Lakers 103, Suns 101: This One's for Queensbridge
by DexterFishmore on May 27, 2010 11:10 PM PDT
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PrintFirst things first: this series isn't over. Granted, it might feel that way to Suns fans tonight. Just as their team was reaching out to steal Game Five, a guillotine blade came out of nowhere to chop off their hand, not only foiling the crime but leaving them bleeding and miserable. The wound won't be easy to cauterize. All the same, the Suns this evening came achingly close to something neither they nor the Lakers have managed in the Western Conference Finals, which is winning a road game. The Lakers still need one more victory either in Phoenix, where they were deeply uncompetitive in Games Three or Four, or back in Staples in a Game Seven. Their ability to do so isn't a given.
This night and this moment, however, belong to the Lakers and their fans. They belong, above all, to the complicated, infuriating, occasionally brilliant figure of Ron Artest. In a span of less than 60 seconds, the Ronster's bizarre wiring went full circle. With 56 seconds to play and the Lakers up three, he jacked up a brainless three-point attempt early in the shot clock. The Lakers could have burned off a big chunk of the time left in the game and forced the Suns' comeback attempt to the brink, but Ron's lobotomized play put the outcome in jeopardy. When Jason Richardson banked in a three of his own with five seconds remaining - and Laker fans, let's not complain that it was a lucky shot... none of us minded when Kobe Bryant banked in his game-winner against Miami earlier this year - it seemed like Ron's brainlock could be the tragic inflection point of the Lakers' entire season.
But before we could even really process what was happening, Ron repaired all the damage he'd done, and then some. His hustle, his strength, his strange psychological makeup that allows him to compartmentalize and disregard anything that happened 30 seconds earlier - all of these gears meshed and sent Artest powering to the rim to recover Kobe's miss and toss it back into the hoop as the clock went to zero. His basket was technically worth only two points, but nontechnically was worth so much more. It gave the Lakers a death-defying 103 to 101 win, a three-two series lead and a reprieve from a flood of "Trevor Ariza would never have done such-and-such" articles. Thanks for everything, Ron. Now please don't take a three like that ever again.
It's fitting the Lakers prevailed on an offensive rebound and second-chance points. That theme unified their entire offensive performance tonight. Phoenix was by far the worst defensive rebounding team to make the playoffs - in the regular season, they were 29th in the league in defensive rebounding rate - and the Lakers in Game Five exploited that structural weakness. The Lakers didn't shoot well, only 46% on twos and 29% on threes, but they rebounded 40% of their own misses, leading to 18 second-chance points. The big man threesome of Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom kept working, kept banging, kept tipping the ball until either they or their teammates could make a shot. Meanwhile: Amare Stoudemire, three defensive rebounds in 35 minutes played. J'accuse, Amare!
The Lakers also did a fine job at the free-throw line. Once again the Suns enjoyed an advantage in FTAs, but the Lakers were the ones with the sure touch on their freebies. A scant three misses out of 23 attempts by the Lake Show tonight. Phoenix honked nine of their 29 throws, including a pair of misses by the typically automatic Steve Nash. Had Nash converted those two, or had J Rich not missed two of his own three attempts, Game Five could easily have swung the Suns' way.
I do think it's time to retire the "Lakers can't function against the zone!" storylines. They now look perfectly comfortable against it. The ball movement tonight was smart and assured, and there were deft cuts by the bigs down the lane and along the baseline. One adjustment that was made was to position Gasol around the free-throw line instead of in the low blocks, and have him flash toward the hoop when the Suns' attention drifted toward the perimeter. This forced the Phoenix D to scramble, which opened up passing lanes and rebounding angles. Having scored 1.23 points per possession (PPP) in Game Four and 1.18 PPP tonight, L.A. appears no longer baffled by the Suns' zone, if indeed they ever were.
