'DENVER WILL WIN THE SERIES EASY!' Mad Dog WAVES GOODBYE to the Lakers 🍿 | First Take 

Stephen A need to go give them a locker room speech 😂😂😂

Maddog is devious with that smirk

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

They should play this in the Lakers locker room to G them up😅😅

SAS knows how to hype this lakers and Denver match up hella nice 🔥🔥🔥 at the beginning of the show

ngl if lakers win the edits will be insane

Dlo had like 21 points in the 4 games combined last season in the series, he’s the X factor

every nuggets and lakers game close till the final 3-5 mins💀

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 😭

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.

Stephen A sounds like Denzel from “ Remember the Titans “ 😂

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...

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.

Jokics half court play in the playoffs is just insane, the 4th quarter is what really separates the Nuggets from everyone else

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.

If AD can guard Jokic then I see Denver in 5

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

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.

One of the greatest speeches Stephen GAVE!!!! W this fire segment.

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.

I mean this has to be the most hyped 7th seed in history 😂😂

I actually agree with Stephen A for once. Lakers gotta fight

Clippers vs Mavs, Lakers vs Nuggs, Suns vs Wolves and Kings/Pels vs OKC 🔥🔥🔥 out west

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

stephen A preach 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.

It’s amazing how Windy kept a straight face the entire Stephen A rant

I need y’all (SAS & MD) to keep this same energy when them lakes show yall that 2020 strength!!!

SA hit the nail on the head

Nuggets will win the championship this year. Mark my word.

If La beats Denver they’re winning it all

People may hate him or love him…STEPHEN A is that DUDE!!!✨🔥

Watch out for Scott foster.

If bron and AD play like they did against the pels they will lose every game by 20

Lakers in 6 ain’t worried bout no chicken 🍗 nuggets 😤🏀💯 Denver missing key role players from last years team also

Lakers got a deeper bench, Nuggets lost Bruce Brown

I still expect the Nuggets to win, but… I do believe this year’s Lakers will, at least, make this a six game series.

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

Remember the Lakers figured out the Nuggets, even though they got swept, they still aren't worried after losing 4 straight

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.

Stephen A is energized

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.

Stephen A right on💯

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.

It’s going to be a miracle if Lakers win this series

Everyone thought lakers would throw game, no one saw zion doing it

Zion getting hurt with game tied with 3 minutes left. And you talking heads don't even mention that??😂😂😂

the last 8 lakers vs nuggets matchup its always been wire to wire until the last 2 mins. then the lakers start making mistakes and losing. so many games that were lost by 1-2 possessions. i think this can go to game 6 or 7, hopefully for my lakers

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 😏

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

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.

Mad dogg literally just a old dude with a suit on. Probably hasn't watched a game since the 80s.

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

Bravo 👏🏽 SAS!!!!

First time ever I love what Stephen A bringing

It’s a show down between The recent NBA champions vs NBA cup champions !!

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.

Anthony Davis has to go for 40 every game

I love S.A he said "Errrrrrrbodyknows" lmaoooo

Before I saw this video I saw a ad for jokic relaxing on a Nba commercial that’s hilarious!!!😂

Lakers let’s we want the Denver !!!

He officiated the Lakers game last night. They shot 29 free throws. The pels shot 14.

On what planet is Murray better than AD? I did not just hear maddog say that. That is one of the worst statements I ever heard. And the gap between lebron and jokic isn't very big I give the Joker a slight edge over Bron.

*If the Lakers want to win vs Denver they have to throw big bodies at Jokic, start fast & play physical, give him no space, never relax, challenge every shot & pass, get into his body and foul hard when necessary not to injure but to let him it wont be easy Jaxson Hayes (C) and Colin Castleton (C) need to play when AD is not in the game and sometimes in tandem* to overwhelm him. *AD needs to play aggressive & consistent* 23ppg 15rpg 4blks The blueprint is right there. They tried the physical play with Tristan Thompson on Jokic too late last year but almost won the game but his presence and tactics were effective. Put LJ on Aaron Gordon Put Rui on Murray AR15 & D. Low take the other guards *There are no feel out games! Every game counts this is the finals* *Lakers have been playing too well and work to hard not to win this series*

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.

