Lakers vs Magic

[TampaDude]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! :rollin

Fuck you, Kobe!

Fuck you, Lakers!

Fuck you, refs!

MAGIC WIN!!! LAKERS LOSE!!! SUCK IT, BITCHES!!!!! :p:

[DPG21920]

That shot he hit over Barnes was sick. Just a clutch shot. Barnes played him perfectly.

Lakers are 0-1 since the Rodman trade.

[23LeBronJames23]

WTF did I say?

[Goran Dragic]

Did any other Laker touch the ball with 2 minutes left in the 4th?


Rofl no not at all, that was ridiculous.

[Muser]

3 straight losses, Dallas right behind them.

[PGDynasty24]

what can u do. kobe got a shot he likes. just missed it

[JustBlaze]

Should've gone to Fish for a 3.

[crc21209]

And so the Lakers have lost 3 in a row and 4 in a row on the road but yet....the media will just brush it to the side because they are the almighty LA Lakers! :td

[sribb43]

mAgic can't hit FT....They won't win shit bc of it

[IronMexican]

lolz sons

[angelbelow]

Dang tough shot

[Muser]

Lakers are 0-1 since the Rodman trade.

:lol As SenorSpur said the Lakers got San Antonio Rodman.

[crc21209]

3 straight losses, Dallas right behind them.

Right behind them? They're 3 games back, and so are the Nuggets.

[Banzai]

Eh win some lose some. Lakers had their problems during the regular season in 00-02.

[AnthonyM]

Rofl no not at all, that was ridiculous.

I mean don't get me wrong Kobe is sick...

But seriously? There were at least 3 or 4 possession where once the ball was past halfcourt where the ball did not leave his hands...

[picc84]

Good game sons. Basketball and wrestling all in one. Magic just beating a team they're supposed to beat.

[FkLA]

And so the Lakers have lost 3 in a row and 4 in a row on the road but yet....the media will just brush it to the side because they are the almighty LA Lakers! :td

Son we all know the Lakers are just going through the motions and are bored. All they need to do is flip on the switch and theyll turn into the unbeatable force that the media makes them out to be.


Eh win some lose some. Lakers had their problems during the regular season in 00-02.

Thing is, those Lakers had a prime Shaq...they also mostly lost to average/bad teams which is why the unmotivated/bored argument had some truth to it. This year theyve been losing against the elite and have a pretty pathetic record against solid teams on the road.

[sribb43]

Wrestlemania 26

Kobe vs John Cena

[Spurologist]

Did any other Laker touch the ball with 2 minutes left in the 4th?

He took Barnes' defense personally and tried to win it for kome

[TampaDude]

mAgic can't hit FT....They won't win shit bc of it

Sad, but true. In the playoffs, games are often close, and FTs are HUGE. Many a game has been won or lost at the stripe.

[peskypesky]

And so the Lakers have lost 3 in a row and 4 in a row on the road but yet....the media will just brush it to the side because they are the almighty LA Lakers! :td

well, they are.

[spurs10]

Let's see Pau and Fisher are wide open and Kobe takes the jumper.....L!

[boston.balla]

story of the game for the magic: turnovers. the rebounding was there and always is, a bad shooting night happens in the playoffs but 20 to kept the game close (ofc, with officiating on howards fast fouls which were laughable)

[mogrovejo]

Did any other Laker touch the ball with 2 minutes left in the 4th?

In the last 4 minutes of the game the Lakers shot selection was:

- Kobe went for 3-9.

- the rest of the team shot 3-4.

He lost this game for the Lakers with his awful shot-selection (that triple with 1:30 to go was pathetic) and yet Lakers fan will think he was clutch and gave them a chance to win the game.

I think people should really start doing some basic arithmetic before talking about Kobe's clutchness. Every guy who takes so many shots in crunch time will hit a few of them and be labelled clutch.

[The_Dude]

Can someone make a GIF of Kobe finding out it wasn't a 3-pointer? :rollin

Probably the same look on his face when he was accused of rape :downspin:

[crc21209]

well, they are.

My ass....they can be beaten.

[TampaDude]

My ass....they just got beaten.

fify :hat

[RedsLakers24]

In the last 4 minutes of the game the Lakers shot selection was:

- Kobe went for 3-9.

- the rest of the team shot 3-4.

