No win situation, if he says I want to sit. then “hes not a killer like mike and kobe were, he doesnt even wanna play ball”. If he plays then its gonna be “hes selfish and only cares about himself”. Entire NBA trying to put all the pressure on Lebron to make this decision
"LeBron is going to make sure those games in Orlando are played, because he knows they could have a huge impact on his legacy. He knows picking up one or two more titles is the potential tipping point, and he's determined to go for it."
- Eastern Conference executive
(Via ESPN)
Lakers beat a "grizzlies team with no playoff experience" so it doesn't count
but the Warriors win over the Kings, who had literally never been the playoffs is impressive lmao
one of the the worst non calls ive seen
encapsulates why LeBron is the worst reffed superstar ever, look at the touch calls Jokic got on the other end.
“I have LeBron 2nd all time so I cant be hating”
*says the guy who said LeBron would lose his mount rushmore spot if he loses a playoff series to Curry in year 20*
LeBron shot a better % on pullup 3s this season than:
Kawhi Leonard
Chris Paul
Devin Booker
Brad Beal
Kyrie Irving
Trae Young
Jayson Tatum
Donavan Mitchell
Luka Doncic
Dame Lillard
Bill Simmons really started his podcast by saying “they wouldnt let anyone be physical with lebron like tucker was with KD”
its laughable how many people claim to watch the nba and think like this
they picked on Steph so much this series
and its different than picking on Poole cause Poole just blows on defense but they were cooking steph too but the main purpose was to tire him out and make his shot worse and it worked
"This is not a 5 year league anymore. It's year-to-year... I would do it tomorrow."
—
@ColinCowherd
on why he would trade Anthony Davis for Damian Lillard if he were the Lakers GM:
THIS is where russ kills you.
this possession ends in a LeBron 3 and everyone blames LeBron for taking the shot but he tried to get AD the ball in post but cause russ is such a bad shooter, Kornet just ignored him and took away the entry pass
Raptors post game commentary
“watch this RJ Barrett Screen, hes set… well hes moving but everybody moves a little bit on screens”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bro couldnt even keep the lies
BS said on his podcast that the Derozan to the Lakers whispers have started in league circles and said “theres maybe a world in which they (lakers) have Lowry and Derozan next year”
sign me up for that.
@A1Shooter_
@HisandHerLakers
his downplaying the lakers beating a better team than the warriors beat and did it in less time. that whole clip is nonsensical analysis
lolololololololo
a week ago the narrative was “the Lakers stopped listening to LeBron, thats why they are getting Hurley”
now its “LeBron wanted JJ to be the coach and started a podcast with him”
buddys just MJs mouthpiece
"Numerous coaches, Black coaches called me expressing how they took issue with that podcast taking place." - Stephen A. Smith on the timing of LeBron James-JJ Redick podcast.
Austin Reaves is 2nd among qualified guards at finishing at the rim, with 75% (LeBron and Giannis at 73%)
and he is 1st among qualified guards from the midrange, with 55% (same % as KD, CP3 and Jokic at 54%)
Anthony Davis averages more points and rebounds than Zion on better efficiency while being a significantly better defender.
3 game difference in games played.
@BlueNGoldJoe
@forumbluegold
This means they were scoring 38 points per 100 possessions when Caruso was playing. For context, most defenses allow like 105-106 points/100 possessions
Patrick Beverley Nunn and Jones can bring back ~27 million in salary
the Lakers seem to have a Dec 15 deal lined up, Demar Derozan happens to makes 27.6 mil in salar
only player in history that could have 2 blocks, 2 steals, a charge, 4 deflections and all day i mustve seen 100 tweets acting like he played defense like Trae
Young or something
Its funny how the 2 teams that faced LeBron the most in the finals, have players/coaches that completely revere him and his greatness, but people will get on this app and try their hardest to convince you hes not top 5.
@GTBreezy_
its ironic that he said an objectively false statement over the summer and in the first opportunity for it to be proven correct, he missed. its a joke
Anthony Davis since the Lakers 2-10 start (November 12-March 6):
29.7 points per 75 on 64% TS
13.9 rebounds per 75
2.7 assists per 75
2.3 blocks per 75
1.0 steals per 75
30/14/3 with over 3 stocks a game on all world efficiency.
Russ has the same time of possession per game as Giannis this year even while coming off the bench
“the lakers put him in the corner and didn’t give him the ball”, I heard.
I mean only reason this isn’t 2 is cause of AD groin and Bron Ankle
and that wouldve stopped the Russ trade. those injuries really ruined the whole era post 2020 flat out
Avery Bradley: -17 in 18 minutes
THT: -12 in 17 minutes
Augustin: -17 in 18 minutes
but Wenyan can only get 12 minutes in a game where we have no height at all
fire him.
He has the most turnovers in the history of the NBA. He probably should read more then.
His biggest strength is being the most athletically hitters basketball player we’ve ever seen. It’s that simple
The Lakers added an elite playmaker in Westbrook.
Well, the Lakers added perhaps the worst Perimeter Shooting elite playmaker in the league in Westbrook.
The playmaking boost is real. How they mitigate the shooting impact will be key for the overall impact to stay strong.
Lakers without LeBron this year: -4.96 net rating
Warriors without Steph this year: +3.03 net rating
#Unanimous
loves numbers until they don’t favour them.
Lakers-Nuggets Game 1 most-watched conference final opener in five years, +13% from last year's WCF Game 1 on TNT (Mavericks-Warriors).
Draft Lottery most-watched in four (since Zion in '19):
a million calls go against lebron but soon as he dont called for something, losers like this tweet
wanna tweet about the billion illegal screens your favourite team runs every game?
- LeBron 5.8 minutes of Time of Possession per game this season
- Paul George 5.1 minutes of Time of Possession per game this season
one is “ball dominant” the other “fits seamlessly with other stars”
Expect Russ to work w/ LAC?
"We all knew Russ wasn't going to work with LeBron bc he's ball dominant. But PG13 & Kawhi aren't. ... Russ coming off the bench is great. The Clippers have as good of a chance as anyone, besides the Suns, to come out of the West." —
@Chris_Broussard