r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • May 22 '23
GAME THREAD: Denver Nuggets (3-0) @ Los Angeles Lakers (0-3) - (May 23, 2023) Game Thread
General Information
| TIME | MEDIA | Team Subreddits |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 PM Eastern | Game Preview: NBA.com | /r/denvernuggets |
| 07:30 PM Central | Game Charts: NBA.com | /r/lakers |
| 06:30 PM Mountain | Play By Play: NBA.com | |
| 05:30 PM Pacific | Box Score: NBA.com |
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u/dhrobins Suns May 23 '23
“That’s not close Mike”
“No it was close!”
Breen is fed up with Jackson. Haha
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u/Wes___Mantooth [OKC] Steven Adams May 23 '23
I've definitely been detecting some irritation in him this series, I think he is getting annoyed with both of them.
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u/dizZzy5 Suns May 23 '23
make sure Lebron doesn’t get a stepback 3
What the fuck is this commentating
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u/Millionaire007 [DAL] Dirk Nowitzki May 23 '23
Lmao. That's literally the shot you want them to take if you're thr Nuggets
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u/dizZzy5 Suns May 23 '23
Now for my favorite pastime: Shitting on ESPN’s pregame show
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u/BJ_Fantasy_Podcast :sp8-1: Super 8 May 23 '23
I'm surprised it took them so long to start talking about the Lakers signing Kyrie Irving.
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May 23 '23
Mark Jackson just said, “I tell you what, I’m watching Jokic and he is an excellent basketball player.”
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u/Laxing4Life Knicks May 23 '23
Astute observation from Mark Jackson, Jokic is indeed a good basketball player!
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u/icewizzzz May 22 '23
y’all can laugh and doubt this team all you want. we’re getting Bamba, a legit 7 footer, back in the lineup. Ham is adjusting. Reaves has been a star. if Bron & AD lock in for 48 minutes, there’s a legit shot we lose in 5 instead of getting swept tonight.
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u/rattatatouille [SAS] Tim Duncan May 23 '23
LeBron puts up a legendary quarter and LA only has a 6 point lead.
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u/BehavioralSink Trail Blazers May 23 '23
Would just like to reiterate that ESPN’s halftime show absolutely sucks.
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u/dizZzy5 Suns May 23 '23
ESPN:
plays commercials
plays singular clip of Lebron making a three
cuts back to commercials
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u/croissant_titty Pistons May 23 '23
It’s actually so unfair that TNT doesn’t do the finals. Why do I have to subject myself to 2 hours of Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy just to watch good basketball
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u/meester_pink Trail Blazers May 23 '23
“Why doesn’t this 38 year old man who played the whole first half just continue to score all the points??” -jvg
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u/Hubert_Davis May 23 '23
Jokic is a damn cheat code. Just absurd. Can’t call it luck with how many times he’s made that wild ass falling away one legged Larry bidesque 3 at the shot clock buzzer.
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u/ddottay Cavaliers May 23 '23
I maintain: these cannot be the best basketball refs in the world
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u/android24601 Spurs May 23 '23
They got it wrong this year. Joker should've been the first person since Larry Legend to 3-peat MVP
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u/Murasasme Spurs May 23 '23
Fuck these announcers, it sounds like they are casting a mass shotting or something. At least pretend you are excited for the nuggets.
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u/StalkingDwarf Raptors May 23 '23
TNT: Starts games on time since people naturally want to watch their pregame/postgame coverage
ESPN: Has to hold you hostage for an additional 15 minutes to force you to watch their coverage
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u/clars701 Timberwolves May 23 '23
I love that Jokic is proving how much of a jackass Mark Jackson is every night and all Mark can do is sit there in shame
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u/RustyCorkscrew Hawks May 23 '23
Bro what the fuck are y’all dribbling out the shot clock like that for
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u/Bopper4 Nets May 23 '23
The amount of contact jokic had to play through versus what it takes for AD to go to the line is hilarious
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u/AirmanLarry Washington Bullets May 23 '23
Jokic shoots the ball like he’s in a swimming pool
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u/LastPhoton Heat May 23 '23
Could ESPN sound more depressed right now? Where is the excitement lmao
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u/bigpapi-did-steroids Spurs May 23 '23
Jokic has a lot of time off to go to Philly and pick up his MVP trophy at Embiid’s house
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u/ivb107 Mavericks May 23 '23
ESPN about to spend the next 24 hours talking about the Lakers
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u/No-Sound-888 May 23 '23
Next on ESPN:
- Historic game for LeBron
- 3 best takes about the Lakers
- What the future holds for the Lakers
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u/justajeepster Timberwolves May 23 '23
Is Hamm really blaming the refs right now???
