Lakers @ OKC game thread, brought to you by the ghost of Phil Jackson

[lefty]

Should be a good game

[JRHernandez88]

Durants gonna get up in the booty tonight

[irishock]

Amateur ?

[whitemamba]

good start by lakers

[pass1st]

good start by lakers

That's how the losses always start :cry

[whitemamba]

That's how the losses always start :cry
:lol dont jinx it nigga

[irishock]

Gotta hope the mediocre Lakers can win this one for the Spurs.

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Thunder struggling with a tanking team

[irishock]

Westbrook ripping the Lakers PG a new one. Could you imagine their perimeter defense with Nash back?

[Bynumite]

Fucking mutant ninja turtle keeps hitting everything he throws.

[pass1st]

Anybody else notice Dwight has 10 rebounds in a quarter? 5 offensive :lol

[irishock]

Lakers bench LOL

[Reck]

Is Tabhett mentally challenged? First chucking up a long ass 3 and then barking at the refs to get a foul called on him and proceeds to get a tech.

Sit his faggot ass down coach.

[whitemamba]

lol westbrook 3's

[Reck]

When it comes to contending teams the Lakers cant even measure up. Geez

[ElNono]

sup buddies

[ElNono]

:lol leaving Duhon wide open

[irishock]

Lakers PG rotation

[skut_farkus]

"Lakeshow 2.0"

:lmao

[Reck]

:lol leaving Duhon wide open

And still missing by a wide margin. rofl

[ElNono]

:madrun Kobe :madrun



:lmao

[irishock]

LA should seriously look at Delonte West

[ElNono]

that monkey always creampies the Lakers, tbh

[Reck]

Muahahahahhaha

Westbrook going in on the lakers

[024]

:lol westbrook will shit on steve nash even more

[mystargtr34]

:lmao Chimpbrook is on fire.. hes so much less of an annoying faggot when hes acting a fool against the Lakers :lol

[Bynumite]

lol Duhon, what a huge pile of steaming shit :lol

[ElNono]

OKC up by 14... time for Perkins to do something stupid like pick up some stupid fight

[Capt Bringdown]

FT's keeping the Rapers from getting blown out

[whitemamba]

westbrook having the game of his life

[ElNono]

westbrook having the game of his life

He always does against the Lakers... didn't he drop like 30+ last season too? You can't guard him.

[Bynumite]

67 points half :lol

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao Lakers
:lmao Giving up 41 points in a quarter
:lmao Thinking the defense will IMPROVE when Nash comes back

[whitemamba]

He always does against the Lakers... didn't he drop like 30+ last season too? You can't guard him.


nigga is going to be as cold as ice cube or coors, whichever, will bump this at the end of the game

[Mugen]

Lakers really missing Pau and Nash's defense :lmao

[ElNono]

nigga is going to be as cold as ice cube or coors, whichever, will bump this at the end of the game

You can bet he'll build a brick house in the 4th quarter, but if nig already dropped 40 on yo ass, does it matter?

[Capt Bringdown]

:lmao Thinking the defense will IMPROVE when Nash comes back

That is truly comic - "The 50-year old PG will make it all nice."

[skut_farkus]

Dont worry you fucking clowns lakers gettin Dwight and Nash next year....... Oh wait :lol

[LkrFan]

WestBrook, 27. Laker PGs, :lol. Not. So. Good. 2012 playoff flashbacks. SMH

[Spur_Fanatic]

Say... I leave the room for a smoke with the Lakers up, I return wit the Thunder winning it easily? What the fuck happened?

[Capt Bringdown]

Stern: "The season is canceled."

[whitemamba]

You can bet he'll build a brick house in the 4th quarter, but if nig already dropped 40 on yo ass, does it matter?


meaningless tbh, about the W

[whitemamba]

Stern: "The season is canceled."

:lol

[ElNono]

meaningless tbh, about the W

it matters... he drops 40 and you can't win

[jestersmash]

Is Pau injured?

[Mugen]

Pringles should put Kobe on Westbrook to see if Russ can go for 82 tonight

[whitemamba]

Is Pau injured?

tendoninits


it matters... he drops 40 and you can't win

hes shootin 33% on the year, lucky game tbh, are u saying we cant win if he scores 40?