Kobe didn't produce the extraordinary shooting performance that we've seen from him often in this series. He did score 30 again, but he needed 28 shots to get there (using the term "shots" to include free-throw possessions). It was a good scoring night, if not a great one. Where he truly excelled was in stage-managing the attack (nine assists), contributing critically on the boards (11 reebs) and with active defense (four blocks). It was a well-rounded night of work.
Weirdly enough, the Suns seem not to know how to stop Derek Fisher. This is a strange problem for any team to have, and it doesn't say flattering things about Nash's defense. Fish took 15 shots, which often would be a bad sign for the Lakers, but he just dropped in make after make on his merry way to 22 points. Eleven of the Fish Man's points came in less than four minutes (LOL WUT?) in the first period. Hey, don't look at me... I just report this stuff.
As for the Phoenix offense, it again made the Lakers look not much like the elite defensive unit they were for most of this season. Don't be fooled by the Suns' modest game total of 101 points. They had the ball only 86 times, so their scoring efficiency was perfectly healthy. They couldn't get much going in the first half, but in the second they caught fire from behind the arc and drew a goodly number of whistles. Nash searched for his own shot more than he's done in the series, and turns out, it's a good look on him. He scorched the Laker D for 29 points on 21 shots. He didn't, though, get enough help from either Richardson (who missed all five of his three-point attempts before his late bank-in) or his backup Goran Dragic (outplayed by Slovenian arch-nemesis Sasha Vujacic).
Also problematic for the Suns is how their offense seems to get turnover-happy at Staples. They turned the ball over on 17% of their trips tonight, and in three games at Staples in this series they have a poor turnover rate of 16%. In Games Three and Four, they coughed the rock up on a relatively tidy 8% of their possessions.
Onward we go to Game Six on Saturday night. In this same situation last year, the Lakers pounded the Denver Nuggets to wrap the conference finals on the road. It would certainly be my preference that history repeat itself and that the Suns not darken our door again until next season.
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17 |
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69 |
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54 |
33 |
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56 |
29 |
60 |
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87 |
13 |
0.25 |
87 |
0.26 |
46 |
29 |
46 |
51 |
40 |
71 |
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Great men are never without flaws, but neither are they without magnificent traits that caused them to rise to such heights.
Is that Ron waving from the window, fifth building back, towards the middle?
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i did not think anybody would notice
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Great men are never without flaws, but neither are they without magnificent traits that caused them to rise to such heights.
Lots of talk about the Suns' "resiliency". Lakers proved tonight they are the resilient ones.
What I’m talking about is the chatter about how the suns can do better this, and the suns can do that, and there’s no talk about the Lakers.
Laker resiliency, to be in a position to win (not lose, or give up, or get lucky), but a position to win with the last shot.
The fact that Ron Ron kept playing, even after Kobe takes his shot. He didn’t give up, our team kept battling.
The insane play by Kobe, who continues to impress with his shots, blocks, rebounds, and poise. Derek’s clutch play, where he basically carried our team. Lamar and Pau’s dominance.
28 assists… to only 19 for the Suns.
Good job Lakers
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props to the lakers
didnt you say something about somebody throwing something and saying “Kobe” a child/or a friend of yours?
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Heh, yeah my son. Everytime he throws trash, dirty clothes, actually anything
He says, “Kobe”.
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It's always AMMO Time, in spirit- DexterFishmore
that kid is going to do big epic things in life
i do the same alot. i think for 2marrow ima have to say “Queens Bridge” every time
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Well, I named him Moses
Because I loved Moses Malone, plus, when he’s playing forward for the Lakers, that’s gonna be a basketball-god name!
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+1
gotta give him ammos basketball book for his birthday, filled with everything from mountain climbing tips,to balancing the force,baking,how to be a monster,how to make chai tea,list goes on as does morrisons prolific career
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Yeah, well his middle name is
Ammo-Shaw-Morrison-Rambis-eggs-n-bacon
Well, maybe not, but all the above are great in their own way.
