Lakers 97, Cavaliers 92: Bad Kobe Fails In Bid To Spoil Good Kobe's Game
by C.A. Clark on Jan 13, 2012 10:12 PM PST
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In a game which showed just how vital the Big 3 of the Los Angeles Lakers truly is, Kobe Bryant put on a 1st half shooting display that was vintage Mamba. 24 points on 9-13 first half shooting, including a jaw dropping 4-5 from three point range on a bum wrist, Kobe's big half combined with an energetic performance from the entire starting five, and the Los Angeles Lakers raced out to a big half time lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers. They'd need every point of it, as Kobe cooled down considerably in the 2nd half after the team had already bought their tickets to the Kobe show. In the end, the Lakers were able to hold on in the 4th quarter by locking down defensively and getting just enough from Kobe and the rest of the Big 3 down the stretch to survive the Cavs' comeback bid.
In the end, the Black Mamba ended up with his third straight 40 point game which, despite the unevenness of tonight's performance, is a truly remarkable feat for a player of Kobe's age and a surreal one for a player of Kobe's current health. Andrew Bynum was huge for the first six minutes of the game, hitting the team's first three shots en route to 10 1st quarter points, but hardly touched the ball from that point until late in the 4th quarter. He ended with 15 points and 11 boards. Pau Gasol chipped in with 19 and 10, and Matt Barnes provided 15 points as well, and they were all vital, because the rest of the team scored just six points combined.
More to come later on tonight ...
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This is not the recap
We’re changing things up a bit and putting a little description of the game in the postgame thread. Analysis of the action is still forthcoming.
Nice!
Post game analysis
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
dah, I gotcha
was just about to ask
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
post game recap =/= post game review
how you doin'
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by bluexfalcon on Jan 13, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
More content
I like
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." - Voltaire
by Gil Meriken on Jan 13, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
Come back to us, Gil!
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Tweetness
We won
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
yay
how you doin'
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by bluexfalcon on Jan 13, 2012 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
thats my analysis for the game
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Bench was terrible, and shot distribution ranged from mediocre to awful in the 2nd half. But we won. I guess I should be happy?
Slava.
http://www.twitter.com/hobojarpen
Also, the Cavs got stuck with Bad Antwan tonight
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
Sticking the tongue out prevents choking?
We’ll see
"I want to get out there, dominate in the low block," Bynum said."That's what I'm here for."
One Nation...under a groove. IAATL(D). It's all about the Lakers (defense).
by Zen and Tonic on Jan 14, 2012 12:30 AM PST up reply actions
the fuck is this
how you doin'
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by bluexfalcon on Jan 13, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
LOl
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
lol
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
O_0
….
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
"I never met a person from whom I did not learn something."- John Wooden
Main twitter
SBN twitter
The other night, some Clips fans were telling me to stop bashing the Heat.
No. I will not stop.
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
*Barf*
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Somebody get him a chapstick, ASAP.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
Damn, why you putting that shit on here?!
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Tweetness
lol
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
this is scary
Are you free tomorrow?
"No. I'm friggin' expensive."
by crushmybones on Jan 13, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
WTF.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. -- Sun Tzu
Kobe making up for lost games due to the shortened season.
Gonna pass Shaq on the scoring list soon.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
SS&R gettin' all fancy schmancy.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Tweetness
IK, R?
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
"I never met a person from whom I did not learn something."- John Wooden
Main twitter
SBN twitter
Oh well
I’ll always have last year, before the All-Star break
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
16th
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
The 55 point loss?
we shall always have that yes
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
doesn't matter
that team still beat your Lakers
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
lol
if that makes you feel better Wave I guess
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
It does
That was the best win of the year. Maybe even better than the Heat win.
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
really?
oh well…
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
If you combine our first half 65% shooting
and our second half 33% shooting we almost shot 100% for the game, damn impressive
ah ha ha ha
you mean 49%
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
divided by 2 is 49
it’s two halves, after all
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
LOL, Darius Morris sounds like such a dork when he laughs.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Tweetness
Celtics fan here.
And I called it – before – it happened.
http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2012/1/1/2675620/lakers-90-nuggets-99-gunned-down#87467159
Kobe’s gonna Kobe.
… that bastard!
