LIVE - Lakers vs. Rockets: Game 1 - 4th Quarter
by Josh Tucker on May 4, 2009 9:38 PM PDT
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Print3-point game to start the fourth. I like it, because though a lead would be great, we shouldn't be seeing any 4th quarter dropoff in effort.
Kobe has turned it on in the 3rd? Can he keep it going? I'd like to see him start hitting teammates as the Rockets adjust to his hot 3rd quarter hand.
Let's do this! One solid quarter!
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There were actually 5 of them in the Blazers series... Houston is going to have their chances.
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
Pretty jumpshot for Kobe
Battier couldn’t figure out where to go
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Yao misses the dunk...
…gets bailed out with the very late whistle.
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I think the Lakers darkening the crowd probably costs them about 3 points a night...
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
That's what it looks like. But it totally makes the environment less hostile for visitors.
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
Good game, eh? At least it’s been entertaining to me. :)
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A great game. will be even better if the Lakers lose
I have no doubt the lakers can win this series. A loss will make it more intriguing!
WaveOcean likes to come here and talk about how great the close games and Lakers losses are
News flash: We’re not interested in an interesting, intriguing series!
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Look at it this way, SS. At least some of the guys who participated in the game thread will be happy. :)
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ODOM TO GASOL FOR THE ALLEY OOP!!!
Credit Sasha with the steal to set it all up!
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THIS IS HOW WE WILL DO IT
As has been mentioned, the Lakers played D in the first half while their shot wasn’t falling. Then in the 3rd quarter, the shots started falling and they let up on D.
In the 4th, they’re scoring AND playing great D.
This is how it needs to happen.
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Hell will freeze over before I watch that so-called Star Trek movie.
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
It’s gonna be popcornstastic. You’ll watch it.
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Great move by UPS...
…who got hit in the head on a breakaway dunk.
Ready to start the outrage?
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UPS puts the Lakers in the lead for the first time since early 2nd Q...
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
Lakers ahead… Rockets always lose in the 4th, dammit.
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He’s got the hot hand tonight.
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No
Odom used up most of the possession, and Kobe got the ball with 4 left, trapped on the wing. Had to shoot.
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And Lamar wastes his free throws
That’s not how we’re gonna win this
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Odom's inability to make a free throw is embarassing
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#34
6-point game
Rockets feeling the energy.
Plenty of time left.
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Vujacic used to play much better… or is it just me?
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Machine? Hell no. He's got more confidence in his shot than Kobe.
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They go on a 7-0 run and
Kobe hasn’t had any touches why?
This is a pretty pathetic effort. I mean Kobes sick and he comes out with the energy and drive to win and most of the others come out unfocused and soft
Where’s Bynum? 6 minutes left, and he’s only got 3 fouls.
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It's a good question
Especially since Pau is having such a hard time
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Kobe -- 27 shots, 1 trip to the FT line...
COLLINS: “If you keep him from the free throw line and make him a jump shooter, you’ve got a chance.”
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
If this team played defense...
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#34
he wasn't out of bounds.... BAD CALL
GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!
Lakers vs. Rockets.....Game 1 Monday.
Yao is down, looks BAD
This is NOT how we want to win this series.
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I don't see that the knee moved in a wrong direction there. I think he'll be OK.
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
That said, Oden cracked his kneecap going knee to knee and was out for the better part of a month...
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Knees suck
Seriously. They really aren’t good at handling lateral stress.
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#34
And right after that amazing play by Brooks, too.
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So during the break lets talk about why everyone else besides Kobe is standing around……. Its basically Kobe against 5. None of them can make a shot
It's really too bad
This team needs to learn that when Kobe gets hot, it opens up opportunities for them. If they move more, and are ready for the ball, he’ll take advantage of the attention he draws when he heats up and get them easy shots.
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Yeah, he wanted to play. I love that guy.
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Is this team allergic to paint?
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#34
Can't hit a three to save their lives, so they take more
brilliant
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#34
Hm, it looked like it hit Kobe in the reply…
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Shoot more threes
It always works. I really don’t get it at all.
