🤔💭You guys are nuts. AD has been tapping out all season. A d don't want a guard Joker🃏 And he cannot guard. Joker if you look at the game earlier this year he faked the injury cause joker was work him 😳😳😇😇😇
@palerider1558 🤔💭 It's a shift.🌏 The first will be the last and the last will be the first Never Get ready LeBron about to eat some chicken Nuggets 😳😳🃏🃏 The Joker🃏 has Is arrived
He definitely underestimating jokic and the dever nuggets. I'm a warriors fan and I picked the nuggets to win it all from the beginning of the playoffs.
@Lontrell Lewis I'm a Dubs fan too, and was later to the party than u. During the Phoenix series, I realized it wouldn't matter if the warriors advanced or not, Denver's starting 5 looks stunning
@pearhead3837 we had a better chance than the Lakers. Our offense can go on some great runs. Warriors had a shooter's chance against the nuggets. But clearly, as we can see, nuggets are just the better team.
@@lontrelllewis1631 Disagree, Denver has similar size as the Lakers and WAY better shooting. They would have cooked y’all as well. Boston & Milwaukee had the best chance. They’re the only teams with the size and fire power to deal with the Nuggets.
@@cjmorris7713 Nah, Nuggets showed that they were just better. I'm just now getting into Basketball so I can't say I am the most educated in it. Nick was on a hot streak of predicting game but that ended real fast
@@griffinfisher5421 Nick would be a great analyst if he would actually put aside his biased . He trusted Lebron way to much , Lebron's great but the man is 38. He can't carry like he use too
Bro the altitude is bad but stop acting like it’s just a game ending affect the nuggets have literally never made it to the finals this decade so clearly it isn’t that bad 😂😂😂😂
Nick Wrong coming in clutch being 0-1 in the Nuggets and Lakers series so far. The Nuggets won and Jokic dominated with 34 points, 21 rebounds, and 14 assists to go with 2 blocks. The Lakers "real defense" that the Nuggets would need time to adjust to gave up 37, 35, and 34 in the first 3 quarters. Nick couldn't have been more wrong. I guess Nick needs to be more humble haha.
Well Nick you were 100% wrong about game 1. No punch in the mouth, no reality check for Denver. 66 points from Davis and James and they still lost. Stats were nearly identical except for rebounds. I'm reading your excuses now and how suddenly the Lakers have to feel good about game 2 because they "figured out" the Nuggets in the 2nd half. Right, because the entire basketball world knows that adjustments can only be made by LA and Denver could not possibly figure out what they did wrong in the 2nd half.
It's such a shame that it's not just him. Most of the fox media lineup also thinks the Lakers should be encouraged. It's hilarious. I guess Michael Malone doesn't exist .
If the Lakers had won the way Denver did the story would be the championship mentality carried the Lakers thru a flat period during the final minutes. This idea that the Nuggets are now at the mercy of corrections made by LA is laughable.
They almost came back 21 points down in 4th quater of Ad didn’t miss open layup 😂it would’ve been tied cuz they transition instaly to a 2 with the rebound making it 4 point game . This gonna be a long series my guy lmao .
@@allenmobley8444 Except the players are actually competing and trying to win. If the NBA players were part of the rigging like wrestlers are, then the NBA wouldnt be worth watching
Nick is STILL trying to discredit Jokic saying Walton was a better passer... anyone who has seen both will tell you Jokic is the GOAT passing big man in history. One of the best passers of all time.
With the nuggets in the conference finals, Wildes has officially won the bet with nick. As a reminder Nick bet that the nuggets would be eliminated in round 1. Wildes said conference finals. If they were eliminated in round 2 it was a push.
THANK YOU!! I feel like everyone forgot that with that terrible roster pre-trade deadline, the lakers did indeed actually BEAT Denver. They can definitely do it with this roster.
Jokic looks like the best playoff player of the 2000 till now. The media have to stop hating on the white guy(Mark Jackson) jokic has the best offensive season ever on the regular season and he is having the best one on play off so far, i know ppeople hate on analytics but look the analytics where correct about him.
Did Broussard really say Denver had the weaker challenge so far this playoffs?? Didnt he pick the Suns to win it all?? Now that he saw Denver dominate them, they are a "two man team" lol.
@@bGzzzzzyou really saying CP3 is the difference between title favorites and second round exit? CHRIS PAUL?? 😂😂 Its really just anything to write off Jokic, easily the best player in the league who Nick hates.
