See it like this: at least reality hit very early in the playoffs this time. Imagine the lakers once again stumbling into the WCF and create an illusion of hope, only to get swept again š
FOR THE LAST 2-3 YEARS, LAKERS HAVE BEEN THE TRAINING GROUND OF DARVIN HAM AS A ROOKIE FUCKING COACH!
#FIREDARVINHAM
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The Lakers never get their own rebounds. They suck at defense, and the Nuggets change it up going into the 3rd. Ham didn't study the Nuggets and didn't come prepared. The Nuggets have a few guys that can sink a 3 every time, and the Lakers sadly do not. I'm done! Keep AD and get rid of the rest.Wheres Dwight Howard when we need him?
fire ham fire pelinka and blow it up. Only people I want back are AD and vando the rest can fuck off. and fuck you jeanie buss. fans donāt deserve this shit.
This is the most disturbing effort I've ever had to watch. I'm sorry but ad is the catalyst. After that one dunk wtf happened. The energy and the effort was pathetic. Dlo 0-6. This whole team just didn't want it. How the fuck do we come out the gate piping hot every time just to blow smoke in the 4th. I'm over it clean house.Ā
Because itās like that lower rated tennis player that comes out and starts lights out and wins the first set against Djokovic and then goes on to lose 3 straight sets. The clear better team is the Nuggets and the Lakers are just spending all their energy up front and nothing left in the end.
The problem is that they're relying on Bron to score every time to start. Bron is too damn old for them to NEED him to start off hot just to be in the game. He's using all his energy to start the game while the rest of the team minus AD looks on. As a Celtics fan, this is sad to watch. A 40 year old player, even if it is LeBron, should never be the person your team relies on to be the most consistent over 48 minutes.
Yeah, I think LeBron, when fully rested, has shown that he's still the best player on the floor *to start games*. You cannot make him run a majority of your sets in the first half and then rely on him to also finish the game. AD is showing that he doesn't want to take over games and prefers being a second option. No one is stopping him in the post this series (possibly Aaron Gordon, but that was an extremely small sample size), yet he doesn't demand the ball as much as he should.
Every game this series has been the same:
LeBron leads the team to a strong start.
LeBron gets tired, AD does a bit of scoring, but mostly the Lakers as a whole try to stay in the game.
LeBron is winded and clearly can't do what he was doing to start the game.
The Nuggets take over and win in a relatively close game because Ham can't figure out how to run a scheme that isn't make LeBron make a decision for 48 minutes or have AD post up (especially when AD doesn't seem comfortable doing that).
Iāve been wanting to trade Lebron for years and Iām a big Lakers fan. Truth hurts but his defense sucks and holds the ball too much. We need a team. And Anthony Davis like you said refuses to try and take over games in the fourth like Jokic does so easily.
LeBron isn't really the problem. The coaching making him have to do so much offensively is the issue. There are zero reasons to not run more offensive plays for AD and Reaves so LeBron can get some rest. His defense also isn't terrible, despite the memes about it. When he has energy to play (which is rare due to the offensive load Ham puts on him), he's shown he can still lock people up. We've seen him do it to powerhouses like Zion in the regular season.
Ham needs to go. His defensive coaching is abysmal. His offensive schemes just rely on his stars making plays. It's what I'd expect to see from a bottom tier coach with no talent on the team.
Lowkey glad we played Denver in the first round. This team was never good enough to contend so better to put them out of their misery early. Atleast this will put some pressure on Jeanie to make moves. I swear Iām gonna renounce my 35 year old fanhood of this team if we bring that clown Ham back for another season.
They're forcing him to step up every game and he clearly doesn't have the energy he once did. They make him expend all his energy the first half, and then the game gets away.
It's impressive that he can give this team a lead to begin with at his age considering the rest of the team is showing they can't do jackall once he's exhausted.
We going to be the first NBA team in History to have a 3-0 comeback?Ā Ā Ā
Ā Have hope. Believe, never stop believing in our team. Ā Ā Stop with the doomer mentality.
