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

Heej · Post #21 » by **Heej** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:17 am

Lakers look outfoxed schematically man. No answers

thebigbird · Post #22 » by **thebigbird** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:19 am

Ham has an IQ under 70. I have no idea how he has supporters.

IG2 · Post #23 » by **IG2** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:21 am

LeBron in his current state simply cannot afford to be passive. He won't be able to just "turn it on".

Heej · Post #24 » by **Heej** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:21 am

Bron playing scared of Wiggins and Curry

Baski · Post #25 » by **Baski** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:21 am

Watching them just jab-jab-jumper, jab-jab-half assed screen or just take the open 3 (Schroeder, Reaves) does not fill me with confidence.

And just as I typed this out Wiggins wins an offensive rebound with LeBron right there waiting for the ball to fall to him.

AD going off is the only way the Lakers have a chance in this series.

toodles23 · Post #26 » by **toodles23** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:23 am

Lakers are very fortunate it's only an 8 point game. They're giving the Warriors every opportunity to blow the game open.

Lebron looks cooked right now.

parsnips33 · Post #27 » by **parsnips33** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:23 am

Looks like LeBron agreed with me about the utility of first quarter points :lol:

Baski · Post #28 » by **Baski** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:28 am

He looks shook af. Blowing that transition layup is clearly nerves

J Shuttlesworth · Post #29 » by **J Shuttlesworth** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:29 am

One pet peeve of mine about this team is the illusion that they're pushing the pace when they pass it far ahead to D'Lo after a Warriors make. He's surrounded by 4 defenders and it never results in any mismatches

Greyhound · Post #30 » by **Greyhound** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:30 am

LeBron is playing as a decoy and generating open looks for his teammates the exact same way Curry played last game. Curry gets praised, LeBron gets criticized.

Unfortunately for LeBron, he does not have a Klay going nuclear to make him look good.

Baski · Post #31 » by **Baski** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:31 am

Side note: You don't get many complaints about this thread being an echo chamber on nights like this where everyone is criticizing his play. Really makes you think.

Mos_Heat · Post #32 » by **Mos_Heat** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:31 am

No one from the perimeter can put the pressure on the rim

Baski · Post #33 » by **Baski** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:33 am

REBOUND THE DAMN BALL

homecourtloss · Post #34 » by **homecourtloss** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:36 am

Baski wrote:REBOUND THE DAMN BALL

2 shot trips, 5 shot trips…terrible rebounding.

IG2 · Post #35 » by **IG2** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:37 am

Mos_Heat wrote:No one from the perimeter can put the pressure on the rim

This is where Reaves' regression hurts bad. He's easily the team's best penetrator.

Post #36 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:37 am

AD looking a lot more active now.

xRapHeadx · Post #37 » by **xRapHeadx** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:43 am

Warriors getting so much easy, while the Lakers claw for every tough shot. Unless LeBron goes nuclear, this is over in 5. That vaunted Laker defense getting shredded. They are going to start making these again. Disappointing to say the least

Post #38 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:46 am

xRapHeadx wrote:Warriors getting so much easy, while the Lakers claw for every tough shot. Unless LeBron goes nuclear, this is over in 5. That vaunted Laker defense getting shredded. They are going to start making these again. Disappointing to say the least

Are we watching the same game?

Baski · Post #39 » by **Baski** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:48 am

That was beautiful from Russell.

Gotta say it really speaks to Steph and Klay's shooting threat that the Lakers literally always fall for their pump fakes. And they don't even have to be that convincing. What are they gonna do? Not jump? :lol:

Post #40 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Sun May 7, 2023 1:49 am

Reaves has already mastered the art of BS foul drawing