Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[ugi802004]

Wow they almost lost to the Grizz w/out Gasoul and Bonzi Wells. I turned it off when they were losing in 2nd quarter 39-23. But o well, all said and done LA won.

[minew_m]

Rough game for the Lakers. Shaq had a good night. I believe he only missed three shots from the field. Kobe was the leading scorer and went 9-23 from the field. He's passing a little more (7 ast.), but still taking some wild shots I find. Hopefully they can beat the Queens tomorrow!

[ugi802004]

YEA QUEENS is right!!!!!!!

[podstock]

Originally posted by ugi802004
Wow they almost lost to the Grizz w/out Gasoul and Bonzi Wells. I turned it off when they were losing in 2nd quarter 39-23. But o well, all said and done LA won.

hey, I don't blame you for not watching / listening to the game.
man, I threw my small alarm clock when the Lakers were down by 19 (had to go to K-mart this morning and get a replacement for the office at work) last night

that was just an incredible display of INEPTITUDE and INCOMPETENCE

Grizzlies were 0-17 vs the Lakers in Los Angeles; they were missing 2 of their starters Pau Gasol and Bonzi Wells,

and the Grizzles were up by 19 in the farking 2nd quarter?!?!?

I almost threw a fit!

There was 2 reasons why the Lakers won this game:

1. Grizzlies couldn't shoot a free throw in the 2nd half - missed 9 straight free throws at one point (they were 11 for 22 overall on free throws)

2. Grizzlies didn't have the offensive firepower once the Lakers played some defensive.

if they had Pau Gasol and Bonzi playing ... I doubt the Lakers could've come back

what a pathetic game last night.

don't be fooled by the victory or the score....

in the playoffs, if you are down 19 to San Antonio or Sacramento or Minnesota, you're not coming back to win. You can't expect to play perfect defense and then outscore the other team by 19 points in one quarter!!

Kobe had 33 points, but was a lousy 9-23 from the field (he did make 14-15 free throws) with 6 boards and 7 assists. Kobe finally decided to pass. When Kobe has 6+ assists, Lakers are something like 26-5.

Shaq had 28 points (a GREAT 12-14 from the field, but clanked in 3-11 from free throws -- how the fark do you shoot 33%?!?!?!) and 12 boards and a couple of blocks -- Shaq took an anti-inflammatories for his knee pain, and was pretty active.

Malone had 12 points, 7 boards, 6 assists... he's still hesitant to shoot the outside shot; hopefully, he'll start shooting more when he's wide open.

Gary 12 points, 4 boards and 7 assists

Rick Fox dislocated his thumb defending on a fast break play - hopefully, they can splint the thumb, and he can continue playing this Sunday - but I doubt it; I saw the limp thumb, and it was pretty bad on TV.

For the Grizzlies, Mike Miller had 22 points on 10-15 shots and James Posey had 19 points on 7-12 shots. But, without Gasol and Bonzi, they just didn't have enough offense.

Surprisingly, the Suns BEAT the Kings in Arizona -- wowowowowow!!! The Suns are freaking 26 games UNDER 0.500 and still managed to beat the Kings!

San Antonio, Kings, and Lakers all have the same record. Minnesota is the #1 see with 1 1/2 lead over all 3 teams.

Lakers meet Kings at Arco this Sunday. Winner gets inside track to the #2 seed.

After this game Sunday, Lakers play Golden St. at home Tuesday, then Portland on the road Wed -- a tough back-to-back!!

Sacramento goes on the road to play at Denver Monday (a tough back-to-back game with a team desperate to get that last spot in the playoffs), then at Golden St. Wed

with everything going on this year, wouldn't it be amazing if the Lakers could win the Pacific Division?!?!?!?!

[minew_m]

Originally posted by ugi802004
YEA QUEENS is right!!!!!!!

Of course it's right. They can't be called the Kings until they win a championship, lol.

[minew_m]

Originally posted by podstock


Rick Fox dislocated his thumb defending on a fast break play - hopefully, they can splint the thumb, and he can continue playing this Sunday - but I doubt it; I saw the limp thumb, and it was pretty bad on TV.

Don't look forward to it. I read that he broke it and he is out indefinitely.

[stalking_WOLF_21]

THE W_O_L_V_E_S ARE 1ST AND CAN'T BE S_T_O_P_P_E_D AND IT'S NICE TO SAY TO ALL lakers or queens THAT THE WOLVES WILL GET PAST THE FIRST ROUND AND THE LAKERS LOSE IN THE FIRST AND I GET 50 CARD CASH FROM PODSTOCK THIS IS SWEET.
NUFF SAID

[minew_m]

Originally posted by stalking_WOLF_21
THE W_O_L_V_E_S ARE 1ST AND CAN'T BE S_T_O_P_P_E_D AND IT'S NICE TO SAY TO ALL lakers or queens THAT THE WOLVES WILL GET PAST THE FIRST ROUND AND THE LAKERS LOSE IN THE FIRST AND I GET 50 CARD CASH FROM PODSTOCK THIS IS SWEET.
NUFF SAID

Pretty brave to say considering the Wolves never made it PAST the first round, lol.

[ugi802004]

WHOOAAAAAA im sorry but man, are you on crack!!!!! Lakers are winning it all let alone losing 1st round. Yea i bet once LA gets 1 seed, and T-wolves fall to 2 they will lose to Rocketts lol. And if u wanna make a bet on who will go farther ill deffinitly make one.

[stalking_WOLF_21]

o would but i need my card cash