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by 99bc99 on May 27, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Like in Baseball How They Have a First and Third Base Coach
We need a guy under the basket with the "DON"T SHOOT" and “SHOOT” hand signals for Ron.
by Cool Dudes on May 27, 2010 11:17 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
my vote is brian shaw
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Brilliant!
rec
"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
LOL @ this
Eleven of the Fish Man’s points came in less than four minutes (LOL WUT?) in the first period. Hey, don’t look at me… I just report this stuff.
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Ron Artest "put it on" in a big way
major props to anybodys who was heard this song before
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBrzEVJwYFg
Big L R.I.P
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has*
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How about this one
Heh, catchy, she’s a Lakers fan for sure…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXgaOTOCSuU
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my god that was epic
very trippy
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One man's epic trip — another is epically sick...
"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
the fire really does it for me lmfao
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This one would be better
since Ron was in the video way back in ’99
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxvZDoKMasE&feature=related
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by Captain $hugg on May 28, 2010 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
when commercial played
i started chanting kobe kobe kobe. never thought ron would be the man. the MAAAAAAAANNNNNN
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
kobe had to let somebody else shine
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+1
next:luke walton?
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haha
i smell a choke job thought,its coming from -——→ that way
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You mean "Priscilla"...
The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic living in Japan...
by With Malice on May 28, 2010 1:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
lets hope game 6 goes down to the wire again
i was enjoyin the ECF more than this series
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Anyone have a youtube of Flea's national anthem before the game?
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for the win
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thank you jedi master...
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yeah but im assuming he actually did it for real
for the crowd and everything before the game.
That’s what I’m looking for :)
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hhaa i forgot to check it,i jus saw the name
dont think its on youtube yet,should be soon
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Really? Epic
I missed that… please find it.
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Jeanie Buss Twitter
Phil came home from STAPLES Center kissed me on the forehead and watched the 4th quarter again. I am an NBA widow.
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Like a golf widow
Phil is married to basketball , so she is like a widow …sayin he spends a lot of time on basketball!
Phil is awesome, basketball nut… also, he has 12 million reasons to watch it again …
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by Gil Meriken on May 27, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
what the hell does that woman expect?
These are pretty critical moments of Phil’s life.
When hubby makes ~12/m a year you gotta live with certain things
that being said, I hope Phil and Jeannie have a twitter battle that I can read about on espnla.com tomorrow
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because daddy pays hubby 12/m?
i wonder if jeanie can play the “daddy’s girl” and make Jerry Buss cough up the money for her “boy toy”
I'm sure she's just joking
And Phil doesn’t tweet.
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by Gil Meriken on May 27, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
both very unfortunate
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I don't think she expects anything. Cripes, she just made a comment. Why are you all bent out of shape?
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lol
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Czheck you do hip-hop stuff, right?
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correct
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Time to mix up a ragaeton/west coast beat
and put some Ammo/Shaw lyrics down , yeah !
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u know it
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Or maybe a little Cypress Hill whiny "rreeeeeeee" sound in the background
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And Doc Funk is out with his latest
check out the rest at http://docfunk.blogspot.com/2010/05/lakers-vs-suns-game-5.html
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by Gil Meriken on May 27, 2010 11:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
lmfao omg
i hadnt had a inner laugh like that since sasha hit the 3
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Some post-game analysis
Professional commentary and visuals by…well.. me…
WTF ZEBRAS?
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by 99bc99 on May 27, 2010 11:51 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Ha
I like the Photoshop work.
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by DexterFishmore on May 27, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Major rec
i have some epic photo shop work coming as well
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Let me break this down
- Amare’s right hand – hand is part of the ball
- Frye’s arm – not sure he’s even touching Gasol
- Amare’s left hand – Oh shit THAT IS A FOUL! YOU CAN’T PUSH A MAN IN THE BACK, ESPECIALLY IN THE AIR!!!
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by Gil Meriken on May 28, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I must retort
Amare’s right hand- delicately caressing the graceful lines of Pau’s , wait, wtf, he’s fouling, bish is on his wrist too!
Frye’s arm- Ugly face, impeding the lawful dunk of the Gasol, that’s a foul too!
