Mavs vs Lakers *Game 1* thread

[Banzai]

Should be an entertaining series.

[Killakobe81]

Lakers in 6 or 7 ... which all depends on terry. Dirk will get his ...

[Tinystarz]

should be good

http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2010/01/SIMON-COWELL-HAPPY-GIF.gif

[Banzai]

Definitely will be tough.

[ElNono]

This game should be Saturday, I think... although they'll probably move it to Sunday on ABC

[NewJerSpur]

:corn:

[Venti Quattro]

When is it and where will game 1 be broadcasted?

[lurker]

monday night, tnt

[InRareForm]

Monday 7:30 TNT

[Killakobe81]

Chuck sound like he is "leaning" Mavs ...we got this on "lock" sorry Mavs fans Chuck gave you the kiss of death ...

[lurker]

Game 1 - Monday, May 2nd: Mavs at Lakers, 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET, TNT
Game 2 - Wednesday, May 4th: Mavs at Lakers, 7:30 PM PT/10:30PM ET, TNT
Game 3 - Friday, May 6th: Lakers at Mavs, 6:30 PM PT/9:30PM ET, ESPN
Game 4 - Sunday, May 8th: Lakers at Mavs, 12:30 PM PT/3:30PM ET, ABC
Game 5 * Tuesday, May 10th: Mavs at Lakers, TBD TNT
Game 6 * Thursday, May 12th: Lakers at Mavs,TBD ESPN
Game 7 * Sunday, May 15th: Mavs at Lakers, 12:30 PM PT/3:30PM ET ABC

[sefant77]

Lakers in 4

lol 0 rings

[Frenzy]

Call me crazy...but I believe the Mavs have a chance. But only and only (yes its captain obvious)if dirk plays like a god.

[Venti Quattro]

Of course the Mavs have a chance. They are in the second found because they played well to have a chance.

[sribb43]

As long as Roddy isn't starting and guarding Kobe, Mavs have a chance

[Venti Quattro]

I hope Barea doesn't torch Fisher. But seeing as how any guard with two feet and two hands can torch Fisher, I'm not expecting a lot

[NewJerSpur]

Will Butler play?

[InRareForm]

JASON KIDD + FISHER age combined = 124

[lurker]

Chuck with Mavs in 6.

[Killakobe81]

Chuck sound like he is "leaning" Mavs ...we got this on "lock" sorry Mavs fans Chuck gave you the kiss of death ...

Yep, Mavs in 6 ... LOL!!!!

Well I guess I should make plans for my trip to OKC for the WCF ...

[sefant77]

Too bad Roddy has such an awful year.

Him healthy and improved over the whole year he could give Fisher and Blake a run together with Barea...

[Killakobe81]

I hope Barea doesn't torch Fisher. But seeing as how any guard with two feet and two hands can torch Fisher, I'm not expecting a lot

Let him. Who will he guard on the other end? Run a PG/SG pnr and he is on Kobe ...they play zone both Kobe and Fish can shoot over him ...

[024]

this will be fun to watch if the mavs don't implode.

[sribb43]

Who throws the first punch...JET or Barnes?

[21_Blessings]

this will be fun to watch if the mavs don't implode.

Jumpshooting team that has no answer for Bynum or Kobe.

Gonna be a fabulous series.

[Venti Quattro]

Who throws the first punch...JET or Barnes?

Better question... who isn't going to be suspended?

[lurker]

That should be the vbookie for this series.

[ace3g]

Serious question for Mavs fans, do you think C. Brewer will be used in this series? I don't think you want Peja guarding some of their perimeter players.

[Jacob1983]

Mav fans, put the times in the right time zone. 9:30pm start time for game 1 but will probably be 9:45pm or 9:50pm. I've always found it funny that America is dominated by the eastern time zone.

[NewJerSpur]

Mav fans, put the times in the right time zone. 9:30pm start time for game 1 but will probably be 9:45pm or 9:50pm. I've always found it funny that America is dominated by the eastern time zone.

The sun rises in the east my friend and NY gets first dibs on everything.

[Andrew Bynum]

:lol The same Chuck who was absolutely positive the Magic would beat the Hawks.

[namlook]

Chuck picking Mavs when Lakers have home court, are the back to back champs, Dallas has never won anything, Lakers won the season series against Dallas and are highly motivated to send Phil out with a ring in his last season? Um, ok.

