Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[insanefishpossay]

It was just one of those nights.

The wolves had won something like 11 in a row, you can't expect them to win every game.

Had it have been a close game, I would be grumbling about bad calls by the refs. Spreewell got leveled by nugget, no foul. Szczerbiak had nuggets jumping on his back, no foul. Many other times when there was clearly a foul, no foul. Yet it seems Olowokandi just had to look at Carmello Anthony to have the refs call a foul on him.

But it didn't really matter. It was just one of those nights where everything for Denver went in, and nothing for the Wolves would drop.

[minew_m]

It's the playoffs! Many of those tick-tack fouls shouldn't be called. It was going both ways. Now the Nuggets have light. You know what that means. A team with confidence is VERY dangerous.

[insanefishpossay]

Originally posted by minew_m
It was going both ways.

Maybe it was, I didn't watch the fourth quarter, but it really wasn't going both ways when i was watching.

Originally posted by minew_m
Now the Nuggets have light.

As do the Rockets. If you're going to try and put down the wolves, at least think up arguments that don't apply to the Lakers as well.

[stalking_WOLF_21]

man the wolves lost i'm pist off but you can't win them all. the lakers HOPEFULLY will lose game four (BUT HIGHLY DOUGHT IT)

[stalking_WOLF_21]

man karl malone gets his jersey ripped (NOT ON PURPOSE) and almost started cring what a baby. he's made a living bracking peoples jaws and stuff and he gets his jersey ripped because this guy was going fall and servily crack his butt. then the next play the same guy who ripped the jersey blocked malone's chot and malone gets tied up
hahaha

[minew_m]

Well well, look who just won!

[podstock]

4/25/04: 92-88 Lakers in OT

wowowowow, I was ready to RIP, and I mean, TOTALLY RIP, Kobe for his ballhogging, for his BS 6 for 22 FG from the field, often shooting with 2-3 Rockets hanging with him when he could've passed to a hot Karl Malone......

but then, the Lakers pulled out the game in OT.

What a turnaround, for both teams!!

First, with the Lakers up by 14 late 3rd quarter,the Rockets scored 2 quickie layups to cut the lead to 10 going into the 4th quarter.

Then, while the Lakers were mired in another offensive funk, the Rockets and STeve Francis came alive to outscore the Lakers 22-12 to get game into OT.

Speaking of Francis, this is a guy picked in the 1st round (a very early pick; I thhink he may have been the #1 overall pick), and in the 4-6 years in the league, he hasn't done jack.

Yet, every time he made a bucket in the game, he posed and pumped up, like he won the NBA title! What the hell is Francis pumping for when his team is down in the series and down in the game? Francis is ALL style, and very LITTLE substance.

example #1: with 29 seconds left, he had the ball against Derek Fisher, keep dribbling, and totally missed the rim for his last second shot.

example #2: in OT, down 88-87, Francis quickly took the ball up the court, got pressured slightly by Fisher, and promptly dribbled the ball of his knee for a turnover

The analysis is that Steve Francis, while a great athlete and great player, will self-destruct in the clutch.....and if you watched game 4, you can see that. Of course, this was only Francis' 2nd career playoff game, and the Rockets will certainly be in more playoff games in the coming years.

This game was won in LARGE part to Karl Malone, with a RIDICULOUS 30 point and 13 rebound performance, and some tough, aggressive defense, including a technical he got for stalking Nakbar after Nakbar fouled Karl hard on a play; earlier, Malone undercut Nakbar as the latter made a driving layup

Karl was hot early, going 8-10, and cntinued so throughout the game, playing an incredible 48 of a possible 53 minutes (game went into OT)

Kobe scored 18 on 22 shots - yuck! But he made a key steal and basket in OT, with the Lakers down 4 points, then made another key dribble drive layup and free throw on the subsequent possession.

Shaq had 17 points and 12 boards, but wen 3-11 from the free throw line. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. SHAQ'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE HE IS NOT EVEN MAKING 33% FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE, and one game in the playoffs, we are going to pay for this.

I suspect that San Antonio will be the series where Shaq's terrible free throw shooting will result in me giving 50 cc to Wolf, as I do not believe the Lakers can play this type of game vs. the Spurs.

Lakers now up 3-1, and can close out the Series 3-0.

Right now, with Kobe in court that Wed, let's pray that either NY beats NJ or Memphis beats San Antonio (hahahahahahaha, not likely), otherwise, the game starts at 7 pm.

If either of the other series can be extended, then the Lakers game starts at 7:45 pm PST, meaning Kobe should make it back in time for the opening tip. If the game starts at 7, Kobe most likely won't make it back until late 1st quarter or early 2nd quarter

[skyracer3]

Right now, with Kobe in court that Wed, let's pray that either NY beats NJ or Memphis beats San Antonio (hahahahahahaha, not likely), otherwise, the game starts at 7 pm.

Well that didn't happen. lol

[stalking_WOLF_21]

watch game five kobe going to only shoot the ball like 5 times because his teamates are probally giveing him so much crap the other nite then the lakers will lose becaus eof this

[minew_m]

The way their year has been going, I wouldn't be surprised!