Amare’s left hand- okay you got that one right
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yeah, I think Amare was the one who cause the Bogut accident
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by Kobe:The Legend on May 28, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it really possible to tell that Amare's hand is right on top of Pau's using that camera angle?
to me it looks possible that it might be slightly below perhaps on the wrist
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You're the most objective Lakers fan I know
Even I just assumed it was a fortunate no-call for the Suns.
The left hand, however, is stuff you see all the time. Just because it’s touching doesn’t mean it’s a push. Fisher does that on half the layups he defends, and only the most blatant ones get called. That’s the right way to call playoff basketball.
But you can see...
…that the push was hard enough to distort Pau’s body angle in the photo. Remember how far from the basket Pau was when he started toward the basket. Also, while the top of the hand is part of the ball, the wrist isn’t. That’s a foul in at least different spots.
by The Dude Abides on May 28, 2010 6:05 AM PDT up reply actions
It was more than just that play
That the Refs swallowed their whistles when clearly, there was a foul
by metal_militia on May 28, 2010 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Its a foul
one of the many hacks Gasol doesn’t seem to get to the line on
I need to figure out how to put pictures and videos in my comments or post because I would go into deep detail at all the call the refs miss especially on Kobe Bryant and this dude get 30 anyway…just amazing
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he fucking got all hand..
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by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on May 28, 2010 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Preeee sure it's "Je vous accuse, Amare!'
or ‘je t’accuse, Amare!‘, if you know him on intimate terms… so probably ’je t’accuse’
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Back for Post Game, 1 more win to move on
Lakers need to ask theirselves are the Suns really better then us, should we go to a game 7, do we want to take a chance at a game 7, do we want rest before the Finals, can we win on the road???
Lakers know they are better, know they don’t want to push their luck and know they need to play game 6 like it is their last so I fully expect them to close this series and get ready for the next one
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That''s your own arrogance talking
I’m neutral, but your arrogance is shocking after the Suns nearly beat you at home. Give a little credit where credit is due. The Lakers have Kobe, but the Suns have one of the best point guards ever in Nash. The teams are evenly matched.
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
Go tell that to the Suns fans who think things are clearly in the bag for Games 6 and 7
Optimism and arrogance exist in any fanbase, so criticizing it is bashing your head into a wall. If that’s your thing, cool. Just make sure you bash the different walls equally.
I hope the Lakers heard Steve Nash's "We'll come back for game 7"
And said to themselves (privately, of course): “Ain’t gonna be no game 7.”
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by Gil Meriken on May 28, 2010 12:09 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yup no game 7, please Lakers
Bring your A game from Kobe on down, bring it
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You don’t really think that!
Happy Days are here again! Wildcat's have #1 recruiting class again!
I have no idea what will happen (I didn't have a flash forward)
I’m just hoping the Lakers have the attitude that there won’t be a game 7, as opposed to “We’ve got two shots at this”.
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by Gil Meriken on May 28, 2010 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Ditto. They need to close this out now.
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Dear lakers
Please beat the suns
PS: I never once went to SS&R. Nope. Never said anything.
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by TheGreatMon on May 28, 2010 12:10 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Your secret is safe with us, friend
but watch out for that timbo dude…
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I'm all over it...
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!!!
Please no more games like this….ugh..heart attack.
by Proud Angelino! on May 28, 2010 12:16 AM PDT reply actions
As long as we win... that's all I worry about!
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It's always AMMO Time, in spirit- DexterFishmore
Night all!
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Also, I'd like to declare Jason Richardson
the new Peja Stojakovic
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someone take a screen shot of 5:44
http://lakersmedia.com/Flash/playoffs-suns-at-lakers-527-hd-highlights.html
so sick how one dude in the entire crowd has his hands up celebrating before everyone else
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Mark Cuban is now a Laker Fan?