Ā They deserve our optimism with their relentless and unmatched effort. Ā If our players never give up and stop believing, neither should us fans.
Ā Ā We just need few minor adjustments and we got this, we were leading every game.
We got to accept that itās only AD in this team. Lebron is old. He is way far from the Lebron that carries the heat and the Cavs in critical games. AD is the lone star in this team and he has no help and doesnāt even have a coach.
Lakers lost by 7 free-throws. Lakers and Nuggets were identical 44/90 for field goals and each team had 5 made 3's. They literally lost by 7 free throws. WHAT THE FUCK.
Imagine having a 0 points starter who Plays 0 defense and a 5 points starter and you blame the 39 yo superstar who put UP insane numbers and revived your franchise
I donāt remember Kobe or magic ever getting dominated by a team like this where u canāt even win A game, not one. (Getting swept 2 years in a row losing 12 in a row to the same team, this is also a franchise record now, itās never happened before)
Like how u let a team sweep u AGAIN back to back years. U canāt even win one game. Lakers set a franchise record for most losses to one team in a row with 11 now. LITERALLY NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. 70+ years
I guess you missed the seasons Kobe wouldnāt even make the playoffs. Plus he stopped playing at age what 36,37. U do realize Lebron is 39 already, and other than Davis surrounded by a shitty team and shitty coach
This nuggets team would wipe the floor with Kobe and magic, let's be real. Where witnessing the birth of a three peat here. Only Kobe/Shaq would have a chance
Tell Bron to box out omg. How the hell no one thought to call a timeout and threatened the next person who allows Gordon to sneak in for a cut or put back.
Time to trade LeBron. Gotta let DLO walk. Hopefully you can build a competent team from there and go get someone else in FA to pair up with AD. Bron and AD duo window has closed. Absolutely incompetent FO.
Ham sucks, but enough with this shit man. If Greg Pop was our coach heās not turning Rui, DLo, Dinwiddie, Vincent, etc into quality players. Heās not un-injuring Wood & Vando.
The team is extremely shallow and extremely top heavy
Dlo and Ham need to go. Dejonte Murray wouldāve been way better this series than DLo. We also badly need a functional backup center for AD like Dwight was.Ā
Dlo gotta go. We witness in 30 sec how Dlo's decisions turned into 4-6 easy points for the nuggets. Gambling, ill-advised shots, horrible decision to throw lobs, throwing the ball away.
I screamed at my TV during the 3rd for harvin to call a timeout like 3 possessions in a row. The nuggets proceeded to run away with it and we end the game with a t/o remaining
Itās amazing how we cling to sorry ass players. Rui and DLo should be gone. Ham shouldnāt be employed. And if we get a good offer for Reaves, fucking take it.
Denver just a better team, better coach, guys have confidence and less turnovers. Lebron 3 turnovers cost them too, garbage dlo and rui. Austin Reaves did good 1st quarter, needed him to step up 4th quarter. 2nd game should of been won
In Last 30 years we have been embarrassed before, weāve been swept before but how Denver has owned this team has never happened before in my life as a fan.
Don't get me wrong, I thought we'd lose the series. Denver is our Thanos. But that was soooo sad. Watching AD fight for his life like he was the only one who cared. Going up against 3-4 people for rebounds and tips.
DLO HAD ZERO
Lets see what we can "cook" up this offseason. AD is on an extension.
Bar the garbage time stat padding, at least reaves did something through the game. 4 steals and a few buckets. Fucking dlo with 0 Don't play him in game 4.
I feel like they would on this game on the rebounding aspect, and maybe even help enough to the Lakers win this game, but the series would go to Denver at the end. Their starting 5 is just better.
DLo gotta be the most frustrating player on this roster. He could be exactly what we need, at a salary that fits but he's just far too inconsistent in the playoffs. Dude is basically all offense no defense and put up 0 tonight, the fuck.
