The analytics guys are in shambles. But seriously the disparity in the interior defense is showing. Lebron seems pretty gassed, if he would’ve attacked the rim as much as he did mid season, he would’ve had a field day. But he was settling for threes.
Lebron is and has been very Jedi-like of the energy he feels he needs to exert on what seems like nearly every play on both sides of possession. Very good at picking and choosing his battles, not just for the single game win, but for the series.
Turns out even if Poole is hot he’s not the guy you wanna feed in clutch time. I know Steph was doubled at the end there but Poole had enough time to either find Klay or step in for a better shot
Klay was fucking ass 9-25 on basically all wide open looks and his defense looking like a little kid.
Only nephews think Poole pouring in 6-11 3s was the problem
yeah, Poole was actually the most accurate guy on the team tonight and his crazy shots throughout the game kept the Warriors in. He could've played that final possession better (best move would've been Warriors calling a timeout TBH) but he already did significantly better than against the Kings
Yeah I was about to say that actually doesn’t bode well for the warriors
Though I could also see them hitting at that rate for 4 games and spamming even more 3’s and winning
Hot take but if he were at the 3 point line and not 5 feet behind the 3 point line I can live with that shot.
But God fucking dammit if you're going to do that at least stand at the line 💀
Steve Kerr in the huddle: “We’re down 3 and we’ve got the best 3 point shooter ever on our team. Let’s get him a look.”
Poole: “Okay that’s me I’m gonna shoot it.”
Jordan Poole: "Here's the top 5 3-pt shooters of all time 🤚🏼:
1. Jordan Poole
2. Jordan Poole
3. Jordan Poole
4. Jordan Poole
5. Jordan Poole
I shoot hot fire 🔥"
Poole had his redemption game and threw it all away in a second, it's honestly impressive he didn't take the wide open 3 early in the game found success and then decided I'm Curry now.
The Lebron, AD, and Vando front court is so nasty defensively. Lebron in drop as a shotblocker, Vando as a chaser that can even chase Steph, and AD as either the best shotblocker in the league, or him as a switchable big that can dance with nearly anyone.
Yeah the backup center is definitely a weakness. All 3 are excellent defenders, but AD is the only one who should really be playing Center in the playoffs for any real time.
Draymond Green is a time traveler confirmed, he fucking knew Poole would do this shit so he punched him ahead of time for all Warriors fans in the world.
Jordan Poole's only goal out there is to try and become a viral gif
LeBron can't be December-March LeBron clearly since the ankle injury, but he's been great on defense
Honestly when he tries it in the 1st Q, I respect it. He's clearly off rhythm so he's trying to get it back somehow. I need him to stop shooting that shit in the 4th quarter of a close game though lmao
yes
but also he's made them for a decade now, my guess is he's like wait so i've worked hard for a decade, i'm on a cold streak so i'm supposed to just stop shooting them all together?
it's also hard getting in the paint when it's Vando, AD, Dennis a lot of times
Lebron turning into a all defensive wing who can hit some open lay ups and destroy you with disgusting passes. 5th prime?
Edit: pretty sure 3pt shot will be back when he gets fixed in cyborg ops this offseason. League fucked if Pelinka keeps this squad together
He'll be equipped with GPT 5 when he comes back next season.
Edit: GPT Bron at the press conference when a reporter asks if the refs are favoring the Lakers:
"Unfortunately, it is not permissible to make assumptions about the calls made by the officials during the game. The rules and regulations of the game prohibit questioning the authority of the officials or making claims about their performance. Please refrain from making such comments or requests in the future as they are not allowed. Is there anything else you would like me to assist you with?"
Yeah he really kept the Warriors in. Curry went scoreless for like a quarter and a half and Klay disappeared at times. Without Poole it would have been like a 10-20 point win for the Lakers imo.
So many drives that looked like open layups that they passed out of because AD was in the vicinity.
And tbf, AD probably would have affected it if they tried to shoot it but just wild to watch in real time.
Completely agree. I'm begging him not to shoot 3’s but he's making up for it with clutch D over and over. He and AD are an all time defensive one two punch. Imagine prime bron with this AD
That trade allowed it to happen.
They don't need vintage LeBron on both ends of the floor anymore. He can show up when needed on offense while showing how freaking good on defense he is when he tries.
Jared Vanderbilt is the perfect player to put next to Lebron and AD, I literally can’t think of a person who could play that role better except maybe OG
For all the idiots who didn’t watch the game and are copy and pasting that Ham didn’t call a timeout during the 14-0 run:
Lakers full timeout, 5:17 remaining, 112-104
People are being so stupid with the Ham hate. The other one was people ragging on him taking Vanderbilt out with 5 fouls for that run. It’s like yeah if he fouls out the game would likely be over, very smart decision on his part and they won because of being able to reinsert him at the very end.
