Nuggets-Lakers Reaction: LeBron James & LA survive, take down Jokic & Denver | Hoops Tonight 

When he was suppose to that.

I agree.

It’s close, it’s 1A 1B at this point, Lebron is averaging 27pts, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1.3 Block on 57%fg and 37% 3pts, with a 64% true shooting, and he has the 2nd most important role on defense as the low man, his IQ, positioning, communication, anticipation ect is amazing, Jokic dominate the game with his strenght in the post, but it’s his IQ and playmaking make the difference and Lebron is able to anticipate and break some of their plays because of his defensive IQ, and he is also strong and quick enough to guard AG, MPJ, KCP and even Jokic and Murray without getting cooked . So that’s why his name is on the title, and also because he is Lebron the GOAT, or 2nd GOAT if you want, and AD is averaging 30pts, 15.8 rebounds (Leading the playoffs), 4 assists and 1.5 Block on 62%fg and 0% from 3, but 83% at the line wich give him a 66% true shooting, so insane production, but we all know without Lebron’s playmaking their offense is ass, if AD was a good passer who can punish double team consistently like Embiid or Wemby then yeah i’d give it to him, but the offense is running trough Lebron and he is the leader of that team, he is the oldest player in the league, he is the GOAT and has the aura of a GOAT, and when you are down 3-0 this + his production is a little bit more valuable imo, but you can definitely make a case for AD he has been insane and it’s comforting for the futur, if AD developpe his playmaking like Embiid did this season, then next season we could run the offense trough him a bit more, wich would be the best way to maximize his own potential, because if AD can run the offense you don’t need another playmaker like D-Lo, instead you make a trade for Caruso or Dorian Finney Smith, an elite 3 and D guy, we need size and physicality to win a chip in this era, look at Denver, Wolves, Celtics …

@@Anthonydu01630conveniently left out turnovers for LeBron and LeBron has been horrible on defense, I don’t care about his “IQ positioning” or whatever nonsense you are saying

Not to mention AD has been a good passer this season and in this series. Lebron is a better but ADs turnovers come from back side double teams not lazy passes like Lebron. Plus AD’s rebounding is the lakers only source to stay in these games. Plus he has been a better defender

yea, only thru the first 3 quarters

Regular season Lebron was better than AD offensively most games. AD has been consistently good on offense and defense all year & he’s been the best laker in this series. Because he’s Joker you don’t really notice, but AD has been COOKING him in the paint and ISO’s

i couldn’t believe he didn’t get any minutes game 3, that was ridiculous

He is not great, but he could be one day, holding down his role really well for his age

Let’s hope Ham doesn’t make the mistake to not play him next game.

Hes what we need this series. We just need size

@@bradmodd7856 I hope we keep him. He's got heart. He's not perfect, but we can work with him.

No shit Lakers are stacked LBJ needs to let his guys do their thing and let the game come to him offense don't always have to go through him

Dlo takes those shots on his own he has bad shot selection but he makes them sometimes so ham gives him free Will

U don't want that dude to make decisions hell no

Lol. What have u been watching. Bro has a poor shot selection. He takes the ball up and shoot a logo 3 and he always miss. 😂😂

@@diegochavez6203lbj let dlo do his thing i game 1 he took 20 shots and shot the team out of the game.

He played well last game and decent game 1 how do you expect Rui reaves Russel if they get minimum ball possession ? Sick of the Lakers role players aren't good bro they are all decent players they just don't get to have the ball all game like James . I get it LBJ can make the best descicions but how you expect the towers to be as consistent when they're asked to have different roles every game ?

@@diegochavez6203 resves was awful game 1 mid game 2 mid game 3 this was his only good game.

@@gorcsauce696they hardly gave him the ball in the first 2 games.. it seemed like his role was to chase Murray around.. he finally was given a chance to run the offense in game 4.. they will need to do the same thing with him and Dlo going forward, so LBJ can coast for 3 quarters and takeover in the 4th

Austin has had crazy defensive assignments and I know yall now that. He definitely needed to be more assertive offensively but he using his energy up on defense

W nuggets fan coming from a lakers fan. Wish more NBA fans were as respectful and sensible as you

The problem is Denver hasn't cleaned up their bad areas in 4 games against a Lakers team that is also not playing great except for 2 games. I still think they probably will repeat but so far they are not focused

Seemed like Denver was trying to see just how bad they could play and still beat LA. Looks like they finally found out. This series ends next game.

