How do the Nuggets always come back vs. the Lakers?
Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets own the Los Angeles Lakers, having beaten them in 10 straight games, including a remarkable Game 2 comeback against LeBron James, Anthony Davis and company. So how did Denver pull off yet another remarkable win, this one ending in a Jamal Murray game-winner, in this rivalry?
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41 Comments
The Nuggets have the best player in the world in Jokic while the Lakers have a generational choker in LeBum..simple as that.
Nice!!!! NUGGETS NATION LETS GO!!!!
3:03 i need D Lo's dealer
The Lakers offense is too stagnant and predictable.
"For you, the day you had 20pt lead against the Nuggets was the most important day of your life… but for me, it was just Tuesday"
6:03 that is Reggie Jackson not kcp hahahah
When Denver adjusts, why run the same shit? Why not run plays that forces Denver to defend differently? Just a thought.
Ham didn't know how to coubter that 2nd half adjustments of the Nuggets. That's how the type of coach he is😅
Great video and breakdown
Coach Malone is the unsung hero in this game that no one is talking about.
It was Reggie Jackson who took the charge on LeBron actually
Wemby is a better defender than ad change my op 🥱🥱🥱
The real answer is because the Lakers don’t have a true big. Lakers won the chip when they played big. Now that they’re mostly small ball, they don’t have the muscle to walk of the paint from Jokic. They should have kept Howard or McGee
Lebron bs that game towards the end.. we only seeing the multiple 3pt shots and steal he made on murray for a dunk etc. In all these clips we're he blew a layup or turnover, he was crowded.. other lakers were opened. The nuggets basically crowded the paint.
Dlo, reaves and gabe was opened so many times. Lebronhad no vision in that 4th qtr. Please note lebron is slowly becoming my goat..and I'm a huge kobe and mj fan..just his lgreatness over longevity to me he's becoming my goat. But he's 39yrs old and he's going to get gassed..he needs to keep moving the ball.. look at the nuggets, they all corralled him in that 4th..pass the ball lebron.
Lebron is 🗑 that's why
How do lebron’s team keep losing? Because of lebron
Lebron has the most LOSSES in playoff history with 102. MJ won 70% of his 180 playoff games.
No active player has a better playoff averages in these categories simultaneously than Jokic:
(anything) and Reb — Jokic has the best RPG.
PPG and TS — the higher-volume shooters have worse efficiency.
PPG and 3P%
3P% and AST
Only Luka has better PPG and APG than Jokic. — Luka is exceptionally good but his efficiency numbers are weak because of constant tough shot attempts.
By the way, Jokic isn't known to be a 3p shooter or a high-volume shooter by any means. And here we are. Also among all past and active players, Jokic has the best career PER in both regular and post season. He is actively redefining what "efficient" means in basketball.
People criticize MPJ for not passing enough but if he passed in the clutch time instead of hitting the 3, the series would be 1-1. And still, I think MPJ's game evolved a little bit. He is not as stubborn as before. I learned to live with MPJ's 3s. He is good.
Its funny bc they think they’re at the cusp while in reality denver is just that one annoying kid who always goes ‘what you said but +1’
To answer the question refs (according to leflop)
I didnt watch the game, but im curious about Peyton Watson's minutes and whether he could be the key to stopping LeBron if KCP were to be figured out on defense.
Long story short, Le🧱.
Its because Lebron isn't clutch.
NBA feels rigged though, just saying
Excellent video. Subscribed
Now everybody shoots over james
Great analysis, you earned my sub on this one vid alone. Cheers!
Lakers start off good in the first quarter and 2nd quarter usually in the 3rd and 4th depending on the team they can hold them off. but Denver Nuggets Arent a team that you wanna sleep on. you have to consistently put pressure on them right up till the last mins in the 4th Quarter
Until the media starts telling the truth on LA/DEN, and LeBron, it's all just bs and fraudulent.
6:55 Jokic is just an artist
Amazing video guys!
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Can we actually be honest here? Lebron is old and way past his prime. He cant play a full game anymore and slows down by the 4th quarter. The rest of the Lakers are not "great" and crumbles without him. The Nuggest are a young team, can play better as the game goes on and are stacked with good to great players.
It shows every single time they play against each other.
Easily, that's how. The Lakers are a bad team. They're lazy, poor on defense, and have a really weak bench. Without referees rigging the bubble, the "championship Lakers" would have lost to Portland in the opening round… Never forget that
I used to live in Denver. When I first moved there I waa running 6 miles a day. It takes a month to acclimate to the altitude. If you notice the Laker's started to drag ass around the end of the 3rd qtr. That is when the altitude caught up to the Lakers.
Maybe its because the Lakers are a play-in team…. Lets see how it goes when its more even…
The Laker adjustment was obvious. Put Lebron in the post. He's got 4 inches and 50 lbs on KCP. Starting the offense w/ Lebron outside the 3 point line made no sense. Just no other way to say it. Dumb basketball.
That's when u can appreciate how unstoppable Kobe's iso was. Kobe would have cooked/scored easily against KCP in iso. LeBron is literally being guarded by small guys or guards. Kobe's quickness, footwork, etc would have scored against those guys… easily!
Answer to the title (COACHING)