;)
- Just call me Dirk!
Twitter: @4Hoopz
Very reasonable, you are
What do you make of your team’s current course?
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." - Voltaire
by Gil Meriken on Jan 13, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
Crap all.
I’ve quietly hopped unto the “blow it up” bandwagon.
Knowing Danny Ainge though, he’ll look for some decent mid-season pickups, for what that might be worth. I’d be up for trading KG and Paul Pierce right now, though I doubt anyone would want them. They’re still claiming “rust”, which could be true. Perhaps they were hoping for the lockout to last all season, since they were both on the front of that battle.
So, we’ll see in a week or two, perhaps three. That’s the breaking point, I think.
- Just call me Dirk!
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Wow, that's dire
I wouldn’t think you’d want to touch the core, maybe add some quality outside the Big Three and Rondo … but then again, I don’t see how … haven’t watched many of their games, so it’s hard to comment on whether it is rust or if they really are over the hill.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." - Voltaire
by Gil Meriken on Jan 13, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
“haven’t watched many of their games” & “I wouldn’t think you’d want to touch the core” go hand in hand. KG is really being … meek. Timid. Scared.
Pierce too.
Green goggles on, I’m sure they’ll get it together before we’re much further into the season.
- Just call me Dirk!
Twitter: @4Hoopz
Fire Danny Ainge
For the last time
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
Doubtful.
Guy brought us the league’s biggest turnaround ever, culminating in banner 17.
- Just call me Dirk!
Twitter: @4Hoopz
Ainge's penchant for change is a double edged sword
He seems impatient, and that can be a good and bad thing. A lot of times us fans beg for the GM to make a move, but Mitch Kupchak is an example of someone who waits patiently, I mean over months and months, to make the right move. Ainge will get things going, but sometimes doing nothing is the best move.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." - Voltaire
by Gil Meriken on Jan 13, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
I'd say it was more Kevin Mchale gifting you guys Garnett
than Danny Ainge jumping at the opportunity.
Quality is our dignity. Service is our lift.
Do you know what needs to be done with the Celtics?
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
Worry about your team first, Celtics fan
Your team’s in deep trouble right now.
Proud to be a brony.
The Cavs have had a better record than the Celtics for at least a week.
I think he already knew Boston’s was on the shamRocks.
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
why not?
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
i dont see what he did wrong
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
it's all good, no need to apologize
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
NO, YOU'RE WEIRD! :(
Anyhoo, I was right, wasn’t I?
Know your enemy.
That aside, I still put basketball above Celtics basketball. As much as I hate Kobe’s guts, and dislike the Lakers, I’m still a fan of the aforementioned & good blogs.
SS&R qualifies.
- Just call me Dirk!
Twitter: @4Hoopz
Sorry
I misunderstood what you wrote.
The emoticon you put at the end threw me off.
Proud to be a brony.
lol
he was referring to a previous comment he made about Kobe not being in a terrible slump for much longer
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
What's so weird about it?
We welcome fans of other teams.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
Nvm, just read that you misunderstood what he wrote.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
Yup, I do worry about my team first.
Lakers a close second, in a sick, twisted way ;)
- Just call me Dirk!
Twitter: @4Hoopz
it's okay yoshifan
I think Kiorrik’s cool with you.
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
I know
but I still wish SB Nation had a Edit Comment or Delete Comment setting.
Proud to be a brony.
by yoshifan on Jan 13, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
... and that's from a moderator.
I’m a mod at the Celticsblog SB Nation site, and their forums.
I think it’d give people an opportunity to censor themselves, which at times is necessary. Especially with posts posted in the heat of the moment.
I’ll stop now, since no SB Nation peeps are going to read this anyhoo :p
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lol that u did
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
yea, that was a bit scary.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
It is all about perspective here
Kobe is an absolute machine, he probably walks off a sprain like that whereas Wade had to be carried out once in a wheelchair for a freaking shoulder injury!
Yeah guess it is not as bad as some of Stephen curry's sprains
but that ankle is gonna be swollen tomorrow!!
Looks like a mild sprain, or something similar.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
per Ding
Lakers at Heat on Thursday. MT @IraHeatBeat: Dwyane Wade calls it one of his worst ankle sprains: “It’s never hurt this bad before.”