[ElNono]

hes shootin 33% on the year, lucky game tbh, are u saying we cant win if he scores 40?

yes

[Mugen]

hes shootin 33% on the year, lucky game tbh, are u saying we cant win if he scores 40?

have you even seen the last 10 games between these teams? The Lakers couldnt check Patty Mills let alone the most athletic PG in the league tbh

[Reck]

I bet Lakers management wishes they took Phill on his offer now eh? :lol

[whitemamba]

yes

u wanna bet he doesnt smell the 40's?

[BanditHiro]

dammit can Kobe start shooting 40% again.

[skut_farkus]

Dwight caring more about making commercials than winning :lmao

[whitemamba]

have you even seen the last 10 games between these teams? The Lakers couldnt check Patty Mills let alone the most athletic PG in the league tbh

do i really have to look up his stats right now, hes not giong to play like that the 2nd half

[irishock]

Lakers showing fight.

[whitemamba]

dammit can Kobe start shooting 40% again.
:lol

[ElNono]

u wanna bet he doesnt smell the 40's?

:lol why are you moving the goalpost? I said, very clearly, if he drops 40 the Lakeshow can't win... it's true

[irishock]

I bet Lakers management wishes they took Phill on his offer now eh? :lol

Should have been Phil for all home games+ Western road games while Bickerstaff/Shaw do the East games.

[whitemamba]

:lol why are you moving the goalpost? I said, very clearly, if he drops 40 the Lakeshow can't win... it's true

500$

[ElNono]

500$

If he drops 40+ and the Lakers win, you win... if he doesn't, I win... correct?

[ElNono]

If the Lakeshow loses, I win too, obviously

[ElNono]

Or we can call it a draw if he doesn't score 40+...

[irishock]

Bryant, wow.

[ElNono]

:lol Thabeet

[lefty]

Stern: "The season is canceled."

:lol

[ElNono]

:cry Kobe giving back :cry

[Mugen]

:lol at least Dwight's still able to smile while bein down 15. det's gonna be an important trait throughout the year

[BanditHiro]

wow the spurs bench will destroy the thunder bench.

[Mugen]

OKCs bench is pretty shitty. Lucky KD and Westbrook can each go 40+ min

[ElNono]

OKC don't even going for the hack-a-dwight :lol

[HI-FI]

JVG dropping the truth/shit bomb on Stern.

[skut_farkus]

Van gundy calling for the lakers sub .500 asses to get pulled off national t.v. :lol

[ElNono]

van gundy gona hafta watch his back and his wallet, tbh

[Mugen]

lakers in pretty good shape considering the circumstances. would be an upset for the ages tbh

[Latarian Milton]

kobe or durant who's gonna score more tonight?

[ElNono]

why does OKC keeps going to Kevin Martin when you have KD out there?

[Brunodf]

Lol Lakers

[ElNono]

scrub meeks getting calls :lol

[Mugen]

JVG is gonna get a pretty big fine for all these truth bombs

[Capt Bringdown]

JVG is gonna get a pretty big fine for all these truth bombs

What did he say?

[Brunodf]

Dwight going for the triple double 19 pts/15 rebs/6 turnovers

[Bynumite]

OKC is getting an absurd amount of calls when the Lakers are on the offensive end.

[skut_farkus]

Pringles and Howard laughing and joking like they are the ones up by 16

[Capt Bringdown]

LOL Howard getting outplayed by Collison

Old fashioned country blowout

[Mugen]

Spurs down 6 of their best players take the NBA champs down to the last minute = 250k fine

Lakers down 2 of their best players and out of it by halftime against the runner ups = "we should make a rule eliminating fastbreaks"

[timvp]

Not watching. Have the Lakers bent over yet or is OKC still waiting for the rohypnol to kick in?

[Chris]

How long before World Peace goes ham on someone

[ElNono]

OKC is getting an absurd amount of calls when the Lakers are on the offensive end.

:cry

[CubanMustGo]

Dwight going for the triple double 19 pts/15 rebs/6 turnovers

But 5/7 from the free throw line. IT'S A MIRACLE !!!!!

[ElNono]

Not watching. Have the Lakers bent over yet or is OKC still waiting for the rohypnol to kick in?

almost 20 pt lead... this game was never a contest

[NRHector]

almost 20 pt lead... this game was never a contest

:lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Brain-dead OKC could find a way to lose this. How did the Spurs lose to these turkeys?

