Tag: Los Angeles Lakers

18 May 2023 NBA Playoff StatCap: Murray explodes on Lakers

Brandon King

Player Spotlight: Jamaal Murray Murray was having a real clunker of a performance in the first three quarters of Game 3 , scoring 14 points on just 5/17 FG, including 2-9 from downtown. However in the game’s final 12 minutes Murray came alive, scoring 23 points on a red hot 6/7 from the floor and 4/5 from the land of three. Murray finished with 37 points and was the driving force behind Denver’s come-from behind 108-103 win to take a 2-0-lead in the Western Conference Finals. Who Got It Done…

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May 16,2023 NBA Playoff StatCap:

Brandon King

Player Spotlight: Nikola Jokić The Nuggets big man had himself quite night. In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Jokić scored 34 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and dished out 14 assists in Denver’s 132-126 win over the Lakers. The triple-double was his sixth such performance of this playoff run. Who Got It Done Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Nikola Jokić DEN LAL W 42:26 12 17…

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Denver defeats LA 132-126, takes 1-0 lead in West Finals

Brandon King

Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals started off as a game that looked to be preparing to serve its spectators a healthy portion of garbage time , but it ended turning into a contest that had some tense moments but the Denver Nuggets managed to hang on to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 to take a 1-0 series lead. Falling behind as much as 21 , the Lakers spent most of the game playing uphill but to their credit, continued to fight and trimmed the lead to as…

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Lakers boatrace Warriors 127-97 in Game 3, take 2-1 series lead

Brandon King

The Los Angeles Lakers put boots to the asses of the Golden State Warriors with a 127-97 beatdown in Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinals series. As was true in Game 2, the second quarter was a game-defining period of the contest. Golden State had taken a 40-29 lead on Moses Moody’s three-pointer with 7:53 left in the half, and he Warriors seemed poised to turn this game into a blowout. The Lakers got it in gear, for over a 7:22 span LA went on a 30-8 run, turning…

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Golden State lays the smack down on the Lakers in Game 2, 127-100

Brandon King

Behind hot shooting from Klay Thompson and a crucial lineup change, the Golden State Warriors hammered the Los Angeles Lakers 127-100 to tie their Western Conference Aemifinals series at one game apiece. Thompson scored 30 points on 11-18 shooting, including 8-11 from downtown. The 8 made threes marked the sixth time Thompson accomplished the feat, which is the most in league history. The Lakers came out strong, taking a 33-26 at the end of the first quarter, with Lebron James was en fuego, scoring 14 of his 21 first half…

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Memphis Grizzlies keeps season alive, defeating Lakers 116-99 in Game 5

Brandon King

Facing elimination, the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles 116-99 in front of a raucous home crowd at FedEx Forum in Memphis , Tennessee. Desmond Bane1 led the way for Memphis , connecting on 13 of 26 from the floor for 33 points ; Ja Morant added 31 points in aother outstanding performance that thankfully didn’t result in the harming of any high schoolers. The latest scapegoat for LeBron apologists and the LeMedia, Anthony Davis turned in a gorwn man performance, scoring 31 points and grabbing 19 rebounds. However there…

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Dillion Brooks on LeBron: “I don’t care, he’s old”

Brandon King

During their game 2 matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies small forward/shooting guard DIllion Brooks had a lot to say, with the majority of his smack talk directed at LeBron James. The Grizzlies won the game 103-93, to even the series at 1 game apiece, however in what should come as a surprise to few, Brooks had more to say after the contest. “I don’t care — he’s old. You know what I mean? I was waiting for that. I was expecting him to do that Game 4,…

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This is why people don’t like the Grizzlies

Brandon King

After getting their tooshies kicked 128-112 by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, the Memphis Grizzlies were naturally not happy. Rui Hachimura came up big, scoring a career-high 29 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Austin Reeves put in 23 points of his own, 14 of which came in the fourth quarter. In the postgame, Memphis guard Desmond Bane, who scored 22 in a losing effort, when asked about the gamplan for guarding Hachimura and adjustments going forward, Bane had…

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DIllion Brooks says he “wouldn’t mind” facing LeBron and Lakers in 1st round of playoffs

Brandon King

The latest rsident heel of the NBA,Dillion Brooks has spent the year getting under the skin of the majority of his opponents on the court. His verbal spars with the Golden State Warriors, notably Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, who he once said resembled the PBS logom have garnered plenty of attention, but Brooks has a new target of his brand of smack talk-LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Speaking after the team’s practice on Tuesday, the Association’s preimenent agitator had this to say about facing James and the…

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Lebron to play, but not start against Bulls

Brandon King

It was reported by Chris Haynes and others Thursday that Lebron James would possibly return to action for the Lakers final few games of the regular season. However the Lakers superstar was quick to refute those reports calling into question the legitimacy of those alleged “sources”. New reporting from The Atheltic and Stadium’s Shams Charania indicates that Lebron will play Sunday versus the Chicago Bulls but will come off the bench- something that hasn’t occurred since December 11, 2007 against the Indiana Pacerw in James’ first run with the Cavaliers.

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