#04-29-2026 #4 Lakers vs #5 Rockets Playoffs Game Thread (R1 G5)
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oh my god bro
fuck
OH MY GOD BRO
straight magnet ball
shit
yo can the refs check these nets
Bruh
FFS
Now this ugly fuck killing us
this is suspicious
COME ON
R we Dedass rn
WAKE UP
are we down by 8?
oh my goodness another turnover
smart bro

TURNOVER
COME ON
AFTER
yes :/
PLS
💀
No way i just seen ts

smart turned it over holy shit
Yea GGs lol
Wide open 3 im dead
Get smart tf out got damn man
bro we need to investigate these rims
i hate this stupid fucking team
Smart deadass throwing so hard
WHERES THE PASSION
lmao, smart killed us holy shit
WHERES THE I WANT TO KILL THIS ROCKETS TEAM
Way too many TOs
"yea lets be optimistic", WE ARE LEAVING THEM WIDE OPEN FROM 3
now its austins fault right???
why throw it like that
smart b2b turnover
Lakers needa have confidence
Smart did the shit I do in hoop land 😭
its austins fault right????
why is smart handling the ball
SMART YOURE NOT. BRON BRUH JUST SHOOT U BUM
Holy shit Marcus
right guys???
fuck this team
Unforced turnovers killing us
WTF R U DOING
Holiday shooting form looks like gabe
can you relax??? no one has blamed Austin wtf is wrong w you
AR is the reason right???
GET SMART THE FUCK OUTTA THE GANE NOW
this shit piss me off
only jj would play 3 guards vs this big heavy team
Cmon lets go
i swear if we lose this game......
Convinced he wants us to blame austin
GET SMART OUTTA THE FUCKING GANE NOW
Austin is back btw lmfao
this is fucking shit
Bro fighting demons nobody even once criticized Reaves yet
Aight man
Can we please start actioning the idiots in here 😭
genuinely so annoying man
every single person on twitter
He’s also 3-8, brother needs to start scoring
every single one
jj is actually a terrible coach it’s not funny
wtf are we doing dude
GUYS THIS ISNT A SINGLE PLAYE RISSUE, JJ IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE
Bots 🤖
it’s just hoodiibron
Why blame austin, first game back and all the blame towards him
They finally have a bench today
im going home bro
Fuck
JJ REDDICK'S ABILITY TO ADAPT IS WRECKING OUR WHOLE SHIT UP
I JUST NEED TO KNOW WTF WE'RE DOING
we just had it within 5 bru
We need like 2 stops in a row
The block button is free to use
Pls dont let ts happen
another turnover?
WE CANT GET REBOUNDS OR PLAY DEFENSE
WE ARE PLAYING AS IF WE ARE GOING TO GET ICE CREAM LATER TONIGHT
Drinking
dawg, this is like what happened back in 06 against phx
this enraging me
we have so many unforced errors
Marcus Smart really destroyed our momentum like crazy lol.
WE ARE PLAYING AS IF WE ARE IN LA FITNESS AND WE DONT GIVE A FUCK
At the end of the day, if you want to play this type of brainless ball, that’s cool; but, don’t be surprised when you lose four straight lol
need to work on those turnovers
yeah luke! sub bronny in atp
i genuinely hope this niggas come back down 0-3 lmaoo
How do we play such elite defense to force a shot clock violation
And then smart does THAT
we deserve it
Luke needa shoot at least 15
Not even a #contributor lol
aR comes back and all of sudden he's doing nothing wtf man
smart deadass shouldn’t be in the league sometimes
if they do, im done with the sports man
He forgot how to shoot now, whyy at this point of the series
bro
Rockets ML -350 rn highest it’s been all game lol
What a disgrace, gotta stop hyping up bums and gotta let em show they can be consistent
bronny needs to keep the team in check
we are 6 from 17 from 3
We nit winning this
thats so fucking shit
</3, he needs to be on that watchlist for gambling 😭
we deserve it
Bronny is our savior!
