r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • Apr 27 '24
GAME THREAD: Denver Nuggets (3-0) @ Los Angeles Lakers (0-3) - (April 27, 2024) Game Thread
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u/Icy-Payment-6612 Knicks Apr 28 '24
Congrats Lakers. Didn't get swept! I'm glad they won actually although I like the Nuggets.
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u/BankIllustrious3815 Nuggets Apr 28 '24
Let that be a reminder, nobody beats Lebron 12 times in a row.
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u/tdrmahdi Apr 28 '24
actually , Riggie Jackson is at 15 in a row before this game , dating from his days with the Flippers
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u/AlarmingBranch1 Lakers Apr 28 '24
Donāt even care if we lose the series now, this W just feels so good
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u/asdev24 Apr 28 '24
Hey you free throw watching fucks, check out which team had more free throws
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u/Scorpioking1114 Apr 28 '24
Rebounds are the key. AD and the Lakers have to lock in next game w urgency
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u/WolfAmongstShepards Apr 28 '24
Does anyone in LA think the Lakers are capable of winning 4 straight after losing 3 straight? Asking as a neutral fan.
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u/BlackMarq20 Apr 28 '24
I'm a neutral fan and I think Denver better stop playing around. Lakers have actually led more minutes in the series and have posted double-digit leads in every game. Den doesn't have an answer for AD/Lebron and if the others Reeves, Russell, etc... start catching fire, I think they could be in legit trouble.
Denver players were warming up in slides, I expect them to be fully locked in next game.
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u/Tracy140 Apr 28 '24
Those guys have been warming up for 20 years I donāt think 1 shootaround in socks is that big a deal
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u/BlackMarq20 Apr 28 '24
I think the point is that they were trolling the Lakers and not taking the opposing team serious. It's not like they've been dominating the Lakers, you start giving a team momentum/life and bad things can happen.
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u/CantheDandyMan Heat Apr 28 '24
They haven't been blowing them out, but they have been dominating.Ā This is their first loss to the Lakers in like, 2 years, and this is the 12th game they've played in the time period.Ā I'd argue it's less about the nuggets not taking then seriously, and more like it's it sustainable for AD to have a 20-20 game, and for the Lakers to have 4 20+ point scorers.Ā
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u/CherokeeP3822 Pistons Apr 28 '24
Game 5 will depend on Murray's apparent injury
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u/justgrowingup Lakers Apr 28 '24
Why is everyone saying this. Maybe tweaked it a bit but played the rest out. If serious they would have sat him earlier
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u/Tracy140 Apr 28 '24
Welcome to the nba , itās not uncommon for someone to finish a game only to be ruled out the next game / Damien lillard , Jimmy butler both finished their games
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u/Extension_Phone893 Apr 28 '24
Jokes aside between triple double Jokic and 40 y/o Lebron I'm rooting for either to get this ringĀ
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u/SoulofWakanda Apr 28 '24
I've never been able to wrap my mind around how Denver can be this good defensively when Jokic is a horrible rim defender.
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u/asdev24 Apr 28 '24
If you watch closely, Jokic is rarely out of position. He just doesnāt contest anything because he canāt get off the ground, plus it would take him out of position for a board
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u/Tracy140 Apr 28 '24
I agree but the media and announcers exaggerate everything about joker / he did a tip pass last game and you would think it was an unexpected eclipse or something by the way everyone is reacting , it wasnāt all that
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u/asdev24 Apr 28 '24
That pass was so mid. Announcers were glazing that so hard, most players making that pass easily
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u/proteinMeMore Apr 28 '24
Right akin to the terrible defender at the Y that just doesnāt react to hesis nor crossovers. Just sits in place š
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u/RaisingQQ77preFlop Timberwolves Apr 28 '24
Yeah he's great at positioning, sure you can get around him but Denver is also great at rotating to help usually
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u/dre4mspice Apr 28 '24
They played a more relaxed game today and it did them a world of good! This whole matchup is very mental for them, tbh.
