Smack / Mar 5, 2012 / 12:15 am

Rajon Rondo Saves His Best For National TV; Kobe Gets Retaliation On Dwyane Wade

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant (photo. Mannion)

Kobe loves to tell people he has no rivals. And he won’t admit the hit Dwyane Wade gave his mug during the All-Star Game provided some extra fuel. But it definitely looked like it. He dropped 18 in the first quarter alone, and finished with 33 in the game as the Lakers had one of their best wins of the last year or two. They led for the last 44 minutes against Miami, and ended up with a 93-83 W. LeBron finished with 25 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, but with Wade (16 points) swept up in the Kobe System, and Miami’s frontline being annihilated without Chris Bosh, it didn’t matter … Before the game, the cameras got a shot of Wade and LeBron walking into the arena, and they were doing their best once again to top their All-Star Saturday night getups for “How to spent hundreds of dollars on an outfit that still makes you look like a fool.” Even Derek Zoolander would’ve shook his head at Wade. And LeBron? With that man purse? Son, that one was so bad you wouldn’t even fit in with Alan from The Hangover … For once, it wasn’t Chris Paul doing the flopping. Down one with the ball, CP3 iso-ed against Kyle Lowry, Lowry flew backwards like he was a Hollywood stunt man, and Paul canned the easy jumper. The problem? After Houston tied it with a free throw, Paul tried the same move – this time on Courtney Lee – and didn’t even get a shot off. OT. In the extra frame, after both teams traded missed freebies, turnovers and all-around dumb basketball, it came down to Kevin Martin (25 points), who had a great look at a three and couldn’t put it down. The Clippers walked out with a 105-103 win behind 28 and 10 from Paul … Ty Lawson finished one rebound shy of a triple-double (22 points, 11 assists, nine boards) as the Nuggets went into Texas and beat the Spurs, 99-94 … And the Suns won their third straight game, 96-88 over Sacramento. Marcin Gortat continued to run through everyone in his path, finishing with 14 points and 17 rebounds while Steve Nash had 19 points. The Suns are now 17-20, and they might be the worst 17-20 team we’ve seen in a long time … We’re out like NBA fashion.

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  • http://datpiff.com beiber newz

    Hahaha! @ big island’s point of chibbs taking the heat off me for a day. Lol kinda true. This discussion board is funny. I’m surprised en fuego’s ass isn’t in the homo erotic conversation today. He always seems to like to talk about gay shit.

    From da outside looking in this time, I obviously feel some sympathy for the pile on going on toward chibbs

  • http://datpiff.com beiber newz

    Lol! kdizzle, werd, slow day for me. Would be more if the knicks won I gess.

  • Mr chibbs

    Hahaha. Thanks @ en fuego- but I’m fine everyone here can go against me, but all guys can say is ‘he must be gay blah blah blah’ im not
    Bothered, I get more than enough pussy to be insecure or offended. This is all too funny

    @ yoda – it’s good to see someone has sense

  • Franchise

    Yup, Biebs owes the new dude a beer.

    @Dizzle LOL glad u took notice (sarcasm incase u dint notice that). I always say positive stuff about the Lakers, but i for one are actually able to take off the purple n gold rimmed glasses to call out a weakness when i see one. Kobe’s stubborn as hell but as its been said before its the gift and the curse. Shoot me for sayin Kobe isn’t always right. I only took offense with you trying to make it like being an LA fan means following Kobe and co. blindly like a bunch of sheep. Thats sum bullshit.

    That said if therez a player in the whole league i’d feel confident going to war, flaws and all, with its the Black Mamba.

  • LakeShow84

    @ JZSMOOVE – please please i hate to even respond to this but please please GET THE F#$K OUTTAAAAA HERE lmao

    @ KDizz – my sentiments exactly lmao i didnt Sporty would show either..

