Game 1: Lakers vs Rockets

[IronMexican]

Not much left to talk about today, so I thought I'd let the shit talking commence.

LD2K on the video. Is it me, or does Failure to Launch sound like a guy who can't get a boner?

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[E20]

so melodramatic.

do you know what i fear? i fear lamar odom's inbound pass capabilities

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LMAO @ Phil's expression

[E20]

another lamar gem:
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LMFAO look at Kobe's reaction.

[Roxsfan]

so melodramatic.

do you know what i fear? i fear lamar odom's inbound pass capabilities

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LMAO @ Phil's expression

LOL:lmao

[IronMexican]

so melodramatic.

do you know what i fear? i fear lamar odom's inbound pass capabilities

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LMAO @ Phil's expression

I agree, the drama thing with these videos get played out. I'd rather they use something awesome like this


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Of course, that's Tyson, so it looks about a million times cooler.

[E20]

and another:
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[KSeal]

Somebody post the video where 7-6 Yao bricks two dunks in a row, that shit is pathetically hilarious, it's almost as bad as Lamar thinking he's at practice walking the ball inbounds.

[Roxsfan]

Somebody post the video where 7-6 Yao bricks two dunks in a row, that shit is pathetically hilarious, it's almost as bad as Lamar thinking he's at practice walking the ball inbounds.

Hey idiot, the first attempt he was fouled and the second was NOT a dunk attempt--he laid it on the top of the iron and it hooked off.

[E20]

I just like the wya how he speaks in this one

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and this isn't really lamar just a ref trying to be fancy lmao

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[KSeal]

Hey idiot, the first attempt he was fouled and the second was NOT a dunk attempt--he laid it on the top of the iron and it hooked off.

:lmao

[21_Blessings]

5 game series max.

[E20]

Hey, how is the fishing in the Riverwalk these days... pathetic heartbroke spursfans.

i live in northern cali so i wouldn't know


but 4 RINGS BITCH

[YellowFever]

i live in northern cali so i wouldn't know


but 4 RINGS BITCH

LOL..
Kinda funny saying that to someone who can respond 14 RINGS, bitch!

[DAF86]

LOL..
Kinda funny saying that to someone who can respond 14 RINGS, bitch!

3 in the last 7 years, bitch!

[YellowFever]

3 in the last 7 years, bitch!

Typical Spurs fan.

The NBA started in 1999.

[Indazone]

I agree Sweep but not the way Laka fans think. lol

[YellowFever]

I agree Sweep but not the way Laka fans think. lol

LoL.

The talk of a sweep makes my skin crawl.

Most likely a 6 game series.

[E20]

LOL..
Kinda funny saying that to someone who can respond 14 RINGS, bitch!

:wow > :( > :depressed

[DAF86]

Typical Spurs fan.

The NBA started in 1999.

I could care less about championships that happened 20 something years ago, when I wasn't even born.

[YellowFever]

I could care less about championships that happened 20 something years ago, when I wasn't even born.

So what makes you think anybody here but Spurs fans care about championships that happened 2 to 7 years ago?

[DPG21920]

1 day early thread.

[UltimA]

I think that if we can show up and play Defense, it will go more than five and I just don't know if we have the talent to beat them.

[IronMexican]

I think that if we can show up and play Defense, it will go more than five and I just don't know if we have the talent to beat them.

Didn't you say some bullshit that if Houston did something, they would win? Now they don't have the talent? flip flopper. Get ready to eat some cock when the Lakers spank that ass tomorrow.

[Artest93]

If Brian Cook somehow ended up in a game, and wins a game, I'll never stop laughing

[UltimA]

Didn't you say some bullshit that if Houston did something, they would win? Now they don't have the talent? flip flopper. Get ready to eat some cock when the Lakers spank that ass tomorrow.Just like any other game, if you can stop Kobe, you can beat the Lakers.

I just don't see that happening.

[ElNono]

Well, if the Rockets are going to take a game in LA, there's no better game than this...
Lakers coming out of a relatively easy series against Utah, and Rockets come pumped up after moving on to the second round and battling it out against Portland...

[Indazone]

Well, if the Rockets are going to take a game in LA, there's no better game than this...
Lakers coming out of a relatively easy series against Utah, and Rockets come pumped up after moving on to the second round and battling it out against Portland...

Phil Jackson is something like 40-0 if he wins game one. We HAVE TO win game one! No questions asked if we want to really take it to the Lakers.
TNT ran the stat tonight that he's 40-0 in playoff series when winning Game 1. Think about that. How many guys coach in 40 playoff series, never mind win 40 and never mind go 40-0 in series you win game one.