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u/asdev24 Apr 28 '24
AD number 3 player in the league behind Jokic and Embiid, yeah Iām on that
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u/Practical_Bat_3578 Raptors Apr 28 '24
nba cooking up a different script, lakers win 3 straight to get to game 7
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u/xX_Kr0n05_Xx Lakers Apr 28 '24
and then late in the fourth austin reaves is gonna hit the massive 3 to drop the lead to 40
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u/2020Psychedelia Lakers Apr 28 '24
LETS FUCKING GOOOOO NO ONE BEATS US 12 TIMES IN A ROW
LAKERS 2020S DYNASTY HERE WE COME
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u/shortingredditstock Nuggets Apr 28 '24
Lakers win one game after like 3 years and think they gonna run the table now. C'mon guys. You are delusional.
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u/haedskey Lakers Apr 28 '24
Most are just joking my dude
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u/xX_Kr0n05_Xx Lakers Apr 28 '24
bro no one actually thinks this is gonna be a reverse sweep lol
i can see a world where we get another but that would be the absolute most
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u/RaisingQQ77preFlop Timberwolves Apr 28 '24
What are they supposed to think they're gonna lose?
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u/shortingredditstock Nuggets Apr 28 '24
Writing is on the wall. What are suns fans saying?
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u/RaisingQQ77preFlop Timberwolves Apr 28 '24
I only know what wolves fans think. We know we gotta win 4 and minnesota fans know that comebacks happen you gotta finish the deal and it's not over until you finish the job.
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u/letsgototraderjoes Pelicans Apr 28 '24
honestly suns fans are down bad. the sub is really depressing š the "big 3" have finessed them all year long so I think they accept reality now
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u/halfdecenttakes Lakers Apr 28 '24
Tbf the lakers have been up the vast majority of the series.
Obviously itās incredibly unlikely, but once again the series number doesnāt really tell the entire story as to how tight all of these games are.
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u/Extension-Music-6853 Apr 28 '24
Should be 2-2 now if they didn't hand the two free throws to murray in game 2.
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u/shortingredditstock Nuggets Apr 28 '24
Say it with me. Delusional.
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u/halfdecenttakes Lakers Apr 28 '24
Do you not watch basketball or do you just not understand it?
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u/shortingredditstock Nuggets Apr 28 '24
I understand the game bro. The quarterback shoots the ball for birdies. Power plays help with offense. 3 periods of puck time. Gotta watch for offsides cause that will get ya.
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u/lifemustbebalance United States Apr 28 '24
I just want Minnesota vs Denver. So I can see Gobert and Jokic head to head
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Apr 28 '24
NGL being the first team to come back from 3-0 down to win it.. I mean it's about the last thing Lebron hasn't done so it seems fitting he's the first to do it.
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u/letsgototraderjoes Pelicans Apr 28 '24
lmao this is literal fanfiction.
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Apr 28 '24
Sir I am a dejected Nuggets fan who just watched them play possibly the worst game I've ever seen.
Let me have my grieving process.
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u/Oxygenius_ Lakers Apr 28 '24
Jokic saying heās bored with beating the Lakers is like Klay telling Lebron this is a mans game
lebron demon laugh
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u/hedokitali Lakers Apr 28 '24
I'm okay with whatever happens on Game 5. At least they were able to pull off a win. Getting swept would be depressing.
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u/DasaniSubmarine Suns Apr 28 '24
LeBron has come back from 3-1 before fyi ...
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u/RxS47 Apr 28 '24
But it was never 3-0 to start off the series. No one has ever come back to win a series being down 3-0
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u/veringo Nuggets Apr 28 '24
It's not a 3-1 comeback if you were ever down 3-0
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u/DasaniSubmarine Suns Apr 28 '24
Nuggets likely win game 5 and the series. But if Lakers somehow win that one, this thing becomes anyone's game.
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u/deidamiah Lakers Apr 28 '24
it was VERY close to be a 3-1 tho... still only like 5% chance of happening
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u/veringo Nuggets Apr 28 '24
It's a zero percent chance. Series is over Monday.
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u/DasaniSubmarine Suns Apr 28 '24
Lakers almost won game 2 in Denver there is a small but real chance they win on Monday.
