🚨 IT’S OVER! 🚨 Stephen A. & Shannon Sharpe GET HEATED over Lakers-Nuggets series | First Take

I don't ever get into here we go again mindset you know it's one game they protected their home court we have another opportunity on Monday um to come back and be better uh we know how we know how challenging it's going to be we know how difficult um this opponent is and how great they are so that's all the part of the game um start doubting I I don't get into the to the doubt mindset that's that's not me I'm the wrong guy to ask all right Shannon I like the purple by the way I need you to be objective here okay is the series over if the Lakers don't win game two no um the series might not be over but it still was going to be a daunting task for them to beat the Nuggets four times in seven games but I do not believe the series is over because I believe the Lakers can come home but the key is going to be DLo because we they the Lakers need to make it a three on three because if joic and Murray cancel out ad and LeBron now can Austin Reeds DLo and ruy and they beat uh Michael Porter Jr Aaron Gordon and KY Pete and Saturday night that didn't happen DLo was 6 to 20 from the floor he struggles shooting the three and he had some great looks shots that Stephen A he have not routinely knocked down in the second half of the Season he missed I don't believe he missed those shots tonight I believe if he gets those same looks that he got on Saturday I believe he knocks those looks down LeBron needs to do a better job of taking care of the basketball they had 12 turnovers LeBron had seven of them and the difference between between the Nuggets if you go back and you watch this game the difference between the nuggets and the Lakers when the Lakers went on their run and they had an opportunity to extend a 12-point lead to maybe 18 or 20 they started turning the ball over and what could have been a 18 or 20-point lead that was 12 all of a sudden it's down to five or six because of the turnovers and it allowed the uh nuggets to get back in the ball game now when the Lakers when the Nuggets went on their run they go down one to up 14 in the blink of an eye because everything they don't turn the ball over yoke is going to be yoke Murray starts to getting it going kcp starts the third quarter off extremely hot and that's the difference in the ball game you cannot turn the ball over against this team because they're going to make you execute in the clutch because they are a very good clutch team because of that guy right there he had four dunks four dunks in a game yo he he rarely dunks he don't want to dunk Stephen A that's how great he was feeling give Anthony Davis credit we can't blame Anthony Davis Stephen A he gave you 3215 with four blocks and five assists LeBron had it going in the first half not so much in the second half but the problem that I had with LeBron with the turnovers but those other three DLo AAR reev and ruy you've got to beat Michael Porter Jr Aaron Gordon and kcp if you guys do that you have an excellent chance of winning this ball game but if they don't win this game tonight the series isn't over because they get to come home on Thursday yes it is no it's not no it is it's it's over they lose they going 12 they going 12 no no no no no they lose tonight there's no way in hell they're winning four out of five it's not going to happen it's a foregone conclusion most of us may have picked Denver but the series is a series it ain't no series no more if they go down 02 they go down 02 it's a foro conclusion that this series will likely end in five okay that's really the reality of the situation and let me bring up D Russell let me bring up D Russell and let me give him a round of applause Shannon a round of applause because you pointed out how he was missing all of these jump shots one to n from three-point range do you know that he finished with 13 points do you know that last year in the Western Conference finals against these same Denver Nuggets he averaged six yeah he did score 10 more than 10 points in any game in the series he averaged six points on 32% shooting 133% from three-point range this brother was so awful in the Western Conference finals last year he lucky he's wearing a Lakers uniform that's how bad he was and so he talked about how the negativity ultimately propels him and elevates his level of play and turns him into what we saw him be in the second half of the season yet conveniently right on Q the second to Denver Nuggets show up into the arena the same Dev nuggets that beat them open t night and W and forced the Lakers to watch their ring ceremony the same Lo the same Dev nuggets team that beat them the night Kobe Bryant statue was unveiled the same Dev nuggets team that beat them the tonight LeBron James uh reached 40,000 Point Plateau scored in his career that those same that same Denver Nuggets team you show up against Saturday night or Sunday yeah Saturday night you know that Anthony Davis is balling you know that LeBron James is balling they clearly need you and let's not forget Austin Reeds by the way and what do you do if you D'Angelo Russell you show up and you look as anemic as ever see this is the problem I don't blame LeBron I don't blame Anthony Davis I'm looking at a guy like D'Angelo Russell to a lesser degree auster reason I'm saying what y'all gonna do now here's where it gets very interesting as well for me Shannon I told you I predicted this is gonna be a series Lakers ain't gonna get swept they're gonna be highly competitive we talked about this I'mma tell you what I saw Saturday night I saw the Lakers up 12 bro I went across the room to grab some tissue cuz my allergies were messing with me I went across the room to get some tissue to blow my nose and I turn around Shannon sha and the scores tied just like that just like that and you saw the look of resignation on the Lakers face like damn here we go again and that is the difference between them against the Denver Nuggets and them against everybody else Denver is superior they got a star in five that's played 150 59 more minutes together than anybody else a starting five that combined to shoot 53% from the field little over 40% from three-point range okay and in terms of you know po one outscoring opponent 13.2 points per 100 possessions which is completely dominant the Lakers know it's the one time whether they admit it or not it's the one time they step on