Seems like a good title to me.

Its neutral so I like it.

So what do you guys think shaq will say during his next interview? I bet he comes out with a towel wrapped around his mouth.

Shaq will probably do another one of his boycott-the-media things for a couple weeks.

Originally posted by eatntae
Shaq will probably do another one of his boycott-the-media things for a couple weeks.

yeah, methinks he'll just let it blow over and forget about it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=skilesfined&prov=st&type=lgns

NBA fines Bulls coach Skiles $7,500 for criticizing ref


February 4, 2004
NEW YORK (Ticker) - Chicago Bulls coach Scott Skiles was fined $7,500 by the NBA on Wednesday for criticizing referee Jess Kersey.

Kersey was a referee for the Bulls' 106-97 loss in Seattle on Monday and Skiles complained afterwards that he was being ignored throughout the game.

"Jess turned his back on me from the beginning of the game," Skiles said. "I'm not sure why. He was a big baby. It's a shame for a guy of his experience to be that way.''

During Monday's game, Kersey called Tyson Chandler for a second technical foul, which results in an automatic ejection.

On Monday, Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal - a former teammate of Skiles with the Orlando Magic - was suspended one game for a profanity-laced tirade following Sunday's 84-83 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Updated on Wednesday, Feb 4, 2004 1:43 pm EST


So it looks like Shaq was suspended for using foul language on the live broadcast, not for criticizing the refs!


Chris

Well your team is imploding. :)

Originally posted by mrpayroll
So it looks like Shaq was suspended for using foul language on the live broadcast, not for criticizing the refs!

I still think it was for both intentional language and criticizing the officials.

Shaq, we're on live!
I don't give a shit.

I wonder if the FCC will fine him?

Interesting article on Bono and Nicole Richie and the f-word.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/12/23/findlaw.analysis.hilden.indecency/

Originally posted by SnoopDogg
Well your team is having some serious bad luck. :)

Fixed it for ya.

As far as I know, Skiles doesn't have an extensive history of criticizing refs. Shaq, on the other hand, does.

Game starts in 35 mins. I think it's a national game on ESPN (thanks Lebron) so don't worry about my updates spoiling anything :D

Speaking of Lebron, did anyone see his comments about his teammate Boozer?

He said something like "He's the best power forward in the conference, and one of the best in the league. All I know is I want him as my power forward until I retire."

Pretty high praise for Boozer. I doubt Lebron would feel the same way if say Tim Duncan or 'Sheed were traded to the Cavs. Also, while Boozer may be decent, he's certainly not the best power forward in the Eastern Conference. Not by a long shot.

Game is also on KCAL if you don't wanna listen to Bill Walton :lol:

Game tied at 12 early...Lakers were up 6, but Lebron is heating up.

After 1...Lakers lead 24-22 (don't say the words Lakers lead too often anymore :lol: )

Lebron has 11 points. Payton has 12 points.

Shaq looking good early, drawing fouls, and passing. He has 6 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists so far.

Boards even at 10....Cavs lead in Off. Boards 5-2, though.

Lakers have 3 turnovers, Cavs 1

I think two of the Laker turnovers have been on Payton.

More at halftime :D

LAKERS are on espn HD. Lakers in HD :drool:

Lakers lead 46-41 at half...

Payton makes a 3 at the buzzer, but it's a fraction of a second too late. Hope it doesn't come back to haunt the Lakers.

Anyhow, Shaq with 16 pts, 5 boards, 4 assists, 3 blocks so far.

Lebron has 17 pts, 1 board, and 0 assists

Shaq had a monster slam, and then Lebron got an alley oop right after that.

Lakers still getting killed 10-3 in off. boards. Total boards is 21-20 in favor of the Cavs.

Fox took another 3, but missed badly. He's still rusty. He does have 3 boards, and 3 assists, though.

Overall, a good game. Hope the Lakers can hold on. The all important 3rd quarter approaches. Will it be Lakers outscored by a huge margin, or an evenly played quarter?

We shall see.....

Originally posted by damn_skippy
LAKERS are on espn HD. Lakers in HD :drool:

That's cool. I watch the Lakers in PWCAHT vision.

(People who can't afford huge TV's)

:D

Originally posted by damn_skippy
LAKERS are on espn HD. Lakers in HD :drool:

Damn you Charter Communications for not having this channel :mad:

Lakers have already been outscored 12-2 to start the 3rd. I knew it. Typical Lakers 3rd quarter. Cavs up by 5

That's a travel on Ilgauskas.. -ohbfrank-

Originally posted by devilshalo
That's a travel on Ilgauskas.. -ohbfrank-

I hate that guy.... :D

EDIT: Down 7, going on 8 (Lebron at the line)

I told you that you jinxed them, Blake. Another loss coming up.

Fisher doing what he does best.. taking the charge. :)

Originally posted by devilshalo
Fisher doing what he does best.. taking the charge. :)

He totally blew it at the end of the first half. His flop allowed the Cavs to shoot a pair of free throws. They missed them, but still...

Stu is talking about how Fisher has only taken 2 or 3 shots in 26 minutes of play. I was thinking "And that's bad?"

:lol:

Lakers had better step it up, but I see them losing this game. The third quarter killed them yet again.

Fisher.. the '04 version of Byron Scott.

Originally posted by devilshalo
Fisher.. the '04 version of Byron Scott.

Yeah maybe, except Scott was actually a good player. And consistent.

After 3, Cavs lead 69-65. Lakers outscored 28-19 in the 3rd. They cannot score in the 3rd quarter, it is simply amazing. Or sad.

Only down 4, but Shaq needs to be fed the ball early, and often in the 4th for the Lakers to have a chance at winning this game.

Just for fun, I checked all the Lakers losses this year and how they played in the 3rd quarter:

@New Orleans outscored 33-22
@Memphis outscored 24-16
@Detroit they outscored Detroit 25-19
vs. Dallas outscored 31-21
@Portland outscored 30-28
@Golden State they outscored Golden State 22-19
vs Houston they outscored Houston 27-16
@Seattle outscored 30-27
@Clippers outscored 28-24
@Minnesota outscored 22-16
@Denver outscored 34-27
@Sacramento outscored 37-21
vs Phoenix outscored 22-15
@Memphis outscored 29-16
@Dallas outscored 30-23
vs Minnesota outscored 29-22
@Indiana they outscored the Pacers 26-25

tonight, outscored 28-19 in the 3rd....

Why is Maurice Carter taking shots in the 4th quarter? He's already missed 3 of them.

EDIT: Woot! My plan worked, Lakers win :up:

Hey genius, it's a tie game right now..

Btw, I stlil can't fathom how LeBron James isn't on the all-star team.

not done yet. tied with 30secs to go.

pardon me, it's OT. LeBron misses game winning shot at the buzzer.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
Hey genius, it's a tie game right now..

Btw, I stlil can't fathom how LeBron James isn't on the all-star team.

I was using my reverse pyschology. Looks like it worked....so far...OT coming up

Originally posted by Autotelik
pardon me, it's OT. LeBron misses game winning shot at the buzzer.

I am soooooo glad he missed it. Not only because it prevented the Lakers from losing but I don't think I could stomach a weeks worth of "Lebron is clutch" "Lebron is the go-to guy" articles.

