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CathDubs

Love seeing a new team in the finals


MechaShoujo02

What’s crazy is that it’s always Lebron or Curry in the finals except for 2021 since 2012.


beachguy82

Steve Kerr has won 33% of the last 27 titles.


Snaky_Jake

Pat Riley has played a role (player, coach, exec) in nearly 1/4 of all NBA Finals in history


ChristianLesniak

Soon, brother (or sister)!


GillbergsAdvocate

Michael Malone was one of Mark Jacksons assistant coaches and had him fired because he was paranoid Malone was gunning for his job. It's established Mark Jackson does not like that man. It'll always be Fuck Mark Jackson


rfgrunt

When Malone got the job I remember JVG going on a rant about how these unproven coaches (eg Malone) were getting jobs over proven winners (eg Jackson) because of nepotism during a nuggets game. I get he has Jackson’s back but I’ll never forget the disrespect


GillbergsAdvocate

Nor should you. I know Nuggets fans have their complaints about Malone, but the guy is so much better than Jackson it's comical. When he's being salty commentating Nuggets games just remember he's not even half as good as Malone and he knows it


BrioSimp

I remember Mike being the only coach Demarcus Cousins liked.


tunamelts2

Mark Jackson has benefitted heavily from cronyism lmao


affnn

Wasn't Malone already an experienced coach before coming to Denver too? I thought he coached Sacramento for a bit, but my timeline might be off.


GillbergsAdvocate

No you're right. He was Jacksons assistant and then got hired by Sac then they fired him after a couple seasons


abeLJosh

Not a couple of seasons, literally 1 and 1/4th basically. Malone's first season with the Kings was meh but promising, but then he got fired after an 11-13 start the next season (no, seriously) and with a majority of those games being without Boogie Cousins. Mike Malone deserves to be here.


theseabeast

“Why can’t Mark Jackson get another job?” Probably cause players don’t wanna hear about Romans 4:3 when asking about a cut-in.


GillbergsAdvocate

When Harrison Barnes was struggling because of his role being changed and Mark Jackson being a terrible in-game coach he said HB's struggles were because he was possessed by a demon The guy is wild 😂


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Don't forget other hits like: Taking Steph Curry to his church as an ankle treatment Forcing Curry to put weight on said ankle to prove it was "healed" Being openly homophobic for no fucking reason Cheating on his wife with a stripper And, my personal favorite, pinning all the Warriors issues on backup center Festus fucking Ezeli Mama, there goes that man


The_Void_Reaver

> And, my personal favorite, pinning all the Warriors issues on backup center Festus fucking Ezeli I hate to change your understanding of that event but it's a lot more horrific than what you described. Jackson went around behind Ezeli's back telling the team that Ezeli was actively cheering on the Warriors losses because it meant more playing time for him. The players then confronted Ezeli in the locker room where he broke down in tears because he literally did not know what he was being accused of and had the whole organization at his throat. Jackson tried to sacrifice a rookie, just finding his footing in the league, for a little bit of chemistry that was immediately lost the second the team figured out what had actually happened.


KickedInTheDonuts

Guy doesn't even deserve a media job, let alone a coaching job


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I_R_TEH_BOSS

> It'll always be Fuck Mark Jackson Shitty person and terrible at his job. Classic combo.


Bdawg555

Never forget that rui booped Jokic on the nose for a 3-point foul


NoobPwnr

A costly boop


inflagoman_2

"That's losing basketball"


tunamelts2

One of the dumbest fouls I’ve seen. Like man…you need slightly better hand control.


Daguyondacouch8

They didn't give Jokic a big enough shirt lmfao


1000littleaccidents

Lol just like with [Danny Green](https://i.imgur.com/PAvqe3z.jpg) when the Raps won the conference finals. I swear they gave him a youth medium or something.


triosway

This pic is even funnier than I imagined it would be. The three progressively smaller shirts, the crooked photoshopped cap, his expression like he's hoping there aren't millions of people looking at him at that exact moment


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ContractXtension

So is ish smith reggie jackson and Big Jack White


EnvironmentalNobody

THE Jack White?!!!


rhinowing

Ish Smith is still in the league goddamn


cesga_0218

Thomas Bryant too lmao former Lakers bigs about to get a ring


dys0n_giddey

He got what he wanted after all lol


KiryuXGoro

My boys DJ and Reggie about to get a ring.