@@daddyfuse50 - so I take it you haven’t been watching bball for very long - CP3 has a LONG history with injuries right at the wrong moments 🤷♂️ So yes, CP3 is the difference, to think otherwise is utter nonsense So what happened with Jokic when Murray was out????? Oh right, didn’t win SQUAT. Bball is a team sport and you need ALL your important pieces to WIN!
Denver doesn't have to worry about LeBron's old legs, and AD is too inconsistent to be a major concern. The Lakers will have to worry about who is going to match up against Jokic and Murray, not to mention the size of Denver's front court with Porter Jr and Gordon will be a problem for LA. That size advantage they had against GS will not be there against Denver.
If he does come on the floor it will be to defend but I don’t see that happening unless Christian brown gets cooked but he won’t he rotates with Bruce brown Jeff green and AG defending the best player on a team that’s a lot of bodies
This will be the hardest opponent for the Lakers so far but they are battle tested. Denver is the 1 seed with home court but this is the best defense they will face so far. I believe the Lakers will figure it out in 6-7 games
Yep, and Jokic scares nobody as a paint presence defensively. All great bigs could defend the paint like Duncan, Kareem and even Shaq. Lakers in 5 and LeBron wins ring 5 after that.
Denver is the best offense the Lakers will face all playoffs and Jokic the best player, Jokic is not going to be stopped or slowed down enough for the Lakers to beat them offensively, Nuggets in 7
@Oliver Cool Lakers have only played teams that play into their strengths, the Nuggets are a far better matchup than the Warriors or Grizzlies, AD is going to have a hard time guarding Jokic, Nuggets have the upper hand
@@Rosecain27 imagine calling a team that’s in the Conference Finals overrated.. 😂💀 if anybody overrated it’s the Nuggets.. they played the Timberwolves && the Suns 😂😂
@@markprice5651 You are insanely delusional It is not even remotely close Walton has 3 assists per game 🙄 Jokic is top 3-5 best passer ever regardless of position
@@milosjovicevic6083 Right...all the people that played during Walton's era disagree with you. But sure, some guy that never saw Walton live, and didn't play in the 1970's knows more than the guys that did...talk about insanely delusional. Further, if the only thing you are looking at is an assist to determine if a player is a good passer, is f***ing stupid.
@@attemptedoptimist3560 we can disagree then. So if you have him as #2...how can it be "delusional" to say he was the best? Or do you just like using the word delusional?
Before the nuggets beat the suns: "The suns are the favorite to win the West." After: "The Lakers faced a tougher opponent in the warriors than the suns."
So where is Nick at? I’ve been searching all morning to see what he has to say about lakers 0-3 record against the nuggets. But of course, he’s nowhere to be found!
The lakers should force the nuggets to come up with a game plan that plays Vanderbilt off of the court. Having Jokic sag off of Vanderbilt isn’t enough to play him off the court. This series should also be about the Laker guards + Lebron “match hunting” Murray, Jokic and MPJ.
Why does everyone want to start Shroeder who can't shoot and not 6 foot 8 Rui who is lights out and bigger than Aaron Gordon and MPJ? I would start him tonight
One of them can always only be right , unless they pick the same team or the teams draw. Lol being in the playoffs doesn’t change the fact that they’re both just picking a side to argue for and entertain viewers 😂
I think Rui should have a big series. Dennis S. should start and D LO off the bench. Vando has to be aggressive offensively. He needs to go to the rack and draw fouls.take the open shot.
An effective tactical strategy for the Lakers is to disrupt Jokic rhythm. Once they succeed in disrupting his rhythm the rest of his team mates doesn’t have the strength to fill in the gap.
Every lakers game that they won in the playoffs. They shots about 20 more FT than theirs opponents each game . And couldn’t do it against Denver and got swept
If the Lakers don’t win this series and Lebron don’t win the chip. I think Nick Wright is going to have a heart attack!! I’m convinced he’s Lebron’s love child!!!
Yep, and Jokic scares nobody as a paint presence defensively. All great bigs could defend the paint like Duncan, Kareem and even Shaq. Lakers in 5 and LeBron wins ring 5 after that.