[iilluzioN]

alot of true NBA fans will be cheering for you guys. Good luck!

Ill pray for you all!

[Indazone]

Battier and Artest need to step up big time and I mean huge. I think we need to put Battier on Kobe. Artest can guard Odom and split time with Landry on him. Scola and Gasol will cancel each other out. Yao is better than Bynum. Brooks is the key to the series. He needs to have a great scoring and assist games and cannot simply drive into traffic to get blocked.

[IronMexican]

Scola and Gasol cancel each other out? Ok.

[ElNono]

Phil Jackson is something like 40-0 if he wins game one. We HAVE TO win game one! No questions asked if we want to really take it to the Lakers.
TNT ran the stat tonight that he's 40-0 in playoff series when winning Game 1. Think about that. How many guys coach in 40 playoff series, never mind win 40 and never mind go 40-0 in series you win game one.

The good news is that Adelman was on the opposite bench for one of those 40 that he SHOULD have lost...

[Ghazi]

:cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry

Aww here you go lakaluva!

http://www.splendicity.com/makeupminute/files/2009/01/kleenex.jpg

[E20]

Rockets in 6

[BUMP]

Like i've said many times before, there's absolutely no way in HELL Rockets come anywhere close to winning a game in this series.

There's a better chance of a meteor crashing through my window. The sad thing is that Kobe is sick and the Rockets still won't be able to take advantage.

Things in life you can always count on, taxes, death, and the Rockets bowing out in HUMILIATING fashion in the playoffs

[DAF86]

Like i've said many times before, there's absolutely no way in HELL Rockets come anywhere close to winning a game in this series.

There's a better chance of a meteor crashing through my window. The sad thing is that Kobe is sick and the Rockets still won't be able to take advantage.

Things in life you can always count on, taxes, death, and the Rockets bowing out in HUMILIATING fashion in the playoffs

I thought that was the Mavericks speciality.

[timvp]

I can't watch this series. I usually root for the Lakers to lose but I don't want to see the Scockets win so I'll be watching baseball and getting ready to root for the Nuggets or the Mavs in the WCF.

[BUMP]

I thought that was the Mavericks speciality.

Atleast we're not gonna get swept. It must suck to make it out of the first round for the first time in 12 years only to get your heartbroken.

[Indazone]

Scola and Gasol cancel each other out? Ok.

Scola has officially emerged

Houston Rocket's "Total" Production Per-Minute


Below is a table summarizing the Rockets' "total" production per 40 minutes of playing time. The top 3 are Yao Ming (37.3 units of production per 40 minutes of playing time), Luis Scola (30.3), and Tracy McGrady (29.6). As I mentioned, the "surprise" is Scola in second place. If T-Mac had been healthy, it seems reasonable to assume that T-Mac would have come in second, given his 35.9 average last year. However, even in third place Scola would be a surprise to some.

The traditional NBA reported statistics essentially ignore defense -- primarily because a) it's not "sexy", and b) it's difficult to measure. In effect, this "total" metric assumes all of the players are equally effective on the defensive end. As a result, it undervalues players if a major portion of their contribution comes on the defensive end of the court. For the Rockets, this means it especially undervalues players like Chuck Hayes, Shane Battier and Ron Artest; maybe Yao as well -- though probably not relative to other centers.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i47TEqZoAbw/Sf3lrI2qV2I/AAAAAAAAAGo/tFISbPft4Mk/s400/Rockets+Off+Contrib+Table+5-3-09.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i47TEqZoAbw/Sf3lrI2qV2I/AAAAAAAAAGo/tFISbPft4Mk/s1600-h/Rockets+Off+Contrib+Table+5-3-09.jpg)

Since the Rockets are about to go into the second round facing the LA Lakers, you might be interested in how Kobe Bryant stacks up against the Rockets using this metric. With 2201 points, 429 rebounds and 399 assists in 2960 minutes, he'd be first -- with a rating of 40.9 per 40 minutes of playing time.

We just gotta stop Kobe and I think we can do that combining Battier and Artest on Kobe.

[UltimA]

Atleast we're not gonna get swept. It must suck to make it out of the first round for the first time in 12 years only to get your heartbroken.Well, we haven't had a loss in the second round yet. :rolleyes

[The Franchise]

1 day early thread.

Exactly. See you Laker bitches in about 22 hours. :lol

[Imposter Cleaner]

I hope the Rackets will give some surprise to this league which is as quiet as a tomb, but I still can't find any light to illuminate one way for Rockets to the Western Conference Finals even though I have already taken off my sun glasses.