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#34
Imagine if Howard… or Duncan… or… etc etc.
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You know what I really hate
is that Yao always complains about getting so many fouls called on him because others flop and then he goes and flops
Where is Mbenga? THAT'S what I want to know!!!
If you put Pau on Yao, you will take him out of the offense…
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
Let's see here
Odom goes 1-6 from the line.
Gasol goes 5-13 from the field.
Team goes 2-16 from three point land.
Not gonna happen again.
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#34
There have been a bunch of those.
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Lakers vs. Rockets.....Game 1 Monday.
In game 2, Lakers need to get to the line more.
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Lakers vs. Rockets.....Game 1 Monday.
I really think the super-long rest hurt us
We haven’t hit shots we usually hit. The first quarter decided this game. 18 points? That’s pretty unusual, even against Houston.
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I think the Lakers expected to heat up and blow past the Rockets
in the second half, but it never happened. Not enough players stepped up.
This team is too Kobe-centric... They can not afford to waste Pau.
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hard to lead when you aren't shooting well
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Lakers vs. Rockets.....Game 1 Monday.
Wow, Sasha almost had that steal
Would have been a 4-point game
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Not over yet. Rockets learning how to choke from the Magic.
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Double Yao and have someone else shoot?
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Yao is the Rockets' best FT shooter
Really somethin’, isn’t it?
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For as tall as he is......that is something
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Lakers vs. Rockets.....Game 1 Monday.
It's amazing. And it makes him a devastating weapon if he ever learns how to get tough low... UNSTOPPABLE with typical "foul 'em" tactics...
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
I think this game makes Yao 30/32 in the postseason from the FT line...
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
It really is. How does he do it, when so many smaller guys have failed miserably?
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He's closer to the rim
Rockets Win Series 4-2
Up Next: Lakers
by TexasHoosier on May 4, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Lakers lost this game with their shooting
But the Rockets did get some borderline calls to go their way late in the game
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I do believe that Houston has the full attention of the Lakers now.
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
They always had their attention. The week off hurt the Lakers.
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Lakers vs. Rockets.....Game 1 Monday.
Which is why it's not time to start talking about 7
We knew the Rockets would win a game or two. I predicted 2. Why should we all the sudden overreact when the loss is the first one, and the Lakers’ rust on the offensive end played a large part?
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Because the Rockets have 3 games at home... And they play with the proverbial "house money" in game 2...
My expectation has moved from Lakers in 6 to Lakers in 7 after tonight…
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
Here come the "you gotta respect the Rockets" calls
The Lakers always respected them.
And like Josh said, not time to overreact. Just one game. The Lakers can win in Houston.
by Gils_Keloids on May 4, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Here we go with all this
prisoner of the moment stuff. The Lakers are the better team — there’s no denying it. They had a week off and were clearly very rusty, but don’t think that just because the Rockets took ONE game means that the series is going seven games. Game 2 will be a much different story, and the Lakers aren’t intimidated playing in Houston. Lakers will be fine.
by BruinFanBaby on May 4, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The Lakers have better players, but Houston might be a better TEAM.
They do have huge mismatches at Center and PG — as we saw tonight.
Fisher had no chance whatsoever with Brooks. Yao was high for the Rockets with 28 pts. and Pau never got offensive traction…
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Slooowed the game down
Not much in transition first half.
Everybody missed open shots.
Yao was goood.
by Gils_Keloids on May 4, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 2 Wednesday.....
……Lakers will be pissed
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Lakers vs. Rockets.....Game 1 Monday.
Well, I'll see you guys for game 2
And next time, I’ll be 100% behind the Lakers, because I want this series to be even heading to Houston.
It’s going to be fun watching LA dig themselves out of this sticky mess.
After watching the Blazers drop Game 1 and play the rest of season out of the hole against Houston -- this is indeed a "sticky mess"...
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Well, guys, great game. Thanks for having me around – this is a great blog. I’ll try to make it to the other games, but good luck just in case.
