@konezone2416 okay
@@jacobartis9853 really?
A Lebron team as a blatant underdog is typically a nightmare for the other team…. Let’s see how this goes, last time it was this one sided against a lebron team was GSW v Clev 3-1 finals….
Last year I was a loner saying how Denver would beat the lakers but this year is different. AD just needs to guard joker and nobody switch. Yea Denver players are long, special MPG and AG but Rui Bron and AD ain’t small either. Just don’t let joker average over 7 assist cause he’s gonna get his but don’t let him feed everyone else
id say tell rui to play MPJ physical so hes forced to be a pure shot jacker....put LBJ on gordon. At times swap out rui to put prince on MPJ....we just lack other wings for KCP, or even murray so were stuck with d'lo/reaves trying to slow murray down possibly gabe....still not an easy task regardless....but that whole RUI for "slowing" joker down outside the paint to the AD switch/help is whats going to open the floodgates to over playing joker....and the backdoor cut/breakdowns that lead to some of the easier buckets theyll get all series as it is SMH as far as how it went last year and will this year if its repeated.
Jokic about to get a 30+ points triple double first game
Idk about that… AD is literally nothing when it comes to Joker. It’s almost as if bruh doesn’t even see AD.
@@yugo4855yes first game an than ?? lakers win this in 4:1
@@micatrsic8762you really think Lakers can win twice in Denver 😂😂😂nahhhhh broo,and please do not bet on that one
Never underestimate LBJ's will. It's one of if not his last run at a ring, he will leave everything on the court, and it's a lot.
Love how Mad Dog talks about Jokic as the final boss like he should be. Jokic is so valuable the guy has his team viewed as an unbeatable force. No other player has it like that. MVP.
This time, Vincent, Prince, and Dinwiddie were part of the Lakers lineup. I think these made a difference and an advantage on the Lakers bench compared to last year against Denver.
lol they had them in the 3 games this year fam
you do realize Denver swept them in the regular season
what is your point?
Nuggets in 5
no lakers in 5 you forgot 150-145 lakers pacers
SAS went off though 🔥 lol he got me ready to lace up
Stephen a was just telling Shannon the other day the lakers is cooked if they play Denver now today he wanna talk like they gotta chance lol media really want lakers to go farther then they should
As a fan, LAKERS YOU NEED TO TREAT THIS LIKE A FREAKING REVENGE!!!!😭 they beat us on so many big day events
if AD and dlo shows up, i can see lakers get an upset
true if D'LO is aggressive and making his 3's reaves and the "others" will take note/keep that energy going
Do is gonna have to play good defense he can't do that and ball out offensively he's not that good
The media is hilarious for trying to make it seem like this’ll be a competitive series
LeBron is healthy this year Btw
They still going to lose 😂
He was healthy last season! 😂
Jokic wasn’t healthy last year lol
@@ddh540 no he wasn’t
@@joechucks1555 how was he hurt ? Don’t say his ankle. The same ankle he was tomahawk dunking off of! Lebron fakes injuries every time he loses. I bet you think he really broke his hand the last time he lost in the finals ?
Lakers going to win this series, hope you guys keep the same energy 😂😂😂
No 9-0 coming
100%👍👍👍
The 2012-2016 OKC Thunder would sweep every single team in this NBA playoffs. Every single one.
They had no bench and 0 shooting. It was always KD and Russ. They would lose to Denver and Boston.
Naw
@@Goatlikeitornot ikro zero half court "GAME" on that team not to mention BROOKS is a complete bs tier coach. Just iso with KD...and pnr/hedge screens for broadie to take advantage of. They traded JEFF green for PERK....as if that worked out too LMAO
The squad who never won a title, and blew a 3-1 lead?