GameThread for Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers, May 4, 2009 9:30 PM CDT
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I want so bad
for artest to have a HUGE game
its been a great start
for the rockets. low scoring, half court game, and taking advantage of the foul prone Lakers.
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ariza's defense
looks pathetic so far. Ron could be in line for a big game
GO ROCKETS!!!!! BEAT LA!!!!!!!!
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waitttttttt wtf its scolas 2nd season???
thats it?? jeez looks like hes been in league for like 10 years
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
he's played a long time overseas
he was crowned the best player not in the NBA
He came to the NBA after a long career in Europe.
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Maybe his haircut and his smooth shooting stoke are connected.
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Ouch… that hurts. Still hurts.
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so im sure yao
purposely let gasol have that rebound just to pad his block stats…
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Go Rockets, you guys are already playing well just like against us (blazers)!
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by brandonmitchell on May 4, 2009 10:06 PM CDT reply actions
Go Rockets!!
The Enemy of your Enemy is your Friend!
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
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Rockets
came to play so far. Just need to stay mentally strong. L@ will make runs…
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
wow lots of BEdge fans!
thanks for coming! we’ll take all the support we need
We hates us some lakers
Also, the Rockets played good games against us, and you guys were good fans. We respect that.
2 hot 2 stop it
Let me say
yes to all of that.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
I never thought I would be rooting for someone who knocked us out
but GO ROCKETS, I want to be proud we took the rockets to 6, cuz Rockets win this series in 5!
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
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Haha yeah same here, funny how that works. I feel like I know the Rockets well enough now
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by brandonmitchell on May 4, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Shane doing his thing. Gotta love that guy.
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Wow
they called an Odenesque foul on Yao there.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
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It’s weird seeing it called on another team
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by brandonmitchell on May 4, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
im in another chatroom
some idiot is going “he didn’t mean to, it’s not a foul”
by misterterrific on May 4, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
if thats not a looseball
im not sure what is
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i'll tell you what is
when carl landry exists at the moment pau gasol fumbles a rebound and trips on his own
by misterterrific on May 4, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
lack of intent
the lack of intent justifies an obvious lack of a loose ball foul call?
is someone really trying to justify fouls as being intentional only?
hell, if that’s the case, Yao could shoot free throws to play catch-up and win this series alone.
Apparently you can just slap the shit out of someone
Good to know
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God I hate Sasha Vujacic so much
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by brandonmitchell on May 4, 2009 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
The Roybot himself is a machine
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
Sasha Vujacic was an accident
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by brandonmitchell on May 4, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Vujacic makes it easy to hate the Lakers… :)
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Shane is a
Warrior he will be fine might just get that cold fire in his belly up. By the way from years of watching Jackson BEWARE THE HATCHET MAN! Phil always employs that tactic when a series is close.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Man imagine if a player with an STD bled all over the court
what do you do? Lots of bleach for sure.
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
hope battier is ok
and returns fired up and molests kobe all nite
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I hadn't paid much attention to Battier until the 1st round series
I now have a huge amount of respect for him as an all around athlete.
2 hot 2 stop it
3 more quarters
"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady
Still waiting...
I can't believe Kobe wasn't called for a T when he pushed Battier to the ground
they looked the other way on that one for sure
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
i thought it was when
he hooked his leg around battiers head afterwards
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Hey why do you guys call Rick Adelman sleepy? Never figured out why
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by brandonmitchell on May 4, 2009 10:21 PM CDT reply actions
Apparently, Vujacic can put his hands wherever he wants on defense.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Holy crap, Rockets really don’t play well against the Lakers. You guys are struggling to get a shot, that never happened against the Blazers
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by brandonmitchell on May 4, 2009 10:23 PM CDT reply actions
This is one interesting (ly bad) rotation we're using right now
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 10:23 PM CDT reply actions
I WANNA SEE SOME
HAYES FREE THROWS!!!! lol
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
He has actually worked on it
The hitch is 95% gone. It’s sad
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after seeing that
expression after he shot it, NOPE
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ok we're going to win today
when we start banking in threes
rust
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by xFenixKnightx on May 4, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
i trust him
in the clutch… i think
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playoff performer
has a proven track record.. nothing wrong in trying him
Finally they call one
HOW MANY TRAVELS ARE THEY GONNA LET SLIDE?!!!!!!!!!1
AHHHHHHHHHHHh!!!!!!!!
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checking in from Salem, Oregon. Kick their ass Rockets!!! (we can cuss here, right??).
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It's ugly....
seriously….
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“Crazy Artest” is a tautology.
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With this series getting physical
it’s a damn shame we don’t have Deke’s elbows on our side
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Damn this thread is getting insane
Blazer fans, Laker fans and Rockets fans. Probably no Utah fans because, well, Utah sucks any way.
Epic thread underway here.
Celtic fan here rooting on the rockets….big fan of yaos so I tend to follow the rockets, no better time then now
by PaintItBlack on May 4, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Do they have computers in Utah?
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They’re crazy. Now that we don’t have any , we’ve got to go somewhere.
2 hot 2 stop it
You called?
I am glad to see that the Laker fans are really clever. They chanted “Utah sucks” a lot last series, only to follow it up with…
“Houston sucks” this series.
I wonder if they will still pull out the “MVP” chant when Kobe goes to the line.
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Some of these calls seem to surprise LA
Gasol – What IS this “over the back” you speak of?
Kobe – It isn’t goaltending if I do it, is it? Im Kobe!
Had a beer with him once
pretty nice guy
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You gotta love Hayes
gave Barry a three there
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions
Chuck Hayes with the o-board
and now Barry!!!
lol
Barry was standing there like “what? i’m actually open at the 3 point line?”
he purposely misseda few
so they will leave him open for later
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Blow thier ASSES out by 27!