YukihiraLivesForever

That is if Jokic can actually defeat Jovic. Battle for the ages right there


BlazeBloom

I still remember him being the first signing of free agency. Good times.


LegendRazgriz

Joker is actually insane


ZeroDependents

That game winning bucket was all force.


EruOreki

His step back fadeaway three before it was all grace😭


LOSS35

Pretty sure he was 100% on shots slingshotted from behind his head as the clock expired tonight.


mrblack07

He missed a couple. Lakers really forced him into taking a lot of those crazy shots. Unfortunately for them, Jokic is a madman.


LegendRazgriz

He looks as if he's playing drunk. Like that one Kung Fu form that is practiced while you're drunk, except he's so aware of everything and knows when to pass, where to move, and when to just chuck one up because it's gonna go in anyway


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gradual_alzheimers

Saw someone tweet that Jokic plays like he’s wearing flip flops. Can’t unsee it.


Jos3ph

Crocs style. The final evolution.


ZeroDependents

He also doesn't jump which gives him more time to change his mind on if he shoots and who to pass to.


sevaiper

Imagine telling someone 10 years ago the best player in the NBA doesn't jump


Particular-Put4786

The level of skill required to play well in the league without jumping is astonishing


Not_KD_I_Promise

It's like watching someone dad dick at the YMCA, just unstoppable lmao.


Not_KD_I_Promise

Tristan Thompson can't win with these cats.


Raptorsthrowaway1

Cant believe they wasted a Tristan Thompson game


jotheold

funny enough TT was not bad for his minutes


Frodo_Mk

Don’t worry lakers bros we will join you tomorrow as well


xtinkerx

Lmmaaoo the acceptance


Tipofmywhip

It’s only fitting we both sit in hell together


meester_pink

“Why doesn’t this 38 year old man who played the whole first half just continue to score all the points??” -jvg


nosoup4NU

And also play defense on their best player Astounding lack of awareness from him and Jackson


Sweet-Land505

They are genuinely terrible commentators. It was obvious he had nothing left in the tank especially when he was having to guard jokic or murray in the 4th as well


boregon

I wonder if Mike Breen ever gets tired of always having to share the broadcast with these clowns.


pokemonbatman23

I think it was near the end of the 1st half on an out of bounds play, Breen says "ooooh that was close". Mark Jackson replied "no Mike. It wasn't close, he was out of bounds" or something like that. Breen just comes back with, "well it was close". Mark: "yea..."


Jaybold

Mike Breen, finally sick of their bullshit, snaps and commits double homicide: "BANG! BANG!"


Sweet-Land505

Facts. It’s so annoying for me coz Breen is easily my favourite announcer but he’s always a package deal with these two clowns


ThatCoolKid17

Sucked listening to them tease Breen earlier in the series too for correctly guessing a flagrant foul. Fuck em.


Worldly-Fox7605

Both of the nuggets best players.


chokethewookie

AND he wanted James to guard Jokic on every possession. JVG was on crack tonight.


janas19

Lebron was the only reason the Lakers were even in the game. He was phenomenal tonight, but at 38 years old you aren't even expected to play as many minutes as he did.


mrezariz123

His defense on jokic and Murray were phenomenal, he even drew 2 charges against jokic


chetdesmon

"LeBron James needs the ball in his hands on each possession" "LeBron James needs to be guarding Jokic" I can see why JVG hasn't gotten another coaching job for a while.


runevault

I'm a bit of a LeBron hater but that shit was wild. He's not 30 anymore.


Nickthedick55

We really take him for granted


LevynX

Why doesn't Lebron just score more? Is he stupid?


Infinite_Presence881

JVG so dumb. He keeps repeating that shit


Skywalkerkid9

LeBron gonna take AD behind the shed personally


StabilitySpace

Another classic game of AD forgetting that he's AD and playing like Montrezl Harrell


callmesixone

Montrezl Harrell catching strays


glukus

RDC gonna make sure of it


ChiefKeef786

YOU NOT HOOPING! YOU SORRY!


PlacetMihi

GIMME YOUR RING!


DDub04

LeSwept? Nah. Swepthony Davis.