Playoff Murray is something ppl aren’t talking about enough as he goes from solid 17 ppg in regular season career vs elite 25 ppg in Playoffs (44 games so not small sample size). 25 6 5 1 spg 47/41/90.4 splits > Steph Curry Klay Reggie Miller & Ray Allen in playoffs for comparisons sake splits wise. In 2020 WCF vs Lakers Murray averaged essentially those stats vs Lakers only more apg, 52 FG% and lower 3P% and that was with better guard defenders of Caruso KCP Rondo Add that to Joker’s insane Playoffs career averages (59 games) 27 12 6 2 stocks 53/41/83 That’s about ILLmatic of a combo ever along with 2001/02 Lakers Shaq Kobe, 91-93 MJ Pippen, 17/18 KD Curry, 2020 LeBron AD (granted defensively they’re much worse but offensively that’s a lethal combo). I also am worried (as LeBron fan of 23 years) that LeBron’s foot not allowing him to have as much lift/burst consistently (compared to late December to late February pre “I heard it pop” foot injury when LeBron was 32, 9, 8 on good efficiency with great athleticism still) as well as just year 20, 66K mins (about to Kareem for most ever including playoffs and Kareem averaged 11 & 4 year 20. None of the other 10 players EVER to make year 20 even made playoffs) running out of Gas. He was great Game 6 but that was banging Vs a rib cartilage injury smaller weight wise Wiggins compared too 6’8” 235 to 240 Aaron Gordon. Also saw Aaron Gordon last decade holds LeBron to lowest eFG% in on ball 1-1 (Second spectrum). He’s 27 in year 10 with 18,000 total mins vs LeBron 38 year 20 with 66,000 mins. I personally would start Rui as I think Lakers need him to avg 12-15 ppg and they’ll need to win some games 123-117 even though they have great defense. Plus just his size. Vando can make an argument to start also to guard Murray too as Murray would cook D-Lo. This easily could come down to who outplays who between D-Lo AR Rui Lonnie Schroder vs Gordon MPjr KCP Brown Braun Also AD vs Joker foul trouble. PS Denver this year in their altitude are among the greatest home records ever 36-4 when Jokic plays! I was wrong last series vs Warriors (As great as lakers played OBJECTIVELY Klay/Wiggins/Steph also missed many 3s they can make also and it’s a make miss league) so I hope I’m wrong again and my Warriors/Nuggets in 7 pick turns into Lakers in 6 win! PS it’s great Jokic is showing again why Nick’s take on him are so clownish as he’s one of the illest bigs ever and was before this playoffs too! Walton great passer but Jokic is clearly >! For him to say Joker is #2 passer behind Walton yet another horrid Joker take.
Nuggets were rested. Nuggets were undefeated at home. Altitude. Two old guys on the Lakers fatigued. And Nick took the Lakers? Hamm took AD off Jokic permanently after 15 minutes. Nick is a very good analyst UNLESS Denver is involved. His Denver hatred clouds his vision.
I can tell Nick doesn't play much basketball. If AD loses position on Jokic, no way he's going to be able to block Jokic's shots. Jokic's footwork would have AD way off balance to be a factor. If AD was significantly taller, maybe, but they're pretty much the same height. The more physical and more mobile Jaren Jackson Jr wasn't able to do that; I doubt AD will.
reading some of these commente re the Nugs is interesting..people seem to forget playoffs experience and mental tenacity plus defense wins championships..being the #1 seed during the reg season doesnt mean anything vs a tried and tested championship been there done that mentality...if the nugs get apprehensive or hesitant at any point they will be mentally defeated...a leader who can motivate and instill confidence is priceless...and thats Lebron...The only thing that may slow down the Lakers is the altitude or Davis disappearing....and Lakers are undefeated at home which means they only need to win 1 game in Denver..we shall see.
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🤔💭You guys are nuts. AD has been tapping out all season. A d don't want a guard Joker🃏 And he cannot guard. Joker if you look at the game earlier this year he faked the injury cause joker was work him 😳😳😇😇😇
Nuggets in 6
Lakers are going to sweep the nuggets
Nick bringing back the 2000s with that hair dew 🎉🎉🎉
@palerider1558 🤔💭 It's a shift.🌏 The first will be the last and the last will be the first
Never Get ready LeBron about to eat some chicken Nuggets 😳😳🃏🃏 The Joker🃏 has Is arrived
Wildes: "youve literally gotten every game correct"
Nick: (with less humility than 2022) "... yeah."
No humility needed!
Gotta give Nick credit for sticking to his New Years resolution! lol
Until now
And it was really nice that Jokić ended his streak
@@aleksaprelic9827 Nobodys perfect, Bro
Nick Wright is seriously underestimating Jokic's post game.
or his game
He definitely underestimating jokic and the dever nuggets. I'm a warriors fan and I picked the nuggets to win it all from the beginning of the playoffs.
@Lontrell Lewis I'm a Dubs fan too, and was later to the party than u. During the Phoenix series, I realized it wouldn't matter if the warriors advanced or not, Denver's starting 5 looks stunning
@pearhead3837 we had a better chance than the Lakers. Our offense can go on some great runs. Warriors had a shooter's chance against the nuggets. But clearly, as we can see, nuggets are just the better team.