That would be insane, I bet no team has been blown out that bad at home in an opening game
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
I have Blazer season tickets...
and wittnesed that shit first hand!
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
PS im one of the Blazer fans cheering you on! lol
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
Damn
Landry has for whatever reason had trouble catching the ball in the playoffs so far. That was going to be an easy dunk.
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 10:33 PM CDT reply actions
chuck hayes
don’t cry by himself on the end of the bench
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exactly
i was just abt to type that..
glen davis can score 16.. chuck cannot
and lets not compare the defense
its unnecessary
No not really…. its not an insult either way…Davis has improves, hes averaging like 18 pts a game in the playoffs in garnetts abscene. hes more like Leon powe then glen davis though
by PaintItBlack on May 4, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
It’s sad how the Lakers didn’t go to Pau when they had the mismatch. It’s like they just don’t trust him.
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Yeah, the lakers start going to gasol and they will be fine, if not they might just lose
by PaintItBlack on May 4, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
barry passed open a wide open
shot for a turnover
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they totally called that one on the yellow jersey next to him
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has anyone else noticed
scola’s tendency to take rebounds away from his teammates?
mostly
steals boards from Yao
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that's ok
Yao doesn’t exactly have the best hands anyway
yao would be averaging an even 10 boards
if scola was more generous haha.
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Nugs fan here:
Seriously hoping we see the Red Rockets and not the Lakers next round!
Go Red Rockets!!!
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
well…based on last year the Lakers would beat us in 4. So 6 would be infinitely preferable. ;-)
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
heh
Billups made Denver a legit playoff team.
What’s the take on Andersen? Seems like there isn’t enough cap space to resign him.
draft dejuan blair
Obviously we love Birdzilla.
There is a petition going around to keep him on the team (not that it’ll do any good).
I bet the Nugs figure out how to keep him around. Kroenke has shown he will go over the cap if he thinks it’ll lead to wins.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Houston should take him!!! for TMAC! our fans would LOVE him here
by theJennNguyen on May 4, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
the Rockets would beat the Nuggets
Defense > Offense. The Rockets would turn it into a halfcourt game, with Melo having to play against Battier and Artest.
draft dejuan blair
don't they lead the NBA in fastbreak points?
They’re good in the halfcourt, not great.
draft dejuan blair
doesn't mean they can't be good at both, can they?
by misterterrific on May 4, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
what I'm saying
is that they thrive at a fast pace. It’s why they play the way they do. Nene, Martin, Melo, etc. are all great running players. Houston would force them into cement-galoshes pace.
draft dejuan blair
admittedly
i haven’t seen much of the nuggs as i’ve wanted to. and the Hornets series can’t be a good situation i can use to generalize how good their team can be in the halfcourt, but from the few games i’ve seen and the reading i’ve done, they’re pretty formidable in the half court too. Although the regular season pace would suggest that they are a running team, so you got me there.
by misterterrific on May 4, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Honestly...
The Nugs are good at just about everything right now.
They’ve flown under the radar all season but are now getting the props they’ve deserved all year.
They would struggle getting boards against the Rockets though.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Our biggest weakness right now is probably consistency.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
That’s the catch. We’re actually pretty good on D now.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Poor Gary… Rudy knows your pain.
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I was thinking of Ariza’s foul on Rudy earlier in the season… but pain is pain.
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Blazer fan here..
hope you guys ruin the L*kers season.
I can’t believe Sasha V wasn’t called for a foul on Battier. Rockets got them frustrated right now. Keep it up. Just make sure to move the ball around instead of playing one-on-one offense and you guys will be alright.
What? Nobody from the Cavs here to see the Rockets kick the Lakers butts????
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the Cavs would probably rather face LA
Houston is a terrible, terrible matchup for Cleveland.
draft dejuan blair
Plus I think they want to take it to Kobe
Just to show them there’s a new game in town.
2 hot 2 stop it
From the bench?
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
I guess that’s how you get a call in LA…
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well you know
the San Fernando Valley is the porn capital of the world.
hard to believe
yao would airball that hook w/o being fouled
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Gasol screams and flops to the floor and the whistle is blown after yao got fouled on the other end with no call…the NBA , where amazing happens
stop that
stop that right now. the only call i’ve seen so far that was legitimately missed was Battier’s bloody foul. Rockets should have had a foul against the Lakers there. Other than that, it is pretty evenly called.
You know what the lamest thing about the L@kers is?
It’s there freaking weak sauce crowd.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Yup…They were dead in the finals…there team up 26 in game 4 and the crowd was dead silent…the celtics end up winning
Up big on utah in game 1 of the series and they are cheering “we want tacos”
by PaintItBlack on May 4, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
anyone else
hear the “houston sucks” chants earlier in the game?
thats what i was thinking
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
the crowd just really gets into it…im not a huge fan of those chants but i found myself chanting the same thing when i went to game 3…i didnt mean it i promise.
by theJennNguyen on May 4, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
nah
if i were there i’d chant the same thing. it’s all a part of having the home court. things aren’t friendly on the court either with the players.
but i’m not a big fan of fans calling out other fans of something that they themselves are guilty for.
Is half the crown POR fans tonight?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
ahem...'crowd'.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
As long as we don’t have to talk about point differential then it’s cool. ;-)
Might as well cheer for the division…right?
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I did hear that
Karma for round one ;)
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Of course
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 4, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Nuggets almost got Artest…but they wouldn’t give up Kleiza to do it. sigh
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They might not have picked up Billups if they had Artest
by clutchcitywillreturn on May 4, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
How would melo and ron work on the same team?
You should be happy with bbbbillups
by PaintItBlack on May 4, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
No joke
I would give Blake’s right arm for Billups!
