Stephen A. proclaims the Lakers’ Game 2 loss was more DEVASTATING than the 76ers 👀 | First Take 

Monica McNutt trolling. Obviously it’s the Lakers. Not only do you blow a 20 point lead, but you lose on a last second buzzer beater after LeBron missed a wide open 3 for the win. To make matters worse, this is now the Nuggets 10th win in a row against the Lakers in the last 11 months. Series is over. Edit: U braindead laker fans in the comments. Y’all still good or what?💀💀💀

Being a life time Nuggets fan, it's still surreal that people talk about them in a positive light. Growing up you couldn't give Nuggets tickets away. They use to drop tickets off at the elementary schools and no kids would take them. Jokic and Murray will go down as the two greatest Nuggets of all time.

"Denver said excuse me let me remind y'all who the hell we are" 😂

The best part was when AD got swallowed up by the bench after Murray hit that shot! 🤣

"u better hope we don't get broomsticks showing up in L.A." 😂

Shannon trying hard not to cry cause his pookie bear sunshine lost another game 😂

rare stephen a good take

Everybody on the planet besides Philly fans knows the lakers are the most devastating loss 20 point lead and couldn’t finish it unc and Monica trolling trying to give the lakers a break

Why is this even a debate, lakers was up 20

get rid of monica please and thank you.

They blew a 20 point lead ADisney said he deserved DPOTY then got cooked for game. LeGm at press conference blamed the refs no call on Dlo😂 10 straight Ls

Someone said you cant spell Philly without back to back L's 😂😂😂

Joker has been clapping the Lakers cheeks raw for 2 years.

Jokic is in Shaqs realm of domination. Physical Shaq would abuse you and there’s nothing you can do it about it. Jokic, just off Skill alone will dominate you and theres quite literally nothing you can do about it lmao and it looks like he isn’t even trying

take it from Magic Johnson's words "last night i was so devastated i couldn't even tweet"

Shannon struggling more than his shirt trying to hold everything together 😂

We got to see their body language die down when the lead was cut. Lbj with the brick 😂😂😂

The buzzer beater is so devastating 😢

“$3,000 Steak Dinner!”..I couldn’t hear anything after that.

As a Phili fan supporting this franchise is painful asf man…

Only chance Lakers have is to feed AD 60% of the shots to slow the half court and get better offense. Need more size off the bench for rebounding, some players need to be active af on the glass (Rui, Hayes, Prince). I won’t change the starters and fek with it, it’s mostly working but we just can’t execute as well as Denver down the stretch, I need AR to be the guy as he’s proven before. I’m disappointed in the following: - Rui’s lack of IQ and aggression - ARs ability to make plays when Bron is on the bench - Team sloppiness (with executing possessions) with the ball - impatience down the stretch - Lebron’s uncharacteristic sloppiness with the ball and in decision making - Rotations and timely set plays.

LBJ was saying on his podcast that a 20 pt lead is nothing in today's NBA, it might as well be a 5 pt lead..

When lakers win LeBron gets all the credit. But when the lakers lose: AD gets the blame, Rui gets blame, Reaves gets blame, Dlo gets blame, and Ham gets blame

AD so happy for them ................ he had to celebrate with them.

AD'S mic drop in the post game is classic!!!!!!😂

Nuggets revenge tour for the bubble hitting lakers fans hard today 😂

Denver won 10 in a row . But you don't now , maybe next 10 will Lakers win. I'm joking 😁

The Lakers collapse was inexcusable!! Would have had all the momentum in the world heading back to LA if they finished that game smh.

You know whenever the lakers lose this series espn still going to mention them everyday

Jokic was schooling AD the last few minutes of the game

Lakers led for over 47/48 of the game and still lost

Idk this girl but a game winner is no question more painful.

Philly has never gotten over Ben simmons nor Harden still haunting them to this day

Monica will never stop saying _YALL_

LAL did same thing vs NOP. Get up big then go into “play to not lose mode.” Frustrating as hell because when they play together, particularly offensively, they are hard to beat. They’re getting these decisive leads because they’re tough. But they lack coaching to get objectively get everyone back in line. Credit to Coach Malone because he seems to make the right decision most of the time. When he calls a timeout the team comes back ready and focused.

Maybe I'm wrong but Jokic and Jamal Murray give me Jordan and Pippen vibes when it comes to closing and winning games.

The Nuggets are breaking the Lakers franchise lmao. Ad having temper tantrums, Lebron blaming the refs who have blessed him his entire career. Nuggets in 4!