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by Gil Meriken on May 28, 2010 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
replay?
does anyone know where i can catch a replay of the game? my work hours make me miss every game not on the weekend.
by lakers are trouble on May 28, 2010 12:45 AM PDT reply actions
TNT's replaying it right now
5:25 left in the 2nd
hmm
i have some weird show on tnt. maybe some kind of crime show not sure what it is
by lakers are trouble on May 28, 2010 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahahah 'crime show'
there are like 100000 of them, and my girl seems to know them ALL. I call them all ‘weird crime shows’ too
law and order
just saw tv guide channel lol
by lakers are trouble on May 28, 2010 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Man
after reading all in hte post game of bsots, i REALLY wanna beat this team badly, like domination status. They just keep talking crap about how they are for sure gonna win in game 6 then beat us in game 7. Saying stuff that they only lost by when they were down 18. LETS KILL THEM
Kobe: "I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."
You mean the way SSnR members talk about the Suns as a pushover?
What happened to the sweep or easy 5 game series?
I’m not even sad about this loss. It was a thrilling game, and IMO the best of the playoffs. I really wanted to see another five minutes, though.
You gotta think about it from our perspective though...
You can’t expect us to just be like “well that game was it, it’s all over now…” just as we wouldn’t expect you to if we had won the game. The point we were trying to make by saying we only lost by two is because of how we were down by a lot and chipped away at it slowly. Honestly we barely deserved to even be that close to winning from how we played for like 2/3 of the game.
I must say that was an INTENSE game to watch.. I think I almost had a heart attack and if not I got a few gray hairs (I’m not close to being old enough for gray hairs…haha)
Anyway. We’re not really talking much crap. And if we are it’s only out of frustration. I have a feeling any teams fans would if this happened to them. But that’s life!
But yeah, just so you’re aware, I am a Suns fan in case you couldn’t tell… I’m not here to troll by any means. In fact I was invited over by someone (can’t remember who, but very friendly) Hope I don’t cause too much of a disturbance :P
Nash don't lie
-Credit given to RMason, stolen by..er..permission given to GiantBehemoth
by GiantBehemoth on May 28, 2010 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
understandable
even here, it was tense. My tv got a little bit dented, and i’m sure my laptop is about to give with all those keystrokes i jammed.
You’re okay for me.
"E-Coaches are heavy in here tonight! Take E-Sasha and put him on the E-bench on your fantasy league, that’ll show him!" - Jevon O
That was me :)
Glad you could come.
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Just take the ball inside- LakersForDeuce and just about everybody else on SSR
My favorite part about that shot is...
… someone on the live broadcast yelled out “NOOOO” when it was going in. It might have been Doug Collins on the TNT broadcast…. or maybe one of the mics caught one of the Suns players lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAYAN4ynROk
At around 13-14 seconds.
He actually doesn't start crying until he has to pay his bookie...
"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
Ron in the press conference
wearing a Los Lakers shirt. Statement?
Big sale at K-Mart?
"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 May 28, 2010 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
" one lucky shot deserves another " The Big Arstotile
They may be trying to play it off, but I really feel this game was completely demoralizing for the Suns.
Much like Fishers 0.4 shot sank the series for San Antonio ( Not unlike the swing when Richardson banked in the three—-remember Duncan had just made a ridiculous off balance shot from the top of the key to take the lead ) I don’t know if they will be able to bounce back even at home in game 6.
They’re pretty resilient and have been a very surprising team since the all star break. I’m no Nostradamus but this next game is going to be VERY interesting to see, cant wait!
" Get out of my way Saturn! "
what i want to see is vujacic being put in when ever drajic gets into the game.
that should make this series more entertaining lol
i just like how he is pissing dragic off haha
by Xtreme Beans on May 28, 2010 2:00 AM PDT up reply actions
It's been a while since Sasha's annoyed someone as much as he annoyed D(T)ragic...
