Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

Lakers beat the Bucks, 105-92, even though the Bucks took 22 more shots (92-70) than the Lakers... :sweat:

Lakers don't play defense, shoot poorly, and lose to the lowly Kings, 113-101.

Growing anxiety in Lakerland. :sweat:

Lakers struggle again, this time against a short-handed Suns team, but manage to win 115-110. :sweat:

What the hell happened to their defense??? :shakehead:

Lakers struggle again, but manage to beat the the T-Wolves, 98-86.

They're probably the most worrisome 20-3 team in history. :beaten:

Reggie Theus fired in Sacramento. That makes 6 coaches fired and we're not even to Christmas :shakehead: Meanwhile, the Nuggets go into Dallas and beat the Mavs. That's got to be the quietest 17-7 team in a long time.

gaijinmark wrote:Reggie Theus fired in Sacramento.

Shocking ....

I guess the Maloofs watched too much Hang Time and thought they were getting the same coach. :hehe:

Meanwhile, the Nuggets go into Dallas and beat the Mavs. That's got to be the quietest 17-7 team in a long time.

The trade for Billups clearly helped the Nuggs, though eliminating the 30 wild chucks by AI each game really helped as well.... :shakehead:

Denver's record has been good, but 17-7 isn't extraordinary .... since there's usually a couple of teams at that pace at the beginning of most seasons.

adub2adub wrote:
Denver's record has been good, but 17-7 isn't extraordinary .... since there's usually a couple of teams at that pace at the beginning of most seasons.

True. If we get to the halfway point and they're 30-11, then maybe they've got something special. Have to wait and see, , ,[/list:u]

Lakers getting b-slapped at the half by the Knicks, 65-50. :shakehead:

The boat's starting to take on water... :sweat:



EDIT: Lakers come back to eke out another win against a team with a losing record, 116-114.

Lakers apparent credo this season: "To hell with defense." :shakehead:

Hawks give the Celtics all they can handle, but lose, 88-85.

Dang it. :grumble:

That's 16 straight wins for the Celts.

Good defense stops a good offense: Lakers lose to the Heat, 89-87. :grumble:

EDIT: Aided by 21 Laker turnovers. :shakehead: :shakehead: :shakehead:

Clipper Nation on a roll, they beat Indiana and have won 4 out of 5 making their overall record 8-18 :beaten: [/list:u] And the Nuggets find out they still have a ways to go before they can play with the big kids, getting blown out at home by the Cavs 105-88. :shakehead:

Lakers lose again on the road, 106-103, to the Magic. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Good defense stops a good offense: Lakers lose to the Heat, 89-87. :grumble:

EDIT: Aided by 21 Laker turnovers. :shakehead: :shakehead: :shakehead:

Watching that game, I dunno if the Heat's D was that good. Both teams seemed to turn it over a lot, and nobody wanted to hit a free-throw in the 4th QT. Close throughout .... but what an ugly game. :bleh:

Lakers on their first losing streak. Panic time for Lakers Nations... :hehe: :rofl:

adub2adub wrote:Lakers on their first losing streak. Panic time for Lakers Nations... :hehe: :rofl:

The panic flag came up way before that...

Lakers finally play some decent defense in the fourth quarter and outlast the Grizzlies, 105-96. :sweat:

Lakers turn up the defense (finally) and beat the Hornets, 100-87.

Boston wins their 19th (!) straight, 110-91, over Philly.

Now come the Christmas showdown at the Staples Center. :sweat: :fingerscrossed:

game over for boston :woot:

The_Lyrics wrote:game over for boston :woot:

I hope. :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:
I hope. :fingerscrossed:

i knew it! bostons record ends!
lakers win 92-83 :woot:

bmwracer wrote:
I hope. :fingerscrossed:

u got ur wish
and man was it a game well the last quarter :bonk: