Comments on: Lakers 89, Spurs 85: Instant Analysis

By: rangerjohn

rangerjohn — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:24:54 +0000

man you guys need to lighten up. the “camera is on our team” was a joke, (phil and bellechik being refered to in the same sentence all the time)

@ d storm, excuse me? so maybe ihe was 1 for 6 for 2.5 quarters instead of just 2. and i hate to say this but my stats are generally pretty damn close or right on!

all in all it was a rough loss and while this lakers team is not the denver nuggets, the spurs have been down 0-1 plenty of times and come back to win.

parker had a nice little game going, duncan DESTROYED, and manu and finley sucked. so much for “we dont need bynam pau can handle duncan” i tel you this, lakers will not come back from a lead like that again. no way do the spurs blow another lead over 10 in the 4th and lose the game.

By: Flying_Dutchman

Flying_Dutchman — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:02:33 +0000

Boston-Lakers final – Thats how David would want it >:(
(This coming from a Piston fan)

But yeah, I also thought it was Kobe who made that tip in at the end in the Spurs basket

By: rk2

rk2 — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:33:37 +0000

@ rangerjohn

in response to your question, no i don’t think that manu will always have games like this…but then again, he might…he doesn’t have a good history against the lakers…

do you think LO and fisher will always have games like this? will tim duncan average 30 and 18 throughout the series? probably not…

By: Desert Storm

Desert Storm — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:32:31 +0000

@ courtlegend

kobe only attempted 3 shots in the first half…always check rangerjohn’s stats. they’re usually skewed in his argument’s favour and they’re usually wrong LMAO!!

By: courtlegend

courtlegend — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:31:21 +0000

@ ranger john
obviously i dont believe kobe wanted to be down 20, im just saying if he can have it on cruise control like that for a whole half, and you can’t deny it because when kobe attempts 6 shots the entire half and says “i was letting the game come to me a little too much” he obviously was crusing somewhat
and if he can get away with that and still win the spurs have serious problems that they might not be able to overcome

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:54:51 +0000

lol @ the conspiracy theory by ranger
the cameras are on our plays?
what plays?
get the ball to duncan then spot up on strong baseline for an open 3 or the play where parker goes 1 on 5 for a score?
just pathetic….

By: Amar Panchmatia

Amar Panchmatia — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:09:01 +0000

This game came down to the two coaches: Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. I can’t believe Pop didn’t keep pounding it down low and letting the Spurs keep taking high-percentage shots. The Lakes were out getting transition points and getting up and down the floor and the Spurs were shooting 3s. What the hell was Manu thinking there in the second half?

I think the Spurs come back and win Game 2. They are the better team…they just had a massive brain fart there in the second half of Game 1. This team is way too poised to let Game 1 get to them.

By: godfreyallstar

godfreyallstar — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:20:45 +0000

please dont call kobe GOAT. ever.

By: Oscarisalakerfan

Oscarisalakerfan — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:10:01 +0000

perspective of a laker fan:
happy as hell they won
“locked kobe” thats a negative kobe missed jumpers he regularly makes….maybe slowed him down but to say that he locked him is a hyperbole…….
in that case sasha put manu in a jail cell locked it up and ate the key…. lmao on my way to sleep

By: MoxWestCoastRep

MoxWestCoastRep — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:59:37 +0000

If anyone should feel good about this game its the Lakers. Not just because they found a way to win, but because they played like crap and STILL one.
Thats the diff between Kobe and LBJ/CP3. – He can and does WILL his team to victory.
There was no way he was going to lose that game period.