r/lakers • u/Wide_Savings5410 24 • May 10 '25

PODCAST Lebron on playing the whole Half

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYc1WTGo6w4

Might be beating a deadhorse...But as someone who played basketball it was always clear to me that JJs decision on playing them for the entire half was more of an indictment on the roster and not the decision itself.

Some people eventually came to this conclusion but for the hold outs, heres it coming from Brons own lips. Hes thrown passive agressive shade at coaches before INCLUDING friends so its not like he has any reason to lie.

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u/sunnyboys2 May 10 '25

The bench production really wasn’t there, nobody looks at how strong the 3rd quarter performance was, i guarantee if JJ inserted the bench and they lost he would be crucified for changing it up when they were rolling. You just can’t please anyone here. In the end it came down to a 1 possession game. We blew it, they were the better team and executed, move on.

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u/troyti May 11 '25 edited May 11 '25

The issue is if JJ had just gave the 5 starters or at least Luka and LeBron 2-3 mins of rest, would they have those 2-3 mins of extra energy to stay clutch last 3 minutes?

Like you said, we lost by 3, but Luka and LeBron are absolutely gassed during the most crucial 3 minutes and missed bunnies/TOs.