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Hey now, Linas Kleiza is the Scottie Pippen of Lithuania.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 4, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
true...
the ‘sigh’ was definitely not in reference to Billups….the ‘sigh’ was for Kleiza.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
wow the announcers just keep talking like
the rockets are LUCKY just to be up by 3, and the lakers are gonna be way sharper in the second half. why can’t they just say we were the better team…
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typical
did you not listen to anyone talk about the lakers all season?
by PaintItBlack on May 4, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
i expected TNT
to be slightly more impartial
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Cause now
you know how Portland feels in virtually every series ever. Sometimes we get props during the regular season but come post season it’s all about $$$ and media market size.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
iono man
portland was picked to win our series by most.
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Yeah but
it was all Yao this Yao that in national coverage. Mind you Yao is a baller. Just saying they play to big media markets. Be thankful you have Yao for the China factor as much as his skill.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
well
almost as much.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
oh... my...god...
here we go with the china conspiracy
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it's not a conspiracy man
big markets = big $. Unfortunately for you that is now LA.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Watch
by the end of this series you will think the Portland series was in your favor by comparison. I guarantee refs give a game to LA.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
so how did we lose
to the Land of the Mormons these past few years?
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By the way
Houston won a great series. I am not trying to take anything away from Houston more was commenting on LA, TNT commentary and refs skewing games.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
rust
http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=86037&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1200
I think I’ve seen the word “rusty” about 50 times so far in this thread.
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Script says "LA is the bestest ever!"
And they did beat us 4 times in the regular season. If they stray away from the regular season script, what would they talk about? The game itself? Surely you jest.
Because the Rockets have yet to win the series
The Rockets are the underdog. If the Rockets win the series, we’ll be talked up to Denver (whom I think will win their series). Denver will be the “underdog” because of their age and experience in the playoffs.
Then if Houston actually gets to Cleveland in the finals, we’ll be the underdog again.
Underdogs get no respect. See Mario Elie & the Kiss of Death™.
Rockets played a good half. They could play better..
I hope Brooks can get at least one assist rest of the game..
ya know...
It would be really nice if the Rockets could one day learn how to properly close out a quarter instead of letting the other team quickly get back in the game.
and when did ABZ forget how to shoot FTs?
You guys
closed them out against us…
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
not really
You missing shots alone isn’t closing it out.
We tend to stop scoring inside two minutes.
No way!
a couple of times your boys shut us down AND scored points! Give your boys some well deserved credit. They didn’t do it every quarter but you guys had some good ones for sure.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
did you forget?
against the blazers when he missed like a gazillion
You mean like...
the Magic let Boston back into the game earlier?
Or was that Alston that allowed that?
Agree with Barkley
this is our pace and Lakers are rusty whether or not you admit it. We need to be up more.
I still don’t have much confidence in our 4th quarter closing abilities on the road without T-Mac, so we need to get a big cushion.
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions
Kenny touching the screen… hilarity ensues.
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I love you Kenny Smith...
You shot your 7 3 pointers in the game against the Magic in Game 1 of the Finals back in 1996. You left your mark here in Houston.
But you seriously do not have any business being on that touch screen doing commentary. Just keep barking back at Chuck and mocking him for not having a ring, which he came to Houston for.
Ok, I’m too rough on Chuck. Chuck deserved a ring. But Kenny just doesn’t need to be on that screen.
well the way you hold the L*kers score down is a solid D.
Using most of the shot clock also keeps the possessions down in turn keeping the score down.
L*ker fans just getting to Staples....
2nd half will be a little louder.
Do they actually
HAVE fans? I mean a fan is a fanatic which maybe you could count Jack and Dyan Cannon but the majority of that crowd especially in the lower bowl is looking for face time.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Unfortunately I was in Laguna Beach for first round last year (Nugs v Lakers)….they were truly obnoxious.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Much like at the Toyota Center
The upper deck rocks much more. But at least we can coax our rich guys up
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There should be a cheer test
if you can’t even muster up a golf clap you are banished to the upper deck regardless of ticket price.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
These are LA fans. Nothing but the finals excites them.
They need to learn humility. It would help their spiritual growth. And since Phil Hackson is all about the spiritual growth…
Just out of curiosity
Are you Houstonites mostly watching TNT, or do you have a local feed?
2 hot 2 stop it
TNT only, local channels last game was game 6 vs Port. Thank God!
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by xFenixKnightx on May 4, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
We do, but most of us here could generate a pretty accurate home crew transcript.
Without listening to them.
The Blazer games/announcers are pretty much the same way
I love our homer announcers, but I’d love to listen to Clyde for a game, too.
2 hot 2 stop it
I don't how, but the Lakers outrebounded the Rockets in the 1st half
Something the Blazers never did or had trouble matching the entire series. If the Rockets shore up their rebounding, I think they’ll win. The defense is looking stout.
Life is not by chance. Basketball is life.
I just realized this.
:(
Though I still have 10x more :( for the fact that Calvin Murphy isn’t doing color commentating.
I used to love him when he’d turn around from the press seats and tell the opposing fans that they sucked.
what's the deal with Murph?
is he on the clear now?
things to improve
Wafer needs to realize that Vujacic is going to be up in his grill. Take his ass directly to the rim. Do not pass “Go”. Collect $2M contract though.
Brent Barry needs to shoot or stay off the floor. None of this delayed passing shit that causes turnovers.
ABZ needs to be aggressive. He’s slightly timid. And he’s missing FTs. Not good.
Crazy Pills needs to stay a bit crazy.
Yao needs to learn how to box out.
I love Yao, but the next guy he seals off will be the first.
You guys taking BOS or ORL?
I’m going with ORL.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
Rafer is in charge. What could possibly go wrong? I just love writing that.
But seriously Boston looked mighty peaked in this game.
I'd say Orlando
But after seeing the complete bullshit they let Rondo get away with against Chicago, who knows?
