Blown 3-1 leads

[Rico2016]

Who had the best/worst blown 3-1 lead?

Curry Warriors, Durant Thunder, or Kobe Lakers

Curry was in the Finals, but playing against Bron
Durant was in ECF, lost to Curry
Kobe was against the Steve Nash Suns

[SouBeachTalents]

Not all 3-1 leads are the same, I'd actually put them in 3 different tiers

Warriors

Thunder

Lakers

[And1AllDay]

Not all 3-1 leads are the same, I'd actually put them in 3 different tiers

Warriors

Thunder

Lakers

I see what you did there, sorted by each round of the playoffs

[ImKobe]

Warriors one you can blame injuries and Lebron having Green suspended for a home game, but they did lose twice at home after being up 3 - 1.

Thunder and Lakers had 2 out of the next 3 on the road and both lost crucial home games they could have/should have won. OKC really blew it at the end of Game 6 and it was on Russ & KD while Kobe delivered in crunch time but had his teammates give up a wide open 3 to get it to OT when it should have been over.

Warriors one is clearly the only blown lead worth mentioning, the other two the better team won.

[LAmbruh]

Lakers to Suns


Not only was Bryant in his prime, but it was against a team w/o their best (Amare), in the 1st round, with Kobe literally quitting in the most petty fashion

[ImKobe]

Lakers to Suns


Not only was Bryant in his prime, but it was against a team w/o their best (Amare), in the 1st round, with Kobe literally quitting in the most petty fashion

Their "best" player, who won 0 MVPs to Nash's 2, and it's not like they had him all year(he played a total of 50 minutes that season), yet were still the 2nd seed. Though Nash won the 2006 MVP, he wasn't even the best player on his team. Shawn Marion led the team in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, PER, overall Winshares, WS/48, +/- and VORP.

I guess it's a failure for a player as great as Kobe to lose to a much more stacked team in 7 games and to his teammate giving up a wide open 3 at home with the series all but wrapped up. It's fine when Lebron loses to Dwight Howard in 6 games while having the best record in the league, because none of us hold him to a standard as high as we do with Kobe.

[Dray n Klay]

Their "best" player, who won 0 MVPs to Nash's 2, and it's not like they had him all year(he played a total of 50 minutes that season), yet were still the 2nd seed. Though Nash won the 2006 MVP, he wasn't even the best player on his team. Shawn Marion led the team in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, PER, overall Winshares, WS/48, +/- and VORP.

I guess it's a failure for a player as great as Kobe to lose to a much more stacked team in 7 games and to his teammate giving up a wide open 3 at home with the series all but wrapped up. It's fine when Lebron loses to Dwight Howard in 6 games while having the best record in the league, because none of us hold him to a standard as high as we do with Kobe.

Why did Kobe miss the playoffs in 2005, get swept in the first round with a super team in 2013, and miss the playoffs in 2014, 2015, and 2016 with a similar cast to current LeBron?

[Manny98]

Their "best" player, who won 0 MVPs to Nash's 2, and it's not like they had him all year(he played a total of 50 minutes that season), yet were still the 2nd seed. Though Nash won the 2006 MVP, he wasn't even the best player on his team. Shawn Marion led the team in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, PER, overall Winshares, WS/48, +/- and VORP.

I guess it's a failure for a player as great as Kobe to lose to a much more stacked team in 7 games and to his teammate giving up a wide open 3 at home with the series all but wrapped up. It's fine when Lebron loses to Dwight Howard in 6 games while having the best record in the league, because none of us hold him to a standard as high as we do with Kobe.
lol at trying to justify choking a 3-1 lead Kobe stans :oldlol:

[Gus Hemmingway]

Why did Kobe miss the playoffs in 2005, get swept in the first round with a super team in 2013, and miss the playoffs in 2014, 2015, and 2016 with a similar cast to current LeBron?
yup


prime Kobe was rotting in the lottery while 21yo Melo with Kmart was getting bye just fine, as was Gasol's Grizz.


Bryant couldn't even scratch a 10th seed with prime Odom and Butler in a conference where anyone could get a playoff seed

[ImKobe]

lol at trying to justify choking a 3-1 lead Kobe stans :oldlol:

Justify losing to Dwight Howard on a 66-win team in just 6 games. Justify losing 3 straight to Boston with the best record in the league after being up 2 - 1 a year later.