[ElNono]

Chuck picking Mavs when Lakers have home court, are the back to back champs, Dallas has never won anything, Lakers won the season series against Dallas and are highly motivated to send Phil out with a ring in his last season? Um, ok.

None of which really means shit if the other team is simply better than yours...

[ElNono]

I think the Mavs get to decide who moves on in this series... will they choke though?

(Cue: Like San Antonio? :lol)

[sefant77]

Serious question for Mavs fans, do you think C. Brewer will be used in this series? I don't think you want Peja guarding some of their perimeter players.

Depends.

Peja was on Wallace for some stretches too and he didnt do *such* a bad job. When he got beat he at elast delivered solid hard playoff fouls.

RC doesnt trust young guys, we have to see. I think just if Peja is stone cold for longer stretches

[namlook]

None of which really means shit if the other team is simply better than yours...

Anyone objective has no reason to think Dallas will win the series. They were not better during the season and they are playing the champions without homecourt.

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

:lol The same Chuck who was absolutely positive the Magic would beat the Hawks.

He picked the hawks...stupid azz nikka :lol

[Andrew Bynum]

He picked the hawks...stupid azz nikka :lol

After game five he said he was absolutely positive the Magic would win the series :lmao
Just like his "ain't nobody touching the Cavs this year" shtick :lol

Good luck Dallas :king

[ElNono]

Anyone objective has no reason to think Dallas will win the series. They were not better during the season and they are playing the champions without homecourt.

The 'champion' was last year... different team this season, different bench, different production...

Lakers hit their stride post All Star break for about 13 games, then shut off again... up to that point, Dallas was playing better than them... right now, I think Dallas is back to playing better than them...

The reality is that if this Lakers team would be playing anything like last season's team, they would have made quick work of that NO team...

[namlook]

The 'champion' was last year... different team this season, different bench, different production...


Right. They won with a hobbled Bynum. He's healthy now. He's a difference maker.



The reality is that if this Lakers team would be playing anything like last season's team, they would have made quick work of that NO team...

Lakers have a history of underachieving against inferior teams only to snuff them out when they have to. If I remember right I think they are 8-1 closing teams out on the road in the playoffs.

[ElNono]

Right. They won with a hobbled Bynum. He's healthy now. He's a difference maker.

lol @ hobbled Bynum... any other excuses you want to throw out there to make it sound more epic? Kobe hurt too? Knee, finger?

Last season Lakers team had a deeper bench that knew the system, they played much better all season long, to the point they had HCA locked way before the playoffs started, and could coast to it.

This Lakers team is not that Lakers team. Not even close.


Lakers have a history of underachieving against inferior teams only to snuff them out when they have to. Remember the Rockets series?

The west is a better this season. That same Rockets team didn't make the playoffs this time around. The only team that was as weak was NO, because they were missing West, and arguably Memphis (yeah, I know).

This Lakers team is not even close to sniffing a 3 peat, IMO.

[rayjayjohnson]

Chuck picking Mavs when Lakers have home court, are the back to back champs, Dallas has never won anything, Lakers won the season series against Dallas and are highly motivated to send Phil out with a ring in his last season? Um, ok.

lol.

not one member of that team gives a flying fuck about jackson.

[namlook]

This Lakers team is not even close to sniffing a 3 peat, IMO.

Bookmarked to be bumped later.

[MajicMan]

Should be a really good series. Mavs are still a jump shooting team. Lakers in 6-7.

[ElNono]

Bookmarked to be bumped later.

Bookmarked to be bumped later.

[badfish22]

I have a feeling that Lamar Odom is about to tear the mavericks a new asshole.

[badfish22]

But Mavs in 6!

[Andrew Bynum]

Bookmarked to be bumped later.

I see what you did there. Ever so witty.

LOL A fluke shot away from losing to the eight seed in five games.

[NewJerSpur]

I see what you did there. Ever so witty.

LOL A fluke shot away from losing to the eight seed in five games.

LOL Kobe Bryant wanting to trade china doll for the old man.

[namlook]

Should be a competitive series. Lakers should take it in 6 or 7.

[badfish22]

namlook!!! AIM!!!

[Andrew Bynum]

LOL Kobe Bryant wanting to trade china doll for the old man.