EDIT: While he may be the Cavs "go-to guy", he's not clutch. He missed 3 free throws the other night in crunch time that led to his teams loss.

Of course now I probably jinxed the Lakers, and Lebron will go off in OT, scoring 10 points or something.

Walton: "Shaq is overwhelming, like the floods of springtime in the northeast!"

:lol:

This guy is so out there that i'm starting to like him.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
Walton: "Shaq is overwhelming, like the floods of springtime in the northeast!"

:lol:

This guy is so out there that i'm starting to like him.

Ugh, thank god I wasn't around to hear that. Walton is so obvious sometimes...

"The key for the Lakers to win this game is to score more points then the other team."

Well barring a miracle, or the typical Lakers defense making another appearance, I'd say they have this game won.

But a 5 point lead with 35 seconds left isn't much. They make a 3 on this possesion, and I am biting my nails :D

:lol: Lebron making the score a little closer with a couple 3's....

how is 'bron not an all-star???

holy crap that boy is good.

I liked what I saw of Maurice Carter. I wish more Lakers had his spark and enthusiasm.

Originally posted by db27
how is 'bron not an all-star???

holy crap that boy is good. Airball in the clutch? ;)

Seriously, he probably should be an all-star, but that shot was horrific...

Walton made this game more enjoyable then it would have been otherwise :)

Originally posted by Blake
Airball in the clutch? ;)



yeah, true wasn't that fun? rotfl

Originally posted by fumanstan
Walton made this game more enjoyable then it would have been otherwise :)


I used to hate this guy, but the more retarded he gets the more fun I seem to have listening to him.

I started watching this game at the gym earlier which was on subtitles, and I could tell Walton was doing commentary without even hearing him!

Originally posted by fumanstan
Walton made this game more enjoyable then it would have been otherwise :) Still hate him, always will. I liked when the other guy made some quip about a proud father being speechless when Walton's son was in, but then said, "guess we're not that lucky" or something along those lines. Guess us viewers aren't that lucky either :(

Oh yeah, to those of you who thought Shaq would shy away from the cameras for a couple of weeks, he didn't today - he was interviewed after the game.

The only thing bad about watching the Laker Game on ESPN HD is having to listen to that horses ass Walton.

Originally posted by damn_skippy
The only thing bad about watching the Laker Game on ESPN HD is having to listen to that horses ass Walton. Wah wah ESPNHD...stupid Time Warner still doesn't carry it...

Originally posted by Blake
Wah wah ESPNHD...stupid Time Warner still doesn't carry it...

Don't worry you guys, it wasn't in HD. It was SD stretched. :(

I haven't followed the Lakers that close - I have a question maybe a fan could help me with:

Have they lost any close games recently?
They seem to win whenever it's even close (like against the Raptors and the Cavs).

game on!!!

it's throwback jersey time on TNT!

Originally posted by reapersaurus
I haven't followed the Lakers that close - I have a question maybe a fan could help me with:

Have they lost any close games recently?
They seem to win whenever it's even close (like against the Raptors and the Cavs).

Just scanning the results... they lost 88-82 to the Grizzlies and 88-85 to the Suns a couple weeks ago.

Originally posted by fumanstan
Just scanning the results... they lost 88-82 to the Grizzlies and 88-85 to the Suns a couple weeks ago.

The Suns game (loss) was close too, I believe.

Ugh, looks like the Lakers are wearing their blue throw-up jerseys. 2nd game of a back-to-back. Hopefully they can pull out a win against the struggling Sixers.

KCAL is live as well, if you want to watch some home cooking :D

Originally posted by eatntae
Ugh, looks like the Lakers are wearing their blue throw-up jerseys. 2nd game of a back-to-back. Hopefully they can pull out a win against the struggling Sixers.

Those things are sweet. :up:

Wow, what a clean pick by Fisher.

:lol:

A couple quick notes. Those Sixer throwbacks are horrible. Plus, AI should have let Fisher go, he would have blown the layup :D

back to the game....

They should be pounding the ball into Shaq. He's only touched it once on the offensive end.

For the SoCal people, KCAL or TNT?

Originally posted by eatntae
They should be pounding the ball into Shaq. He's only touched it once on the offensive end.

For the SoCal people, KCAL or TNT?

I'm watching TNT right now because I always watch KCAL, and I wanted something different.

Lakers are getting lucky the Sixers are missing as many shots as they are. Slava and his hustle cost him another quick 2 fouls. I like them getting others involved early. Shaq will get his touches.

Well Payton just got booted with 2 technicals. What a moron.

OMG! I'll be surprised if the Lakers pull out a win now with such a short bench to begin with.

Was it 2 technicals? Or was he just thrown out after 1?

The Glove ejected in 1st quarter for arguing a weak lane violation call. I've always said Joey Crawford was the worst official in the league. Again, Crawford shows his extreme lack of patience. Joey, if you're on your period, you shouldn't be reffing a game.

Originally posted by eatntae
OMG! I'll be surprised if the Lakers pull out a win now with such a short bench to begin with.

Yeah, Payton was huge last night, so losing him hurts. I see a blowout coming up. The Lakers are shooting 17% (3-17)

Ugly, ugly basketball.

Originally posted by SleepyW
The Glove ejected in 1st quarter for arguing a weak lane violation call. I've always said Joey Crawford was the worst official in the league. Again, Crawford shows his extreme lack of patience. Joey, if you're on your period, you shouldn't be reffing a game.

Crawford, and Javey are the worst in the league.

Javy and Dan Crawford are the other 2 bad ones...

Shaq cannot make a free throw to save his life

EDIT: Neither can the rest of the Lakers

This is pathetic. And it's business as usual with Iverson - whenever he touches the ball, look for a whistle and a foul. There won't be any Lakers left by the end of the game and Iverson's going to have 40 FT attempts. 25-10 after 1...it's over already. Lakers look dead. And why is it L.A. always has an OT game the night before a back-to-back on the road?

Nothing says good team like being behind by 15 after one quarter.

Plus, the 10 points they scored is even better.

ouch.

After one, Sixers lead 25-10

Iverson outscored the entire Laker team by himself 12-10.

Lakers shooting 20% (4-20) from the floor,
25% (2-8 from the line)

Slava has 2 fouls, Payton was ejected. Lakers had 5 turnovers in the first quarter alone.

Final score prediction:

Lakers 81
Sixers 107

Nah - 94-71.

Turns out Joey Crawford wasn't even INVOLVED in the play that he gave Gary the 2 T's and ejected him. Nice one, NBA.

.

Originally posted by SleepyW
Turns out Joey Crawford wasn't even INVOLVED in the play that he gave Gary the 2 T's and ejected him. Nice one, NBA.

Well, regardless he shouldn't have been tossed so early. Refs are trying to take over the game. One technical would have been fine.

Still, Payton needs to learn to keep his mouth shut.

Thank god Kobe is coming back on Sunday. Coincidentally vs McGrady, :lol:

Who will be hurt next?

Devean is playing HORRIBLE basketball lately, and that's just exemplified by that last drop under the basket.

Hey Phil - go to your bench. You got a guy named O'Neal sitting over there. :rolleyes: I think I'm done wathcing this blow-out.

Originally posted by SleepyW
Hey Phil - go to your bench. You got a guy named O'Neal sitting over there. :rolleyes: I think I'm done wathcing this blow-out.