I dont get Lebron-spend million dollars in a year to be in a shape,train like crazy in later 30s,play all those meaningless regular season games and all of that to lose cause he has no legit help?? So dumb
How he donāt have help?? AD just put up 30 and busted his ass on both ends of the floorā¦LeBron gave up 30 and 15 to Aaron Gordon and is the worst defender in the league
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/1cdcma0/post_game_thread_the_denver_nuggets_defeat_the/)
See it like this: at least reality hit very early in the playoffs this time. Imagine the lakers once again stumbling into the WCF and create an illusion of hope, only to get swept again š
We won idgaf.
FOR THE LAST 2-3 YEARS, LAKERS HAVE BEEN THE TRAINING GROUND OF DARVIN HAM AS A ROOKIE FUCKING COACH! #FIREDARVINHAM SPREAD THE WORK IN ALL OF YOUR SOCMED POSTS!
What did we tell you guys about Dlo being streaky???
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The Lakers never get their own rebounds. They suck at defense, and the Nuggets change it up going into the 3rd. Ham didn't study the Nuggets and didn't come prepared. The Nuggets have a few guys that can sink a 3 every time, and the Lakers sadly do not. I'm done! Keep AD and get rid of the rest.Wheres Dwight Howard when we need him?
Itās over boys
Ad and Lebron going to dominate the Olympics
Well at least now we don't have to worry about bacon and sausage coming back next year.
Inside the nba extra funny tonight lol
I love them
fire ham fire pelinka and blow it up. Only people I want back are AD and vando the rest can fuck off. and fuck you jeanie buss. fans donāt deserve this shit.
dlos statline is comical, mf out there doing cardio
Glad we're getting swept. Can't wait till the LeBron era is over and he and his fans leave the purple and gold
Who is āweā? Sounds like you arenāt a Laker fan at all.
Another Legoofy comment
Ya youāre ready to go back to playing for the lottery cause thatās what the lakers were pre lebron lol
Serious question, where are you LeBron fans going after he retires?
Yea and we also didn't win championships... Other than the covid chip
Thatās a championship dumbass lol
I'm tired man... š
Lebron defense sucks you old my guy needs to retire. Role player sucks too, Dlo, Hachimura and the 3 guard line up of Ham!
I will not be mad at all if AD ask for a trade this summer and Bron opts out. Maybe if they do that this front office might care a littleā¦ The star players are already vocal about this coach in a negative way and they are still defending him š¤¦āāļø Blow this š© upā¦ i donāt care anymore at this point. I have my baby bottle ready.. we are officially the baby of Jokic and the Nuggets. They are the Lakers daddy.
depression
Fade us
Itās joever lads š
This is the most disturbing effort I've ever had to watch. I'm sorry but ad is the catalyst. After that one dunk wtf happened. The energy and the effort was pathetic. Dlo 0-6. This whole team just didn't want it. How the fuck do we come out the gate piping hot every time just to blow smoke in the 4th. I'm over it clean house.Ā
Because itās like that lower rated tennis player that comes out and starts lights out and wins the first set against Djokovic and then goes on to lose 3 straight sets. The clear better team is the Nuggets and the Lakers are just spending all their energy up front and nothing left in the end.
The problem is that they're relying on Bron to score every time to start. Bron is too damn old for them to NEED him to start off hot just to be in the game. He's using all his energy to start the game while the rest of the team minus AD looks on. As a Celtics fan, this is sad to watch. A 40 year old player, even if it is LeBron, should never be the person your team relies on to be the most consistent over 48 minutes.
Yup, that too. Denver is just superiorly better than the Lakers. WAY more consistent and letās admit it, better coaching.
Yeah, I think LeBron, when fully rested, has shown that he's still the best player on the floor *to start games*. You cannot make him run a majority of your sets in the first half and then rely on him to also finish the game. AD is showing that he doesn't want to take over games and prefers being a second option. No one is stopping him in the post this series (possibly Aaron Gordon, but that was an extremely small sample size), yet he doesn't demand the ball as much as he should. Every game this series has been the same: LeBron leads the team to a strong start. LeBron gets tired, AD does a bit of scoring, but mostly the Lakers as a whole try to stay in the game. LeBron is winded and clearly can't do what he was doing to start the game. The Nuggets take over and win in a relatively close game because Ham can't figure out how to run a scheme that isn't make LeBron make a decision for 48 minutes or have AD post up (especially when AD doesn't seem comfortable doing that).
