bmwracer wrote:

That's pretty much true for all of the Lakers except for Kobe. Of course, Kobe has to pass them the ball...... Good win for the Lakes... They were doing some whoop ass on the Heat, then let 'em back in the game... They gotta keep applying the pressure on their opponents to break them, a la the Showtime Lakers... Looks like Shaq finally decided to take the high ground and shake hands with Kobe, after getting criticized for being a jerk in their last meeting in Miami...

i wonder if he just came to his senses and figured he should just amend things with Kobe, or was he just giving in to the pressures of the media and wanted not to look bad. Anyhow, a good win for the Lakers. Heat do not look as tough as last year.

Lakers, Clips, and Warriors all win
i hope this is not a very rare occurance.

warriors beat seattle 109-93
clips beat utah 102-93
lakers beat miami 100-92

krim wrote:

Yeah, but did you go to the game....?

One final stat from the Laker-Heat game: Shaq, 2-8 from the free throw line...


From the L.A. Times:

"...the Lakers discovered the joy of hacking Shaq at the end, seven free throws worth in the fourth quarter, of which he missed five."

bmwracer wrote:

Yeah, but did you go to the game....?

Nope, if my other buddy bailed, that would have been my ticket.

krim wrote:

Nope, if my other buddy bailed, that would have been my ticket.

Oh.

bmwracer wrote:

One final stat from the Laker-Heat game: Shaq, 2-8 from the free throw line... From the L.A. Times: "...the Lakers discovered the joy of hacking Shaq at the end, seven free throws worth in the fourth quarter, of which he missed five."

shaq's numbers are down down down...and his freethrow percentage is probably the worst of the league.

Lakers screw it up down the stretch, lose to the Kings in O.T. Pistons beat the Knicks by 26, Larry Brown early favorite for 2006 "What the Hell Was I Thinking!??!" Award

gaijin mark wrote:

Lakers screw it up down the stretch, lose to the Kings in O.T.

What a buncha idiots: they has a five-point lead with 40+ seconds left and KNEW they had to guard against the three-point shot and still let the Kings fire away to eventually tie up the game...

Once that happened, I knew they'd choke it in OT.

Idiots.

Now they play Phoenix tonight after a disappointing loss.

what was Lamar thinking trying to make a game winning end of period shot?

There's a reason they're the LA Kobes and not the LA Lamars.

krim wrote:

what was Lamar thinking trying to make a game winning end of period shot? There's a reason they're the LA Kobes and not the LA Lamars.

I guess after he hit that trey a minute earlier, he thought he could do it again.

They must've lost at least 6-8 games where they were leading in the last minute or so, due to crapass defense.

bmwracer wrote:

I guess after he hit that trey a minute earlier, he thought he could do it again. They must've lost at least 6-8 games where they were leading in the last minute or so, due to crapass defense.

Lakers sliding again...

Warriors beat the Cav's 99-79,

Suns pound the Lakers, which was pretty much expected, Dallas blows out Clippers by 20 at home Is Dallas that good, or are the Clips that bad?

gaijin mark wrote:

Suns pound the Lakers, which was pretty much expected,

Absolutely, especially since they gave away the previous game... Dorks.

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Dallas blows out Clippers by 20 at home Is Dallas that good, or are the Clips that bad?

Dallas can't be that good, since the Lakes have beat them twice (Kobe's 62 in the last game), so the Clips just aren't that good... At least when you're talking about the upper echelon teams.

bmwracer wrote:

Dallas can't be that good, since the Lakes have beat them twice (Kobe's 62 in the last game), so the Clips just aren't that good... At least when you're talking about the upper echelon teams.

no comments about the Clips, other than they are rapidly slipping..down..down.

Racer wrote:

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Dallas can't be that good

Even though they've got a record of 30-10, I just can't take Dallas seriously because A) They always figure out a way to screw it up in the playoffs, and B) They've got an owner that makes George Steinbrenner look like a stable personality

The Nets got their revenge against the Celtics from Friday's close loss, with a 103-83 rout tonight . Their next game will be on tuesday against the team that I hate most, the Detroit Pistons . I hope the Nets can pull off a victory on that one
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gaijin mark wrote:

Racer wrote: Quote: Dallas can't be that good Even though they've got a record of 30-10, I just can't take Dallas seriously because A) They always figure out a way to screw it up in the playoffs, and B) They've got an owner that makes George Steinbrenner look like a stable personality

Yup, Mark Cuban is a jerk alright... Sure, he lavishes his team with niceties and such, but that doesn't make a championship team.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

The Nets got their revenge against the Celtics from Friday's close loss, with a 103-83 rout tonight . Their next game will be on tuesday against the team that I hate most, the Detroit Pistons . I hope the Nets can pull off a victory on that one

not sure if they can pull a win against the toughest team in the league, the pistons. But i am really indifferent to them....whether win or loss, it makes no difference, but i would like to see some west teams show more dominance....Spurs...they lost Ginobolli to an ankle injury, i hope he comes back soon, they will need him.

Warriors, guess that deal fell thru with Artest, they couldn't used him, oh well...
Lakers, and Clips, slipping...they need some wins.

qilver wrote:

not sure if they can pull a win against the toughest team in the league, the pistons. But i am really indifferent to them....whether win or loss, it makes no difference, but i would like to see some west teams show more dominance....Spurs...they lost Ginobolli to an ankle injury, i hope he comes back soon, they will need him. Warriors, guess that deal fell thru with Artest, they couldn't used him, oh well... Lakers, and Clips, slipping...they need some wins.

Yeah, it's really gonna be a tough game and a win for the Nets on tuesday is uncertain. Anyway, anything is possible . Same goes for the Warriors.

As for the Clippers, I think they are safe at the 6th place. They just need to win some games to secure a spot in the playoffs. The Lakers are the ones in trouble because the Timberwolves just entered the 8th spot and are knocking the door for the 7th, which happens to be the Lakers' current spot. We all know what Garnett and his gang are capable of
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