11sanchez11 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 great matchup AD vs Jokic will be incredibly interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Denver in 6. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indifference Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 LAL in 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) Just want good basketball cause that East match up gonna be gross and this is our only chance of having good basketball in these conference finals Jokic/AD gonna be must watch Think this series comes down to MPJ and Gordon and how well Denver is able to make AD play outside the paint. They should look at what the Warriors did with the high screen and then spread the other 3 guys out. Edited May 13, 2023 by agarcia34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC421/ Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 As long as the Lakers aren’t getting a 30 attempt advantage at the line this one should wrap up relatively quickly I’d say Denver in 5 but suspect the shenanigans will continue. Lakers just don’t pass the eye test when I watch them play but we all know they won’t have to do it on there own. Not sure how much I’ll watch I’ve hit an 06 level of disgust with this entertainment industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 3 hours ago, BigC421/ said: As long as the Lakers aren’t getting a 30 attempt advantage at the line this one should wrap up relatively quickly I’d say Denver in 5 but suspect the shenanigans will continue. Lakers just don’t pass the eye test when I watch them play but we all know they won’t have to do it on there own. Not sure how much I’ll watch I’ve hit an 06 level of disgust with this entertainment industry. The cope...ouch. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC421/ Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 35 minutes ago, seminoles1 said: The cope...ouch. Stages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 5 hours ago, BigC421/ said: As long as the Lakers aren’t getting a 30 attempt advantage at the line this one should wrap up relatively quickly I’d say Denver in 5 but suspect the shenanigans will continue. Lakers just don’t pass the eye test when I watch them play but we all know they won’t have to do it on there own. Not sure how much I’ll watch I’ve hit an 06 level of disgust with this entertainment industry. You're really going down with the ship, aren't you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 LeBron is going to have a tough time against Gordon on the perimeter but if his shot is on, then he can still be very effective and control the tempo of the games. The Nuggets bench players will need to hit their shots as the Lakers won't let Jokic play as much one on one as the Suns did. Gordon/Green/Brown/Braun will be getting wide open threes from the corner and they just have to hit them or else the games are going to turn into a big grind and that favors the Lakers. Very tough series to call but it comes down to game 1. If the Lakers win it, then they take this in six just like they did the previous two series. If not? Then Nuggets in six. Lakers best chance to take one on the road will be game 1 as they get two days off as the series will be played every other day after game 1. AD's been too special defensively this postseason for me to go against the Lakers. Lakers in 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartica4Real Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 17 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said: LeBron is going to have a tough time against Gordon on the perimeter but if his shot is on, then he can still be very effective and control the tempo of the games. The Nuggets bench players will need to hit their shots as the Lakers won't let Jokic play as much one on one as the Suns did. Gordon/Green/Brown/Braun will be getting wide open threes from the corner and they just have to hit them or else the games are going to turn into a big grind and that favors the Lakers. Very tough series to call but it comes down to game 1. If the Lakers win it, then they take this in six just like they did the previous two series. If not? Then Nuggets in six. Lakers best chance to take one on the road will be game 1 as they get two days off as the series will be played every other day after game 1. AD's been too special defensively this postseason for me to go against the Lakers. Lakers in 6. I'm interested in why you think the Lakers winning game 1 means the Nuggets won't be able to win one back on the road. The Grizzlies and the Warriors were literally the 2 most hapless road teams in the playoffs, both struggled hard all year long at winning on the road. Denver can win on the road, and I don't think the series gets wrapped up in 6 just cause of the Lakers stealing one of the first 2 on the road. This is gonna be a banger series I think. I'll go with Nugs in 7 but this could go either way. I think both teams split the home games to start, and the home teams win games 5-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, J-ALL-DAY said: LeBron is going to have a tough time against Gordon on the perimeter but if his shot is on, then he can still be very effective and control the tempo of the games. The Nuggets bench players will need to hit their shots as the Lakers won't let Jokic play as much one on one as the Suns did. Gordon/Green/Brown/Braun will be getting wide open threes from the corner and they just have to hit them or else the games are going to turn into a big grind and that favors the Lakers. LeBron averaged 25/7/7 while shooting 48% from the field against Denver in 3 games this season. LeBron will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Spartica4Real said: I'm interested in why you think the Lakers winning game 1 means the Nuggets won't be able to win one back on the road. The Grizzlies and the Warriors were literally the 2 most hapless road teams in the playoffs, both struggled hard all year long at winning on the road. Denver can win on the road, and I don't think the series gets wrapped up in 6 just cause of the Lakers stealing one of the first 2 on the road. This is gonna be a banger series I think. I'll go with Nugs in 7 but this could go either way. I think both teams split the home games to start, and the home teams win games 5-7. The Nuggets CAN win even if the Lakers win game 1. Definitely possible but I just think the Lakers continue holding serve at home if they get the early split. And yes, Lakers escaped tight game 4s in the first two rounds but we have seen LeBron teams do this for YEARS in the playoffs. He is the master at playing the possession by possession game by completely slowing the game down. AD's defense is just unreal and that's the tie-breaker for me in this series. Jokic is special enough to overcome it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 40 minutes ago, CWood21 said: LeBron averaged 25/7/7 while shooting 48% from the field against Denver in 3 games this season. LeBron will be fine. All games played before foot injury. But yes, he should be fine as usual. Gordon is big and strong enough to challenge this version of Bron at the perimeter and even in the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 My head tells me Nuggets in 6 or 7, but my heart says Lakers in 6. Nuggets are 40-7 (including playoffs) at home this season, so hopefully the Lakers can get lucky and steal one of the first 2 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartica4Real Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, CWood21 said: LeBron averaged 25/7/7 while shooting 48% from the field against Denver in 3 games this season. LeBron will be fine. LeBron will be fine because he's LeBron, that's plain and simple, but it is worth mentioning that he has worse numbers vs Gordon as his primary defender than literally anyone else. In his entire career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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