Lakers tanking No. 7 seed game is LOGICAL but not PRACTICAL! – Brian Windhorst | Get Up
Brian Windhorst and Tim Legler join Mike Greenberg on Get Up to describe their issues with the Los Angeles Lakers intentionally losing to the New Orleans Pelicans in order to duck the No. 2 Denver Nuggets before speaking on the Golden State Warriors’ Play-In scenario vs. the Sacramento Kings and more.
0:00 Los Angeles Lakers’ Play-In strategy
4:45 Golden State Warriors’ ramifications in loss
8:01 Joel Embiid’s health
9:48 Are Lakers better off losing to Pelicans?
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28 Comments
Lakers not losing intentionally, Greene is big trippin
Last best shot ten seed? Can we talk about 1-2-3????
Why talk bout the 8th seed?? Give those young teams their flowers Believe me Lakers will be lucky to get past 2nd rd.
The Lakers want the nuggets when Lebron is healthy and ready to go. We were ahead into the 4th quarter of each western conference finals
It is neither Logical nor Practical. What is wrong with these people?
What a COWARD you are Greeny. Lakers do not tank. It is Win or bust. That is how we roll and live with the results. I say face the Nuggets Full Force -Head-ON while Bron & Ad is still healthy. Lakers in 6.
Greene you’re a coward Bro
It’s smart to play them now Nuggets fear them more than people think the Lakers are the only team in the west that can match up with them everybody else in the west getting smoked
Bro u gotta face them regardless so what u runnin for ? This a loser coward like mentality bruh …
Greenberg is so bad. He's obviously never played any sports and doesn't know the meaning of competition.
The Lakers will lose on purpose to NO because they’re ducking Denver and they would much rather play the young inexperience OKC. GS will beat the Kings and beats NO in the second game. If OKC gets GS or the Lakers in the first round OKC are going home
If the Lakers have to go through Denver to win it all, why throw a game ??? Win the game and face your demons( so to speak) head on… They look like cowards if they intentionally try to avoid Denver… Not in the GOATS(LBJ🐐🐐🐐) DNA ….
They literally say every year is Lebron’s last chance for a ring
Greenberg was the same guy who was furious that the Clippers lost a game to avoid the Lakers in 2020
What a hypocrite
If others do it, he will criticize them for cowardice
But with his Lakers he is making a new narrative
To be the best you have to beat the best. We have better chances now to beat Nuggets than last season. Let’s beat Pelicans first and bring on Denver.
Let’s go Lakers 💜💛
trust me Lakers wants the Nuggets in the 1st round lakers have nothing to lose but everything to gain they thinking of revenge, this season when lakers and nuggets play its always that last 5 mins of the 4th quarter that they lose, this is the biggest challenge for Darvin ham if he lose again or get swept by the Nuggets Darvin ham got to go plain & simple.
Lakers should try to win against the Pelicans & play Denver in round 1 so they can get Lebron more rest in the 1st Round like Nick Wright said. There are more days of rest in Round 1, if the Lakers can get past Denver the west really opens up. While another team could possibly beat Denver, if the Lakers have to match up with them later in the rounds it’s really gonna be tough playing with less turn around between games.
The Kings disrespect is crazy
Go lakers and get a play Oklahoma in first round playoffs
The meat riding for the Lakers is crazy😂😂😂
4:28 good point woj
Stop talking about such bad teams. Who cares about these playin teams? LeBron or not, this is the past and we don’t care anymore.
Lakers aren’t built for a championship if they want to lose a game on purpose 😂
Greenie advocating to throw games the NBA does not like it 😂
I dont think it matters what round you face the nuggets if your gona wind the west your gona have to beat them 1st 2nd or 3rd round. Losing on purpose is a stupid take
So beyond the obvious cowardice if they list on purpose, how does it benefit the Lakers to make a deeper playoff run and put even more playoff miles on LeBron James and Anthony Davis body? They're bodies could fall apart at any minute, yet you want to put them in more harms way just so you lose in the conference finals?
I mean lakers won’t get swept but they for sure not beating the nuggets unless some Hail Mary happens and Jamal gets hurt
Tim need side burns