2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN WINS 4-1)

[mcmurphy]

Lets keep it real. Is it fair to win a challenge and lose a timeout anyway just because the referee made a mistake? I don't think so.

The nba wants the game to flow so you lose a timeout or that’ll be another stoppage. This was never a problem, but as usual because it’s the Lakers and they lost we need to make this an issue.

I'm a Spurs fan, trust me I'm not white knighting for the Lakers...

But even I can see it's not fair for a team to lose a timeout over someone else's mistake. Obviously it was a problem for them when were stuck throwing up a half court prayer for their season when they should've had a TO in their pocket. The NBA should should just give each team one free challenge for the game like the NFL and just call it a day.

I agree
if you win the challange you gain a free challange... simple

[SweaterBae]

If you have to stop the play to challenge it costs a timeout. We have to have limits. The coach is literally stopping play. I don't understand why this is such a source of contention. Teams lose points to the officials 30 times a game, but now we need a special rule? Nah. If you want your foul back, or whatever, it costs a timeout. Nitpicking that 2-3 challenges a game shouldn't take a timeout because the call was missed (and what's the actual challenge win rate?) when dozens of calls are blown every game is absurd. This is 100% laker fanboi bullcrap, and Chuck being the dumbest person alive.

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This was hilarious.

[kaansunman]

Man, this sh*t is f*cking depressing. You go into every game with no expectations, and in the end you're still left disappointed.

Congratulations to Denver.

Whole week was like, okay we're up but we are sure that we can protect the lead. Warriors used to had that, with splasing threes and take over. Denver is different, but still they find ways like taking 3 off. rebs in last minute this time.

Congrats Denver, well deserved.

[SweaterBae]

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This was hilarious.

He is such a **** bitch.

[LaLover11]

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This was hilarious.

Villain LeBron unlocked

[Wolfgang630]

2025 Denver will beat LA in 6
2026 Denver will beat LA in 7
2027 LA will finally win

[AleksandarN]

Best tweet of the night comes from the Mayor of LA

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[stoo]

Be respectful and don't beat your kids

[AlexanderRight]

If you have to stop the play to challenge it costs a timeout. We have to have limits. The coach is literally stopping play. I don't understand why this is such a source of contention. Teams lose points to the officials 30 times a game, but now we need a special rule? Nah. If you want your foul back, or whatever, it costs a timeout. Nitpicking that 2-3 challenges a game shouldn't take a timeout because the call was missed (and what's the actual challenge win rate?) when dozens of calls are blown every game is absurd. This is 100% laker fanboi bullcrap, and Chuck being the dumbest person alive.

Let's put down the Laker haterrade and actually think about this objectively without mentioning them...

You're right, refs blow calls and there's nothing we can do about it. So why is it when we finally get to do something about it (challenge) we still have to lose something? You're screwed either way which defeats the whole purpose.

The NFL is simple. You get two challenges. You win, you keep your TO. You lose, you lose your TO. At least give the NBA coaches one of those if two is too much.

[SweaterBae]

If you have to stop the play to challenge it costs a timeout. We have to have limits. The coach is literally stopping play. I don't understand why this is such a source of contention. Teams lose points to the officials 30 times a game, but now we need a special rule? Nah. If you want your foul back, or whatever, it costs a timeout. Nitpicking that 2-3 challenges a game shouldn't take a timeout because the call was missed (and what's the actual challenge win rate?) when dozens of calls are blown every game is absurd. This is 100% laker fanboi bullcrap, and Chuck being the dumbest person alive.

Let's put down the Laker haterrade and actually think about this objectively without mentioning them...

You're right, refs blow calls and there's nothing we can do about it. So why is it when we finally get to do something about it (challenge) we still have to lose something? You're screwed either way which defeats the whole purpose.

The NFL is simple. You get two challenges. You win, you keep your TO. You lose, you lose your TO. At least give the NBA coaches one fair shot if two is too much.

Because the NFL is turn based and the NBA is real time. The other team is inbounding the ball, or whatever, and the coach is calling timeout to challenge. It's that simple. In the NFL you can't call a timeout in the middle of the play. I knew someone would make this argument, and it's a poor one. If_you_stop_live_play_it_costs_a_timeout. Again, I don't understand why this is such an issue for people.

