Why LeBron James & Lakers have NO CHANCE against Nikola Jokic & Nuggets | Colin Cowherd NBA
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- Colin Cowherd & ‘Hoops Tonight’ host Jason Timpf discuss why LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have no shot at advancing past Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
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Denver DOES it again, refs TRY to do it again and Lakers FAIL to do it again. 😆😆😂😂
100%
Hehehe tonight's game
Oh the refs did it, just a change of the guard, Denver is the new golden child
Lebron complained about the refs so expect a new set of refs and a barrage of FTs
@@kylec5569In a nutshell 😂
James is the only guy whose role players take ALL the heat for his choking and late game cowardice.
Finally recognizing what nuggets fans that no basketball have realized for 4 1/2 five years. Jokic is the most versatile and humble boat raising player ever
"Lebron's playing super well". But he's not though. He knows how to fill the stat sheet, but his on court play is the Lakers problem. He stands around on defense, and freezes the ball so that his teammates struggle to get a rhythm. Of course, if you're a casual that just looks at box scores, you won't know any better.
Absolutely right. His game is garbage, I'm sorry. His body language is bad, he flops, he cries to the officialis, he doesn't help, it's pathetic. All his fanboys care about is 25,7,7. LOL.
Lies 😂df are u watching 💀
He was trying the most on defense game 1 🤦♂️until he gassed out. Stop spreading lies
@@okeythegoat2332 "He was trying"
That's exactly the problem with Lebron's fans.
"Trying" has to be enough for them. :)
...we're speaking about the 3rd best paid player in the league.
No wonder so many real Lakers fans are pissed.
I don't care how LBJ plays, they can't beat Denver regardless. Denver on their worst day is still the better team.
The refs refused to give the Nuggets a single free throw in the second half and the Lakers still lost 😂😂😂
We got two huge free throws from Murray on a ghost call 2 from Gordon 2 from jokic and 2 from braun?
U sound goofy
@@brian6795in his defense this the first game ever
Well it's not true, NBA is not cheating for the Lakers, maybe some refs because it's very obvious, but no, not the NBA.
It's amazing when dude wins it's all him, but when he loses it's on everyone else 🤷🏽♂️
This is also amazing, to advocate holding LBJ accountable but not his teammates. No, if u played bad, u played bad. I don't care who u are. Folks wanna hold LBJ to account and ignore when his teammates play like hot trash. Hold them all accountable. Period
@@jjones2646😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@jjones2646 I'm sorry, isn't this the same team that won the in season tournament? The only team in the nba with two top 10 players in the league. That's your job as a leader to get your team mates right. Shows that lebronze is not a true leader. SMH
@@Noonz2311 has nothing to do with the "in-season" tournament. I said hold LBJ accountable and hold the rest of the team accountable if/ when they play bad. Stop giving the others a pass and pretending like they played well when they didn't.
The Lakers should have kept Caldwell-Pope. The Nuggets are too large AND skilled.
You mean Keep Championship Players? That KCP?
They should have also kept Caruso and Zubac
Look at all the good young players that Lebronze had traded. Kuzma and Brandon Ingraham would have been great contributors but LeGM has to have his way and the organization suffers because of it.
They got rid of a lot of gems
@@cotati76him getting rid of those players allowed him to win a ring😂 what are you Lebron haters smoking. Insane non-logical bias.
just think....if the Nuggets and lakers were playing the best out of 16......the Lakers just got swept last Saturday
Bron was trash in the 2nd half and folded in clutch moments as we’ve seen for 20 years
ur making a general statement. try to be objective. bron has had plenty of dominant games in the clutch . he did have a bad fourth quarter in THIS game
Let’s be honest Colin.
The only way Lebron wins chips in LA is through a bubble. No other way he can do it. Shortened season, rest and then start the playoffs.
The Lebron experience is over!!!!!!
I thought Lebron is supposed to make his teammates better? Is he spending that IQ on D-Lo? If so, fail.
Lol, these guys are stuck in the past if they think Joker can't finish higher than Bron. His advanced stats/48 are already better and he's on MVP number 3 and possibly about to snatch another Chip WITHOUT having to bounce around the league creating Super Teams. Give me a break, man!
Refs need to do a better job tonight. Lakers should be shooting at least 35 freethrows to Denver's 5
😂
Exactly! Lakers have 250+ more free throws than any NBA team… well imagine that!
Amazing how it’s always the refs fault when the lakers lose. Denver couldn’t possibly be the better team lol
By halftime
Just retire already, LeBron. 🤦♀️
Still averaging 25 points a game😂😂
Play-offs are always better when there's no lebron drama
@@Mreign248 which is the 13th best in the league, while being the 3rd best PAID player.
