Lakers Lay A Big Fat Egg: Game Four Post-Game Thread

but then I look at those who are dominating their series and I look at their competition. Cavs aren’t playing a team like Houston, Atlanta doesn’t play nearly as good of defense to make the Cavs work and Denver they are dominating because Mavs are road kill, easy wins Mavs weren’t going nowhere in the playoffs Denver should be kicking they’re behind, those teams are dominating due to not great opponets, Lakers aren’t dominating because there opponets have been tough and battled them to every win, it happen to Boston last year so I’m not that worried about the Lakers chances at the title. But Lakers should not be losing to a Yao-less short Rockets team, their effort has to be there for every opponets Lakers do that for the rest of the playoffs and they will be fine plus Fisher and Bynum need to sit somewhere I do not want to see them two play at all.

You’re going to stop watching because you think this team can’t win it all?

How’s this, posit your theories, but then sit back and watch, because life has a way of surprising you.

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? What happened to Lamar?

As for the first quarter, it seemed obvious that the Lakers wanted no part of the game. I didn’t even bother watching the final 3 quarters because of that lack of defense in the first quarter where the team was going through the motions and allowing Houston to just outwork them on every possession. I’m guessing that I didn’t witness any heroics and even though the media will start questioning that killer instinct again, I felt that the Rockets were going to come out hard because of the context of their situation. When you have a group of guys that plays hard and just hustles and when their best player goes down, it’s like playing with your backs against the wall. You got nothing to lose no more so you can play freely, which was evident in the first quarter.

So, let’s hope the team responds to Game 5 because I’m sure there’s a lot of bulletin board material for Phil Jackson to give to the team about how Cleveland is going to destroy them, how Denver is the team to beat out West, how LeBron has a killer instinct and Kobe is no match for him.

I really don’t have much to say any further on that. At least not now.

-Starters: Pau, Odom, Ariza, Kobe, Farmar
-Bench: Vujacic, Brown, Powell?

Do the Lakers really need Bynum the rest of the series? There are no centers left for him to face and he hasn’t shown himself to be dominant.

They do love to be challenged. Stop testing yourselves!

And scary!

A different animal but they don’t have players that can guard Kobe like Houston does and Denver is a improved defense team but they aren’t a great one and I don’t expect the Lakers to have much problems with them but I also thought the Lakers wouldn’t have a problem with Houston tonight so you can’t really ask me what the Lakers will do against Devner but I can only hope they play with the fire that they can play with and beat Denver in 6.