2 hot 2 stop it
yeah…it’s really unbelievable what that guy has gotten away with. Nice to be the Cetics I guess (or the Lakers).
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Orlando.
Orlando beats Boston.
Cleveland beats Orlando.
Houston beats Cleveland.
T-Mac comes back in late January. Adleman works him into the rotation.
Houston loses in the 1st round.
Morey trades McGrady for Durant and a 1st round draft pick.
Houston wins the next 7 NBA finals.
...
I just really want Durant out of OKC. He is so much better than that team.
Properly built up he could be the next T-Mac / Kobe / James.
But the poor guy is stuck in OKC because of contracts and money. It’s actually kind of sad.
I don’t think anyone is going to have a problem if OKC wins the lottery.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
lottery won't change the management
management is their biggest problem. the team is actually pretty good.
The lottery could make management look a whole lot better. ;-)
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
After watching them struggle with the Bulls
Orlando in 6.
Without KG, the Celtics aren’t even a mediocre defensive team. Ben Salmons/ John Gordon absolutely torched them, and Orlando’s shooters will enjoy similar runs. Howard is just going to eat Baby alive.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
That’s what I’m thinking. Celtics are simply not the same team without KG. They barely escaped a series with maybe the worst playoff team. Bulls have a great young core of talent; however, they simply are too inexperienced and have too many holes in the roster.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The C's are incredibly soft without KG
Pierce and Rondo will fake some injuries and flop alot.
Dwight Howard will not be amused.
by runningdonut on May 4, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
what's up donut!
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Just killin time till my Nuggies game
Go Rockets!!!!
by runningdonut on May 4, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Blazer games
routinely had games with efficiencies in the 110-120 range, with 30-40% ORB for the good guys. Super low TOs for both teams, high eFG… pretty much all green.
draft dejuan blair
That charles barkley
shoot out thing was half horrifying half hillarious.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
I like how the commercials
are already insinuating a pre-destined Kobe vs. LeBron Finals.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
NO
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Blazzer fans
I just want to say how awsome it is to have you guys in here with us toight.Great basketball fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by HTOWNCYPRESSBOY on May 4, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm here for the whole series
After watching Houston for a whole series, I have a new appreciation for the team.
draft dejuan blair
We're happy to be here
And here’s a gift from our color commentator, Mike Rice (I can’t remember when): “Sacha. That’s a sissy name.”
2 hot 2 stop it
L*kers suck, and Houston has a lot of players that are hard not to like.
Even though we got kinda served up in the first round.
SCOLA!!!
He was the MVP of the series against the Blazers – no doubt.
I hope he keeps all of this up.
Is it safe for a Lakers fan to post here?
I’ve always had a soft spot for Houston dating back to my favorite player of all time (Dream), but I understand if emotions run high during gametime lol
Good game so far. Here’s hoping for a relatively fair, well-executed, entertaining game the rest of the way
GET OUTT!!!!
LOL, just kidding. just don’t be an ass and you’ll be fine.
by misterterrific on May 4, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I tend not to be
There’s trolls in every fan base, and intelligent fans in every fan base. We’re not all evil.
that’s debatable. ;-)
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
yep it is safe
the only thing you have to look out for is when Kobe wakes up in the 4th / the occasional “OMG HE FLOPPED” bullshit.
Oh, and of course, the stupid “refs suck” comments.
Yeah it was…sheesh…trying to do way too much.
Bad defense on that kobe drive too…man hes regressed on that end through the years
by PaintItBlack on May 4, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
nice pass brooks... not
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ok bynum is owning yao
cmon yao don’t give him a 10 footer
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So...this is obviously a dumb question,
but how much do you think the Motumbo injury will hurt the Rockets?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
He never really played this season
He would be nice to have, but I doubt they would need him to deal with Bynum. It doesn’t hurt their chances in my opinion
by runningdonut on May 4, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
honestly not that much
he hardly played in the regular season. his presence in the locker room and on the bench is enough.
Makes them pretty thin at C doesn't it?
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Von sucked in the 1st half and got schooled by Sasha
I am a Rockets fan. Admit this to yourself. Now, it is time for Von to get in the game and perform an earth shattering dunk to stun the LA crowd with screaming and yelling and all the bells in whistles. Lowry looks good.
by stuartallen83 on May 4, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
omfg,,, up by 1 now. what the fuck just happened
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Probably. But still, he always seems to come up with big plays.
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God I hate
the L@kers even when they aren’t playing against the Blazers.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
HOUSTON - WATCH OUT
Kobe will wake up in the 4th. He hasn’t woken up yet. So far the Lakers have been playing great team offense.
The 4th quarter in this game will define this series. I’m calling it.
Great team offense?
how come they only have 48 points?
by clutchcitywillreturn on May 4, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree with your statement,
The Rockets are gonna have trouble if they don’t build a lead going to the 4th, but there is definitely not great offense being displayed by either team… It’s gritty physical play, which favors the Rockets I would hope
by clutchcitywillreturn on May 4, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah
It would mess up our team offense. Roy would be a black hole.
But I appreciate your spirit, kid. ;)
Roy is only a black hole
when he has ice cold team mates surrounding him. That Houston series was an anomaly. He doesn’t trust Rudy enough that is a problem for sure.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
No kidding
that would be a near certain victory for Houston at that point.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
After the last series...
I was under the impression that Yao didn’t miss when not fronted.
5-12? What’s up with that?
Chuck wagon
is a BEAST. rockets bench is playing very well too.
"We don't need refs, but i guess white guys need something to do."- Charles Barkley
Who wants to go on a Celtic Pride-type
kidnapping of KB24 for the duration of the series. Brooks 3!
Strong rebound by Scola. Love that guy.
