Game 1 is Tuesday
Lakers are 16-point underdogs in Game 1 at OKC. It’s the biggest underdog LeBron has ever been in the playoffs.
Lakers are +950 series underdogs vs. OKC. It’s the biggest underdogs the Lakers have ever been in the semifinals.
This is stress free hoops for me š I’m good with getting 1 series
We made kd rage quit and beat the rockets now give me my moral victories
Someone call Ham because I’m suddenly all about moral victories!
Salute!
We can all celebrate that.
Forced the Rockets into another rebuild.
Insane lebron forced them into 2 rebuilds
TBF the Warriors forced them into the first rebuild. The Lakers just made the last push.
They tried to go as small ball as possible to counter the Warriors then met the Lebron/AD rebounding machine
Two times within a single decade, Curry started off the Rockets to contemplate starting over and LeBron making sure it happens.
he fathered them, got his literal child into the playoffs, lobbed to his child who outscored their entire bench, fathered the rockets again, all while fathering time itself
kd looking like a bitch is always a win in my book
You win a lot then.
Yeah we’ve been doing a lot of that lately
Hear, hear!
And exposed the rest of the rockets players
give me a lebron 30 piece and no injuries and i’m chilling even if we lose
LeBron 40 piece and I’m counting it as a ring
50 piece and a team mate fucking up at the end. Just like old times.Ā
50 pts and Bronny running the wrong direction on the inbound pass for the game winner.
60 piece and JJ forgets he pissed in his cup and drinks it right as he sits down at the post-game interview
70 piece and he might almost be as good as Bam
60 points, and retires from the lakers
seeing this from a nuggets fan is interesting lol
rooting against OKC >>
enemy of my enemy
I already assume he gets a ring for beating the Rockets in round one
I am terrified for any team going up against OKC because of Dort so best of luck
he knows not to injure the king. the black trucks will be waiting outside the arena
Silver will make sure Shai ain’t gonna get his free throws after that
Solomon Hill didn’t get the memo
that’s my biggest worry too. I’m under no delusions about us winning this series. we’re going 4-1 at best. but lebron having to retire because he got dorted at this age would be the shittiest way for him to go out. I’m almost hoping for a swift sweep so there are fewer opportunities for anyone sharing the court with dort.
If the Celtics lose game 7, this season is a win no matter what happens against the Thunder.
We havenāt finished a season better than the Celtics since 2021.
Same. After flaming out the last couple of years, Iām just happy of getting past round 1.
Wait until we lose what couldāve been a winnable game and we will lose our minds again š¤£
I’m more worried about an Atlanta situation…the last time they faced okc was a total mismatch and that was with Luka in MVP form
Wolves fans š¤ Lakers fans
Happy to get past first round without their star player
I gotta learn to stop doubting the Wolves.
Helluva ball club over there in OKC. SALUTE!
We are going to get cooked, but I’m happy we went out with one series win. Everything here on out is just a bonus
Wolves š¤ Lakers
Primary goal: ruining everyone elseās fun
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its kind of funny how trolls are trying to use the fact that we are not favored against okc to put us down.
like yea they are a juggernaut, they probably are repeating this year. Any game we win from now on out is found money.
any playoff game you won after both Luka and Austin were injured was found money. this is a cherry on top of the cherry
YES TO THAT! LOL
Ill never be mad at a team in cheer for winning a playoff series in a season. Gotta appreciate those.
Game 1 LeBron puts up 45 and narrowly wins
Then they get swept the rest of the way.
EZ
Game 1 LeBron scores 51/8/8 on 59/43/90 shooting splits and low iq team mate will fuck up the last possession into a series sweep. I was there 3000 8 years ago.
“LeBron can you speak to Austin’s mindset on that last play? Did he know the score?”
leaving noises
“Do better tomorrow”
DeAndre Ayton or Jaxon Hayes are definitely central casting for the JR Smith role.
https://youtu.be/gov3jVewWz8?si=nrPPbxochu6bgfMM
45 will not be enough
MJ took that personal
The 2018 NBA Finals special?
