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

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Who wins?

Nuggets in 4
108
27%
Nuggets in 5
155
38%
Nuggets in 6
70
17%
Nuggets in 7
5
1%
Lakers in 7
21
5%
Lakers in 6
32
8%
Lakers in 5
2
0%
Lakers in 4
11
3%
 
Total votes: 404

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4941 » by Mamba Mentality » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:42 am

NotaHypeJob wrote:Denver playing with their Lakers, now Murrays gonna have to play another game hobbled. Things that hurt you in a repeat run, im really liking Minnesota right now


Hobbled? The dude is fine stop making excuses for him already.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4942 » by socal74 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:42 am

Man if Murray goes down, so does Denver's championship hopes. They are better with him shooting 8-24 than not being available at all.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4943 » by sp6r=underrated » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:43 am

socal74 wrote:
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socal74 wrote:Man stop **** hating. If its not a sweep and the Lakers getting blown out by 20 then you guys always fall back to you **** ass takes with the refs


I don't know why RealGM Professional Ref basher watch the NBA. They clearly think the NBA fixes games. And if you think the NBA fixes games you shouldn't watch.

For all the **** NBA refs take they do a great job. They miss calls about as much as Curry misses free throws. Most of the things that annoy NBA fans about NBA refereeing are rulebook issues not ref issues. IF you watch lower level basketball you'll see their error rate is super low.


The funny thing is he's complaining baout ref fixing in a game where the Nuggets have more than double the FTA's. It's like how much more FTA disparity do you want for it not to be fixed for the Lakers?


Like most non-Lakers fans, I tend to root against the Lakers except under extraordinary circumstances. I'm an old and remember Magic;s HIV comeback and pulled for him.

But watching this series with my mild anti-LA bias I see a very fairly called series and no tilt with the blown calls*. Yet if you read realgm you'd think James Worthy, Pau Gasol and Jeannie Buss are calling the games. Absurd.

* which are very few. NBA refs are quite good at their job.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4944 » by Jazz9 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:43 am

Maybe the one time the Nuggets play with their food a little too much and the food finally fights back?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4945 » by dygaction » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:43 am

Michael Jackson wrote:
ChipotleWest wrote:If you don't challenge when Lebron says, somebody getting fired.



Ham is already cooked


Ham does not have beef with James even though he is cooked
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4946 » by NotaHypeJob » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:43 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Murray shooting like ****. Gordon and KCP a combined 9 points. Bench has 5. You've not gonna win a lot of games with that little production.

Even Jokic playing mid for his standards, 7-17 is not up to his usual efficiency
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4947 » by Raps in 4 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:43 am

This is the Lakers' championship.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4948 » by ChipotleWest » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:43 am

Only OKC and Minnesota haven't lost in the playoffs yet.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4949 » by LaLover11 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

Dinwiddie the Murray & Porter stopper
Bronny will become Murray 2.0
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4950 » by Mamba Mentality » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

I’m seeing some adjustments from Ham…
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4952 » by djsunyc » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

aaron gordon definitely was up all night doing drugs.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4953 » by ChipotleWest » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

Raps in 4 wrote:This is the Lakers' championship.


This is their second championship of this season (in season tournament) They'll hang another banner for this win.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4954 » by Scoundreldays » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

Nuggets don't even look like they're trying
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4955 » by OriginalRed » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

Give the Lakers credit, we all thought they packed it in but they clearly still had fight in them.

Denver needs to make a statement Game 5, don't even give them a glimmer of hope.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4956 » by Calinks » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

My God... the Laker might really do this.....
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4957 » by jehosafats » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

Good too see Ham recognizes the value of Vincent in these situations. Reaves would hurt them defensively.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4958 » by Raps in 4 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:44 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:
NotaHypeJob wrote:Denver playing with their Lakers, now Murrays gonna have to play another game hobbled. Things that hurt you in a repeat run, im really liking Minnesota right now


Hobbled? The dude is fine stop making excuses for him already.


Yeah, he looks completely healthy. He's just playing like a bum. He goes through these stretches.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4959 » by djsunyc » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:45 am

d'angelo is gonna tell pelinka if he wants this again for game 5, it's gonna cost him $100 mil!
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 3-0) 

Post#4960 » by Jadoogar » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:45 am

It's really hard to sweep. Beating a playoff team 4 times in a row is tough. Hopefully nuggets end this at home

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