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

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.

Lakers are a different team. Media overhyping the discrepancy. Nuggets lost key role pieces.

Lakers got nothing to Lose. Lakers will be ready, no Dennis Shroder for Murray, we got Gave and Dinwiddie.

Your channel is so rare and unique can’t wait to see what’s next

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

This is going to be an interesting series. Early match up in the playoffs might be a closer match versus last year. All the favor goes to the Nuggets on paper and historical games, but you never know.

The Denver overhype is wild

Lakers has to win at least two games in Denver to win this series. Let Joker shoot, shut down Murray and Gordon. Keep A.D healthy and get D'Lo and Reaves hot from 3

The way Stephen A. Making this matchup feel like everything 🔥

I love these videos the most. Let me save it so we can come back and clown Skip 1.5

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

Stephen keeps saying Nuggets were talking a ton of smack, but none of the players even said anything. Even Malone only targeted the media for their clownish ways of only talking about the losing team after every game. The ones trash talking were fans, and I don't mean Nuggets fans, I mean every non Lakers fan that was tired and sick of the delusional way the media and Lakers/Lebron fans were talking after each game, acting as if they won instead of giving any sort of credit to the better team.

Though I’m a Celtics guy. I must say I would love to see Bron/Lakers pull off the upset and see the faces of the non-believers 😂

The 2012-2016 OKC Thunder would sweep every single team in this NBA playoffs. Every single one.

if AD and dlo shows up, i can see lakers get an upset

Lakers have to do 3 things to have a chance...become a physical team on both sides of the ball...play high level defence... and finally put the ball in the basket.

Imagine actually talking like SAS about anything and how exhausting it would be to listen to lol

The Lakers can definitely beat the Nuggets IF they slow down Murray & turn Jokic into a scorer!!!🤔🤔🤔

Nuggets in 5

I luv how da 2 to da right counting The Lakers completely out dis series im going to enjoy watching dis #GetBack!!

Denver is not the same team

They always gone protect Lebron legacy they getting the narratives started already, talm bout at least take them 6 or games and thats good enough 😭

Maybe they wanted the Nuggets. They couldn't duck them. They would never hear the end of it. It's the playoffs, anything is possible

SAS went off though 🔥 lol he got me ready to lace up

Lakers playing Denver in the first round is genius play the hardest opponent in the west beat them and win the whole thing I’m not saying they will win but if they do lakers gonna have a ring 2024

Idk a healthy lebron makes this interesting. He was hurt last year and his impact was so low, but if hes 100% then we might see sum throwback performances 🤷 could be competitive

Staying Humble and Optimistic

Lakers have the shooting to keep up with Denver. They have an all time great facilitator just like Denver. They have an all time great rim protector which Denver does not have. They don’t have a superstar shot creator/off dribble shooter like Denver does. Without Vanderbilt, Denver has more perimeter defense. They have more talent coming off the bench. This is a great, technical battle. The most important game is game 1 in Denver. If they can steal game 1, they can win the series. It’s all about game 1. If I was LeBron, I would have the entire team make the trip to Denver now to get adjusted to the altitude. Playing in Denver without being adjusted means gassing out quicker which cannot happen for the Lakers. Get adjusted and practice there in Denver. Get a hotel or something. Gabe Vincent will be a key this series. He showed his first flashes last game against NOP. He hit a couple 3s and D’d up CJ. If he can be a pest on Jamal Murray and hit big shots, that is KEY. The game will almost certainly be decided in the last 5 minutes. If the Lakers build a lead and hold onto that lead, that would be best. If it’s a tight game with 5 minutes left, Jokic and Murray will play their signature 2-man game. They get a good shot pretty much every possession. The Lakers need to match that and get stops. At the start of the game, I would attack Murray on offense. Get him switched onto LeBron and make him pick up a couple fouls. If the Lakers can find a way to neutralize Jamal Murray, they can win the game.

We gonna get a 7 game series.....

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.

Don’t count out bron and ad.

We want the Nuggets!!! Bang bang lakers gang!!

Lakers probably win this series because almost everyone expects Nuggets to win.