Suscribed
This is the most obvious Game 1 LeBron masterclass into gentlemen sweep Iāve ever seen
A gentleman’s sweep is going 3-0, losing a game, and finishing it off in game 5. Unless you mean the lakers are gentleman’s sweeping the thunder, in which case I prefer it that way
People use gentlemenās sweep for that when itās actually a back door sweep
I prefer the āIverson sweepā
Chimney Sweeps are rare
People will just use gentlemenās sweep for any 5 game series lol
Most 4-1 series feel like gentlemans sweeps any ways
I would define it as winning the first 2 as a home team, letting the opponent win one of the following 2 at home (could be either) and closing out the series at home.
Basically you lose a game and in return the opponent gets to witness a win at home and your fans get to witness you closing out the series.
I thought a gentleman’s sweep just meant it was 4-1? It feels like announcers have always used it in that context.
The original context was winning game 4 so you don’t get eliminated at home
2018 lebron would have beat this okc team
Damn almost a decade ago; almost as bad as knowing that the 4⁄5 of the Rockets starting lineup didn’t exist when LeBron was first in the league.
There’s probably only one or two teams in history 2018 LeBron can’t beat.
I think this is a wild overstatement. Obviously there is no way to test this but I donāt think the 2018 Cavs are the second or third best team of all time.Ā
Edit: the 2018 Rockets went to 7 games with that team, the 2018 Cavs got swept. They werenāt even the second best team that season.
2018 Warriors and 2017 Warriors
Okay lets pump the brakes lol.
The 2012 Heat are one of those teams.
The other is the 2011 Dallas Mavericks. Superman’s duel with kryptonite itself.
#17ppg
Yall know he has ALWAYS had a chosen big 3 right? He said himself just yesterday. Someone asked him about MJ, he said “Id rather pass, MJ looked for the shot.” We know. šĀ
calm the fuck down
8 years ago btw
And LeBron was considered as getting old.
Would win at least 2 games
What funny is thatās true. They donāt have a dude that can actually guard him. And I think the lakers got the spacing that would nuke okc over helping if bron was still that generational advantage creator. However thatās not whoās playing and we getting one of the worse blitzes of all time
2018 LeBron is beating most teams tbf
What a thoughtful subjective insight.Ā
LeBron could average 50 and theyāre not gonna win a game
Look at the regular season point differentials and who played
it’s looking bad for us but how many times must we gotta emphasize that the regular season absolutely does not matter? the celtics swept the Heatles in their first season together and then got cooked 4-1 in the playoffs. not saying this is the same but that’s why the games are played
The lakers donāt have a single player we gotta double or a single player who can slow Shai down
As long as heās healthy itās over
The only player the Lakers can even think of putting on Shai and not get absolutely torched is Marcus Smart and he’d probably foul out before the 1st half lol.
Bulls would also beat the Heatles during the regular season and eat shit in the playoffs.
Celtics weren’t the best team in the league after winning a championship though. Lakers have been awful the past couple years in the playoffs and the Thunder smoked that pack all year. Thunder are a better team and they have the league MVP. Saying the regular season doesn’t matter is the copium JJ needs to sell in the Locker room to do his job, but for anyone else we know what time it is.
I know itās okc, but Minnesota wasnāt supposed to win their series. Weird shit happens man, far too early to say āthey wonāt get one.ā And in the suns series a few years back, weād been swept during the regular season by them.
lol. Gamblers overrated Denver big time:
Did they overrate La last year, or phoenix the year before? Probably, but my point stays. Weird stuff can happen
Regular season matches really don’t mean much (which is the same reason I’ll take the Thunder over the Spurs in the WCF).
Thunder spurs will go deep, they only played 1 game with their healthy teams and spurs won by 2
Go look at the lakers matchup
I think itās called the back door sweep when you lose the first one and then finish 4-1.
backdoor sweep** but yes.
That’s not a gentleman sweep
Nah okc isn’t dropping one, they are really good and really young
Nah game 3 lakers will Win before losing the next 2
Lmao damn yall high AF. š¤£Ā
If we even manage to win a game, I’ll be celebrating like we got a ring man lol
Y’all definitely have a chance to win one or two. All it takes is rui and kennard to get hot and the thunder to have their patented “20% from 3” game. A time or two.
Manifesting multiple Game-7 Suns type games of OKC rn š
Or Game 6 Hawks
I prefer this new slant
You think that loss was embarrassing enough for KD to join the Hawks next year?
Thunder fans insisting their team experiencing shooting variance has been some achilles heel all year is so lame. Thunder can shoot 10% from 3 and beat the Lakers by double digits we all know this.
