[Highlight] LeBron James grabs his first rebound of the game and scores the putback layup while being surrounded by 4 Thunder players in the paint. He also lets them know.
HELP ME OUT AUSTIN IM FUCKING FORTY ONE
1⁄11 is insane.
Reaves has been awful and needs to step up. At this stage, he can’t be our long term second option and paying him 50+ million a year would be a serious mistake.
This is his 3rd game back after missing a full month
He struggles in playoffs everytime against physical defense. This isnt something new coz of injury
Yeah, injury or not, even in the regular season the eye test just seems to be that he struggles a bit going against players like Lu Dort and OKC just happen to have like 5 of these type of guys.
Obviously everyone struggles a bit but he goes net negative because he’s not a great defender.
Holy cope. I like the guy but cmon
If you’re out there there’s no excuses, if he couldnt play at close to a 100% he shoulda sat and let someone healthy play
Dawg he’s playing through injury to try to give your team a shot at winning a realistically impossible series and you’re blaming him for that? That’s like the best trait you can get in a player. If the injury is causing him to play bad, blame Redick for keeping him out there, not Reaves for trying
Lll k called it before he came back. I said I wouldn’t come back early if I was him cause when we lose they gonna be on his neck
Hobbled Luka, no knees Embiid are leagues ahead.
Also Steph 2016 started playoff halfway after a 2 week injury and dropped 40 first game back. Stop the weak ass excuses what are you being an AR apologist for?
I’m sorry but you are comparing a number 2 at best option to two different hall of famers and MVPs. You don’t think that’s being a bit unfair?
There’s a new excuse every playoff
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Oh my god
No one has made excuses previous playoffs, we all know very well he struggled last year.
Bro I’m a Lakers fan and you and I both know our fanbase has made so many excuses for Reaves every post-season
Most people wanted Reaves gone, it was very popular opinion to ship Reaves until he started having 40+ point plus games and there was all star hype. Hell some people still wanted him gone because his contract next year could get us a valuable trade.
what else is new. I know he’s playing injured, but this is who he is every single playoff series.
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Yep but don’t let the stans hear that
Posting hindsight takes and acting like it makes you super smart is why reddit is insufferable. It’s the laziest most useless way to bitch and cry about sports
Lol what? I’ve asked for Reaves to be traded all year lmao, ever since he choked against the Timberwolves
Which doesn’t take brains or have anything on the line for you to bleat about. Let’s try this, post about who the lakers should sign that would be good value, without stupid shit like “sign AD for the min” suddenly you don’t actually have anything smart to say lmao
Lol are you okay dude?
Oh I’m fine, just honestly tired of how low effort and negative every single fanbase is on reddit
Valid haha but I’ve legit wanted Reaves traded for a while now, thought the Jaren Jackson idea was decent or a solid role player like Wiggins, plus picks to pair with Knecht and Thiero for veterans
He joined the Mets?
Rdc incoming!
Luka getting hurt robbed us of an all time series. LeBron and Smart look great imagine if they didn’t have to carry the whole scoring load.
Reaves being basically a net negative in this matchup would have been the deciding factor IMO
Even with Luka he’had the same problem against OKC this year he just can’t play against them
Last time OKC lost a playoff series was against Luka
Which means…absolutely nothing in the context of this Lakers team. lol
Don’t act like having luka wouldn’t make a difference
He would make a difference but there’s no point in speculating how much. Granted he was injured but Luka did not play very well that series and this is a completely different Thunder team compared to that year.
Basically a net negative means he’s done something positive to counter his bad. He has done nothing of the sort
Still could be if Luka’s “second option” stepped up in his absence instead of going 1⁄10 from the field while getting hunted on defense
It’s so interesting how people keep mentioning this as if JDub isn’t injured lmfao. The thunder are just that good.
I get what you’re saying but this comes off as if you’re comparing JDub to Luka
Really what I was saying if both teams were fully healthy they lakers would still get their ass kicked. There’s no evidence this lakers team would make this an all time series
The evidence is the Lakers stayed competitive while missing their best player while the Thunder are just missing their second best. If both returned healthy the Lakers would “gain” more.