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Jan 13, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
Damn, sounds like he'll miss quite a bit of time...
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
Yeah, that's what Kobe said last season when the top of his ankle touched the floor.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Tweetness
And yet...
The only thing I can really say is that I’m glad I’m not the guy in my roto league who sprang half their dough for him.
by mambahunter on Jan 14, 2012 3:09 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
im happy portland is losing.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
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2nd half Kobe is the reason people harp on his shots/shot selection
There’s not a viable reason why Drew doesnt touch the rock til the 4th after starting perfect. No reason why Pau didnt get more touches. It took those 2 working with each other just to get an opportunity. We won. barely. after blowing a big lead. oh well. heres to hoping the rest of our guys stay up and into it.
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by EmmCeee on Jan 13, 2012 10:38 PM PST via Android app reply actions
i honestly do not see the complaint here
Kobe missed easy shots. He chucked probably 3 or 4 bad ones, that’s true but the reason the Cavs got close wasn’t Kobe’s fault.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
One play that pretty much sums it up
Kobe gets steal, Barnes streaking down the side, he looks sees him and shoots anyway instead of passing for the easy layup.All this With a hot Drew and Pau.
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by EmmCeee on Jan 13, 2012 10:51 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Pretty much the Denver game
except he shot better overall just not in the 2nd half
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by EmmCeee on Jan 13, 2012 10:53 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I could tell a lot of plays in the past few games
where Drew was outright selfish in not passing and that too when he wasnt shooting well.. every player makes bad plays from time to time.
Drew doesnt pass mate lol
but MC has a good point though
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
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Yeah I agree
I am just telling it is not reasonable to expect our players to make the correct basketball play every time, hey if I get a 40 pt game from my star I would be pretty happy..
it wasn't really a bad shot though but I get your point.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
I don't think the layup in that scenario was as easy as you make it out here,
the defender was playing the pass. He wasn’t committed to either, but he was backed off Kobe. A 10 foot kobe pull up in rhythm and in control is fine by me in that scenario.
We lost lead cuz of Kobe?
I didn’t get to see much of second half
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
no, the bench was just shit
and MUrphy OMG …
seriously I hope he stays glued to the bench.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
2nd/3rd unit lost it
by the time our starters came in, they were all cold.
how you doin'
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by bluexfalcon on Jan 13, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
this
we missed MWP and Luke out there today :p
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No we didnt lose the lead because of kobe lol
The bench played terrible but kobes shot selection and complete disregard for passing to the post was a problem imo
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by EmmCeee on Jan 13, 2012 10:46 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Oh, I mean from what you said and the colder shooting in the second half
I thought that’s what you meant lol
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
I just dont understand what this team has against going to the hot hand
Drew was on fire then doesnt see any touches. Pau playing well then doesnt get touches. Kobe cools off considerably and they still dnt get the ball and hes still gunning. Thats my issue lol
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by EmmCeee on Jan 13, 2012 10:58 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
thats insane
going after that 36 ppg to beat MJ
i actually expect him to slow down
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
yes he will lol
it would be dumb of him to carry that much load. Thats just setting up for failure in playoffs
I think, due to this more traditional offense, Kobe's gonna stay around 30 ppg this season.
Once his wrist heals, he might even get around 32-33 ppg. That’ll get him the scoring title for sure.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
but... but... Westbrook
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
that kid chucks...
a lot.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
umm, the same
Durant floats around mid-range for most of his points as a ball stopper for the most part to score. That or as a set shooter. He’s the most assisted superstar in the league
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
he overrated :)
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
oh shit I forgot I was ignoring your posts!
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
But Westbrook takes so many PUJIT's while Durant is running the lane
it drives me mad and he doesnt make many too!
lol I should point out
my initial Westbrook comment was one of sarcasm, so I actually really don’t mind Westbrook in that situation. As for fast break stuff, I would prefer RW pull it out more instead of jacking in transition
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
Yeah, Durant's gonna be the main competition.
But he’s about 5 ppg behind right now, with 15% of the season already done. Still, he’s bound to go off sooner or later.