    And it finally looks like ChiTown seeing what its like to be a Laker fan.. your boy can go out and drop 30 on some MVP type shit and everyone going to look elsewhere.. get used to it bruh lmao

    But im on Rondo’s side.. he controlled the game and it wasnt like people were takin hard shots he was reading everything perfect in a game thats played damn near 100x faster nowadays..

    Lin gonna need to work on his defense.. The Knicks need a defensive stopper on the perimeter and D’Antoni is SOWEAK..

  • LakeShow84

    Heat Lakers??

    Both teams played hard..

    Heat were actually called for fouls (88 consecutive games without A SINGLE PLAYER FOULING OUT??? S@#K MY D#$K)

    And did anyone really think Lebron would lead the charge back??? lol jussayin..

    DWade came out way softer than i expected him too also.. he knows he wants to go head up with Kobe as the top 1-2 SG’s in the league.. Dude looked neutered out there yesterday..

    Guess he cant hang.. lookin more Hollywood than the team actually in LA..

    But ill admit.. Bosh wouldve made a big difference.. He usually gets his on Gasol..

  • LakeShow84

    @ Franchise

    If Kobe wouldve shot bad yesterday and not had a good game and we lose would you have still made the same “goto war with” statement??

  • yoda

    @ JAY
    you know i’m kidding and i know about Mounties. i must say, they are up there with the Bobbies or what ever is name for the old school England’s police.
    now on serious note:

    i don’t have a chance to watch NBA as much as i’d like to. but we can agree that in past 5 or so years, Kobe and Wade are considered best shooting guards. Kobe is usually No.1, Wade No.2. now from what i could gather (post game interviews, NBA related articles etc) as good as Wade is, he’s not as feared as Kobe? every time i watch some game or read something, it’s all about how if you have Kobe against you in closing minutes, no one is safe. and that is from coaches, players, writers. even fans. on other hand, i don’t have a feeling that coaches, players… are so afraid from Wade (or any other player). i mean they have healthy respect but nothing like: shyte, we are playing kobe! effect. am i wrong or i got that right? and if i’m right, why is that? i know Kobe is good but he ain’t god or something like that.

  • http://www.payattnstalkers.com Chicagorilla

    I’d just like to point out that Any previous post were not me. Just drag your mouse over the name and you’ll notice the past few days that I have changed my website name. But the “Stalker” failed to pay attention to that part.

    Mr. Chibbs by the way, didn’t that come from Happy Gilmore? I thought that was a clever name. not really worthy of making fun of that.

    But i will agree with @Jay when he says that Lebron (and many of the entertainment industry) are showing gay tendencies with the fashion. Anytime a dude has to wiggle his way into some pants, that’s gay. Same goes for carry a purse/man bag. but to each his own.

    I’m too tired to go back and forth with the Stalker, but i’ll give it props. It did try to make the post sound more like mine, even though the jokes were corny.

  • http://www.zwani.com/graphics/funny_pictures/images/88funny-pictures128.jpg JAY

    @yoda… right on the money about Wade and Kobe. I wouldn’t say NOBODY fears Wade, but Kobe has this aura about him. Wade just seems like someone players want to go after.

    And I find it funny chibbs says “it’s good to see someone has sense” regarding yoda’s last post… only for yoda to admit he was kidding. Even I sensed the joke, and I’m the goofy Canadian.

    @chibbs
    Looks like the definition of your name is right on the money, right dumbass? Keep posting. We need more confirmation.

  • Franchise

    @LakeShow

    Funny how u and Dizzle have me out as a Kobe/Laker hater. Thats cool, coz ur opinion doesn’t mean shit anyway. Changes nothing for me. Aint got nuthin to prove on here. Just wanted to make that clear.