the court and they feel inferior that's what they feel to the Denver Nuggets and that is what you are witnessing that's like somebody on the field you know what he he built like Snoop Dogg and they would assign him to you well good luck with that you good luck with that ain't going ain't going he ain't going to be embolden with confidence under those particular situations that's the Los Angeles Lakers bro you can't give yoke a steady diet of anything you can't say okay ruy you got it no okay ruy you might take him ad you got to slide over there I know it might hurt your offensive production but you got to try to slow him because once he gets a rhythm it's over I don't care who you put on him rest in Soul in peace Bill Russell you can put Bill Russell Hakeem elijahwan you let that big guy get a rhythm Stephen A it's good Night Irene because he has a repertoire unlike we've ever seen from a big man you talking about the footwork of Elijah Juan he has the soft touch he the rainbow three he's bringing water out thisy guy and by the way now he's got a fabulous commercial with Despicable Me this is hilarious absolutely hilarious it was a I mean and so now he's got that too but I'm telling you something right now listen Jamal Murray ain't even get going get he had 22 he averaged 32 against them in the Western Conference finals last year he hasn't even gotten going yet I'm just looking at it and I see a level of resignation on the face of the Los Angeles Lakers they know they have to play they can beat anybody but when it comes to the Denver Nuggets I think it's got to the point where they really question whether or not they can beat these boys they have now lost nine straight to them nine straight you got to play Perfect it's it's tough to know that we have to play our absolute best and they have to be off slightly in order for us to have a chance to win that's what it's come down to and you're right Stephen A I've been in situation like that where you got to like we got to play a perfect game and hope they're off but if both teams are I just don't believe the Lakers have the Firepower because those two guys can cancel out the four your big two from the Lakers the big two from the Nuggets they cancel each other out Michael Porter Jr we know he can get hot and that's what we need DLo to do DLo can't be six to 20 you take 20 shots and you make six you're one from nine from the three-point line we've seen Steve day you remember what he did against uh who was out was it LeBron that was out and when he got got going against the Milwaukee Bucks he dropped 44 and he was let pulling up on the break just letting threes go he's been that good in the second half shooting the basketball that's the D they need to show up tonight in order for have a in order to have a chance to win their ball game that's the Dow they need to show up for the series in order to have a chance and oh by the way can we get some bench production from somebody other than torian Prince nobody else scored a point not Den Woody not Gabe Vincent not Jackson Hayes nobody Zero Zero from the Lakers bench I mean come on man you can ask LeBron and AD to do but so much somebody else got to sh step up and show they wear a Lakers uniform too and that's not what we saw can we just start with one game you talk about we need D Lo the short up for the entire series can we just start with game two tonight call him before we walk one day at a time Moment by moment over here you know what I'm saying I mean he can he at least show he got a pulse I mean it would be nice he be better tonight he'll be better tonight he going make at least at least four threes tonight Stephen okay all right all right four three tonight and you know goat you already know what goat gonna do he out there on Open Range he on the Range you know Graz in time his gra in time for the go you you talking about LeBron you talking about LeBron about LeBron I mean I I didn't know what you were talking about you said goat I was like MJ retired you know who the goat is you talk about that you talk about LeBron I mean I mean the goats retired watch him tonight watch him tonight right okay you youing a different story Tom Stephen wait hold up real quick before we go to break did you tell Shannon what you said I don't think he was on that show you said if LeBron if LeBron wins this series right oh yeah yeah I said listen if LeBron wins this series and then went on to win the championship I I I might have to entertain the conversation of goat I might have to entertain that Shannon I had to that much I had to admit that much but we both know that's not going to happen he don't deserve it but he going home in the first round whoa whoa whoa he's going home in the first round he don't deserve to go home in the first round but he's going home in the first round you talking about he win the title who you going to entertain I want to know who who you want to entertain it's already it's been it's been verified he already to go no but verify by shanon I don't give aam I don't give a damn how big time sh Shay is you are not the you are not the judge and jury when it comes to the go stop that nonsense go all right 40,000 please he never like he like nine time all first team defensive team please so don't even get me started how many first team how many First Team all NBA we got what how many First Team all NBA we got I don't even know don't matter you've been around long enough you should my my my guy only know he don't even really know what it's like not to be all NBA my guy played less years than yours and still got two more titles why did still got two more titles and still got two more titles two more titles two more titles two more tit you looking for one for the thumb we got the extra hand up you see I'm saying that's what we got what got all I know all I know is my guy is hey they said the 2018 Golden State Warriors was the greatest championship team ever assembled that's what my guy y guy going up against guy going up against seatt my package NBA gave do do that LeBron MJ for the 800th time on this television program man but I have to go to commercial break look at Shannon he doesn't even know what I'm saying he's so focused I heard you goer break just happy you got your purse I'm going take it back [Music]

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Length: 12min 42sec (762 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 22 2024