!faith
HAVE SOME GODDAMN FAITH
why is luke in a 3 guard lineup
if I resub to nba I'm sure we will lose FFS
I feel cursed having nba subscription, lakers never win then
White boy scourge virus
!faith PPL
why
HAVE SOME GODDAMN FAITH
!faith
HAVE SOME GODDAMN FAITH
bro, if we choke a 3-0 lead. ima crash out
just look at us
but I can't deal w this 30 seconds lag
Stop with that faith bull shit
!faith
@arctic crystal if they want to play this type of ball, they deserve to lose
HAVE SOME GODDAMN FAITH
We gotta get it within 4 before 4th quarter
do the kung fu panda shit
first team in nba history to throw this lead
i’m laugh and never support this team again
Whenever it matters, they lose the ability to shoot 😭
wtf are we doing
jake's in bro
WHAT ARE WE DOING
JESUS CHRIST
jake and hayes
Marcus smart a tell
ggs
yup....
we might be cooked lmao
Troll
jake has +4
Can fucking bron just takeover please goat
Gonna need a heroic vintage LeBron performance in the 4th, otherwise the series is over with 1 day breaks going forward
man Lebron still passive on a very important game
if we choke this series i dont want Lebron next year lmao
jake fouled him
its between
Magic and Pistons
Lakers and Houston
laravia???

what are u doing jake....
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
yep thats game bro, refs are on crack
HE TRAVELED
You’re gonna put laravia in? Yeah bro
i'm taking a nap
wtf man
Tony brothers moment
wtf hayes
Now refs are calling in favor of Houston lmao
ref bad game again
?????????
LMAOOOO
REFS????
straight money on the rockets lmao
Tony brothers is a terrorist
GGs refs calling in favor of rockets
these refs 🤣
holy fuck refs
HE FUCKING TRAVELED TO ISRAEL WITH DENI AND YOU DONT EVEN CALL IT?
refs are gonna cost us this series if this keeps happening
WHY IS EVERYONE AGAINST US
Wowiwowow
WHERES THE DRIVE
HE TRAVELLED AROUND THE WORLD
we out
Bro I hate senguns dumbass all he does is sit in paint and just exist and somehow scores
we are so cooked

luke fuck
are the lakers hungover?
this league is so cooked
james williams now tony brothers, all we need now is scott foster in g6
we desperately need a three
yeah not happening
Same with f1
are shooters are cold today
10pt game wow
mussolini now hirohito, all we need now is hitler in game 6
this rim hates us lmao
FUCKING WAKE UP LAKERS WTF
I swear
This rim has to be fake
why we playing with no guards
dfs now in
2nd game in a row where we shot horriblyh
why we all were panicking at half lol, it wasn't about just 4 pts game but the way we are playing
Crowd ain’t bullying sengun enough
this faith bs ain't really working today
Going to bed it’s midnight
Hope I see a win in the morning
4th quarter, i expect us to go on a huge run
we are genuinely super sorry
bro i saw someone say tony brothers looks like a koala bear
we are doomed Lebron not taking over too passive
the rockets and we have reversed roles
Now we're the ones not playing with passion, really sucks
U HAD 2 DAYS OF REST
LAKERS FUCKING WAKE YOUR ASSES UP
PLAYING SO PASSIVE
LeBron wtf r u doing bro 😭
PISSING ME OFF
we need a lefuckyou three asap
KENNARD
come on kennard
ON. THE. BOARD.
come on kennard
WE ARE HESITATING TO SHOOT
1/2...
need to keep attacking, need to get in bonus
We cannot lose this game
kennard missing free throws
bruh
yeah fuck this team bro
so now they call that shit
bruh
yep they cant miss
THEY ARENT TRYING
man fuck this
I’ve never seen a team with talent play with such bullshit
THEY ARENT EVEN TRYING
YOURE PLAYING AT HOME
SEMIS ON THE LINE
AND YOU PLAY LIKE THIS
our crowd is fucking dead man
Damn, we’re frauds
this team has no energy at all...
the millionaires bought it out
FUCK
We are actually gonna lose the series lmaooo
what do you expect them to do lmao
lol
BRO AMEN IS FRYING US
HAUAHAHAHA
????
