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[WC Semifinals] (6)Golden State vs. (7)LA Lakers

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., Apr 30, 2023.

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(6)Golden State vs. (7)Los Angeles

Poll closed May 3, 2023.
  1. Warriors in 4

    0 vote(s)
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  2. Warrior in 5

    9.1%
  3. Warriors in 6

    27.3%
  4. Warriors in 7

    18.2%
  5. Lakers in 7

    11.4%
  6. Lakers in 6

    27.3%
  7. Lakers in 5

    2.3%
  8. Lakers in 4

    4.5%
  1. Jturbofuel

    Jturbofuel Member

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    Now we have to listen to ESPN tell us how great Lebron played when he goes 10-25 from the field and 2-9 from 3. Will they actually tell the story of how AD and the role players dragged his ass to victory.
     
  2. i3artow i3aller

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    :D

     
  3. riko

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    Nothing like watching Stephanie and donkey Green choking . Lakers in 6. Stephanie and Green will get a pass because they are the golden child and team
     
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  4. Caesar

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    Championship teams always have the nobodies come through like x-factors. I picked LA in 6 b/c of their size, but i still mostly believed the NBA would want this series to go 7. Ticky tack fouls in favor of LA. As GS was pulling away, refs took momentum away. But, even with all that, LA needed other guys to step up and they did and GS kept making boneheaded plays and chucking unnecessary difficult 3s while LA kept chipping away with easier buckets. That Curry attempt was awful. The Draymond drive and hang in the air with no where to go and turnover was awful. They don't look like a defending championship team, that's for sure.

    As long as AD stays healthy, they got this. Yuck. From missing the play in bound to teams giving them bail out trades and ref help along the way. You just can't beat the power of the Lakers organization with refs backing them. It's a done deal.
     
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  5. YaoMac09

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    Let's go Lakers! I never want to see Draymond Green win anything again in my lifetime ... unless it's with the Rockets
     
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  6. Jturbofuel

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    Curry took two horrible shots on one possession with less than minute to go.
     
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    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

    disbelief. what a hilarious reaction! lol
     
  9. riko

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    3-14 from the three point line for the supposed goat shooter.
     
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  10. DreamShook

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    please saying Austin Reaves is an industry plant.
     
  11. PhiSlammaJamma

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    The Lakers are smelling the championship now. They will be a hard train to stop. They are going downhill. I don't see that in Boston, Philly, Miami, or NY. I do think Pheonix could start to feel it if Chris Paul comes back. Denver is new to all of this, but obviously could be dangerous. But LeBron seeing the finish line is bad news for everyone.
     
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    I freaking hate this guy!! I hate kerr more than any warriors player.
     
  14. DreamShook

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    man i really hate how geeked up the Lakers fans are.
     
  15. i3artow i3aller

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    $120+ mill for all of this
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    Dray had the handoff to Curry but decides to drive to the basket instead for the final play?! I’m shocked…
     
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    It's tragic that MJ punching him wasn't on camera anywhere. I would watch it every morning when I wake up just to enter each day with a little more pep in my step
     
  18. Jturbofuel

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    I would bet thats the most called on them since Mark Jackson was the coach
     
  19. Caesar

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    This is where Danny Ainge told Red it was time to break up the team and trade Mchale and Parish, but thinking on it... What can they do? You let Draymond walk? Trade Poole and Klay? ...for what? You don't have enough to get Dame. Unlikely to make enough cap room to go after Harden or Kyrie. What can they realistically do? Trade their main pieces for role players? I guess so..Boston still made playoff noise with broke back Bird and new role players. I think keep Curry and move all the pieces you can for a fresh start.
    Can't believe they wasted a #2 pick on a bust. They had 80s Boston luck and bad luck of picks to get a surge of incoming young players ready to take over for the aging stars and they drafted busts. I guess sometimes it's just luck in finding your Steph and Klay and Draymond and you can never repeat anything close to it again. They'll probably go back to being a loser franchise again like they were forever.
     
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    #280 i3artow i3aller, May 9, 2023
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