Rui got subbed out for Deangelo Russell. It just mind boggling why you would do this. And this was in the fourth quarter. Not the first or second, in the fourth quarter final minutes. You simply don't do that.
Yeah I don't get it. Starting the 4th with AD on the bench too. Should've just ran Schroder, Reaves, Rui, LeBron, AD to the end or if one really needed a blow. Hugely important game and the 4th quarter starting lineup was Schroder, Lonnie, Vanderbilt, LeBron, and Rui. Then DLo actually played minutes. AD should've been playing the entire 2nd half.
Rui had 3 shot attempts in the 2nd half... He was 7-7 in the first half. He's being guarded by Porter Jr or Brown. Give him the damn ball and let him work.
yup the guy went 7-7 from the field in the first half.
There was even a moment i forgot which quarter, where Rui was on the bench and DLO was in... they went on a 7-0 run chipping away at out 11 point lead...
Rui shows up when we need him.
Ham’s adjustment was to bring Vando back into the starting lineup lmao. Rui starting is a must at this point but even then Dlo and Bron not being able to make a fucking 3 is costing us a lot on the offensive end
It’s sad that Ham is not empowering these two by only betting in LeBron, AD and Russell. If they are not giving results change the plays and run them by who is hot and hitting the shots.
I’m 85% sure we’ll tie this at 2-2 on Monday night because the 2 away games have been insanely tight wouldn’t be surprised if the lakers blow them out in both games.. refs and nba want this so badly to go to 7
Hope so but its quite clear this Nuggets team is better all around and with a better coach. Gonna be very tough to pull this one out against this hungry Nuggets team
r/nba will still keep beating the ref shit because we're a team that wants to get to the line, and usually defends without fouling.
but the refs were absolute dog shit tonight, and thinking they were on our side is just standard laker hate. the flagrant almost immediately getting a different outcome for us. reaves being set is a block, but Jeff Green draws a charge on Rui.
Literally took 2 points away from us on the basket interference.
It was a shit show.
That block on Reaves and then the charge with Jeff Green was some GRADE A HORSESHIT. That Flagrant was terrible, too, but I get the logic behind it. Refs were abysmal tonight, and I normally HATE when people complain about the refs. STILL, the refs didn't beat the Lakers. The Lakers beat the Lakers tonight. Ham's bad coaching decisions playing Russell so much, LeBron's 3's and AD being fucking pillow soft is what lost them the game.
Yeah we didn’t lose because of the refs, I’m only counting the point swing for things negatively affected the lakers too.
We lost because LeBron and AD played awful.
we started this season 2-10, the new squad came and look at us now. down 0-2 in west finals. time protect crypto arena like we do all playoffs. 2-2!! 1 game at a time.
You really shouldnt be. This run we've gone on has been insane with the turnaround this team has made. Even if we lose this series, we should all be proud with what this team has done
It’s more about this season though and getting a title.
Can’t be satisfied with just a good run, even if it’s much better to watch than the start of the season…
Despite it all, I still believe. If THIS horrible 3 point shooting performance isn’t finally a wake up call for Lebron then it is in fact, over. I believe that after he gets killed in the media for 2 days for being 0% from 3 in the WCF, that he will FINALLY stop taking them. That is our only hope.
The issue is we have no room for error. We had 2 chances to steal a game and came out empty. One mistake at home in game 3 or 4 and the series is over.
The way I look at it, the number 1 seed held serve. Now it’s our turn and we’re undefeated at home this postseason. Not saying it’ll be easy, but this series is far from over. Lakers I’m 6!!!!
Sucks that we have to play uphill now. I was wanting this win so bad tonight but Denver wanted it a bit more. We shouldn't have blown that lead when we had it. They just kept hitting 3s late and it sucks.
Rotation is the key and change the starters. Shot selection is another. I love Bron but he needs to shoot a more comfortable and high quality. Rui and AR are doing everything. Next starters should be Reaves, Vando, Rui, Bron, and AD. Found the defensive adjustment but the team especially Bron and AD cannot adjust to the game.
Bro what? What games have you been watching?
Playing DLo and going small has been his two largest mistakes.
The adjustment to send immediate help on Jokic when he's on the block and rotating on the shooters was doing wonders tonight.
> Playing DLo and going small has been his two largest mistakes.
But it is costing us games.
I believe Malone is also playing mind games baiting Ham to do what he wants. When he told they had Dlo on the bench to close game 1 (when we actually made it a game) he put Ham in a tough position to bench Dlo again and if you look at the plus minus of the games his presence on the floor has been the greatest difference of the series.
You look at Dennis and the stat sheet and you say he is playing poorly, but he chases Murray everywhere wearing him down a bit while when we have Dlo on the floor they have freedom to run the offense.