2006 Suns - 54 wins, +9 on the Lakers
2009 Magic - 59 wins, -7 on the Cavs
2010 Celtics - 50 wins, -11 on the Cavs

:rolleyes:

[Manny98]

Justify losing to Dwight Howard on a 66-win team in just 6 games. Justify losing 3 straight to Boston with the best record in the league after being up 2 - 1 a year later.

2006 Suns - 54 wins, +9 on the Lakers
2009 Magic - 59 wins, -7 on the Cavs
2010 Celtics - 50 wins, -11 on the Cavs

:rolleyes:
Who cares Kobe had them 3-1 up he should have closed the deal but he choked :roll:

LeBron never even blew a 3-2 lead let alone a 3-1 lead it takes a certain kind of choker to pull that off :oldlol:

[Celtics 1825]

1. Lakers - Lost to a Suns team without their main scorer, so basically lost to an aging Steve Nash and role players.
2. Warriors - Lost in the finals as a 73-9 team, should have been able to win even with the injuries and Draymond suspension but for sure wouldn't have blown the 3-1 lead had those events not occurred
3. Thunder - Yeah the choke was pretty bad but to be fair it was against one of the greatest teams of all time. They fact that they were ever up 3-1 at all was quite impressive in itself.

[Manny98]

The fact that the Suns were missing their best player makes it even more embarrassing :roll: :roll: :roll:

[ImKobe]

Who cares Kobe had them 3-1 up he should have closed the deal but he choked :roll:

LeBron never even blew a 3-2 lead let alone a 3-1 lead it takes a certain kind of choker to pull that off :oldlol:

Yet Lebron has been eliminated on his home court 5 times in the Finals :facepalm and has blown two 2 - 1 leads.

[ImKobe]

1. Lakers - Lost to a Suns team without their main scorer, so basically lost to an aging Steve Nash and role players.


So Shawn Marion didn't lead the team in pts, rebounds, steals, blocks, PER, WS, WS/48, +/-, VORP and wasn't All-NBA? The Suns didn't have the best 3-point shooting team in the league?

[Gus Hemmingway]

The fact that the Suns were missing their best player makes it even more embarrassing :roll: :roll: :roll:
yup

and lets not forget Kobe couldn't lead his team to a better seed, putting him in the position to play Amare'less Suns in the first place


to top it off he blatantly quit in gm 7 and threw his entire team under the bus all summer, while begging to be traded

[TheCorporation]

The fact that the Suns were missing their best player makes it even more embarrassing :roll: :roll: :roll:

Wow this is pretty bad

[TheCorporation]

Lakers to Suns


Not only was Bryant in his prime, but it was against a team w/o their best (Amare), in the 1st round, with Kobe literally quitting in the most petty fashion

Oh me, oh my :eek: LAmbruh speaks the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you Bron.

[ImKobe]

So Shawn Marion didn't lead the team in pts, rebounds, steals, blocks, PER, WS, WS/48, +/-, VORP and wasn't All-NBA? The Suns didn't have the best 3-point shooting team in the league?


Funny how this post is still being ignored :rolleyes:

[TheCorporation]

Funny how this post is still being ignored :rolleyes:

Hi

Did you vote for your favorite blown 3-1 lead?

[egokiller]

Who had the best/worst blown 3-1 lead?

Curry Warriors, Durant Thunder, or Kobe Lakers

Curry was in the Finals, but playing against Bron
Durant was in ECF, lost to Curry
Kobe was against the Steve Nash Suns

What are you talking about? :biggums:

[Manny98]

lol at trying to justify choking a 3-1 lead Kobe stans :oldlol:
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[MrFonzworth]

What are you talking about? :biggums:
:biggums:

:lol

[highwhey]

Funny how this post is still being ignored :rolleyes:
umm shawn marion was most definitely not the best player on that suns team. nash was, and shawn marion was more realistically the 3rd best player behind amar'e.


nash made boris diaw into a good player that season, averaging career high points.

the loss of amar'e was significant, but that's a testament to how superior of a player Nash was to kobe that season: he lead them past kobe's lakers.

suns record in 03-04 pre-Nash: 29-53
suns record in 04-05 after adding Nash: 62-20

yeah, d'antoni run n gun 7 seconds or less was integral to this, but nash was the player who executed this beautifully and ran the incredible offense they had.

nash absolutely deserved his MVP's.