I turned it off long ago. Why put Shaq back in when you're down 16? Let him rest, and make the scrubs try and score. Still, without Payton, this will be ugly.....uglier, make that.

Heh, too bad Payton had to go to the locker room. There goes his chance of cussing and criticizing the refs on live tv.

Originally posted by eatntae
Heh, too bad Payton had to go to the locker room. There goes his chance of cussing and criticizing the refs on live tv.

8 minutes left in the first half, and the Lakers have 14 points. Can it get much worse?

Well down by 18, and Iverson almost outscoring the team by himself again.

This game is history, hope for a win and Kobe's return on Sunday.

That's 2 in the books....Sixers lead by 15 still

Shaq missed 12 free throws so far in the game. He's 2-12 from the line. Lakers shooting 27%. Shooting 40% from the line.

The 3rd quarter is coming up aka the Anti Laker quarter. I suspect the lead will be at least 25 by the end of the 3rd. The 4th quarter will belong to the Lakers scrubs, which will cut the lead down to 10 before the Sixers seal it.

I've seen it way too many times.

I think the Lakers might actually make a strong push in the 3rd quarter, but then be tired out from fighting back, and then give up the big lead again.

EDIT: looks like i was wrong, no push at all so far

Originally posted by eatntae
I think the Lakers might actually make a strong push in the 3rd quarter, but then be tired out from fighting back, and then give up the big lead again.

EDIT: looks like i was wrong, no push at all so far

Yeah right...the 3rd quarter always kills them. I looked and saw they had "cut" the lead to 14, and then I turn around, and they're down by 25.

I told you this would be a laugher. I think was generous on my score prediction though. The Lakers may not break 60.

Another thing, why is Iverson still in the game? Up by 25, I think he's done his job.

EDIT: Up 27, and Iverson shooting 3's. I always hated that little punk.

After 3, Sixers lead 77-50.

Lakers outscored in the 3rd 33-21.

There's really not much more to say then that.

Refs throw 2 more technicals at the Lakers....one on Russell, one on Phil Jackson.

too bad the Cavs (last night) couldn't have borrowed one of those excessive 23 points more than they needed tonight.

Is Payton known for being ejected?
He's pretty old to be that in the ref's faces, isn't he? Especially when the Lakers need him so bad with everyone hurt....

You'd think he'd know better.

Originally posted by reapersaurus
too bad the Cavs (last night) couldn't have borrowed one of those excessive 23 points more than they needed tonight.

Is Payton known for being ejected?
He's pretty old to be that in the ref's faces, isn't he? Especially when the Lakers need him so bad with everyone hurt....

You'd think he'd know better.

payton is a trash talker, always has been and he speaks his mind.

he certainly wasn't in the refs face, i think the ref pulled the trigger way to quick. the t's came almost on top of each other.

on a related note, what a crappy attempt at a game.

The ref was half way across the court and Payton was talking to another ref...Crawford decided to butt in and toss Gary.

Ooh - 96-73 was the final...I predicted 91-70...pretty close! And that's one of the ugliest box scores I've seen in awhile...34% from the floor, 42% from the line as a team. Nice.

Well Phil Jackson didn't seem to care. He said the players weren't disappointed about it. They were dead tired.

Well some of the fans might be disappointed, Phil. It pains me greatly to say this, but I wish the Lakers would play more like the Kings sometimes, as a team.

Originally posted by nickdawgy
Another thing, why is Iverson still in the game? Up by 25, I think he's done his job.

EDIT: Up 27, and Iverson shooting 3's. I always hated that little punk.


I love Iverson

Originally posted by mytzplyx
I love Iverson

You make me sick!

:lol:

Originally posted by nickdawgy
Well some of the fans might be disappointed, Phil. It pains me greatly to say this, but I wish the Lakers would play more like the Kings sometimes, as a team. :eek:

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

wow - uh, well said. :beerchug:
never thought I'd read that, coming from you, but I'll just say it is pure pleasure to watch (and root for) a team that works together, and has good comraderie and character, and 'plays the game the way the game should be played'.

I love hearing another team's commentators come into town and constantly fall over themselves praising the Kings style of basketball, and basically saying "I wish I could announce for a team like that."

Quick question. How the hell can the Lakers have any kind of good team chemistry (supposedly like the Queens) if half the players are physically missing in action most of the time? I'll wait until a full squad is present until I pass ultimate judgement.

Screw the Queens.

Lakers were 20-5 until the proverbial defacation impinged upon the oscillating ventilator. If they get all the pieces back within a month of the playoffs and stay healthy, not even Steve Javy, Joey Crawford, and Dan Crawford combined can stop the L.A. train from rollin' through everyone.

Whether or not the Lakers come back to win this game (currently down 15), it's suffice to say that their defense is absolutely pathetic. The Magic are shooting 81% for Q2 and half of Q3. :lol:

The Magic!

FOX!

D.Fish! :)

And yes, their defense was pathetic, but they picked it up, made some baskets and now they're in the driver's seat.

What a great steal by Fisher! What a block by Payton! Great comeback, but it was against Orlando. They shouldn't have let it come this close to begin with. If they would just tighten the defensive screws throughout the game, it would've been a blowout. They better work on that pick-n-roll.

Yes, it was Orlando, but the Lakers haven't been playing well lately, and with T-Mac scoring 35+, it's going to be a hard-fought game.

A good win on the road trip, but they need to start winning more than one in a row :)

Yeah it was against the Magic, but hopefully this comeback will put a spark back under their ass.

20-10-5, that should be shaq's line every night. a few blocks wouldn't hurt my feeling either, but that is coming from a fantasy owner so what do you expect!

also got GP, and his line was nice as well.

Glad they pulled out a victory today.

Originally posted by db27
20-10-5, that should be shaq's line every night. a few blocks wouldn't hurt my feeling either, but that is coming from a fantasy owner so what do you expect!

also got GP, and his line was nice as well.

Glad they pulled out a victory today.

I have both Shaq and Payton on my fantasy team, and their FT% is KILLING me! Payton is putting up decent numbers, but Shaq hurt me during his injury, especially not going on the IL. The Lakers fan in me couldn't help but pick Shaq and Payton in the first and second round of my draft. Sure, in retrospect it wasn't such a good idea fantasy wise, but what can I say? I bleed purple and gold.

I missed the game, but what a surprise, outscored huge in the 3rd quarter again. Can this team play a good 3rd quarter for once?

Still it was a good win. Why didn't Kobe play? I thought he was due back this game.

Also, reading the recap of the game, it appears that the Lakers only won this game because the Magic went to sleep. Three turnovers in the last 52 seconds? A lucky 3 by Fox and a lucky steal by Fisher?

I agree with what Shaq said, they should have won this game by 20-30 points.

Originally posted by eatntae
I have both Shaq and Payton on my fantasy team, and their FT% is KILLING me! Payton is putting up decent numbers, but Shaq hurt me during his injury, especially not going on the IL. The Lakers fan in me couldn't help but pick Shaq and Payton in the first and second round of my draft. Sure, in retrospect it wasn't such a good idea fantasy wise, but what can I say? I bleed purple and gold.

I had them both as Keepers from last year, it was just luck that Payton became a Laker :)

Either way, yeah you are right the %ages are brutal. I rarely can win either FG% or FT% with those fella's in my lineup.