You gonna be in Memphis for the game tomorrow? :lmao

[NewJerSpur]

You gonna be in Memphis for the game tomorrow? :lmao

Chillin' at the crib actually.

[Man In Black]

I expect that before the series is over, JET will have punched someone in the gonads. BOOK IT.

[Mav-elous Man]

Will Butler play?

Butler has not been cleared for any contact yet so its not clear when he will play.

[Danny.Zhu]

Lakers in 6. I'll be rooting for the Mavs though.

[Cry Havoc]

It's amazing how cocky Laker fans are considering the WORST team in the playoffs outside of maybe a couple of bottom seeds in the East just took them to 6 games.


Equally amazing: Is anyone else just blown away that Dallas and LA have not met in the post-season in the Dirk era?

[Venti Quattro]

It's amazing how cocky Laker fans are considering the WORST team in the playoffs outside of maybe a couple of bottom seeds in the East just took them to 6 games.

Equally amazing: Is anyone else just blown away that Dallas and LA have not met in the post-season in the Dirk era?

Does it matter now if they finish the Hornets in flying colors? Results are all that matter in the playoffs and as far as the rest of the league as concerned, they have delivered. They have advanced in the second round and are preparing for the encounter with Dallas. Meanwhile, the Sp*rs on the other hand........................ :lol :lol :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Does it matter now if they finish the Hornets in flying colors? Results are all that matter in the playoffs and as far as the rest of the league as concerned, they have delivered. They have advanced in the second round and are preparing for the encounter with Dallas. Meanwhile, the Sp*rs on the other hand........................ :lol :lol :lol

The Spurs are still alive, like any other team left in the playoffs. As you said, moving on is all that matters and that's what we're going to try to do. :toast

[benefactor]

One thing is for sure...Laker fan goes to the tree of woe never to return if the Mavs eliminate them. Mav krew will nail them to it and leave them there for dead.

[Pelicans78]

Mavs are the superior team and it will show.

[TheManFromAcme]

One thing is for sure...Laker fan goes to the tree of woe never to return if the Mavs eliminate them. Mav krew will nail them to it and leave them there for dead.

Nah. Beating us (should that happen) and not winning a :lobt: is the one true tree of woe.

[TheMACHINE]

The reality is that if this Lakers team would be playing anything like last season's team, they would have made quick work of that NO team...

Wrong! Last years team also had a 6 game first round

[endrity]

I really think the backcourts will be the difference in this series. Dirk and Chandler/Haywood will more than offset Pau, Bynum and Odom which everybody believes to be the main Laker strength.

The problem is that our 1 and 2 positions have been manned all year long by 4 PGs, three of them quite tiny. And you can't get away playing that against Kobe. That forces our SF on him, but leaves Kidd to guard Artest, and Ron relishes pushing smaller players around. That's the thing about the Lakers, they have great size everywhere, not just the frontcourt. So these problems throw our usualy backcourt rotations into a disarray. And leaves very few minutes for quicker PGs who can hurt Fisher, like Roddy or Barea.

[Texas_Ranger]

Go Mavs!

[Ashy Larry]

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[Ashy Larry]

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[ElNono]

Wrong! Last years team also had a 6 game first round

Come on Machine... are you seriously comparing last season's OKC to this hobbled NOH team? lol, don't reach, bro... :lol

[ElNono]

As far as Dallas goes, Kidd needs to keep playing superstar ball... dunno where he found the fountain of youth, but he's been hitting everything and that needs to continue, especially since he's being guarded by Fish...

[mavsfan1000]

As far as Dallas goes, Kidd needs to keep playing superstar ball... dunno where he found the fountain of youth, but he's been hitting everything and that needs to continue, especially since he's being guarded by Fish...
Yep Dallas can't exploit the one position LA is weak at defensively. Kidd is basically a 3 point shooter now.

[Cry Havoc]

Yep Dallas can't exploit the one position LA is weak at defensively. Kidd is basically a 3 point shooter now.

This might actually be a good opportunity for Roddy to shine. I mean, he HAS to be able to get around Fisher, right?

[Killakobe81]

LOL all of a sudden hornet fan and Spur fans are big believers in a team many predicted to fall to the Blazers ...

This is a big step up for the Mavs, lastr year they got whipped by a SA team that is not as good as this Lakers squad. It wont be easy if Dallas brings it but barring injuries we win in 6 ...we are the better team much like the mavs were better than the Blazers.

