Excuse my running sentences and bad grammer. I am using an iphone. Anyhow, I think this is going to be a great series. I think it will be better the lakers vs cavs would have been. Both teams match up great against each other. Unlike the cavs we will not have 6'3 pg guarding Hedo, also we will have a center that is mobile unlike big Z. I think we have a better bench. I also heard that jameer might play. I hope not because in both games we played them he lit the lakers up. I just think the lakers are hungry this right now. I know they have struggled in the playoffs but it's their year and the black mamba is going to light up the magic.
Ot: Lakers vs Magic
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wishntoboutside
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go lakers. penciled out my thursday evening and even unpluging the phone to watch this one. going to be a great seriers
socalchris
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It'll definitely be a great series...I agree that this is a better match up.
I'm not as concerned with Dwight though as I am with Orlando's outside shooting.
The Lakers have shown difficulty closing out on perimeter shooters during the regular season. If they're hot and we're not closing out...that could be a problem.
Also, we can't let their 3-point shooting make us want to jack up 3's...we MUST play inside out and attack Dwight with Pau and Bynum...get him in foul trouble...
I'm looking forward to Thursday =)
I'm not as concerned with Dwight though as I am with Orlando's outside shooting.
The Lakers have shown difficulty closing out on perimeter shooters during the regular season. If they're hot and we're not closing out...that could be a problem.
Also, we can't let their 3-point shooting make us want to jack up 3's...we MUST play inside out and attack Dwight with Pau and Bynum...get him in foul trouble...
I'm looking forward to Thursday =)
BeanMachine
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Lebron may never get out of that City. Who's got the cap room for $25 million a season?
The Lakers are going to "squash" the magic in honor of Jefathome.
Bean
The Lakers are going to "squash" the magic in honor of Jefathome.
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ReeferChick85
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This is gonna be exciting!! Can't wait for thursdays game! I love the Lakers like a fat kid loves cake!!! 
Blinding Reef
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Lebron, although a great player, is a sore loser and didn't stick around to congratulate the Magic and wish them good luck. Just walked off the court. He still needs to grow up. And I'm sure Jay-z will dig into his pocket change purse and pull out enough to make Lebron happy over in New Jersey season after next.
As for this series with the "disappearing acts", get it , magic..lol..
I think it will be a great one. I agree that if the Lakers can close out on the 3 pt shooters and run the offense through Pau and Drew, we can win this. Lakers in 6 folks!
As for this series with the "disappearing acts", get it , magic..lol..
I think it will be a great one. I agree that if the Lakers can close out on the 3 pt shooters and run the offense through Pau and Drew, we can win this. Lakers in 6 folks!
casademurphy
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Go Magic!
Sorry, I'm torn. From Florida, live in LA....
Sorry, I'm torn. From Florida, live in LA....
Gonna stick by my boys.... Orlando is a better team than Los Angeles. The ONE thing Los Angeles has in their favor is this 2-3-2 format, which is absolute BS.
Lakers fans are delusional... Bynum is your answer for D12? Please. You all act like hes this great player, who is actually a difference maker. HES NOT. Dwight is going to dominate him, just like he did Z.
The other match ups you guys come up with are funny, also. So assuming Bynum is guarding Dwight, Im going to guess that Gasol is guarding Lewis? Thats not going to happen near the perimeter. Odom is going to guard Lewis? Then who is Gasol going to guard? Hedo? Orlando has mismatches all around the board. Fisher will guard Alston, I think that'll be an even match up. Lee/Pietrus on Kobe, Kobe will dominate them because hes Kobe.
There is a reason Orlando went 2-0 Vs. Los Angeles this year. They did have Nelson, who we dont have (OR DOOOO WE?), but we also didnt have Pietrus, who is now playing.
Orlando wins in 5.
(Please Los Angeles fans, once Orlando beats those bums, don't jump on the bandwagon. Thank you)
Lakers fans are delusional... Bynum is your answer for D12? Please. You all act like hes this great player, who is actually a difference maker. HES NOT. Dwight is going to dominate him, just like he did Z.
The other match ups you guys come up with are funny, also. So assuming Bynum is guarding Dwight, Im going to guess that Gasol is guarding Lewis? Thats not going to happen near the perimeter. Odom is going to guard Lewis? Then who is Gasol going to guard? Hedo? Orlando has mismatches all around the board. Fisher will guard Alston, I think that'll be an even match up. Lee/Pietrus on Kobe, Kobe will dominate them because hes Kobe.
There is a reason Orlando went 2-0 Vs. Los Angeles this year. They did have Nelson, who we dont have (OR DOOOO WE?), but we also didnt have Pietrus, who is now playing.
Orlando wins in 5.
(Please Los Angeles fans, once Orlando beats those bums, don't jump on the bandwagon. Thank you)
socalchris
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LOL!
No one said Bynum is a great player, but there's noooo way Dwight's gonna "dominate him like Z." Z has zero post game unlike Bynum...and really unlike Pau. And you think Dwight can pick up Pau outside the box? That's just going to open the lane for Odom/Ariza or anyone else who can slash and finish.
You sound pretty confident, but I think the "mismatches" are the other way around.
Dwight wont have to defend Pao, last I checked he'll be helping off of Bynum. Lewis will guard Pao outside the key, which he is more than capable of doing. Dwight will be actually MORE effective this series, because bynum doesnt have a shot to respect, unlike Z who did.
Derek guards rafer
Kobe on pietrus.
Ariza on hedo
Odom on rashard
Gasol n bynum on Howard
Howard will dominate down low only thing is he needs to play both sides because bynum and gasol are going to tire him out and he is and will get into foul trouble. Ariza vs hedo is wash Although ariza is a way better defender I will still call It a wash. Rashard vs odom a wash they both are very versatile players that will give each other trouble. Here is where we have at pg and sg our pg are better then orlandos unless jameer comes back and now with our sg do I need to say anything?
I also think we have a better bench the lakers are just a deeper team. Kobe is not going to let his team lose this year. It is going to be a tough series but we will take it in 6 and if they play like they did in game 6 it will be a sweep. Go lakers!
Kobe on pietrus.
Ariza on hedo
Odom on rashard
Gasol n bynum on Howard
Howard will dominate down low only thing is he needs to play both sides because bynum and gasol are going to tire him out and he is and will get into foul trouble. Ariza vs hedo is wash Although ariza is a way better defender I will still call It a wash. Rashard vs odom a wash they both are very versatile players that will give each other trouble. Here is where we have at pg and sg our pg are better then orlandos unless jameer comes back and now with our sg do I need to say anything?
I also think we have a better bench the lakers are just a deeper team. Kobe is not going to let his team lose this year. It is going to be a tough series but we will take it in 6 and if they play like they did in game 6 it will be a sweep. Go lakers!
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