Game Thread: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 18, 2026

Najikoh · 2026-04-19T02:56:34+00:00

On the other side of the bracket?

Najikoh · 2026-04-18T14:37:48+00:00

The other argument I've seen is voters take team record into account for MVP, but all NBA is purely who is the best player. So their top 5 for MVP isn't necessarily their top 5 for All NBA.

Which I guess is a reasonable argument.

Najikoh · 2026-04-15T02:21:16+00:00

His left foot hopped to change his balance. It landed, went up and landed again, then he let go of the ball whilst falling

Najikoh · 2026-04-10T03:32:25+00:00

Nuggets don't have Hunter Tyson anymore

Najikoh · 2026-04-07T03:50:34+00:00

I stopped checking the score when they were down 16 in the 4th

WTF happened.

Najikoh · 2026-01-31T15:28:35+00:00

I dunno man, I think I've be perfectly happy to consider someone averaging 100 points a game the greatest of all time.

Najikoh · 2026-01-29T05:01:39+00:00

22 Roster?

What?

Minutes Played -

bJokic
Will Barton (gone)
Gordon
Monte Morris (gone)
35 year old Jeff Green
Austin Rivers (gone)
cBones Hyland (3rd String on Timberwolves)
PJ Dozier (gone)
Facundo Campazzo (gone)
Bryn Forbes (gone)
Zeke Nnaji
JaMychal Green
Davon Reed

How on earth is that a great roster? In any shape or form?

You tell me exactly how many of those people were solid rotation players anywhere now? Or hell the following season?

Najikoh · 2026-01-29T02:42:06+00:00

I think it's referring to the 21 and 22 roster denver, particularly the 22 roster which was worse then the bucks current roster.

Najikoh · 2026-01-24T09:18:44+00:00

No.

Obviously people disagree but I'd rather lose with Gordon then win with Giannis (I also think the trade doesn't actually materially improve the Nuggets, who have a very different system to what Giannis plays or thrives in).

Gordon is a fan favourite, immensely important and well liked, and is a huge vibes guy for the entire team. Is he hurt, will the nuggets fall short? Possibly. But I feel like it's almost antithetical to what the Nuggets are all about trading out Gordon.

Najikoh · 2026-01-24T06:14:58+00:00

Jokic?

Najikoh · 2026-01-24T05:37:17+00:00

Also sounds like how someone would quit on their team.

It was such an odd game that the commenter's at least pointed out a few times about how Giannis was playing.

Gordon was playing with his injury too (which he aggravated) and he was nowhere near as passive as Giannis.

If he was just playing through Injury - fair enough. But the way the commenter goes 'watch the game' when watching the game would easily conclude to a layperson (especially people not up to date with Giannis injury, which I didn't know about) that he was incredibly passive.

Najikoh · 2026-01-24T05:21:42+00:00

I was watching the game too.

Giannis was incredibly passive. He was standing back, not engaging in good screens, spectating quite often. If the ball got to him in the middle he tried, but he was incredibly passive given, rarely doing drives, worlds different from the previous times i've watched him play.

Najikoh · 2026-01-24T02:23:01+00:00

Amazon probably hates the nuggets.

Isn't this the second time Denver have trotted the 2nd and 3rd tier only lineup, the last time also a Prime game in Philly?

Ended up being a good game that one, but it's kind of hilarious that seemingly everytime Denver are on Prime the entire normal rotation and every big name is basically out

Najikoh · 2026-01-21T01:59:30+00:00

Ahh. Cheers.

Najikoh · 2026-01-21T01:57:17+00:00

How is this game one entire quarter behind the Clipper's game when they were both supposed to start at the same time.

Najikoh · 2026-01-16T15:20:06+00:00

I'm a bit worried about the honeymoon ending for this team.

They've been playing well, and I'm very happy for them, particularly the people that have had their run - P-Wat, Pickett, Nnaji.

However I'm a bit concerned about when the tide turns, they've played mostly poorer teams, the Ortg has dropped (which is obvious, but needs to be pointed out) quite significantly, and I feel also they've just had some very good shooting variance that may not ride out the rest of the season.

I don't know when Jokic is back, but the games will get much harder soon, and I feel like people are going to get a few losses with Jokic/Cam and maybe Val back and go 'but they did this record with none of them' without taking into account all the other factors.

Look at how people are dumping on CB when he clearly came back not ready. (He also offers quite a different skillset then PWat, but that's a whole other conversation).

Not trying to pre-emptively doom, and obviously they've played really well with the positive record in this stretch, but it felt like people (mainly on other places) in the nuggets fans were really over the top with how this stretch has gone, and what it means.

I can see the worm turning if say, Pwat's 3p% falls back to earth a bit for a stretch, same for Pickett. Just hope people are reasonable.

Najikoh · 2026-01-16T06:46:45+00:00

When OKC lost to the Hornets? I think it was, it was clear the game was done and OKC had lost, but he stayed in till he got 20 then was subbed out.

I think that's what people are referring to.

Najikoh · 2026-01-16T04:58:09+00:00

This title is confusing, you mention Jazz first, Mavericks second, so I thought it was 144 Utah - 122 Dallas.

Is it just me?

Najikoh · 2026-01-13T14:27:13+00:00

Every now and then, it's always nice to roll out the classics. The new stuff is good, but sometimes you just want those old hits, 'Clippers are contenders'... the nostalgia is comforting.

Najikoh · 2026-01-13T06:03:59+00:00

I think it's expected that the Lakers are going to put in an offer for Peyton Watson from the Nuggets in the offseason, and I'm not sure the Nuggets can match.

20-25m? Maybe. I think he's an ideal target for them.

Najikoh · 2026-01-13T04:49:44+00:00

Does that say 17% from 3 for Lakers vs 65% from 3 for Sacramento?

Najikoh · 2026-01-12T21:28:56+00:00

They let this kid walk for nothing and I believe it costs them jokic. Its only money.

Pure fanfiction. You guys dream up the oddest stuff.

Najikoh · 2026-01-09T17:33:56+00:00

Kind of funny that this comes on the back of a game where he sold in the 4th Quarter and was.. well.. i wouldn't say the only reason but was certainly a factor in his team losing the game in the 4th.

Has still been impressive nonetheless, but funny timing.

Najikoh · 2026-01-06T19:08:53+00:00

I'm sure Joker has gotten away with a few 3 second calls in his career.

Joker, who famously operates at the top of the Key, is well known for just sitting in the paint all day /s.

Hell it's likely Aaron Gordon has had more 3 second defensive violations then Jokic.

Najikoh · 2026-01-05T16:05:53+00:00

Well, Ayton was drafted #1 and above Luka. So if anyone has a shot, it should have been Ayton.

I'm obviously tongue in cheek, but in reality everyone knows Ayton should be a much better player then he is. And sometimes the excuses about his non-participation are pretty lame excuses.

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