I'm concern about Denver moving forward, especially with this version of Murray. Against Minnesota gonna be a hard series but also if they meet Dallas later with how the Mavs are playing physical on defense i don't know these playoffs are going to be very hard for the Nuggets.

Right there with you. 👍👏

He is playing like crap… I dont know if he is hurt, but there is no official report. This is 4th game where he cant anything that is 2m from basket.

Not sure what wrong with murry Bron been bulling him this series

He’s just been garbage besides Game 2 4th quarter. He has been so bad that if you didn’t know he could pop off, you would consider benching him

And Twovles next series have depth, size, young ​and hungry. Murry better figure it out. @bigballer6666

Murray usually figures it out when it's necessary. If it's not necessary for him to play well to win, well, it's pretty ugly

🤣🤣🤣🤣

When the Lakers run hakuna matata, the Denver nuggets defense completely collapsed. Idk why they went away from it after doing great the 1st half of game 2

What your taking bottle it up and sell it makes you a fortune.

​@@foundationsyth9825Hakuna mata 🤣??

@@pathtotranscedence1284 yeah bro, it's a play they run. Denver can't stop it, and when the Lakers run it, they have no worries.

Denver needs to close it out next game because Murray needs to spend the week in between series practicing shooting… like seriously dude needs to just get his ass in the gym and put up 500 shots a day. He has been pure garbage

He looked like something tweaked his thigh. I hope he's injured

he actually said Reaves was a better player than Dlo lmao

lol he is you’re joking right? AR has been locking up Murray this whole series and has had two big scores games. DLO on his best nights is AWFUL on defense and had two horrible games including a 0 point game

It's a team sport so nah both

@@robertsims123 see thats the problem with all you prisoner of the moment kids. him having bad games does not make Ar a better player lmao. Ar had just 9 points in game 3 and they both had 13 points game 2 in which the lakers also lost yet I've yet to see anyone criticize him for his struggles while Dlo gets all the blame lol. Locked down murray? he is avg 22 6-5 winning two games for them at the end lmao

@@BaldGym 9 is more than fucking zero. they have both had two good games offensively the difference is Austin is holding Murray under 40% shooting while DLo does nothing on defense case closed. If you’re a casual who only cares about flashy plays say so

Bingo. Coaching is a huge factor in the playoffs

@@Pipsqueak- I honestly don't understand the people who defend Ham. He is a bad coach, and it feels like he holds on to bad decisions out of pride. Feels like he refuses to challenge plays if a players want him to. He would rather let a bad call stand than appears to do something because a player said to.

Now factor in defense

@king you'll know the nuggets are serious about winning when Jokic is no longer in drop

They learned how to make any game or series a challenge in the bubble even if they lost to the Lakers on the WCF when they ran out of gas.

Yep. Gabe is better on D

For defense yes, but reaves went on a mini run that kept the lead big enough for Denver not to close the gap and gain momentum

@@mikehawk401 not true . Denver cut it to 8 in the 3rd quarter with 4 minutes to go and was on a run . We then inserted Gabe in the 3rd quarter and played a full 12 minutes while Austin was on the bench . It was clear as day that the lakers believed in order to win that game Gabe needed to be in and Austin needed to be on the bench . Which is why it was Austin’s least amount of minutes in this series . We need to take that into game 5

@@iWILDRIGHTEOUS yeah u right, went back a checked film I mistook the 3q run Austin had before going to the bench, I see what ur saying too cuz he pissed bron off after getting lost and giving up a lob to AG in the 4th, need Gabe to be scrappy but I’m a little weirded out by him going under screens so much. We need to be physical with Murray and jokic and throw off arms like their whole team does while driving. They get away with a lot of grabbing and holding in p&r and kcp only job is to hit shots and foul hard, idk how none of his hard fouls were flagrant. Also need to do what jokic does when he knows he boutta get cooked a on a pick and roll and just kick the ball mess the flow up

Timpf 😃

Or maybe because he was grabbing his leg in game 4. Let's use our heads.