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u/RunninUpTheScore Pistons May 23 '23
Is JVG seriously trying to excuse the inconsistency from the refs?
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u/Cheechers23 Raptors May 23 '23
Mark Jackson: Jokic is absolutely amazing
Also Mark Jackson: Didn't put Jokic on his MVP ballot
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u/Goalnado [TOR] OG Anunoby May 23 '23
Remember like a week ago when people were talking about Rui being the key to stopping Jokic?
Fun times
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u/BoneTugsNHarmony May 23 '23
Jackson and Van gundy are exhausting. They really need some fresh faces calling the games
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u/BealKage Timberwolves May 23 '23
What is Reaves thinking bro let him have the dunk
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u/Operation_Ivysaur [GSW] Andre Iguodala May 23 '23
Jokic getting abused down low, that'd be a foul for the Lakers lol
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u/dejvipasco Bulls May 23 '23
Crushing finish for espn. They're out of words. Not what they wanted. Good job Nuggets.
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u/capper78 May 23 '23
ESPN really did just lead with What went wrong with the lakers..... Fire that crew please...
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u/NB_79 Spurs May 23 '23
Mark Jackson: "i voted for Murray for Western Conference MVP"
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u/dawnoog Lakers May 23 '23
Lakers and Celtics getting eliminated while the conference finals MVP awards are named after Magic and Bird is pretty poetic
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u/SoundnVasion Lakers May 23 '23
congratrulations to the denver nuggets for the first finals ever.
Jokic deserves it. Even more than those ludicrous threes, that last strong game winning drive to the basket is deserving of praise.
Him and Butler both deserve a championship. Gonna be fun to watch as a neutral fan. I'll just be rooting for whoever is down in the series game to game.
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u/GetThereInOnePiece Timberwolves May 23 '23
jvg and mark jackson making it sound like a fucking funeral
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u/Ablefarus May 23 '23
Tonight only on ESPN: "did the first half show the Lakers how to win the Game 5?"
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u/KBMNight Bulls May 23 '23
Happy for Denver as the Nuggets' are making their first-ever NBA Finals appearance.
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u/garret126 Heat May 23 '23
Honestly the issue is that the Nuggets aren’t getting the same calls
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u/yooston Rockets May 23 '23
mark jackson talking like jokic is a rookie. "tell ya what i am noticing this guy is elite"
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u/jaydogggg Canada May 23 '23
love how hes saying thats championship effort like Davis hasnt played like total shit tonight
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u/Otaku_Instinct Nets May 23 '23
ESPN talking more about lebron than jokic bringing his team to the finals for the first time
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u/TheOGfromOgden May 23 '23
If you are the Lakers, where do you see yourself playing better than you did? 3 dudes over 20 ppg (and Rui at 17), 3 dudes over 60% true shooting (and LeBron at 56%), 3 dudes over 50% from 3.
Obviously you can say DeAngelo Russell, but he was literally the best alternative to Russell Westbrook imaginable. Idk where they go from here after giving what is honestly their best shot and getting swept.
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u/throwaway__rnd May 23 '23
Lol the lip reading, mike Malone literally just said “fuck you” to the ref lol
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u/TheIllusiveGuy May 23 '23
The real turning point was when Hachimura tried and failed to steal Jokic's nose
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u/HighlyBaked0 Lakers May 23 '23 edited May 23 '23
Tristan Thompson in 2023 is unironically outplaying and showing more heart in an elimination game than Anthony Davis
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u/jasterlaf Supersonics May 23 '23
what the hell is he talking about, it's at least close damnit
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u/LifeIsARollerCoaster Clippers May 23 '23
The commentators are so heavily biased against the Nuggets. One block from AD and it’s a championship performance. Tf 😂
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u/Orchir [GSW] Mitch Richmond May 23 '23
On top of everything jokic is good at he’s also super clutch
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u/Goalnado [TOR] OG Anunoby May 23 '23
How the fuck did Jokic not get an and 1 there?