[ElNono]

is this like the 4th Lakers run where they get close to 10 then fold again?

[BanditHiro]

has kobe played the entire half?

[Mugen]

:lol Duhon

[ElNono]

:lmao had to happen, tbh

[Capt Bringdown]

Kobe Bryant misses a 17-foot jumper from the right wing
Kobe Bryant misses an 8-foot jumper in the lane

[irishock]

Lol Artest

[Mugen]

credit Metta for doing something interesting

[ElNono]

lol Westbrook backing down ASAP

[irishock]

That's a shitty call.

[ElNono]

Durantula with the league protection trumps Kobe's protection goods

[Mugen]

getting hard to muster up energy to celebrate these Laker losses tbh.

[irishock]

Durant gets a shit load of calls

[racm]

Brain-dead OKC could find a way to lose this. How did the Spurs lose to these turkeys?

Harden, tbh

[irishock]

Those 2 bad calls on Kobe were huge.

[ElNono]

:lol Duhon makin em when they don't matter

the good thing with this is Mike D will come out saying "we're really close, srsly" :lol

[Mugen]

at least the lakers improved their road record % with this 3game trip

[midnightpulp]

Meh. This game was never in doubt. OKC pretty much dominated from start to finish, and probably could've beaten the Lakers by 25+ if they didn't check out and start playing garbage time early after they went up 19.

[midnightpulp]

:lol Lakers still trying.

[ElNono]

Pringles coaching furiously in the last 30 secs.... "pass it to Kobe and gtfo"

[Mugen]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/000/621/442/sacre_original.gif?1353529675

[ElNono]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/000/621/442/sacre_original.gif?1353529675

:lol

[Mel_13]

Harden, tbh

Thanks to Presti for sending Harden where he can do no harm.

[Splits]

tosb Kirby played 43 minutes. he's going to be fresh if they sneak into the playoffs.

[midnightpulp]

Pringles coaching furiously in the last 30 secs.... "pass it to Kobe and gtfo"

Should've sat the starters when OKC went up 19 with 7:00 remaining. No fucking way are they blowing a lead like that at home against a fringe playoff team. But that's not going to happen with Kobe Bryant on the team. These late garbage time "comebacks" in which the Lakers cut it to like 8 with 1:00 min to go is where Kirby does much of his PPG damage, since everyone has pretty much given up but him.

:cry Heart of Champion :cry

[Capt Bringdown]

Chalk up another moral victory for the Lakers. They're getting closer.

[HI-FI]

Chalk up another moral victory for the Lakers. They're getting closer.

yeah, getting closer to the illustrious .500 Thread on here. They'll make it one day...maybe.

[SpursIndonesia]

yeah, getting closer to the illustrious .500 Thread on here. They'll make it one day...maybe.

LAWL, speaker of the truth. :lol

[UZER]

If somehow the Lakers don't make the playoffs, stern will gift them the first pick in the draft as a going a way gift.

[Arcadian]

:lol lakers. bitches


Basically the Thunder stars were better than the Lakers stars...and that was it.

[Banzai]

Didn't watch the game. Not surprised tbh.

[midnightpulp]

:lol lakers. bitches


Basically the Thunder stars were better than the Lakers stars...and that was it.

To be expected. Durant's been better than Kirby for awhile now.

[ElNono]

If somehow the Lakers don't make the playoffs, stern will gift them the first pick in the draft as a going a way gift.

tbh, if the Lakeshow are 10-15 games from missing the playoffs, I expect some 'rare injury' sitting Kobe down...

:cry it's not tanking, he was really hurt :cry

:cry never missed the playoffs when healthy :cry

[thunderfan]

Where are the Laker fans? I always show up on game threads regardless of outcome to give my take.

[LkrFan]

To be expected. Durant's been better than Kirby for awhile now.

Nonsense. You couldn't sneeze on Durant tonight - or he'd get FTAs...

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/830/bryantvsdurant.png

...yet Kobe scored on him and Sef leading to virtually a standoff. You'll point to rebounds, I'll point to...ASSISTS - something "Kirby" doesn't do.:rolleyes

Despite WB's outburst, we made more 3s and out rebounded OKC. We lost by 6 in their gym w/o 2 key players.

