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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    NBA doesn't want Lakers losing game 1 again. Refs have their orders
     
    Chris Craig, Sep 18, 2020
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    What this dude said right here!
     
    THE HCP, Sep 18, 2020
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  3. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    The Lakers are fouling like a mother fucker and not getting called for it
     
    Chris Craig, Sep 18, 2020
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    STOP!
    The more talented team will win, happens 95% of the time.
     
    THE HCP, Sep 18, 2020
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Not stopping shit

    Lakers have sitting around for a week. Denver had an actual series to play.
     
    Chris Craig, Sep 18, 2020
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    That’s what Jokic needs to do. Play physical and get to the line.
     
    kjironman1, Sep 18, 2020
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    I can’t remember. Was Rondo with the Lakers all season or was he added for the bubble like Green?
     
    kjironman1, Sep 18, 2020
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    The Lakers aren't a team that get a lot of phantom calls called for them, they are extremely aggressive and physical on both ends. The way the refs tend to give them a break is not calling fouls on them when they foul but I haven't seen much of that this game.
     
    blazerkor, Sep 18, 2020
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    All season
     
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    There were some dumb fouls for sure but the Lakers are also getting some of those aggressive breaks that they seem to always get?
     
    kjironman1, Sep 18, 2020
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    Always a mistake to get too carried away in the first quarter.
     
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    Oh and both were on the team all season. Danny Green was an off season pick up as well and has played most of their games while Rondo was hurt a lot this season and had some DNP coach's decision.
     
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    A comeback by Denver here would be very impressive. The flip side of that coin is that the Lakers haven't lost a game yet after game one during these playoffs.
     
    blazerkor, Sep 18, 2020
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    Lillard is almost 31. We seen close to the peak already. Murray is what 23? Jokic is what around the same age? We would wish and pray if we had a core that good and that YOUNG
     
    AldoTrapani, Sep 18, 2020
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    Man MPJ is so good. He deserves his own team. That dude is a future superstar he needs to leave Denver and run his own shit
     
    AldoTrapani, Sep 18, 2020
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    Looks like you have your new favorite team. Yeah, I wouldn't mind having the core group that Denver has, their future looks bright. You're a little high on all of them though, especially MPJ the guy is 3 for 8 tonight going 1 for 5 from three... he's a ball hog and has a terrible attitude.
     
    blazerkor, Sep 18, 2020
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    And yeah could quite possibly end up on his own team because he doesn’t work well with this one.
    I’m wondering if he would change his attitude when he starts feeling the double teams?
     
    kjironman1, Sep 18, 2020
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    Is it the Lakers fault they went up against an inferior team in the first round and handled their business as expected?
     
    THE HCP, Sep 18, 2020
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    No.
    But we still love to Hate the Lakers.
    So........
     
    kjironman1, Sep 18, 2020
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    They went up against an injured team in the 1st rnd and an inferior team in the 2nd rnd.

    Lakers fans belong at Lakersground
     
    Chris Craig, Sep 18, 2020
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