Here is why the Lakers are probably screwed.

[jmcwilliams]

1. Anthony Davis had to play spectacular for them to win. Big men Gas far easier than little men. See below

2. Lebron is clearly injured and has lost a step. Still great, but he is finally objectively in decline and that is okay. He is peaking in Basketball IQ. Lebron is a big man though (see above)

3. The warriors in the 4th made the adjustment to Make Steph ball handler and everything changed real quick. The Lakers were obviously gassed and the Warriors looked objectively much quicker.

Look for the Warriors to speed up the pace significantly in order to gas the big guys out. I am a fan of Bron and this Lakers team, but I don't think that they can replicate last night without injury or gassing out. Steph knows what to do now.

[ArbitraryWater]

match-up is made for AD though, he will continue thriving

[Spurs m8]

match-up is made for AD though, he will continue thriving

One soft man isn't going to beat the Warriors in 7

[Axe]

The warriors have been playing games every other day since wednesday last week. Sure they can adjust or adapt but fatigue will affect them throughout the series.

[kawhileonard2]

The warriors have been playing games every other day since wednesday last week. Sure they can adjust or adapt but fatigue will affect them throughout the series.

Maybe next round it will.

[Full Court]

Lol at people trying to say LeShrivel is injured with nothing whatsoever to back it up.

Classic case of circular reasoning, which is something Bronie fluffers are famous for.

Lebron sucks. "That's cause he's injured!!!"

Oh really? The official reports say nothing about that, and he himself isn't claiming to be injured. Why would you say he's injured? "Because he sucks!!!!"


:roll:

[ArbitraryWater]

Lol at people trying to say LeShrivel is injured with nothing whatsoever to back it up.

Classic case of circular reasoning, which is something Bronie fluffers are famous for.

Lebron sucks. "That's cause he's injured!!!"

Oh really? The official reports say nothing about that, and he himself isn't claiming to be injured. Why would you say he's injured? "Because he sucks!!!!"


:roll:


Buddy said circular reasoning lmao.

[Full Court]

Buddy said circular reasoning lmao.

Yep. Textbook case of it.

[red1]

there's more than 3 players in the series guys, this isnt just steph lebron and AD



lakers are deep as hell with schroder reaves dlo (who's terrible at defense by the way) and vanderbilt who will all run around all game



the only reason reaves struggled last game was because he wasnt used to running around so much and having to pay attention and stay glued to his defender in klay. reaves is going to get better as the series goes on.



lakers heroes this series are going to be AD (obviously) and reaves and schroder.



we already know what lebron brings. its hard for any of the warriors players to score on him inside.

[ArbitraryWater]

Yep. Textbook case of it.


yea, textbook like how +/- is an advanced stat.

[Full Court]

yea, textbook like how +/- is an advanced stat.

Here's a simple test to see if you actually know what an advanced stat is. Answer this one simple question.

What is an advanced stat?

[ImKobe]

It's the other way around. A team that consistently gets to the rim & the FT line beats out a team that relies on volume jump shooting. Lakers have the better defense, better depth & better rebounding on top of the size & paint scoring advantage. GS needs a lot of luck in this series, whether it's injuries or them shooting lights out every game.

[Full Court]

yea, textbook like how +/- is an advanced stat.


Here's a simple test to see if you actually know what an advanced stat is. Answer this one simple question.

What is an advanced stat?

Yep, another Bronie fluffer confirmed to have no clue what an advanced stat is. :lol

[1987_Lakers]

yea, textbook like how +/- is an advanced stat.

:roll:

[Full Court]

:roll:

Not a single Bronie fluffer can define advanced stat. I think that's why they hate me so much.

I'm constantly making them look stupid. :lol









Because they are.

[jmcwilliams]

I went to bed at halftime. What happened? Did the big guys look slow and lethargic while a bunch of small shooters ran around like Energizer bunnies?

[StrongLurk]

The Warriors will win the "attrition" battle in this series. Their play is simply more sustainable than the Lakers with AD showing up every other game and Lebron being hobbled. The "others" on the Lakers won't be good enough.

[r15mohd]

The Warriors will win the "attrition" battle in this series. Their play is simply more sustainable than the Lakers with AD showing up every other game and Lebron being hobbled. The "others" on the Lakers won't be good enough.

the lineup by the warriors in game2 is likely the stake in the heart...them going smaller exposed Lakers lackluster efforts of closing out on the shooters. Lebron is no longer fast enough to keep up with those motions the warriors run, and AD being a big is just not quick enough for his size

[tpols]

Kerr already showing his coaching chops here in this series. Benched Looney for JGreen so AD can't just chill in the paint and block everything. And now he has to chase guys out to 25 feet which is tiring. Also cutting pooles minutes in half so real 2 way guys like divencenzo and Moody can play. Hopefully GPII gets more burn as well.

[jmcwilliams]

Lebron had 21 in the first half and 2 in the second.

[Jasper]

match-up is made for AD though, he will continue thriving

last game he didn't even score 15 points

[hold this L]

Kerr already showing his coaching chops here in this series. Benched Looney for JGreen so AD can't just chill in the paint and block everything. And now he has to chase guys out to 25 feet which is tiring. Also cutting pooles minutes in half so real 2 way guys like divencenzo and Moody can play. Hopefully GPII gets more burn as well.

GPII is playing injured IMO, they're just not talking about it. His defense has been mediocre, he got cooked in the entire Kings series and the proceeded to do **** all vs the Lakers in game 1 also.

[tontoz]

match-up is made for AD though, he will continue thriving


He sure thrived on 3 days rest. With 1 day of rest, not so much.

[FKAri]

the lineup by the warriors in game2 is likely the stake in the heart...them going smaller exposed Lakers lackluster efforts of closing out on the shooters. Lebron is no longer fast enough to keep up with those motions the warriors run, and AD being a big is just not quick enough for his size

Agreed. Warriors in 5 or 6. I said before that for Lakers to win AD needs to play like the best player in the series. No one can match up with him. But like always he is unable to capitalize on his advantage.