GOODNIGHT
Brown’s legacy took a hit
BRO
team is playing like fucking ass
Ggs
wtf was that miss
this is how rockets fan felt at the beginning of this series btw
BRO
Bron WTF
tables have turned on us
Imma end myself
LEBRON WHAT
Lebron man
WE ARE ACTUALLY COOKED
finally a bucket
fr
yeah bron fuck off good night
should've been a foul and they didnt call it
pls need some threes
JAKE
LA is the second biggest city in the US btw
Bron cmon stop being a bitch
BLOCKED BY JAKE
9 point lead jeez lock in
And it’s dead like it’s BUTTFUCK OHIO
bro bron lost his confidence
down 9 aight
im lowkey shaking
Thank you Jake
magnets have to turn on now
Biggest city
This will get interesting
This is genuinely why I stopped watching the nba, bad calls, bad team
this is just depressing man :v I want to have faith but these guys are making it really hard
NYC
GOOD HUSTLE JAKE
I wanted us to be within 4-5 not 9
But LeBron wth was that idea
Why would you give that to Laravia there against Amen LOL
DEADASS
Thank God it worked
We will win this game.
ngl what if jake has his lonnie moment
i’m scared for this team
all u gotta do is score
We literally can’t score
smh
0 PASSION 0 DRIVE
I. BELIEVE.
Bron lost his touch lately, wth happened
this team is so lazy it’s hurtful to watch
nsj 🙏
YESS
LMAO IF WE JUST PUT BRONNY IN WE WIN BTW
Kennard is a vet min player lmao
THE REAL JAMES WILL CARRY
We will win
if you play like this you deserve to fucking swim home
We will win
If we actually blow this series lebron deadass might retire 💀
We will win
its not that far fetched
we are so cooked
real
Good?
let's win this game lakers..
first team to ever choke a 3-0 series
bro do u know who lonnie walker is
we not winning this game
well we have more land
5 TOs from Smart…
Nah like just retire atp
jake laravia is like a make a wish kid compared to lonnie
yes
smart plays for the rockets today
No reason to continue playing
There was a time where I was proud to be a Rui fan
0 FUCKING DRIVE TODAY
Y’all stop with the negativity
Now he’s playing like Klay
lonnie aint even itl
thats cause he doesnt want to be
It’ll manifest
We down 9 unless we make 15-0 run in the first 4 mins we aint winning
wtf happened to rui
need him to take these 3s he's tough
there are people here who've been dooming for almost 10 years lol
nobody wants him, the tanking sixers waived him last season
lonnie is really good for a 6th man
How did we step on the breaks this quick into the series
Hoping our TOs will stop in Q4
Kennard forgot who he was, Smart making dumb plays
Lebron is not even trying to take over were fucked
waived him cause he wanted to leave
And the rockets have been on the gas
lonnie would be amazing for us rn
Jake's hustle is good today
Good sign ig
67676767676767677677676767676767676767767676767676786767676767676767767676766
that was a good block at the end, most people wouldnt block that
I’m nervous man
pushing 50 btw
gotta hit our open 3s lol
Rockets live ML -450 💀
FG% really low today
darvin ham wouldve won this series in 6
Sheesh
7 game series
- way too many TOs
For the ticket revenue
lose this bro, and we're actually fucked there's only 1 day breaks from here on out
!fuckno
This shi rigged
deadass
it’s still so winnable bro
put 50 on the lakers rn
I can see the comeback happen
If it goes to 7 we lose
Just for this 4th quarter, stop the negativity
Bron pissed me of dude just take over
67 SPAM FOR GOOD LUCK
clutch time lakers
lakers are not losing, put 2k on lakers to win
lol I’m good
fuckass lakers team
Ftssssss
HAVE SOME FUCKING FAITH, WE CAN DO BETTER
We all do the kung fu panda chi thing
good bron's out for now
GOOD FOUL
Run has to start now
!faith
LETS GET IT
AR defense helped the rockets to get the big lead
HAVE SOME GODDAMN FAITH
!faith
HAVE SOME GODDAMN FAITH
Like right now
AUSTIN REAVES TAKEOVER TIME
1/1
LET'S GO AR
igm
THIS IS HIS MOMENT
2/2
COME ON AR
Touch grass fr
Carry us Reaves
come on AR
Losing a 3-0 lead in your last season is crazy
Earn that contract baby
ITS A 7 POINT GAME NEVER GIVE UP
COME ON LAKERS
AR played very well today given its his first game back from injury
LMAOOO
Lol refs
jake bro
!refs
REFS YOU SUCK! REFS YOU SUCK! REFS YOU SUCK!
yeah but he getting cooked on defense so its 0-0
so fucking soft man
WHAT WAS THAT
???
refs are too soft for jake man...