One or 2? Weāre stuffing you dorks in your lockers. Lakers in 6
lol thatās what I said before the Rockets series. I would have been happy with one win with both Luka and AR out. This team already exceeded my expectations so Iām good. Now Iāll take all the moral victories with one win against OKC
I honestly think this Thunder team is more vulnerable than they seem. Their offense isnt great and rely on shai too much.
That being said this will be a 4 or 5 game series but there will be some close ones and a Bron masterclass could steal a game or two
No one ever heard Goliaths side of the story because David won.
Hell I’ll settle for the morale victories š
This. All I hope is the Lakers can win a quarter. Maybe in a home game.
thank god this fuckery wont go on much longer
LeBron doing what he is doing is a crowning feat for humanity. Would you boo man stepping on the moon or inventing the printing press?
Have some damn pride in your species.
itās a joke, I was referencing that tweet
Hahaha I feel the same way about Djokovic, if he wins Roland Garros it will be an unbelievable achievement
Do you not remember what happened last time someone said that ?
that is the joke
Nothing can hurt me bro. Deadass all time belt to ass I donāt give a shit. We avoided the 3-0 shit Iām cool with this belt coming for us. Iāll be rooting for the east rep as long as itās not Boston anyway
You make getting our ass kicked sound badass. lol
Nah I donāt care man. We avoiding 1-161 shit. Okc not gonna let that shit happen so we safe from generational blitz
I donāt understand this comment but Iām sure Iām with you in spirit!
I think he was stressed the series vs the rockets would be lost after being up 3-0? Idk but the 1-161 seems like that could be it
Nothing can hurt me bro. Deadass all time belt to ass I donāt give a shit. We avoided the 3-0 shit Iām cool with this belt coming for us.
-Heat fans circa 2023
Bettors are salivating
There’s no action on this, you’d have to wager way too much to make any serious money on OKC
But the game one spread, I’d take the points
More like the full blown addicts who don’t know what’s good for them.
Yea he said bettors.
How so
Lmao man Iām ready
These are our last LeBron games.
Salute.
As long as no one on the lakers gets injured itās all good. Iām going to watch this as if itās preseason hoopsĀ
These are probably LeBrons last game in a Lakers jersey.
Might want to enjoy it for that reason instead.
How do these + and - stats work
Minus numbers are how much you have to bet to win \(100. Plus numbers are how much you win after betting \)100.
So if a team is -150, they’re favored, and you have to bet \(150 to win \)100.
A team is +150, they’re unfavored, so if you bet \(100, you win \)150.
Ty!
Why does it feel like you just took this information then ran off to gamble? Don’t do it OP it’s a trap!
Damn I always thought positive was good. Good thing I donāt bet.
The odds are constructed in such a way that it doesn’t really matter if you know which is which, vis a vis gambling. You are overwhelmingly likely to lose money over time regardless of how much you know about the games. So yes, it is a very good thing you don’t bet!
Thank you, Iāve always wondered but never bothered looking into it for years and you explained it very simply.
Whats the advantage of this over European odds? Seems unnecessary complicated. We simply use a multiplier for whatever you bet. Works straight forward with every amount.
Let the turbo fucking commence
I just hope everyone has fun
As a neutral, Iām pretty excited for this series. OKC absolutely looks like theyāre on a level of their own in the league, and it seems fitting that LeBron should get his shot at them at least once.
cant believe that a day would come where i would root for lebron OR lakers
Yeah. Lakers winning game 1
Let’s just fast forward past this slop and get to Thunder-Spurs.
Thatās what Cavs fans said last year before they got hit with the Haliban. Yes, Iām still living in the past.
Don’t underestimate the Twolves lmaoĀ
Conceding a strong personal bias, I think the Spurs having the rim protection and perimeter defenders that Denver was lacking makes them a lot better suited to take advantage of Minnesota’s depleted backcourt. Ant being able to come back early in the series at close to 100% is the only thing that could make this series interesting, IMHO.
Yea man i am waiting for that series
I think itās more likely the lakers/wolves both get swept than it is that any of the series go to 6
We just got carried by a 41 year old.
Who by the way was the reason for the rockets rebuild after harden, this rockets team is the product of that rebuild. And bron sent them more than likely back to the rebuild stage again lol wtf man
Hi, from Toronto, we get it.
