LeBron James is no stranger to criticism after a tough loss considering he remains as one of the most recognizable figures in the NBA. After the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, fans on Twitter are giving LeBron James and Anthony Davis the business.
Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is the top name for Denver but it was the exploits of Jamal Murray that lifted the team over James and company. Murray poured in 37 points in a fourth-quarter explosion where he scored 23 points after his team was down in the second half. Jokic, continuing his uncanny triple-double production, dropping 23 points on 9-21 shooting and hauling in 17 rebounds with 12 assists.
On the other side, James scored 22 points on 9-19 shooting and dropped 10 assists, and pulled down nine boards. Davis made just four of 15 shots to score 18 along with 14 rebounds. Austin Reaves, once again showing expert poise went eight for 16 from the field with 22 points and was joined by Rui Hachimura who dropped 21 points.
Nuggets head coach Mike Malone expressed some frustration on how his team has been covered in the press with all the attention going towards the Lakers. While Los Angeles remains to be a marquee team, few analysts predicted them to be squaring off with anyone this deep into the playoffs.
After Nikola Jokic’s monster game in the opener, his pick-and-roll partner Jamal Murray took the spotlight in the Western Conference finals Thursday night.
“You win Game 1 and all everybody talked about was the Lakers,” Malone said. “Let’s be honest, the national narrative was, ‘Hey, the Lakers are fine. They’re down 1-0, but they figured something out.’ No one talked about how Nikola just had [a] historic performance. He’s got 13 (playoff) triple-doubles now, third all-time. What he’s doing is just incredible.”
On Twitter, LeBron James and Anthony Davis are getting blasted for their performance. We’ve got the tweets below.
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It is not over.
But that has to be the last one you let slip. Both have been very winnable. But Denver has wanted it more down the stretch. Just tip your cap lakers fans and keep playing.
— Stone Cold Shea Jackson (@OsheaJacksonJr) May 19, 2023
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In hindsight, we probably should've worried more about the Lakers losing a game with LeBron and AD combining for 66 points on 39 shots.
— Mike Prada. (PRAY-duh) (@MikePradaNBA) May 19, 2023
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Lebron and AD shot 13-34 and lost by 5. Lakers winning both at home
— Le5-6 (@deepyy_) May 19, 2023
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I don’t wanna hear no Lakers fans blaming Darvin Ham, The Refs, or anybody else….
This L is on LeBron and AD PERIOD.
— . (@The1stWright) May 19, 2023
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Austin Reaves looking at LeBron and AD in the locker room pic.twitter.com/5jZjYI3Y5S
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) May 19, 2023
(@RespectMyCos) 8.
Never thought I'd see an undrafted kid carrying LeBron and AD in a crucial playoff game… pic.twitter.com/OZsykstinb
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) May 19, 2023
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Austin Reaves looking at LeBron and AD pic.twitter.com/ucoDDnTYWm
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) May 19, 2023
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Lebron and AD tonight pic.twitter.com/TUbE7PzwwJ
— Yankees Szn(24-19) (@tmariisawesome) May 19, 2023
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Dwight Howard is recruiting Lebron and AD to Taiwan pic.twitter.com/R8pU2vzJKI
— Cancun Content (@clipperscontent) May 19, 2023
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Lebron AND AD can’t clutch up against the DENVER NUGGETS wasted Rui
pic.twitter.com/EFES9eP3Kg
— Harmonious Wave (@flans1337) May 19, 2023
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Remember the Derek Fisher 0.4 shot? Do you remember that playoff series? The Spurs won Games 1 and 2 at home by double digits. The series was over. The Spurs were winning in 4 or 5. What happened? The Lakers won back-to-back at home, stole Game 5 thanks to Fisher, and won in 6. pic.twitter.com/ernSCeqCPX
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) May 19, 2023
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LAKERS LOSE AGAIN AND GO DOWN 0-2 pic.twitter.com/Qwy5Yd3FEi
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) May 19, 2023
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You know how this works. People use insane rationale to explain why even when they lose they win.
After game 1 it was “the Lakers figured something out.”
Tonight it’ll be “if you take away Murray going crazy Denver wasn’t better”
In reality they down 0-2 https://t.co/I77FHrBAeG
— The Anonymous Nobody (@el_budget) May 19, 2023
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