[The Franchise]

I can't watch this series. I usually root for the Lakers to lose but I don't want to see the Scockets win so I'll be watching baseball and getting ready to root for the Nuggets or the Mavs in the WCF.

Not much else you can do but watch now is there? :lol Damn hater.

[Indazone]

Recent Interview from Yao

Your team got swept by the LA Lakers in the regular season. So whose performance you think is the most important if the Rockets wish to play well up against the LA Lakers in the playoff?

Yao Ming: If I can get more balls passed to me down at the low post, i.e. at least more than what I got in the first round, I will inflict as much damage to LA Lakers’ interior as possible. I will create and draw so many fouls that Andrew Bynum will be glued to the bench. Of course, a much better result will be Pau Gasol will also be glued to the bench.

What do you think about Brent Barry’s chance for playing in Round 2?

Yao Ming: There are no questions/doubts on Brent Barry’s playoff experiences, and he is very good in making his 3-pointers. But his problem is on his defense. If he gets minutes to play on court, he will just act as an assault point, hit a few 3-pointers and be substituted immediately. The head coach will not let him stay to play too long on the court, and get exposed, because after all, on defense, he will be facing offensive players like Kobe Bryant and Trevor Ariza.

For the last question, can you talk to us about your prediction on the probability of the Houston Rockets winning the second round?

Yao Ming: I knew that nobody favors us, but that is exactly why we would want to give our all and play this round well. LA Lakers has Kobe Bryant; they have home court advantage; they also swept us in the regular season and therefore have this psychological superiority over us. Yet despite of all these so many reasons, I still believe it is 40/60 split for this playoff series. 40% Rockets 60% LA Lakers.

I think Yao is realistic. We have a 40% chance of taking down the Lakeshow. Not terrible odds considering the regular season.

[Indazone]

If the Lakeshow tries to pack it in the lane, I hope we use Brent Barry like the Spurs used Steve Kerr during the Mavs series where the Spurs were losing and Kerr came in and hit everything he was putting up from 3 pt land for the Spurs win.

[Imposter Cleaner]

Recent Interview from Yao

Your team got swept by the LA Lakers in the regular season. So whose performance you think is the most important if the Rockets wish to play well up against the LA Lakers in the playoff?

Yao Ming: If I can get more balls passed to me down at the low post, i.e. at least more than what I got in the first round, I will inflict as much damage to LA Lakers’ interior as possible. I will create and draw so many fouls that Andrew Bynum will be glued to the bench. Of course, a much better result will be Pau Gasol will also be glued to the bench.

What do you think about Brent Barry’s chance for playing in Round 2?

Yao Ming: There are no questions/doubts on Brent Barry’s playoff experiences, and he is very good in making his 3-pointers. But his problem is on his defense. If he gets minutes to play on court, he will just act as an assault point, hit a few 3-pointers and be substituted immediately. The head coach will not let him stay to play too long on the court, and get exposed, because after all, on defense, he will be facing offensive players like Kobe Bryant and Trevor Ariza.

For the last question, can you talk to us about your prediction on the probability of the Houston Rockets winning the second round?

Yao Ming: I knew that nobody favors us, but that is exactly why we would want to give our all and play this round well. LA Lakers has Kobe Bryant; they have home court advantage; they also swept us in the regular season and therefore have this psychological superiority over us. Yet despite of all these so many reasons, I still believe it is 40/60 split for this playoff series. 40% Rockets 60% LA Lakers.

I think Yao is realistic. We have a 40% chance of taking down the Lakeshow. Not terrible odds considering the regular season.
Thanks for your efforts and sweat in this translation work, your translation makes Yao's viewpoints more understandable to us, it still sucks though.

[DrHouse]

I see the Lakers as a team that has yet to flip the switch. They have yet to put every ounce of themselves into a game and fight thus far into the playoffs. We haven't seen them do THAT since those BOS/CLE games months ago.

I want to see that tomorrow night. I want to see the Lakers fight for every loose ball and rebound. The Lakers are capable of absolutely dismantling this league with the talent they have. It's all about effort, concentration, and the right mindset. Phil Jackson can cement his legacy in NBA history as the All-Time greatest coach if he can channel the right energy and get this team to an NBA championship. If the Lakers can make it over the hump this season they will repeat, no doubt about it. This is a 3-peat caliber team on paper, but as we all know NBA championships are not won on paper.

[blink]

i bet my friend 10 bucks that the lakers will win. gave him 10:1 odds. rockets win, im out 100 bucks but my rockets will be in WCF. rockets lose, i get 10 bucks.