@@lontrelllewis1631 Disagree, Denver has similar size as the Lakers and WAY better shooting. They would have cooked y’all as well. Boston & Milwaukee had the best chance. They’re the only teams with the size and fire power to deal with the Nuggets.
it’s crazy how convincing nick sounds and then you watch the game and the COMPLETE OPPOSITE happened. wild how it works like that
game was pretty close, I wouldn't call it the complete opposite. It will be interesting to see if the Lakers can win in Denver
Well AD scored high. The Lakers defence didnt stop anyone and they lost... so yeah quite the opposite
@@griffinfisher5421 they couldn't even win in LA🤣🤣
@@cjmorris7713 Nah, Nuggets showed that they were just better. I'm just now getting into Basketball so I can't say I am the most educated in it. Nick was on a hot streak of predicting game but that ended real fast
@@griffinfisher5421 Nick would be a great analyst if he would actually put aside his biased . He trusted Lebron way to much , Lebron's great but the man is 38. He can't carry like he use too
One of my favorite segments they’ve done in a while. Cogent analysis!!!
Incorrect analysis.
I don’t even care for the game rly but their takes are always so convincing that I’m intrigued
Wanna make a stupid, and if you’re not interested in the game then don’t watch it
best analysis show rn
You don’t care for the game….yet here you are listening to sports analysis on the Lakers and Nuggets game of which you “don’t rly care for”
@@christiandoney6198 he was quite clear it’s because he likes the analysts… why would you feel the need to comment this? Are you ok?
Ready to run to fan duel rn!!
I like how all of a sudden for Nick, a little "rest" is enough to help the Lakers combat the altitude all of a sudden.
12-0. Shutup
Bro the altitude is bad but stop acting like it’s just a game ending affect the nuggets have literally never made it to the finals this decade so clearly it isn’t that bad 😂😂😂😂
@@504Native that was a really good point lol
@@beanstocks5782 12-1. Shutup
@@beanstocks5782 lMao he said lakers would win game 2 against Memphis. He’s a liar and you believe his dumb lies. Good call last night though
Did Nick just admit that he thought the Timberwolves can't defend? When they're the third best defensive team in the league?
Tristan Thompson time to shine let see the talent especially defense and his offensive rebounding
That's why they signed him
Can’t wait to see him body Jokic
They also have MOOOOOOOOOOOO BAMBA
He will get foul out in the first
Lol dudes getting cooked. Jokic killing that bum
Nick Wrong coming in clutch being 0-1 in the Nuggets and Lakers series so far. The Nuggets won and Jokic dominated with 34 points, 21 rebounds, and 14 assists to go with 2 blocks. The Lakers "real defense" that the Nuggets would need time to adjust to gave up 37, 35, and 34 in the first 3 quarters. Nick couldn't have been more wrong. I guess Nick needs to be more humble haha.
If it ain't obvious Nick hasn't watched a Nuggets game since 2020
14:33 AD held Jokic to 19, 16 & 7 in the first half :)
Nowhere to hide for Jokic🤣🤣🤣 I love how this aged for Nick!! Terrible call Nick!!
Great trio, enjoy the way Nick/Chris/Kevin cover sports
Jenna better than all 3 together
@@petergianakopoulos4926 yarite
"He's gonna hold him to 27 8 & 6."
"Whole game or first Half?" - Wildes getting wild
🤣🤣🤣
Well Nick you were 100% wrong about game 1. No punch in the mouth, no reality check for Denver. 66 points from Davis and James and they still lost. Stats were nearly identical except for rebounds. I'm reading your excuses now and how suddenly the Lakers have to feel good about game 2 because they "figured out" the Nuggets in the 2nd half. Right, because the entire basketball world knows that adjustments can only be made by LA and Denver could not possibly figure out what they did wrong in the 2nd half.
It's such a shame that it's not just him. Most of the fox media lineup also thinks the Lakers should be encouraged. It's hilarious. I guess Michael Malone doesn't exist .
Exactly. I miss the days where pundits weren't biased. The shows are absolutely ridiculous nowadays...
@@Emiya-Graham couldn't agree more
If the Lakers had won the way Denver did the story would be the championship mentality carried the Lakers thru a flat period during the final minutes. This idea that the Nuggets are now at the mercy of corrections made by LA is laughable.
@@saylor1aerialimaging spoken like a man who knows the game of basketball..
Wow that Lakers defense really rattled the Nuggets offense, just a meek 132.
They have definitely been one of the better sports shows out
This series is OVER before it started. Without the Lakers' Refs this is a done deal.😤
They almost came back 21 points down in 4th quater of Ad didn’t miss open layup 😂it would’ve been tied cuz they transition instaly to a 2 with the rebound making it 4 point game . This gonna be a long series my guy lmao .
