GameThread for Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets, May 8, 2009 8:30 PM CDT - First Half
by UofTOrange on May 8, 2009 2:59 PM CDT
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The second half thread will auto post around 9:30. I won't be around unfortunately to get everyone over there, so if someone would put a link up before the second half I would appreciate it.
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looks like Bynum is punching Landry in tha face
Vujacic is shocked they called a foul (as usual)
You're not foolin me Kerry Collins.
That's because ...
he probably is. How else do you think the Lakers actually won all those games this season.
I pulled this from the AP:
Bryant was previously suspended for elbows to Mike Miller’s(notes) throat and Manu Ginobili’s(notes) and Marko Jaric’s(notes) faces, according to the Register.
Big surprise. What a jerk.
I'm ready!!!
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
Who has sucked more dick at this point in their respective careers?
Sasha Vujacic or Robert Horry?
Literal dick sucking, not figurative. I don’t think Horry was known as a man milker during his tenure in Houston, so i’m giving the edge to Vujacic.
by Billy Clyde Gillispie on May 8, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions
Man, I don't even follow college sports
So I didn’t know this was a coach until I looked it up.
I meant to say “the guy (or girl) who posts as Billy Clyde Gillispie”.
I respect most coaches.
It’s not Coach Gillispie’s fault some miscreant posts as him.
what about Walton?
He looks like he sucks more dick than both of them combined.
This may be off topic but . . .
Given the Billy Clyde Gillispie post above maybe ‘game thread’ has a different meaning round here or something.
But who needs tonight’s game more? Rockets or Lakers? Frankly, I’m not sure.
I agree...
I’d say the Lakers ‘need’ one of the next two before they get in emergency mode.
The Rockets on the other hand need two of the next two in order to keep whatever momentum they still have.
I say both teams equally need this
If the Rockets win this game, it will show everyone game one was not a fluke and we maintain homecourt advantage. The Lakers will be down 2-1 and the pressure will be on them.
If the Lakers win this game, we’ll be hearing more of the “Rockets got lucky in game one because Kobe had a sore throat from deepthroating Crawford all night” stories, not to mention they take back home court. We’ll be down 2-1, and the pressure will be on the Rockets to try to win another in LA.
I personally think the team that wins tonights game will win the series.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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Interesting. All that talk about deep throating and your screen name is “hardgay”.
Paging Dr. Freud. Paging Dr. Freud.
You are so very clever
Although I’m a little saddened that you don’t find my username amusing.
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Oh that is a relief
But in case you didn’t know, HardGay is a sham, its rather comedic.
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I don't know
I think game 2 already showed the Lakers that game 1 was not a fluke. If not for the faulty ejection we had a good chance of winning.
Yes Houston fans all see that
but I still don’t think the majority of outsiders see it that way.
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Come on Rockets!
No Fisher should help.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
I'm still trying to decide...
I like the Fisher-Brooks/Lowry matchup. I’m interested to see how extended minutes for Brown and Farmar shake up out for us.
yea, fisher has been slumping
and he doesnt have tha speed anymore to hang w/ tha quicker guards. having him out may actually help tha lakers
You're not foolin me Kerry Collins.
Farmar is not nearly the dirty player that Fish is.
Ariza took out Rudy here and Rudy left on a stretcher. Farmar was the first one to go to Rudy to see if he was okay (Brandon was going after Ariza). Farmar was looking at Ariza like “what were you thinking”. Oh my gosh. I just typed that one L@ker has a soul. What’s wrong with me? I guess every team has a misfit.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
GET US A WIN TONIGHT, FELLAS!!!
I foolishly made a prior commitment for tonight MANY weeks ago. I’ll be watching on DVR sometime tomorrow.
I just pimped this site over at my blog – hopefully you’ll get a few hits from it.
BRING IT HOME TONIGHT. We do NOT want a split.
MURDER those chumps.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
Bynum learned that move from Kobe. Then raised his arms in the air and said
I didn’t do nothing!
Ugh.
“The Lakers are sooooo dirty!” “Everyone is against us because they want a Lakers-Cavs finals!” “We beat Portland!” Blah, blah, blah……..