[midnightpulp]

Nonsense. You couldn't sneeze on Durant tonight - or he'd get FTAs...

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/830/bryantvsdurant.png

...yet Kobe scored on him and Sef leading to virtually a standoff. You'll point to rebounds, I'll point to...ASSISTS - something "Kirby" doesn't do.:rolleyes

Despite WB's outburst, we made more 3s and out rebounded OKC. We lost by 6 in their gym w/o 2 key players.


Someone was in Japan not watching the game. Durant's FTs were legit, while Kirby was the one you couldn't sneeze on, getting his usual 25 feet away from the basket bail out calls.

And lol at the "moral victory," claim. Lakers got skullfucked from the second quarter on, until the last couple of minutes of garbage time made the score look respectable. OKC was never in danger of losing. Never.

[Bynumite]

Durant's FTs were legit

Wow, you really go above and beyond just to find reasons to hate on Kobe... i commend you for that. That's the mark of a true hater :lol Durant's FTs legit? That's adorable coming from spurfan :lmao

Too bad that probably wasn't your opinion during last season's WCF :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Durant does get a ridiculous amount of calls, but Lakerfan whining about refs is absolutely fucking priceless :lol

[Clipper Nation]

If somehow the Lakers don't make the playoffs, stern will gift them the first pick in the draft as a going a way gift.

Which will then be promptly handed over to the Suns as part of the Nash trade :lmao

[midnightpulp]

Wow, you really go above and beyond just to find reasons to hate on Kobe... i commend you for that. That's the mark of a true hater :lol

Too bad that probably wasn't your opinion during last season's WCF :lol

Most of Kirby's freethrows come as a result of him doing that little post-up shimmy move 20 feet away from the basket. I can't count how many times I've watched Bryant sent to the line for free points simply for moving his shoulders rapidly back-and-forth. I don't even know where the foul is 99 percent of the time. All I know is you better not be within six feet of him when he makes that move.

As for last year's WCF. It was called relatively well.

[LkrFan]

Someone was in Japan not watching the game. Durant's FTs were legit, while Kirby was the one you couldn't sneeze on, getting his usual 25 feet away from the basket bail out calls.

And lol at the "moral victory," claim. Lakers got skullfucked from the second quarter on, until the last couple of minutes of garbage time made the score look respectable. OKC was never in danger of losing. Never.

I actually watched this one. When Collison (scrub) is drawing "charges" on Kobe and phantom touch fouls turn into 3-point plays or a parade to the free throw line for KD, you know the small market team fix is on.

Thing is, we played to within 6 points on the road minus two key players. Say what you want about moral victories, it's a 48 minute game. Westbrook mentally checked out at halftime. Luckily for them, KD's free throw stroke was pure in the 2nd half.

This is the best OKC can play. The Lakers can play much better. The Lakers played with their 3rd string PG. No, when Nash returns, he won't provide any resistance to WB. But, WB will have to guard him and not save his energy to blitz us on offense. Nash's shooting will provide spacing for us to operate down low. Even without Pau, we out rebounded them. This despite Jamison getting manhandled by Ibaka. Nash will help Howard get off, too. Even without him he went 23/18.

Color me unimpressed by OKC, tbh.

[Bynumite]

Most of Kirby's freethrows come as a result of him doing that little post-up shimmy move 20 feet away from the basket. I can't count how many times I've watched Bryant sent to the line for free points simply for moving his shoulders rapidly back-and-forth. I don't even know where the foul is 99 percent of the time. All I know is you better not be within six feet of him when he makes that move.

As for last year's WCF. It was called relatively well.

Sorry but no matter how hard you try to spin it, you can't use the FT argument against Kobe and then say Durant's FTs are legit and expect to be taken seriously. When the majority of Durant's game consists of jumpshots.

Your blind hate for everything Lakers is making you contradict yourself.

[Mugen]

I actually watched this one.

:lmao det's all you need to know about LkrFan's genius bball takes tbh

[midnightpulp]

I actually watched this one. When Collison (scrub) is drawing "charges" on Kobe and phantom touch fouls turn into 3-point plays or a parade to the free throw line for KD, you know the small market team fix is on.