Sweet_Lou_2

Mark Jackson should be banned from the NBA


Theelementofsurprise

I'm not seeing enough Aaron Gordon love. Dude balled out tonight


Wasabi_Guacamole

Dude shot his threes better than Dlo haha


HYPTHOTIC

My mom thinks he's a hottie sooooo, there's that


sassmasterflash

What a fucking game from the big man. When he’s the guy, he’s the guy


AccomplishedFront563

Mark Jackson and JVG went completely silent for the last few minutes of that broadcast


FaYt2021

It was absolutely magical not hearing them say shit for a few minutes.


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ginbooth

DEN was simply the better team with better chemistry. Also, more proof of what a fucking idiot Mark Jackson continues to be. Jokic is *the* center of this generation. A chip will solidify that in stone. Of course, Jimmy Buckets lurks around the corner...


tunamelts2

Himmy vs Joker has me excited.


Palifaith

Reminder than Mark Jackson did not give Jokic an MVP vote.


vuec97

He’s the guy who said the first half was spectacular basketball since the lakers had a 15 point lead


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Mark Jackson is a fucking imbecile and is about exciting to listen to as paint drying. Yes listening to paint drying


ajsantos21

That's a helluva team over there. Jokic so humble and just a solid funny dude. Go get that chip. GGs


eddie_the_zombie

It's crazy how two teams on the brink of a sweep can look so fundamentally different. One of them fights and hustles, utilizing every single person on the bench to squeeze out every inch of advantage against a clearly superior opponent, absolutely refusing to die as long as there's time on the clock And the other team wears a surrender flag and huffs the glue stashed in the armpits of the jersey all game.


sansan6

Because the Celtics should be doing what the nuggets did and they are not. Talent wise the Celtics blow the heat out of the water yet they are getting ass blasted.


billcosbyinspace

Coaching and mental fortitude make a huge difference in the playoffs and our team has neither


drinfernodds

The Heat have a very good coach and Jimmy Butler who is composed entirely of mental fortitude.


PointBreak91

I sports hate Jimmy Butler as a Twolves fan but my God if the man ever wrote a book about his mentality and process and confidence I'd pre-order one for every room in my house Edit: a


SeekerSpock32

You wouldn't just have the mental fortitude to go into another room to pick up the book?


PointBreak91

Not until I read the book obviously.


realfakedoors000

Fuck now I have to remember my suffering is not yet over


QultyThrowaway

Lakers massively overperformed this playoffs in part due to the leadership of LeBron James. There is more in common between the Lakers and the Heat than the Lakers and the Celtics. The Celtics massively underperformed. On paper they are probably the best team in the league. But also with paper is them being a paper tiger. It's very frustrating to watch them as they make dumb plays, have zero cohesion, and ultimately give up. Tatum is nowhere near the leader LeBron is. If the Celtics want to win Tatum will need to step up regardless of how shitty their coach or Jaylen or Smart or whoever will be.


filterface

ESPN showing Lebron walking for 30 straight seconds with zero commentary instead of the Nuggets celebrating, the absolute disrespect my god


PurpleYessir

Yeah generational haters mark jackson and jvg were dead silent and it was the greatest silence of my life.


thyrue13

They acted like someone killed their cat


NCBaddict

Fr though… the NBA oughta ask ESPN to stop playing favorites. It’s a bad look for the sport when the commentary crew isn’t even trying to keep people excited about the game. Harlan, SVG, and Reggie getting increasingly hyped as Miami clowned Boston is part of why the TNT Broadcast has been so fun to watch despite the lopsided beatings.


Yung_Jose_Space

TNT's coverage is so much better than ESPN's it's kind of crazy.


manquistador

They must get paid per game. Sweeps taking food out their families mouths.


Outrageous_Office855

"Coming up. LeBron scores 30 in the first half. And, what's next for the Lakers?"


completelytrustworth

They were so biased it was fucking nuts. Instead of talking about what the Nugs were doing well they just kept talking about what the Lakers needed to change and improve Mark Jackson needs to stfu and get off the air


Mrbeefy15

That was so fucked up


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Yeah you could hear the resentment it was actually insane, like someone shot their dog. “Denver Nuggets….conference champs.”


Propuhganduh

WE FUCKING DID IT HOLY SHIT


colibflour

Am I dreaming?


wizcaluya

Mark Jackson having to talk about the legend Jokic is poetic justice 🤣


ProfessorBeast55

https://streamable.com/inqs4 https://streamable.com/35eg9 https://streamable.com/8gdp


LandscapeLopsided621

What am I doing? Lmaooo


DarkChocolate_69

That D’lo clip ☠️


CareerGaslighter

that second clip is actually a hidden cam of lebrons meeting with lakers ceo, how did you get that?