@GorcSauce69 Maybe trade LeRIGGED for Wembanyama. 😆
@@gorcsauce696 they getting swept 😂
@@gorcsauce696 welp 😂
Nick Wright pushing back on Jokic not being the best passing big man is absurd. Walton never averaged more than 6 assists
Pretty sure Adam Silver already put in the call for the Celtics/Lakers final. lol
Yep
Not surprised! It’s what’s best for business. The NBA is WWE
@@allenmobley8444 Except the players are actually competing and trying to win. If the NBA players were part of the rigging like wrestlers are, then the NBA wouldnt be worth watching
To be fair people thought that in 2020 and the Celtics got beat. Can’t sleep on the Nuggets or Heat.
....Boston didn't pick their opponents bruh....and Milwaukee already got eliminated.
Them in the finals is a no brainer...
Nick is STILL trying to discredit Jokic saying Walton was a better passer... anyone who has seen both will tell you Jokic is the GOAT passing big man in history. One of the best passers of all time.
This and skip and Shannon are the best sports shows on TV
No there not 😂
Those 2 and first take as well
@@colesavriwhy you here then bozo
@@bagchaser8392
I think he meant skip and shannon
These guys actually laugh with each other. I can only listen to Shannon yell at skip for so long. Gets old fast
With the nuggets in the conference finals, Wildes has officially won the bet with nick. As a reminder Nick bet that the nuggets would be eliminated in round 1. Wildes said conference finals. If they were eliminated in round 2 it was a push.
thats if they loose though if they win its a push right
Wasnt it only round 1 exit if against the Lakers, but then they got 7th?
They didn’t beat lakers with the old roster,so this will interesting with the new roster
The Lakers also faced a different Nuggets team in the bubble, this Nuggets team is way better now!
@Double Eph I agree. But it I'm going to have to see them off the Lakers before I believe it
THANK YOU!! I feel like everyone forgot that with that terrible roster pre-trade deadline, the lakers did indeed actually BEAT Denver. They can definitely do it with this roster.
Jokic looks like the best playoff player of the 2000 till now. The media have to stop hating on the white guy(Mark Jackson) jokic has the best offensive season ever on the regular season and he is having the best one on play off so far, i know ppeople hate on analytics but look the analytics where correct about him.
Now they beat lakers..hahaha
This might be the best segment they've ever done
They are doubting these Nuggets but these aren’t the nuggets from the bubble.
Aaron Gordon and Porter will be the keys to the series, if they can hit shots, defend and rebound.
Don't forget Jamal Murray
AG was so clutch
Are the Nuggets the most disrespected 1 seed of all time? How many times do they need to prove everybody wrong?
The disrespect to Minnesota is real sheesh.
Jokic overcame the harder match ups with Goberts defense and Kats offense.
Lakers have faced the tougher challenge? Didn't almost everyone pick the Suns to beat the Nuggets in 6 or 7 lol
Exactly 😂
Only KD's fans picked Phoenix. Even a blind person could see that Denver is much better team that has the best player on the floor on their side.
The Suns were always a garbage team. But the Lakers had to face #2 and the defending champions.
Suns were weak AF. I wish the Lakers got to play them, easy money
No body with a brain that saw them play the clippers
Did Broussard really say Denver had the weaker challenge so far this playoffs?? Didnt he pick the Suns to win it all?? Now that he saw Denver dominate them, they are a "two man team" lol.
No Chris Paul
Ummmm CP3 was injured….I take it you don’t watch games 🤦♂️
@@bGzzzzzphoenix won both games without CP0, so stop giving excuses that suns are better with CP0
@@bGzzzzzyou really saying CP3 is the difference between title favorites and second round exit? CHRIS PAUL?? 😂😂 Its really just anything to write off Jokic, easily the best player in the league who Nick hates.
@@daddyfuse50 - so I take it you haven’t been watching bball for very long - CP3 has a LONG history with injuries right at the wrong moments 🤷♂️
So yes, CP3 is the difference, to think otherwise is utter nonsense
So what happened with Jokic when Murray was out????? Oh right, didn’t win SQUAT. Bball is a team sport and you need ALL your important pieces to WIN!
Lakers blew a 40 point game by AD, not good, he'll be too tired to get that much again this series
Whenever Nick is not talking about Lebron, he is nice to listen.
Denver doesn't have to worry about LeBron's old legs, and AD is too inconsistent to be a major concern. The Lakers will have to worry about who is going to match up against Jokic and Murray, not to mention the size of Denver's front court with Porter Jr and Gordon will be a problem for LA. That size advantage they had against GS will not be there against Denver.