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Von sucks tonite
I am a Rockets fan. Admit this to yourself. Now, it is time for Von to get in the game and perform an earth shattering dunk to stun the LA crowd with screaming and yelling and all the bells in whistles. Lowry looks good.
Yeah he's been a whole lot of nothing
wonder if the back is still bothering him
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Bad game for him
He was a little flustered going up against Vujabitch early
by runningdonut on May 4, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Man I can't stand
Bynum. I hope Yao punks him all series long.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
The announcer chuckling at Yao’s smooth J?
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yea he was like
wow can’t stop it
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Sometimes you see something so pretty that the joy of life fills you up.
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doug collins has been following Yao since '96.
I’m sure he was like “cliche”
Oh man, can Blazer fans call him that without getting into trouble?
Best nickname ever.
2 hot 2 stop it
OMFG
I called that in my MIND I was thinking man if Ron hit a 3 here that would be huge. BAM!
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Phil Jackson looks 10X cooler with facial hair.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
oops...don't know why that was a reply.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
kobe
ur 7 minutes too early. go back to the bench
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thats a nasty rejection..
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Resilience
Seems like we’ve been able to fight back from each run LA’s made…hope that holds.
Scola....
that was slowest release I’ve ever seen
god sometimes i really hate kobe...
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Wait...
sometimes?
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
ummm...sometimes?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
YAO
is a MONSTER!
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Brooks is ballin' in the playoffs
No fear whatsoever. He just needs to make free throws everything else is SOLID
you going to the game tomorrow?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll be in Vail
for work. Otherwise I’d go for sure. I’ll get the next round WCF game though :)
by runningdonut on May 4, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
artest's shot selection
has been bloody brilliant tonite
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i think battier needs a new strategy for kobe
he seems to be less and less affected by the hand in the facet
Question for you Rockets fans
Should Portland try and pick up Ramon Sessions or Kirk Hinrich? Assuming they could get either.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Because we're not dicussing it enough at Blazer's Edge
And we’re actually trying to take over the world with this discussion
2 hot 2 stop it
well...I guess it's better than talking about Octo-mom.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
I know but I wanted an outside perspective.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
kirk for defense
ramon for his playmaking
which need do you need filled more?
by misterterrific on May 4, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I don’t know much about Ramon’s defensive skills though.
by misterterrific on May 4, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
well...
hinrich comes with a fat contract. sessions wants one. pick ur poison
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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Make Kobe beat you
and don’t give up easy shots to the other guys.
if kobe ariza and bynum
are the only ones in double figures… u know ur doing ur job
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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“The Rockets gotta find a way to put up some points”
Oh gee, Doug…you mean LIKE WEVE BEEN DOING ALL GAME?!!!!
Give us SOME kinda credit!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
This is an exciting game 1 and
it would be a shame not to get this W,
Doug
Collins is actually a fairly reasonable analyst and has praising the Rockets all night.
He made that comparison
because they are both undersized big men who can play against much taller players
by clutchcitywillreturn on May 4, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
He called out Ben Gordon
for being a lucky idiot
by runningdonut on May 4, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like he always gives the Blazers a fair shake as well
It’s nice cause everyone hasn’t been giving the Rockets much a chance in the media, ohhh well screw the haters.
Uh oh
Farmar superstar.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
too much frodo
need more legolas
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.... battier.... wtf
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Battier needs to pretend
he is shooting 3’s on Portland. He would make them alllllllllll
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The Bhagavad Gita
Right and you
know Scola drains that elbow jumper if it was Portland.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
yes
bet u couldnt tell from this game
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The lakers didnt have much of a fight in the first round
The Zers probably prepped the Rockets a little bit better than the Jazz did L.A.
damn Yao
either stay still or fall backwards
Do you ever worry
that Yao might breathe in too heavily and and accidently INHALE Brooks?
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Does Odom have any eyebrows?
Just wondering.
Damn, Scola needs to make those.
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He needs to do a visualization
“Imagine you are shooting on Portland Luis…OM OM OM Draining the elbow jumper OM OM OM!”
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
kobe is like on fire right now
http://brutemark.mybrute.com
Go Rockets!
Go Blazers! :-)
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
Now Houston is playing like Portland
If your outside shooting is cold, just keep trying! You’ll probably make one eventually…
2 hot 2 stop it
rockets need to cut it out
with that terrible f’in passing man
Rockets getting tight right now...
missing open shots they usually make…while K*be is going into ice cold killer mode right now. Rockets gotta relax and play their game.
... did brooks not know
he had another 2 seconds before jacking one up?
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steal the first game Houston
like you did vs. us (PDX)!
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
Brooks is going to make one of those soon...
hopefully it doesn’t happen in practice tomorrow
No 4th Q choke jobs
this is where we lost our regular season games against the fakers
Well it's been grand guys
Best of luck smoking the L@kers…I’m out.
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
time to break old habits
and close it out strong
yep...this is where the lakers get dangerous.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
We’ve been so close to that 10pt lead but just cant get over the hump. Gotta contain KOBE!!!!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 4, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
eating grilled KFC now
(commercial on TV) – good food
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
Mmmmmmm that stuff IS good. Got some on the weekend.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 4, 2009 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
yao, no lay-ups
i have notice, since the playoffs started, yao has only dunked when close to the rim. he has not tried lay-up.
you have to admit
that was a terrible suit. I thought i was in the 70s for a moment
How is that suit worse that the Laker's uniforms?
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe
he’s going back to his old Nuggets ways
by runningdonut on May 4, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I’m leaving that one alone. ;-)
Sensitive subject here in CO.
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by PosterNutbag on May 4, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Man it feels like we're up by a lot
but I look at the score and we’re up 3. The Lakers are just hanging in there….
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 11:44 PM CDT reply actions
god damn, stop many TOs
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omg man
the rockets are playing like their nervous as shit, hence the unnecessary passing
why is yao in no mans land
he needs to commit to one
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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Is Yao going to get a rest in the 4th?