FINNA MISS
Refs are sensitive with the whistle now
FINNA MISS
dfs magnet off thank god
FOUL GOOD
THAT WASN'T EVEN A FOUL???
sheppard foul
????
shit why are we giving threes to smart
oh
AY IM NOT COMPLAINING
one 3 and we get it to 4
wtf is this lineup? lol
UR JOKING
Bro what is even happening right now
DEFENSE
I'm talking about Jake on Sengun I'm 30 seconds behind lol
someone get hot pls
???
??
wtf even was that
ok man
Hold ball chuck 3
Nice
ggs lmao
lmao
wtf
amen making threes now
too open
bro
SAME PLAY EVERY TIME
Lmao game
Amen making 3s we’re cooked
Gg
Then we do that
man
UR JOKING
yep, its over now
FUCKING JOKING
this is magnet balls
ggs
they have magnet ball
Its over
Gg
are we down by 10?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME
this is bullshit
SERIES BLOWN
OMGGGGGH
fuckkkkkkk
Terrible.js terrible
Rockets in 7
I JUST DONT GET IT
get vando in, we dont have a choice
Lmao bruh
FIRE JJ
ITS OUR HOOP
I DON'T GET IT
he rlly hit that 3
I JUST DON'T GET IT
GRRRRRRRRR
leaving the corner 3 open every time lmao
welp go back to fucking houston holy shit
SERIES BLOWNN
I JUST SONT UNDERSTANDING
Lakers first team in nba history to blow 3-0 lead. Not surprised
We dont start dooming till crunch time
AUSTINEHJWRURB
Abysmal second half from Austin
ATTACK REED SHEPPARD AND TARI EASON ON MAGNET BALL
They collapse on fking reed with 4 secs WTF
JABARI???
*the entire team
we deadass gonn lose this series im not even trollin lmao
Damn everyone laughin at us
Like why do we allow rockets to hit open threes
Jabari really stepped up big for them all playoffs
WE DEADASS ABOUT TO FUCKING LOSE THIS SERIES
We cooked
GGGGGGGGGG
if we do bro, im gone
Lebron only has 1 turnover btw
WHY DID THE ROCKETS WAKE UP ALL OF A SUDDEN
bruh we losing so we get luka for game 1 against okc
Lakers first team in nba history to blow 3-0 lead. Not surprised
We don’t have much rest if we go to game 6
This shit is scripted
Losing to a team without the best players
why are we doubling sengun
your down 3-0 you have too lol
Tim Bontemps about to be IN-FUCKING-SUFFERABLE
fuckkk
Guys
I also would cope this hard back then
Ive been a lakers fan for well over 16 years
we are getting way to comfortable with this fuckass lead
Reaves should have sat this game because the team energy is off
but
Bron is not even trying no energy Bron body language is "i wanna go home"
3-4 INCOMING
I said before game rockets are much younger and will have more gas then us
bro what is up with our team rn
if we were to happen to blow a 3-0 lead then i would no longer be a lakers fan
legit
13 point lead is like a 20 for this team
Time to goon
How was it last game when he sat?
Yup but not for other teams
Fudge
Shit getting spooky
fuckass team what the FUCK are we doing
on everything i love i wouldn’t
just saying
Please lakers
I blame this on drake somehow
just blow that 3-0 lead brother
so disappointed in Lebron. this is playoffs man just use all your powers here
we fucking suck man
Lol how about the games before last game?
WE BETTER PRAY TO GOD KD DONT COME BACK🤣🤣🤣🤣
We get a 11pt lead and it’s gone in 2 mins
Reaves is not the damn problem. Next person that says it should get muted, @mods
We are dogshit
what did he injure
Holy fuck
why is luke in man
lebron got injured i bet
10 minutes left on the clock, we can do this
He will if we keep losing
there's just no fucking energy
Kd is back for sure watch.
no energy
not over till its over
0 energy
Its not cos of reaves , we making terrible passes and our shots not hitting and on defenae we pack the paint for reed sheppard who kicks it in thw corner
Laker fraudulent run is over
Kennard looked horrible ngl
Back to reality
Rockets came out both of these quarters like they were the ones down in the game
ay man get out of our server
Guys wtf are we DOING
....