The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic living in Japan...
haha
either way i like it… its good to see old flashes of his former self
by Xtreme Beans on May 28, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
The importance of Ron's shot
“and Laker fans, let’s not complain that it was a lucky shot”
I would like to…complain that J-Rich’s miracle bank 3 was a lucky shot! Cause it was. That final Phoenix possession was PURE torture. The pain of 2006 came roaring back in a flash: everyone knows Lakeshow needs to finish this series in 6. Up 3, under 30 to go, feeling good. Nash misses a three, yes! Sh*&!, offensive rebound. Tim Thomas has the ball, no way he’s making that sho…FU#$!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pylV_2mT7BE&NR=1
Pretty amazing how similar tonight was. Basically a must-win for the show. Once again, up 3, under 30 to go and once again Marv and Doug providing the call. Nash misses three, yes! Sh*&!, long fluky offensive rebound, J-Rich misses 3, yes! FU&* another fluky offensive rebound! At this point I just knew Suns were draining a three but to have it bank in from straight on when it wasn’t even on line???? Torture. How can this be happening again!?!? kobe chucks up an impossible shot on the right side of court (much like he did in 2006) and as it sailed well short, I started to just feel empty and OT seemed destined to go the Suns way like it did in 06. But then, redemption. That entire last play by Ron can’t be understated. Just pure determination, strength and will. If the Suns got some lucky o-rebounds tonight and in 2006, Ron’s board was anything but.
And maybe that shot will finally put to bed 2006 and allow the Lakers to exorcise the demonic Suns, the team which provided the 2nd most bitter/heartbreaking disappointment of this era and possibly of the last 20 years (if you don’t count the dysfunctional 2004 season). And just maybe Ron’s shot becomes the crucial stepping stone in allowing the Lakers a shot at redeeming their most bitter disappointment (08) and battling with their true demons.
'I don't crack. I feel like people always try to break me, but I don't crack. So [when I was thinking about what tattoo to put on my body that best reflects that trait, I settled on a clearly visible crack on my face]."
-Abraham DeShawn Lincoln Stevenson
Long flukey rebound?
How many of those did the Lakers get all game? Even if the Suns had zero luck in the whole game, they would have won were it not for the Lakers’ massive 18-5 edge in second chance points. That’s what won the game.
Not that the Suns deserved any better. Stoudemire had only 4 rebounds. I hope he gets grilled for the rest of his life about calling Odom lucky.
on repeat, lol!
" Get out of my way Saturn! "
by Captain $hugg on May 28, 2010 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions
honstly
chances we take game 6?
Kobe: "I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."
forget Leb-Ron
we got Ron Ron
Kobe: "I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."
by hrghori on May 28, 2010 2:34 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs
What a game!
First of all….how can anybody claim Nash is not the best offensive PG in the league after his game 5 preformance.
Our D stepped it up today but a few lapses by our guys and non calls by the refs led to the Phoenix barrage of threes and one four point play to get back into the game. I look forward to the same focused Laker team in game 6.
by Kobe B on May 28, 2010 2:56 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
by the way
the screams and cheers that i usually reserve for kobe inadvertently became for ron ron!
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
my friends, kobe is a beast!!!!!!!! check this out:
he is averaging in the playoffs:
28.9ppg, 6.5apg, 5.1rpg, 48.3 fg%, 40.8 3p%, 81 ft%
considering he shot 40 fg% and 72 ft% in the okc series, this is just beautiful
He's averaging roughly 32/10/7.5 on 54% shooting (42% from three) for this series
off the top of my head, may be wrong
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by Saurav A. Das on May 28, 2010 6:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Saurav's was pretty good for off the top of the head calc!
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
Crazy game!
Must go for the kill on game 6.
by Kobe Won Kenobi on May 28, 2010 6:42 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Well, that was entertaining.
And people were bitching that this series was gonna be a boring sweep…
"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
A minority of people thought it was going to be a sweep
Most Lakers fans said the Lakers would win in 5 or 6 games
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
maybe my homer goggles are dialed up to high
but i remember being here during that agonizing week plus before the series started…I remember lots sweeps and 5s predictions
"I did not write this" by Not me
Let me refer to this post on SSR
http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2010/5/17/1475299/suns-vs-lakers-roundtable
From our roundtable predictions – 1 said sweep, 3 said 5 games, 1 said 6 games
From the poll – 63% voted Lakers in 5 or 6
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
by Gil Meriken on May 28, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I never thought this was gonna be a sweep, not with this Suns team.
