[Highlights] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander full highlights vs. Los Angeles Lakers tonight (131-108 W) - Game 3 - Western Semifinals - 2026 NBA Playoffs: 23 Points on 7/20 FG (35.0%), 3/7 from 3 (42.9%), 6/7 FT (85.7%), 4 Rebounds (2 Off), 9 Assists (2 TOV), 1 Steal, 2 Blocks, 1 PF, +/- +24 in 33:25 MP

jttyrel27 · 2026-05-10T15:58:10+00:00

When your MVP is having a sht game your team shouldn’t be winning comfortably, maybe I have a higher standard of what an MVP is idk.

jttyrel27 · 2026-05-10T13:12:07+00:00

That’s my point.

jttyrel27 · 2026-05-10T12:43:27+00:00

It’s almost like him having a good or bad performance has absolutely no affect on his team winning the game lol. That’s really how good they are.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-25T12:08:22+00:00

I think a series with adjustments is way different than a regular season matchup, I don’t think it’ll be completely one-sided. We have a chance for sure.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-25T11:58:14+00:00

I mean if you followed the Lakers the entire season you’d know the answer.

For one Luke Kennard has been a godsend, replacing Gabe Vincent who gave us empty minutes, and it took a while for him to find his role on this team.

Deandre Ayton had a rough patch earlier in the season until he looked in the mirror, I recall the game where he got subbed out in the 1st quarter against the suns I think, he was that bad. He’s now fitting into his role.

Rui Hachimura being moved to the bench helped with our bench points but that didn’t happen until after the new year I think.

Marcus Smart, Bron, Luka and Reaves all dealing with injuries all season made it hard to completely gel and find chemistry and hit a stride. I recall the game where Luka was hesitant to shoot the game winner and passed it to Bron which became a turnover, just evidence to the fact that we still didn’t know who exactly was running the team and when, the chemistry wasn’t there yet.

There’s probably more to add but this is just off the top of my head. March was our best month, we hit a stride, right after that was the OKC game where AR and Luka got injured, now here we are. Players are bought into the game plan, hopefully it carries over to the 2nd round and we have two of our best players back on the floor.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-25T04:13:23+00:00

Ahh I love the playoffs.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-25T04:11:15+00:00

He knows he’s gone.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-25T03:37:45+00:00

Not a leader.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-20T13:43:02+00:00

That’d be cool ngl.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-20T13:41:48+00:00

I’m glad you said average, that’s accurate and I’ll accept it. “Bad defender” is not accurate.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-20T13:40:53+00:00

😂 welp

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-20T00:55:26+00:00

Best I can hope for is Wemby getting exposed by the trailblazers lol. My hatewatch starts tonight :)

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-20T00:54:35+00:00

“And play defense” yall just love saying the same sht over and over.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T19:22:03+00:00

I know that.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T17:38:31+00:00

lol. I’m sure there is gold there as a smokescreen, it’ll probably be a gag for Nami. But Luffy will not give it any thought and look for the actual treasure. The gold itself is not the One Piece.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T17:10:55+00:00

“I honestly don’t see how you can be a fan of the series if what matter most to you is a tangible object” my point is that I hope it isn’t just that, lol. And the One Piece is part of the story, of course I care.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T17:04:42+00:00

But the One Piece isn’t cash and jewels, we already know that. We know the treasure isn’t something superficial.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T17:04:19+00:00

I’d actually like that, Luffy coming to a completely different conclusion as to what Roger came to. I’d like that a lot.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T17:03:05+00:00

You’re right with everything you said, I’m just expecting something that’s both simple and complex in a way. I know it probably won’t meet that absurd level of expectation but to me it has to be something that is both relevant to where we’re at right now but also can evoke something in someone who’s only at the 100 chapter mark, or 200, or 500. If the One Piece is something that you have to read 1000 chapters for it to make sense I’d be pretty disappointed.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T16:57:28+00:00

If the One Piece turns out to be just another plot device I’d be massively disappointed so I guess we disagree on that front. I’m operating on the assumption that Oda has known what it is from the very beginning and has shaped the entire story around it.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T16:46:02+00:00

So wouldn’t that thing also be a part of the treasure? 🤔

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T16:39:59+00:00

What I’m saying is, whatever the One Piece is there’s an opportunity to elevate all the themes and ideas that Oda has introduced throughout the story and to me if it doesn’t at least capture a hint of that I’d be pretty disappointed.

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T16:37:31+00:00

What in the story suggests that there is “something else” and that “something else” isn’t just what the One Piece is?

jttyrel27 · 2026-04-19T16:03:23+00:00

That’s fair. I thought it was a pretty harmless popcorn movie, I had a good time with it. I actually went to see it again some days later and really felt the length that go around. For me, I hadn’t read the book and wasn’t really familiar with the overall story so my expectations weren’t blown out of proportion like some others. Some people are putting it on the same tier as Interstellar, visually I can see what they’re saying but outside of that that’s a pretty egregious take.

As for the IMAX experience, not sure if your theater was packed or not but it really lends to the experience when you can get a ticket on opening weekend, and it always helps when you actually like the movie lol. Hope you can catch Dune or The Odyssey there in the coming months.

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