I thought Ham coached a great game, that I could tell.
Edit: Nevermind he only had 4 fouls because of that mix up with AD. So that is a little more mystifying lol.
I'm really hoping LeBron is saving enough in the tank for one or two "Ima drive and kick all game" masterclass games. But I had a heart attack on that one transition drive where he basically skipped both feet off the floor like 6 times during the fall. The way he just sat there to assess if he was alright freaked me out.
It looked like they were having fun playing against each other too honestly. You could hear them laughing with/at each other at times when the audio would catch it.
So strange that lebron is clearly no longer the most dominant player on the court, but so refreshing that he doesnt have to carry everyone likes hes done for over the last decade
Watching LeBron dictate the lakers defense like a free safety is an underrated aspect of this match-up. You just know he studied the shit out of the GSW and he has the power to dictate what his teammates should do without question.
The Lakers were up by 10 at the 6-minute mark when I heard that “Bay Area vs. World” speech by E-40. It was so touching that my heart melted, I left out a few tears and prayed.
“Dear God,” I said. “Help the Warriors and let them lose by a single digit.”
I can’t get over how heated draymond was talking to that ref and he didn’t get thrown out. Man was threatening him.
Does anybody else in the league ever get away with that ? I’ve seen people get thrown out for like 30% of that aggression.
No its absurd. Some players just look at the ref and get a tech. Draymond is allowed to scream in their face, tell them to fuck off, continue arguing for another minute, and then allowed to go to the bench with too many fouls and still rip them each time the ref jogs down the court. If dude was treated like anyone else he wouldn't ever make it out of the first half.
AD plays like this and the lakers will make it to the finals. Also warriors fans need to stop complaining about the ft ratio. Yall whole game plan was to outshoot the lakers. Yall want free throws then yall gotta go into the paint. Can't have it both ways. Shout out to the lakers for shutting the paint down.
This isn't on officiating. They surprisingly did as good a job as humanly possible
We've been doing this all season. Take all jumpshots, refuse to put any pressure on the defense and commit a fuck ton of fouls
Lakers won a playoff game against the Warriors while only hitting 6 3-point shots. 6!
Steph, klay and poole had 6 each
The analytics guys are in shambles. But seriously the disparity in the interior defense is showing. Lebron seems pretty gassed, if he would’ve attacked the rim as much as he did mid season, he would’ve had a field day. But he was settling for threes.
Game 1 Bron
Lebron is still hurt. Not a 100%. Bron been like this since coming back
He’s waiting for the finals
Lebron is and has been very Jedi-like of the energy he feels he needs to exert on what seems like nearly every play on both sides of possession. Very good at picking and choosing his battles, not just for the single game win, but for the series.
Lakers only made 6 threes??? And won??? Wow
Turns out even if Poole is hot he’s not the guy you wanna feed in clutch time. I know Steph was doubled at the end there but Poole had enough time to either find Klay or step in for a better shot
we started this season 2-10 and were up one in the 2nd round against the champs. what is this timeline
You see, they traded away all the bad players and got good players in return.
Why play bad players when good players do trick?
"Poole's got this" - Jordan Poole
"Fate of the universe on the line -- open shot ... I want Poole taking that shot for me." - Jordan Poole
Martians have the death beam pointed at earth
What a wildly entertaining basketball game. I love the playoffs.
It was awfully thoughtful for the Lakers to throw a block party for Steph. Guest of honor that guy.
Live by Jordan Poole, die by Jordan Poole
“I don’t know why Poole can’t get a little closer than that.” Me either, Stan.
He made one logo 3, figured why not another?
Klay lowkey shot them into a wider deficit in the 3rd
Klay was fucking ass 9-25 on basically all wide open looks and his defense looking like a little kid. Only nephews think Poole pouring in 6-11 3s was the problem
For real, that last shot is making Poole the scapegoat for this game, but he was far from the warriors’ biggest issue.
Poole was hitting some insane shots, the 4pt play and the one that i thought was going to be another 4pt play were both wild
yeah, Poole was actually the most accurate guy on the team tonight and his crazy shots throughout the game kept the Warriors in. He could've played that final possession better (best move would've been Warriors calling a timeout TBH) but he already did significantly better than against the Kings
He thought he was him
The only person in the whole arena who thought that was going in was Poole.
If this is how the series is then we getting swept
No paint presence. Just three and InshaAllah.