Jdub is their second best player. They might not be in the same level but he was the second best player in the championship winning Thunder team. This series was always going to end in 4 or 5 regardless.
You’re right, JDub actually plays defence so it’s an unfair comparison.
Are you seriously saying JDub is in the same stratosphere as Luka? Holy Thunder fans are crazy
Thunder fans are the first winners to have a sore loser mentality in nba history
Ik it sounds insane but if there were 2 41yo lebrons on lakers, they win this series
Lebron to lebron pick and roll would go crazy
Best I can do is a 41yo Lebron and a 21yo Lebron.
21yo just a little more than 50% of a 41yo, but how many metric LeBrons does that equate to?
Old Man LeBron legacy playoffs for sure
No you’re onto something
It doesn’t sound crazy.
They would’ve been the two best players this game. After lebron was #1
you’re joking but honestly , I think you’re absolutely right Lmaoo
2 Sr 1 Jr the pick and rolls and alleys will be insane
Just for the fact that Laravia wouldn’t get minutes hell yeah 😂
idk about that but 2023 bron and 2026 bron then yes.
LeBron is our only life here. Austin pretty shit this game 😭
Smart been good outside of that 4pt play
He was 4-15 lmao what do you mean
I’m ngl it did not feel like he was shooting that poorly at all lol.
Or when he stole a pass from Kennard only to air ball near the end of the half lol
My glorious king really have to carry at 41 sad
He struggles vs physical teams . Look at how he’s being guarded. Do the same to SGA and you get a foul
You haven’t been watching this game then
Thunder fans said Prime LeBron would still be no match for the Thunder. Not all but some said it.
Prime James would have 40-15-9 against this okc team shit 38 year old Bron would have an easy 30-9-7 against these boys.
I don’t think anyone was arguing that they’d lock up prime LeBron they were arguing that this Lakers team without Luka is so not up to it that he could drop 40/15/9 and still lose
Only hypothetical I saw posted was “could prime LeBron carry this Lakers team without Luka to beat OKC” rather than claiming that they’d beat him with a healthy Luka as well
They are not the KD warriors lmao prime Bron is beating this team please be serious
Yeah, prime LeBron is pulling the ball out and seeing if he can out-execute you running half-court offense for 48 minutes like he did that game 1 vs the KD Warriors.
There’s a thread talking about how the series would go if 2016 lebron was on the team instead and most people said thunder would be fine.
The thread is from earlier today
Prime Bron will turn OKC to Bronlahoma City
OkLehoma
OkLebronma
I don’t think there’s a team currently that can guard Prime Bron. Even Wemby is getting mismatch hunted with Prime Bron in the floor.
Miami Lebron would have these cats checking under their bed at night. Some people are so new to the sport, it shows.
Those fans are on that kool aid
2018 LeBron would’ve made this a 7 game series
If reaves was doing anything this game would be closer, they even got SGA turning over the ball
Respect Lebron, that’s all I gotta say. What a legend.
Really didn’t expect Lakers to stay within 10 for most of this game, LeBron is gonna gas out this series if AR doesn’t start doing something.
Well I got good news he’s got 4 months of rest and golf afterwards
Unfortunate that AR decides to have a stinker of a game today
Austin wake the F up
Reaves has been abysmal
LeManAmongstBoys
Reaves choking this game away from them lmao
Man we need Luka
When I saw this I was screaming.
I was watching on a stream and someone said “hear the king roar” lmao
Sounded like Kratos there lol
41? More like 4v1
LeBron is 41 years old and still physically bullying a team of 20-year-olds in the paint.
damn hes as old as all of them put together
Still lost
What have you won?
4th “LeBron James…” post Ive seen this hour. Calm down Klutch.
Lebron James? The NBA player? During an NBA game? Located entirely in the nba sub?
Is he? The only? NBA player? He was on the? Losing team? There were? Other players? Who did better?
There were only 2 games tonight and he’s EASILY the most recognizable player on that court and playing for the LAKERS. You numb nuts always complaining about this like it’s a mystery lol.
Lebron was the best player in the league tonight.
Crazy that a famous player on the most famous team putting up a great game has highlights posted right?