He’s looking tired.
Life is not by chance. Basketball is life.
Sigh... mirror image of all our Lakers games
are we going to show up in the 4th quarter this time around? Stop doubling Kobe too.
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 11:46 PM CDT reply actions
someone needs to remind them
that they’re in the playoffs now
Yao is so tired -.-
Gosh yao is gettin tired ..
hope we can hold this lead till the end
He's being crowded in the lane
Rockets have to move that ball.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 4, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Give the ball to Ron and get the hell out of the way.
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the lakers...
foul soooo much
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Ron’s missing that corner 3 – and not much else.
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Odom hasn't really done much on us today
kinda surprised
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 11:55 PM CDT reply actions
BROOKS
ice water in his veins
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Ok
I hate Rashad Bouman, Terrance Whitehead, Demetrius Williams, Onterrio Smith, and every other player that Papa Knight paid to play in those awful unis.
Also, Mike Hass is the best receiver in Pac-10 history and Steven Jackson is far better than Jonathan Stewart.
draft dejuan blair
So much for the 4th quarter collapse
up 6
by goingforthecorner on May 4, 2009 11:55 PM CDT reply actions
are you insane?!!
Composure, guys.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 4, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Man now that you guys arent player our team I’ve realized the Rockets are really good. Every time the momentum changes you guys keep your ground, this is exactly what happened in game 1 against the blazers
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by brandonmitchell on May 4, 2009 11:56 PM CDT reply actions
its time for Battier
to poke Kobe’s eyes..
lol
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 4, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember Game 1 of that Series
With Yao/Franchise v. KB24/Saquille in the 1st rd? We lost bc Franchise missed a 3 at the end of the game. Shame it was.
made up for it.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 5, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
ABZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Come on
pullthis one out we are counting on you guys. Take home court from the Fakers.
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Bumped knees with Kobe
shouldn’t be too bad. Just really bad pain temporariliy.
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:01 AM CDT reply actions
Could be big in determining this game though…I hope not.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 5, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Kobe destoys another knee
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
yaos knees need to hold alot more weight
than Kobes, it could be bad
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
oh god...
"Adelman sitting on the bench looks like a beat poet ready to blow your mind. And then he screams at the refs, and it’s a poetry slam." - LicketyBrindle
In case he is hurt
we dont even have a backup
i'll say again
oh god
"Adelman sitting on the bench looks like a beat poet ready to blow your mind. And then he screams at the refs, and it’s a poetry slam." - LicketyBrindle
This would suck tremendously
Especially after Yao survived games in the vicinity of Oden
epic
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
the sky is not falling
he will play through it
Go Rockets, sorry im late
Just woke up, I got ya’lls back on this one (I’m actually Mavericks fan) but If there’s anyone I want to see take those asshat Lakers down, its ya’ll (since we got our own problem) repping it in the name of Texas.
omg...the Rockets took tiny without Yao in there.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
Orlando fan here...
gotta say Yao’s a warrior, lets go Rockets!
Its time for me to poke Sasha's Face
I have goosebumps. We must W.
rockets need to stop
passing up open shots
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Aye
shot clock violation. Please get a shot off. Scola has not been real effective today.
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:06 AM CDT reply actions
Go Rockets!
I hate the Lakers with all of my being, and I love stats-friendly teams.
So, yeah, I’m a huge Rockets fan the rest of these Playoffs.
BEAT LA!!!
time now for the cheer! All the way from Oregon!
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
You know what Morey says
when your lead is greater than the minutes left in the game, there’s a good chance to win.
YAO MING
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:07 AM CDT reply actions
Yao Fucking Ming
That ball was out on us – nice break.
here we go baby...
we gotta stay strong for the laststretch
Ron Ron
PDX next year! ;-)
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
I think Yao just flopped
And it worked! He’s milking it pulling a Paul Pierce and an AK-47 in a 5min. Sequence. I love him.
lol
Yao is not injured..
did you see the way he moved his feet
You guys are on fire
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by brandonmitchell on May 5, 2009 12:11 AM CDT reply actions
Yao > Dwight Freeney
"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady
Still waiting...
yeah man
i’m loving this, rockets steppin it up
I just gotta say
The class of the LA fans cheering for Yao when he came back out of the tunnell is impressive. I don’t know if I could say that the same thing would happen in Houston if say, the same thing were to happen to a laker player. Kudos LA.
I'm keeping an eye on the game thread for the Lakers blog
and they were tremendously respectful too.
Time to galvanize
Real Lakers fans aren’t bad. “Lakers Fans” are different though.
by Tam Henry xD on May 5, 2009 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Damn damn damn
Looks like you guys just about took this one. Well played. Looking forward to the next game.
yea
did the same to us (PDX)
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
shocking the most of the world
Media world atleast
It's all over!!! (clap clap clap)
BEAT LA!
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
Can we actually expect Ron and Aaron and Yao to all have good games again?
But, Von was TERRIBLE, so we know he’ll be hell-in-a-bucket come Wed.
Brooks and Lowry
Have been the unsung heros of this game, talk about hustle hustle hustle. Awesome.
Currently Listening to: VAST - Touched
"I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that." - Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice
by last texans fan on May 5, 2009 12:12 AM CDT reply actions
Yes
if our PGs play well, we can beat anyone
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Man Lakers are missing all free throws too this is amazing!!!
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by brandonmitchell on May 5, 2009 12:13 AM CDT reply actions
I know I'm a homer
but man, Roy handled Battier and Artest a lot better than Kobe has. And he was sick for two games.
draft dejuan blair
kobe looked like he took quite a few steps there
before he got fouled
Ya know this may work out after all..
