LeBron’s team is out in the first round for the first time ever. The team he plays for, the Lakers, are a perennial playoff team and have won 17 NBA championships throughout their storied history. The Celtics, who also have 17 titles, are already out. The Warriors missed the playoffs. The Miami Heat are already… Read More Dawn of a New Era in the NBA?
He fought valiantly, averaging 34ppg and 10apg on a ridiculous 45% from three, but in the end the Blazers fell to the Nuggets in six. The Blazers just don’t have the defense to win in the playoffs. They can score, but they can’t prevent other teams from scoring. That was my biggest takeaway watching that… Read More It’s Time for Dame to Leave Portland
The Phoenix Suns have just eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers in 6 games, and it is now official: LeFRAUD James is a fraud and terrible at basketball. Despite his 4 NBA Championships, 4 Finals MVPs and 4 regular season MVP awards, along with his 10 NBA Finals appearances, losing this series proves it: LeMICKEY is… Read More It’s Official: LeBron James SUCKS at Basketball
Look at this statline: 42 points, 14 assists, 8 rebounds, +15 rating in a game his team won by 5. He scored or assisted on 31 of Dallas’ 37 total made field goals in the game. That is astounding. This dude is 22 years old. In the first quarter, he was straight bombing step-back threes… Read More Luka Doncic Is Something Else
It just wasn’t meant to be this year. As I write this, the Lakers are down 66-36 at the half, with Phoenix having gone on a 35-12 run since the game was 31-24. It’s as ugly as can be for the Lakers. Not only do they have no offense at all, they can’t play defense,… Read More Lakers On the Ropes
Last night the Lakers took a 2-1 lead over the Suns after AD went for 34-11, LeBron went for 21, 9 assists and 6 rebounds, and Dennis Schroder went for 20 on an efficient 6-11 shooting. Each of the Lakers’ top three offensive options had their own moments where they took over: AD and LeBron… Read More Why Isn’t LeBron Scoring Like He Normally Does?
Yesterday morning on First Things First, Nick Wright compiled a list of the top 10 NBA players with the most to gain from winning a Championship this season. In reverse order, and with a brief summary of his reasoning: 10. LeBron: Nick considers him the GOAT already, says you can’t get any higher than that.… Read More NBA Players With Most to Gain From Winning a Title: Top 10
After yesterday’s 99-90 loss in Game 1 to the Phoenix Suns, Lakers Twitter is starting to show some signs of anxiety and panic. On the flip side, LeBron/Laker Haters are rejoicing and treating this like the moment LeBron’s career officially ended. Are the Lakers in trouble? They didn’t look great against the Warriors in the… Read More Should Laker Fans Be Worried?
I wrote yesterday that I thought the Warriors would win, but that it would be closer than most people were expecting. By no means did I think the Grizzlies would win, but I also thought given the way they took care of the Spurs on Wednesday night, they were more dangerous than people were giving… Read More The Memphis Grizzlies Are the First-Ever #9 Seed to Make the NBA Playoffs
It feels like the 2020 NBA Finals in the bubble just ended a couple of weeks ago, but here we are gearing up for the 2021 Playoffs, which will be finalized tonight with the Warriors/Grizzlies game and officially begin tomorrow. I think the Warriors are going to win tonight, but I’m not super solid in… Read More 2021 NBA Playoff Predictions
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