He lost this game for the Lakers with his awful shot-selection (that triple with 1:30 to go was pathetic) and yet Lakers fan will think he was clutch and gave them a chance to win the game.

I think people should really start doing some basic arithmetic before talking about Kobe's clutchness. Every guy who takes so many shots in crunch time will hit a few of them and be labelled clutch.

Kobe is the reason we were even in the game, it wasnt Kobe's fault, did u watch the game?

[picc84]

In the last 4 minutes of the game the Lakers shot selection was:

- Kobe went for 3-9.

- the rest of the team shot 3-4.

He lost this game for the Lakers with his awful shot-selection (that triple with 1:30 to go was pathetic) and yet Lakers fan will think he was clutch and gave them a chance to win the game.

I think people should really start doing some basic arithmetic before talking about Kobe's clutchness. Every guy who takes so many shots in crunch time will hit a few of them and be labelled clutch.

Who else was making plays when they got the ball?

[mogrovejo]

Kobe is the reason we were even in the game, it wasnt Kobe's fault, did u watch the game?

See what I mean?

[bostonguy]

Lakers at this point of the season are looking quite vulnerable. They haven't played consistent good basketball in some time now. They are waiting until late in the 4th to make their big runs. That shit has caught up to them. Orlando is the 2nd best team in the east but they aren't any better than that.

[badfish22]

Right behind them? They're 3 games back, and so are the Nuggets.

Wow.... follow basketball

[mogrovejo]

Who else was making plays when they got the ball?

They got the ball? They?

[AnthonyM]

Who else was making plays when they got the ball?

When did they get the ball?

[The_Dude]

Kobe is the reason we were even in the game, it wasnt Kobe's fault, did u watch the game?

He was also the the reason the Lakers lost the game with his horrid shot selection. He can only bail himself out so many times, as evidenced tonight.


Barnesy splashing the 3 in his face after Kobe's attempted hero shot was the best.

[picc84]

See what I mean?

What did the rest of the Lakers do throughout the game to make you think they should have had the ball at the end?

[IronMexican]

Turnovers are the only reason LA was in the game. Not Kobe. He did play pretty good though.

[boston.balla]

See what I mean?

lol :toast

[bostonguy]

The Lakers road to repeating is going to be brutal. Everyone is gunning for them and a few teams (Cavs,Mavs) have made moves to help them match up with them now.

[picc84]

When did they get the ball?

Kobe didnt have the ball the entire game. Who else was playing good today and should have had the ball at the end?

[picc84]

What did the rest of the Lakers do throughout the game to make you think they should have had the ball at the end?

[Muser]

Right behind them? They're 3 games back, and so are the Nuggets.

And that's not right behind?

[AnthonyM]

What did the rest of the Lakers do throughout the game to make you think they should have had the ball at the end?

Meh, they shouldn't have had the ball for the last shot to tie it or anything. I'll give you that.

But maybe they should have touched it once in the previous 8 possessions that Kobe shot it. Just sayin'.

[The_Dude]

What did the rest of the Lakers do throughout the game to make you think they should have had the ball at the end?

Pau was 8/13 shooting. Give him the ball because he's supposedly a dominant big.

[RedsLakers24]

Everyone was saying it was kobes fault, but Gasol wasnt doing shit, no one was, kobe had to take over in the 4th

[RedsLakers24]

Pau was 8/13 shooting. Give him the ball because he's supposedly a dominant big.

he was turing the ball over all the time when he was being double team

[The_Dude]

Everyone was saying it was kobes fault, but Gasol wasnt doing shit, no one was, kobe had to take over in the 4th

LOL. Maybe he should try to get his team involved instead of jacking up shots with his eyes closed. :lmao

[picc84]

Pau was 8/13 shooting. Give him the ball because he's supposedly a dominant big.

How many of those points did he create on his own, as opposed to being spoonfed at the rim?

I'll wait.

He wasn't given the ball to operate by himself because every time we did that tonight, we came up with nothing.

[bostonguy]

It seems like Gasol is being consistent in the version of the 2008 Finals. Odd how he just reverted back to that form after how he played last season.

[j.dizzle]

Holy shit Ive never seen teams play harder then they do vs the Lakers..Everyone & their mothers has the games vs LA circled on their calendars. Thats a big con to being defending champs in the regular season but the playoffs will be fun to watch..I hope this makes pussy ass bandwagoners jump off.