Facts
Idk if I trust AD to be consistent and the Nugs have been playing out of their mind. Pulling for the Lakers and hoping for a good series!
Maybe Nuggets will play Thomas Bryant this series and he's not bad, Mo Bamba needs to be available this series.
If he does come on the floor it will be to defend but I don’t see that happening unless Christian brown gets cooked but he won’t he rotates with Bruce brown Jeff green and AG defending the best player on a team that’s a lot of bodies
He out he in LA i think something with his ankle but not what exactly but i know he out for game 1
Ironically the Lakers could really use Bryant this series
They would play jeff green at center
I’ve been checking for new videos from you guys every other hour. I’m here for it 😅 best breakdown of these series. Go Lakers 💜
Their live show on fs1 is at 3:30 est monday-thursday, so look for vids around 5 pm est on those days
@@jeffreypowell8256 ahh thanks for the heads up!
@@christyl5481 No problemo
Give Nick credit, that was pretty much entirely cogent analysis
L😂
NAME A SEGMENT “COGENT ANALYSIS” and make sure Wildes participates seriously as wells I’m sure fans will love that and it’ll make a great segment
All this analysis just for the Lakers to be swept 😬😬😬
Lol
Still Nuggets fighting against whole industry
Relying on Aaron Gordon to. Stop Lebron is comedy😹
They have created yet another new lebron stopper. Aaron Gordon 😂😂😂
Aaron Gordon has the best defensive FG rating on Lebron in the entire NBA the last 10 years. Lebron is shooting 30% vs Gordon
This is how i know you don’t watch basketball, lebron shoots terribly when guarded by Gordon. Stick to hockey.
@@Bama2ohio Facts. Lowest percentage vs every defender in NBA the last 10 years
GORDON 🤣🤣🤣
This is what's happening if you don't watch Nuggets games
Sleeping on Jokic. I don’t understand it, this isn’t Embiid.
4:50 Lol Broussard can finally speak with his chest now about the Lakers
Now, I'm worried 😂
How they forgot to mention the athletic Aaron Gordon guarding Lebron is WILD THORNBERRIES to me
Facts
Well, if Broussard is picking the Lakers... you know what that means, at least this season. Consistency.
Equivalent death flags as getting a "guaranteed"😅
I’m from after the game. Nuggets won by 6. Jokic had 30 pts 20 rbs 12 ast
This will be the hardest opponent for the Lakers so far but they are battle tested. Denver is the 1 seed with home court but this is the best defense they will face so far. I believe the Lakers will figure it out in 6-7 games
Yep, and Jokic scares nobody as a paint presence defensively. All great bigs could defend the paint like Duncan, Kareem and even Shaq. Lakers in 5 and LeBron wins ring 5 after that.
Denver is the best offense the Lakers will face all playoffs and Jokic the best player, Jokic is not going to be stopped or slowed down enough for the Lakers to beat them offensively, Nuggets in 7
@Oliver Cool Lakers have only played teams that play into their strengths, the Nuggets are a far better matchup than the Warriors or Grizzlies, AD is going to have a hard time guarding Jokic, Nuggets have the upper hand
@olivercool2308lakers overrated asf. Denver in 5.
@@Rosecain27 imagine calling a team that’s in the Conference Finals overrated.. 😂💀 if anybody overrated it’s the Nuggets.. they played the Timberwolves && the Suns 😂😂
This aged so well i had to come back to this blue cheese
I can see Thomas Bryant seeing a lot of minutes this series
That's what I'm talking about and Reggie Jackson
Why would he
He’s a liability on defense he’d get spanked in the paint
@@jacobfarley247 he's still can get you 17and 10
@@jacobfarley247 lebron is a liability on defense
Watching this after joker goes 34 21 14 😬😬😬. At some point Nick gonna have to put some respect on him
I like that Nick don't respect Joker because he is going to cry when Nuggets win Championship.
these guys actually talk basketball… rare for a sports talk show these days
Nuggets in 6, maybe even in 5.
Yup.
How about 4
Not a whole lot of defense in that 132-126 loss the lakers took last night.
The video is from yesterday although the title says it's after game 1
Walton over Jokic as the best passing big is absolutely a delusional take
You clearly never saw Walton play
@@markprice5651 I have, he’s probably #2, but Jokic is in a completely different stratosphere
@@markprice5651 You are insanely delusional
It is not even remotely close
Walton has 3 assists per game 🙄
Jokic is top 3-5 best passer ever regardless of position
@@milosjovicevic6083 Right...all the people that played during Walton's era disagree with you. But sure, some guy that never saw Walton live, and didn't play in the 1970's knows more than the guys that did...talk about insanely delusional.