[namlook]

It's amazing how cocky Laker fans are considering the WORST team in the playoffs outside of maybe a couple of bottom seeds in the East just took them to 6 games.


Should be a competitive series. Lakers should take it in 6 or 7.

^^That's cocky?

[Venti Quattro]

^^That's cocky?

Being realistic = cocky

So fuck yeah Lakers in 3. Dallas won't show up for game 4

[sribb43]

Bynum goes down at some point in game 1 and mavs roll to victory

[Venti Quattro]

Bynum goes down at some point in game 1 and mavs roll to victory

spurs = class
bynum = glass

[Banzai]

Just saw on ESPN that Butler won't play in the Semi Finals "according to RC" though this hasn't been confirmed.

[Jodelo]

Has been confirmed: http://twitter.com/realtuffjuice


No mix ups I will not be playing in this playoff series.......#stamp

[Banzai]

Game day..should be a good game.

[lurker]

RIP, Conan's beard.

[Giuseppe]

I just hope Stern doesn't forget about us.

[dallaskd]

staaaaaaaaaaacked

[Killakobe81]

Bring it Mavs. Im in Plano this week work will be unbearable with a loss ...

Funny thing is most of the Mavs fans had shit to say last year when the spus kicked their teeth in ...now they telling me we gonna lose ... LOL

[mavsfan1000]

staaaaaaaaaaacked
Yeah the Lakers are indeed stacked. :depressed

[ElNono]

Will the JET be on the runway?

http://pegasusnews.com/media/img/photos/2010/05/24/thumbs/jason_terry.jpg.728x520_q85.jpg

[Lefty's understudy]

He will hit turbulence near mount Bynum.

[LkrFan]

He will hit turbulence near mount Bynum.

:lol :tu

[Banzai]

almost time!

[Jt.ONE]

lol barkley is hilarious on tnt

[jag]

:corn:

[Banzai]

Simon Cowell would be disappointed lol...

[Capt Bringdown]

This is the Mav's moment, time to turn around the crushing post-season disappointments and upset the Laker script. Go Mavs!

[ElNono]

http://cdn.theurbandaily.com/files/2010/09/michael-jackson-eating-popcorn.gif

[NewJerSpur]

http://cdn.theurbandaily.com/files/2010/09/michael-jackson-eating-popcorn.gif

"It's close to miiiiiiiiiiiiiidnight"

[jag]

We all need to pick a thread to party in...

[lefty]

Fuck yea!!!!


Here we go!!!!!


But let's hear another rendition of the U.S national anthem


Just in case

TBH

[NewJerSpur]

We all need to pick a thread to party in...

Seriously man, this is getting confusing. :lol

[Greg Oden]

fuck this thread.

[jag]

fuck this thread.

It says "Game 1" on the box, nigga.

[SAtown]

Go Mavs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not a shtick or anything either, just a Spurs fan going for the Mavs :cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry

[NewJerSpur]

Let's do this.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hope there's 2-3 altercations in this game, tbh..

[NewJerSpur]

Stevenson should've shot the 3.

[jag]

Question:

Has mav fan ever openly rooted for the Spurs in a playoff series?

[NewJerSpur]

Marion with the ugly floater.

[lefty]

Marion with the ugly floater.

Its not the only thing ugly about him

[Jt.ONE]

lol "nice setup by marion"

[Banzai]

lol artest

[jag]

My favorite kind of Kobe

[Capt Bringdown]

Kerr's right, looking at the Mavs starting lineup, other than Dirk where are points going to come from? Kerr: "An easy cover for the Lakers."

[Banzai]

I suppose this is the second string game thread lol...

[Jt.ONE]

I suppose this is the second string game thread lol...

hah i didnt even see that other one
:wakeup

[LakerHater]

I suppose this is the second string game thread lol...
Is it???
It was created 1st,

[ElNono]

chokericks :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Banzai]

I suppose I won't make a game thread anymore lol.

[Frenzy]

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsP/13899-19453.jpg

I'm still here!

[SourCandy]

:lol

[ChrisRichards]

I'm sure this lost will cause some discomfort and sleeplessness till Wednesday comes. How can you blow such a lead @ home :lol

[Banzai]

yup..I'm definitely not making the game thread anymore.