"Prejudice not founded on reason cannot be removed by argument." - Samuel Johnson
I think another important part of this
is that even if ron hadn’t run in and been caught watching, Pau was winning his position battle with Frye down low and by the time the airball was coming down Pau was practically in front. So even if ron hadn’t run, Pau was in great position to grab the ball after the airball and put it in because Richardson only came over after he realized Ron was coming from the weakside.
I gotta disagree
Kobe air balled, all credit goes to ron for seeing that the shot was way short and getting in position. also the turn and shoot…clutch
effen ron ron
"I did not write this" by Not me
this has to end saturday night. nash confidently said they will win at home and be back here for game 7. lakers cannot afford to play a game 7, for although we are at home there are just too many things than can happen. tonight was a perfect example. 18 point lead, and we barely escaped this game as winners. that said, i am predicting a lakers victory on saturday night. this ends there. and our journey to another nba finals begins.
"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."
OK So here's the real story, the basketball techinical story that is getting lost
The Lakers held the Suns to 101 points, and it would have been taco time (under 100) if not for Richardson’s three point bank shot.
Just a solid defensive effort overall.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
Gil
The real story if Kobe hadn’t threw up an “air ball” you all would still be cussing Artest for the two bricks he threw up last possession!
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Another story
If Steve hadn’t missed two free throws(for the first time ever) this would not have happened. Luck plays a big part in life. Some good and some bad.
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the game is on sunday here in my country
im skipping everything on that day just to see my man kobe and the lakers go to the nba finals for the 3rd straight year!
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
did i call it or what
hell ya i prefer we’d won…but like said yesterday there would be blowing out of any body. jsut barley missed my OT prediction…thanks alot Ronny. props to your boys, got say my guys being down by 18 in the second half and 3.5 sec left it’s tied up at 101…there’s some hussel.
"I did not write this" by Not me
I think we can say at times now, Lakers lack mental resolve, you can't say that about Artest
He wanted to extend the lead to 6, finish them off, he missed, had a good look, kept playing, made the right play, to come all the way over from the wing, grab the rebound, put it up without hesitation, that’s mental resolve at it’s finest.
BTW, PHOENIX played the Lakers harder than anyone except Boston the last 3 years, coming back from 18 points, they got huge onions to keep getting kicked in the teeth and come back.
by rickfox on May 28, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
agree with you there
those some ugly shots he took towards the end…but he didn’t give up and for today he is the hero of LA
"I did not write this" by Not me
dan wetzelz column @ yahoo sports
i think z is better than s when adressing wetzel
“He once asked for a month off from the Indiana Pacers to promote a rap album.”
i kind of laughed at the line. only someone like artest would do that!
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Ron Ron is one strange dude
snarling pit bull on the court but a strange dude
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check out Bill Simmon's tweet @ http://twitter.com/sportsguy33
Hey @ricbucher – who’s the Secretly Dirty All-Star Team? Dikembe, Stockton, Ainge, Malone, Isiah, Cartwright, D. Howard, Fisher, Horry…
Fish on the Dirty all-star team! Seriously?? I mean you can say many things about D Fish but all-star caliber dirty player??
can you help me name at least 10 dirtier player not on the list?
Deshawn Stevenson, GARNETT, Verajao
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I like your picks
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on May 28, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
raja bell? anyone?
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on May 29, 2010 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions
wow!
no KG….the biggest…well you guys know what I mean.
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by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on May 29, 2010 1:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Laker Fans
Be carefull wearing your laker gear to Vegas. They took a bath on the last game. You couldn’t even cover the spread!
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Tim Thomas 3 similarities
If you look at that you tube clip of tim thomas, it was odom who didn’t box out either… in this case, odom didn’t box out nash…
but it doesn’t matter this time…
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