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3-1 bozo 😂

@@watchmesquatch it was lakers 4 denver 0 bro. Game was over at half time every game and I turned tv off

Who cares about that series . Let’s be honest . Neither team is gonna do much after the first round

Lakers morning, noon, and night

@@bns434they’re gonna do a hell of a lot more than the Lakers

Literally said he was gonna do it later. So many of you cry babies who don't listen.

@@cmac392 Go and look at the channel videos and look at which ones get clicks. You want less Lakers coverage, go convince all the lakers fans to stop watching videos. They are easily the largest fan base in the NBA, and apparently, even people like you who dislike Lakers converage are here engaging the content. Congratulations, you are part of the problem.

Denver is not a stacked team. If LeBron was 6 years younger he’d beat them by himself. Lack of size and experience as well as mediocre coaching has Denver looking like world beaters against this iteration of the Lakers. Denver is not a great team they run their stuff exceptionally well and have great cohesion. Any all time great team would beat them 4-1

@@jimmyconway6080 you’re tripping if you don’t think Denver is stacked 💀 just because they are full of underrated players don’t mean they ain’t stacked

​@@jimmyconway6080Which teams in the NBA would you consider stacked currently?

Bro his team is really good why is it always lebron out him on a mediocre team in the West without another super star mfer ain't even making the playoffs at least give credit AD is a beast

Denver is stacked stop it

If only they didn’t suck

Then the Lakers would've lost this game... This ain't a video game. A loss brings out a sense of urgency. The Nuggets were up 3 and you can tell they decided to give a B effort tonight. If the series could've potentially been tied tonight, their level of focus would've been different. Seen the Warriors do the same thing to the Mavs 2 years ago, then smacked them at home to win the series 4-1... Every year there's fans that think "if only"... Denver is better. The Lakers are good enough to get at least 1 game at home against a team that had very little consequence.

@@AndYouAre Not how it works. The refs basically tilted game 2, but that doesn't mean that Denver wins the next 2. In fact, statistically, it would make them more likely to lose one of the next 2 games. Denver is the better team, but the gap isn't as huge as some people want it to pretend that it is.

@@AndYouArelakers led big every damn game, it’s really been coaching that’s the deciding factor

@wy100101 No disrespect to you, but I've seen a lot of basketball in my 50 years of living. Some think these games are like video games. In my assessment, believing I have a solid idea on how both of these teams function, it is clear to me that the Nuggets are more underperforming than the Lakers, yet they currently have a 3-1 lead. It's hard to drum up desperation when you've beaten a team 11 times in a row. Listen, I'm a Warrior fan who follows both LA and Denver. Ive seen this many times over... 4 years ago, Portland was up by 15 points in 4 straight games against the Warriors. The Warriors swept them. I've heard Portland fans talk about it should've been a sweep the other way, but in reality, the Warriors just didn't have the urgency since Curry was 11-0 against Portland all time in the playoffs. Just 2 years ago, the Warriors were up 3-0 against the Mavs. They lost game 4. Warriors destroyed them in game 5 to end the series. Once they understood that the Dallas were capable, they then played their best ball. Situation plays a huge roll. Denver isn't desperate. If the Lakers win on Monday, then I will believe the Lakers are closer to Denver than I suspected. With a fresh loss, I think the Nuggets will probably win that game fairly easily.

Facts

Austin reaves is White Dlo is black

What do they have to fall back on when the crazy shots don’t fall anymore

@@mikehawk401they are up 3-1 and they haven’t been hitting shots all series. To say they are nothing without hitting “crazy shots” is just ignoring reality

​@@mikehawk401 in the regular season they were the only team to have a winning record when they lost the 3pt stats to opponents. They don't rely on crazy shots or free throws, they get into the best shots possible and those are closer to the basket where Jokic is unstoppable in the paint if his floater game is on.

You mean the GOAT at 39 playing better than anybody else?

​@@kypham6292the REAL AND ONLY GOAT has been retired for 21 years with 6 rings in 15 seasons. The PHONY GOAT has only 4 rings in 21 years. CHOKED majestically in 2011, and is 4-6 in finals.

@@BrunoHenrique-jm4dl who hurt you?

@@lyinbobbycottonseed ignore him just an oldhead stuck in the past

He worships Lebron. It’s pretty sad

Who the fuck wants to talk about a second class city and team like Denver. If you don’t like his commentary, don’t listen to him.

