Feeling pretty good after that game. Denver was playing their best and the game was still a toss-up near the end. We just need to steal one game there. We have yet to lose at home in the playoffs.
2023 Western Conference Finals - Nuggets vs Lakers
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Yeah, the old guys on the Lakers played strong to the end, even in the altitude AD looked great. It is a series.
Denver hasn't lost in Denver all postseason. Going to be a tall task to steal one there.
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The Warriors won one more game than the Lakers in the regular season and that was because the Lakers were terrible before the trades. I think the point is being missed, this Lakers team is NOT the team that played most of the regular season, it's a much better team.
Denver had 121 points with 6 minutes left against the best defensive team in the playoffs, and still Lakers had the ball down 3 with a couple of minutes left, Denver could not put them away. That has to be a big concern for them.
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What the Lakers need is DeAndre Ayton lol - and I'd trade him for Austin Reaves in a heartbeat
But he won’t. That’s why he’s AD.
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Curious to see how the Nuggets come out in the 3rd. They routinely killed us in that quarter.
Seeing how Lakers quick adjustment on D to make it much harder for Nugs offense, it's clear why Suns got eliminated 3 years in a roll in the same embarassing manner -- we could not find sufficient adjustment to disrupt their off. game plan.
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I mean this isn't much different to our game 2 against them. Held them to 97 points and had the lead going into the 4th.
We were so close to stealing home court and the series with game 2.
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lol I gotta great idea let's abandon the whole game plan and just have AD chuck up corner 3s
Just the nuggets were careless while up 12 and gave them some easy buckets, the lakers got it back to within 5.
Nice blown layup by LeBron
Our game 2 was that we frustrated Murray starting with Okogie's defense on him, but we never contained Jokic. We might have had a chance if CP3 weren't injured then. Later games, Monty focused more on outscoring Denver, successful in the next 2 home games. This time, Lakers defense kinda fell apart in the 4th without an answer to the exploding Murray.
It's true, and although the series fell apart on us, there's a very good chance we win game 2 if CP3 doesn't get injured. We were starting to roll there for a little bit. Unfortunately, all we ever seem to have as Suns fans are what ifs.
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Yeah... Don't think it's the Nuggets who have a "big concern".
It's 2-0 and the Lakers aren't winning four out of five. I felt exactly the same after the Suns were down 0-2. Did not change my mind when it was 2-2. The Lakers best shot to have a chance was tonight. Just like it was for the Suns in game 2.
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Sure but both games were winnable for the Lakers on the road. It won't surprise me at all if it's 2-2 when we get back to Denver.
But as I said last night I'm now rooting for Denver, all the Lakers flopping is driving me nuts