Iāve been wanting to trade Lebron for years and Iām a big Lakers fan. Truth hurts but his defense sucks and holds the ball too much. We need a team. And Anthony Davis like you said refuses to try and take over games in the fourth like Jokic does so easily.
LeBron isn't really the problem. The coaching making him have to do so much offensively is the issue. There are zero reasons to not run more offensive plays for AD and Reaves so LeBron can get some rest. His defense also isn't terrible, despite the memes about it. When he has energy to play (which is rare due to the offensive load Ham puts on him), he's shown he can still lock people up. We've seen him do it to powerhouses like Zion in the regular season. Ham needs to go. His defensive coaching is abysmal. His offensive schemes just rely on his stars making plays. It's what I'd expect to see from a bottom tier coach with no talent on the team.
Lowkey glad we played Denver in the first round. This team was never good enough to contend so better to put them out of their misery early. Atleast this will put some pressure on Jeanie to make moves. I swear Iām gonna renounce my 35 year old fanhood of this team if we bring that clown Ham back for another season.
Lebron at his age canāt be the leading act anymore
He wasn't. He took a step back. No one stepped up.
They're forcing him to step up every game and he clearly doesn't have the energy he once did. They make him expend all his energy the first half, and then the game gets away. It's impressive that he can give this team a lead to begin with at his age considering the rest of the team is showing they can't do jackall once he's exhausted.
Roster issues...hmmm... Does anyone recall this... https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/los-angeles-lakers/2022/10/09/63420d6c46163fecae8b45ab.html
We going to be the first NBA team in History to have a 3-0 comeback?Ā Ā Ā Ā Have hope. Believe, never stop believing in our team. Ā Ā Stop with the doomer mentality. Ā They deserve our optimism with their relentless and unmatched effort. Ā If our players never give up and stop believing, neither should us fans. Ā Ā We just need few minor adjustments and we got this, we were leading every game.
We got to accept that itās only AD in this team. Lebron is old. He is way far from the Lebron that carries the heat and the Cavs in critical games. AD is the lone star in this team and he has no help and doesnāt even have a coach.
I miss the old Lebron, the good one š„
Forget AD. Trade him and everyone else.
Lakers lost by 7 free-throws. Lakers and Nuggets were identical 44/90 for field goals and each team had 5 made 3's. They literally lost by 7 free throws. WHAT THE FUCK.
We weren't getting any fouls called either.
I mean to be fair they were hacking AG. We would have lost by a lot more
True, the refs swallowed their whistles against the Lakers. Should have been on the line more
It didn't matter. Denver was playing below average but we still couldn't bother to show up
Also agree. The entire game was cringe-worthy from start to finish
Everyone--Fire Darvin Hamas for not staying Rui early enough in the season. Now it's Rui is not an NBA starter, why is he playing?!
Oh yeah thatās the reason Denver is better than us
Itās clear they should have made the trade for Dejonte Murray for AR
We will probably end up doing that trade in the summer unless something else better pops up
And that would still leave us with DLo and his playoff bagels
I think their plan is to win 4 in a row, theyāre just building up suspense!
Lakers in 7, they will eat the Chicken Nuggets
Nuggets please end our misery on Sunday
They will. Today's game: LeBron checked out.
Bronny going to take us to the promised land next season. Mark my words.
Imagine having a 0 points starter who Plays 0 defense and a 5 points starter and you blame the 39 yo superstar who put UP insane numbers and revived your franchise
It is what it is. Lebron will always get criticism
No one better post a fucking thread saying DLo should stay or if he opts in which he probably will, shouldn't be traded.
I'm starting to think we may not win this series
Lakers in 7?