[Lars]

We might lose the series, but we usually always make things competitive.

[Imposter Cleaner]

We might lose the series, but we usually always make things competitive.
seriously I think the Rockets do have a chance to win this series, regardless of the biased media and arrogant Lakers fans. After all, nothing is impossible. Even some 3rd-world country has sent several astronauts into the space, I believe someday a mouse will even manage to kill a cat and eat it as well.

[turiaf for president]

hopefully lakers dont come out flat. they have been off for a week so i wouldnt be surprised if theres some rust in their legs

[shelshor]

Referee Assignments
Mon. May 4
Houston @ L.A. Lakers: S. Foster, T. Brothers, J. DeRosa

[2Cleva]

The Lakers were a perfect 4-0 straight up in the four head-to-head meetings during the regular season and this is a bad sign for the Rockets as teams that were swept in the regular season (three or more games) are 0-25 all-time in a NBA playoff series.

This series is over before it started.

[lefty]

Lakers + Rockets = Rackers

[Artest_Is_Fearless]

We Will Over Come!

[The Franchise]

We're about an hour away from tipoff so I'm bringing this shit back to the front page.

[IronMexican]

Almost game time jigga's.

[Artest93]

The pressure's on L.A. to blow them out every single game since it is being hyped up as such

[Allanon]

Bynum vs Yao
Pau vs Scola
Kobe vs Artest

Let the Hyperbole begin, it's almost game-time!

[ManuTP9]

http://i39.tinypic.com/2woabl2.gif

[Artest_Is_Fearless]

http://www.nba.com/media/rockets/content_artest0903.jpg

[Roxsfan]

http://i39.tinypic.com/2woabl2.gif

sweet!

[peskypesky]

Go Rockets!!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Good luck to the fans of both teams :toast

Should be a great series

[Allanon]

http://www.nba.com/media/rockets/content_artest0903.jpg

WTF? Hahah, Artest is a character.

[IronMexican]

Almost here

[supermana]

Go rockets!!!!!

[The Franchise]

I hope we show up from the beginning of the game. If we do we'll be OK. Let's get it started!!!

[j.dizzle]

jay-z & diddy at the laker game..uh-oh lebron is gonna be jealous hahaa

[IronMexican]

jay-z & diddy at the laker game..uh-oh lebron is gonna be jealous hahaa

Nas >>> Jay and Diddy

[j.dizzle]

Nas >>> Jay and Diddy

haha im just sayin that cuz lebron & jay-z are good friends..Jay-Z isnt bad but Diddy is a tool. I dont think he's ever written his own shit but he's a damn good businessman

[j.dizzle]

Thats why i think Lebron wants to go to NY..he'll fill up the garden with his rapper friends & celebrities..bigger spotlight & more money

[Spursfan092120]

GO LAKERS!! I hate to say it...but I'm saying it, damnit.

[Spursfan092120]

wtf? Hahah, artest is a douchebag.
fify

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

http://www.nba.com/media/rockets/content_artest0903.jpg

:lol

[baseline bum]

Kobe pulling a Rondo. :lol

[peskypesky]

Thats why i think Lebron wants to go to NY..he'll fill up the garden with his rapper friends & celebrities..bigger spotlight & more money

and he really needs more money.

[baseline bum]

GO LAKERS!! I hate to say it...but I'm saying it, damnit.

Yeah, sweep these bitches.

[peskypesky]

the Gasol-Scola match-up should be interesting.

[peskypesky]

wow...Rockets offense looks sucky

[baseline bum]

Dumb foul, Bynum.

[peskypesky]

i'm sorry, Artest looks a fool. he ain't no Worm.

[IronMexican]

Shane Battier - The Kobe Stopper

[baseline bum]

Damn, Battier played that perfect and Bryant just drilled that shit anyways.

[peskypesky]

battle of the big men. :)

[IronMexican]

Nice response, Drew. Best way to tire Yao out is make him play D and making him run down court.

[peskypesky]

Damn, Battier played that perfect and Bryant just drilled that shit anyways.

surprised?

[Spursfan092120]

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_12_111/ai_n18765610/

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2007/02/08/2007-02-08_starved_dog_taken_away_from_artest.html

http://sportscommentary.suite101.com/article.cfm/pityronartest

Fuck Ron Artest and his bitch ass...

[peskypesky]

two on Bynum

[IronMexican]

Bynum picking up two dumb fouls, again.

[resistanze]

LMAO Bynum

[j.dizzle]

7 foot 6 flopper fuck you

[peskypesky]

Rockets drawing fouls

[The Franchise]

Why are all you bitter Spur whores in here?