[And1AllDay]

Lakers to Suns


Not only was Bryant in his prime, but it was against a team w/o their best (Amare), in the 1st round, with Kobe literally quitting in the most petty fashion

:eek: :eek:

[highwhey]

Lakers to Suns


Not only was Bryant in his prime, but it was against a team w/o their best (Amare), in the 1st round, with Kobe literally quitting in the most petty fashion
Nash was undoubtedly the best player on that team. his shooting was amazing as well, but he chose to be more of a playmaker full time.

Amar'e was the 2nd best player, and had his nights where he out shined Nash as far as scoring went. He was missed for sure during that season and playoff run. Overall, Nash was still the #1 on that team. Though Amare's 26ppg season on the Knicks confirmed he was not a product of Nash/D'antoni and was indeed a phenomenal player on his own merits.

Suns upsetting the Lakers on a 3-1 lead was amazing though. Definitely a blemish for Kobe. People critic LeBron for losing finals series, yet Kobe failed to carry his team to the finals in situations his team should have gotten past through.

[sportjames23]

What's worse, a blown 3-1 lead in the First Round or a blown 2-0 lead in the Finals? :confusedshrug:

[Uncle Drew]

Warriors one you can blame injuries and Lebron having Green suspended for a home game, but they did lose twice at home after being up 3 - 1.

Thunder and Lakers had 2 out of the next 3 on the road and both lost crucial home games they could have/should have won. OKC really blew it at the end of Game 6 and it was on Russ & KD while Kobe delivered in crunch time but had his teammates give up a wide open 3 to get it to OT when it should have been over.

Warriors one is clearly the only blown lead worth mentioning, the other two the better team won.
:oldlol:

[And1AllDay]

What's worse, a blown 3-1 lead in the First Round or a blown 2-0 lead in the Finals? :confusedshrug:

Being a lying coward

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[And1AllDay]

:oldlol:

I know right haahaha pretty much the best shit you will read all day is from Kobe fans trying so hard to down play Bron for 2016 chip :oldlol:

[TheCorporation]

Being a lying coward

https://i.postimg.cc/wTqLqW76/SportJamesOwned.png

:eek:

[Manny98]

Being a lying coward

https://i.postimg.cc/wTqLqW76/SportJamesOwned.png
:roll:

[SpaceJam2]

The fact that the Suns were missing their best player makes it even more embarrassing :roll: :roll: :roll:

Wait is this true? Amare was out? :eek:

[highwhey]

Wait is this true? Amare was out? :eek:
yep, had microfracture knee surgery, was out the entire season. kobe was a choker.

[SpaceJam2]

yep, had microfracture knee surgery, was out the entire season. kobe was a choker.

And Kobe still blew a 3-1 lead before it was cool?!?

I just don't even know what to say...


KENNY GET IN HERE :rant

[highwhey]

And Kobe still blew a 3-1 lead before it was cool?!?

I just don't even know what to say...


KENNY GET IN HERE :rant
it sounds crazy to think Kobe blew a 3-1 lead against the suns without Amare

[SpaceJam2]

[QUOTE=highwhey]it sounds crazy to think Kobe blew a 3-1 lead against the suns without Amare

[Overdrive]

The Warriors are the only team that didn't overachieve to lead 3-1.

[highwhey]

I also heard in game 7 he shot the ball one time in the 4th quarter and dubbed thyself Quitbe

Is this tru too??!!! :eek:
yup. crazy thing is those suns were all offense. they had maybe 2 good defenders. how do you get shutdown in the 4th quarter of an important game 7 by a nobody? you can't call yourself legendary after that series.

[SpaceJam2]

yup. crazy thing is those suns were all offense. they had maybe 2 good defenders. how do you get shutdown in the 4th quarter of an important game 7 by a nobody? you can't call yourself legendary after that series.

So hold on let me get this squared up here.

First Kobe misses the playoffs in his prime
Then he makes it the next year but loses a 3-1 lead to a team missing its best player while taking ONE shot in the 4th quarter of game 7.


:eek: :eek: :eek:

[superduper]

https://youtu.be/pMaXCsDhCS4?t=21

[hold this L]

The worst is the finals obviously.. and unfortunately.

[SpaceJam2]

https://youtu.be/pMaXCsDhCS4?t=21

You lost brother man? This is about best blown 3-1 leads.

We'll make another on who started out worse than 1-9 next though :cheers:

[sdot_thadon]

In 95 Barkley and co choked away one agaisnt the Rockets up 3-1 in the conference finals as well. But i think the Warriors will always hold the worst choke historically. Kobe refusing to shoot gets smoothed over a ton though. Only taking 3 shots in the 2nd half of an elimination game is bad.

