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Sloppy Beats Sloppy As Lakers Top Thunder Postgame Thread

At no point will the word pretty come into any discussion regarding tonight's game. It was flat out ugly from the first tip until the final buzzer, where the Lakers found themselves 101-98 winners in overtime. The Lakers turned the ball over 26 times. I'm going to say it again, 26 TIMES, just in case you thought it was a typo. The Thunder weren't very good for their part, turning it over 21 times. Add in a combined 50 fouls and it was not the most enjoyable of games to watch. Lamar Odom's air ball on the final free throw that could have given the Lakers a four-point lead to wrap the game up just about summed up the game.

Here's your box score and it's the minutes played that stands out most. Kobe Bryant, 46 minutes. Lamar Odom, 43 minutes. Ron Artest, 47 minutes. Andrew Bynum, 49 MINUTES. Those aren't numbers you ever want to see and you definitely don't want to see it in the first half of a back to back. Tomorrow sure will be an interesting one.

So what'd you think of the game? As appalled at the level of performance as I was? Did you feel the need to watch your 8 your old cousin and his friends play some ball so you could see some better quality basketball? Did you lose all faith in humanity? I say yes to all of the above, but at least the Lakers got the W and sit at 3-1.

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LMAO at this win

thunder just happened to screw up more in the clutch…haha
but props to them for testing us…hehe

When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton

by shaqfor3 on Nov 3, 2009 7:59 PM PST reply actions  

but whatever a win's a win

When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton

by shaqfor3 on Nov 3, 2009 8:00 PM PST reply actions  

This was way too hard

Bench is looking weak, Fish ready for retirement. Lakers are currently a 4 man team. Kobe his usual super star self even when sick, Bynum looking good so far, Lamar is Lamar sometimes he’s here sometimes not. Ron had good numbers but still doesn’t seem to mesh well with this team. I don’t think Artest has a problem being 2nd banana to Kobe, but can he accept being the 4th or 5th option ? 78 games to go.

by keefer on Nov 3, 2009 8:09 PM PST reply actions  

actually,

the first 2 minutes looked great (for us)
but then i jinxed it and it just went downhill from there…

by Nostance on Nov 3, 2009 8:16 PM PST reply actions  

LUUUUUUKE

We need you to score when you are fed 2 footers

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on Nov 3, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions  

That was one of those ugly misses where he couldn’t decide if he wanted to go glass or not and ended up going halfway. Never a formula for success. Ugh

by klofslofski on Nov 3, 2009 8:34 PM PST up reply actions  

That stat tells alot.

It’s early in the season, but if we are going to compare the lakers and the celts in their quests to the finals, that is a scary and reveling stat- 66 for the celts and 6 for lakers in beach points in their their games tonight! wow!
Yeah we could back it up saying 66 is high bench output and they have sheed coming off the bench, and we have our 6th man LO starting as of now. But still I have been waiting and expecting for someone like sasha the machine or anyone to step it up.
The Starters played a huge mass of minutes tnight so this bench will have to step it up tomorrow or no victory!

by The Money Tree is in LA on Nov 3, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions  

well thankfully they didnt play alot tonight

When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton

by shaqfor3 on Nov 3, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions  

26 turnovers.... we won't be winning against nuggets, celts and magic with that!!!!

tomorrow they’ll have their hands full for sure.. they are facing ariza and tha rockets.. i like the attitude of these team as much as i love my lakers.. they just don’t know how to give up….

by wyl@work on Nov 3, 2009 9:10 PM PST reply actions  

It was pretty ugly and I'd be pretty pissed if the Lakers didn't figure out how to win that one..
At no point will the word pretty come into any discussion regarding tonight’s game.

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 3, 2009 9:57 PM PST reply actions  

well done timbo

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

by Justin N. on Nov 4, 2009 12:23 AM PST up reply actions  

OOOF! From this morning’s ESPN Daily Dime article by J. A Adande referring to the Blazers:

Their No. 1 overall pick from the 2007 draft has 19 personal fouls and 16 field goal attempts.
I won’t post the rest but like I said OOOF!

And yes I am a 2009 World Champion Fan.

by olf on Nov 4, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Too early

I think it will take 1-3 bad losses to good or even mediocre teams to convince the Lakers to get things together.

by ai07 on Nov 3, 2009 9:57 PM PST reply actions  

I miss the thread tonight but Lakers started well to end ugly

I know Kobe wasn’t feeling well but it sure looks like the rest of the team was ill as well. But as long as it is a win I guess we should be happy. Lakers really really, BADLY really need Gasol back.