Delusion at its finest😂

Malone will make adjustments, he always does. This is giving me lets have Rui guard Jokic we found something from last seasons playoffs

Denver will run the "Anti-Chicago Action" so Cancun ensues for the Lakers.

Mike Malone is the better coach will make adjustments the nuggets didn't play well when you beat the same team 11times In a row your bound to have a game like this were the Lakers take full advantage of it

11-1 . Only a matter of time the Lakers take them out 🤣🤣🤣

Should of could of.... Reality is they are down 3-1 about to go to Cancun on Monday night

Yup, Denver needs to be worried. Murray needs to get in the gym and shoot 500 shots a day between series , he has been cheeks

Nuggets aren't a perimeter team, they're a paint team who gets some outside shots. Only team in the league to lose the 3 point stats to opponents in the regular season but still have a winning record, and Jokic eats Gobert and KAT up.

@@Pickn4Gold one of their main actions is 2 man game. If Murray is hobbled and getting blitzed on those actions by 6’8 wings with arms to the sky it gets tricky especially if he can’t get separation. I Murray is a non factor then the nuggets simps aren’t as dangerous. I think the wolves take their chances with Rudy and Kat vs Jokic. Minnesota is more versatile and is deeper than the lakers. More size off the bench is going to be an issue. I’m not saying Minny sweeps but that’s a series I can see Edward’s just dunking all over Denver.

@@MajinVegito100 good thing AG/Jokic and MPJ/Jokic 2 man games have gotten a lot of work the past few years, and Braun/Jokic has shown a lot of promise down the stretch too as Murray was out and Braun filled in. Watson also had what 6 blocks last game against the Wolves? Losing Murray does hurt, but they have some people who can help when Murray has been having likely the worst series of his career and the Nuggets almost swept the Lakers despite spotting them 10-20 points a game in the first half. Suns had no defenders and Nurkic, it will be a better series.

Thats the intro they use for the podcasts under the volume and not “club shay shay intro music”

It’s not the club Shay Shay intro music, it’s The Volume intro music, which this podcast and Club Shay Shay are both part of

Lol yall obviously have no idea what you’re talking abt

@@danielbattle7620 u arent so smart are yoi

He’s been in the league way longer than Reaves and he’s a better shooter and can create his own shot better

@@lyinbobbycottonseed He certainly cannot create his own shot better against physicality. Reaves is GREAT at that while Dlo is one of the very worst skill guard at it. He's a better off the dribble 3 point shooter I will give you that.

@@lyinbobbycottonseed And when your first argument for someone is that he's in the league way longer you know it's a lost cause.

@@Young-ep8ik who averaged more points this year? And last year? They have completely different games, Reaves is better with physicality, that doesn’t mean he’s a better scorer overall.

@@Young-ep8ik you just don’t know basketball, my dude. Experience matters. If you think it doesn’t, you’re a lost cause.

I think he's hurt

Nuggets had a well earned rest in that game, they will be back to their best soon enough

He looked like he tweaked his leg

@@lakerodom1325 He's constantly injured. Like every fuc-ing game throughout his career. He's essentially a guard version of Embiid.

​@@lakerodom1325 yeah, I agree. And I still think the Lakers guards have swarmed him totally

@@tompratt7125 it’s those new balance shoes. Him, Zach Lavine and Kawhi are cooked

@@lyinbobbycottonseed As good an explanation as any. Maxey still alive but the Sixers may yet fall prey to the New Balance We Got Now curse....

His shooting has been disgraceful. If he didn’t play so well in the 4th of Game 2 you would maybe consider cutting his minutes and giving someone else a shot

Was looking for.this comment 😂

Who cares.

@@ObiAmajoyiSrMD obviously you buddy

@@MotionalBody couldn’t care less. This is where you say some dumb shit that isn’t rooted in logic, like “if you didn’t care you wouldn’t have responded.” Go

@@ObiAmajoyiSrMD sorry didn’t realize I was dealing with a genius

Siakam and Buttler aren't young and definitely wouldn't take any over Lebron, KD, AD or Kawhi when healthy

If this if that. 😂

That’s the only reason they lost. Just wanted to win it in front of their home crowd

I think it’s going to be the hardest out of the potential 3. We’ve lost 4 straight playoff games there and Denver will be going for the kill.

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