He don't want the smoke
who is bro 😭
No ball movement. Like games 1 and 2
Im him
bro when kd's off the court the rockets are better im crying
Nice try lol
Copium at its finest
LEBRONNN
He be fuckin up the vibe
LEBRON FROM 50 FEET
Them also going away from Sengun being the go to scorer is working wonders for them. Fuck Ime but he figured it out
run starts now, go go go
THIS IS OUR COMEBACK
im never letting someone talk mad shit then come into my house and beat me
have some shame lakers
HAVE SOME FUCKING SHAME
Rockets is not double teaming Lebron and Lebron still pass the ball
Yea idk wats going on with bron smh
My stream is delayed. Don't you give my false hope you SOB
yo.
MAN FUCK THIS
bitch ass foul
we are still 11 down right?.
yes
it's never a good game if tony brothers is the refs
ok
see ya Game 7
what happened 
missed 1
1/2
yeh KD will play next one lol
Rockets getting every call bro lamo
miss another pls
down 12
UNLIKELY
if we can just get it down to 9
ROCKETS GETTING CALLS
its over we losing this series game 6 rockets winning homecourt
game 7 lakers is shaking . what a disappointment
!refs
REFS YOU SUCK! REFS YOU SUCK! REFS YOU SUCK!
BANGG
!refs
AYTONNN
REFS YOU SUCK! REFS YOU SUCK! REFS YOU SUCK!
COME ON LAKERS
BRO
WE GOT THIS BABY
why don’t we stop fucking blaming the refs and fucking blame the entire team for playing like they’re drunk
PLEASE
okay
OH AYTON WITH THE D
10
KENNARD PLS SAVE US PLS
START THE COMEBACK
WHAT THE FUCK
WHY IS AYTON TAKING A FUCKING 3
COME ON
BAHAHAH
come on
ok good
WTF DID I JS EATCH
COME ON
WTF
real lied holy shit
IM DREAMING
holy brickfest
come on
AR spamming hella 3s
we genuinely might have the first 3-0 comeback im scared
AYTON BAORDS
COME ON
Jesus christ
whaaaaaaa
Ft
OMGGGGG
okay
missed like 2 fouls btw refs
FT
I'M SCAREDDDD
wtf was that lmaoooooo
Ayton wtf manb
WTF AM I WATCHING
wtf
THAT EAS SO UGLY
thats so bad
yeah just look ass and ass and ass
1.1
Ayton cant fuckin catch the ball wtf man
1/1
WHAT ARE THESE BUMS FUCKING DOING
1/1
OUR CROWD IS ALIVE
What in the haram ball did i just watch
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ENTITE POSSESSION
EASON HAS 5 FOULS FORCE HIM OUT
1/2
COME ON
oml
1/1
fuck
AYTON KEEPING THIS GAME ALIVE BTW
SUB ME ON ILL BE A BETTER CENTER THAN AYTON
MAKE YOUR FUCKING FTS
HOLY SHIT
THAT SHIT WAS SOME FUCKING SPACE JAM SHIT 😭
U FUCKASS TEAM
dallas game flashback
sub hayes in
Put me in coach
i mean we had an open layup and transition u passed up for a three
HAVE FAITH
Tari Eason arguing with a fan?
THIS IS HOW WE WIN
And they won’t reprimand him?
