24 ppg is weak from the supposed GOAT

pathetic beta shit

he's going out with a broom

No, your post was bizarre and is further buttressed by this one too. He had just 3 turnovers in 40 minutes, including one with 10 seconds left when the game was already over and he was rushing to get a shot up which was his only one in the 2nd half?

LeBron was great in that game. Was easily their best offensive creator and gave a huge effort defensively in helping shut Jokic down late.

AD (who has clearly been the Lakers' best player this postseason, which is why they are even in this position) was terrible. That's your story coming out of that one.

You're aware what MJ was doing at age 39, right?

Big question for Game 3 is will Lebron play? Ham says he is being evaluated

The guy has been playing on a foot that requires surgery for four months now. I'd imagine he'd have to be dead (or the near equivalent) not to play game 3.

My post was clear we are talking about late in the game. He had 2 turnovers late in Game 1 and again tonight. He also missed some normal easy shots including a layup. That is not typical of Lebron

BTW that was a heck of a flop by LJ.

Now that the injury is out there he'll be in an aircast.

They would have only been down 3 if lebron hadn't butterfingered his way out of a showboating dunk.

It was the catalyst that lost them the game. Bricked a pair of three pointer back to back afterwards en route to the 17-5 run that effectively ended their chances.

LeBron was actually their best player late in the game today too. He blocked Jokic with a minute left in the game (the play where he sprained his ankle), creating an opportunity for the Lakers to get within one score (which they did). His two baskets and two assists before that in the previous few minutes were the only thing that got them in position to even do that much.

If anybody is criticizing LeBron after that one, they don't know ball.

Why do you keep calling him 39?

Now that the injury is out there? Everyone knows he's been playing on that foot all playoffs.

I round up.

But I'll ask again, what was MJ doing at LeBron's age?

KCC, go to the hockey thread.

About to be double OT.

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And they'd have been completely blown out if he didn't have a great game overall.

who cares? he took three years off before he returned

take lebron out of the game for three years and see what happens

lebron's talent was always going to age better than jordan's

hasn't gotten him more accomplishments, or made him a better player

You finally consistently showed up in this thread. It only took 2 Lakers postseason losses in a row for the first time this playoffs. LMAO

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Considering that's the case then, shouldn't he have had way more in the tank then than a guy who has played basketball deep into May/June for 20 years straight and not looked like a complete corpse of himself in Washington?

MJ came back to stat pad for a terrible Wizards team and he couldn't even do that efficiently. At the same age, LeBron is averaging a triple double on 50% shooting in the WCF as his team's best player.

Just poking a bit of fun at Lebron wearing a cast for his broken hand only AFTER he'd already been playing on it for 3 games because 'word got out'.

Series is over. You absolutely cannot lose that game.

Davis, Russell, Schroeder and yes James, simply didn't play championship caliber ball in a game that they had on their racquet.

Just not a game a title team loses. Denver invited LA to win it and they just refused.

On the contrary, I'm in my element (defending LeBron being the best player on his team while posting triple doubles in big playoff games while his teammates let him down). It's good to be back to normal.

bro what? LMAO

you take THREE YEARS off of doing anything at a high level you're not gonna be close to what you were

lebron would probably be worse since his game relies almost completely on physical talent instead of skill development

i haven't watched a single basketball game all year, but i'm definitely watching the next two lakers games just to see the sad stupid looks on lebron's face!!!!

Lol definitely making it up in my head. Headline tonight from the LA Times

https://www.latimes.com/sports/laker...core-odds-blog

Lakers can’t overcome LeBron James miscues, fall to Denver Nuggets

MVP candidate before he got injured.

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Nah, Denver lost two straight on the road to Phoenix last series after taking the first two and they've hardly looked unbeatable in either game in this series. It's not over.

Also, LA needs to stop starting (playing?) Russell at some point and it might as well be in game 3. His style is not conducive in any way to playoff basketball, but I suppose it's good they are figuring that out now before paying him a ridiculous amount of money to be an inefficient chucker who plays no denfense.

When Jordan went down, the Wizards were 27-27 and in the playoff chase, tied for seventh in the Eastern Conference with Allen Iverson’s Philadelphia 76ers and Baron Davis’ Charlotte Hornets. Washington was also just three games behind Paul Pierce, Antoine Walker and the Boston Celtics, who were sitting in fourth. Jordan had been averaging 24.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game on 41.9% shooting from the field and 78.8% from the free-throw line at the time of his injury, which forced an extended absence.