Further, if the only thing you are looking at is an assist to determine if a player is a good passer, is f***ing stupid.
@@attemptedoptimist3560 we can disagree then. So if you have him as #2...how can it be "delusional" to say he was the best?
Or do you just like using the word delusional?
Tell me you don't watch Denver games without telling me 😂🤣😭
Before the nuggets beat the suns: "The suns are the favorite to win the West."
After: "The Lakers faced a tougher opponent in the warriors than the suns."
Make it make since suns were favored to win the whole.thijg favored to beat the nuggets turn around the nuggets Bad an easier road smh
So where is Nick at? I’ve been searching all morning to see what he has to say about lakers 0-3 record against the nuggets. But of course, he’s nowhere to be found!
Lol!! This ain’t aging well. Goes to show they are not just paid talkers no different than us in the barbershops
This did not age well. 👀
Jokic is about to take AD into deep water.
Denver wins game 1 and wins in 6.
You do know that this is not gonna end as 13 - 0 , it will not be coincidentally Nick Wrong :D
"Survived the near concussion" lmfao
Let's see if the Lakers are going to get their 30+ FT
Of course they are unless they want Jokic for obvious reasons to win.
Shii, you'd have no choice, cause that's the only way you're stopping AD OR Lebron anyway so.. 💁♂️
that’s what typically happens when you drive to the basket as much as they do
To be honest the Lakers should attack Joker on defense so they can get him in foul trouble. That would be the most logical gameplan.
Of course they will. Because they always drive to the basket most of the time. They dont jack up 3s after 3s like the warriors 🤷🏾♂️
The lakers should force the nuggets to come up with a game plan that plays Vanderbilt off of the court. Having Jokic sag off of Vanderbilt isn’t enough to play him off the court. This series should also be about the Laker guards + Lebron “match hunting” Murray, Jokic and MPJ.
Why does everyone want to start Shroeder who can't shoot and not 6 foot 8 Rui who is lights out and bigger than Aaron Gordon and MPJ? I would start him tonight
bc dennis is a better matchup
We need his energy from the bench
Transition basketball my guy. I agree overall but when it comes to Transition vs a big nuggets lineup that's a HUGE plus.
Nuggets in 5
Chris picking the Lakers is bad news for Nick. Only one of them can be right especially this stage in the playoffs.
One of them can always only be right , unless they pick the same team or the teams draw. Lol being in the playoffs doesn’t change the fact that they’re both just picking a side to argue for and entertain viewers 😂
I hope this show never ends
Oh well, so much for 13-0
I think Rui should have a big series. Dennis S. should start and D LO off the bench. Vando has to be aggressive offensively. He needs to go to the rack and draw fouls.take the open shot.
Broussard just gave the Lakers the kiss of death, Nuggets will win tonight and win the series.
An effective tactical strategy for the Lakers is to disrupt Jokic rhythm. Once they succeed in disrupting his rhythm the rest of his team mates doesn’t have the strength to fill in the gap.
I mean, that’s far easier said than done though.
you can't disrupt jokic's rhythm though... he makes adjustments quick... you can't affect him for a whole series
The Nuggets got a tremendous break by getting Lakers instead of Warriors
They swept the team that beat the Warriors...
Welp that aged well you can’t tell the future after all Nick!
Nick was cooking on this take
He completely convinced me that the Lakers would win tonight
Chuck is right on this one that Denver is going to win chip
When he said it ? Their show is off nowadays...
Lakers have to figure a way to make Jokic work on defense and exhaust him. Which I’m guessing will be attacking him in the paint.
His take was way wrong,joker is a monster lol😂
Sorry Nick, you just got it wrong with AD dropping 40 but Jokic overcoming with PRIME LEBRON numbers baby.
Jokic didn't only make opposing players look clueless but also coaches and "sports analysts" as well.
Every lakers game that they won in the playoffs. They shots about 20 more FT than theirs opponents each game . And couldn’t do it against Denver and got swept
If the Lakers don’t win this series and Lebron don’t win the chip. I think Nick Wright is going to have a heart attack!! I’m convinced he’s Lebron’s love child!!!
Both teams match up well. I feel once Jokich sits out that's when the Lakers have to dominate or they ain't winning.
Yep, and Jokic scares nobody as a paint presence defensively. All great bigs could defend the paint like Duncan, Kareem and even Shaq. Lakers in 5 and LeBron wins ring 5 after that.
