OKC Thunder vs the LA Lakers Game Thread

[Ghazi]

shutup dpg

[Strategic]

Kevin Martin with his usual 4th quarter ghost impression!Couldn't have ended up with a better team imo.

[thunderup]

Just like I said before the game started. We have been playing like shit lately. Russ in particular has been playing like ass. Couple that with the Lakers playing decent and you have this soon to be outcome. Fuck, man.

[Thebesteva]

Lakers are still gonna lose with 30 seconds left...sadly this team has no balls

[ElNono]

Lakers are still gonna lose with 30 seconds left...sadly this team has no balls

Lakers got this

[skmblz]

westbrick paying homage to kome :D
:D 6-21

[resistanze]

He just keeps chucking...wow.

[Chris]

Westbrook is such a dumb shit :lol

[ElNono]

:lol Russel chuck

[Jodelo]

2 more misses by Westbrook and Kobe will be proud!

[thunderup]

Goddamit Russ

[irishock]

Lmao Durefs

[Strategic]

bs call

[ffadicted]

lol 2 mins left down by 4, Westbrok bricks the worst shot in basketball with 18s on the shotclock
My god how do thnder fans not hate him

[Lincoln]

:lmao that call

[Jt.ONE]

you must be kidding, these refs man.....

[racm]

Again Kobe plays better when he balances out his scoring with his playmaking. You've got a stacked team man, there's no reason to chuck a game away.

[D-Wade]

I hate LA but that wasn't a foul

[Reck]

Scott Brooks is such an idiot of a coach.

How do you let a guy that's shooting like 20% from the field be anywhere near an nba court right now?

:lma thunderup

[GB20]

looks like my spurs will have the bets record in the league

[resistanze]

Kobe showing everyone he's always had the ability to be a team player :lol

[Jt.ONE]

:clap kobe making the right choices

[racm]

:lol Thunderefs

[ElNono]

surprised OKC didn't foul Dwight when he had the ball

[Thebesteva]

HOly fucking shit! If Lakers hold OKC to less than 100 the Mexicans get free TACOS!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45C16tToen8

[Trainwreck2100]

No more Harden to hide behind in the 4th thunderefs

[baseline bum]

When Bryant passes like this he goes back to being one of the absolute top players in the game. Really impressive performance from him today.

[Budkin]

Looking forward to ESPN headlines "LAKERS ARE BACK!"

[racm]

Scott Brooks is such an idiot of a coach.

How do you let a guy that's shooting like 20% from the field be anywhere near an nba court right now?

:lma thunderup (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=35988)

The man is a mere figurehead who can beat any team due to his team's talent tbh. Give this team a Tom Thibodeau and they'd be overwhelming RS and PS favorites.

[Richie]

Props to Kobe, finally learning to play team ball. Only took 17 years.

Doubt it will last.

[TheMACHINE]

Sefalosha's defense is overrated.

[Chris]

turrible call

[Budkin]

Man the Thunder get some ridiculous calls.

[Brunodf]

REfs:lol

[Chris]

lol

[Jt.ONE]

westchimp almost let out a ".. and theres my ref call :lol" type of grin

[thunderup]

When Bryant passes like this he goes back to being one of the absolute top players in the game. Really impressive performance from him today.
I second this. He's shown an ability to make the right passes when the opportunity presents itself. Very impressive for a player like himself.

[Chris]

thats game

[racm]

Westbrick 6-22 from the field

Playing like Game 7 Kobe :lmao

[Brunodf]

Sefalosha's post defense is overrated.
Fixed. Kid is pretty good on ball and PnR defender tbh

[Budkin]

Why aren't they fouling Dwight?

[Clipper Nation]

When Bryant passes like this he goes back to being one of the absolute top players in the game. Really impressive performance from him today.
As Ralph Lawler says, settle down, Mike Smith.... :lol

[Cry Havoc]

And people wonder why I think the Spurs have more than a chance against the Thunder this year. :lol

:lol Trading away your 2nd best player. :lol

[jeebus]

Durant losing his shit :lol

[ElNono]

lol Durant

[Mugen]

1 seed baby!

[Strategic]

durant losing his cool

[TheRealCB]

Kobe is THAT dude.

[Raven]

wtf is wrong with westbrick not fouling d12 with the ball in his hand

[Jt.ONE]

:clap kobe !

[timvp]

When Kobe plays basketball instead of chucketball, he's pretty damn awesome, IMO.

[Mugen]

:lmao thunderup

[Richie]

wtf Thunder. Howard holds the ball for 3 seconds at the 3pt line, someones gotta go foul him.

[Budkin]

So does this mean Pop is coaching the ASG?

[irishock]

OKC isn't scary at all without Harden.

[DPG21920]

People on here will undervalue this win for LA. Huge win for their playoff hopes and a big confidence booster. Kobe is playing scary good and they are finally discovering how to best use the insane amount of stacked talent.

[Cry Havoc]

Thunder melting down.

This team is just not mentally strong.

I mean, neither are the Lakers, but you know.

[timtonymanu]

3rd regular season championship coming up! :lol

[Thebesteva]

FREE TACOS!!!!!!!

[Trainwreck2100]

lol durant mad as fuck cause he's used to drives to the baskets giving him automatic free throws. Don't worry Kevin you don't have to play the Lakers every game

[KaiRMD1]

Looking forward to ESPN headlines "LAKERS ARE BACK!"

Get ready for the Laker trolls to come back in force talking about beating the best team in the NBA.