[peskypesky]

Scola!

[Spursfan092120]

Last series you'll see this from me...but just for this series....

http://www.cool-layouts.net/graphics/cat/NBA/Go_Lakers.gif

[IronMexican]

Shit, that hit every part of the rim and went out.

[peskypesky]

Why are all you bitter Spur whores in here?

Bitter? Who's bitter? We have four trophies, you cunt.

[Spursfan092120]

Why are all you bitter Spur whores in here?
Thread about why I am NOT rooting for the Rockets...

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125285

[peskypesky]

the Mamba strikes again

[IronMexican]

Finally Kobe drives. Lakers need to do that more and get into a rhythm.

[The Franchise]

Dinoboy!!!

[resistanze]

Nasty.

[lefty]

Artest WOW

[iggypop123]

why are they calling touch fouls for the rockets and not lakers. this is a home game wtf?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Artest makes the Rockets worth rooting for...he's like a misunderstood criminal.

[peskypesky]

why are they calling touch fouls for the rockets and not lakers. this is a home game wtf?

whining already?

[Kevin Harlan]

Ron Artest with NO REGARD for HUMAN LIFE!!

[Spursfan092120]

Artest makes the Rockets worth rooting for...he's like a misunderstood criminal.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m.../ai_n18765610/ (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_12_111/ai_n18765610/)

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...om_artest.html (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2007/02/08/2007-02-08_starved_dog_taken_away_from_artest.html)

http://sportscommentary.suite101.com.../pityronartest (http://sportscommentary.suite101.com/article.cfm/pityronartest)

misunderstood my ass..

[lefty]

Ron Artest with NO REGARD for HUMAN LIFE!!

Get a life


Hey why don't you go suck Yao Ming's dick in NBA 2k9 ?

[j.dizzle]

why are they calling touch fouls for the rockets and not lakers. this is a home game wtf?

:lol especially in an important playoff game..taken our center out in like 47 seconds haha

[The Franchise]

Artest makes the Rockets worth rooting for...he's like a misunderstood criminal.

That's so wrong. :lol

[scanry]

Where the hell is Marv Albert & Mike Fratello???

Can't stand Doug Collins!!

[TheProfessor]

:lol especially in an important playoff game..taken our center out in like 47 seconds haha
He was all over Yao. Maybe it means they're not going to allow Yao to get mugged, as per usual.

[j-money24]

:lol especially in an important playoff game..taken our center out in like 47 seconds haha

He deserves to be taking out. Those were bad decisions by Bynum.

[peskypesky]

where the hell is marv albert & mike fratello???

Can't stand doug collins!!

+1

[Spursfan092120]

Artest makes the Rockets worth rooting for...he's like a misunderstood criminal.
Us Spurs fans detest Karl Malone for elbowing David Robinson, but Artest elbows Ginobili, and you like him?

[Mad_Hatter]

artest true to his word got the Von Hawk

[Spursfan092120]

Ron Artest with NO REGARD for HUMAN LIFE!!
Read my quote below my name.

[The Franchise]

Brooks can't afford to pass up open shots.

[Bob Lanier]

Rockets are going to win if the Lakers keep playing defense this badly.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Us Spurs fans detest Karl Malone for elbowing David Robinson, but Artest elbows Ginobili, and you like him?

yeah but Malone was fully conscious of his decisions to play dirty he called it "a warzone" to excuse his elbows. Artest reminds me of an animal, not fully aware of his violence...

And wasn't Pop trying to act fatherly to him during that series?? :lol

I remember him saying "hey, use your head" after he hit Manu or something.

[Bob Lanier]

Huh? the foul was on the guard - Scola didn't touch him.

[The Franchise]

Brooks is aleady playing scared. If he doesn't snap out of it soon pull him.

[resistanze]

Wow Yao can't even post Gasoft...

[IronMexican]

I don't mind Artest hitting his shots.

[iggypop123]

laker rust and artest jumpers. not good news

[supermana]

Stop sucking Yao!!!

[Spursfan092120]

yeah but Malone was fully conscious of his decisions to play dirty he called it "a warzone" to excuse his elbows. Artest reminds me of an animal, not fully aware of his violence...

And wasn't Pop trying to act fatherly to him during that series?? :lol
Yeah..but Pop wasn't all there either..lol...