[LaLover11]

Sure would've been nice if the Lakers we're 100% healthy

Putting Vando on Jamal Murray during those game winners would've gave the Lakers the best chance to stop him or alter the shot smh

[FreeBird23]

Sure would've been nice if the Lakers we're 100% healthy

Putting Vando on Jamal Murray during those game winners would've gave the Lakers the best chance to stop him or alter the shot smh

[LaLover11]

Sure would've been nice if the Lakers we're 100% healthy

Putting Vando on Jamal Murray during those game winners would've gave the Lakers the best chance to stop him or alter the shot smh

A great excuse to not have your best athletic defender with length to guard the Nuggets Closer

[Wallace_Wallace]

Sure would've been nice if the Lakers we're 100% healthy

Putting Vando on Jamal Murray during those game winners would've gave the Lakers the best chance to stop him or alter the shot smh

Hachimura and Reeves shot horrible from deep this series, having them and Vanderbilt on the floor would have been disastrous….LeBron might have ripped his hairline back another inch during timeouts

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This was hilarious.

He is such a **** bitch.

If the fan does anything back……

*Points at fan, asks the refs to kick her out

[AlexanderRight]

If you have to stop the play to challenge it costs a timeout. We have to have limits. The coach is literally stopping play. I don't understand why this is such a source of contention. Teams lose points to the officials 30 times a game, but now we need a special rule? Nah. If you want your foul back, or whatever, it costs a timeout. Nitpicking that 2-3 challenges a game shouldn't take a timeout because the call was missed (and what's the actual challenge win rate?) when dozens of calls are blown every game is absurd. This is 100% laker fanboi bullcrap, and Chuck being the dumbest person alive.

Let's put down the Laker haterrade and actually think about this objectively without mentioning them...

You're right, refs blow calls and there's nothing we can do about it. So why is it when we finally get to do something about it (challenge) we still have to lose something? You're screwed either way which defeats the whole purpose.

The NFL is simple. You get two challenges. You win, you keep your TO. You lose, you lose your TO. At least give the NBA coaches one fair shot if two is too much.

Because the NFL is turn based and the NBA is real time. The other team is inbounding the ball, or whatever, and the coach is calling timeout to challenge. It's that simple. In the NFL you can't call a timeout in the middle of the play. I knew someone would make this argument, and it's a poor one. If_you_stop_live_play_it_costs_a_timeout. Again, I don't understand why this is such an issue for people.

Because the only reason you're stopping the play is so they can see their mistake and they reward you by taking your timeout even if they were proven wrong. You're getting penalized for their bad call whether you challenge or not or even if you win it, which is just dumb. Just give each team one challenge per game and leave it at that. If they lose, it's a regular TO taken/lost regardless. If they're both winners, two stoppages ain't gonna wreck the game.

[SweaterBae]

Let's put down the Laker haterrade and actually think about this objectively without mentioning them...

You're right, refs blow calls and there's nothing we can do about it. So why is it when we finally get to do something about it (challenge) we still have to lose something? You're screwed either way which defeats the whole purpose.

The NFL is simple. You get two challenges. You win, you keep your TO. You lose, you lose your TO. At least give the NBA coaches one fair shot if two is too much.

Because the NFL is turn based and the NBA is real time. The other team is inbounding the ball, or whatever, and the coach is calling timeout to challenge. It's that simple. In the NFL you can't call a timeout in the middle of the play. I knew someone would make this argument, and it's a poor one. If_you_stop_live_play_it_costs_a_timeout. Again, I don't understand why this is such an issue for people.

Because the only reason you're stopping the play is so they can see their mistake and they reward you by taking your timeout even if they were proven wrong. You're getting penalized for their bad call whether you challenge or not or even if you win it, which is just dumb. Just give each team one challenge and leave it at that. If they lose, it's a regular TO taken/lost regardless. If they're both winners, two stoppages ain't gonna wreck the game.

We can agree to disagree. It's the rule and it's for good reason. You cannot simply be allowed to stop play even if the challenge is correct. In and of itself stopping play changes the outcomes of games.

And, again, the only reason people are bringing this up now is because of **** for brains Barkley. Additionally, what can be reviewed in the NBA vs NFL is completely different. You can't challenge penalties or non calls in the NFL.

[AlexanderRight]

Because the NFL is turn based and the NBA is real time. The other team is inbounding the ball, or whatever, and the coach is calling timeout to challenge. It's that simple. In the NFL you can't call a timeout in the middle of the play. I knew someone would make this argument, and it's a poor one. If_you_stop_live_play_it_costs_a_timeout. Again, I don't understand why this is such an issue for people.

Because the only reason you're stopping the play is so they can see their mistake and they reward you by taking your timeout even if they were proven wrong. You're getting penalized for their bad call whether you challenge or not or even if you win it, which is just dumb. Just give each team one challenge and leave it at that. If they lose, it's a regular TO taken/lost regardless. If they're both winners, two stoppages ain't gonna wreck the game.

We can agree to disagree. It's the rule and it's for good reason. You cannot simply be allowed to stop play even if the challenge is correct. In and of itself stopping play changes the outcomes of games.

Not as much as **** calls do...