[TheCorporation]

In 95 Barkley and co choked away one agaisnt the Rockets up 3-1 in the conference finals as well. But i think the Warriors will always hold the worst choke historically. Kobe refusing to shoot gets smoothed over a ton though. Only taking 3 shots in the 2nd half of an elimination game is bad.

Wow, I knew it was only 1 shot in the 4th but also only 2 in the 3rd?

YIKES

[SpaceJam2]

Kobe/Curry GOAT choke club

0/9 on FMVP in 1st 9 Finals



:applause:

[Duncan21formvp]

What about players who have been down 3-2 in a series every year of there career even 5 years in a row with HCA?

[SouBeachTalents]

What about players who lost to an 8 seed to a team who hadn't won a single playoff game in franchise history?

[SpaceJam2]

What about players who lost to an 8 seed to a team who hadn't won a single playoff game in franchise history?

No way, but I mean that's never happened before has it? :eek:

Has anyone ever gotten a 1 seed and lost to an 8 seed team who hadn't won a single playoff game in franchise history?

[Duncan21formvp]

No way, but I mean that's never happened before has it? :eek:

Has anyone ever gotten a 1 seed and lost to an 8 seed team who hadn't won a single playoff game in franchise history?
Lebron James lost twice in the Olympics and FIBA to Carlos Arroyo and some dude in Greece and got smashed by me twice.

[SpaceJam2]

Lebron James lost twice in the Olympics and FIBA to Carlos Arroyo and some dude in Greece and got smashed by me twice.

Oh did Duncan play in 2004 Rookie James Olympic year too?
Did Duncan with 2011 Spurs get 1 seed and get knocked off by 8 seed Grizzlies?

[SamuraiSWISH]

Those putrid Lakers had no business even being up three games to one. That one is the most excusable of the bunch.

[SpaceJam2]

Those putrid Lakers had no business even being up three games to one. That one is the most excusable of the bunch.

Even with the Suns missing its best player (Amare) and Kobe shooting one time in the 4th quarter, Game 7?

[SamuraiSWISH]

Suns best player was MVP, Steve Nash. They still were the #2 seed. Smush Parker, Brian Cook, Chris Mihm, Kwame Brown, Luke Walton? Lol no they should’ve lost in 4 or 5 games.

[tpols]

[QUOTE=SamuraiSWISH]Suns best player was MVP, Steve Nash. They still were the #2 seed. Smush Parker, Brian Cook, Chris Mihm, Kwame Brown, Luke Walton? Lol no they should

[SamuraiSWISH]

On the flipside the Lakers were one hail Mary 3 away from winning in 6.

Kobe was the best player in that series.
Agreed.

That 50 burger in game 6 just wasn’t enough ...

And after his 21 point first half in game 7, Phil said involve the teammates which pissed Kobe off because after game 5 the Suns has adapted.

Your real 2006 MVP.

[Rico2016]

The fact that the Suns were missing their best player makes it even more embarrassing :roll: :roll: :roll:

:eek:

[TheCorporation]

Kobe/Curry GOAT choke club

0/9 on FMVP in 1st 9 Finals



:applause:

:biggums:

[TheCorporation]

yup

and lets not forget Kobe couldn't lead his team to a better seed, putting him in the position to play Amare'less Suns in the first place


to top it off he blatantly quit in gm 7 and threw his entire team under the bus all summer, while begging to be traded

Good god

:roll: :roll:

[sportjames23]

Kobe/Curry GOAT choke club

0/9 on FMVP in 1st 9 Finals



:applause:


But 8/12 in NBA Finals wins. :no:

[TheCorporation]

But 8/12 in NBA Finals wins. :no:

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[Mr Feeny]

Kobe had that embarassing 1 point 2nd half performance in game 7 in 2006, as Nash led his Amare-less Suns back from a 1-3 deficit.

2016 finals, obviously.

2016 WCF with OKC blowing their 3-1 lead.

[Rico2016]

Kobe had that embarassing 1 point 2nd half performance in game 7 in 2006, as Nash led his Amare-less Suns back from a 1-3 deficit.

2016 finals, obviously.

2016 WCF with OKC blowing their 3-1 lead.

Which was the worst of the three though they are all pretty bad

[Stanley Kobrick]

where would you rank Kawhi's in the midst