Also, Lebron is probably gonna have to carry more of the scoring load now that Wade is probably out again. Kobe’s gonna have to keep this streak going for as long as he can if he wants a big enough cushion.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
I say Lebron
especially if Wade is injured
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
yea I say Kobe stays at 28-30
Pau 18-24
Drew 16-18
and that’s the sweet spot I’d like to see.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
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He may stay around 30
but lets hope he continues to shoot well to stay there.
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
he should be at around 47-48%
I think that’s what we’ll get. He’s getting easier looks now in this offense.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
Teams are gonna have to double him more now, since he's shown that single-coverage rarely works on him anymore.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
that explains MWP
Metta World Peace didn’t play for the Lakers. The team said the veteran forward is struggling with back spasms and an Achilles’ tendon problem,
Oh shit, Achilles injuries are baaaaad...
hope he’s gonna be fine.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
That amnesty option is going to be coming pretty damn fast in the offseason if this becomes a problem.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. -- Sun Tzu
Christ almighty
How many 40 point games has Kobe had so far? He’s single handedly carried this team through this week’s stretch!
Well…it can’t last. It just…it just can’t!
"Fuck this shit. Is this fucking season over yet? It is? Jesus H. motherfucking Christ on a stick! Get Nick Holt on the phone NOW! Stupid motherfucker forces us to score touchdowns on every possession, and we still can't win the Alamo Bowl? Hey, asshole! It's Steve Sarkisian. You're fucking FIRED, you FUCK!"
Eventually it WILL end and someone will say "I told you so!"
And with that, good night my old friends!
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." - Voltaire
by Gil Meriken on Jan 13, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
lol
night Gil
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
3 in a row
I think we can we with Kobe at 28-30 and Drew at 18 and Pau at 20. I think that’s the sweetspot.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
Kobe during that 5 game winning streak
39pts 14.2FGM/28.6 FGA → 49.7%
4.9 rebouns 5.2 assists
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
oh he's shooting 34% on 3s again
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
they just forgot he existed after the 1st quarter lol
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
LOL
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Kobe said his New Year’s resolution was he will stop cursing in interviews
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
"I never met a person from whom I did not learn something."- John Wooden
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Just for KD, yay!!!
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence." -Lupe Fiasco
lol
Are you free tomorrow?
"No. I'm friggin' expensive."
by crushmybones on Jan 13, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
"You have to figure out a way to get it done. There's no time to make excuses. If I play bad or have one bad game like I did in Denver, everybody cries for a change, or cries for the fact I'm too old ... I make adjustments and go from there."
-- Bryant on his performance against the Suns
by BoneCruncher24 on Jan 13, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
LOL, fuck, I won't listen to his fucking interviews, then.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Tweetness
I say Kobe goes for 45 tomorrow
Drew for 25 and Pau for 17 and we win by 130
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
Who's guarding Kobe tomorrow?
Butler?
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
I think so
I just hope Kobe actually guards Billups
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
Yeah, Billups will almost always shoot it if given even a inch of space.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
Lamar Odom - "Half Swiss-Army knife, half Pez-dispenser" Meriones
he's probably won't go for 40+ tomorrow
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
The Bench is in serious need of a shotmaker
it’s obvious now that none of our bigs can be the focal point for them.
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
i'm just glad we won
but the damn 2nd half was fugly
Are you free tomorrow?
"No. I'm friggin' expensive."
Weren't we supposed to crush that team?
Sure, not to the tune of last year’s mauling, but still… Whatevs, we got the W…
I know Kobe’s sort of killing it right now, but 31 shots still makes me cringe…
When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die.
I only see clearly what I remember.
they were down 19 and then the bench came in...
"One thing LeBron James has won that Kobe Bryant never has, and never will: A bronze medal."- Josh Tucker
"Fisher's defense is called escort service in my country, just accompany" -Ibou
42-1 on Barebones TDM classic ... BEAT THAT XBOXERS
Damn the 2nd half was ugly.
Bynum was completely forgotten in the offense in the 2nd half, everyone was looking to give the ball to Kobe.
"You have to figure out a way to get it done. There's no time to make excuses. If I play bad or have one bad game like I did in Denver, everybody cries for a change, or cries for the fact I'm too old ... I make adjustments and go from there."
-- Bryant on his performance against the Suns
by BoneCruncher24 on Jan 13, 2012 11:24 PM PST reply actions
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