Thing is, we played to within 6 points on the road minus two key players. Say what you want about moral victories, it's a 48 minute game. Westbrook mentally checked out at halftime. Luckily for them, KD's free throw stroke was pure in the 2nd half.

This is the best OKC can play. The Lakers can play much better. The Lakers played with their 3rd string PG. No, when Nash returns, he won't provide any resistance to WB. But, WB will have to guard him and not save his energy to blitz us on offense. Nash's shooting will provide spacing for us to operate down low. Even without Pau, we out rebounded them. This despite Jamison getting manhandled by Ibaka. Nash will help Howard get off, too. Even without him he went 23/18.

Color me unimpressed by OKC, tbh.

You guys got destroyed. Final score doesn't represent how OKC thoroughly kicked the shit out of the Lakers the entire game.

What was unimpressive is Meeks and Duhon fluking in 14 points with 3 minutes left (aka: Garbage Time) to make the final score look like "the Lakers were in it."

Aside from the first quarter, the Lakers were never in this game.

But of course, being the moronic homer you are, you'll see any anomaly (Meeks and Duhon's fluke outburst in garbage time) as a "sign of things to come."

Let's try something different. Let's try admitting to ourselves the Lakers are simply not a very good team, healthy or not, and their ceiling is a second round beatdown.

[midnightpulp]

OKC was up 10 with a minute to go.

Lkrfan: We were in it to the end, guys! Just wait til we get healthy!

:lmao

[UZER]

How a team that is still starting Kobe Dwight and Artest is given the "they are still missing two of there best players" is baffling. What other team in the NBA has the luxury of that line up? Most teams are looking for 2-3 go to players filled in with solid players for their starting 5.

The Lakers supposedly have 2 of the top 5-8 players in the game (which kobe has always had btw) and its still not enough. There are no excuses for that man. Kobe is great but he really doesn't make anyone around him that much better.

[whitemamba]

OKC was up 10 with a minute to go.

Lkrfan: We were in it to the end, guys! Just wait til we get healthy!

:lmao

missing 2 starters..

westbrook was hitting everything, ibaka, etc.. just like i said earlier westbrook missed his first 7 shots starting the 2nd half. as well as his first 2 freethrows. u put that quarter aside, lakers had that game... a loss is a loss so what ever, but kobe had to keep them in the game and he did.. all this bs about kobe needs to be put to rest.

[LkrFan]

missing 2 starters..

westbrook was hitting everything, ibaka, etc.. just like i said earlier westbrook missed his first 7 shots starting the 2nd half. as well as his first 2 freethrows. u put that quarter aside, lakers had that game... a loss is a loss so what ever, but kobe had to keep them in the game and he did.. all this bs about kobe needs to be put to rest.

He trolling for attention. Thing is, when the Lakers are being trolled, it's welcomed around these parts. :lol

[Clipper Nation]

missing 2 starters..

:cry "Jordan 2.0 and Dwight aren't enough, we also needed the 40-year-old point guard and the soft power forward we hate and want to trade" :cry

[ElNono]

How you're not going to troll the Lakers when they boasted all summer and slurped all over the Nash/Dwight combo and genius Mitch and what not, only to see them turn into this shitfest that has them as the 5th worst team in the West with 25% of the season gone?

If it was the Spurs at 9-11 right now, we'll never hear the end of it.

Lakerfan needs to "put their big boy pants on", deal with this shit and hope it gets better and not worse.

[UZER]

"Missing two starters"...spurs starting Blair and Neal.

[Clipper Nation]

At least the Clippers took OKC to overtime without Chaunce and G-Hill... :lol

[midnightpulp]

missing 2 starters..

westbrook was hitting everything, ibaka, etc.. just like i said earlier westbrook missed his first 7 shots starting the 2nd half. as well as his first 2 freethrows. u put that quarter aside, lakers had that game... a loss is a loss so what ever, but kobe had to keep them in the game and he did.. all this bs about kobe needs to be put to rest.

How did Kobe "keep them in the game" when OKC maintained about 15 point lead throughout the second half?

Lakers were never in the game, so it's a moot point anyhow. But if we're to credit someone for "keeping the Lakers in the game" it would have to me Meeks and Duhon, for that courageous garbage time performance that made the final score respectable.

Here's how Kobe "kept them in the game."