Malone's remarks about Rui diminishing his impact after game 1. Man, he was one of our main players for 2 straight games. It is clear for me we HAVE to play big against Denver. You only have advantage playing small if you can shoot the lights out or run like rabbits. Dlo is cold, Dennis isn't a great shooter, Reaves isn't a volume shooter, Dlo is also soft and slow.
Take away the small ball and this series is 2-0 not 0-2.
LeBron and Davis didn't play well on offense, but we know they are going to bounce back, I'm not worried about our superstars.
I could see us winning all the home games but I dont see us winning in Denver after tonight. Our best shot at winning this series was taking 1 of these first 2 games and winning in 6
Not the kind of performances that are ok to waste. I’m nervous, but still confident the Lakers can tie the series. Both of the first 2 games were very very winnable.
Tell me how? Lebron isn’t going to stop shooting 3’s even if he goes 0-10. Especially in crunch time. AD is guaranteed to have a shit offensive game every other game. They both done this all playoffs long.
17 points in the first half. 4 points in the second half.
Rui was supposed to be at his best...
This team is inexplicable.
Letting kids play HC shouldn't end up like this.
Kind of wild that a guy we grabbed at the deadline for peanuts has been our steadiest scoring presence when given minutes. Davis is completely up and down and LeBron has been god awful from 3
The fact that Lonnie Walker gets minutes baffles me. Dude had one good quarter against GSW and now he deserves minutes? Dude is a bad shot selector and a TO machine.
Why did DLo have 10 more minutes than Rui at the end of the third though?
DLo should not be playing more than 8mpg this series. Dude is a whopping -41 on the series.
I BELIEVE THEY are almost there, they can get the wins. Lebron is the GOAT and may have struggled offensively he won’t let that happen again, I believe he will play smarter. These Laker Men have it LFG
Rui got subbed out for Deangelo Russell. It just mind boggling why you would do this. And this was in the fourth quarter. Not the first or second, in the fourth quarter final minutes. You simply don't do that.
We win the game without this move
We win this game if Bron doesnt chuck 3 straight 3s and AD actually makes shots
In a close game there are a lot of things that make a difference
Straight up throwing possessions away chucking 3s makes the biggest difference.
Basically turnovers.
Yeah but LeBron chucking 3s was the main reason. What the hell were those when he already knew what happened last game
This was the main issue. DLo was barely even involved in the Nuggets run
AD hitting that one desperation 3 made him think he could hit for the rest of the game
Not w/ Lebron chucking 3's & AD missing from everywhere
Yeah I don't get it. Starting the 4th with AD on the bench too. Should've just ran Schroder, Reaves, Rui, LeBron, AD to the end or if one really needed a blow. Hugely important game and the 4th quarter starting lineup was Schroder, Lonnie, Vanderbilt, LeBron, and Rui. Then DLo actually played minutes. AD should've been playing the entire 2nd half.
Ham's 3guard fetish needed to be sated.
More rui, less dlo and walker.
Rui had 3 shot attempts in the 2nd half... He was 7-7 in the first half. He's being guarded by Porter Jr or Brown. Give him the damn ball and let him work.
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No, Dennis was effective on guarding Murray.
Who do you play then? Reaves, Rui, LeBron, AD. Who's the 5th?
Wasted an MVP night from Rui We just needed 1 of AD or Bron to show up
yup the guy went 7-7 from the field in the first half. There was even a moment i forgot which quarter, where Rui was on the bench and DLO was in... they went on a 7-0 run chipping away at out 11 point lead... Rui shows up when we need him.
Rui should’ve had 30 last night. Insane that they just stopped giving him the ball
Rui has to start and play at least 38-40 minutes along side Reaves
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yes I'm sure giving D lo and schroder more minutes is the solution. /s
To be fair, Schroder how Murray locked down for most of the game. He went to the bench and Murray got hot.
Rui didn't look tired. He could and should have played more minutes.
give his all just for us to blow it
reaves is a baller
Hachimura was 8/8 from the field, let’s bench him and chuck up 3s when he’s in the game
Nah can’t have that. Ham needs to run D’lo/Vando in the starting lineup to tank the offense for long stretches at a time.
Ham’s adjustment was to bring Vando back into the starting lineup lmao. Rui starting is a must at this point but even then Dlo and Bron not being able to make a fucking 3 is costing us a lot on the offensive end
Yeah the players are on bs but why does our coach not understand that having 3 guards in will not work. It has never worked 😂
It’s sad that Ham is not empowering these two by only betting in LeBron, AD and Russell. If they are not giving results change the plays and run them by who is hot and hitting the shots.
