FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick reacts to Darvin Ham Ripped by NBA Fans After LeBron, Lakers Lose to Kings

FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick reacts to Darvin Ham Ripped by NBA Fans After LeBron, Lakers Lose to Kings

Were the king worked that okay Nick uh you called us a must-win yesterday I did and now we deal with the Fallout I did all right so what’s that mean done let him do his must said they were done that’s why you got to be careful with you must win cuz

They lost so now what let that’s what you used to be like used to not understand must win let wild now you do uh Lebron had to leave the floor uh because his ankle hurt that wasn’t good here he is post game he looks fine was just myle it’s just what

I’ve been what I deal with before the break after the Break um just managing as best way I can you know played the whole third sat a little bit to start the fourth and uh you know when I got back in it kind of just you know whatever it’s just some that’s been

Dealing with yeah he could he had to go right back if is if they were ahead do you think he would go back and get treatment on his angle is that the question we’re at what are you trying to say wow I’m just saying that he is the best the

Absolute best person in the world at putting little Easter eggs out now you’re supposed to figure out like interesting he just Lees like I’m out here we’re losing ad’s not doing something I don’t agree with what Darin Ham’s doing with the lineups or ankle hurts or all a combination so what’s the

Story LeBron’s injury or the Lakers loss well because like you I don’t think this is I didn’t see him writhing in pain like you saw Giannis who by the way Miss zero games amazing is it after a while talking about the devastating injuries I’m not saying I’m

Saying you talk like you was going to be out for three months it’s an Achilles that’s what you said it’s an ailles Jos did you get that data on Achilles big dealer no big deal I can’t believe I’m the one that let’s stay on topic uh but because I don’t think this was

Necessarily a devastating injury or ailment that LeBron’s dealing with I understand that uh it’s definitely right it’s the bigger story is the Lakers lost Baran and it was an awful loss awful they they were up 17 in the first quarter down 15 and half time 19 okay so

Up 19 in the first quarter down 15 at halftime they and so there are a lot of levels of frustration here because and I know you don’t sometimes I shouldn’t say you some people don’t like to hear this this was an instance though where LeBron did play really well and was like the

One of the only Lakers ruy played relatively well as well but LeBron had 31 and 13 assists on just 16 shots and so how do the Lakers get you know have a 50o negative turnaround from their biggest lead to their biggest deficit well just weird stuff man so the

Rotations would be this the starting five built a 12o lead in the first 5 minutes of the game and then never played again until the start of the second half that’s up that I’m not acting like I even think cam reddish should be a major part of

The rotation but two days ago cam reddish is fit two games ago is finishing the Nuggets game in this today he gets a dnp coach’s decision I so that’s the coaching piece of it then there is the weirder Anthony Davis piece of it and Anthony Davis I think has been

You know a whipping post when he shouldn’t be at times but ad struggles with these European centers needs to be investigated he has lost 16 consecutive games to sabonis and joic 16 is just better but I get it but not but to win seven to where the seven straight

Against yic last few years never beaten sabonis and I think it speaks to brew ad’s never really wanted to play center he’s been kind of forced into it and those two centers in particular want to body you want to lean into you and ad0 doesn’t do well with it it’s not an

Excuse it’s it’s infuriating actually but the reason I think it’s such a big deal is because you can’t be the nine or the 10 you can be the seven or the eight you can’t be the nine or the 10 and now Sacramento essentially brew has a five-game lead on them cuz they’re up

Four losses and they have swept the season series up to this point even Lakers win a couple games it probably won’t matter so this is a big loss this is a big bad loss I agree with you on the loss and but let me say this about

LeBron’s injury and this why I think it’s just a little bit of a concern and obviously I didn’t even see a limp when he was walking you know he had to leave almost an emergency but let me say this since the start of January or this calendar year 2024 he is essentially

Every four or five games he’s had to take off a game he had just played seven straight but that was after missing two games straight and the allstar break so I know he played 14 minutes All-Star game but my point is this is concerning because is he going to be able to hold

Up for a playoff run right where you’re at times playing every other day and obviously it’s more intense the opponents are more intense you’re more intense there’s a mental strain that’s not there in the regular season and if he has to miss a game here or there and

Even if he doesn’t miss a game here or there is he able to play at the level you know he might be hurting but say I’m going to play cuz it’s the playoff is able to play at the level that they need him to play at to really win a series so

I think it it’s a bit of a concern it’s just something you need to watch but I’m with you the loss was bigger last year last yesterday I downplayed the importance of this game I’ve changed my tune because I I think minutes ago yeah

You also made fun of us at the start of the show no well well yeah here’s what I’m here’s what I’m going to say here’s what I’m I’m I’mma add a little teeth to it this a bad match up for the Lakers all right just like the Lakers are a bad

Match up for OKC they are a bad match up for the Lakers they’ve beaten them down we know this cuz we talked about it yesterday seven of the last eight games and I’m going to give you what I believe is some of the reasons for ad struggles

But number well number one why they struggle against the Kings and AD as a part of this they can’t I mean dearon Fox is arguably the fastest guy can’t the point of attack they can’t even and we know nobody can really stop Fox but they can’t even keep him in front of

Them a little bit Austin Reeves tries he’s not fast enough D’Angelo Russell is just a bad Defender so dearon fox has his way in this match up they missed Vanderbilt right and cam reddish as we as mediocre as he is maybe you give him

A shot can you at least just stop him a little bit know down a tad bit I will text that but but Fox averages 36 points a game this season against the Lakers that’s the most against any team in the league that he’s played more than once

All right so he has his way now what happens when he has his way all right and he’s getting to the Lane whenever he wants because he’s the second as far as guards second in the league and points in the paint so when he gets into the

Lane ad has to either help and then that leaves sabonis open for if not a basket and a a rebound and sabonis averages 17 rebounds against uh the Lakers and so you see these are ads numbers not only do you see the rebounds of sabonis this is head-to-head this season they’re 0

And3 obviously 0 and9 career against sabonis but Nick even if like you see look at we don’t have ads fouls on there I had put that on there okay ad fouls four and a half times a game 4 point3 against the Kings that’s the most against any team in the league and that

Got them out of their right so when when when Fox breaks down your defense or monk or whoever and AD has to come off his man and help he may foul if he doesn’t foul sabonis is open for a bucket a layup a rebound whatever it is and so this is a tough

FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick reacts to Darvin Ham Ripped by NBA Fans After LeBron, Lakers Lose to Kings
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