[TampaDude]

Nice shot, Fish...missed by .4 miles... :lol

[The Franchise]

That was a bullshit call on Yao.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Yeah..but Pop wasn't all there either..lol...
lol,
Good point. that was 2006...the year of his small ball debacle :bang

[Spursfan092120]

Nice shot, Fish...missed by .4 miles... :lol
rooting for the Lakers..but that shit was funny. :lol

[IronMexican]

Fisher driving to the rim is uglier than Brad Miller driving to the rim.

[resistanze]

Rockets controlling the pace.

[iggypop123]

bynym bs and rust so far not good news

[Spursfan092120]

lol,
Good point. that was 2006...the year of his small ball debacle :bang
yeah...he tried that a little bit this year too...

[TheProfessor]

Wow. Watching Luis Scola run the floor for a lay-up makes me so mad at our front office :lol I know, beating a dead horse...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

wow, Gasol out rebounded Yao???
talk about battle of the softies...k

[Spursfan092120]

Wow. Watching Luis Scola run the floor for a lay-up makes me so mad at our front office :lol I know, beating a dead horse...
:deadhorse

[j.dizzle]

fuck a week off..its all good they'll take over in the second half

[IronMexican]

Wow. Watching Luis Scola run the floor for a lay-up makes me so mad at our front office :lol I know, beating a dead horse...

You know the Spurs drafted Scola? Then they traded him to Houston for peanuts.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Wow. Watching Luis Scola run the floor for a lay-up makes me so mad at our front office :lol I know, beating a dead horse...

With the way our post season turned out this year, and Scola and the Rockets having a chance at the WCF, I don't think the horse will ever be dead.

[coldsweat]

wow, Gasol out rebounded Yao???
talk about battle of the softies...k

then yao stuffed him...very soft :rolleyes

[Bob Lanier]

Kobe Bryant is going to have to average 30 points a game for the Lakers to have even the slightest chance of winning this series.

[lefty]

Wow. Watching Luis Scola run the floor for a lay-up makes me so mad at our front office :lol I know, beating a dead horse...

Kirilenko would have passed on the lay up and thrown the ball to his coaching staff

[DAF86]

Wow. Watching Luis Scola run the floor for a lay-up makes me so mad at our front office :lol I know, beating a dead horse...

And he's supossed to be slow and unathletic.

[Bob Lanier]

After watching some good Eastern Conference defensive teams, these Lakers are terribly boring to watch. No attention or interest whatsoever.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

You know the Spurs drafted Scola? Then they traded him to Houston for peanuts.

I'd love to be a non-Spurs fan right now.. it's just so funny for you guys I can imagine.

[DrHouse]

Had a bad feeling the game would start like this.

This is the Rocket's best chance at stealing one in LA. If they win this they probably win the series IMHO.

The Lakers are playing like all kinds of garbage right now. Kobe is completely awful and his D is just atrocious. Don't know how this team thinks they can win a championship without putting in any effort on D. And Derek Fisher, sit your old sorry ass down please. You are a terrible PG, just awful.

[baseline bum]

Man, the Lakers always play like shit when I root for them to win a game. :lol

[supermana]

Yao is back to his pussy model,step up!

[IronMexican]

The Machine!!!

[Spursfan092120]

Had a bad feeling the game would start like this.

This is the Rocket's best chance at stealing one in LA. If they win this they probably win the series IMHO.

The Lakers are playing like all kinds of garbage right now. Kobe is completely awful and his D is just atrocious. Don't know how this team thinks they can win a championship without putting in any effort on D. And Derek Fisher, sit your old sorry ass down please. You are a terrible PG, just awful.
No worries, House...Lakers are going to win this one..and the series...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Kobe Bryant is going to have to average 30 points a game for the Lakers to have even the slightest chance of winning this series.

I forgot that Rockets had both Ron Artest and Shane Battier to throw on him instead of just Battier.
I bet Kobe has one or two unstoppable games, but the Rockets definitely have the defensive upperhand.
Also if Rick Adelman is smart he can exact his revenge.
Bynum isn't Shaq anyway so Yao shold be able to get him in foul trouble.

[Bob Lanier]

Go Sasha!

[IronMexican]

That was pretty dirty by Kobe

[The Franchise]

Kobe is a dirty bitch.

[lefty]

I forgot that Rockets had both Ron Artest and Shane Battier to throw on him instead of just Battier.
I bet Kobe has one or two unstoppable games, but the Rockets definitely have the defensive upperhand.
Also if Rick Adelman is smart he can exact his revenge.
Bynum isn't Shaq anyway so Yao should be able to get him in foul trouble.