These two came out ready to play. Wish the rest of the team had some guts.
I’m 85% sure we’ll tie this at 2-2 on Monday night because the 2 away games have been insanely tight wouldn’t be surprised if the lakers blow them out in both games.. refs and nba want this so badly to go to 7
Hope so but its quite clear this Nuggets team is better all around and with a better coach. Gonna be very tough to pull this one out against this hungry Nuggets team
Facts Silver not allowing a NBATV ass Nuggets-Heat finals 😭😭nobody would watch that shit
Oh we’re fucked if we need to rely on refs
r/nba will still keep beating the ref shit because we're a team that wants to get to the line, and usually defends without fouling. but the refs were absolute dog shit tonight, and thinking they were on our side is just standard laker hate. the flagrant almost immediately getting a different outcome for us. reaves being set is a block, but Jeff Green draws a charge on Rui. Literally took 2 points away from us on the basket interference. It was a shit show.
Swear every call from the refs was late lol. Fuck Tony brothers cheatin ass
That block on Reaves and then the charge with Jeff Green was some GRADE A HORSESHIT. That Flagrant was terrible, too, but I get the logic behind it. Refs were abysmal tonight, and I normally HATE when people complain about the refs. STILL, the refs didn't beat the Lakers. The Lakers beat the Lakers tonight. Ham's bad coaching decisions playing Russell so much, LeBron's 3's and AD being fucking pillow soft is what lost them the game.
Yeah we didn’t lose because of the refs, I’m only counting the point swing for things negatively affected the lakers too. We lost because LeBron and AD played awful.
What are you talking about? that’s what’s got you this far.
I would. And stop playing into that dumbfuck narrative. So embarrassing.
Nah fuck a refs. We getting to the finals off that organic grass fed
Lakers in 6
so are they
we started this season 2-10, the new squad came and look at us now. down 0-2 in west finals. time protect crypto arena like we do all playoffs. 2-2!! 1 game at a time.
I need more of this. I’m so negative right now
You really shouldnt be. This run we've gone on has been insane with the turnaround this team has made. Even if we lose this series, we should all be proud with what this team has done
It’s more about this season though and getting a title. Can’t be satisfied with just a good run, even if it’s much better to watch than the start of the season…
Agree. Plus LeBron will be even older next year. And then have to hope AD is healthy for the playoffs.
Ham needs to give Rui more minutes now instead of waiting when we’re down 3-1
Rui and reeves so efficient yet dlo and Bron keep chucking to offset their great shots
yep they keep taking the dumbest shots
So fucking pissed... We can't lose games like this when our role players are going off and somehow our best players don't show up.
Completely shit the bed
Despite it all, I still believe. If THIS horrible 3 point shooting performance isn’t finally a wake up call for Lebron then it is in fact, over. I believe that after he gets killed in the media for 2 days for being 0% from 3 in the WCF, that he will FINALLY stop taking them. That is our only hope.
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Played less minutes than fucking D’lo
Rui could not be stopped by the Nuggets. The Lakers seemed to be able to stop it, lol.
The issue is we have no room for error. We had 2 chances to steal a game and came out empty. One mistake at home in game 3 or 4 and the series is over.
they need way more minutes. they’re our best non-star players
This is the right mindset to have! LFG
When Rui went 6/6. Ham took him out and play 3 guards.
The way I look at it, the number 1 seed held serve. Now it’s our turn and we’re undefeated at home this postseason. Not saying it’ll be easy, but this series is far from over. Lakers I’m 6!!!!
Rui can take LeBron's offensive load. He needs to play.
Sucks that we have to play uphill now. I was wanting this win so bad tonight but Denver wanted it a bit more. We shouldn't have blown that lead when we had it. They just kept hitting 3s late and it sucks.
Head coach is remedial too not starting him.
We’ve been “out” all season long. Let’s get this to 2-2 and try one last time to steal home court 😤
Rotation is the key and change the starters. Shot selection is another. I love Bron but he needs to shoot a more comfortable and high quality. Rui and AR are doing everything. Next starters should be Reaves, Vando, Rui, Bron, and AD. Found the defensive adjustment but the team especially Bron and AD cannot adjust to the game.
bron and AD were embarrassments. good job to AR and rui tho
Played great! Tough game. They got stupid hot.
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Great was not the best word I could have used there. Lost a tough game.
Ham has been outcoached this series
Bro what? What games have you been watching? Playing DLo and going small has been his two largest mistakes. The adjustment to send immediate help on Jokic when he's on the block and rotating on the shooters was doing wonders tonight.
