NBA Twitter’s Los Angeles Lakers playoffs Narrative thread:

Round 1 vs Portland

Before series:

“Who’s guarding Dame and CJ they don’t have Avery Bradley”

After series:

“Well they were supposed to win they Blazers don’t have anyone to guard AD & LeBron” “Lucky Trevor Ariza wasn’t playing, would locked up LeBron”

Round 2 vs Houston

Before series:

“Harden and Russ about to run circles around the Lakes guards”

“The Rockets actually have defense unlike the Blazers”

After serious:

“Well Westbrook was selling”
“The refs...”
“We would’ve won if we had Danuel House”

Round 3 vs Denver

Before series

“Nuggets got momentum from beating LAC”
*lakers go up 3-1*
“Nuggets are the comeback kids”

After series

“LeBron legacy got saved by AD”
“Series should’ve been 2-1 if Plumlee would guarded AD”
“Refs...”

Finals vs Miami

Before series

“Miami got dogs to guard LeBron”
“Miami knows LeBron too well”
“Iggy got LeBron on ”

After a 2-0 series start

“This is LeBron’s easiest path to a championship ever”
“Carried by AD”
“Lucky x NBA player isn’t playing”