Keyword: should

[supermana]

Fuck you kobe

[IronMexican]

Doug Collins with the anti-jinx

[Spursfan092120]

Kobe is a dirty bitch.
To be called dirty, you have to have a past of dirty plays...that was a stupid over aggressive move...that play was dirty..Kobe isn't dirty though.

[timtonymanu]

Kobe is a dirty bitch.

+1 . why my friend idolizes this guy so much ill never know.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

with Sasha on the lakers how can any Spurs fan NOT root for the Rockets in this series?

[resistanze]

Terrible call.

[iggypop123]

well at least they are consistent with bs fouls. at least its equally unfair

[Spursfan092120]

with Sasha on the lakers how can any Spurs fan NOT root for the Rockets in this series?
One particular douchebag Rockets fan, and Ron Artest....that is all.

[TheProfessor]

well at least they are consistent with bs fouls. at least its equally unfair
Yeah, I think they're calling things closely but fairly.

[DrHouse]

Holy shit Shane

[IronMexican]

with Sasha on the lakers how can any Spurs fan NOT root for the Rockets in this series?

Shit. I get pissed every time I see him in the P&G.

[resistanze]

Bush league motherfuckers.

[balli]

Damn. :lol

[iggypop123]

AIDS rule in full effect

[lefty]

Wow

[Capt Bringdown]

Lakers playing like crap but Houston can't establish anything. Lame.

[j.dizzle]

ouch.

[TheProfessor]

Whoa! Shane got busted open bad!

[timtonymanu]

Holy shit that's alot of blood.

[The Franchise]

Bullshit starting already.

[Lars]

Damn blood drawn twice already.

[Bob Lanier]

:lol at the officials trying their best to ignore Battier.

[DAF86]

I know I'm late for this but Kobe is a little bitch.

[DrHouse]

God damn the Lakers are playing incredibly horribly and they are only down 3.

Kobe must really be sick. All his passes are way off.

[IronMexican]

Lakers need a tough guy like Shane or Ron. If Sasha was bleeding like that, he'd be crying.

[Spursfan092120]

Bullshit starting already.
Come on man..Sasha was trying to knock the ball out. Yes, it was a foul, but it wasn't intentional or anything.

[TampaDude]

Holy shit, Battier...rub some dirt on it!

[DAF86]

Oh and no way the Rockets win tonight, the refs won't let him.

[pauls931]

No blood no... wait that doesn't make sense...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Fuck I hate to see good, admirable players get busted up. Why couldn't it have been SASHA! :pctoss

[Spursfan092120]

God damn the Lakers are playing incredibly horribly and they are only down 3.

Kobe must really be sick. All his passes are way off.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/media/inline/worry-about-swine-flu_1.jpg

[lefty]

Lakers need a tough guy like Shane or Ron. If Sasha was bleeding like that, he'd be crying.
He doesn't need to bleed to cry

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/nightwing000001/feather.gif?t=1241493385

[resistanze]

Lakers need a tough guy like Shane or Ron. If Sasha was bleeding like that, he'd be crying.

:lol

[j-money24]

Damn Battier.

[iggypop123]

from a disastorous start to reasonable defcit.

[Lars]

Shane already getting under the skin of Kobe, nice.

[Ghazi]

Those foul calls on yao were ticky tack as fuck.

[baseline bum]

with Sasha on the lakers how can any Spurs fan NOT root for the Rockets in this series?

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3356092&postcount=14

[j-money24]

The Lakers definitly need to get Artest in the offseason because next year they will need it or teams like the Blazers will kill us.

[sook]

that was pretty blatant..even i was like wtF?

Vujabitch came down on his whole arm and took that nasty swipe. I love shane, he is the heart of this team. This team has been through too much this year. Hope he comes back.

[DrHouse]

Battier is a beast. Fucking love that guy.

All I gotta say is the Laker bigs need to fucking step it up. No Yao Ming on the floor = DONT SHOOT FUCKING JUMPERS. They need to attack, attack, attack the paint relentlessly. And Bynum needs to learn how the fuck to stay on the floor longer than 5 seconds.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

:lol at the officials trying their best to ignore Battier.

if that doesn't prove how blind they are, I don't know what will....

how could they not see him, he was screaming in their face, waving his hands to get noticed. :wow

[Spursfan092120]

He doesn't need to bleed to cry

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/nightwing000001/feather.gif?t=1241493385
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/family/blog/baby-crying jpg.jpg

[lefty]

Refs already bailing Lakers out

[Spursfan092120]

Battier is a beast. Fucking love that guy.

:tu

[it's me]

after just the first fucking qtr one start to wonder howcome the fakers don't win every stupid game with the zebras all over their penis.