[Muser]

Artest
Pau
Fisher
Farmar
Brown

All sucked so much ass..:lmao Fisher shooting 12 shots.

[The_Dude]

he was turing the ball over all the time when he was being double team

What? He had 3 turnovers on the game, none of which were in the 4th.

[Muser]

It seems like Gasol is being consistent in the version of the 2008 Finals. Odd how he just reverted back to that form after how he played last season.

He got :greedy

[RedsLakers24]

LOL. Maybe he should try to get his team involved instead of jacking up shots with his eyes closed. :lmao

he was in the first 3 quaters, but the lakers were down big and on the fourth he decided to take over and made the game closer than it was

[The_Dude]

How many of those points did he create on his own, as opposed to being spoonfed at the rim?

I'll wait.

He wasn't given the ball to operate by himself because every time we did that tonight, we came up with nothing.

I'm not saying to give the ball to Pau at the top of the key, I'm saying they should make an effort to get the ball to him near the hoop - ya know, where he's good.

Kome fans trying to justify him shooting the team out of the game again, bwahaha.

[JustBlaze]

And that's not right behind?
Nope, that would be just behind right behind.

[boston.balla]

he was turing the ball over all the time when he was being double team

when you play 8 possessions and none but one player is touching the ball how the f... do you think guys will be able to play clutch offense, of course they will not be able, they will turn it over and not be in sync. Mogrovejo was spot on with the remark.

[bostonguy]

He got :greedy

It sure seems like it.

[picc84]

I'm not saying to give the ball to Pau at the top of the key, I'm saying they should make an effort to get the ball to him near the hoop - ya know, where he's good.

Did you watch him try to post-up tonight? Apparently not.

[boston.balla]

he was in the first 3 quaters, but the lakers were down big and on the fourth he decided to take over and made the game closer than it was

Ha .. best player in the forth was pau, he got like 3 off boards and fouls on dwight which led to 6(boards)+3(missed ft dwight) point defficit being erased. Kobe shot the team out of the game. Again.

[mogrovejo]

Lakers fan:

Kobe can be the primary playmaker and shot-creator without freezing his teammates and making the Lakers offense extremely predictable. You don't need to hold the ball in your hands the entire possession to construct a shot and it's not against the rules to create for others.

Kobe:3/9
Rest of the team: 3/4

[boston.balla]

Ha .. best player in the forth was pau, he got like 3 off boards and fouls on dwight which led to 6(boards)+3(missed ft dwight) point defficit being erased. Kobe shot the team out of the game. Again.

checked the game log and was right about this.

[Muser]

Nope, that would be just behind right behind.

Right...Considering Dallas next 2 games are against the T-Wolves and the Nets i'd say they are right behind.

[Donkeybong]

Kobe had team high in assists. He shared the ball plenty in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, however, look where it got them. He had to go into Kobe mode to get them back in this game. Now im not saying it's always a good thing. But, sometimes it's necessary.

[picc84]

Lakers fan:

Kobe can be the primary playmaker and shot-creator without freezing his teammates and making the Lakers offense extremely predictable. You don't need to hold the ball in your hands the entire possession to construct a shot and it's not against the rules to create for others.


I agree with this.

I'm not saying Kobe couldn't have taken better shots or made better decisions. He could have.

But the rest of the team was playing so bad offensively they weren't a better option than "Kobe-ball" at that point.

[boston.balla]

game log also says that pau outboarded dwight by 6 in the forth quarter. That is one big number.

bryant went 8-17 in the forth.

[badfish22]

And that's not right behind?

Dallas is 3 behind, Denver is 4 behind.

From ESPN:
Of the Lakers' 18 remaining games, 11 are on the road, 10 are against teams with winning records and eight are against teams at least 10 games over .500. Their most critical stretch comes during a five-game road trip between March 24-31 when they face San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston, New Orleans and Atlanta.

The Mavs, riding an 11-game win streak, have 18 games remaining (starting Monday at Minnesota) and an easier schedule. Ten are at home, nine are against teams with winning records and seven are against clubs at least 10 games over .500.


The Mavs have a shot

[cobbler]

when you play 8 possessions and none but one player is touching the ball how the f... do you think guys will be able to play clutch offense, of course they will not be able, they will turn it over and not be in sync. Mogrovejo was spot on with the remark.

Yet there were 23 "touches" by the Lakers in the last 4 minutes.