LeBronto, meet LeBrouston. Hope LeBroklahoma will show up.
35 point average margin of victory against the lakers this year when Shai plays btw
Now that was uncalled for.
Iām just happy the Lakers beat KDās Rockets. No one is beating OKC this year, and a Luka-less Lakers arenāt going to do much against this team.
SA might take them to 7 games, but thatās as close as anyone will get.
Spurs are 3-1 against them this season.
Spurs were also 2-2 against the Warriors this season.
Warriors also dominated the Suns all season and blew it in the playins. What funky circle lol
Denver was 3-1 against the Spurs this season. Just goes to show that regular season and playoffs are two different things
I took OKC -15.5. I donāt even like OKC and I think this series will be 5 games max.
You don’t have to like or hate okc to come to that conclusion though.
Thatās it?
Itās about to be a fucking FT contest and Iām ready for it.
Over/under how many fts will be taken game 1 idk what it would even be but it’s going to be a ton lol
How many point underdogs were the Cavs in each game of the 2018 Finals?
OKC, UFC, KFC, Lakers in 2027
Just need Adam Silver to make himself some Kalshi bets so I can gain a heavy amount of confidence š
Makes me think Lebron is going to use the rest of his gas to win game 1 then theyāre going to get absolutely stomped the rest of the way lol
How does this okc compare to the kd warriors that entered finals 12-0
The KD warriors basically replaced the worst player in their starting 5 (Harrison Barnes) with the best possible player in that position.
So that will be like if this okc team replaced Lu Dort with Wemby (I know they aren’t the same position but it still works out anyway because Wemby can guard anyone anywhere)
This is either gonna be one of the greatest game of LeBronās career, or coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb hoops. I think most people are leaning towards the latter lol
My body is ready
Jeez, I realize we saw stuff like the Knicks/Hawks game where anything can happen, but 16 points in the playoffs is a gigantic line, especially for a round 2 series.
Didn’t y’all want parity in the NBA instead you got this šš
Feel out game
Can’t afford feel out game against this opponent lol
Honestly I’m good with almost anything that happens in this series lol. It’s been a successful season already considering all the BS
Ah. Sports betting odds.
So great for NBA discourse.
He might average more turnovers than made field goals.
Will it be a high scoring match?
yeah we dont think we have a chance. im just hoping for some lebron highlights. It feels llike it could be his last year. He didn’t sign an extension and might just chill and live the hollywood life after. Obviously he could still play but man been golfing and doing other things lately.
It’s hard to imagine anything here other than a clean sweep by OKC. 4-1 at most.
Sorry, beating Houston was nice, but OKC is about three levels above the Rockets.
I would bet the Lakers cover that spread…although I’m pretty sure OKC will win the game.
Lakers got nothing to lose, might fuck around and get a couple and make it interesting
Hey Lu Dort, you guys are already going to destroy us in embarrassing fashion. If you can please refrain from trying to permanently injure our players, all of us (except OKC fans) will truly appreciate it
Fuck that. Send in Maxi for a shift and neuter Dort
Iām putting a band on Lakers in 7. Will edit with betting slip before game 1
Now what?
history has taught me not to count out lebron
I think there will be a couple of games this series where OKC just destroy them, get out to a 25point lead and never look back
But I think several games will run close as well. I don’t see many games where OKC win by 7-15 points.
OKC in 5
If Lebron can pull off this series there wont be another goat debate
We made it past the first round, the Nuggets are out & the Celtics may get eliminated tonight. Personally, if we even win a SINGLE game against OKC, Iām elated.
Aight LeBron, you have to do just one thing. Finally hit the damn 27/7/7 please.
Surely LA has no chance right? Like there’s no wayĀ Ģ¶HĢ¶oĢ¶uĢ¶sĢ¶tĢ¶oĢ¶nĢ¶ OKC could be upset here….
I will never count out Playoff LeBron. The Lakers matchup better with OKC than they did Denver.
I’m just hoping Dort don’t seriously injure one of our key players: LeBron, AR, Rui, or Smart.
Hopefully we can steal a game or 2 to buy time for the Don to return.
really? Less people thought he could beat the 2017 warriors?
Ngl I was writing them off, but if anyone has protagonist armor in American Basketball it is LeBron James. If they can get a game in the first two they might have a chance.
Call an ambulance! But not for me series