    To answer ur question, hell yes. You did notice the part where i said ‘flaws and all’ right? I hold Kobe to a standard well above any other player in the L coz to me he’s the only guy flying at that stratosphere.
    The perfect Kobe to me would 1. realize he has a serious size advantage on his team and exploit that shit for easier offense, and 2. when he’s having a cold shooting night put the team first and defer to the hotter hand, while impacting the game in other ways (defense, hitting the glass, playing decoy etc). If it was any other player i wouldn’t give a shit but i always want KB to perform at the very highest level. Thats why i get all mad and bent outta shape when KB throws out one of his 6-24 shooting nights. If you paid attention u would realize that im actually a huge KB fan

  • http://datpiff.com beiber newz

    I don’t kno if lakeshow made this joke intentionally, but I thought it was type of the funny side he said wade looked neutered out there yesterday and then followed up that statement with “guess he can’t hang” . Pun intended?

  • Donatello

    I think I forget my life and just will be reading dime comments all day long. This was pure entertainment.

    Cheers

  • K Dizzle

    @ Franchise

    Here’s the issue you probably missed:

    You can’t say you’re a Laker fan, then come on this website n shit on our top player after every loss where he
    a) takes bad shots
    b) stops going to Pau n Bynum

    Dude is who he is. Those games will happen. They happened with Jordan but dimemag.com wasn’t there for us to crap on him after every single bad game. U act like we watch games n smile when he takes that fadeaway 30footer yesterday with Battier all over him when Bynum’s in the post with Howard on him.
    Like you said, it’s the gift n the curse. We all groan but it’s Kobe n he might just make that ridiculous shot. After watchin LBJ in Utah, we now know it takes more guts to put ALL the pressure on your shoulder n decide whether your squad goes home with a loss or a win.
    If DWade n LBJ had come into town n Kobe had shot 6-30, you, as a Laker fan, have the right to be upset about it, but pilin on with the haters everytime it happens, makes you look fairweather when you support after games like yesterday.
    I don’t think I’ve ever been on dime sayin “it’s ok for Kobe to take bad shots”. All I ever said is I’m ok with whatever right now as long as it don’t cost us games in May n June cuz
    1) we need a point guard, traded for one, got fucked outta one by Stern so we STILL need a point guard
    2) We lose Lamar n Shannon and don’t replace em
    3) We lose Phil n replace him with Mike Brown
    4) No more triangle so now we got a new offense too which is an issue cuz a) we don’t have a playmaker not named Kobe n b) Kobe only had the triangle HIS WHOLE CAREER
    5) It’s a lockout year with 66 games in 120 days
    6) No practices
    7) We trade Pau, trade gets cancelled so then he comes back all hurt so we gotta handle that
    8) Who’s on our bench again?
    9) Kobe’s 33, busted knee, tears wrist beginning of season

    So with ALL THIS SHIT against us, those of us I call ‘Real Laker fans’ don’t take kindly to other Laker fans who wanna rip on every game Kobe decides to just jack. Kobe the smartest player in the league. He knows he throwin up shots that look bad to you n me, but he KNOWS he’s made em before. He practices the shit. Nobody works harder on addin to his game each offseason. (You see that weak lefthanded floater LBJ tried in the post which resulted in an airball? He got that from Kobe….except Kobe hits it) As a Laker fan, you KNOW Pau ain’t always aggressive n you know Bynum wasn’t always consistent. Kobe been at this for 16 years n watches gamefilm after EVERY SINGLE GAME.
    It’s easy being a Laker fan when things are good.
    Let’s revisit this after the next 6-24 shootout in a loss…

  • Donatello

    ‘[...] only the third guy in NBA history to put up a line like that (Wilt and Oscar are the only others)[...]

    I thought Rondo and Kidd were the only players in the history with 15/15/15 (and kidd did it twice) ?! What’s the truth?

  • Big Island

    Chi – It was the word “cunt” that gave it away. You never say that stuff.