So - he doesn't have to retire, but he should get paid way less.
I wish he would just so these refs can't stop helping the Lakers. We could get back to fair and interesting playoffs.
He's waiting for Bronny.....some team is going LeBust
Lebron did not play well in the second half
He QUIT playing in the second half because the pressure got put on him. Just like he always does.
"I'm injured" coming in 3, 2, 1... :)
And the Lakers would STILL lose even if LBJ "played well" in the 2nd half. It doesn't matter, Denver is 1000 times better than them. Period.
Jokic: 4th quarter 🐐
LeBron: 4th quarter 👻
I mean hes not gonna be able to keep up at his age
@@papaguche Isn't that EXACTLY what his goat narrative supporters claim, all the time? :)
"He's the goat because he is able to play better than everyone 15 years younger..."
@@Zett76he’s not playing better than everyone. He coast on defense with the exception of last night he played some good defense.
LePhantom
@@cotati76 😅😂 LeCaspar 😆
Because Bron has been choking away 4th quarters his entire career and Doesn’t have Wade , Bosh , or Ray Allan to bail him out.
All they say the Nuggets are better but all they do is talk about the Lakers …You know the media wants Lakers to win badly…the way they act you would think that the Lakers are defending champion…More like they going be stun if the Lakers don’t win
You praise lebrons stats, but he gives up either the same or more on the other side of the ball.
Yeah! Aaron Girdon was suppose to be guarded by Le bric😅
They never did. They 0-9 against the Nuggets. Shouldn't have taken Game 1 for people to realize that.
113 - 79 Regular Season Lakers
25 - 13 Playoffs Lakers
17 - 1 Championships Lakers
Nuggets inauguration 1967.
If bringing up stats please don’t just date them to a small period of time to make your statement favorable.
@@BloomsArchitect Tf are you talking about? I brought up the stats because the Jokic Nuggets are the Lakers Kryptonite.
I like the Lakers but have no faith in them winning this series.
@@BloomsArchitect if la gets the 🧹 this series they will break the record for most consecutive playoffs losses to a team in nba history, even before the merger😂😂😂😂😂
Ad needs more help, lebomb sucks
LBJ, looked... oh so TIRED. Thanks for lowering expectations, Colin.
8:04 "A refrigerator-wide center."
LMAO that's quite the comparison, we could even hear Jason chuckle! 😅😂😂😂
7 TO..
Lol…The Lakers looked great, were up by 12! And then Jokić…And all of a sudden, they were down by 16! In less than a qtr of playing time…😂
7 turnovers is not playing well. Don’t blame role players for playoff series losses.
Thank you
TRUE!!! LBJ played a very good 1st half BUT he was Terrible in the 2nd one.
You’re letting Dlo off the hook Lebrons not gonna score every point just to save you other guys have to play well Russell ,Reaves , Hachimaura, Gabe Vincent Lebron-Ad and Murray-Jokic are canceling each other out
@@vincentvelasquez6357 LeBron scored literally scored zero points in the 4th quarter and you’re looking for others to blame 😂
lebron and company could’ve avoided this by losing to New Orleans. They let their pride put them in this helpless position.
People don’t want to admit that LeBron can just put up numbers now, but they’re not as impactful.
By an amazing coincidence, the chance of Jokic having a season-ending injury and the chance of the Lakers winning the series are identical.
Literally recruiting Bron to the Warriors Colin? Stop it man!
LBJ is showing his age. To many turn overs , missed shots and poor defense doesn't win games. LBJ isn't letting Reaves shoot nor handle the ball.
About 6 years ago we heard how LeBron was going to start playing off the ball a lot more…. 6 years later, we are still waiting for that to happen lol
@@bigballer6666 right?!!
Jason hits the nail on the head - players can't disrupt Jokic's base. He's too big and guys can't bully him before his shot.
Lebron and Steph complement each other so well that either one of them can jump to the other's team and win a championship. The question is: who's gonna budge first? I'd really like to see it happen, but I'm not optimistic about it.
Steph is loyal. Lebrons a mercenary. Who budges first is silly question.
Yes Flakers are grifters, but after all-star weekend, that shouldnt get rewarded anymore, right?
And yet Flakers get bailed out by a whistle time and time again.. it's BLATANT RIGGING and EVERYONE who is not a Flakers stan is starting to see it for what it is.