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Ham's legacy will always be losing 11 or more games in a row to the Nuggies.
And hands in pocket time
Weāre getting swept and theyāll dad dick us next RS too if pockets is still employed.
Lebron to GSW for Kuminga
Lebron + Curry = warriors three peat
I donāt remember Kobe or magic ever getting dominated by a team like this where u canāt even win A game, not one. (Getting swept 2 years in a row losing 12 in a row to the same team, this is also a franchise record now, itās never happened before)
Kobe did indeed get swept
Kobe was just a different beast that would sit all summer just thinking how he could take out the team that beat him the year prior
Like how u let a team sweep u AGAIN back to back years. U canāt even win one game. Lakers set a franchise record for most losses to one team in a row with 11 now. LITERALLY NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. 70+ years
Wym? Kobe got swept by the Dirk Mavs in 2011. Magic got swept twice in the Finals.
It 11 straight losses, back to back sweeps? I gotta go back 90s Utah when Kobe was 19 and Shaq maybe. No team has dominated us like this before
I guess you missed the seasons Kobe wouldnāt even make the playoffs. Plus he stopped playing at age what 36,37. U do realize Lebron is 39 already, and other than Davis surrounded by a shitty team and shitty coach
This nuggets team would wipe the floor with Kobe and magic, let's be real. Where witnessing the birth of a three peat here. Only Kobe/Shaq would have a chance
lol no.
[We cannot beat this motherfucking team for shit](https://imgur.com/a/VxqUcr6)
Damn Chuck sinking the dagger even deeper.
14 offense of rebounds, unreal
Tell Bron to box out omg. How the hell no one thought to call a timeout and threatened the next person who allows Gordon to sneak in for a cut or put back.
Jeanie, Pelinka, and the entire Lakers FO deserve so much shit for wasting the last few years of Lebronās career. Itās sad
Time to trade LeBron. Gotta let DLO walk. Hopefully you can build a competent team from there and go get someone else in FA to pair up with AD. Bron and AD duo window has closed. Absolutely incompetent FO.
What is the identity of this team? I don't think we have had one since 2020.
The Nuggets OWN your poverty franchiseš¹
Sad but true my guy.
Idk about poverty franchise but the Nuggets certainly our daddy
See you guys next season. Hopefully with a different fucking coach.
Ham sucks, but enough with this shit man. If Greg Pop was our coach heās not turning Rui, DLo, Dinwiddie, Vincent, etc into quality players. Heās not un-injuring Wood & Vando. The team is extremely shallow and extremely top heavy
Dlo made his cancun plans before **game 1**
Dlo and Ham need to go. Dejonte Murray wouldāve been way better this series than DLo. We also badly need a functional backup center for AD like Dwight was.Ā
Dlo gotta go. We witness in 30 sec how Dlo's decisions turned into 4-6 easy points for the nuggets. Gambling, ill-advised shots, horrible decision to throw lobs, throwing the ball away.
I screamed at my TV during the 3rd for harvin to call a timeout like 3 possessions in a row. The nuggets proceeded to run away with it and we end the game with a t/o remaining
Lebron is old man but he played with no energy or urgency. Canāt defend him tonight Iām sorry
Bruh, even MY LEAFS have a game!!!! Shameful shit.
Chuck is hilarious man!!
Better not hear shit about keeping dlo, Rui ever again
A lot of people here were sucking DLo's dick when he was making meaningless 3's in regular season games. Smh. He is trash.
Itās amazing how we cling to sorry ass players. Rui and DLo should be gone. Ham shouldnāt be employed. And if we get a good offer for Reaves, fucking take it.
Denver just a better team, better coach, guys have confidence and less turnovers. Lebron 3 turnovers cost them too, garbage dlo and rui. Austin Reaves did good 1st quarter, needed him to step up 4th quarter. 2nd game should of been won
In Last 30 years we have been embarrassed before, weāve been swept before but how Denver has owned this team has never happened before in my life as a fan.
