Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

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I would love to attend Lakers games..but I don't like paying hundreds of dollars for a 2 1/2 hour game

If you have to go to concessions or the bathroom, you miss at least 1/2 a quarter, if not more, unless you do it at halftime (which everyone else does as well)

so, I rarely attend the Lakers game, so I end up watching almost all the games on TV. Didn't attend one game in person this year

I prefer to go to baseball games, where the games last 3 hours most times, and if you're lucky, it goes extra innings and takes 4-5 hours. $150 doesn't do much at Lakers games. But $150 gets you lots of food and beer.

The big difference? TICKET PRICES

[skyracer3]

Hey Phil, I got lucky with the tickets this time. My friend didnt want them, so he sold them to me for face value. It was 4 tickets for $35 bucks each. Thats pretty good especially for a playoff game.

And yes, the cheerleaders helped pass the time between the timeouts =)

One more thing..there were so many good looking girls sitting in the lower levels and courtside! haha. Must have some sugar daddys in their pockets.

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Originally posted by skyracer3
Hey Phil, I got lucky with the tickets this time. My friend didnt want them, so he sold them to me for face value. It was 4 tickets for $35 bucks each. Thats pretty good especially for a playoff game.

And yes, the cheerleaders helped pass the time between the timeouts =)

One more thing..there were so many good looking girls sitting in the lower levels and courtside! haha. Must have some sugar daddys in their pockets.

Sugar Daddys?

lol, those girls will be "paying" for those lower level seats.

No one gives something away to someone else without getting something back

if ya catch what I mean

hehehhehe

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4/24/04 update: Rockets blast the Lakers 102-91, with wide open three pointer after three pointer after three pointer

Lakers decided not to play defense, left the perimeter shooters wide open......

and that was the gist of the ballgame

Shaq had a great 1st half, with 11 points in the first 6-7 minutes of play...then, he started picking up fouls left and right, 3 in the first half.
Boy, I can see why Shaq, despite his self-proclaimed "Most Dominant Ever" title, has NEVER won ONE NBA defensive player of the year.

The guy has NO lateral movement, and you can easily get past him. Francis had no problems going right around Shaq... and Tony Parker is licking his chops for the chance to average 30+ points a game with pick and rolls

Of course, after the game, Shaq grumbled about not getting the ball enough, which was true, b/c he didn't do anything in the 2nd-3rd quarters (when Shaq grumbles about not getting the ball; it's an under-handed attack at Kobe ball hoggin)....but, as usual, Shaq shot 5-14 from free throw line.

THIS IS NOW GETTING RIDICULOUS, b/c it's more like that Shaq will miss BOTH freaking free throws rather than making 1 of 2!!!

Kobe score 21 points with about 7 assists and 7 rebounds, but had another terrible shooting night, going 7-20 from the field.

Francis and Mobley played well, and the perimeter shooting Jackson, Nakdar, etc made their shots

series now 2-1 for the Lakers

will the Lakers play defense Sunday?

b/c every team that plays the Lakers seem to average 55%+ shooting

[minew_m]

They should have kept giving the ball to Shaq. Not sure why Kobe kept on jacking up three after three in the fouth again. He's not playing Portland again. He won't always make that shot! In the first quarter they were competetive. They were leading when they ran the offense through Shaq. In the last 3 or 4 minutes of the quarter they stopped giving him the ball and the Rockets ended the quarter with a six point lead. They have the most dominant player in the game, why not use him!

[skyracer3]

Kobe was taking those threes because when the Lakers get down by double digits they give Kobe some freedom to shoot. He's the ONLY player on the team who can spark a comeback.

But I agree that they should of kept feeding Shaq. He set a good tone to the game during the early minutes, but was invisible for the rest of the 1st half.

[minew_m]

I actually would have given the ball more to Kareem Rush. He is the best three point shooter on the team. Even Fisher is a better three point shooter than Kobe.

[stalking_WOLF_21]

haha what happened to the lakers the other night man the t-wolves are doing better then them and they have never been out of the first round

[minew_m]

The T-wolves are also facing the Nuggets who suck. Did you ever think of that?

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Originally posted by minew_m
The T-wolves are also facing the Nuggets who suck. Did you ever think of that?

There's only a two game difference between the Nuggets and the Rockets, they can't suck that much.