Disappointing some commentators, JT included, don't even admit there's something there there and try to blame/ostracize those who dare call it out for the BS it is!! 😤😤😤😤
This other guy is SO into stats, he cannot see how much LBJ was not even TRYING to close Gm 1... Sheesh.
He's a troll for the NBA. 😅
Jason is 6’6??? Nuggets need some size at PG once Reggie is gone.
ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY for Lebron. This is why you can’t take any of these Lebron lover acolytes seriously.
These guys are really blaming the role players for this loss?
😂
Lebron played great in the 1st Half, he was Bad in the 2nd one (And don´t tell he was tired, it was the 1st game after good 3 days rest). His 7 turnoevers was a big factor.
“Deangelo, you gotta give me one..” did he not just have like a 26 point game a game ago..? Lmao
How can the Lakers win a game against the Nuggets?
Answer: If Lebron James or AD play like an MVP and put up better numbers than Jokic (points, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, screens).
Probability of Lebron or AD playing like an MVP: 0%
Who has lechoke ever shut down defensively?
Lebron can still score but hes such detriment on defense that he cant carry a team anymore.
Lebron gets exposed now. Can't hide behind not playing defense like he did during the regular season. He's been beyond awful all season on the other end of the court. He'll still get his. But now he has to really exert a lot energy. They might get swept.
If Lebron can't play defense then why do teams seem to go on a run whenever he sits?
@@t24moore because his team can't generate enough offense without him. Which of course is what he brings to the table.
Great analysis Colin
Some feedback for CC- he needs to get to the meat of his point quicker.
Sort of losing a step by meandering too long to get to the message.
Starting to become a pattern which when he was younger he would never do.
The thing is Lebron is 39 and can’t just go to a team and provide impact. Trade everyone. He can’t do that anymore.
People just keep talking how hard it is to play in Denver because of high altitude. For most endurance athletes integral part of preparation for major competitions is high altitude training. Nuggets have advantage even when they are playing away.
I listened to some endurance guy explain this on the Attia podcast. Apparently, training in altitude means you're struggling to produce as high an effort with your body, so the stimulus is poorer. So living on an elevation and going to ground level to train is how you utilize elevation for endurance.
Nuggets consistently out-hustled Lakers for offensive rebounds: Game 1: Nuggets 15, Lakers 6 Game 2: Nuggets 9, Lakers 4 Game 3: Nuggets 14, Lakers 8
If it’s about winning a title teams like Memphis, OKC or even Philly (depending on Embid’s health) makes sense
If it’s about getting his son in the league and having a farewell tour? Stay in LA
Bubble run lol, the NBA waited for Lebron and AD to heal and rest before resuming the playoffs that was out of schedule. This host is nothing but a troll for the NBA.
Short answer: Because they are dragged down by a 40 y/o anchor that gives up in big games.
Nikola Jokic is basketballs Efren Reyes, he is a magician
Lebron has found out how tough teams are in the West as compared to him feasting on the Eastern Conference teams for years. He looked gassed by the middle of the fourth quarter in game 2. He was employing the matador method of defense perfected by Melo. Go Nuggets!
Isn’t this current Laker team the one Lebron wanted,constructed, and forced management to put together. Waiting for the Lebron sympathizers, fanboys, and apologizers in sports, social media, and Lebron himself to start whining and claiming he doesn’t have enough help 😂
Nuggets won against the Freethrow LeRefs!
Nuggets 106. Refs 104
I agree like damn that was hard to watch .
What is wrong with you "experts"? AD was the best player in that arena in G2. What changed in the second half when they only scored 40 points was Lebron deciding the offense has to run through him. Sure he silenced all the G1 critics by scoring 12 pts in the 4th but at the cost of removing the Lakers' biggrst advantage from the court. No one was stopping AD. He was beating everybody and demoralizing the Nuggets in the process. There was no reason to change in the second half until we see AD NOT get his looks/makes.
Sorry ppl but in the last quarter and a half if DLO ran the point and the offense went through AD they would've easily be tied 1-1 in this series.
Dang, Scoring over 22 a game, while still getting doubled constantly, is a shell of yourself. Sign me up
Bron didn’t no parts of the 4th quarter
Did he say there hasn’t been a guy in the modern nba era didn’t have a shot they could consistently get to that wouldn’t go in 2/3’s of the time? Does Kareem exist?
Oh wow, Colin thinks the Lakers have no chance? They might make it after all, not all hope is lost...
Jordan is a better all around player than LeBron. People just don't look past his scoring.
