Whiteside blocks Lebron and then Lillard hits a halfcourt 3.
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Whiteside blocks Lebron and then Lillard hits a halfcourt 3.
Jesus
Basketball.
Portland can't miss. Melo, Dame, Trent Jr, all hitting from deep
I say that and then Dame airballs lol
Lakers defense being stretched to snapping point by Dame's range is understandable
But why they just completely abandon the left side of the court and let Dame walk into the paint is beyond me
That's just unacceptable.
What a great night of Basketball.
ANTHONY DAVIS: Be careful what you wish for. LeBron James can be the greatest teammate you could ever have. Great passer of the basketball ... but also of blame. Remember, the "GOAT" always needs a playoff scapegoat.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 19, 2020
Both 1st drop game one. I don't that's ever happened.
Kuzma airballs and Portland takes game 1 over LA.
That's the second time the 1st seed has lost to the 8th seed today alone
BIGGEST BLAZER SHOTS: MELO AND GARY TRENT JR. BIGGEST LAKER GAGS: LEBRON AND AD EACH MISSED TWO FREE THROWS.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 19, 2020
Those future draft picks might work out nicely after all.
Lebron with 23/17/15, first 20/15/15 game in NBA playoff history. In a loss.
Reminds me of when he had 51 in a loss in the finals a few years ago.
AD shot 8/24 tonight. 0/5 from 3. Just not good enough, frankly. He's settling so much for outside jumpers it completely removes his strengths.
Kuzma 5/14 and Caruso 1/6 as hype meets reality
Uhhhhh pic.twitter.com/804W2JSfQP
— Half Court Hoops (@HalfCourtHoops) August 19, 2020
Look at AD just parked up at 25 feet the entire possession lol
Assists for the Lakers:
— Cranjis McBasketball (@Tim_NBA) August 19, 2020
16: LeBron
3: Caruso
1: Davis, KCP, Howard
0: Everyone else
That's insane. Just no playmaking whatsoever outside of LeBron.
Good positive energy.
But also, yo mama's fat.
Since seeding began in the playoffs in 1983-84, the only other season where both 1 seeds lost their respective opening games is 2002-03 (Pistons, Spurs).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 19, 2020
The Pistons and Spurs went on to win their 1st-round series, with the Spurs eventually winning the NBA Finals pic.twitter.com/52EsuaPI6p
They are losing their minds already.
https://forums.lakersground.net/view...902&start=1475
AD watching Dame drill shots from 36 feet wishing Jrue was there to save him rn
Favorite Laker fan quote... “Dame is the only one really honoring Kobe’s legacy.”
Hoping to watch AD fail is why I am still watching these playoffs.
Shamit posted on Twitter that, whatever you want to say about the Pelicans, we constantly pushed AD out of his comfort zone and he improved because of it. In LA they've done nothing but enable his worst tendencies, and that's going to bite them in the playoffs.Originally Posted by Darkhorse985
He hates playing centre. In New Orleans, he spent 96% of his final season here as a centre anyway, and was 50/50 the year before. In LA, he only spends 40% of his time at the 5: they literally ensured they had enough legit Cs that AD wouldn't even have to play centre with the backups regularly.
In his last 4 years in NOLA, his at-rim frequency was going up basically every year: 29%, 28%, 36%, 37%. Clear increases. This is good. Somehow, AD goes to LA with Lebron, one of the best layup passers of all time, and his at-rim frequency drops for the first time since 2016-17 to 34%. And his percentage of shots between 10 and 20 feet have gone up, despite his accuracy going down on those shots. Lakers don't mind him doing it. In fact, they like him doing it even though it's not his strength cause it lets them use him as a spacer which is Lebron's style.
Lowest REB% of his career in LA. Highest TOV% of his career despite his AST% dropping by 4% this year; mostly because those passing developments he was being asked to make in NOLA? Yeah, he doesn't really get asked to make them in LA.
Highest 3pt attempt rate of his career despite him shooting his worst since 2016 from the arc this year. Worst 2pt %age since 2016 too. His TS% is up because he's shooting his career high from the FT line, which has nothing to do with how they're using him in actual sets and actions.
He's still been really good because he's a fantastic player and his talent takes him a long way, but the growth he was making year on year has absolutely halted this season, and in some ways he's even regressed.
It's kind of absurd. And I'm not just talking about this one playoff game, it's been his whole year.
I think it's been proven time and time again that LA stunts players while New Orleans has been doing a great job developing them. Hopefully we continue to do that with the new coach (since we may keep a lot of our support staff).
The whole AD hates playing center things is so weird.
I didn't watch a second of any nba playoff game except this one and i loved every second of it... Just felt so good to see Portland take it to those dudes after the way A.D left with all the bitterness.
The amount of stuff he's going to cost himself in his own career because of it is insane.
He's probably already cost himself an MVP award for it, and this year he may well cost himself a ring because of it.
I wouldn't say AD is the reason they didn't win a ring. Lakers are overrated and their roster was always a house of cards. Old Man Lebron pulls a groin. It's over.
Where's the media to say AD needs help?
LeBron needs help is what they're saying.
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