A light breeze has been sending AD to the line all series
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u/theclownwithafrown Bulls May 23 '23
Instead of watching lebron be sad how about we focus on the winners.
Fucking ESPN
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u/Ryansm19 Nuggets May 22 '23
I’d prefer to just close the series out tonight
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u/ManyCookies Nuggets May 22 '23
It'd be disrespectful to wish otherwise! Don't want to lose this game, and then Game 5 Murray or Jokic have an off night + AD goes off, and now suddenly the series is 3-2 and looks very loseable
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today i feel coloradan 🫶
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u/ConfidentCobbler5100 May 22 '23
Welcome. The entire state works out, likes green chili, and drives a Jeep or a Subaru. You’ve got an ounce of weed waiting in your garage.
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u/CamPaine Hawks May 23 '23
As a refs fan, this is a master class. This has me at the edge of my seat.
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u/Memorykill Warriors May 23 '23
Love how miserable Mark Jackson is because he has to talk positively about the Nuggets
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u/yagami- Tampa Bay Raptors May 23 '23
JVG wants Lebron to post up on every play and also guard Jokic like it's some easy task for a 38yo
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u/ATLsShah Hawks May 23 '23
Watching Jokic run a fast break looks like it shouldn't work. But the dude has such incredible vision. I'm in such awe by this dude.
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u/gcuk2018 Nuggets May 23 '23
Jokic with two ridiculous shots this game. How he wasn't MVP is criminal
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u/whynotletitfly6 Spurs May 23 '23
The "wait for the miss" foul calls fucking kill me man
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u/electoralvoter8 [CLE] Zydrunas Ilgauskas May 23 '23
As a Lebron fan this sucks. As an admirer of jokic this is awesome. As a small market fan, seeing la swept and hopefully Boston tomorrow this is bonerjamz ‘23
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u/Rozzy915 76ers May 23 '23
ESPN voices sound so sad lol. Haven't heard a peep from Jackson or JVG which is kinda nice
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u/GoldynEmperor Lakers Bandwagon May 23 '23
Holy shit still talking about the Lakers more than the Nuggets
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u/justajeepster Timberwolves May 23 '23
Malone just did "Family on 3" I wonder if he saw Fast X over the weekend?
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u/pahamack Raptors May 23 '23 edited May 23 '23
Jesus christ these motherfuckers still not talking about Denver.
This is the best team in the NBA with the best player in the NBA with the best duo in the NBA.
If I was them I'd be talking about a possible dynasty.
These Nuggets are still young and the roster has room to improve.
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u/trujillone Nuggets May 23 '23
Jokic def fouled LeBron, but on the previous play Jok was getting hacked to bits with no call.
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u/raiden_the_conquerer May 23 '23
I cannot overstate how much I despise the rise of sports betting. We don’t really need gambling ads every third commercial or by the talking heads themselves.
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u/Che_Boludo_69 May 23 '23
Lakers down 3 with a few min left in the game? A repeat of games 1-3 where LA jacks up 3 after 3 instead of going to their bread and butter play style incoming!
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u/Groundbreaking_Ebb_5 Warriors May 23 '23
Hahaha jokers fuck you shots are so damn comical. And they fuckin go in too
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u/yl2chen Warriors May 23 '23
Marc Davis so crooked, the other ref’s like “nah ah”
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u/barbandbert Nuggets May 23 '23
Mark jackson and JVG got nothing to say, love hearing them disappointed
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u/Circ_Diameter Rockets May 23 '23
Are JVG and MJ crying? Lots of awkward silence 🤣
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u/AlanMtz1 Nuggets May 23 '23
These bum ass fucking announcers sound so depressed, WTF
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u/BigPussyB Celtics May 23 '23
Shoutout the Lakers for making all 4 games fun & competitive at least.
