Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

bmwracer wrote:Lakers lose again, this time in Boston, 104-101. That's four losses in a row.


I can see the lottery at the end of the tunnel. :hehe:

their biggest losing streak, but not as long as the clippers(think they had 8 losses in a row this year) who are out of the playoff race, think lakers are clinging to the eighth spot with clippers behind. Not a good year for LA teams :beaten: :shakehead:

qilver wrote:lakers are clinging to the eighth spot

Heh, that's only because the T-Wolves are having a lousier year than the Lakers...

Not a good year for LA teams :beaten: :shakehead:

You should rephrase that to "not a good year for the Lakers." The Clippers always have these kinda years. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
You should rephrase that to "not a good year for the Lakers." The Clippers always have these kinda years. :hehe:

yeah, but i think the clips are playing better this year, despite having a pitiful road record, not sure what it is, but it sucks. with twenty-something games left in the season, it is going to the wire on who's going to get the eighth and final playoff spot, Denver Nuggets, Lakers, Minnesota, and Clippers. Somehow, i think of all of them, maybe Denver might get it, cause the way the Lakers and Minnesota have been playing :usuck: and with Clippers losing on the road :bleh:
who knows what team will secure a spot for the playoffs.

Suns beat Pistons at home 100-97 :dancing: :woot: :applaud:
other games Heat beat the Nets 106-90
Denver won Indiana 96-87

For whatever reason, the Clips are wildly inconsistent, and thus unpredictable... But they're not gonna make the playoffs.

In many ways, the Lakes are the same way, yet they manage to have a better record than the Clips... But only being able to win three in row once all this season is pathetic... If they make it as the 8th seed, they're gonna be fodder for the number one seed...

SoCal B-ball is stinkin' it up big time right now.


But I'm still happy Shaq is gone. :applaud: :woot:

Warriors beat the Wiz tonight in Washington! Great game! It was some also nice revenge on those ex-warriors :hehe: :hehe:

And damn J-Rich is the real deal. I'm still wondering how he could be left off the all star team. 34 tonight on 12-19 shooting, along with 8 boards and 4 assist. A coupe of years ago when Arenas was still with us, I'd probably choose Arenas over J-Rich but now, I'm quite happy where we are :D

Elton

Richardson is getting better and better...

But Baron Davis is the engine that's turned this into a whole new team.

And Bedrins (sp?) has to get some more playing time. Did you see that kid getting in people's way, blocking the passing lanes, and diving for balls on the floor?

Knock wood... next year is gonna be a whole new experience for the Warriors.

Oh and yeah, after the snarky comments from Gilbert after the last game, I was particularly happy to see the Warriors kick their ass tonight.

Geezer wrote:Elton

Richardson is getting better and better...

But Baron Davis is the engine that's turned this into a whole new team.

And Bedrins (sp?) has to get some more playing time. Did you see that kid getting in people's way, blocking the passing lanes, and diving for balls on the floor?

Knock wood... next year is gonna be a whole new experience for the Warriors.

Oh and yeah, after the snarky comments from Gilbert after the last game, I was particularly happy to see the Warriors kick their ass tonight.

Yup things are finally looking good. I did see Biedrins play and he's pretty scrappy. I like it. He doesn't really need to score for us but just get rebounds and make those hussel plays. Oh and I agree with you about Murph at the center. In that 3rd quarter he was just eatting up the Wiz interior.

Lakers and Nuggets are in a dead heat for the eighth and final playoff spot...


...And Phil Jackson is back in L.A... :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:For whatever reason, the Clips are wildly inconsistent, and thus unpredictable... But they're not gonna make the playoffs.

In many ways, the Lakes are the same way, yet they manage to have a better record than the Clips... But only being able to win three in row once all this season is pathetic... If they make it as the 8th seed, they're gonna be fodder for the number one seed...

SoCal B-ball is stinkin' it up big time right now.


But I'm still happy Shaq is gone. :applaud: :woot:

just goes to show that the clips are really inconsistant like you said, they lost tonight to the nuggets. think it was 89-105, a really bad game at home, where they should have won it. Lakers won yesterday behind kobe's 40, lakers are the superior team incomparison to the Clips, but both are having a stinking season, and well the lakers might make it to the playoffs, but if they do, they will get beat big time by the 1st seed. Clips, well they are headed to the darn lottery along with the warriors, and that is sad, cause i like the warriors. :beaten: :shakehead:

The Suns beat Sonics 110-99. Joe Johnson for the Suns scores 30 as he lights it up from downtown 5-5 3pt range. :bonk: :applaud:

Kobe scores 37 in a 103-94 win over the Pacers at the Staples center...


Bizarre stat: the Lakers lead the NBA in rebounding with an average of 44.0 per game.

bmwracer wrote:Kobe scores 37 in a 103-94 win over the Pacers at the Staples center...


Bizarre stat: the Lakers lead the NBA in rebounding with an average of 44.0 per game.

The question is: what about the shooting percentage? Or how many rebounds are offensive?

dochira wrote:The question is: what about the shooting percentage? Or how many rebounds are offensive?

Well, I know they're not leading the league in shooting percentage, that's for sure...

Offensive/defensive rebounds? Not sure. :sweat:

The strange irony is that rebounding was one of their weaknesses (along with FT shooting) in the Shaq era....

bmwracer wrote:
Well, I know they're not leading the league in shooting percentage, that's for sure...

Offensive/defensive rebounds? Not sure. :sweat:

If the offensive rebounds is much of the 44 boards/game, then it means they are missing shots, but getting second/third chance opportunities. So they may not shoot well, but they get another shot at it.

bmwracer wrote:
The strange irony is that rebounding was one of their weaknesses (along with FT shooting) in the Shaq era....

The free throws I can understand, but even with Shaq under the rim, they couldn't rebound?? :crazy:

dochira wrote:The free throws I can understand, but even with Shaq under the rim, they couldn't rebound?? :crazy:

Rebounding was not one of his strengths, unlike eating. :hehe:

Kareem wasn't much of a rebounder either, but Wilt was a freaking vacuum: 20+ rebounds a game, if I recall.

clips fall again, this time to the grizz. I think the same will happen again to the clips when they play the lakers. :beaten:

Warriors blow out the 76ers! This team seriously looks good. So far 3-2 on the road trip. If they can be a .500 team on the road and have a dominant home record, then that's a playoff contender right there :D

J-Rich tonight: 22pts, 6 reb, 7 ast, 5 steals. Nice all around game :woot:

Lakers give up 66 points in the second half and lose to the Clips, 110-101.

Kobe scores 41.

BFD. :shakehead:

Pistons tonight... Will be a dog fight against this team