I want to see Houston beat the Lakers in this series, cause this is a great start for you guys, cause If my team (Mavericks) bounces back, imaging the West Conf. Finals, Mavs vs Rockets, it’ll be the talk of texas sho’ nuff.
HAHA great day for Kobe
loses MVP award and his team loses in Game 1 at home.
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:13 AM CDT reply actions
He’s Kobe Bryant
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by brandonmitchell on May 5, 2009 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Now all that worries me...
is that we’re going to find out tomorrow that the knee injury was worse than just a bruise.
Time to galvanize
I knew you guys could do it!
I’ll be pulling for you all the way.
+ the Lakers give up more easily than the Blazers.
Beat LA!
I did too
Heard a lot of hopelessness here, but the Blazers and Lakers play similar enough games, and I knew after how well the Rockets played the Blazers they’d have a decent shot.
I know.
I feel like we were the sparring partner who trained you for the big meet.
KO them like Manny in the 2nd.
Roy had flu against you guys too.
But Roy plays just as well as usual through stuff like that so it is no excuse.
Brooks doesnt have to make baskets
He’s not even supposed to, but he’s doing a hell of a job screwing with the Lakers zone D when he starts running through em like a mad man. Pulls 3 players out of position
Currently Listening to: VAST - Touched
"I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that." - Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice
by last texans fan on May 5, 2009 12:16 AM CDT reply actions
Any Grateful Dead fans here?
Bc we’re “Built to Last.”! Yao Ming your Face!
4th quarter issues
we solved them for at least one day
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
cuz we havne't really played them
with this current team + mindset
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Easy
Lakers are the better team. Rockets are working their asses off to beat them and will have to for the rest of the series
Currently Listening to: VAST - Touched
"I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that." - Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice
by last texans fan on May 5, 2009 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I think it’s ’cause Rockets are playing with nothing to lose. Lakers are playing with a lot of their shoulders.
by Tam Henry xD on May 5, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
This is amazing, I’m enjoying this game
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by brandonmitchell on May 5, 2009 12:17 AM CDT reply actions
Dead silience in the crowd
they are stunned! Too bad this is a 7 game series though.
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:17 AM CDT reply actions
Half of them don't care who wins
Lots of psuedo fans and minor celebs in the stands.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 5, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
TMac
is the reason- he went 1-11 once; Ron missed one game; and the other was right after the PG trade; and the last time was fair and square, so LA is really just 1-0 against the current Rox squad.
As much as I am rooting against the Lakers
I am rooting more for the Rockets. Love that hard nose defense. I also want to believe the Blazers aren’t as bad as the Rockets made them look.
Life is not by chance. Basketball is life.
Blazers didn't look that bad
They looked like a young team with a slightly above average PG and an extremely inexperienced bench. They’ll run the NBA if they get a top notch PG
My greatest enemy is my inner me
Is ABZ available?
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
lowry and brooks
have been poor at the line in crunchtime
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
If there is one chink in LA's armor
It is Sasha
I want to thank all blazers fans here for great support
we would do the same!
Well you have quite an exciting team, with some quality guys.
I’m with you guys the rest of the way.
It's only puppy love
we will yell at you and kick your ass next time!!! ;-)
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
so much for
bynum looking forward to this game
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
after all this
some Lakers fans would still claim that Bynum> Yao
There are few thing more beautiful than a dead quiet Staples Center!
Blazer's Edge Ambassador to The Dream Shake Blog
agreed!
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 5, 2009 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Only the lakers losing can bring together a blazers fan and a nuggets fan.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 5, 2009 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Good job Houston
win game two also! Don’t just do it for you… Do it for the Blazer fans
The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.
Go Houston! Beat LA!
WOOOOOOOOO YOU GUYS DID IT F YEAH
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by brandonmitchell on May 5, 2009 12:22 AM CDT reply actions
So much for all the analysts who picked LA in 5
cuz we are NOT dropping 4 in a row…
Time to galvanize
start knocking on wood
hopefully you’re right….but don’t tempt fate.
Rockets Win!!!!!!!!!!! Rockets Win!!!!!!!!!!! Rockets Win!!!!!!!!!!! Rockets Win!!!!!!!!!!!
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Good win, guys. Congrats, keep it up. Night.
Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders
Boos from Laker fans? Classless.
Congrats Rockets, well played.
Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".
Just about as classless as Boston fans yelling bullshit after every call against them
The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.
Go Houston! Beat LA!
FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
Yao ming, what can you say?
One of the most gritty performances I’ve seen in a while.
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
I love the Laker fan boos
it means we did something right
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
I feel like I just kicked a rich man in the nuts
and took his wallet
You’ll be sick of her nagging in about two hours.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 5, 2009 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Magnificent Game!!!!!!!!!! Yao is Monster and Warrior!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am gone.....
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cheers!
Thank you all for the hospitality.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 5, 2009 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Don’t drop any home games and you guys got this. This is Yao Ming’s series
by runningdonut on May 5, 2009 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah baby....
my second favorite team won tonight…whoever is playing the L*kers.
by JasonT on May 5, 2009 12:25 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Looks like the Lakers true MVP is Luke Walton
OMG I think I actually understood every word Yao said
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:25 AM CDT reply actions
The Jazz rolled over for the Lakers. Blazers gave the Rockets a tough series.
I think it helped the Rockets prepare for the Lakers.
Life is not by chance. Basketball is life.
Can we please get a pic of bloody batman
and post that shit on the frontpage forever?
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
I can't even get on ClutchFans
total madness
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:26 AM CDT reply actions
you’re a double negative… oooh burn!
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Brandon Roy is better than Kobe Bryant!
by SeeingStars on May 5, 2009 12:26 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Brandon Roy is the greatest player to ever play the game of basketball
That is a very biased statement by the way
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't start that Yellow Mamba shit now...