We done with the Lakers
We know the sweep is in effect. The back to back sweep at that. Please don't retire so we can see the first 3peat sweep
So to sum up regarding the FT discrepancy and the calls/non calls:
JT will NOT be capable of OBJECTIVELY discussing this and will find any false argument available there to excuse what we (non LeBron / Flakers stans) can ALL SEE with our own eyes. 🤦♂️
Hot prediction
This coming Summer/Fall, The Lakers are gonna make semi-big moves (trade DLo and some future picks) to move up in the draft to pick up Bronny to replace DLo and make LBJ Happy....... Just to see the Nuggets again in 2024/2025 playoffs. Lol.
Cannot blame Dlo Colin. Dlo played well
Better offensive? Come on dude nobody catching him in points nobody especially Joker....Denver is the better team end of story and there big guns have more gas in the tank when it counts....Lakers won every quater in game 2 and handle them pretty well and lost it in the last 4 mins you could tell Denver had plenty of gas and LeBron and ADs gas light was on
If the refs do their job and FOCUS THE F UP, we will win this series. I mean the top 2 cancel each other out, all we need is the refs to outplay Gordon, KCP and MPJ.
There go Lebron tryna stack his hand without competing. Terrible
Imagine if Denver fired coach when they lost in buble or the yr Jokic won his first mvp?
Why do people think Denver should have more free throws? They are getting wide ooen shots almist every play. Joker posts uo they double, swing, swing, ooen shot. Or they dont double, easy layup.
Where are the fouls?
They gotta learn that at the end of the game it's about the points, not the bravado...
Lebron is not a great on the ball the defender. He has spurts but he doesn’t have a lot of first team all defense selection and has never led the league in steals.
Lebron horrible at defense from a fundamental point of view
That is crazy to say that he’s a better scorer then LeBron relax guys and Juss enjoy the moment. he’s a great player. Period.
Jokic has a deeper bag than Lebron though. Lebron primarily has been barrel to the cup and outmuscle your way to a basket.
@matchesmalone2625 sorry but this is false. Plus you're comparing a 9 year player to a 21 year player. Jokic probably won't be playing by year 21.
Detroit should have kept KCP!!!
Title is typical fanboy BS to lower expectations. Lakers definitely have a chance to win. If Lebron makes a wide open shot last game, the Lakers win. Save the child psychology for children.
I don't think Michael Porter Jr missed dude can shoot...Lebron and AD aren't the problem it's the bench and the other 3 starters they have to be better
AD would have to have a perfect game and AR & D Low gone have to score atleast 20
27-20-10
Jokic has same skills as bron but he’s bigger & younger
Yok is a better offensive player than Lebron...... excuse me sir, you left your crack in your ears.
"There's no version of this that is not a disaster if they lose..."
Dude, the Lakers are the seventh seed. Disaster would be if the NUGGETS lost to them. Just try to look at the teams from an objective perspective - brand does not win games.
Have Jokic allready surpassed Lebron all time?
Lol. Pause. A lot of players would be INEVITABLE in today's NBA. JOKER is benefiting from this era but he's also DOMINATING. He always has his legs because he doesnt have to defend Shaq or other monsters in a regular basis. Centers now obly have to play 3-4 other legit banging, in thr post centers per year
They traded for Russ and blew up their depth - game, set, match
Tears he wants more help again he’s got AD!
Perhaps Lebron should spend 5 million on suppliments and his body during the off season, perhaps ten million!
You’re the best 😎!!!
Colins says Lebron's good at everything. The guy cant shoot just launches threes, no mid range, no post, his dribbling skills are mid and leadership skills are sus cause really hes a front runner, when things are good hes good when they are bad its eye roles and finger pointing. I can go on...
L.A.'s issue is LeBron James. You must be blind not to see it.
In my opinion. The Nuggets only won by a basket on their own court❗️Are you trying to influence the betting line❓
Did this guy seriously just say LeBron’s level of play is under-discussed? It’s all I see on FB for crying out loud, haha!
Le choke isn’t leaving
He might be in nyc
Lefraud, Leflop, Lecry, LeTantrum, Lebaby will retire after the Nuggets mop the floor with him. NUGGETS in four.
Toni Robbins knows basketball??
Denver is just better than the Lakers. After ten straight victories that should be clear as daylight.
Discussing lebron leaving after the first game of the first round is hilarious 😂😂🤡🤡 only clowns got this guy as there goat
LB can't go to Warriors, else they'll be called the retirement home the whole season. A very expensive retirement home at that.
Look at these two making excuses for lequeen
Lebron leaving the Lakers would be great for the Lakers. How is this not an obvious, Lebron isn’t and hasn’t played for the team for years, he’s played for himself and his personal agenda.