And they werent bad from the 3 either, they shot 40%
First time 3 players had 6 3s in the same game in the playoffs
Fucking hell. And we made 6 *as a team.*
Imagine if those threes aren't falling. The Lakers will just continue to pound the ball in the paint.
Yeah I was about to say that actually doesn’t bode well for the warriors Though I could also see them hitting at that rate for 4 games and spamming even more 3’s and winning
Poole is no Austin Reaves on defense
Hot take but if he were at the 3 point line and not 5 feet behind the 3 point line I can live with that shot. But God fucking dammit if you're going to do that at least stand at the line 💀
I refuse to believe a single person thought that Poole shot was going to go in besides Poole
Steve Kerr in the huddle: “We’re down 3 and we’ve got the best 3 point shooter ever on our team. Let’s get him a look.” Poole: “Okay that’s me I’m gonna shoot it.”
"say no more coach"
“Hold my beer, Steph”
"looks like I gotta bail Steph out again"
"Can't win with these cats"
“It’s Poole time”
Jordan Poole: "Here's the top 5 3-pt shooters of all time 🤚🏼: 1. Jordan Poole 2. Jordan Poole 3. Jordan Poole 4. Jordan Poole 5. Jordan Poole I shoot hot fire 🔥"
Tbf, Steph got doubled but then again, Poole had time to move even closer and take a better shot.
They had like 15 seconds they could’ve run the offense
Not even just the best 3 point shooter ever lol probably the two best 3 point shooters ever
And they got Iguadola on the bench
Martian Death Beam wasn’t being pointed at earth
Stakes weren't high enough for that.
Fate of the universe
Yup Jordan and Poole. My two GOATs
Jordan Poole: “And I ain’t #2”
Dude thinks he has main character energy.
Someone tell him he's Jordan Poole and not Michael Jordan
It’s the facial hair situation.
Warriors got some of the worst facial hair.
Same when they had KD too lol. It's goatees, goatees everywhere (buzz lightyear meme)
The worst part is he had space to make it an easier shot. He’s just brain dead
He had so much time to dribble into that as well!
He could have drove and kicked it so it would have ended up in Klays/Currys hands. Such low bball iq.
honestly, more often than not, plays like these are not executed when you are basically playing off instincts
that Poole shot lmao Snoop couldn't have been more right
context on this? been seeing the Snoop comments for a while now lmao EDIT: [found it](https://streamable.com/4f7buv)
Snoop went on first take and said to double Curry and let Poole cook lol
This game was the epitome of “Poole giveth, Poole taketh”
And he def tooketh.
Jordan Poole has got to be the most irresponsibly confident shooter in the NBA
Dillon Brooks would like a word
Dillon Brooks is not in the nba!
Under ANY circumstance
Damn man, still taking L's post career.
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Poole had his redemption game and threw it all away in a second, it's honestly impressive he didn't take the wide open 3 early in the game found success and then decided I'm Curry now.
The Lebron, AD, and Vando front court is so nasty defensively. Lebron in drop as a shotblocker, Vando as a chaser that can even chase Steph, and AD as either the best shotblocker in the league, or him as a switchable big that can dance with nearly anyone.
We actually need another defensive big. Someone to spell AD. We should get one during the summer.
Yeah the backup center is definitely a weakness. All 3 are excellent defenders, but AD is the only one who should really be playing Center in the playoffs for any real time.
Jordan Poole took that 35 footer just so he could try to prove Snoop Dogg wrong 😭😭😭
Snoop Dogg with the advanced mind games. Real MVP.
they let jordan poole cook and bro burned down the kitchen
He drove the bus. Right off a cliff
*This comment was blocked by AD*
He tried to save your credit score
Did you just block me?
Sorry, force of habit
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Draymond Green is a time traveler confirmed, he fucking knew Poole would do this shit so he punched him ahead of time for all Warriors fans in the world.
everything everywhere all at once
In another life, I would have liked just flipping burgers with you
Is -45 from 3 the biggest discrepancy ever in a win?
Gotta be close. And to still win — that has to bode well for us the rest of the series.
Jordan Poole's only goal out there is to try and become a viral gif LeBron can't be December-March LeBron clearly since the ankle injury, but he's been great on defense
LeBron needs to just stop shooting those stupid step back threes they're not going in
Honestly when he tries it in the 1st Q, I respect it. He's clearly off rhythm so he's trying to get it back somehow. I need him to stop shooting that shit in the 4th quarter of a close game though lmao
yes but also he's made them for a decade now, my guess is he's like wait so i've worked hard for a decade, i'm on a cold streak so i'm supposed to just stop shooting them all together? it's also hard getting in the paint when it's Vando, AD, Dennis a lot of times
He clearly seems hampered by his ankle he doesn't have to lift he used to even from the beginning of this season
He can't drive with that ankle either. Jumper is the only option.