I will go rat you out at BEdge
I thought Yellow Mamba stood for Yao Ming
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Some people want to call Brandon that
just wrong.
Go down to Roy tries out a nickname
The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.
Go Houston! Beat LA!
And he wonders why everyone wants to trade him...
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Lakers fans
Have had so many great moments w/ Kobe. We have Bloody Batman!!!!!!!!!!!
Mavs Moneyball crew salutes you
Now we need to get our shit together tommorrow night, I dont know about ya’ll but I hope for a “Texas-sized” finals if ya know what I mean
You know L.A. is going to come out strong next game.
If Houston could snag one more in L.A. it would be huge. But friggin big win tonight guys.
Cue Phil whining about the foul deficiency.
Remember that the true foul difference was nearly 50/50 UNTIL the Lakers started fouling in desperation in the end of the 4th. At this same time the Rockets were trying hard not to foul because all they had to do was waste time and make freethrows.
Rockets defense absolutely owns the Lakers offense. No Laker with a ‘good’ game. Kobe huge ballhog for the game too.
Yao easily head & shoulders above anyone else out there tonight.
And all of this in LA.
You'll need to play better.
I think HOU can win the series…but the lakers didn’t bring their best game tonight.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 5, 2009 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
BRoy
Tore up Shane and Artest in Game 2 of the PLAYOFFS. That is not easy.
On a sep. note, We barely lost to PO in PO when BRoy went for 42, so we CAN win on Wed. Yo!
everyone get on the live postgame stream
NOw
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
great win!
now let’s not troll over there at SSandR.
i’m out. good night to all you guys over there in the western hemisphere.
Great game Rockets!
I love to see the Laker fans leaving early. Half of the crowd was gone before it ended. Only in LA will fans leave when down 6 with 28 sec left.
Keep Kobe at bay and I think you all have a great chance at this series.
Houston, where stealing homecourt happens.
Hello Dum Dum
i hope yao doesnt get an mri tomorrow
nothing good can come out of that. just let him play through it!
I'm so happy I can go to work tommorrow and not have to hear....
“how come you guys couldn’t beat the Rockets” from L*ker fans. I live and work in LA.
Yeah i live here in Anaheim.
Their “fans” are so damn smug. I love when someone can knock them down a peg or two.
Neat stat
Phil Jackson is 42-0 when his teams win game 1, but only 6-8 when they lose.
Time to galvanize
Kobe Bryant, 32 points on 31 shots
somebody tell Michael Lewis to write another article on Battier.
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:30 AM CDT reply actions
Where is Kevin Durant when you need him?
A big F-You to all the Oden haters! Rockets are legit.
Life is not by chance. Basketball is life.
Dude KD is better, face it
your weakness is SF and Durant is a perfect fit in Portland.
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
KD isn't going to win anything....
Oden is the perfect fit, give him time and he’ll dominate.
Life is not by chance. Basketball is life.
Kevin "No D"urant wouldnt fit in
we need the defense from our SF spot
The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.
Go Houston! Beat LA!
Hopefully we make an attempt to win Game 2
I hope we don’t take this win and forget to show up in Game 2.
by goingforthecorner on May 5, 2009 12:32 AM CDT reply actions
this is HUGE for us!
should only boost our confidence
I hope so too..
but like i said before, time to break old habits!!!!!
Great Game
I love to see the L*kers get their asses handed to them at home. Just three more games to knock them out!
Rec!
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
nah he's a dirty little biatch
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
keys to the game
1. brooks 3rd quarter was huge, matching kobe shot for shot almost
2. i felt like we got more calls than the lakers, but not by much
3. yao ming being aggressive. he was trying to dunk the ball from everywhere! and coming back to play in the 4th, that was awesome.
4. for some reason, i liked it when he played brooks and lowry together. usually only does that to close out the games, but he put em in at about 7 minutes left in the 4th. maybe because we were turning the ball over so much.
things i didnt like:
1. brooks in the 1st half, hesitating on wide open shots. and barry did it too a lil bit.
2. von wafer, letting sasha get in his head. he played very tight and didnt do much (-9)
3. turnovers. and they need to work on not getting stuck in traps at the end of the game. almost gave it up!
I loved our fight tonight
Every time the Lakers made a run, we came right back. The Lakers led 3 times tonight, but only ever by one point. That’s because every time the Lakers took the lead, we came right back with a run.
Time to galvanize
the series
is not over.
don’t celebrate just yet. the lakers are going to come hard in game two.
but, for the time being…kobe, slob on yao’s knob.
Gonna have to do 1st half 2nd half posts...
Either that or tell us Blazer fans to gtfo ;-)
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 5, 2009 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
please don't leave
Together we can beat the lakers and their awful fans.
Eddie Johnson at the buzzer.....
This is what BEdge gets like per hour haha, it’s fun
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by brandonmitchell on May 5, 2009 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
they're still going to have to step it up
for when kobe is playing 100%
I know
we’re not going to get Kobe to shoot 14-31 and 1-7 from behind the arc every night. Either way a win is a win. I feel so much better about this series after this win.
Yao, Artest and Brooks had huge games. I noticed Brooks went into his little dribble-fest but actually converted numerous times, so we’ll let it slide. Also Chuck should’ve played a little bit more. I know it was a close game but he’s so good on the glass offensive and defensive (he also gets pity points when matched up against Gasol or Bynum). Yao playing 40 minutes really worries me, especially after that scare. We really need to get a traditional back-up center.
Not to mention, a quiet but still efficient night for Scola and everyone minus Wafer off the bench. .
Pretty rough night for the entire lakers team. You know it’s really bad when Jordan Farmar leads your team with +4. Also props to Kobe for not using his “flu” as an excuse for an off night. Yet they manage to keep the game so close all the way into the 4th quarter, which is also a little worrisome.
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