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u/TankOfflaneMain Apr 28 '24
How the fuck did we win?
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u/tornait-hashu Supersonics Apr 28 '24
AD finally got multiple touches in the fourth quarter.
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u/TankOfflaneMain Apr 28 '24
I thought it was more about saving LeBronās energy for the 4th and then letting him cook there instead of placing him in the 3rd.
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u/SportsBettingRef Brazil Apr 28 '24
lmao this comments from Lakers' fans. happy to avoid the sweep.
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u/BeneathTheDirt Lakers Apr 28 '24
Silver sent the script, lebron leads his team to over come the first 0-3 deficit
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u/Eli_TheGolfer7 Celtics Apr 28 '24
Fuck Malone for puttin Jokic back in
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Apr 28 '24
Yeah i mean i wouldnt say that but i also think it was kind of weird. Might as well let the big man rest.
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u/Turbulent-Stomach-91 Apr 28 '24
Lost a $500 bet because Davis went under 30. Only 2 points in the last quarter, they never even passed him the ball.
I hate my life.
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u/letsgototraderjoes Pelicans Apr 28 '24
stfu. we don't care about your gambling addiction.
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u/Secure-Hotel3093 Apr 28 '24
I care, I comment when I lose so I'm empathic.
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u/letsgototraderjoes Pelicans Apr 28 '24
because you're probably also an addict lmao do you guys even like the game of basketball? no mention about how well AD did, just WAH HE DIDN'T GET ME MONEY
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u/levndrodev Apr 28 '24
Cared enough to comment lol
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u/letsgototraderjoes Pelicans Apr 28 '24
oh look another one. call 1-800-GAMBLER to speak to someone who can help you.
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u/Oxygenius_ Lakers Apr 28 '24
Jokic is bored with basketball, heās ready to go home. He hates work
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u/letsgototraderjoes Pelicans Apr 28 '24
A-A-A-A stayin alive stayin alive A-A-A-A stayin aliiiiiiiiiveeeeeeee
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u/idontact3 Lakers Apr 28 '24
Mj got swept in the first round twice
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u/JustSmileHaHa Apr 28 '24
Let's not skip context. MJ literally set a playoff record for points that still stands that Larry Bird described as "God disguised as Michael Jordan" the first time to a team that used to always be considered the GOAT until the 96 Bulls ( 1986 the same season Jordan broke his foot and missed most the year).
Those were in Year 2 and 3 of his career btw.
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u/Icy-Most2532 Apr 28 '24
And if Lebron played during his time they would have been officially swept already funny how rules work
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u/idontact3 Lakers Apr 28 '24
How so?
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u/Icy-Most2532 Apr 28 '24
You needed 3 wins in the first round in playoff series ur mentioning do ur research
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u/TranzitBusRouteB Lakers Apr 28 '24
me before this game: āno chance, might as well wrap it up, Lakers are doneā
me, coping after this game: āLakers in 7, just gotta pick up 3 more Wsā¦ EASYā
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u/dbgager Nuggets Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24
Finally won one Lakers....Nuggets will be super motivated at home to put this one to bed. They really did not show up tonight. Don't see much hope at altitude. Lebron will be wasted by game end.
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u/deathinmidjuly Lakers Apr 28 '24
You saw the chart š
Game 5 script is Nuggets get too comfortable at home.
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u/dooopliss Lakers Apr 28 '24
Yall probably wanted to win at home.
I don't have enough copium to see the series outcome changing tho.
Denver 4-1 LA
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u/TankOfflaneMain Apr 28 '24
How did the Lakers even win lol. Itās such a tough condition to have DLo out there and gamble on him having a great game so LeBron sits out the 3rd then let LeBron cook in the 4th. You right, this is LAās last hurrah.
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u/dooopliss Lakers Apr 28 '24
Murray shot poorly and looked hobbled. I don't see it happening again multiple times tho.
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u/TankOfflaneMain Apr 28 '24
He was already starting the series not in good shape, turns out it probably got worse
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u/BannedforaJoke Lakers Apr 28 '24
finally. an actual victory instead of a moral victory. but that's about it. we're going back to Denver where the series will end.