There are basic Fundamentals that are needed to move forward in this game. Always keep your guard up at all times to avoid being caught in a trap. Overcome the fouls that will be commited against you REBOUND AND PRESS ON. ADJUST to the LimeLight: ALL-STAR PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. Know what your role is and play your position. Find a game plan and execute it. REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET OUT OF THE GAME WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.

by BrittneyM on Nov 3, 2009 10:01 PM PST reply actions  

Horrid game...

When we get Pau back things will start to gel more, I’m surprised at how important he is to the team. They really need him back. With Lamar coming off the bench, we’ll see a big upturn in the points our 2nd team delivers.

Also, anybody think the recent officiating is a way for the refs to try and cover up, or deny the allegations made by Donaghy? I’m never one to complain about fouls, but there was some horrid officiating tonight. Kobe no call foul under the basket when he was knocked out of bounds, numerous random offensive fouls (not counting Kobe’s charge) for both teams, etc.

by 99bc99 on Nov 3, 2009 10:15 PM PST reply actions  

Once again, Pau is still one of the most underrated players in the NBA

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

by Justin N. on Nov 4, 2009 12:25 AM PST up reply actions  

I could have sworn

the game was Lakers 64 – 63 for FOUR FLIPPING MINUTES!!!!!!!!!

That’s how UGLY this game was.

But I’ll take the win lol

Lakers 2009 Road to Redemption: TREVOR, DEREK, LAMAR, PAU & KOBE.
Play the game of which Lakers reminds you of: TA - TI, Shannon Brown - Chris Brown, Pau Gasol - Jesus, Machine - Luis Scola/Russell Brand, PJ with mustache and beard - Colonel Sanders.

by PeanutButterSpread on Nov 3, 2009 10:31 PM PST reply actions  

Funnily enough, tonight's game had D-Fish with the highest +/-

Lakers 2009 Road to Redemption: TREVOR, DEREK, LAMAR, PAU & KOBE.
Play the game of which Lakers reminds you of: TA - TI, Shannon Brown - Chris Brown, Pau Gasol - Jesus, Machine - Luis Scola/Russell Brand, PJ with mustache and beard - Colonel Sanders.

by PeanutButterSpread on Nov 3, 2009 10:33 PM PST reply actions  

That officitating was crap.......

I’m not really talking about missing a call or Kobe getting slammed in OT, but we are back to whistlefest basketball as usual. I just can’t stand these games when the whistle is the most memorable thing about the game.

 I voted earlier this year to keep the faux-referees instead of bringing back the real referees for this exact reason. Sure they made some bad calls, but they were REAL calls. Not this ticky-tac, 50 feet from the basket minor bump shit. Seriously it makes the game boring as hell. They let Kobe get clobbered in OT and then call Fisher on a little bump out past the 3 point line a few seconds later.

Like Chick used to say, “no harm, no foul”. Until they get back to that attitude this game is going to continue to get more and more boring, especially on nights like this.

Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."

by pslakerfan on Nov 3, 2009 11:19 PM PST reply actions  

Hard to judge without Pau in our rotation, but...

…it’s looking like Mitch will need to make a significant move in the near future to bolster the bench. We should be able to get someone for farmar/morrison. Stop the guessing game with Farmar and Brown…it’s obviously hurting both of their games. Pick one and use the other to strengthen other areas we need to bolster our bench such as a legitimate high energy wing player. The sooner Mitch moves the better because we can’t afford to run the starters into the ground like this.

Hurry back, el Spainiard!

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

by Justin N. on Nov 4, 2009 12:29 AM PST reply actions  

is it true?

please enlighten me about who keeps the players stats during games.Because in one of other Lakers’ blogs,they were saying Kobe’s assist numbers were deflated by Oklahoma personnel.Another thing is the officiating,the writer was saying something like ‘Kobe was fouled at least 50 times by Thabo which were not called.that’s why his turnovers were so high,5 of them came from trying to hold off the defender.Any comments?

Cheers.

by meeer1171 on Nov 4, 2009 2:47 AM PST reply actions  

It's VERY early...

…give it some time. I didn’t expect this year’s team to really start gelling until after the all star break anyhow (especially with Pau out). Also I think the Celts will run out of some steam by that time of the year anyhow (especially once they accrue some injuries of their own.)

If healthy the Lakers will be playing their best basketball this upcoming spring.

The 2009 Dallas Cowboys: Talk to me in December.
The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.

by gee-roj on Nov 4, 2009 6:21 AM PST reply actions  

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