(Lock Please) The LeBron James - 22-23 NBA Playoff Thread - (Part 3)

[MyUniBroDavis]

Did not see the game playing out this way after Q1. Great game from the Lakers. They seem to have found an answer to GSW's offense. They gotta focus on boxing out and cleaning up those loose balls for next game.

Seeing number 0 drive to the basket gave me quite a scare there. Thought I was seeing a ghost.

Can’t lie I gave up nearly lol

[ardee]

Whoever takes game 4 is whoever I see having the advantage in terms of taking the series.

Not to pick on you, but this reads like a Magic Johnson tweet

I think maybe given the recency of some famous 3-1 comebacks (2016 Finals, 2020 Nuggets x2), people have begun to subconsciously think it's more common than it actually is.

[Heej]

Did not see the game playing out this way after Q1. Great game from the Lakers. They seem to have found an answer to GSW's offense. They gotta focus on boxing out and cleaning up those loose balls for next game.

Seeing number 0 drive to the basket gave me quite a scare there. Thought I was seeing a ghost.

Can’t lie I gave up nearly lol

Same here man. Lakers just turned up the intensity more then I expected on D. The Warriors probably thought they had the Lakers on the ropes when they were selling out in Steph screens. Once they settled down and realized AD can shut down Steph penetrations and dish offs simultaneously it was curtains.

Gonna have to withstand some hot shooting stretched from GS on Monday but otherwise they got what it takes too squeeze the life out of theses one trick ponies.

[xb3at band1tx]

Damn AD.

25 points

13 rebounds

4 blocks

3 steals

70% FG

91.6% FT

+28

[MyUniBroDavis]

Damn AD.

25 points

13 rebounds

4 blocks

3 steals

70% FG

91.6% FT

+28

The fact that he’s averaging 3-4 blocks vs the warriors is insane lol

[RRR3]

All eyes on Ham and how he counters Kerr's adjustments in Game 2. At the very least team should be much better prepared for JaMychal's shooting and knowing what to do with Green after Curry gives up the ball from a trap. You have to think GS' 3pt shooting will cool off a bit on the road too. If not then this will be a short series.

If Ham doesn't adjust, I don't want to hear anyone say he isn't terrible ever again.

That first quarter was rough but the gameplan was great outside of that

Well that's a relief. But he has to be ready for more Kerr adjustments.

[Ballerhogger]

He wasn’t great first half really but he got others involved and made Ad the vocal point .

[Homer38]

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[Heej]

Damn AD.

25 points

13 rebounds

4 blocks

3 steals

70% FG

91.6% FT

+28

The fact that he’s averaging 3-4 blocks vs the warriors is insane lol

He's on some Bill Russell s*** these playoffs and all anyone can talk about is his up and down scoring. Like dawg, this guy somehow shuts down rim drives, dump offs, and offensive rebounds all at the same time. It's utterly insane.

LeBron found the perfect running mate and successor late in his career and I love that for him. Lead us to the chip and get that FMVP young king. LeBron can get his 87 Kareem FMVP next run.

[Heej]

Btw did y'all notice the ball skills Christie showed off in garbage time? If he locks in this off season he could legitimately jump Rui and Vando for the 3 spot. Kid had a saucy no look dime and a completely in control rim rocker from the perimeter. Like he can really ball wtf

[MyUniBroDavis]

Btw did y'all notice the ball skills Christie showed off in garbage time? If he locks in this off season he could legitimately jump Rui and Vando for the 3 spot. Kid had a saucy no look dime and a completely in control rim rocker from the perimeter. Like he can really ball wtf

Yeah Christie is nice

He crazy fast laterally and moves his feet well really too, theres a lot of defensive potential there.

[MyUniBroDavis]

If Ham doesn't adjust, I don't want to hear anyone say he isn't terrible ever again.

That first quarter was rough but the gameplan was great outside of that

Well that's a relief. But he has to be ready for more Kerr adjustments.

If we beat the warriors you better give this man his props lol

[ardee]

I think at this point we can say for sure this team is championship-caliber if they show up, they're capable of absolutely eviscerating very good teams (beat the Grizz by 40, now the Warriors by 30). Question will remain whether or not that team is capable of showing up 10 more times.

[RRR3]

That first quarter was rough but the gameplan was great outside of that

Well that's a relief. But he has to be ready for more Kerr adjustments.

If we beat the warriors you better give this man his props lol

If you beat the Warriors I’ll admit he’s better than Budenholzer. But I won’t admit he’s good or even average until he consistently makes good decisions.

[xb3at band1tx]

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[TheGOATRises007]

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The most dominant defensive run by a player in a very long time.

I don't think KG's defense was even this good during the Celtics' 08 run(playoffs specifically).

[xb3at band1tx]

Damn AD.

25 points

13 rebounds

4 blocks

3 steals

70% FG

91.6% FT

+28

The fact that he’s averaging 3-4 blocks vs the warriors is insane lol

He's on some Bill Russell s*** these playoffs and all anyone can talk about is his up and down scoring. Like dawg, this guy somehow shuts down rim drives, dump offs, and offensive rebounds all at the same time. It's utterly insane.

LeBron found the perfect running mate and successor late in his career and I love that for him. Lead us to the chip and get that FMVP young king. LeBron can get his 87 Kareem FMVP next run.

Yeah, never really seen a defensive player like him live that can put all of it together at once. I was too young for the center golden age in the 90's Saw a little of Shaq in my childhood but he was mostly dominant on offense anyways.

Didn't appreciate what Duncan and KG did until the twilight of their careers. The way davis when he's on defensively scares the entire league forcing them to think twice every time they are near him. It's surreal, I just assume this was what Russell and Walton were like in their primes.

[MyUniBroDavis]

Well that's a relief. But he has to be ready for more Kerr adjustments.

If we beat the warriors you better give this man his props lol

If you beat the Warriors I’ll admit he’s better than Budenholzer. But I won’t admit he’s good or even average until he consistently makes good decisions.

I’m sorry but calling him below average if he outcoaches Kerr is crazy lol, and he’s done that 2/3 games so far. We’ll see how it goes

He’s objectively been great so far, he completely out coached memphis and so far is holding his own vs Kerr

He’s had about 2 genuine bad defensive gameplan and has been adjusting extremely well since, maybe the only criticism is how we use Vando on offense and that’s it

He’s been about the level vogel was defensively while adjusting pretty perfectly on offense, we couldn’t beat ice last game? We beat it perfectly this game.

He’s one of the best defensive coaches in the league and has been a good offensive coach at responding to what the defenses are doing and game planning

Like at some point you need to stop hating, getting outcoached by arguably the best coach in our generation does not make him trash, and completely out coaching 10th place in COY voting, and so far doing very well against a legendary coach that outcoached the coach of the year at the end of the day?

A bad decision here and there does not make him a bad coach it means he’s human. Is lue a bad coach for not playing Covington? Is Kerr a bad coach for playing lamb most of the season? Is brown a bad coach for not playing mitchell much in game 7?

[Freighttrain]

Damn AD.

25 points

13 rebounds

4 blocks

3 steals

70% FG

91.6% FT

+28

Any other Dayvis

[Freighttrain]

Great but much-needed win. DLO carried us in the first half and AD was a monster. But, huge game 4 is coming now. 3-1 vs 2-2 is a world of difference. I hope they get their rest and don't come out laxidasical.