@coops1992 ADs babyfood for Jokic. 😂
@@coops1992 Lakers in 5 huh??? COPE YOU LOSER
This did not age well
Playoff Murray is something ppl aren’t talking about enough as he goes from solid 17 ppg in regular season career vs elite 25 ppg in Playoffs (44 games so not small sample size).
25
6
5
1 spg
47/41/90.4 splits > Steph Curry Klay Reggie Miller & Ray Allen in playoffs for comparisons sake splits wise.
In 2020 WCF vs Lakers Murray averaged essentially those stats vs Lakers only more apg, 52 FG% and lower 3P% and that was with better guard defenders of Caruso KCP Rondo
Add that to Joker’s insane Playoffs career averages (59 games)
27
12
6
2 stocks
53/41/83
That’s about ILLmatic of a combo ever along with 2001/02 Lakers Shaq Kobe, 91-93 MJ Pippen, 17/18 KD Curry, 2020 LeBron AD (granted defensively they’re much worse but offensively that’s a lethal combo).
I also am worried (as LeBron fan of 23 years) that LeBron’s foot not allowing him to have as much lift/burst consistently (compared to late December to late February pre “I heard it pop” foot injury when LeBron was 32, 9, 8 on good efficiency with great athleticism still) as well as just year 20, 66K mins (about to Kareem for most ever including playoffs and Kareem averaged 11 & 4 year 20. None of the other 10 players EVER to make year 20 even made playoffs) running out of Gas. He was great Game 6 but that was banging Vs a rib cartilage injury smaller weight wise Wiggins compared too 6’8” 235 to 240 Aaron Gordon.
Also saw Aaron Gordon last decade holds LeBron to lowest eFG% in on ball 1-1 (Second spectrum). He’s 27 in year 10 with 18,000 total mins vs LeBron 38 year 20 with 66,000 mins.
I personally would start Rui as I think Lakers need him to avg 12-15 ppg and they’ll need to win some games 123-117 even though they have great defense. Plus just his size. Vando can make an argument to start also to guard Murray too as Murray would cook D-Lo.
This easily could come down to who outplays who between
D-Lo AR Rui Lonnie Schroder
vs
Gordon MPjr KCP Brown Braun
Also AD vs Joker foul trouble.
PS Denver this year in their altitude are among the greatest home records ever 36-4 when Jokic plays!
I was wrong last series vs Warriors (As great as lakers played OBJECTIVELY Klay/Wiggins/Steph also missed many 3s they can make also and it’s a make miss league) so I hope I’m wrong again and my Warriors/Nuggets in 7 pick turns into Lakers in 6 win!
PS it’s great Jokic is showing again why Nick’s take on him are so clownish as he’s one of the illest bigs ever and was before this playoffs too! Walton great passer but Jokic is clearly >! For him to say Joker is #2 passer behind Walton yet another horrid Joker take.
Tom Green is that you?
Nuggets were rested. Nuggets were undefeated at home. Altitude. Two old guys on the Lakers fatigued. And Nick took the Lakers? Hamm took AD off Jokic permanently after 15 minutes. Nick is a very good analyst UNLESS Denver is involved. His Denver hatred clouds his vision.
He’s a TERRIBLE “analyst”, he plays a character and trolls on TV for ratings and clicks.
Well this aged well, Nick :)
Nuggets definitely gonna win the series now. Brou just cursed them by picking them hahaha.
This did not age well for nick..Lol they just made a huge stop on LBJ on the final seconds and they are jot a good defensive team..
I’m going to stick with a gentlemen’s sweep by Denver.
This is the best sports show for nba fans
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Nick's basketball takes are like nails on a chalkboard.
I can tell Nick doesn't play much basketball. If AD loses position on Jokic, no way he's going to be able to block Jokic's shots. Jokic's footwork would have AD way off balance to be a factor. If AD was significantly taller, maybe, but they're pretty much the same height. The more physical and more mobile Jaren Jackson Jr wasn't able to do that; I doubt AD will.
Couldn’t even be more wrong. Nuggets up by 20 at the half
reading some of these commente re the Nugs is interesting..people seem to forget playoffs experience and mental tenacity plus defense wins championships..being the #1 seed during the reg season doesnt mean anything vs a tried and tested championship been there done that mentality...if the nugs get apprehensive or hesitant at any point they will be mentally defeated...a leader who can motivate and instill confidence is priceless...and thats Lebron...The only thing that may slow down the Lakers is the altitude or Davis disappearing....and Lakers are undefeated at home which means they only need to win 1 game in Denver..we shall see.
That Lonnie Walker game sunk the Warriors. That discovery was the last straw for them