Nuggets Excel and Lakers Struggle; NBA Game 1 Recap
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00:00 For starters, I just thought the balance of the nuggets was something. You had all five
00:07 starters and double figures all played particularly well. I mean, you take away Aaron Gordon,
00:12 you know, 0 for 3 from 3, Michael Porter Jr., 19 and 8. I just think his ability to rebound
00:18 is something that I've questioned. And, you know, you got to give the kid credit, you
00:21 know, having one brother kicked out of the league, the other brother going to jail, but
00:26 in 48 hours, this kid turned around 19 and 8. Pretty impressive stuff. But it's just
00:32 to me, it's... My concern with the Lakers is this. LeBron had 27. He probably needed
00:41 to have 40. Right? He... 16 shots for LeBron, I hate to say, came up. It's too late for
00:47 him. He's got to get more volume. But, Hachimura, hot garbage. D'Lo, oh no. Austin Reeves, hit
00:56 some shots early, not enough late. Spencer, dimwitty. Might as well call him dim-dummy
01:02 because he can't play worth a lick. I did like my guy Torian Prince, though, over 5
01:07 and a half points, got to 11. But here's the thing with the Lakers. They've got to keep
01:13 this game very close to the vest. And at some point, Denver is going to throw a punch in
01:19 the second half and the Lakers have to be able to withstand it. The issue is, is that
01:25 means LeBron has got to step it up that next notch when it matters most. And same thing
01:32 with Anthony Davis because I don't trust D'Lo in the playoffs. And until he starts making
01:40 threes, he's a liability to that team in big spots.
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