La Brick is a prime example of false advertising and he’s not that guy and Hollywood Jamie knows it

The reason it’s more devastating for the Lakers is because last night was their only chance to make it a series or possibly win the series, Sixers feel robbed but believe they can still win, which I would agree with. But the Lakers man… beyond demoralizing, to play danm near perfect and to perform better than any other team in the league and STILL LOSE, gut reaching

Lakers-Denver series was already a wrap when the Lakers won the play-in game

I get having to have different takes... but in what realm is giving up a 20 point lead not easily the more devastating loss? How does that even get brought up in a production meeting, yet alone approved for a segment? Seriously, the hell is going on?

In the playoffs it's always coach against coach hello???

Denver has a better Coach please wake up you guys😮😮

That loss after being up 20 remind me of 2018 when bron had game 1 against warriors and jr sold it they won’t win again now

I thought Stephen A was about to say the sixes got hoed lol

It's worse for the Lakers when you look at their history: * Lakers' Conference Titles : 19 Nuggets Conference titles: 1 * Lakers Division titles: 33 Nuggets: 10 * Lakers Finals Championship titles: 17 Nuggets: 1 A. D. is the first player in the history of the league to have an: * NCAA title * NBA title * Olympic gold * FIBA gold Lebron: 4 NBA titles and 2 Olympic gold medals. Nikola: 1 Olympic silver. With all of THIS............. Somehow the Lakers can't get it together to overcome whatever hurdle they need to do in order to get the WIN against a team who've they have been competing with since 2022 ? And finally... In a game where the Lakers lead by 4 points after the 1st quarter... 15 points at the half ..... 10 points after the 3rd quarter ........ The largest lead of the night is 20 ...... And they STILL couldn't pull it off !

Murray saw bron miss his shot and told him hold my beer

We lost game 2 for two reasons: LeBron wanted to play hero ball to redeem himself from game 1 and went away from what was working. LeBron and AD are inconsistent in closing out close games - specifically against Denver. That's the truth, but the media tries their hardest not to point the finger at LeBron for anything.

Best back to back ever!

Shannon is finding it extremely difficult to not interrupt when someone else is talking. I can tell you right now, when the Lakers are out of the playoffs, you won't see Shannon on first take as much anymore

Interestingly, all the comments are about why the Lakers lost but not about why Denver won.

LeBron does not belong in the GOAT debate, Nikola Jokic does.

Nuggets also blow 20 points lead with San Antonio. It is what it is and sometimes that's how it goes

chain AD to the bench and let him get hungry. Unleash him in the 4th when he is hangry. AD doesn't have sustainable energy, they cant win in the 4th with a tired AD.

Really sad for the Lakers 🥺🥺🥺 that was so painful

The Lakers game by far. Murray & Porter Jr. flattened them. Huge shot, then two smooth free-throws and a buzzer beater of a giant. Murray was having a bad game until the last 20 seconds. To his credit, LeBron was coming up down the stretch. Except for "That last one right there..." 🤣🤣

I do agree with everyone saying that Monica (who knows her stuff and is a fan favorite) is probably just playing the "debater" position on this one, for the show. But I do also kinda agree with her take. The Sixers, even without Embiid healthy, should still have enough to contend well against the Knicks and hold out long enough until Embiid can get back to some playing form. The Lakers, we all feel, were gonna lose this series with Denver, even if the Lakers won last night instead. We all anticipated a sweep ke gentleman's sweep, even before the series started. I think the Lakers lost in a more heartbreaking fashion, for sure, but relative to who actually has a chance to move on to the second round, the loss last night for Philly kinda seals the deal for their best chance--and they truly had a chance.

SA was locked in watching the knicks game😂 like crack a smile

The best double header by far, last night was a blast

Both of them games got me thinking both series gone be a sweep 4-0 both series

Can tell the girl's sticking to that LA ESPN script tight 🤣

Im tired of ESPN ignoring Lebron and his PED use. 100% he is taking EPO.

That "29 years ago" came out sooo fast 😭😭😭

Lakers thought more of Reeves also. He is not a starter. He is a good bench player.

Sixers were actually down late and then miraculously built a 5 point lead in the last 2 minutes and then lost it in the final half minute, the refs were just straight terrible in Knicks Sixers game not calling any fouls late.

Shannon: this is what Reggie Miller did to you in the same building .. Stephen A: 29 years ago ( immediately answers) 😂😂😂😂 Man Stephen A can't forget what happen 🤣🤣🤣🤣 What a true fan

them challenges were atrocious lmaooo

I sense the opposite. The Sixers were demoralized. Embid couldn't even look at the reporters. The Lakers are enraged. AD threw the mike down. King J jumped on the refs. Both teams have 3 of the next 4 at home. All they have to do is win at home, steal game 5 on the road, and they have a closeout home game. Neither series is over, by a long shot.

Shannon and Monica are nuts! Not being able to maintain a 20 pt lead is demoralizing. SAS is absolutely right to be dominated by the Nuggets for over a year and finally have the game going your way to only lose and now go back to LA with a must win game 3. Remember the Lakers are supposed to be competing for a championship not just a deep playoff run. The are looking at being swept by a team that swept them last year and has dominated them this past regular season. You can't minimize that a in no way.