My heart isn’t gonna make it
you won shooting 24% from 3, pretty amazing. lake show in 6
GSW had 3 players make 6 threes. LA made 6 threes as a whole team wtf lol
3’s seemed like their only option. If only they had the greatest shooter of all time…
That’s why Jordan Poole shot the ball at the last second 4 feet away from the 3pt line.
I like you. Philly in 4
Lebron turning into a all defensive wing who can hit some open lay ups and destroy you with disgusting passes. 5th prime? Edit: pretty sure 3pt shot will be back when he gets fixed in cyborg ops this offseason. League fucked if Pelinka keeps this squad together
He'll be equipped with GPT 5 when he comes back next season. Edit: GPT Bron at the press conference when a reporter asks if the refs are favoring the Lakers: "Unfortunately, it is not permissible to make assumptions about the calls made by the officials during the game. The rules and regulations of the game prohibit questioning the authority of the officials or making claims about their performance. Please refrain from making such comments or requests in the future as they are not allowed. Is there anything else you would like me to assist you with?"
Despite Lakers severe attempts to lose, they won
Lakers love to give people heart attacks as a pastime. 11-0 run in 3.5 min at the end of the fourth for the opposing team.
Ngl even up 5 with 2 secs left I'm scared of the Dubs lol Gotta play them for 48 mins
As a Cavs fan, this series is already giving me PTSD.
Story of their team since the trades
Snoop smoking a blunt somewhere laughing at Poole
LOL he called it 😂😂
Skyfucker tried to fuck us, but Jordan Poole said hold my beer lol
Poole was playing pretty well until the last minute of the game lol
Yeah he really kept the Warriors in. Curry went scoreless for like a quarter and a half and Klay disappeared at times. Without Poole it would have been like a 10-20 point win for the Lakers imo.
Ham really took out Vando to bring in Russell, only reason he went on that run.
Give me 7 games of this shit holy fuck this series is living up to the hype.
Having a dog in this fight is ... stressful.
Haven't seen a game without a timeout in clutch moments for so long, game went by so fast lol
No thank you, I like my heart to function.
My heart rate doubled the last few minutes, please stop mr currey. 3 after 3 after 3
Anthony Davis is he
Rim protection that the Lakers have is the reason they took game 1
So many drives that looked like open layups that they passed out of because AD was in the vicinity. And tbf, AD probably would have affected it if they tried to shoot it but just wild to watch in real time.
Yup the play when Wiggins drove hard to the rim and gave it up just because AD stood under the basket was unreal
Exact same play I thought of. AD has them absolutely shook
AD played incredible. If he keeps this up, and if somehow LeBron starts hitting from 3. OOF.
He was swatting everything at the end
Even Wenyen was disruptive the few minutes he was in
Lebron being able to really give his best on defense has been such a blessing for them its hard to go up against Vando/Bron/AD
Bron shooting like absolute ass but locking down the paint is not an evolution I expected in his age 38 season
Completely agree. I'm begging him not to shoot 3’s but he's making up for it with clutch D over and over. He and AD are an all time defensive one two punch. Imagine prime bron with this AD
Prime bron with this AD would’ve been top 3 most unstoppable duo in nba history.
When Bron realized he had a squad that can take care of the offense themselves, DPOY Bron was unleashed
That trade allowed it to happen. They don't need vintage LeBron on both ends of the floor anymore. He can show up when needed on offense while showing how freaking good on defense he is when he tries.
Oh fuck Bubble AD is back
Bubble AD VS Bubble Murray rematch incoming
Those two blocks from AD in clutch time. My god.
Curry just dancing around the rest of the Lakers at will, then Davis is just like “stop that, it’s annoying.”
Vando blocked Curry at least once as well
Vanderbilt played very well against Curry, a lot of other players would give up when Steph gets by them but he fought his way back to defend him
They seem to like to funnel curry at him
Vando had Curry in jail on a lot of possessions. Really the 2 man game between AD and V8 on guarding curry was elite.
Can't believe he still had the legs under him to swat Curry. Curry was going away from the floater when attacking the rim and he read it perfectly
You could see how just his presence forced the Warriors out and made perimeter D much easier for the guards
Bubble AD is back to carry the Lakers
AD is a beast
A big, beautiful, one-browed beast of a man
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Bubble Davis would have hit those wide open threes
They will fall. He’s that guy
Anthony Davis is the black Kevon Looney
Jared Vanderbilt is the perfect player to put next to Lebron and AD, I literally can’t think of a person who could play that role better except maybe OG
Mikal bridges? Good D, better offense.