Later.
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there are no excuses
we should be able to bend a week off to our advantage.
i hope phil knows how to prep everybody for the next game
Kobe finally started being himself and driving to the whole when in desparation.
WHY DIDNT KOBE DO THAT EARLY ON?!?!
Jesus, man!
Kobe needs to drive, and same with Lamar. Bynum and Pau need to man the FACK up and play some good solid defense, and take their defenders to the rack.
Pau was missing those 15 footers
He usually makes. And he was open.
by Gils_Keloids on May 4, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Scola was also missing his wide open looks though. It could go the other way just as easily at that position...
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Luis Scola 53% shooter this year 4-9 today
Pau Gasol 57% shooter this year 6-14 today
I will allow that some of that is due to defense (and you agree they both had open looks), but Gasol’s shooting was more of an aberration than Scola’s shooting.
by Gils_Keloids on May 4, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
Other guys need to step up. This isn’t a one man team.
by BruinFanBaby on May 4, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That is completely right...
Phil needs to get Pau the hell away from Yao on the defensive end. Bring in Mbenga and let him Mbanga…
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Dude, are you serious?
Mbenga?
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 4, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The one thing that bugged me
is that we finally get back to a 1-point lead and then all of a sudden it is back to being down by 6 points.
Kobe needs to drive to the basket more Wednesday.
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Lakers vs. Rockets.....Game 1 Monday.
Why wasn’t Bynum in instead of Pau?
Ariza went 0-4 from the 3 point line
The whole team went 2-18 from 3
Everyone settled for jumpshots
Odom didn’t but went 1-6 from the FT line
Houston shot 29 FT’s to our 19
Pau was soft and went 6-14
Both Pau and Bynum didn’t front Yao
Yao got 17 shots and made 9
Add those all up and we get a loss.
And you can't settle for
jumpshots when you are rusty. You have to get some easy buckets early, which also leads to getting to the free throw line.
by BruinFanBaby on May 4, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright folks, I'm out
It’s after midnight in Central Time, and I have to be up in 4 hours.
Post-Game Thread should be coming soon, let us know your thoughts on why you think we lost this game, and how to adjust for Game 2.
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Props to everyone on this blog
Very classy comments, I love how yall handled the Yao situation, and FYI yall bitched alot less than the Portland fans did after we beat them in game 1. Very good blog you have here. Looking forward to game 2, I still think LA is the favorite to win… but at least this should be a hell of a series.
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by last texans fan on May 4, 2009 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
We did beat portland by 27 in that game
i think its a little different now.
Rockets Win Series 4-2
Up Next: Lakers
by TexasHoosier on May 4, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but I think a 7 point win over this LA team
is the equivalent of 27 over Portland. Either way a win is a win, there were questionable calls in both games, and REALLY respect how these guys reacted when Yao went down. Not one person voiced a cheer or even a “Yao is a wimp” comment. Thats rare.
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by last texans fan on May 4, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn't dream of it.
I got up a few minutes after the injury, and I bumped my knee against the table. I had to sit down and rub it for a minute before I could get up again. The knee is a very painful place to get hit in!
I have no clue.
This seems like the perfect matchup for Jordan since he has the speed to hang with Brooks.
by BruinFanBaby on May 4, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The Lakers
were so rusty coming out of the locker room, and they were were never able to fully recover. Kobe played very well considering he had flu-like symptoms, but it’s on the rest of the team to step up. Pau didn’t have a great game by any stretch of the imagination, so I really wonder why Drew wasn’t put into the game late. The Lakers didn’t do enough to win this game. Credit definitely must be given to the Rockets, especially Brooks, whose speed is just ridiculous, and Yao. I really respect Yao, and what he did tonight was very impressive.
I’m looking forward to Game 2, where I expect the Lakers to come out with a very different attitude. I think Kobe needs to jump start the team in the first quarter. Not necessarily like he did in Game 4, but enough to give the guys some confidence. Also, I hope Drew gets more touches, especially in the low post, where he is most effective. Go Lakers.
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