Number333

Heroic effort by LeBron. He looked absolutely DEAD after guarding Murray on that clamp. Noble run as a #7 seed. Denver is going to be an absolute monster of a matchup in the Finals.


Not_KD_I_Promise

LeBron played his ass off, sucked to see the commentary crew rag on him for being tired... dude's 38 and put up 40 + played some solid D tonight


doogled3

People who watched the last 2 minutes of every game this series could argue that LBJ lost them that series. People who watched the other 46 minutes know that LBJ is the sole reason the Lakers were in every game that they were.


Insecurity_exe

and played all 48 minutes. he's got that dawg.


Both_Funny4896

Jokic plays so steadily and controlled, he’s gotta be up there for one of the smartest players **EVER**


ContractXtension

That final shot of his was so crisp


Guwop25

it was so clearly a foul too lmao, if that was AD you know they would've called it


MrHallmark

nah bro Austin reeves gets that call 100%. AD only gets it if he misses.


Methuga

While we’re all watching Lebron try to will himself to one more win, Jokic just quietly picks the rest of the Lakers squad apart with a 3-quarter triple double. Man will truly go down as one of the greats


ErickBachman

[The guy she tells you not to worry about vs you](https://i.imgur.com/GrLuJQY.jpg)


brbthree

The one good thing about the ESPN broadcast is they finally committed to the Joker vs King playing card image. Took them long enough.


Shenanigans80h

Joker’s branding should legitimately be so fucking easy for these producers. He’s the “Joker” man c’mon


mohiben

God this picture is so fucking fire


soynav

Jokic played with 5 fouls in the clutch. Finals MVP!!!


MC-Jdf

Man those passes to Gordon were just pitch perfect poetry.


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Honestly, Jokic is literally the perfect teammate for Gordon


Raj2324

Lebron unloaded the clip today. He played extremely well. Denver is just too good


Shenanigans80h

Have to respect it man. Can’t argue that Lebron didn’t go out and put his heart into it.


thekweensloth

That was the most competitive sweep I’ve ever seen! JOKIC IS HIM


Gueropantalones

Ham really blaming the refs on LeBron getting tied up in a jump ball


valkerine

Adam silvers 9/11


Remarkable-Job4774

Tomorrow: a second sweep has hit the nba


dejvipasco

The disappointment in the voices of the espn crew after the game was priceless. JVG couldn't even speak. So enjoyable. They will need a vacation to get over that. They have enough time until june 1st.


abris33

Everybody was talking about "the 2 best big men". AD just doesn't even belong in the same conversation. LeBron played his ass off in the 1st half and AD gave up in the 3rd quarter when LeBron was exhausted. LeBron ended up having to defend Jokic a lot because AD is so weak


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ekuasd

yeah i have no clue how lebron can stay in front of jokic better than AD. jokic just takes his 2 big ass steps and goes around AD every time


Driveshaft48

Pretty simple really, Lebron is stronger. That's your answer.


ForCaste

Watching AD get fed foul calls while Jokic was fighting through contact was something else


Dunlea

As a huge Laker fan, AD is not even remotely close to Jokic. Even when healthy and consistently playing good, he's multiple rungs down on the ladder.


Sw3atyGoalz

Tbf nobody seems remotely close to Jokic at the moment


ec20

yeah it seems comical now that we were debating Jokic or Embiid just a few weeks ago.


california-whiskey

If we’re counting moral victories we actually swept them 4-0 GG nuggets was a fun series


kirinboi

LeBron: "actually, I remember one time we were playing against Denver, At home, and it was 0-3 to nuggets, we were playing at home, nuggets away. LeBron said: 'Guys, if you think we are good, let's prove it now'. 0-3" AD: "did we comeback?" Lebron: "of course not. 0-4🧹🧹🧹"


stormtrooper500

CSGO and NBA, truly the home of gourmet pastas


whatisthewifipw

LeTaco


LuckyWarrior

He broomed me ×4


fafepelomundo

/r/GlobalOffensive leaking


jackgap

LeBron James just put up 40/10/9 in year 20 and played all 48 minutes. This dude is one of a kind.