[sook]

the officiating is fine. It is expected to lean towards the home team, it always does. I just can't stand that little pubic hair sasha.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3356092&postcount=14

Fuck that. My hate for the Lakers supercedes the Rockets indifference

they have classy players. I don't want to see the Rockets go to the Finals but I wouldn't mind them taking out the Lakers in the 2nd round.

[Lars]

Im pretty sure Sasha bleeds monthly out of his vagina and I haven't seen any tears yet. Don't hate!

[iggypop123]

stupid tnt this game will likely end at 10:45

[Laker-fan-in-SanAnto]

To be that rusty after a long rest and only be down by 3 points after the first quarter. Lakers should win!!!

[Spursfan092120]

LMAO at Mike Tyson knocking that guy the fuck out...OH MY GOD! LMAO LMAO

[lefty]

the officiating is fine. It is expected to lean towards the home team, it always does. I just can't stand that little pubic hair sasha.
:rollin

[DrHouse]

Give me a break about the refs please. They are shitty both ways.

And this is the playoffs. Let there be blood.

[iggypop123]

Those foul calls on yao were ticky tack as fuck.

you mean like the ones on bynum? at least they are going both ways

[baseline bum]

Ah, the Sacramento King in Adelman is coming out in this interview. :td

[IronMexican]

I love Ariza

[Laker-fan-in-SanAnto]

Trevor mutherfuckin' Ariza

[Spursfan092120]

cuynfY6LTRw

[IronMexican]

TNT making me dizzy with those shitty camera angles.

[Lars]

2 fouls on Yao is a gamebreaker.

[timtonymanu]

Brent barry sighting! Let's see if he does well against the Lakers like he did last year.

[Spursfan092120]

TNT making me dizzy with those shitty camera angles.
+1 I fucking hate that shit.

[iggypop123]

see the bs calls continue. not just on rockets

[DrHouse]

This is gonna be a good series.

Both teams are very evenly matched IMHO.

[Bob Lanier]

Ah, the San Antonio Spur in Barry is coming out in this shot. :td

[The Franchise]

Good move Lowry..

[Lars]

Brent Barry is in which is just odd. I think Wafer is hurt or something because he looked slow as fuck.

[Spursfan092120]

Ah, the San Antonio Spur in Barry is coming out in this shot. :td
unnecessary gay shot at the Spurs...

[lefty]

Wooooooooooooo

[The Franchise]

Luck shot by Dinoboy.

[lefty]

tnt making me dizzy with those shitty camera angles.
+2

[iggypop123]

artest just has it going if thats going in

[benefactor]

Rockets second unit>>>>Lakers second unit

[DrHouse]

Rockets are playing extremely well.

The Lakers are simply not matching their level of play. The Rockets are crisper, quicker, and more in sync. This is the danger in having a week off of basketball. The Lakers stand a very good chance of losing this game and potentially blowing the series.

[Libri]

banker

[Lars]

rofl look at Rons face on the replay.

[sook]

God Brent Barry sucks ass.

Come back soon shane!

[resistanze]

Where's that big eared kid that used to play for the Lakers?

[Spursfan092120]

Rockets are playing extremely well.

The Lakers are simply not matching their level of play. The Rockets are crisper, quicker, and more in sync. This is the danger in having a week off of basketball. The Lakers stand a very good chance of losing this game and potentially blowing the series.
won't happen..

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Ah, the San Antonio Spur in Barry is coming out in this shot. :td

Wrong. He would have made that shot as a Spur. This year Brent Barry is a ghost. Spurs FO made the right move I guess...

[Roxsfan]

rofl look at Rons face on the replay.

that was classic.......:downspin:

[IronMexican]

Spurs were so lucky not to re-sign Barry.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Where's that big eared kid that used to play for the Lakers?

Didn't he get replaced by some diamond inthe rough? That small guy that Kobe was talking about a week ago in the halftime specials...

[Roxsfan]

won't happen..


Refs won't let that happen..

fixed:lol

[Spursfan092120]

Spurs were so lucky not to re-sign Barry.
You should put that Mike Tyson clip from The Hangover in your sig next to the other Mike Tyson's funniest moments..that shit is priceless.

[IronMexican]

If Sasha needed stitches, he'd be back by game 3.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

:lol

The Rockets Medical staff handled Shane Battier's cut better than the NASH one from 2007

[Lars]

Damn we really need some height off the bench.

[benefactor]

I can't help it...I love Chuck Hayes.

[Bob Lanier]

How the hell does Battier look like that?

[Spursfan092120]

Dumbo's biting his fingernails.