OT: Go Lakers!

[kusanagiz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14019942#post14019942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by microbubbles
well, ray allen was crap all game long... he couldn't get it going and i didn't really see him trying to stay in the game when doc pulled him in the 4th. paul pierce didn't really make his presence felt other than the 3rd quarter. his overall numbers were good, but he definitely didn't get into that extra 'me vs him' gear against kobe. rondo took hits all game long and towards the end i don't think he wanted to even try taking it to the rack. leon powe wasn't even a blip on the radar... usually i'd expect at least 10 pts and 6-7 rebounds off the bench from him. other than a couple nice moves from tony allen, the bench was a total non-factor...
i saw 1 guy do more than he normally does and everyone else basically coasted. the celtics didn't show their usual poise and courage under fire. definitely give our lakers credit for pulling out what was a must win in their minds... i just don't think i saw anything close to resembling the celtics' best and the game was still very tight up until the very end. the final score doesn't represent how close the game really was. still, it's a win against boston and i'm very happy about it... but i wouldn't get too far ahead of ourselves. we still got work to do.

As I recall (and I could be wrong) Allen actually DIDN'T want to come out after the poor performance he was having and played more minutes than all players not named Bryant. I would credit the Lakers defense on that by denying him the ball as often as possible and by contesting almost all his shots. I can only remember perhaps 2 or 3 open shots that he had as opposed to the countless times from our Finals series against them. In fact, I'd say no one got any consistent open look like last time so again I'd like to credit the Lakers defense.

In the end, it's just one game and we need to see consistent play from our guys so hopefully this game has opened our eyes a bit. We'll see how Boston plays the next time around when we go to their home floor, but there was absolutely no excuse for them to "take a break" when you're talking about the incredible hype behind it since the start of the season....that they're playing the Lakers...on Christmas Day...and against a potential Finals opponent.

 

[xtm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14023533#post14023533 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kusanagiz
We'll see how Boston plays the next time around when we go to their home floor

RAY RAY FOR THE FLOP!!!! :lol:

Well, we dodged one... I don't think we deserved to win, and Kobe almost gave it away when he started chucking them threes. I'll take a win though.. GO LAKERS!! Bring on the Crabeliers!

 

[Jadams]

THE LAKE SHOW!!!! 2 for 2 on the season series with Boston!

I agree with xtm, we didnt necesarily deserve to win that game considering the way we played, but i'll definetly take the win. Plus if we get to the finals and happen to play against boston again, the home court advantage will be nice

 

[Tangwich]

Jesus Shuttlesworth couldn't be the Savior last night
Can someone please explain why Phil Jackson had Luke Walton in the game so late in the game? :mad2:
Oh and I'm glad big mouth Garnett fouled out..funny how it wasn't until AFTER the confrontation between Odom and Garnett that Lamar started playing with passion and energy. Now why can't he do that all the time? :rolleye1:
Bring on Labron, we'll smoke some turkey in Cleveland on Sunday..I hope :lol:

 

[Jadams]

Beating Cleveland Sunday would be AWESOME!!! If we can go 6 for 6 on this road trip, that would be the best road trip Ive ever seen them pull off!!!

 

[Tangwich]

Yeah it would be great, especially breaking their 23-0 home win streak and sweeping the season series with them too..

 

[xtm]

Without Bynum too! :eek2:

 

[djorijun]

That game was bad though, they should've won by more than just one point.

 

[dextermorgan]

man i wished i saw the game... oh well

 

[GTR]

They need some practice. from the line. :lol:

I was just glad to see the game on TNT instead of channel 9. Dish doesn't have 9 in HD and it's like watching a game from the 70's except the shorts are longer. :lol:

SteveU

 

[Tangwich]

it WAS a great game, the Boston faithful all left the arena shocked and sad..lmao
another thing the lakers have to work on is making their damn free throws..we went like 5 for 42 it seemed.lol

 

[dextermorgan]

LOL

Can't wait to see the next game tho, GO LAKERS

 

[xtm]

Breaking News 2/8/09.... Vlad Rad has been traded to the Cats for Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown! Thanks goodness the space cadet is gone..lol what do you guys think of the trade??

 

[scram2]

i like the trade I have been tired of Rad he hasnt been doing anything for the team....something is wrong with him. I cant wait to see the game tomorrow kobe is going to shut Lebron down agian.

 

[kai&jord]

nice adam morrison has pottential! i think its a good trade. i can not wait for tomorrows game~ go lakers!!!!!!!

 

[ksanmamaril]

Thank God someone posted in this thread!!! i need to suscribe to this thread i was looking all over this when kobe hit his 61 and since the lakers beat the celts.

I love the trade too... Adam morrison, is moldable and he's on a winning team so he's gonna work extra hard.

 

[kai&jord]

shannon brown is a good solid player also. the day he played against the lakers he looked like an all star.
also true what kupchack said vlad lost his minutes and no point in keep a well compensated player if he is gonna ride the bench.

i am actually excited about morrison he was a scoring machine in college has not been heard of much in the pros since he got his acl injury how funny against the lakers of all teams

 

[ksanmamaril]

well its more of salary cap type of move on the lakers part. vlad was gonna get paid 12mil plus and lakers needed to get rid of that to free up better options... maybe a trade is on the way? i mean its right before the deadline and you can never count out mitch! that guy was really sneaky about picking up gasol last season... i didn't even know they were in talks before they acquired him...

 

[tmantaylor18]

gasol will choke again

 

[Jadams]

6-0 on the road trip!!! GO LAKERS!