PUT DALTON KNECHT AND BRONNY IN
lmao
BRO
COME ON
PLEASE
wild possession
COME ON
BRE
bro rui
please
bron loves going 1/2 every time at the line lmao
nobody can buy a shot tn
Ayton FMVP
Rui cold
NO ONE C AN LAND A FUCKING SHOT TONIGHT
GGs
Ft fest
fuckkkk
SUB ME ON ILL BE BETTER SHOOTER
rui has been so garbage
REFS WHAT THE FUCK
sub luke out pls
the whole team is garbage
brick nation
SUB LUKE OUT
more fts for the rockets
Our best shooter Rui is cold
PUT DALTON IN ATP
tony u fuck
Whole team playing like they have parkinsons
DALTON CAN SHOOT BETTER 3sTHIS
Trade rui mid playoffs
ITS LIKE THEY DONT WANT TO WIN
We lost gg
Bron is soft too much passing
ngl might need to sub vando in for energy lmao
watch luka walk into the locker room and walk out in a jersey and bring the win in for the lakers
VANDO HASNT EVEN PLAYED TODAY WTF
RUI TAKES THR HAREST SHOT
Rui is cold as fuck and JJS STUPID ASS IS PLAYING HIM FOR 40 MINUTES
Kennard playing ok D at least
RUI TAKES THE HARDEST SHOT
He has wtf
he has, i remember him bricking that 3
WTF
We lost the game we shld have won
brick
Like enough
brick
he hasnt played enough
AND ANOTHER FUCKING BRICK
Crazy
lebron man
BRO
dude lebron holy shit
BRICK AFTER BRICK AFTER BRICK
he might be cooked
the rim hates us man
his defense is not the problem
its his offense and he lost his confidence offensively
May your words be heard by the basketball gods
bronny would genuinely contribute more than rui if he was on
Can someone please do something damn
bro
Lebron bro
everything has rimmed out
how many in and outs have we had?
DO SOMETHING PLEASE
???? IGUESS BRO
every single fucking shot is rimming out
ayton loose ball foul
LEBRON BRO
I GUESS THATS A FOUL
It’s over
Yeah, I agree. Just saying at least he's not a negative on both ends. But I agree we should give bronnie some of his minutes
MAKE A THREE
what the fuck is this fuckass team doing
Bad Bad
0 DRIVE
ARE THE REFS MISTAKING THE ROCKETS FOR THE THUNDER OR SOMETHING
we get it
there is no energy in this team
yes
these refs are bad for the league
theres no fucking energy tonight
sheppard foul
This offense is so ugly
keep attacking
THANKS MARCUS
YOUR 6TH TURNOVER
oomdd
LMAOAOAOOAOA
SMART MAN
fuck you smart holy shit
lmaoooo
FUCKING SMART
SmRt gtfo!!! U Nd ur fuckin turnovers!
MARCUD HAS BEEN SO BAD
Lmaoo
Turning myself into a Christmas ornament and sending the video to management if the lakers somehow blow this overwhelming lead to the crockets
Challenge that shit
holy shit bro ggs
dang
take smart out bro
SOFT
It's over
FUCKKKKKKK
holy fuck can they try in game 6
wtf an I watching
Man
!joever
It’s over bro
smart and luke sold us this game
BRO
Lmaoo
“We’re only down 4”
1/1
fuckkk
rockets played better ever since the 2nd quarter
"We will dominate" btw
Rui
Mam luke needs to go back to ball handler.
MARCUSSSS
Holy fuck what happened 
ngl and bron too with his passiveness
nah im blaming Lebron on this one. this is the game he supposed to give it everything
too passive not aggressive
Yea hes back to being spot up player and not have ball in his hands
Wasn’t tryna get muted
My boy gets to the line
Yup we about to blow this series
It’s whatever
11 points
Please bro
this on lebron
we got it
We will win Friday
my god we need luka back holy shit
the only ones showing drive are reaves and ayton
the biggest comeback of our lives will happen right now
jj better fucking crash out in that locker room
The idf check landed in his account
Rui dropped both
Fuck the lakers
this the lakers tonight
Where is the motivation 2 games ago
Lebron acting like its still regular season
JJ YOU BETTER FUCKING YELL AT THESE BITCH ASS DUDES
Am I too hopeful to think this will get him hot
yooooooooooooooooo
PLSSSSSSS LAKERSSSSSSS
good screen DA
...
3 3'S
9 point game w 5 left i mean there’s a chance but they gotta fucking lock in
BRON LOCK INN
5 mins left, its officially clutch time
Do we have any gas left in the tank for a push?
ok we need to keep going
lol now that we made a score yall mfs saying we have a chance
Fuckin hypocrites
Fuck are you cheering for, we down 9
yes
Its over
lock tf in lakers
Yall think we got the comeback
its over
When was the last 3 ?
Negative Nelly over here
Nope we aint winning this
!faith
HAVE SOME GODDAMN FAITH
Its over
Solomon Hill is a curse bestowed to humanity as punishment for sin and straying far from God
!fairh
Luke kennard dance or make a three
It’s over save y’all’s night by turning off the screen
If they locked in yeah 😭
Man this game is stressing me tf out
we cant give up anymore threes, got to close in on them