    JAY – I actually got held up in customs when I went to Toronto because I asked if I actually had to listen to the mounties if they told me to do anything. They didn’t find that funny. I got hassled going to Vancouver with my GF to see her family because they asked if I had ever been fingerprinted. Yes. Was it ever for a criminal act? No, but they didn’t ask me that. They must have asked for my passport and what I was doing in Vancouver about 8 times before I left the airport. Still, great city. Note to fellow Dime peeps heading to Canada: If you have a big red beard, both arms sleeved (my right arm has a frickin mermaid, koi, and flowers, didn’t matter), a shaved head, and weigh more than a crackhead, you WILL get hassled.

  • http://www.payattnstalkers.com Chicagorilla

    @Big Is,

    Yeah im pretty sure i’ve never used that word before in my life lol. I didn’t even see that IT wrote that for me.

    Also just look at any of my post from yesterday’s smack. If the website for my name says bettlejuicex’s 3 then you know that wasn’t me. Since the stalker started using my name i just changed up the website. Caught it slipping i guess.

  • http://datpiff.com beiber newz

    hahaha @ kdizzle trying to make franchise a born-again laker fan.

  • LakeShow84

    Thats all i was sayin..

    Cant be fair weather.. Like Sporty Spice lol

    It seemed like Lebron and Wade came a little out of their game yesterday.. Lebron tryin to get fancy in the post (LOL) and Wade tryin to shoot 3′s..

  • EN FUEGO

    WTF?! Shit. Looks like I missed out big-time! Fresh fish. Hahaha.

    Welcome, MR CHIBBS. Today’s
    Much-Ridiculed
    Crossdressing Hipster Infatuated By Bags & Sodomy.

    Just getting started. Catch you later. Hahaha

  • Big Island

    Damn man, the Lakers win a big game and Lakers fans are fighting with one another. Guys, they won! Hate on guys like me who hate on Kobe and the Lakers! I’m right here!!!

  • http://datpiff.com beiber newz

    big island got a point. whoever said this was bizzaro day in smack’s comments is right

  • control

    More Bizzaro INC…I’m not going to hate on Rondo, even though he is a huge douchebag, a near 20/20/20 line is pretty fucking impressive. Not saying he’s an elite point guard, the guy was going against new york and their piece of shit defense, but it’s still pretty impressive. I hate when boston and new york play, I end up having to cheer for new york, and even that 4 quarters of feeling like a celtics fan makes me kind of ill.

  • EN FUEGO

    @ BI – Not a Lakers fan but what the hell. Its freaking Bizzaro day.

    BIG ISLAND:
    Beiber’s Inconspicuous Guardian In Smack Les-bro Affair Not Determined

  • control

    Correction: Cheer for boston, AGAINST new york…

  • http://datpiff.com beiber newz

    en fuego..

    you must have a ton of time on your hands to insult me after they fired your ass as the voice over for the taco bell chihuahua.

    te quiero mi cojones?

  • Big Island

    En Fuego – That is great! I am like Beiber’s guardian! I can’t get on board with some of what he says, but I do get pissed off when guys who aren’t regulars get on him.

    BIG ISLAND and BEIBER NEWZ
    Beiber’s Incompetent Guardian, I’m Simply Loving And Needing Dirk.
    But Ever Insult Beiber, Even Remotely, Ni@@a Everything Will Zoology? Zebra? Zit? Zoom? Zero? Zooey? Zimbabwe? Zig Zag? Zippy?

    Damn you Beib! Do you know how few words start with Z? I am here trying to be your guardian and now I am mad at you for having a Z in your name.

    Control – NEVER cheer for Boston. It’s painful sometimes, but NEVER cheer for Boston.

  • sh!tfaced

    …zone out, zombie, zorro, zoolander, zeke, zoubek, z-bo, zaza, zydrunas ilgauskas, (wang) zhizhi, zipadeedoodah…

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  • http://datpiff.com beiber newz

    do i smell tomorrow’s smack comments section incorporating acronym deciphering of dime’s regulars usernames? that could turn out absolutely hilarious. i would kill most of yall names easy!

    or guys could just talk about another hornets or raptors loss. eh.

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