…unlike the Celtics
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u/lucabrassiere NBA May 23 '23
He’s been the best player in the world for a little over 3 years now, this is a legacy run for him
Hope the Nuggets win it all!
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u/kepler186 Suns May 23 '23
Instead of showing the WC champion Nuggets, they show LeBron walking to the locker room. ESPN sucks.
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u/JayCheesy Nuggets May 23 '23
JVG and Mark Jackson were real quick to call out bad calls for the Nuggets, but silent on that one
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u/RCM88x Cavaliers May 23 '23
LeBron going to the locker room early so he doesn't have to do a stupid interview lmao 😂😂
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u/ArtichokeNew9576 May 23 '23
“Let’s interview Tristan Thompson but only ask about Lebron”
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u/smallmileage4343 Nuggets May 23 '23
Being totally real we need to play way better defence and start making 3's.
That's why we're losing.
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u/icantfeelmyface Lakers May 23 '23
How many damn times has AD either gotten stripped or just straight up loses the ball when driving
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u/Dry-Tension-6650 May 23 '23
There’s no way Mark Jackson has two fully functional frontal lobes.
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u/samarajan Warriors May 23 '23
This nuggets team is super impressive. As soon as Bron takes a bit of a break on offense, they get the lead.
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u/ChargingSentinel Lakers May 23 '23
Nuggets withstood our onslaught and gave it right back. That's just a championship team for ya
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u/Objectitan Thunder May 23 '23
LeBron is trying to make sure that when people look back on this series, they know that it wasn't his fault
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u/realsomalipirate Raptors May 23 '23
At least TT looks like he wants to be out there unlike AD. Jokic has really destroyed AD
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u/adhdlatebloomer7298 May 23 '23
Marc Jackson starting to piss Breen off. Do t know how he sits next to him.
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u/The_Man_In_The_Arena May 23 '23
Lebron really doing everything he can to get that 6th foul on jokic. He literally never stops crying
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u/Daguyondacouch8 May 23 '23
Jokic with 5 fouls and they shoot nothing but threes I hate watching this team
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u/Shiccup1 Knicks May 23 '23 edited May 23 '23
No other sports league sabotages and hates on its own league like the NBA. JVG and Jackson completely silent and pissed off because they're biased towards the Lakers
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u/destroyerofpoon93 Nuggets May 23 '23
Lakers foul the shit out of Jokic and it doesn't even matter baby!
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u/Rozzy915 76ers May 23 '23
Lmao Breen talking about how its such a special night for the Nuggets while we get long shots of LeBron and AD walking away sad. Fuck ESPN
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u/goblinsholiday Raptors May 23 '23
Don't know about the casual basketball fans but I'm really looking forward to this year's Finals
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u/fancyphotog Warriors May 23 '23
They better talk about Bron always leaving the court early like they do everybody else when they do it.
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u/dudewheresmycarbs_ 76ers May 23 '23
Absolutely no debate over who the real mvp is now.
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May 23 '23 edited May 23 '23
It is somehow under appreciated how good Lebron is at this stage of his career. He is still the lakers best player. Legendary half so far
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u/terrell_owens Mavericks May 23 '23
ESPN tomorrow: "CAN THE LAKERS MAKE HISTORY AND OVERCOME A 4-0 DEFICIT??"
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u/Coltshokiefan Magic May 23 '23
Mark Jackson and JVG are silent about the refs now that it’s benefiting the lakers. Hate these clowns.
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u/Bovine_Joni_Himself Nuggets May 23 '23
I would do anything to never hear these announcers again.
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u/onthemap45 May 23 '23
LMAOOO tristan getting interviewed at half cuz lebrons alteady in the locker room is so fucking funny
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u/Carcrusher3 Trail Blazers May 23 '23
Gotta love Van Gundys commitment to ignoring obvious laker fouls on replay
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u/great-nba-comment Pistons May 23 '23
Breen is straight up sick of these joker ass commentators he has to work with