Kobe - 10
Fish - 5
Odom - 4
Pau - 4

Maybe when they touch the ball they should actaully try to do something with it besides toss it to Kobe while tucking in their manhood?

[Banzai]

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/54/john_stewart_facepalm.gif (http://www.threadbombing.com/details.php?image_id=4430)

[TheMACHINE]

lol..Kobe coulda not passed the ball for the last 2 minutes, hit 9-11 shots, lose by 2 and the haters woulda still blamed kobe for the loss. Let them hate...those are the same guys who were crying twice last year when thier team got eliminated and when the lakers won the title.

[Killakobe81]

Good win Magic. Lakers need to get shit togetger Dallas making a run ...

[badfish22]

Gasol Has Inside Perspective on Lakers' Recent Woes
(http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/03/07/gasol-has-inside-perspective-on-lakers-recent-woes/)
ORLANDO -- When things start to unravel -- like they clearly are with the Los Angeles Lakers -- perspective can be a funny thing.

Kobe Bryant seems to think there's nothing wrong with the first three-game losing streak in more than two years. After all, he scored 39, 26 and 34 points, respectively, in those three games.

Pau Gasol, who has averaged less than 14 points in the three losses, has a different take. He believes the defending NBA champions have been thrown out of sync because one guy again has become too dominant in the offense.

And guess who that guy would be?

"Kobe is a great player, the best offensive player out there ... but at the same time, we need to find some balance with our interior game, develop it a little more, moving the ball and changing sides,'' Gasol said gingerly, knowing he was treading on sacred territory by questioning Bryant and the offense of coach Phil Jackson. "We need to get focused on that a little more, to find balance, to find some flow.''

Gasol has grown frustrated recently by his lack of offensive opportunities. He was speaking Sunday after the Lakers had lost, 96-94, to the Magic in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals.

In the fourth quarter alone Sunday, Bryant took 16 shots and hit seven. Gasol made three of his four, yet three of those four shots came only after offensive rebounds from Bryant misses. His only other shot was a dunk off a Bryant pass. There was hardly any offense run through him in the fourth.

Watching the Magic run their offense through center Dwight Howard in the low post -- and beat the Lakers -- just accentuated his belief that the Lakers need to tweak their attack, or risk more losing that could threaten their defense of the title.

"I've always been a good post-up player, getting looks for myself, but also finding cutters, passing the ball out. It's a good way to attack,'' Gasol said. "I've always been a big believer that you work the game from inside out, and it becomes easier. The Magic do it with Dwight, and he's not a player with the best post moves, but it gives you balance. I think we need that.''

Gasol was key last season in the Lakers' drive to their NBA title. He played in his second consecutive All-Star Game last month. This is the first three-game losing streak since he was acquired midway in the 2007-08 season. It wasn't until his arrival that the Lakers found the balance they needed for Bryant to lead them to a title.

He has seen that balance erode.

He averaged 18.9 points last season, which is two points more than he is averaging this season. He is getting fewer shots, too. In these three losses -- in Miami, in Charlotte, in Orlando -- he took a combined 38 shots. Bryant, conversely, took 79 shots.

Bryant also took and missed the final shot, a 20-foot jumper that could have tied the game with :01.2 remaining.

"That was my shot,'' Bryant said. "You give that to me 10 times, and I'll make it nine times.''

Bryant believes that even in defeat Sunday, the Lakers regained the intensity they will need to win games later this season and into the playoffs.

The Lakers (46-18) still have the best record in the Western Conference, but their recent struggles have given hope to the surging Dallas Mavericks, who are riding a 11-game winning streak.



"The last two games [in Miami and Charlotte] we didn't play with the sense of urgency to compete,'' Bryant said. "Today, we did. We played really, really hard. We just missed some things defensively, execution wise. We didn't win the game, but I saw what I needed to see. If we play with this kind of effort, it will be hard for anyone to beat us four times in a series.''

Bryant, so confident in his talents, missed five games last month with a ankle injury, and the Lakers went 4-1 in his absence. Since his return, they are 4-4.

Gasol isn't the only one beginning to question the recent direction. Ron Artest, their big offseason acquisition, is having the worst offensive season of his career. He made only two of 10 shots Sunday.

