Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

D Fish!!! I watched that video highlight a few times, he kissed that ball off the glass perfectly, mr clutch#2, right behind Kobe.

But that game should not have been that close, and Lakers were actually behind most of the game.

qilver wrote:D Fish!!! I watched that video highlight a few times, he kissed that ball off the glass perfectly, mr clutch#2, right behind Kobe.

But that game should not have been that close, and Lakers were actually behind most of the game.

Yup.

A lethargic performance by the Lakers... They don't seem to be a team that can stay focused day in and day out... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yup.

A lethargic performance by the Lakers... They don't seem to be a team that can stay focused day in and day out... :sweat:

that is a great word that best describes their game-play lately. I honestly don't know how they pulled it off last season and took the crown, they really stepped up in the playoffs, but sometimes they lose very very winnable games to weak opponents. They 6 road games will tell alot, and getting Bynum back next week should help out their weakness in the paint.

qilver wrote:that is a great word that best describes their game-play lately. I honestly don't know how they pulled it off last season and took the crown, they really stepped up in the playoffs, but sometimes they lose very very winnable games to weak opponents. They 6 road games will tell alot, and getting Bynum back next week should help out their weakness in the paint.

All but one team has a winning record during this road trip, but that doesn't mean much considering that the Lakers historically play down to their opponents level. :sweat:

Lakers lose to the Bulls, 88-84. :shakehead:

More times than not, the Lakers are a frustrating team to watch during the regular season... They play so uninspired at times. :bleh:

Lakers top the Nets, 99-92.

^ I do think that Lakers needed that win, and They SHOULD win by a bigger margin, like double digits. But maybe my expectations of the Lakers is much higher, they have played a lackluster effort the past 10 games. A win is a win however, but onto they next opponent, which won't be as easy as we think.

Well, luckily for the Lakers Bynum is suppose to return on Tuesday when the Lakers play Washington. Yes, Bynum is often injury prone, but he is an all-star caliber Center that is the last needed piece for a championship team. Even if he is only at half strength, like last year during the playoffs, he can at least serve as a defensive presence and to give Gasol some rest.

mrsmith10 wrote:Well, luckily for the Lakers Bynum is suppose to return on Tuesday when the Lakers play Washington. Yes, Bynum is often injury prone, but he is an all-star caliber Center that is the last needed piece for a championship team. Even if he is only at half strength, like last year during the playoffs, he can at least serve as a defensive presence and to give Gasol some rest.

True.

But I think the Lakers paid him way too much money to be playing half or 2/3 of a season...

Celts won their tenth straight game on Sat against Bobcats, 93-62.
Next game is against NY, which have won 8 in a row.

Jav_sol wrote:Celts won their tenth straight game on Sat against Bobcats, 93-62.
Next game is against NY, which have won 8 in a row.

At the moment, the Knicks have got to be the surprise of the season.

bmwracer wrote:
At the moment, the Knicks have got to be the surprise of the season.

Not really. They started out terrible at 3-8 and then caught a hot streak. Also, they did add Amare Stodemire during the offseason. I thought they would at least be in playoff contention this year.

^^ They're gonna finally be playing some good teams now, won 13 out of 14 but 12 of those teams have losing records, let's hope the Celts teach them how championship caliber teams blow out wannabes. :naughty:
Just looked at the standings, didn't realize the Heat just passed the Magic for 1st place. :puppydog:

mrsmith10 wrote:Not really. They started out terrible at 3-8 and then caught a hot streak. Also, they did add Amare Stodemire during the offseason. I thought they would at least be in playoff contention this year.

Still, they seem to be playing a whole lot better than last year, when they were pretty much everyone's patsy.

Lakers take care of the Wizards, 103-89.

Not surprisingly, the Lakers trade Sasha "The Machine" Vujacic... And get veteran forward Joe Smith.

Lakers get some payback and rout the Pacers in Indiana, 109-94.

Boston edged out New York 118-116, snapping the Knick's win streak and extending Boston's win streak to 11. Amare Stodemire had 39 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

mrsmith10 wrote:Boston edged out New York 118-116, snapping the Knick's win streak and extending Boston's win streak to 11. Amare Stodemire had 39 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

Paul Pierce hit the winning shot with 0.4 seconds left.

^^ Seems when they need a big shot, he's the one who ends up taking it and has ended up hitting most of them. :mrgreen: They continued on their roll last night, now have won 12 in a row, and the last 8 without their star center. :bleh: Tonight the Heat :twisted: take their 10 game streak into MSG to face the Knickerbockers.