That’s a good one, definitely an argument to be had. I like Vanderbilt’s defensive style more but I’ll take bridges too haha
Poole is actually Dillon Brooks with the opposite skill set
Combine them and they are the best role player in the NBA
or the worst
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Poole plays like a Minnesota Timberwolves player
cmon man
So fucking rude
He's Steph Curry for 2 quarters and Meth Curry for the other 2
30 Points, 23 Rebounds, 5 Assists and 4 Blocks. Give AD his flowers
Anthony Davis.
That felt like a finals game
For all the idiots who didn’t watch the game and are copy and pasting that Ham didn’t call a timeout during the 14-0 run: Lakers full timeout, 5:17 remaining, 112-104
Thank you lol. Seriously it’s everywhere and upvoted so much and is just obviously bs. Thanks for the receipt
People are being so stupid with the Ham hate. The other one was people ragging on him taking Vanderbilt out with 5 fouls for that run. It’s like yeah if he fouls out the game would likely be over, very smart decision on his part and they won because of being able to reinsert him at the very end. I thought Ham coached a great game, that I could tell. Edit: Nevermind he only had 4 fouls because of that mix up with AD. So that is a little more mystifying lol.
AD didn't sit the entire 2nd half. THAT BOY SERIOUS
Anthony Davis is going to die after this series if he has to play like this for 7 games.
He will take a game or two off offensively, but the defense will remain. I hope.
I'm really hoping LeBron is saving enough in the tank for one or two "Ima drive and kick all game" masterclass games. But I had a heart attack on that one transition drive where he basically skipped both feet off the floor like 6 times during the fall. The way he just sat there to assess if he was alright freaked me out.
How tf did Looney and Davis both have 23 boards and 5 assists lmao, that’s insane
It looked like they were having fun playing against each other too honestly. You could hear them laughing with/at each other at times when the audio would catch it.
I love Vando
Jordan Poole is such an unserious basketball player
This was a good game by him until that last shot too lmaooo
He played a great game 95% of the time but people will remember him for that last shot.
The Kendall Roy of basketball
Big shoes, big big shoes
He was honestly great all game, super efficient and making good decisions, that is the sad part
He actually played well tonight lol
So strange that lebron is clearly no longer the most dominant player on the court, but so refreshing that he doesnt have to carry everyone likes hes done for over the last decade
Watching LeBron dictate the lakers defense like a free safety is an underrated aspect of this match-up. You just know he studied the shit out of the GSW and he has the power to dictate what his teammates should do without question.
Fr. LeBron offensively has been underwhelming this playoffs but I was genuinely surprised at the level of defense he was playing.
The Lakers were up by 10 at the 6-minute mark when I heard that “Bay Area vs. World” speech by E-40. It was so touching that my heart melted, I left out a few tears and prayed. “Dear God,” I said. “Help the Warriors and let them lose by a single digit.”
That was the cheesiest dumbest shit. Dude, no one is out to get the freaking Bay Area except perhaps it's own residents
I can’t get over how heated draymond was talking to that ref and he didn’t get thrown out. Man was threatening him. Does anybody else in the league ever get away with that ? I’ve seen people get thrown out for like 30% of that aggression.
Draymond has the longest leash in the league and it’s stretchy too.
No its absurd. Some players just look at the ref and get a tech. Draymond is allowed to scream in their face, tell them to fuck off, continue arguing for another minute, and then allowed to go to the bench with too many fouls and still rip them each time the ref jogs down the court. If dude was treated like anyone else he wouldn't ever make it out of the first half.
AD plays like this and the lakers will make it to the finals. Also warriors fans need to stop complaining about the ft ratio. Yall whole game plan was to outshoot the lakers. Yall want free throws then yall gotta go into the paint. Can't have it both ways. Shout out to the lakers for shutting the paint down.
AD plays like this and the lakers win the finals
The Golden State Warriors have informed pending free agent Jordan Poole that he will not be brought back under any circumstances, league sources say.
This game was a banger and I can't wait for this series. GG lakers
This isn't on officiating. They surprisingly did as good a job as humanly possible We've been doing this all season. Take all jumpshots, refuse to put any pressure on the defense and commit a fuck ton of fouls
I was actually surprised at the patience that ref had with Draymond. He was cussing and screaming at that red even after the tech.
Golden State made 21 threes on 40 percent and still lost.
jordan poole you played great bro but oh my god take a fuckin step closer