Seems every week I win points, rebounds, steals, assists, blocks, and 3's. But I lose FG%, FT%, and TO's.

Can't complain though, I'm in 2nd place in my 10 team league only 2.5 games out and playing the worst team in the league this week. hopefully I'll be on the top for the All-star break.

I question Kobe being out for several games for a cut on his non-shooting hand. Tape the f'er up and get out there.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
I question Kobe being out for several games for a cut on his non-shooting hand. Tape the f'er up and get out there.

I have to agree, but then I'm not a doctor and I could be wrong! :)

Chris

http://sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=nba/news/ACN3044558.htm

Los Angeles Lakers Team Report - February 9
(Sports Network) - Still without Kobe Bryant, the Lakers managed to pull off an impressive comeback win over the Orlando Magic at TD WaterHouse Centre Sunday afternoon.

Gary Payton's layup with 4.1 seconds remaining in the contest lifted the Lakers to a 98-96 victory. The Lakers erased an 18-point deficit en route to the big win.

Shaquille O'Neal collected 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Payton finished with 18 points in the contest. Kareem Rush scored 17 points and Derek Fisher had 15 for the Lakers, who bounced back after a 23-point loss to Philadelphia on Thursday. Devean George added 11 points in the contest.

Bryant was with the team for the loss, but remains on the injured list with a lacerated finger. The All-Star guard is expected to return either Tuesday in Miami or Wednesday in Houston. Los Angeles is 3-2 so far on its seven-game road trip.

Meanwhile, teammate Karl Malone is still sidelined with a knee injury. Malone is expected to be out until mid-March.

The Lakers return to the court against the Heat Tuesday night.

02/09 10:31:34 ET


Chris

Originally posted by El Scorcho
I question Kobe being out for several games for a cut on his non-shooting hand. Tape the f'er up and get out there.

F'ing part timers! ;)

I knew it would be a brutal road trip given the brand of
"Mighty Purple and Gold" they have been playing lately.

Glad to escape with an exciting comeback win. :D

Originally posted by nickdawgy
It pains me greatly to say this, but I wish the Lakers would play more like the Kings sometimes, as a team.

I'd prefer they play more like the team with the 2nd. most titles in the NBA.

;)

Originally posted by El Scorcho
I question Kobe being out for several games for a cut on his non-shooting hand. Tape the f'er up and get out there.
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040130/040130_vmed_kobe_10p.hsmall.jpg
The cut is on his shooting hand.

It is on his shooting hand and remember when he tried to play with the bad shoulder? The shot with his left hand was the ugliest thing I've ever seen on the court.

Then ESPN was wrong when they said he was out with a cut on his left hand on last night's sportscenter.

Thanks for the pic... thats a big f'n cast on there.

Originally posted by Blake
It is on his shooting hand and remember when he tried to play with the bad shoulder? The shot with his left hand was the ugliest thing I've ever seen on the court.

So I guess you choose to turn away from TV when Shaq shoots free throws? :lol:

I think Kobe is expected to sit out tonight's game against the Heat. So hopefully Payton keeps his mouth shut, and the Lakers keep up the defensive intensity. I'd love to say that this should be an easy win, but after seeing how they played against Orlando, I try not to expect too much until both Shaq and Kobe are in the line up.

D. Fish and Devean came up big today. The Lakers started off slow, but ended the game nice and strong. Finally got 2 road wins in a row. Let's go for three tomorrow against the Rockets.

Orlando and Miami

Good job guys ;)

What do you think the chances are of beating the Rockets?

I give a 20% chance.

It's frustrating seeing these crappy teams miss golden opportunities to upend the hurting Lakers.

Originally posted by reapersaurus

It's frustrating seeing these crappy teams miss golden opportunities to upend the hurting Lakers.

Thats why they are crappy teams.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
Orlando and Miami

Good job guys ;)

[fade in on Disneyland commercial]
"Hey Shaq.... you just beat Orlando and Miami in consecutive games.... what are you going to do next....."

;)

"I'm gonna drop my wife and kids of at Disneyland and go learn how to shoot free throws." :lol:
Go Lakers

Let me be the first to congratulate the Lakers on their spectacular game against the Rockets. Fisher, George, Medvedenko, Rush, Payton--you guys really showed up tonight. Seemed like they were playing keep-away from Kobe, and he was the only one playing consistently for the few minutes he was in.

Box score says Kobe, Shaq and Payton all played well.

And they still lost by a ton.

What was that awhile back? "Shaq and Payton alone will win games?"
Even with Kobe in, it wasn't very close in the end, was it?

So now will Malone make THAT much of a difference, after major knee injury and him being over 40, and never coming off this extended of absence?

:lol: pwned!
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040212/capt.htr11402120501.lakers_rockets_htr114.jpg



S. Medvedenko 1-13 in 22 minutes
S. O'Neal 5-12 in 41 minutes

Rockets shot .548 from the field. -eek-

Originally posted by reapersaurus
Box score says Kobe, Shaq and Payton all played well.

And they still lost by a ton.

What was that awhile back? "Shaq and Payton alone will win games?"
Even with Kobe in, it wasn't very close in the end, was it?

So now will Malone make THAT much of a difference, after major knee injury and him being over 40, and never coming off this extended of absence?

The success of the Lakers have always been dependent on the play of their role players. When Slava goes 1/13, there's trouble. I think normally the Lakers would have let Kobe run loose in the second half, but coming back from injury they wanted to limit him more then ususal.

Shaq played decently, but 14 of his points came from free throws. While 14/19 from the line is great from Shaq, it also prevents the Lakers from really gaining momentum.

And as well as the Lakers stars played, they let Yao, Francis, Mobley, and Taylor play great as well.

Originally posted by SleepyW
Let me be the first to congratulate the Lakers on their spectacular game against the Rockets. Fisher, George, Medvedenko, Rush, Payton--you guys really showed up tonight. Seemed like they were playing keep-away from Kobe, and he was the only one playing consistently for the few minutes he was in.

rotfl.....yeah let's blame the referees!!

The ESPN guy kept kissing arse as well...Lakers have been on the road for awhile they are tired!!

WELL...HELLOOO....so is every other team!!
Almost forgot- Yao deserves to be a starter on Sunday. Period!!

I guess when a team plays the Lakers, it's so important that everything and everyone involved is judged by just that one game. You guys need to learn that one game in the regular season does not mean much in the big picture.

wow.
just saw half the game on the ESPN replay.

The Lakers were trying hard, yet didn't get it done.
Walton said they were a very focused and determined team in the locker room before the game - they weren't treating it like it was the 'last road game' biz. They wanted this one bad.

And did anyone watch when Shaq got his 6th foul (after Shaq wasn't called for an offensive foul for obliterating a Rocket)?
It was purposeful - he wanted out of the game. He was frustrated, and being embarassed by Yao scoring on him at will. A Houston player had been jawing at him when he shot his FT prior to Shaq's 6th foul, and it looked like it was getting to him.

What was equally impressive was Yao's good sportsmanship in multiple little actions throughout the game: him helping Shaq up off the floor, him giving the ball back to the other team after a made basket.

Shaq was typically brutish and clueless in his comments after the game:
"O'Neal didn't concede too much to Yao.