Talk about “Little Man” syndrome. I think that fits the typical Houston fan to a “T”. Don’t you need to have some kind of relevance in this league for you to even be able to say with a straight face that the refs and the league are out to get you? You know, maybe doing something more than since the 1995-1996 season getting out of the 2nd round a grand total of 1 TIME?
Here’s a quote you may want to think about the next time you whine about something Houston…
“Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.”
Laker fans are used to this sort of thing.
Don’t you need to have some kind of relevance in this league for you to even be able to say with a straight face that the refs and the league are out to get you?
1) Monumental strawman. Nobody’s said the refs are “out to get” the Rockets, we just said the officiating was awful last night, as it often seems to be for visiting teams when the big-name clubs need a win at home. Bias towards the Lakers, not against the Rockets (though I don’t expect you to understand that distinction)
2) I’m sorry you’re so ignorant of other teams in the NBA. Though I expect as much from most Lakers fans.
Well not everyone here thinks that way to the extreme
But we do pretty much seem to all agree that the half the Laker’s roster are dicks who resort to physical violence when they get shown up on the court, and seem to confuse that with physical toughness. I mean cmon’ if it was a 12 vs 12 battle royale there would be a bunch of purple/gold corpses on the hardwood. oh btw this is a Rockets blog, so good luck forcing your opinion on deaf ears (just ask Gil).
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I know where I am hardgay and I don’t think I’m trying to “force my opinion on deaf ears”. I do think that it tends to be pretty comical (and pretty moronic) when the best fans can do to get back at the other team is come up with battle scenarios about what team could beat the other team up. I’ve read a lot of how it’s admirable that Ron-Ron “held back” and didn’t do what he should have done to Kobe.
What do you dopes really think Ron would do? Do you really think anybody is going to duke it out in this league? Does anyone ever really look “scared” of anyone else? Ron ain’t gonna do Jack but get in Kobe’s face and get tossed and then tell all the reporters after the game what he would do “in the ’hood”. Pathetic. And any of you buying in to it and coming up with scenarios of what would happen and the “Kobe is gonna get his”. Doubly pathetic.
and then tell all the reporters after the game what he would do "in the ’hood"
Admit it: you didn’t even watch the interview, did you?
Again, did you watch the interview from last night or the one from today too?
Fact check, young paduwan.
I saw the one from last night
where the most he said was (in jest) “Don’t you know you’re hitting Ron Artest?” And then he tells a story about how he’s seen plenty of rough things on the basketball court through his years.
Give it up mon
This topic will be history after we win tonight. In the off-chance that we don’t… well there’ll be so many angry outbursts that your posts won’t even be read.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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I’m sorry you post on here and aren’t smart or thorough enough to read other bloggers posts or other content in general.
If you’d have actually done some research there have been several asides noting how biased the refereeing can be and how much the Lakers are “allowed to get away with”.
Research helps when you want to back your yapping with facts.
well, that pretty much was what I said
so I have no idea what you’re complaining about.
The refs did let the Lakers get away with a lot. If you have a problem with Rockets fans complaining about it, I suggest you fuck off.
I don’t know. I think I’m going to stick around here for a little while. There’s way, way less brain power being used over here than on CelticsBlog so I don’t have to use my good material with you peeps. I can just run my yap and not have any facts to back up my rants and then when I can’t come up with anything witty or interesting to come back with I’ll just suggest for you to “fuck off”.
Sound about right, genius?
So calling a blatant elbow to the upper chest area a foul on the one getting the elbow is great officiating?
Are you that stupid? I mean I can’t put it any more bluntly than that. Are you THAT STUPID?
Are you that stupid that you don’t think one player did what he did because he knows that the other player is so stupid he could get in to his head and he’d do something idiotic and get himself thrown out? Are YOU that stupid?
Refs miss calls. It happens. Lack of common sense and inability to control oneself are hallmarks of immaturity and lack of brain power.
You've been here such a short time.
And yet, you’ve overstayed your welcome already.
Go to the light. Go to the light...
Blazer fan checking in
I’ll trade one of you Houston guys a Lone Star beer for our local Black Butte Porter? Any takers?
Go Rockets, kick their ass!!!
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
ridiculous,
the orlando game was done a quarter ago.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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i love the crowd atmosphere
making it easier for the rockets to make runs
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good effort so far
Kobe taking those shots will come back to bite them in the 2nd quarter.