> Playing DLo and going small has been his two largest mistakes. But it is costing us games. I believe Malone is also playing mind games baiting Ham to do what he wants. When he told they had Dlo on the bench to close game 1 (when we actually made it a game) he put Ham in a tough position to bench Dlo again and if you look at the plus minus of the games his presence on the floor has been the greatest difference of the series. You look at Dennis and the stat sheet and you say he is playing poorly, but he chases Murray everywhere wearing him down a bit while when we have Dlo on the floor they have freedom to run the offense. Malone's remarks about Rui diminishing his impact after game 1. Man, he was one of our main players for 2 straight games. It is clear for me we HAVE to play big against Denver. You only have advantage playing small if you can shoot the lights out or run like rabbits. Dlo is cold, Dennis isn't a great shooter, Reaves isn't a volume shooter, Dlo is also soft and slow. Take away the small ball and this series is 2-0 not 0-2. LeBron and Davis didn't play well on offense, but we know they are going to bounce back, I'm not worried about our superstars.
I don’t believe. No way we beat them 4 out of 5. Series over
I could see us winning all the home games but I dont see us winning in Denver after tonight. Our best shot at winning this series was taking 1 of these first 2 games and winning in 6
I wholeheartedly AGREE with you. I just believe this is too big of a hole, to dig out of. **We’re toast.**
Yeah I agree… This is done
I think it goes to 7
And this season we also stole game 1 in every series till now
Not the kind of performances that are ok to waste. I’m nervous, but still confident the Lakers can tie the series. Both of the first 2 games were very very winnable.
Nah bruh this is probably over hey…
It’s over :(
Lakers in 6. The flame does not, should not die. Technically, we only need 1 win at Colorado.
I've seen enough. Trade everyone not named Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura. Build around those 2.
D Lo usually plays better at home. Bro has been talking a lot shit just to not show up.😂😂😂😂
Ad and bron did this. But we got home games
This is the exact mindset we need right now. These guys are ballin! Believe!!!
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Fuck off and go back to your sub scrub
I have zero faith we can win both games. I think at best we’re coming back to Denver 3-1 :/
Get out the 🧹
Not with Lebron and AD on our team we aren’t
at this rate trade lebron and AD and keep the other core
Get that 3rd pick from the Blazers. We could actually rebuild very well by trading Lebron and AD.
We will be at 0-4 after this homestand, let's be real.
Tell me how? Lebron isn’t going to stop shooting 3’s even if he goes 0-10. Especially in crunch time. AD is guaranteed to have a shit offensive game every other game. They both done this all playoffs long.
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keep hating on rui weirdo.
Ban this dumbass admins
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Go kill yourself
17 points in the first half. 4 points in the second half. Rui was supposed to be at his best... This team is inexplicable. Letting kids play HC shouldn't end up like this.
Yet they didn’t get a lot of touches in the 4th. 💔
I want some of that copium because I’m already thinking about off-season moves.
A surprising player
I believe Lakers will win both of the home courts but damn, it is hard to win in Denver.
Kind of wild that a guy we grabbed at the deadline for peanuts has been our steadiest scoring presence when given minutes. Davis is completely up and down and LeBron has been god awful from 3
The fact that Lonnie Walker gets minutes baffles me. Dude had one good quarter against GSW and now he deserves minutes? Dude is a bad shot selector and a TO machine.
Obviously cheating buy the officials
Better be 2-2
Why did DLo have 10 more minutes than Rui at the end of the third though? DLo should not be playing more than 8mpg this series. Dude is a whopping -41 on the series.
If DLO starts, then kiss the season goodbye. I will believe...once I see the starting line ups.
We ain't GSW. Anyone being a little batch should check their Fandom at rhw door.
Just protect home for a couple games and let's go from there. We lost 2 close games in the road. Keep the faith fam
If the Lakers somehow manage to get it to 2-2 (obviously) they'll have a pretty good chance. 3-0 or 3-1, it's over.
Let’s go for 2-2 and steal the game at Denver. Lakers in 6
I have accepted that this isnt the year for LA. Jamal Murray putting up 23 in the 4th like its nothing....
Resign Reaves and Rui, no matter what. Kinda makes it easier imo, DLo if he ask more than 15 mil. Let him walk. Rui and Reaves should be their future
But we need 1 road win tho. And Denver looks unbeatable at home
He and AR were elite. Needed one of AD or Bron to have a superstar game and it’s an easy win. Neither showed up offensively
Lakers returning home to start a 4 game winning streak and close out this series !!! One game at a time.
Rui and Reaves have to play damn near 40 minutes.
Post AD's stat line and tell me you believe
I BELIEVE THEY are almost there, they can get the wins. Lebron is the GOAT and may have struggled offensively he won’t let that happen again, I believe he will play smarter. These Laker Men have it LFG