``He made the shots, but he got the whistle, too,'' O'Neal said. ``He's a big guy and has a soft touch. I don't think he'll ever be able to play me one-on-one, ever, ever, ever. We let this one slip away. They played with a lot of effort. We just made mistakes.''

So not only does he make himself look bad by complaining about the officiating after he'd just been pwned (can't he ever just say he had a bad game, and/or the other guy played good?), but he complained after the officials deliberately kept him in the game, not calling fouls on him.

And why is Shaq obsessed with not being able to be played "one-on-one"? Since when is that the most important thing? Who cares if Yao doesn't guard him one on one the whole game? Yao guarded him plenty of times alone and did pretty well. Does Shaq think he's the only guy that's double teamed from time to time?
And it occurred to me that with Shaq's style of play (run over people, and force the other team to foul him to stop him) it kind of precludes ANYONE from playing him "one-on-one", unless they are granted 12 fouls a game or so. Or until a team can find someone bigger than Shaq (ya right).

However, the best thing that I could ever see in professional sports is if a giant (Ted the Giant) walked in to play against Shaq and just pushed him all over the place, running over Shaq all game and not getting offensive fouls called on Ted, forcing Shaq to foul Ted to stop him. Then Ted could taunt Shaq for not being "man" enough. That would be bliss.

And fumanstan said:The success of the Lakers have always been dependent on the play of their role players.Than why do Kobe and Shaq jaw so damn much about how they won the rings, they're unstoppable, blah blah blah.
Are you saying that the Lakers need their bit players to step up and win the games for them?
I don't remember too many Laker fans espousing that view...

Originally posted by reapersaurus

And fumanstan said:Than why do Kobe and Shaq jaw so damn much about how they won the rings, they're unstoppable, blah blah blah.
Are you saying that the Lakers need their bit players to step up and win the games for them?
I don't remember too many Laker fans espousing that view...

They don't.

And every NBA team needs contributions from their role players to win. Robert Horry, Derek Fisher, Rick Fox all came up huge during the Lakers 3-peat. Even Jordan didn't always win the big game himself... guys like Paxson and Kerr also came up big.

I won't even bother replying to the rest of your post, because it looks like just random Laker bashing for no reason.

Just to chime in on the importance of role players in getting a ring (and bring back a bad memory for Scorcho) I present:
http://www.spursmania.com/images/5.jpg

Dick.

:banana:

I saw part of the game, and what I saw sucked. The Lakers just couldn't defend, and were missing shots. Slava missed several easy layups, at least 5 or 6. I agree Kobe wasn't shooting enough, but Kobe haters always say when he shoots more, the Lakers lose. So who knows.

Yao didn't really pwn or dominate Shaq. They both played well. Shaq blocked a couple of Yao's shots, too. Payback for their first meeting? :D

Yao is all class, though. He tried to help Shaq up when he knocked him down, and was having a good time.

I heard on KROQ this morning, they said that Yao and Patrick Ewing were having a discussion, and they wondered what they were saying because neither can speak English :lol:

Originally posted by nickdawgy

I heard on KROQ this morning, they said that Yao and Patrick Ewing were having a discussion, and they wondered what they were saying because neither can speak English :lol:

I missed that! :)

Chris

Originally posted by reapersaurus
wow.
just saw half the game on the ESPN replay.

The Lakers were trying hard, yet didn't get it done.
Walton said they were a very focused and determined team in the locker room before the game - they weren't treating it like it was the 'last road game' biz. They wanted this one bad.

And did anyone watch when Shaq got his 6th foul (after Shaq wasn't called for an offensive foul for obliterating a Rocket)?
It was purposeful - he wanted out of the game. He was frustrated, and being embarassed by Yao scoring on him at will. A Houston player had been jawing at him when he shot his FT prior to Shaq's 6th foul, and it looked like it was getting to him.

What was equally impressive was Yao's good sportsmanship in multiple little actions throughout the game: him helping Shaq up off the floor, him giving the ball back to the other team after a made basket.

Shaq was typically brutish and clueless in his comments after the game:
"O'Neal didn't concede too much to Yao.

``He made the shots, but he got the whistle, too,'' O'Neal said. ``He's a big guy and has a soft touch. I don't think he'll ever be able to play me one-on-one, ever, ever, ever. We let this one slip away. They played with a lot of effort. We just made mistakes.''

So not only does he make himself look bad by complaining about the officiating after he'd just been pwned (can't he ever just say he had a bad game, and/or the other guy played good?), but he complained after the officials deliberately kept him in the game, not calling fouls on him.

And why is Shaq obsessed with not being able to be played "one-on-one"? Since when is that the most important thing? Who cares if Yao doesn't guard him one on one the whole game? Yao guarded him plenty of times alone and did pretty well. Does Shaq think he's the only guy that's double teamed from time to time?
And it occurred to me that with Shaq's style of play (run over people, and force the other team to foul him to stop him) it kind of precludes ANYONE from playing him "one-on-one", unless they are granted 12 fouls a game or so. Or until a team can find someone bigger than Shaq (ya right).

However, the best thing that I could ever see in professional sports is if a giant (Ted the Giant) walked in to play against Shaq and just pushed him all over the place, running over Shaq all game and not getting offensive fouls called on Ted, forcing Shaq to foul Ted to stop him. Then Ted could taunt Shaq for not being "man" enough. That would be bliss.

And fumanstan said:Than why do Kobe and Shaq jaw so damn much about how they won the rings, they're unstoppable, blah blah blah.
Are you saying that the Lakers need their bit players to step up and win the games for them?
I don't remember too many Laker fans espousing that view...

You love the Lakers....admit it!

Anyone who goes through that much trouble and time writing about a team as much as you do is a closet fan! Sorry, but its true. Maybe you and Scorcho can share a closet?

:lol:

As to the Lakers.....blah

Wake me come playoffs

Originally posted by nickdawgy

Yao didn't really pwn or dominate Shaq. They both played well. Shaq blocked a couple of Yao's shots, too. Payback for their first meeting? :D


rotfl.....you either were watching a different game or are simply blind!!

Originally posted by pro-bassoonist
rotfl.....yeah let's blame the referees!!

Who's blaming the refs?

When guys like Slava go 1-6 or 1-7, they need to stop shooting the ball - not keep launching side-backboard bricks and 15 ft. airballs. And No one even passed the ball to Kobe in the first 6 minutes of the game...it honestly looked like they were intentionally not giving him the ball. He'd be open on the wing on a break and Payton would dish to Slava for a 20-footer.

Originally posted by MJKTool
As to the Lakers.....blah

Wake me come playoffs

At least you take the attitude of the team you root for. ;)

Originally posted by El Scorcho
At least you take the attitude of the team you root for. ;)

Hey if they are gonna have a lazy attitude during the regular season, I'll have a lazy attitude about supporting them as well. :)

No sense in getting mad like I usually do during the regular season....no this season I'll save my heartache's for the playoff's.

I wish it werent like this YEAR AFTER YEAR, but oh well.

I think the LakerNation is in more trouble this season than in the last 5 years. Things just feel different this season, even from a hater perspective.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
I think the LakerNation is in more trouble this season than in the last 5 years. Things just feel different this season, even from a hater perspective.