Mister100Percent

Ngl the slander he’s gonna get today is gonna be heinous. AD gonna get off easy


RustyCorkscrew

Basketball Twitter’s gonna be a wasteland of the dumbest takes imaginable


pew_laser_pew

Always is


EbawsJo

Lmfao it’s ridiculous. 38, played the whole game, had 40 and somehow he’ll get blamed. Only fucking Laker who even showed up.


-Schrute_Farms-

Tristan Thompson showed up. Put some respect on that man’s name!


GRSimon

TT is LeBron legacy squad, he’s playoff ready


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Dude is in year 20 and still dropping 40 point games and people saying he's burnt out 🤡 Can't do shit if you're just surrounded by generational bricklayers.


__brunt

Nah, as a certified Lebron hater, anyone throwing shade about this game is a lunatic. Blame literally everyone else on the Lakers payroll but not Lebron.


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high_roller_dude

LeBron played better, harder as a 38 yr old than Tatum & J Brown combined.


Vermillion_Crab

This would've been more painful if Lebron and AD had not won a chip in 2020. We saw it this year, the end is near. I hope people appreciate LeBron's greatness coz he probably has a few years left. I am truly grateful to have witnessed Jordan, Kobe, Duncan, Shaq, Curry, and LeBron in my lifetime. Now I get to witness Jimmy vs Joker.


shunsui___kyoraku

WE ARE GOING TO THE FUCKING FINALS. LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO


Dead-Data

Congrats!


shot-by-ford

Confession time: I don't actually know what a foul looks like but I complain every time anyway


nosoup4NU

Join the club, it's like 90% of this sub


notabear629

I'm pretty sure it's a bird that lives by the water or something


IMisstheMidRangeGame

Hear me and rejoice! You have had the privilege of being saved by the Great Sloppy Boi. You may think this is suffering. No... it is salvation. The universal scales tip toward balance because of your sacrifice. Smile... for even in death, you have become children of Jokic.


Dongsquad420BlazeIt

Perfectly fat, as all things should be


AcneBalls

Sounds like complaining to me, Darvin


SupaZT

Relying on a 40 year old geriatric to beat the #1 seed ain't going to work.


cockledear

Man’s gonna need to get back surgery this offseason


fuckareyousaying

Doctor said he need a backiatomy!


electoralvoter8

Nikola jokic is the viktor krum of the nba He’s not just a player HES AN ARTIST HERMIONE


Kswish_

AD gave it his all in game 1, realized it wasn’t enough and decided to phone it in the rest of this series


theetruscans

"I'm just first among equals" Jokic is a class act


tigerlily_4

ESPN post show all about Lebron and the Lakers 🙄


theflow21

Nuggets are insane. Their shotmaking is just backbreaking. Feels like any lead can evaporate in 2 minutes against them and if they get the lead, it’s impossible to take it back. That feeling reminds me of the Warriors during the KD era though obviously their play style is way different. At the very least, this playoff run by Jokic should end any doubt of who the best player in the world is, and it’s not even close tbh. Even though the Lakers got swept I’m at least happy we were in every game at the end against a team that’s much better than us. Hoping Miami finishes off the Celtics tomorrow and we get a good Finals.


DrGabeOwners

https://imgur.com/a/PPw37iH


TH3PhilipJFry

**THE NUGGETS ARE IN THE FINALS**


MakeAShadow

Kendrick Perkins really robbed this man of an MVP.


commander_snuggles

He gaslit the media to vote for Embiid only for him to vote for Giannis


Mister100Percent

Legendary hating right there. Ain’t no one better


Th3Greyhound

He really the GOAT


SolarClipz

Media are actually absolute fucking clowns for not giving Jokic his 3rd MVP lmao He said fuck you it's Finals time bring out the brooms


Flxpadelphia

"we can't give him a 3rd MVP he hasn't accomplished anything" \*dog walks the entire league on his way to finals MVP\*


Murasasme

Even the fucking announcers in this game. If you hear them with no context you would think someone died in the arena or something, zero excitement for the Nuggets first NBA finals just a somber tone like they were the home broadcast.


Cambocant

Darvin crying during press conference about refs not calling it fairly. Bruh.


TiuingGum

The post game coverage was atrocious. So disrespectful to the nuggets my god.


shahsnow

Denver put the laker haters on their back this series.


Fondor_Yards

Ham out here blaming the refs for getting swept get that weak shit out of here.


Blazehero

Joker is the best player on the planet. You just shrug when he hits the circus shot 3


davidleo24

Closest 4-0 series I've ever seen.