It seems like blowing double-digit leads is becoming a trend in Los Angeles right now, as the Los Angeles Lakers just emulated the Los Angeles Clippers by letting a 19-point advantage slip right through their fingers.
Frank Vogel’s team was in control of the game vs. the Golden State Warriors for most of the game until Stephen Curry went off late in the second half to cap off a spectacular comeback for the Dubs.
To make things even worse for Lakers fans, LeBron James actually had a somewhat decent look to win the game at the buzzerbut bricked a three-pointer and his team fell 115-113 in one of the most exciting games of the season.
Needless to say, a polarizing player like LeBron James missing a game-winner will always be great news for his haters, who didn’t hesitate to call him out on social media after not getting the job done.
Lakers Blow A Huge Lead: Funniest Memes And Reactions
The Los Angeles Lakers are still the first seed in the Western Conference as of now, and you also have to give the resilient Golden State Warriors a lot of credit for that amazing comeback last night.
Steph Curry vs LeBron James
Games won
Steph Curry – 22
LeBron James – 14Regular Season W
Steph Curry – 7
LeBron James – 7Playoffs W
Steph Curry – 15
LeBron James – 7 pic.twitter.com/03cz88Dkak— Icy Shai❄️ (6-6) (@ShaiBucketsMVP) January 19, 2021
Stephen Curry owns Lebron James pic.twitter.com/rZMeuYYAso
— �� �� �� ¹¹ (@CantGuardAiyuk) January 19, 2021
The nba watching Wiggins locking down lebron pic.twitter.com/LZIiCo63mC
— ɐuɐs ɐɥɯǝp (@_Anas_Ahmed) January 19, 2021
“How the Lakers lose to the We Deceive Warriors?”
LeBron: pic.twitter.com/fGH4fcNK7k
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) January 19, 2021
Skip Bayless after seeing Lebron miss that last second shot pic.twitter.com/U6JoSVuhyc
— Sebastian���� (@MontalvoS3BAS) January 19, 2021
Steph leads comeback from 19 PTS down
LeBron misses potential game-winner pic.twitter.com/c1fSgUe0YG
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) January 19, 2021
Lebron for the win and #GSWvsLAL pic.twitter.com/ZfIogkgKty
— KingRelly (@KingRe11y) January 19, 2021
Lebron watching his team lose a 19 point led to the Warriors #GSWvsLAL pic.twitter.com/KollVkVIkE
— William Palmer Blevins (@willblevins_11) January 19, 2021
I’ve seen Gloria but finally seen a picture of lebron a daddy , here it is! #dubnation #stephbetter pic.twitter.com/VrZlT4Wp2Q
— oz miranda (@Giantniner1) January 19, 2021
LeBron James and AD narrating their experience against the #DubNation : pic.twitter.com/kz8i3yJrej
— Joy Ojeabulu (@Euphoria_Sticks) January 19, 2021
LeBron for the win, NO. pic.twitter.com/bR4yI9XYLG
— Madison Jane (@itsmejeriemy) January 19, 2021
“Lebron for the game…” pic.twitter.com/8a0g7wN5et
— Caramelpapi (@Caramelpappi) January 19, 2021
LeBron to the rest of the Lakers when they got to the locker room last night pic.twitter.com/ECn6xnhNvS
— Public Enemies Podcast (@TheEnemiesPod) January 19, 2021
“Lebron puts it up for the win” pic.twitter.com/SArPqui1eq
— YERRRR���� (@GSWKinta111) January 19, 2021
It’s not usual to see the Lakers blowing big leads even vs. great teams like the Warriors, so this shouldn’t worry them unless it becomes a trend. At the end of the day, it’s impossible to win every game in the NBA.
As for the Warriors, these kinds of performances will silence their doubters and demonstrate that they can compete at the highest level and vs. every rival, even if they don’t have Klay Thompson anymore.
Also, LeBron James is one of the most clutch players in NBA history – and that’s a fact backed up by stats, not an opinion – but I’m guessing fans won’t let him forget about this miss any time soon.