Ya think? We've had just about our whole starting squad go down with injuries. Kobe's black cloud is hovering over our team as well. How can any team gel like this?

But I'm still not worried....

Originally posted by pro-bassoonist
rotfl.....you either were watching a different game or are simply blind!! Or you don't understand the basics of the game. Shaq was double, if not triple teamed every time down the court. Yao only had Shaq on him, and even then, Shaq doesn't play a suffocating defense. The numbers make it look like Yao dominated Shaq, but when you look at the game as a whole, look at how both teams defended the others, you'll see a much stiffer defense that Shaq had to deal with than Yao. Yao played a great game, but up against a less constricting single defender, I'm sure Shaq could have done the same.

Originally posted by Blake
Shaq was double, if not triple teamed every time down the court. No, he wasn't.

Some times he was double teamed, and rarely triple teamed.
Many times he was single-teamed by Yao or Mo Taylor.

Heck, they fouled him quite often, and the number of people that do that is hardly an issue.

Again, I'll ask : what is the point whether Shaq was double-teamed regularly? Shouldn't a great BB player make his teammates better and find a way to win, by finding an open teammate to score?
Shaq is more concerned about the number of points and blocks he gets than in passing the ball to truly punish a team.
4 assists for the number of times Shaq had the ball and had multiple defenders on him is not very good at all.
4 assists should be trivially easy for him to get.

I don't know why I even bother responding to you (though the post above actually had some good arguments rather than blatant bashing), but Shaq DOES make the team better with the ability to draw double and triple teams - some people only see the one loss last night to Houston and seem to forget the BACK to BACK to BACK championships won with Shaq. But then again, he must be a bad player since he doesn't always pass the ball and they lose a couple of games.

Please forgive Shaq for not passing to a horrible shooting Medvedenko last night or a Bryant with lingering effects from his stitches taken out the day before. -rolleyes-

Originally posted by Blake
I don't know why I even bother responding to you (though the post above actually had some good arguments rather than blatant bashing), but Shaq DOES make the team better with the ability to draw double and triple teams - some people only see the one loss last night to Houston and seem to forget the BACK to BACK to BACK championships won with Shaq. But then again, he must be a bad player since he doesn't always pass the ball and they lose a couple of games.

Please forgive Shaq for not passing to a horrible shooting Medvedenko last night or a Bryant with lingering effects from his stitches taken out the day before. -rolleyes-

Blake, it's obvious that Shaq is a bad player because he is a horrible, horrible person who is very, very devilish and does not make signs to his wife everytime he scores a point or is involved with the community in Serbia or ever pleaded guilty to perjury charges. :(

What is the deal with the Lakers supposedly taking the contract extension offer to Phil Jackson off the table? Don't tell me that they are thinking of replacing him.

ESPN's Page 2 says they think Phil will leave "after the Lakers lose the West, and Kobe bolts as a free agent."

Kobe is not going anywhere, I really believe that. If anything, Kobe would stay if Phil was replaced because he'd then be "free" of the triangle, and allowed to make his own plays and such.

I wonder what happens if the Lakers win the title...do people still think Kobe will leave? Will Phil quit or be fired?

As for the teams recent play, how many games have Fox, Malone, Kobe, Shaq, and Payton played together this season? None.

How many have Fox, Kobe, Shaq, and Payton played together this season? Two. (1-1)

How many games have Fox, Shaq, and Payton played together this season? Seven. (5-2)

My numbers may be off a game or two, but the point is the players haven't exactly had a chance to gel with each other.

Originally posted by Aphex Twin
Blake, it's obvious that Shaq is a bad player because he is a horrible, horrible person who is very, very devilish and does not make signs to his wife everytime he scores a point or is involved with the community in Serbia or ever pleaded guilty to perjury charges. :(

rotfl

Regarding the Phil Jackson situation, I don't remember what I was watching (I'm pretty sure it was something on ESPN), but the reporter said when Kobe was asked how he would feel if Phil Jackson did not get a contract extension, Kobe's reply was something along the lines of "I don't care." I wish I had more details or a link to the story, but it's just what I heard on the TV.

Finally, did you guys see the new Magic Johnson statue? I think it looks great, and very detailed.

No man who has hosted a show as utterly deplorable as THE MAGIC HOUR should ever have a statue.

As for the Phil Jackson issue, from what I heard on ESPN Radio, Jackson wanted to stop negotiations until all the contracts for the players had been worked out first.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
No man who has hosted a show as utterly deplorable as THE MAGIC HOUR should ever have a statue. rotfl
Damn, you ARE good at teh hate, aren't you?
*scribbles notes down*

Originally posted by eatntae
rotfl

Regarding the Phil Jackson situation, I don't remember what I was watching (I'm pretty sure it was something on ESPN), but the reporter said when Kobe was asked how he would feel if Phil Jackson did not get a contract extension, Kobe's reply was something along the lines of "I don't care." I wish I had more details or a link to the story, but it's just what I heard on the TV.

Finally, did you guys see the new Magic Johnson statue? I think it looks great, and very detailed.

Sounds like Jim Gray. What a tool.

Originally posted by reapersaurus
rotfl
Damn, you ARE good at teh hate, aren't you?
*scribbles notes down*

:D

I enjoyed Magic as a player but everything he's done ever since his NBA retirement has driven me up a f'n wall. He's a camera and attention whore.

BTW, has anybody heard how his HIV virus is doing? He seems to be doing quite well, which is pretty remarkable since he's had the virus for a decade and a half almost but also shows you how you can still live a long life with the virus if you got the cash. That, of course, is kinda sad since 99% of the AIDS crowd can't afford the pills to live.

His health has been fine, but he is a big boy now! He's been eating really good! ;)

And Magic has done alot for Los Angeles. He has created a lot of jobs for minorities, thru his theaters, etc. I'm sure if he ran for mayor, he would be elected.

Chris

Magic is the man! Stop hatin short round!

Originally posted by mrpayroll
He has created a lot of jobs for minorities, thru his theaters

I'm sure that was his #1 goal when he opened the theater. Can't have anything to do with making cash. ;)

Another year, another slew of midseason drama.
Some people are convinced Kobe will leave the Lakers after this season: http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%7E28541%7E1953123,00.html

They think Phil Jackson won't be back with the Lakers either and might go back to Chicago :lol::http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers13feb13,1,4277057.story?coll=la-headlines-sports

Also, Buss says that Kobe will not be traded this year. If Jackson leaves, Cleamons or Rambis will become head coach. Shaq never signed that extension he wanted. Payton, Malone, Fisher, Kobe, and Horace Grant can all be leaving. Well...Grant for sure probably.

Originally posted by Aphex Twin
Another year, another slew of midseason drama.
Some people are convinced Kobe will leave the Lakers after this season: http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%7E28541%7E1953123,00.html

They think Phil Jackson won't be back with the Lakers either and might go back to Chicago :lol::http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers13feb13,1,4277057.story?coll=la-headlines-sports

Also, Buss says that Kobe will not be traded this year. If Jackson leaves, Cleamons or Rambis will become head coach. Shaq never signed that extension he wanted. Payton, Malone, Fisher, Kobe, and Horace Grant can all be leaving. Well...Grant for sure probably.

