Luka makes a blunder and chooses not to shoot a wide open 3
Luka takes so many horrible shots then passes this up lmao
Yup he’s maybe the most trigger-happy superstar ever it’s hilarious he didn’t shoot this
To be fair he usually bricks the wide open ones.
He usually makes the one legged, off-balance and heavily contested ones.
Looks like the Clippers read the scoring report
He made a one legged contested 3 at some point during this run so yes š
He was waiting for the contest. Like Dwade said, open shots are the hardest.
Heās probably worried about trailing defenders which is fair
Heās addicted to āgetting into his bag.ā Would rather look cool than try to win.
When he knew Smart was going to get it he should have immediately set himself up for a better shot. Where he caught it he was open but still 5 feet behind the line. Obviously in his range, but was already 3-12 in the game. Instead he hesitated and lost his chance.
This is missing JJ and the benchās reaction lmao
JJ aint gonna say shit to Luka’s face when it comes down to it
and he should. Luka came from Europe where coaches shout in their players’ faces. he can take it
uh i got bad news for you lol
Not when Carlisle shouted at him ig then lol
Carlisle was shouting that Dennis Smith Jr orchestrated 9⁄11 for some fucking reason.
Carlisle was shouting at Boogie through other methods
no he can’t lmao
he bitched it when Carlisle did things he didnt like
he doesn’t have to. Luka knows he should’ve shot that lol
James Harden with the insane defensive aura.
Yeah, Luka probably just erroneously thought Harden would get back on defense. If harden had any type of hustle in this moment he’d have block the shot from behind.
Yeah thats exactly what he was thinking but either way an attempted shot from the best player on the court is better than whatever it lead to even if harden had blocked it.
he remembered what harden did to dort
Thought that was Kawhi behind him
He heard a “heuheuheuhee” and panicked
Or fouled him?
I thought you were sarcastically describing Luka lol
Had to rewatch the clip and focus on harden the whole time lmao so good
I think he saw Bron open at the rim and kinda froze up not knowing whether to go for 2 or 3
nah he thought someone was going to block it from behind I think
Yeah he thought Harden was behind him
I mean anyone would think twice with known defensive stopper James Harden a few steps behind them.
I agree but he also defensively locked Rui tf up haha
Going for the pump into lean back for FTs? Maybe, I thought him looking back at Harden was weird fs
This is Luka we’re talking about…… he would never look for FTs…..
the ginobili special
The legendary James Harden defensive gravity caused him not to shoot.
this is his “Ben Simmons Game 7” moment
Nico, you radical madman
Heās got PTSD from losing to the Clippers in the playoffs all those times.
There was nobody for him to flop against so he lost his composure
Couldnāt figure out which direction to jump in to create contact
Imagine that was LebronĀ
ESPN would have material for the next two years.
Oh god. Would be think pieces for an entire week
imagine it was paul george
It was LeBron.
In 2011.
The irony in you bringing this up 15 years later
They told me to imagine it was LeBron.
I donāt have to imagine because I saw it live.
He likes shooting contested 3s more than open 3s.
it’s a thing for some peopleĀ
To the detriment of his 3pt% š
Lukas about to stress eat.
Picture him eating like Elvis.
MVP for sure
If you only look at Points, Rebounds, and Assists, he had a great game!
stop statswatching
James yelled ābehind you behind youā
MVP my ass
He thought there was some defense coming behind him, but it was James Harden
Mavericks won the trade
Nico did nothing wrong
Nico was half right. Still a dumbass for not getting a boatload in return though.
Max Christie is really playing well and exactly what the Lakers need right now.
Nah he definitely couldāve and shouldāve gotten way more in return
Lakers can still correct their error. i heard Davis will be healthy in time for the playoffs
You do know copper flagg wasn’t part of the trade?
Yes he was. Nico sacrificed himself to save the mavs franchise, history will be kind to him.
You smokin crack
Luka said āwait my money also on the clippers ā
Damn, that shot could have been insane. Close game in the end which I thought would be a blow out
I understand the logic tbh. They got a turnover and LeBron running to the rim you feel they can get a better shot than a Luka 3. But his hesitation made it so that the Clippers could get back on defense and it ended up with a worse shot.
Luka had a Ben Simmons moment
You donāt miss every shot you pass up.
Ben & Jerry’s Simmons
āHarden defendedā words you donāt hear that often
Got scared of Jameskembe Hardenbo possibly blocking his shot
He’ll miss the open 3
Somehow he’ll make the toughest shot
Trust the pass
Played that one like they were up 6 rather than down 6. Passing up the open shot to run out more clock might be excusable then but this was a certified Bronny moment from earlier in the season.
The a shit defender doesn’t know if a shit defender would randomly make a defensive effort conundrum
Iām going to need a Pablo Torre investigation on this decision by Luka!!!!
We fought so hard to bring this game back and this might have actually been the moment the put the game out of reach. Iām not hating on Luka or anything but man that deflated our team
r/criticalblunder
Less fuckable Ben Simmons
Bron was there to rebound as well
Down 6, wide open with 30 seconds left and he doesnāt take the shot? š¤
J.R Smith, is that you?
If luka took half the shots and played better defense Iād like him
Why are we making such a big deal? It looks like he just wasn’t in rhythm.
He shoots all game heās wide open we need a 3 why
Couldnāt find a body to jump into and cry about getting fouled
Thatās some winning basketball right there
Even genius having brain farts
Do the people posting clips not understand how to watch basketball, or is it just troll bait?
It should instantly be seen by anyone watching that luka is aware of the open 3, but he sees Lebron cutting to an open basket and hesitates on the pass for an easy 2.
Not taking the open three wasnt the mistake, it was not making the pass quick enough and losing the window.
Luka went 3⁄13 on Threes. That’s under 25%.
They were down 6 with 30 sec left. They probably need the three as Harden is really unlikely to miss 4 let alone 6 FTs. They will be chasing even if he misses a pair.
But, either quickly was defensible.
Some one give me a Rui take on this play. Not saying it would have made a difference.
Collins no body on Rui, why exactly, does Rui run behind Collins, rather than go straight under him.
This made me think that someone like Aaron Gordon, would tip this ball or kept it alive.
For my, It just that Rui see Collins, sees ball, was already committed to crash the board, but didn’t really crash.
He shoulda split Batum and Collins.
Also, Lebron just said no thanks to that play as well.
I was watching this real time. Canāt really blame him when he has 32/11/8 in 39 minutes. The lakers just arenāt that good
He played terrible other than like a 3 minute stretch in the 3rd
2nd half he was horrible but without him theyād have lost by 30+ on the first half
Dude he’s just chucking shots left and right, g leaguers would put up 30 if they’re allowed to take 29 shots while shooting 23% from 3. Yall keep saying “despite the loss” after every game but Luka is the loss