Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

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domination?? I think so.....

Lakers vs. Pacers in the NBA Finals (I was hoping Lakers wouldnt make it because Pacers would have a better chance then, but Lakers look too damn strong right now).

They're gellin like a fellin (Sp?)

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Originally posted by insanefishpossay
Should be a great game tonight against the wolves.

And the games on ESPN, ahhh i get to watch it in HD :)

one day, I hope to enjoy the awesomeness that is ESPN HD!!

wow!!

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3/26/04 Update: Lakers 90-73 over the Wolves

While this wasn't as dominating a defensive performance as Wed vs. the Kings

the Lakers played a HUGE part in the Wolves (the team with the best FG shooting % in NBA) shooting a season-low 31%

wow!!! yes, the Wolves missed a ton of open shots (Wally 3-11, Sam 4-10, Latrell 5-15, and KG 6-18 in FG shooting), but the Lakers maintained tremendous defensive pressure throughout most of the game

woooohoooooooooo!!! I think the Wolves were intimidated by the Lakers, b/c they had wide open looks (more so than the Kings) and missed badly on most of their shots.

Kobe led the way with 35 points (13-21 shooting), 9 boards and 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. very nice game!! Kobe has made 33 free throws in a row

Shaq had yet another TREMENDOUS defensive performance with
22 points, 4 assists, and 18 freaking rebounds!!!

Karl (4 points on 1-9 shooting; 7 boards) played good defense on Garnett, but was in foul trouble throughout the whole game

Payton (7 points on 3-10 shooting, 3 boards and 3 assists) didn't have a good shooting night either; but played fairly good on Sam Cassell

Basically, this was a Kobe and Shaq game, with everyone else chipping in a few points.

And to StalkingWolf: Wally is a joke, esp. given that he WAS an all-star. This guy is basically a set shooter; he has NO ability whatsoever to dribble drive, stop and shoot. Both Fox, Kobe, and Devean and whoever else guarding Wally have no trouble stopping Wally.

In last year's playoffs, Fox and Devean, whichever one guarded Wally, stopped him COLD.

Lakers now 1/2 game ahead of the Wolves, and 2 games behind Sacramento. If Lakers finish ahead of the Wolves, they will be #3 ranked; MN will be #2, but in the 2nd round, Lakers would have home court advantage

Sacrmento has a tough schedule ahead, going to Dallas, San Antonio and Houston - a killer Texas schedule

Lakers have 11 games left, and only 3 on the road (at Seattle, at Portland, and at Sacramento)

this is gonna be one hell of a finish...stalkingwolf, get ready to send me that 50 CC!! And if you don't have it (b/c you decide you'd rather spend it)...then you will need to come up with it. You have 78 cc as of 3/26/04

Lakers now play Utah at home this coming Sunday - Karl's first game vs his team

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they looked liked the kings/pistons they were moving the ball to EVERY ONE (not just shaq and kobe) they had great defence but the wolves had a bad night

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Originally posted by stalking_WOLF_21
they looked liked the kings/pistons they were moving the ball to EVERY ONE (not just shaq and kobe) they had great defence but the wolves had a bad night

that is true

but, when you have a bad night, and shoot a season low 31.5%, that means the other team also played good defense

about 9-11 games left in the season for all teams


let's see how things turn out!

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3/28/04 update: Lakers beat Utah

Not too much to say about the game, other than that the Lakers won in spite of Kobe ball hogging, taking stupid shots from out of the blue!

Kobe took 23 shots, made 8 while Shaq only shot it 11 times (although Shaq missed 7 of 10 free throws)

Karl played well, with 19 points and about 13-16 rebounds in his first game vs his former team.

Boy, the Lakers built up a nice 16 point lead in the 3rd quarter, before Kobe decided he was gonna shoot and do nothing else. His shot wasn't working in the game, and he should've passed to the other open players......

oh well.....at least Kobe plays hard.

Kirilenkov had a TERRIBLE game, with 7 points (he averages 17-19 points a game) as Rick Fox did a GREAT PHYSICAL job vs. Andrei

Jazz played well....but they were just outmanned.

It was a boring game, and the game really was never in doubt, even when the Lakers fell behind by 6 points in 2nd quarter.

Utah outrebounded the Lakers 46-44, and they've done this in all 4 meetings - incredible!

Lakers still 2 games behind Sacramento, and 1/2 game ahead of MN.

Minnesota has a trip to Houston tonight, so hopefully the Rockets can give the Wolves another loss.

Lakers play the Hornets (without their best player and UCLA alum Baron Davis, out with an injury) Tuesday at home

They then play Houston at home Thursday and a back-to-back Friday at Seattle (Kobe is due in court Friday - hopefully, he's able to fly back and play Friday)

9 total games left....and 2 HUMUNGOUS games:

april 4th: home vs SA Spurs
april 11th: at Sacramento

these are the only 2 games that the Lakers possibly might lose, esp. at Sacramento...Lakers should be able to go 8-1, or 8-2 at the worse.

Sacramento has a KILLER 3-game trip to Texas that will determine if they are the #1 seed or #3 seed, going to Dallas on 3/31, San Antonio 4/1 and Houston 4/4

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I'm hoping that Sacramento can lose all three Texas games.

Boy Rick Fox is impressive. First he stopped Peja, now Kirelenko! He is going to be an asset come playoff time. The past few games he is looking like the Fox of old.

Karl also looks like he is regaining his shot. If all of the Lakers can keep playing like they are in a few weeks from now, the league better watch out!

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Agree, Minew!

I am shocked at how well Fox is playing.

He is coming off a severe foot injury, and I didn't think he was goingto be effective at all for the rest of the year!

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3/30/04: Lakers romp all over New Orleans by 19 points.

the Hornets were without their 2 best players, Baron Davis and Mashburn

so, even when the Hornets got out to a 9-0 lead, and a 20-8 lead in the 1st quarter, no one really cared and not too much booing occurred from the fans

the Hornets just don't have enough firepower on offense, and not enough on defense, and it was only a matter of time before the Lakers took over

Had the Lakers played this sh*t of ball against the Kings/Wolves/Spurs and fell behind 20-8, you'd hear a ton of booing.....

Malone was the player of the game, with about 11 points, 8 boards and 9 assists, barely missing a triple double, in only 28 minutes.

Kobe lead the way with 23 points and 6 assists, and did a better job of sharing the ball

Gary had 20 points and 6 assists

Shaq had a quiet game with 15 points and less than 10 boards; but, the Lakers changed their offensive strategy, as Karl went into the post, and Shaq hung around the perimeter, hence not too many boards.

Devean came alive with 10 points and a 3-pointer
Brian Cook, in barely 12 minutes, made 6-7 shots in garbage time during 4th quarter

this wasn't that exciting of a ballgame, primarily b/c the Hornets were missing their 2 best players.

Lakers now with a 9-game winning streak.

They play Houston Thurs at home; then travel to Seattle for Friday's back-to-back. Fortunately, the court case for Kobe this Friday was cancelled due to a conflict, so Kobe will be there for the entire game.

back-to-back games are tough for the Lakers

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4/1/04 update: well, the Kings lost, and the Lakers have the chance to tie for #1 seed.

So, what do the Lakers do?

They goddam ™™™™™™™ sleepwalk through the 1st quarter...

then, they sleepwalk through the 3rd quarter to give up a 6 point lead as the Rockets go on a 15-2 run

™™™™™™™ Lakers - this piece of ™™™™ sleepwalking will get them killed in the playoffs

going back to watch the rest of the game.........unless I throw my Heineken at the TV and break it!