So after this summer, we're going to be the LA Clippers of basketball! :lol:

Chris

The ideal situation is that Kobe re-signs, Shaq plays for a couple more years with Malone and Payton, and then it truly becomes Kobe's team in a couple years.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
I'm sure that was his #1 goal when he opened the theater. Can't have anything to do with making cash. ;)
Anyone who makes a lot of cash (in a free society) creates a lot of jobs, directly or indirectly, whether that is a goal or not. The Magic of the free market. :)

Well, unless they stuff all that cash in a mattress.

Magic - :up: all the way.

That Times article was a joke. I saw Kobe on the news last night and he says he won't make up his mind until after the season. He says he wants to be a Laker for life (insert "he may be a lifer at Sing Sing first" joke here).

Of course if the Lakers don't win the championship this year, I suspect Kobe would definitely want to leave.

Still, the article did make it seem like the Lakers are going down in flames. I'm not worried about it, myself.

i am not that worried either, he is and always will be a laker, he just wants to test free ageny like jason kidd did, i dont buy it that he is leaving, no chance, plus all the youger players are brought in for kobe ( cook, walton) trust me no body is getting kobe plus if he opts. out he can siign a longer and more lucrative deal worth about 30 million more with the lakers...........

vs Blazers tonight....finally a home game again :lol:

The Lakers suck.....

pathetic

WTF? I'm watching it online, Lakers are up 70-64, and the updates stop. I go to nba.com and see the final...Lakers outscored 12-5 in the final 11:47 of the game? WTF?? How is that possible?

don't worry the lakers will still win

You're foolish for trusting NBA.com. Their site regularly screws up.

Lakers are up 84-82 now.....but playing horrible

Lakers bench being outscored 33-8 by Portland's bench....Lakers D making Patterson look like Jordan.

NBa.com said that the game was over and that the score was 76-75. Lakers lose, what the hell?

it's NOT over, stop trusting nba.com

They once had the final score posted of a game that didn't start for 2 hours.

It's 86-86 with 1:12 left.

They outscore someone in the 3rd quarter and are still about to lose? Full moon out?

You forget who they're playing. Trust me, Portland will blow it

Originally posted by MovieMaster11
NBa.com said that the game was over and that the score was 76-75. Lakers lose, what the hell?

Well, the Lakers will still lose, although not by that exact score.

LOL my Directv went out for a minute, and then it comes back on to see Kobe make a shot.

Wow you guys are sure babies. You've got three future hall of famers on the court and it's always "waaah the lakers will blow it".

At least your team isn't stuck in a world of mediocrity. I have a right to say my team will blow it. :D

Kobe missed the free throw....ugly.....Portland better not take a 3. How much you wanna bet Patterson drives to the hole, or throws up a 3?

Kobe's sharp-shooting free throw skills at work...missing with 30 seconds to go, down by 2.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
Wow you guys are sure babies. You've got three future hall of famers on the court and it's always "waaah the lakers will blow it".

At least your team isn't stuck in a world of mediocrity. I have a right to say my team will blow it. :D

reverse pyschology?

Absolutely ridiculous that Fox can rape Abdur-Rahim for 10 straight seconds and get a no call, and then get A-R gets hacked by grant during the shot.

Oh - Lakers were up by 2...man....I'm all messed up tonight. Kobe still can't make a throw.

Blazers still have a chance....7 secs left....down by 3....no OT here I hope :D

What was up with that shot they tossed up

Game over, Lakers win.

They still look pretty shitty for all that talent though.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
Game over, Lakers win.

They still look pretty shitty for all that talent though.

They sure do.....but they are still recovering, so who knows. At Golden State tomorrow, I think they'll get crushed. They always seem to lose big to the sorry teams.

Well I'm out, good win Lakers, even though it was painful to watch.

NBA.com has the final score at 76 - 75 Blazers. I guess the nba wasn't satisfied that the Lakers won.

I woke up and decided to fire up my VCR with Game 7 2000 Western Conf. Finals vs. Blazers. Remember that comeback? Bryant...to SHAQ!!!!

Anyways i forgot the Lakers were on, and they were playing the Blazers. Nice win.

Nope, don't remember it, sorry

so Scorcho - why couldn't the Trailblazers have played even remotely close to how well they played at other times ;) and beat the Lakers 2nite? ;)

Yet another close game won by the Lakers - man, they sure are making the most of their points, using them to barely beat so many teams that all could be losses.
Their record isn't nearly as bad as it should be right now.

Originally posted by SPiRAL
NBA.com has the final score at 76 - 75 Blazers. I guess the nba wasn't satisfied that the Lakers won.
Someone had the old script. -ohbfrank-

Go Lakers! :D

Originally posted by reapersaurus

Their record isn't nearly as bad as it should be right now.

More like it's not as good as it should be.

Originally posted by reapersaurus
so Scorcho - why couldn't the Trailblazers have played even remotely close to how well they played at other times ;) and beat the Lakers 2nite? ;)


Their starting five barely knows each other's first names at this point, and it clearly showed with their poor offensive execution.

And even still, the almighty Lakers got taken to the limit by a (right now) very mediocre team. :lol:

Originally posted by El Scorcho
You forget who they're playing. Trust me, Portland will blow it

You called it! Good job :up:


I always get a little bit more of satisfaction whenever the Lakers beat Portland -wink-

You shouldn't anymore, you should feel relief that you barely won a game you almost blew against a shitty team.

4 years ago, you should feel satisfaction, but not anymore

Originally posted by El Scorcho
You shouldn't anymore, you should feel relief that you barely won a game you almost blew against a shitty team.

4 years ago, you should feel satisfaction, but not anymore

I meant that Portland is your favorite team and so its always nice for my team to beat your team, no matter how shitty both of em are.

Your day will come jackass, and you will hear from me. ;)

Well your team is finally attempting to go on the right track...so I guess thats...something....to...be...proud of/look forward to?

I'll be here waiting, although I dont know If the Lakers will :D

Hopefully the Lakers can win tonight. They have played very bad in Oakland as of late.

I think were ****ed in the kobe thing guys. I was at the game last night and it looked like Kobe was on his own Island. 4 guys on the floor would huddle and talk and Kobe was in No mans land. IMO Kobe is gone after the end of the season.

Originally posted by damn_skippy
I think were ****ed in the kobe thing guys. I was at the game last night and it looked like Kobe was on his own Island. 4 guys on the floor would huddle and talk and Kobe was in No mans land. IMO Kobe is gone after the end of the season.

if he can't put his ego aside for the balance of the year then I say f him, we don't need that crap and lets trade him to get someone who wants to be here and play with the diesel.

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Goddamn looks like you had great seats, where were you located?

10 rows behind jack ;)

You know, team allegiance aside, that alley oop dunk that Patterson had from Derek Anderson was pretty f'n tight. He got way up in the air for it.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
You know, team allegiance aside, that alley oop dunk that Patterson had from Derek Anderson was pretty f'n tight. He got way up in the air for it.

I agree . Happened right in front of me about 25' away.

Originally posted by damn_skippy
10 rows behind jack ;)

just out of curiousity, what does that cost?

Uh oh. Watching the game now, and they just said Shaq is grimmacing, holding his leg. He better not announce after the game he is gonna miss more time or something.

EDIT: Shaq really holding his knee now, looking at the sidelines. It doesn't look good :(

Originally posted by db27
just out of curiousity, what does that cost?