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yea right…lol.. do you see the passing and assits????
all kobe is doing right now is light up Battier and Artest.. thats all
Kobe is off tonight
otherwise they would have gone 4 3 on the last play
Lakers are moving the ball a lot better now
Making the extra pass. They’re tough to beat if they keep flowing like this.
Bork bork bork!
Pretty good so far
Rockets are getting outhustled so far, but the offense is flowing
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we need to cover our guys
Theyre running around too much
They're reacting a lot on D
They’re on pace for 35 points in the first quarter. Need to calm the game down.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 8, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
1st time ive seen scola dunk in a while
when was tha last time that happened?
You're not foolin me Kerry Collins.
happened
once or twice during the regular season
KOBE HAS IT TONIGHT
Good part of it tonight is that KOBE HAS IT. He does and if the game is close in the 4th, ill be more than happy
Yao!
"My features are that of a god, its not a facade these rappers wanna be NaS"- Nasir Jones QB's Finest
Kristin Kreuk is teh love.
Still miss em: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvvgVn0gg1E
Good patient ball movement to the bigs
And defense to boot
"My features are that of a god, its not a facade these rappers wanna be NaS"- Nasir Jones QB's Finest
Kristin Kreuk is teh love.
Still miss em: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvvgVn0gg1E
Brooks has been having
issues handling the ball
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Outta curiosity
Was the game in Houston delayed by ESPN?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
it was on classics for a bit.
these fanposts are starting to kill me
by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
they started broadcasting at the 8 min mark during the 1st q
That's retarded
I said the same thing at the Magic site too. I just don’t understand it. If the game was close I get it. But a blowout? ESPN should have transfered this game to the main network and the end to the Classic side.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
this may be premature
but i’m predicting the Laker’s offense stalling in the second half once again. Kobe’s one on one jumpers werethe main reason for their good offense in the first quarter.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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as long as brooks is on the floor
i just can’t see that happening though. hopefully we can live with it and still score.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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yeah, I'm not too upset with it
I mean, the lakers are trading baskets with the Rockets. Think about that.
true
who’s more likely to have their D tighten up? I think we know that answer
You're not foolin me Kerry Collins.
haven't seen much of the game yet,, but it seems 11 point from 5-6 fg by kobe shows he's in a good condition..
by ViL on May 8, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
yea that is what i mean
the lakers have soley relied on Kobe for offense. just like in the last game, Kobe can’t always hit those.
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Gotta slow the game down
I think Adelman should put Hayes on Pau more and let Yao start 2nd and 4th quarters against Bynum. He plays much better against Drew.
Bork bork bork!
good links anyone?
ESPN india stopped broadcasting..
thats gotta be
the 30th time you’ve had to post it haha
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If this is like the Blazers site
you will get asked about 5-10 more times…. LOL
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
I'd bookmark that
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
taghoops.com
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yao Ming has 4 shots already
Didn’t he have 4 shots in game two?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
nothing like home court
officiating
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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Nice foul draw by Lowry
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Thanks for showing the Foul replay ESPN
Way to show ur suckin off the Lakers
this is insane.
this game is on pace to be just an 88 possession game, yet the scoring is high. Great shooting from both teams, both shooting EFG’s at high 60’s. The turnovers are killing the Rockets, but at least we’re getting the few misses we’ve made. Conversely, the Lakers are rebounding their own misses at a low rate but how much does that really matter if you’re making shots. Defense has to step up for either team if they wish to win, hope this happens for the Rockets.
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Yo, guys. How’s the game looking?
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the offense for both teams looking crisp
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently so. Yao and Scola with big games, eh? That’s good. (Understatement of the year.)
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i never take that for granted anymore
you have no clue how thankful i am for that
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thanks for Scola.
I’m just kidding.
Kobe’s gone off, too. More balanced scoring on the Rockets side.
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, it’s a bit painful for us Spurs fans, but at least he got to the NBA. Having watched him in the national team for so many years, I always thought it was a travesty he was stuck in Europe.
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And Kobe’s just a basketball beast. Too bad he acts like a punk.
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i'm lurking over PtR
reading your offseason stuff. Hope things go well.
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
We’ve all been pretty busy. Work, midterms, you name it. We really need to start writing more. But hey, at least we still get together in loser threads and waste time. :)
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i’ve read some hilarious stuff. keep up the good work.