LMAO he wasn't winning any MVP with that line on a .500 team ranked 7th in the East

Everyone knows the LA Times is notoriously hard on LeBron. Or something.

KCC has zero basketball credibility. If the last 3 months haven't convinced y'all of it, nothing will. James can do no wrong and literally every single thing he sees NBA related is through that same lens of building up James.

The LA Times is aware that AD went 4 for 15 and bricked two wide open threes in the last two minutes, no? Apparently not.

There's a ****ing double over time conference final game in the NHL playoffs and you guys are measuring LeBron's dick.

WTF

I don't know if they're notoriously hard on anybody, but I do know a headline about LeBron gets clicks. Always has. Blaming AD (who absolutely sucked tonight) doesn't.


LeBron was by far the best player on the Lakers today and AD completely no showed. If you deny that, you deny the facts.

What do you think I'm watching as I do this?

The 2019 Finals for the Raptors or Kawhi's shot vs the Sixers?

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Yeah, playing hundreds more basketball games than someone else definitely wouldn't take a toll on someone's body at age 39. LMAO

Go **** yourself and watch playoff hockey right now instead of trolling.

This shit is awesome.

As a Miami native, shouldn't you be supporting the Panthers?

I've got a good video of that Kawhi shot from my seat behind the other basket. I sometimes go back and watch it.

LMAO It doesn't really take much effort to troll a Lebron stan, especially after the performance he laid tonight. A nice little distraction.

I don't give a **** about Hockey :shrug:

I watch football and basketball. That's it.

Dude, I don't even give a shit.

The game's been done for awhile now.

This playoff game is epic.

Do yourself a favor and turn on TNT right now.

Bashing age 39 LeBron after a 24 point triple double with 4 steals and 2 blocks does take something, that's for sure.

You know what. Just for you, and because I have nothing else to watch, I will.

He's been trending up as a 3pt shooter in the last couple of years. Not sure why he's just straight up choking now.

What the Panthers are doing right now is basically what the Heat are doing, except the Panthers took down the equivalent of the 2015-2016 Warriors in the first round.

Yeah. I tried. Hurricanes keep icing and that's boring as **** to watch.

His 3PT shot has been bad all season (32% which is the lowest it's been since 2015-2016) and in particular since he came back from injury. He made some big ones against the Warriors (which gives me hope he can do the same here again), but it's pretty broken right now overall.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh lord, the Airsexuals are out again I see.<br><br>LeBron is still the best basketball player ever. Get over it.<br><br>MJ beat up on community college teams in the Finals. Never had to face the KD Warriors twice, or a 67 win team w/o his 2 best teammates or the dynasty Spurs 3 times.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1659403620767395840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MJ was shooting like Dion Waiters for a losing team in a historically bad conference at 38 years old &amp; nobody uses it against him.<br><br>LeBron at 38 is in the Conference Finals and being compared to prime MJ after every loss.<br><br>That says it all to me.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1659405279925075970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Barry's fine. Right on the mark as usual.

More BARRY quotes! Love it KCC.

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Lol, facts. I mean, if you're going to flop AFTER telling the world you don't flop, I guess you might as well go full flailing reerun all the way into the seats 20 feet away, right?

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Not a bad moment.

They all flop, I don’t care what they tell you. Jokic had a tremendous counter flop on the next play down.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron James tells <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBAonTNT</a> “I’ll be ready on Saturday. I just stepped on the foot of AG. Nothing is keeping me from playing.”</p>&mdash; Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1659407625145167872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LeBron in 6 here we come.

I will bet all the money I have the Lakers won't win in 6.

Depends which AD shows up in games 3 through 6. Even a decent game of his wins this one tonight.

Denver also almost blew game 1 and were bad for most of game 2. They aren't unbeatable.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jokic has scored 3 points in the 4th quarter through 2 games and DEN is up 2-0.<br><br>I&#39;m not mad. I&#39;m not mad. I&#39;m not mad. I&#39;m not mad. I&#39;m not ma-</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1659425486722703360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Just once it would be nice if LeBron got carried like this.