About 2 bills each. But its parking and the beer tht kills you.;)

Lakers up 52-51 at the half.....hopefully Shaq is gonna be okay.

Originally posted by damn_skippy
About 2 bills each. But its parking and the beer tht kills you.;)

Don't pretty much all the Laker games sell out? How'd you score the tix? Really advance purchase, or from a friend/company etc?

I would have thought those seats would go for much more than that.

Originally posted by nickdawgy
Don't pretty much all the Laker games sell out? How'd you score the tix? Really advance purchase, or from a friend/company etc?


Ticketmaster about 1 week prior to the game. We always look and check.


http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/805962

Originally posted by damn_skippy
Ticketmaster about 1 week prior to the game. We always look and check.


http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/805962

Didn't know it was that easy to get one....cool.

LOL Payton and Claxton fighting each other!!!!

haha, fight,, fight!!

Ejected!

Both of them have been ejected. Great, all the Lakers need is another suspension.

:lol:

did you see Shaq push that ref!!

Originally posted by MJKTool
:lol:

did you see Shaq push that ref!!

then help him up to avoid getting in trouble :lol:

Originally posted by MJKTool
:lol:

did you see Shaq push that ref!!

Yeah they were saying he was lucky he didn't get a technical or something.

The Lakers look a little sluggish on the boards....

Kobe's a beast :)

George with the technical...idiot. Right after he misses an easy layup.

Robinson beating his chest and glaring at the Lakers bench after a shot, and then Shaq dunks and glares at the Warriors bench :lol:

Originally posted by fumanstan
Kobe's a beast :)

He's outscored the Warriors himself this quarter.

That 3 by Fisher probably wouldn't have counted if it was at the end of a quarter.

Originally posted by eatntae
That 3 by Fisher probably wouldn't have counted if it was at the end of a quarter.

I agree. Something for the haters to complain about, eh? ;)

Lakers up 80-76 after 3.....

Whoa, after hearing John Ireland say that, it DOES look like Payton was about to bite Speedy Claxton, but Claxton said there was no biting.

close game....

Not this time Van Exel!!!

stupid Lakers missing free throws.....Warriors have a chance to win it with 4 seconds left. They will.

rejected. game over. whew

HUGE defensive stop by Shaq. Why were the Warriors able to advance the ball to midcourt? I thought you could only do that after a made shot.

:lol:

Shaq proves me wrong, and stuffs the last shot.

Lakers win :up:

Originally posted by eatntae
HUGE defensive stop by Shaq. Why were the Warriors able to advance the ball to midcourt? I thought you could only do that after a made shot.
After a full time out in the last two minutes.

Originally posted by movielib
After a full time out in the last two minutes.

I knew you could advance the ball to midcourt after a time out in the last two minutes, but I thought you could only do that after a made shot or immediately after a rebound, not after a turnover. By the way, I believe they changed the rule so you can advance the ball after a 20 second time out as well.

Anyways, good win for the Lakers. Kobe has been loving the bank shot the past two games.

Good eke-out win for the 2nd night in a row against two shitty teams. You guys are rolling!

What in the hell is goin on with Gary Payton? Is he trying to be the new bad boy/Dennis Rodman type. Yeah I know he always had the the rebellious attitude with Seattle but come on it feels like he's getting tossed every week. The last couple of times(he got ejected)his team got blown out. Congrats to the LA on a 2 game streak. Hopefully we can take that and not get blown out by Philly on friday. If Payton gets tossed again against Philly it will be truely pathetic.

WTF happened in the last minute of that game?
01.3 GS - Full timeout (Timeout #7)
:01.3 LAL - K. Bryant offensive rebound
:01.3 LAL - S. O'Neal misses a 5-foot jumper in the lane
:02.8 LAL - S. O'Neal offensive rebound
:03.9 LAL - K. Rush misses the second free throw
:03.9 GS - A. Foyle enters game for C. Robinson
:03.9 GS - E. Dampier enters game for B. Cardinal
:03.9 LAL - K. Rush misses the first free throw
:03.9 GS - Personal foul on J. Richardson
:03.9 LAL - K. Rush defensive rebound
and those were just the last few seconds.

From the Yahoo internet feed, it seemed like the Warriors kept getting fouls called on them. Shaq wouldn't pick up his 6th, and the Lakers kept missing FT's.
Then the Warriors couldn't get a rebound?

So the refs gave Fisher a 3 PTR that ended up to be the winning margin? What a shock. :eek: :rolleyes:

Originally posted by MovieMaster11
What in the hell is goin on with Gary Payton? Is he trying to be the new bad boy/Dennis Rodman type. Yeah I know he always had the the rebellious attitude with Seattle but come on it feels like he's getting tossed every week. The last couple of times(he got ejected)his team got blown out. Congrats to the LA on a 2 game streak. Hopefully we can take that and not get blown out by Philly on friday. If Payton gets tossed again against Philly it will be truely pathetic.

Guilty by association. Hanging out with Kobe and Shaq all season has turned Payton into more of a whiney bitch than he already was. :lol:

This coming from a blazers fan :down:

What a crappy game to lose for the Warriors.


Originally posted by El Scorcho
Good eke-out win for the 2nd night in a row against two shitty teams. You guys are rolling!

Originally posted by reapersaurus
Shaq wouldn't pick up his 6th, and the Lakers kept missing FT's.


Of course not, Shaq has a free pass from the refs that requires him to go as far as stab someone with an ice pick in order to get his 6th foul. :)

Originally posted by beecee24
This coming from a blazers fan :down:

What a crappy game to lose for the Warriors.

Hey, that other team was my blazers. Both the Blazers and Warriors are shitty. :)

Originally posted by reapersaurus
WTF happened in the last minute of that game?
and those were just the last few seconds.

From the Yahoo internet feed, it seemed like the Warriors kept getting fouls called on them. Shaq wouldn't pick up his 6th, and the Lakers kept missing FT's.
Then the Warriors couldn't get a rebound?

So the refs gave Fisher a 3 PTR that ended up to be the winning margin? What a shock. :eek: :rolleyes:

Yes. The refs planned it so that Fisher's 3 pointer in the 3rd quarter would be the deciding margin at the end of the game to ensure that the Lakers would win and maintain the Lakers record to make them look better then they really are, thus keeping Los Angeles an attraction for the NBA in order to maintain enthusiasm for the sport. They also didn't want to call a 6th foul on Shaq because they knew he would block a potential game winning shot, and didn't want to kill that drama. The biased refs strike again! Those bastards :(

Originally posted by reapersaurus


So the refs gave Fisher a 3 PTR that ended up to be the winning margin? What a shock. :eek: :rolleyes:

Told you the haters would complain about the three pointer.

Originally posted by El Scorcho
Good eke-out win for the 2nd night in a row against two shitty teams. You guys are rolling!

a win is a win....Shaq and Kobe were ruthless tonight. Shaq had 31 points 16 boards 7 assists and 5 blocks.

Originally posted by eatntae
I knew you could advance the ball to midcourt after a time out in the last two minutes, but I thought you could only do that after a made shot or immediately after a rebound, not after a turnover.
It can be done after a turnover:

http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_5.html?nav=ArticleList
If a regular or mandatory timeout is awarded the offensive team during the last two minutes of the fourth period and/or any overtime period and