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
i’ve read some hilarious stuff. keep up the good work.
these fanposts are starting to kill me
by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think they know whats really happened
They gotta let their bias show somehow though
sasha you suck
you’re not kobe so keep taking those
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That play by Ron
Was the reason I advocated his trade from the Kings.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
its better than a tattoo
cuz u can just shave it off when you get traded
You're not foolin me Kerry Collins.
Mac!
"My features are that of a god, its not a facade these rappers wanna be NaS"- Nasir Jones QB's Finest
Kristin Kreuk is teh love.
Still miss em: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvvgVn0gg1E
Has everyone lost hopeon him?
or at the very least anyone still hoping him to come back and change his attitude?
by ViL on May 8, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHA JVG
cmon make one for me lol
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Damn, ahead by 1 for a few seconds.
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total respect for battier..
don’t agree with the “kobe stopper” label, but as good as anyone can
Once upon a time, Bowen came damn close.
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always thought kobe does to the stoppers
(battier, bowen, artest, raja, etc) what the spurs use for the motto.. pounding the rock style til they crack.. relentless
JVG in the booth
makes it easier to stomach the trolls that come here. they’re gone now though, right?
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JVG in the booth
makes it easier to stomach the trolls that come here. they’re gone now though, right?
these fanposts are starting to kill me
im gonna say that
i called the T right after he kicked the ball
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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his dad probably forgot
to buy off Javie’s crew last nite.
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can a team be disqualified if they play to dirty? LOL
by ViL on May 8, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Phil Jackson
is trying to change the tempo / feeling of the game. He does that shit.
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
My god
“Steve Javie, whom many consider the best referee in the game.”
… I’ve heard it all.
"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady
Still waiting...
That might be true
That says terrible things about the state of basketball officiating.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 8, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
best referee.......
….AT SUCKING!
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Hilarious.
where do you get these things?
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Hilarious.
where do you get these things?
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
used to think he was the biggest dick
but he controls the game, and not in a joey crawford sort of way
was that an illegal screen by bynum?
as JVG says
he still
hasn’t hit a wide open trey tonite. i swear they are just leaving him open.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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BTW
the statistic says in 1-1 team who wins game 3 has 75% prob of winning the series
Usually the team who wins a game of any sort has a >60% chance of winning the series
Because, you know, they won a game.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 8, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Yao Ming going to the free throw line so early
is the best thing that can happen for us.
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Gasol looks like he's gonna puke everytime they call a foul on him
You're not foolin me Kerry Collins.
Yao put his hands up
1st time hes done it this series
we fooled him once
probably won’t be able to fool him again.
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Nice. Why isn’t Pau fronting Yao, though? Not that I’m complaining.
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wafer needs to stop playing one on one
especially when Yao is on the floor
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Holy Cow!!!
I can’t believe it I just realized we’re ahead
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
taghoops.com
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
i dunno
maybe the internet loves me
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
i dunno
maybe the internet loves me
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by misterterrific on May 8, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
They’re limiting the viewers per country outside the US.
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oh man... brooks and his tunnel vision
cmonguys
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Gotta love how brooks rose dribbling the ball.
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and some shit Rocket's possessions
we need to close out STRONG
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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We're making the lakers
look good on D
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dammit
shoot tha open 3 artest
like tha D from everyone right now tho
You're not foolin me Kerry Collins.
What’s with the difficult passes inside? Now’s not the time to turn it over…
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Turnovers
Rockets are still turning the ball over waaaaay tooo muuuch!
Perfect time for a run
Kobe’s cold, none of his teammates know what to do when Kobe’s not scoring, and even the Laker trolls are gone… LETS FINISH STRONG
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Not gonna happen if everybody wants to turn into Chris Paul.
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we should have been on a run
just bad Offense, otherwise we’d be up by 10 or so
yea
we got thrice the turnovers the Lakers have, and still up. need to maker better decisions to end the half.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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Yao needs to keep getting fouled
only way we score points anymore
OH COME ONE GUYS
enough with the turnovers
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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We should be up by 10 right now. The turnovers are just stupid, stupid passes.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
we can't fucking make
as good pass
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
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that tip in from yao
prevented morey from jumping off his suite
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