Someone get her to stop talking, please…

SAS is right….that was a huge loss for the Lakers. The Lakes played on another level….Don“t know if they can play any better, and loss.

7:15 WHAT DID HE SAY??? 😂

I'm a embiid fans, but that's 30 second is crazy tho, for sure i thought we'll win that game😭

Both of them are equally devastating

You can't be a superstar and not score in the 4th quarter. What you did in the first three becomes null and void

stephen a is 100% right this shouldn't be debatable. the sixers have a way better chance of bouncing back against the knicks than the lakers do against denver. the lakers NEEDED that W to give themselves any kind of chance to win the series. they lost to them 10 straight now aint no way they ab to win 4 out of the next 5

Nobody wanna hear about your tone-deaf side bet for an obscene $3000. steak dinner, Screamin' A... nobody

Do you know what the Knicks and Nuggets have proven that is telling? That comebacks are possible regardless of the scoreboard and time remaining. And that momentum swings can happen in a blink of an eye.

I love me some Monica McNutt!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

Stephen A sideline shots be WILDIN.

Sadly it's over they need a new coach. Rajon Rondo should be doing the Lakers. Rondo would make a better coach❤❤

i think the lakers loss was more devastating, cause you tried everything to at least beat a team that you cant really beat and somehow get a game to add up chances of you winning, even with a slim margin, and for some unfortunate things, that slips on your hand, its really devastating

Its not even close. The Lakers loss is far more stinging, you led by 19 with 7 mins of the third Q left- and then Lebron had a wide open three for the win but missed and Playoff Murray comes down and executes the buzzer beater. You have now lost 10 in a row, and this game you played perfect and Murray was off all game but still lost. Murray came up clutch in the 4th and wrecked you. The series is over for the Lakers, they cant beat the Nuggets despite playing their perfect game.

not even a debate, LA Minions destined for another sweep with Nikola Grukic and co. Nick Nurse proved he can bounce back from 0-2. SAS is right, devastating. And we know Bron, down 0-2/0-3 he's quitting just like the old times. Dont cry Shannon, we can see your tears from those glasses.

It's the Lakers SO easily. The Lakers, who just won the play-in, who are now playing the defending champions who SWEPT them last year, and had just lost a very close game where they were winning 75% of it, was up TWENTY on them AT HOME and then blew it. Let's add some auxiliary to the primary: AD, the player on the Lakers who has been its biggest scapegoat for his "inability" to consistently match Jokic's production, just had back-to-back 30-10 games on INSANE FG percentages. D-Lo, the most recent scapegoat for the Lakers, hits 7 3s and catapults them to this big lead. And they STILL lost, on a LeBron James (the GOAT apparently) missed WIDE OPEN 3. TLDR: The Sixers can come back from this, the Lakers can't.

The Lakers need the all-world young ABA Doctor J to beat the Denver Nuggets. In the 1976 ABA Finals, J averaged 38 Points 14 Rebs over 6 games to defeat the more superior Nuggets team of David Thompson, Dan Issel, Bobby Jones, and Ralph Simpson.

At this point if Lakers win Game 3 it’s cause Nuggets felt bad and doing a little charity work

@Shenzy17 prije 27 minuta shes not trolling they just need to have people disagree for the debate

LAKERS IN NINE- SHANNON SHARPE😂😂😂

The one chance the Lakers had to make it a six-game series was last night then they might could have split at home but that loss is demoralizing for that team

Lakers, by far. They were ik huge, still had a wide open shot to win, and it was against a team they haven’t beaten in ten straight attempts.

AD celebrating with the Nuggets = if "He with us" was a person 😂😂😂

It stung to see the Lakers lose but as a LeBron fan I am thankful I got to see him play and follow his career I hope they can bounce back even if they don't its been a pleasure watching him and Mike before him and AI too

For A second I thought Stephen A said the 76’s got “Ho’ed”😂

If Lakers want to win this series, they need more scoring from: Reaves, Rui, Dinwiddie, Vincent. Whats the point of having these scorers if they dont score. James and AD played great, prince was great on defense.

It’s crazy how It feel like they been saying bron been 39 for 3 years now 🤔

Nuggets had over twice as many offensive rebounds: Game 1:Nuggets 15 Lakers 6 Game 2: Nuggets 9 Lakers 4

Good take Stephen! Pure Joy Nuggets! 🤩

Both Sixers and Lakers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

It’s all about the wording… the more devastating loss is the 76ers but the WORST loss was the Lakers. No way, 20 point comebacks are normal in the regular season, playoffs aren’t the place for them, shouldn’t happen.