"It's a different situation for me with Kobe here. In the past, I was always the second option, or first option [offensively],'' he said. "I'm still trying to find way on this team. I'm going to find my way. All this is practice for me now. It's a new style of play. I have to master my role.''

The Magic (44-20) were the aggressors for most of the game Sunday, leading almost from start to finish. Four different Magic players blocked shots in the first quarter. Howard was in foul trouble much of the game, but that didn't change anything.

Howard blocked a shot by Artest. Backup center Marcin Gortat blocked a shot by Gasol. Reserve Mickael Pietrus blocked Bryant's shot. And reserve Brandon Bass blocked Lamar Odom.

Vince Carter led the Magic with 25 points, but Howard had 15 points and 16 rebounds, giving the Magic a 50-39 rebounding edge. All five Magic starters reached double-figure scoring. The Lakers, by contrast, had only three players [Bryant with 34, Gasol with 20 and Derek Fisher with 11] score more than 10 points.

"You have to utilize your big man,'' Gasol said. "It's important to do that on a consistent basis. I'm not discouraged. We just can do things a little differently. We have the means and the players to do it differently.''

[ElNono]

LOL Gasoft crying like a little bitch...

[ezzizle]

lol gasol

[picc84]

Every time we gave Pau the ball in the post, he passed it out because Howard and Gortat were shutting it down.

I do want more ball movement, and Kobe could definitely make better decisions, we all know that. But when Pau complains about not getting shots, he makes himself look bad by doing nothing with the ball when he does get it.

[ChrisRichards]

Kobe had a horrible fourth Q when barnes got into his head, but he redeemed himself by hitting a big shot after the other. I think what lost this game for the Lakers was not offense though. There were 4 huge lapses on defense that resulted in 9 points.

Kobe leaving Barnes open

Odom's weak foul on Dwight that became a three point play

Gasols ffrustration foul on Dwight that also resulted a three point play

Odom leaving Rashard wide open on the left key who almost made a four point play


These are just unacceptable if you're going to win a championship.

[DazedAndConfused]

Matt Barnes has never and will never get into anyone's head. He's a dumbass piece of shit basketball player who thinks he's about 100x tougher than he actually is in real life.

That being said, it's a little discouraging to hear Gasol lash out at Bryant so publicly. These things are best left said in the locker rooms, regardless of how true they may be.

The Lakers offense is stagnant right now. The ball movement needs to be better and Kobe has GOT to go back to being a facilitator unless the team needs him. I suspect he's been going into gunner mode to try and find his rhythm after having sat out 5 games.

Phil Jackson knows what he's doing and I trust that he will right the ship and get the team back on track.

[j.dizzle]

LMAOOOOO Gasol still talking shit through the media??? Im buying this dude a case of Vagisil..If he wants more touches then he should ask for the damn ball during the game rather then being timid as hell & not yelling to get the ball. I find this shit hilarious.

[j.dizzle]

Matt Barnes twitter:
RT @Matt_Barnes22 (http://twitter.com/Matt_Barnes22): No such thing as Kobe stopper ... badest man n league. Had 35pts 2day. I jus try 2 make him work 4 every point. Respect!!

This dude knows he doesnt wanna get on Kobes bad side lmao that shit was entertaining though..

[TheMACHINE]

gasol needs to fucking take the shot instead of losing it. Bitch needs to grow some balls if he wants the ball.

[dallaskd]

Matt Barnes twitter:
RT @Matt_Barnes22 (http://twitter.com/Matt_Barnes22): No such thing as Kobe stopper ... badest man n league. Had 35pts 2day. I jus try 2 make him work 4 every point. Respect!!

This dude knows he doesnt wanna get on Kobes bad side lmao that shit was entertaining though..

pussy, if your trying to be hard, you dont go home and get on twitter and especially start calling the man you trying to punk "a bad man". what a bitch

Go Mavs.

[JustBlaze]

Matt Barnes twitter:
RT @Matt_Barnes22 (http://twitter.com/Matt_Barnes22): No such thing as Kobe stopper ... badest man n league. Had 35pts 2day. I jus try 2 make him work 4 every point. Respect!!

This dude knows he doesnt wanna get on Kobes bad side lmao that shit was entertaining though..
You done jacking off to Matt Barne's comments brah?

[j.dizzle]

You done jacking off to Matt Barne's comments brah?
:lmao Cool post brah?

[JustBlaze]

:lmao Cool post brah?
:tu