Man, **** all of you casuals who stopped watching sports after the end of the NBA playoff game.

Quadruple overtime playoff hockey is where it's at.

I went to bed before the game was over last night. So where does the series stand as we shift back to LA? Is it 1-1? One moral victory for the Lakers in game 1, and a loss last night? Or is it 2-0 LA? Two moral victories for the Lakers to none for the Nuggets?

31-21-14 and 23-17-12 stat lines and he's getting carried? You are insane.

that flop into the crowd by lebron was pathetic

Malone speaking truth

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michael Malone on Lakers national media narrative after game 1 &quot;The narrative wasn&#39;t about the Nuggets, the narrative was about the Lakers., you put that in your pipe and smoke it, now we&#39;re up 2-0&quot; <a href="https://t.co/I2EId7GZ1Y">pic.twitter.com/I2EId7GZ1Y</a></p>&mdash; Gifdsports (@gifdsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1659402864442195968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Nicola got carried in the fourth quarter what the f*** are you talking about. Lmao... It's pure nonsense.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron: “We don’t teach flopping” <br><br>Also LeBron, while Jokic gets called for a foul: <a href="https://t.co/VVExqxvBlk">pic.twitter.com/VVExqxvBlk</a></p>&mdash; Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/BadSportsRefs/status/1659389225786044418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lefraud
 

LMAO

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“We’re the #1 seed for a reason, we don’t need to flop like LAL” <br><br>Jokic: <a href="https://t.co/UkcDcdvNCB">https://t.co/UkcDcdvNCB</a> <a href="https://t.co/U6ub3LcVKm">pic.twitter.com/U6ub3LcVKm</a></p>&mdash; ⁶ (@SpeakContext) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakContext/status/1658651246239023104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LOL I guess we got a flop off tonight….Jokic is doing it too but the fan with the towel wins <a href="https://t.co/ntbCJTdkwu">pic.twitter.com/ntbCJTdkwu</a></p>&mdash; Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) <a href="https://twitter.com/WUTangKids/status/1659392676326780929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If you aren't flopping, you aren't trying hard enough.

In the 4th quarter, yes. He has 3 points in the 4th quarter through 2 games.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here is every Conference Finals game that NBA players in year 20 or later have ever appeared in.<br><br>Kareem in 1989.<br>LeBron in 2023.<br><br>That&#39;s it.<br><br>If this doesn&#39;t illustrate how different LeBron&#39;s standards are, idk what will. <a href="https://t.co/DDxRqIlsvI">pic.twitter.com/DDxRqIlsvI</a></p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1659537868103065603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Different!

LeBron James is shooting 0% from 3 in the WCF

LeBron James has missed 19 straight 3-pointers in the 4th quarter dating back to Game 2 of the 1st Round this year.

That's the longest streak by any player in the last 25 postseasons.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron has been awful shooting 3&#39;s all postseason, especially in the 4th.<br><br>MJ shot 6-46 (13.0%) from 3 in the 4th Q/OT during his 4 title runs with a regular 3 point line.<br><br>MJ shot 0-16 (0.0%) from 3 in the 4th Q/OT during his 4 Finals with a regular 3 point line.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1659429177064402944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Oh no, that one backfired pretty quickly on you.

Beautiful

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/D07f7tOt5o">pic.twitter.com/D07f7tOt5o</a></p>&mdash; Taco Tuesday (@TacoTuuesday) <a href="https://twitter.com/TacoTuuesday/status/1659433048658829313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LeBron in his prime (which MJ was there) would never have done it.

I love it!
The circling of the wagons to protect Lebron is hilarious LMAO

I dont know because I haven't watched but a couple minutes of each game, but I was told that was because the Lakers changed their defense to take away jokic. Which would suggest that they are defending hard against him. That would mean his gravity is opening the offense up for others. Or at least that is what you would say if it was lebron and the Lakers. I mean walker beat the Warriors in the 4th in game 4 but you wanted to spend more time touting the greatness of lebron for making free throws.

Also by this logic, AD is carrying lebron to every win they've had since he has to be the best player on the court for the Lakers to win (again, your words).

If prime LeBron was scoring only 3 points combined in 2 fourth quarters of a conference finals (regardless of what the defenses were), his teams were not winning those games. Not even the Miami Heat.

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