5:13 Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper 89-102

4:37 Kobe Bryant makes layup 91-102

3:11 Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper 93-105

2:58 Kobe Bryant misses 8-foot jumper 93-105

1:47 Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot two point shot 98-109

1-5 until that meaningless 3 pointer.

:cry Greatest closer in the game :cry

[midnightpulp]

How did Kobe "keep them in the game" when OKC maintained about 15 point lead throughout the second half?

Lakers were never in the game, so it's a moot point anyhow. But if we're to credit someone for "keeping the Lakers in the game" it would have to me Meeks and Duhon, for that courageous garbage time performance that made the final score respectable.

Here's how Kobe "kept them in the game."

5:13 Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper 89-102

4:37 Kobe Bryant makes layup 91-102

3:11 Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper 93-105

2:58 Kobe Bryant misses 8-foot jumper 93-105

1:47 Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot two point shot 98-109

1-5 until that meaningless 3 pointer.

:cry Greatest closer in the game :cry

Adding the Houston game, Kirby's 1-9 closing out game in the last two Laker losses.

:cry Greatest closer in the game :cry

[midnightpulp]

...

Double post

[ElNono]

Adding the Houston game, Kirby's 1-9 closing out game in the last two Laker losses.

:cry Greatest closer in the game :cry

:cry why are you so meanie to Lakerfan, kicking them when they're down :cry

[midnightpulp]

:cry why are you so meanie to Lakerfan, kicking them when they're down :cry

I wasn't altogether mean. I did indeed give much credit to Chris Duhon and Jodie Meeks, who were the best 4th quarter players for the Lakers last night.

2:56 Jodie Meeks makes free throw 1 of 2 94-105
2:56 Jodie Meeks makes free throw 2 of 2 95-105
2:56 95-105 Double technical foul: Serge Ibaka and Metta World Peace
2:44 95-105 Kevin Durant misses jumper
2:43 95-105 Thunder offensive team rebound
2:40 95-107 Kevin Durant makes 10-foot two point shot (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
2:18 Chris Duhon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists) 98-107
2:01 Kobe Bryant personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) 98-107
2:01 98-108 Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
2:01 98-109 Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
1:47 Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot two point shot 98-109
1:47 98-109 Kevin Durant defensive rebound
1:31 Kobe Bryant personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) 98-109
1:31 98-110 Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
1:31 98-110 Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
1:31 Metta World Peace defensive rebound 98-110
1:20 Jodie Meeks makes driving layup 100-110
1:01 100-110 Kevin Durant misses three point jumper
1:00 Dwight Howard defensive rebound 100-110
0:53 Jodie Meeks makes driving layup 102-110
0:32 102-110 Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
0:31 Dwight Howard defensive rebound 102-110
0:20 Chris Duhon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists) 105-110
0:20 Thunder 20 Sec. timeout
0:20 105-110 Kevin Martin enters the game for Kendrick Perkins
0:17 Kobe Bryant personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) 105-110
0:17 105-111 Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
0:17 105-112 Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2


:cry But Kobe kept us in the game :cry

[TDMVPDPOY]

using the missing 2 starters excuse....thats like miami losing games while in coast mode, when we all know they are playin there best basketball, sometimes there best is not good enough

[Stalin]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/000/621/442/sacre_original.gif?1353529675



:lol

[KaiRMD1]

One day, Laker fans will learn to accept a loss.

[thunderfan]

I actually watched this one. When Collison (scrub) is drawing "charges" on Kobe and phantom touch fouls turn into 3-point plays or a parade to the free throw line for KD, you know the small market team fix is on.

Thing is, we played to within 6 points on the road minus two key players. Say what you want about moral victories, it's a 48 minute game. Westbrook mentally checked out at halftime. Luckily for them, KD's free throw stroke was pure in the 2nd half.

This is the best OKC can play. The Lakers can play much better. The Lakers played with their 3rd string PG. No, when Nash returns, he won't provide any resistance to WB. But, WB will have to guard him and not save his energy to blitz us on offense. Nash's shooting will provide spacing for us to operate down low. Even without Pau, we out rebounded them. This despite Jamison getting manhandled by Ibaka. Nash will help Howard get off, too. Even without him he went 23/18.

Color me unimpressed by OKC, tbh.
the best okc can play? If you think thats as good as OKC can play then youre in for a pants shitting when they actually do play their best. You are fairly ignorant.