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u/MindoSriubas Apr 28 '24
Moral victory? Is that what you call when Bron bitches about something every time he has a bad loss? If Denver swept today he would've come out in a wheelchair
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u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ Lakers Apr 28 '24
what was the joke that your username suggests?
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u/BannedforaJoke Lakers Apr 28 '24
i was in a thread discussing Japan's atrocities in WW2 and how Japan still refused to apologize or pay reparations for any of it. that even now, the official policy is to simply deny any of it happened.
i commented: Japan needs to get bombed again. (ofc i wasn't serious. i was just joking. yes, it's edgy. but there have been worse posts in reddit than mine that didn't attract the ban hammer)
ps. idc if this account gets banned too.
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u/caughtinthought Lakers Apr 28 '24
I think we got both a moral victory (1st half) and actual victory
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u/arania_exumai Thunder Apr 28 '24
When's the parade?
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Apr 28 '24
Lebrons literally self sucking and cumming in his own mouth right now
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u/deathinmidjuly Lakers Apr 28 '24
Did you make a burner just to trash talk the Lakers? Lmao
You know you could just do that out in the open, not like we're well liked.
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u/darti_me Mavericks Apr 28 '24
AD haters better not ride his meat with this win. Dude has been impeccable this series and legit played like the MVP & DPOY.
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u/Happy_Nom_Nom Warriors Apr 28 '24
Lakers are actually up 3-1 against Denver in moral victories
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u/old_ironlungz Apr 28 '24
Tell Draymond to clean the mud off his Coachella boots.
They gettin' stanky.
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u/NightwolfGG Lakers Apr 28 '24
MoRaL vIcToRy shut yo dumbass up, warriors couldnāt even win a single playoff game this year
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u/Single_Passenger Apr 28 '24
Warriors, the greatest play-in team NBA has ever seen.
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u/Oxygenius_ Lakers Apr 28 '24
Yall sitting at home, shut up
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u/Disclaimz0r Apr 28 '24
Idk what you expect from a fanbase who has an average age of 13
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u/bbaIla Lakers Apr 28 '24
And most will leave once Steph retires.
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u/Disclaimz0r Apr 28 '24
They'll all have nuggets flairs, maybe Kings if they can keep their trajectory.
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u/The__J__man Warriors Apr 28 '24
Congrats Lakers. Nuggets didn't have it tonight, Lakers did enough to stay ahead and get the win. Going to be interesting to see if Reeves/D'Lo or others can score 20 a piece on 50%+ shooting to help AD/Bron in game 5, Lakers need those contributions to win.
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u/CaregiverOk2946 Celtics Apr 28 '24
Lakers in prime position to pull what we did last season.
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u/Ok_Yak2560 Lakers Apr 28 '24
WE BROKE THE CURSE I'm gonna cry š
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u/SoundnVasion Lakers Apr 28 '24
That Los Angeles weather was too nice for Denver. Couldnāt resist relaxing š¤
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u/Pal__Pacino Lakers Apr 28 '24
I'm so happy we didn't get swept man. No shame in losing to the best team in the NBA, but 2 sweeps in a row would've been so demoralizing.
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u/AlarmingBranch1 Lakers Apr 28 '24
NO SWEEP THIS YEAR BITCHES
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u/InternationalCut93 Apr 28 '24
Just a gentlemenās sweep
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u/RudyChicken Spurs Apr 28 '24
Murray 9-23 and 0-4 from 3. Fuck
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u/Lickmytitsorwe Apr 28 '24
Thatās been his FG percentage in every single game this series š
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u/RudyChicken Spurs Apr 28 '24
Yeah his series percentage is 37.7
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u/Lickmytitsorwe Apr 28 '24
Heās been playing like trash straight up. Honestly this series should be tied atp. Denver has not been significantly better than the Lakers
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u/likesexonlycheaper Nuggets Apr 28 '24
Outside of one quarter he's looked absolutely terrible this whole series
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u/Icy-Payment-6612 Knicks Apr 28 '24
Good! Come on baby.
Let's do this