Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[stalking_WOLF_21]

the pacers will get to the next round but they defently won't win against tayshaun prince and the piston GO TAYSHAUN!!!

[cardbuyer66]

I'll bet you Indiana gets farther then the pistons. PM me if interested, I'll keep this off this thread because its the lakers fan thread. PM if interested though.

[stalking_WOLF_21]

your box is full

[stalking_WOLF_21]

yes the wolve sone what a game the wolves were up by a lot in about two minutes th kings cxame back and sent it to overtime!!! i almost pied my pants

[insanefishpossay]

Originally posted by minew_m
They probably won't win one in Sacramento.

Haha, wrong.

T-Wolves 3-0 in Sacremento this season.

[podstock]

I am with Minew_m;

who'd thunk the Wolves would beat the Kings at Arco during the playoffs.

what you do in the regular season doesn't mean too much in the playoffs.

For instance, in the regular season of 2000, the Lakers were 0-4 vs. the Spurs.

Then, in the playoffs, with the Spurs having home court advantage, Kobe and Shaq promptly waxed the Spurs 4-0.

[Bonds_25]

Doesn't matter where the Kings are they playing they can always choke. Free throws and rebounding continually kill them in big games, even Peja missed 3 free throws in Game 3. Kings will never win a championship until they learn to put pressure aside and play with a new intensity that is absent.

They must win tonight for them to have a shot against Minny, hopefully they can pull it out and get back on track.

[podstock]

5/11/04: Lakers beat the Spurs 98-90

Kobe played one hell of a game, with 42 points on 15 of 27 shots, making shots all over the place, with Bruce Bowen tight on him. about 6 assists and 6 rebounds and NO turnovers in 42 minutes of action

This was a Kobe-esque game. Everyone talks about Jordan being sick and then having a great game. Try being in court for 3 days, not practicing with the team, then playing the game

Shaq had a great game and, more importantly, was 8-11 from the free throw line. THAT'S RIGHT, Shaq made 8 free throws, and he didn't have to shoot 100 of them to make 8.

No other Lakers scored double digits.

Duncan and Parker played better...and so did the Spurs, going with a 10-point lead at halftime. But, the Lakers (aka Kobe and Shaq) took over in the 2nd half, outscoring the Spurs by 28.

Now, it's 2 out of 3.

2 are at SBC Center, where the Lakers have never won in the playoffs in the past 2 years.

Lakers played great offense and defense...but this was at home.

I do not believe they can do it on the road.

next game: Thursday at SBC, 5 pm PST....look for a lackadaisical Lakers start, and them being down 10 points before you can say "Kobe"

[stalking_WOLF_21]

the spurs ahd two lane violations which shaq got two extra points off of

[minew_m]

Originally posted by podstock
This was a Kobe-esque game. Everyone talks about Jordan being sick and then having a great game. Try being in court for 3 days, not practicing with the team, then playing the game

Shaq had a great game and, more importantly, was 8-11 from the free throw line. THAT'S RIGHT, Shaq made 8 free throws, and he didn't have to shoot 100 of them to make 8.

That's right, Kobe-esque. People can stop refering to Jordan-esque. I hate it when people refer to Kobe as being Jordan like. They each are different people and I think Kobe is doing a better job nailing big shots. You also can't compare the two when they played in different times. Athletes are getting bigger, stronger, and faster. That means better defense on Kobe. Also, look how many big shots he's had in his career. Don't forget he only started in the 1996/97 season. Only 7 years in the league and three championships to show for it. That is quite amazing.

I was impressed with Shaq's free throws also, but more importantly his defense. He had four blocks and 14 rebounds. I love the energy that they are bringing. I'm just hoping they can win one at San Antonio. I'm not worried about home games anymore!