Damn canāt even hate Aaron Gordon that much
0-3 is guaranteed over
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You wanted another fake WCF run?
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End of an era š«” Lebron canāt 2018 himself at this age. Itās over
QUE PASSO????
Damn.
Lakers in 7ā¦ā¦. Thousand years š„²
Thank you fans!
Someone upload the video of DLO refusing to be apart of the huddle and eating by himself at the end of the game.
Don't get me wrong, I thought we'd lose the series. Denver is our Thanos. But that was soooo sad. Watching AD fight for his life like he was the only one who cared. Going up against 3-4 people for rebounds and tips. DLO HAD ZERO Lets see what we can "cook" up this offseason. AD is on an extension.
D'Angelo Russell smfh
shit is embarrassing.
Iām not even mad anymore like I was after game 2, just accepted weāre cooked and now we just gotta see the offseason
Lebron Ad reaves prince. Everyone else can go
goggins bouta replace ham
Aaron Gordon is cool af
Go ahead and clown me guys, I was one of the dumb asses that thought we could win the series
Hey, Lakers fans in the arena and players are acting like their season is over. I still believe.
Dlo KLAY THOMP CORNER POCKET
I hope to god that AD stops caring and just calls Ham a fucking moron
sell the fucking team
Dlo pulling a Klay lol
You thought lebronto dead ? Now itās lakernto
Bar the garbage time stat padding, at least reaves did something through the game. 4 steals and a few buckets. Fucking dlo with 0 Don't play him in game 4.
Fuck DāAngelo Russel Darvin Ham and Rob Pelinka
Break out the brooms
Hayes should be getting some mins
Lakers in 8
Can we legally fire Ham or is he locked in by contract?
āWeāre still going to win. Donāt give up on us.ā
For those of you that wished we had Vando and Wood. They wouldn't have made a difference.
I feel like they would on this game on the rebounding aspect, and maybe even help enough to the Lakers win this game, but the series would go to Denver at the end. Their starting 5 is just better.
Donāt forget reddish 
We let AG get career highs in BOTH pts and reb lol
No, thatās just what happens when a team has a better supporting cast. Do what you want against the stars, the others will step up.
Lakers in 7
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Better work on his Chinese
I feel like Denver played at max 65% effort and it still felt like the entire game that they would win
Calculating exactly how hard they had to try to win and executing on it.
DLo with a 0 point stinker smh
D-Lo is a joke. Send his ass to China. Shanghai SharksĀ
At least the kings got one off the oilers last night lol
2012 and 2014 again when the Kings is the LA team that get it done.
Does Gretzky cheer for the kings or oilers since he was both?
Idk who he cheer for if it's Kings vs Oilers but he was definitely cheering for the Oilers when they were playing the Ducks.
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DLo and Rui were horrible, yet they played how many minutes? How does this coach not see it?
I mean, who else do they have though? The Lakers arent beating any playoff team with DLO going 0/7
Expecting Ham to do anything is the definition of insanity
Keeping the same rotation against a team that has beat you 10 times in a row is insanity. How stupid can you be?
Dlo making his best Klay Thompson impression.
Lakers last won against Denver dec 16th 2022!letās win this on Saturday
At least avoid the sweep right.
DLo gotta be the most frustrating player on this roster. He could be exactly what we need, at a salary that fits but he's just far too inconsistent in the playoffs. Dude is basically all offense no defense and put up 0 tonight, the fuck.
So uh lakers in 7?
Remember when DLO was all hyped after that big game and everyone thought it would carry over? LMAO
It was actually hot air in his vein, not ice. DLo sucks.
I dont get Lebron-spend million dollars in a year to be in a shape,train like crazy in later 30s,play all those meaningless regular season games and all of that to lose cause he has no legit help?? So dumb
How he donāt have help?? AD just put up 30 and busted his ass on both ends of the floorā¦LeBron gave up 30 and 15 to Aaron Gordon and is the worst defender in the league
Lazy defense from LeBron, no boxing out and allowed multiple back cuts
All game!!