[jeebus]

So does this mean Pop is coaching the ASG?
If the Jail Blazers win tonight, he will.

[GB20]

1 seed baby!
:toast

[Cry Havoc]

People on here will undervalue this win for LA. Huge win for their playoff hopes and a big confidence booster. Kobe is playing scary good and they are finally discovering how to best use the insane amount of stacked talent.

You have to do it for more than two games, though. Not sure if Kobe can handle not being the gunner 24/7.


3rd regular season championship coming up! :lol

Hey, if it means we can sit back and watch OKC and LAC beat on each other for 7 games, the better for us. :toast

[Mugen]

Props to the Lakers, great win

http://i.qkme.me/3qsi39.jpg

[Jt.ONE]

lakers had a terrific quarter ending stretch on both ends on the court sans a few turnovers

[DPG21920]

Thunder melting down.

This team is just not mentally strong.

I mean, neither are the Lakers, but you know.

:lmao People on this site are crazy.

[ElNono]

game

[Strategic]

thundersucks

[UZER]

So will Kobe nut huggers finally admit he was the reason the Lakers struggled for half the season?

[jeebus]

Jayz is that faggot

[GB20]

hahah the lakers just won the championship

[Brunodf]

Lakers by 4

So close:depressed

[thunderup]

GG laker fan.

The Thunder deserve to get shitted on for a shitful performance.

[racm]

When Kobe plays basketball instead of chucketball, he's pretty damn awesome, IMO.

He's better when he plays like Manu (in that he balances scoring and playmaking) than when he plays like Neal.


So does this mean Pop is coaching the ASG?

Brooks is ineligible this year so the race is between Pop and VDN.

[DPG21920]

You have to do it for more than two games, though. Not sure if Kobe can handle not being the gunner 24/7.



Hey, if it means we can sit back and watch OKC and LAC beat on each other for 7 games, the better for us. :toast

Sure, but if you can't see how things are slowly turning and coming together and you need more time, I get it - but you can see that lightbulb going off, unfortunately. Hopefully it won't last.

[Cry Havoc]

:lmao People on this site are crazy.

I mean it. Champions don't flip their shit over getting outplayed in a regular season game. Refsbrook went into full-blown panic mode. Durant looked like he was about to cry.

[manufan10]

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[Mal]

Are those fuckers back for real or only up until Kobe starts to chucking again 25+ shots ?

[Ghazi]

People on here will undervalue this win for LA. Huge win for their playoff hopes and a big confidence booster. Kobe is playing scary good and they are finally discovering how to best use the insane amount of stacked talent.

Nuggets and Warriors beat the Thunder on this road trip too.

It's just a nice win, nothing more nothing less

:lol DPG always wrong about the NBA

[StrengthAndHonor]

So will Kobe nut huggers finally admit he was the reason the Lakers struggled for half the season?

I wouldn't say that. There were times they just lost because of injuries to Nash, Gasol and Dwight. But Kobe sure was responsible for the disharmony in the locker room, there's no denying that.

[DPG21920]

Nuggets and Warriors beat the Thunder on this road trip too.

It's just a nice win, nothing more nothing less

:lol DPG always wrong about the NBA

No.

[racm]

I mean it. Champions don't flip their shit over getting outplayed in a regular season game. Refsbrook went into full-blown panic mode. Durant looked like he was about to cry.

Did LeBron look annoyed by the Spurs' 3rd string that too them to the distance, I wonder?

[DeadlyDynasty]

DPG is right. GO ahead and paypal me that 5 hundo, scro-diddly

[Ghazi]

only the media makes certain wins out to be "turning points" in the season.

it's retarded

2 solid games doesn't erase 40+ games of inconsistent play with below average defense and cohesion issues.

Lakers will either miss the playoffs or stumble in as the 8th seed and lose to the Spurs.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Keys to the game

Lakers

Pound the ball inside. Involve Dwight early to get his defensive juices up.

Allow Kobe to play facilitator, with Nash playing spot up shooter

Slow the pace. They're not winning the game playing OKC's strength which is speed.

Kobe must attack the basket and feed Dwight. This is the only way they'll score inside the paint. Posting Dwight will most certainly cause a lot of turnovers.

Kobe must not take more than 15 shots in this game. If they have to lose with no one else scoring, so be it.

I was pretty accurate tbh. Except Kobe didnt feed Dwight much in return Jamison, Clark and Gasol benefited from Kobe's drive and dish.

[Cry Havoc]

Sure, but if you can't see how things are slowly turning and coming together and you need more time, I get it - but you can see that lightbulb going off, unfortunately. Hopefully it won't last.

If Kobe finally learns at 36 that he doesn't have to prove that he's as good as MJ every night I would be astonished.

[Strategic]

I mean it. Refsbrook went into full-blown panic mode. Durant looked like he was about to cry.



:rollin
:rollin

[thunderup]

I mean it. Champions don't flip their shit over getting outplayed in a regular season game. Refsbrook went into full-blown panic mode. Durant looked like he was about to cry.
:lol as if other past and current championship contending teams haven't had players get pissed about a regular season game.

:lol what a moronic shitful post

[Cry Havoc]

Did LeBron look annoyed by the Spurs' 3rd string that too them to the distance, I wonder?

Probably annoyed out of boredom that he had to turn it up a little at the end to win the game.

[Arcadian]

And with that, the Spurs now have the best record in the NBA. Thanks lakers! :lol It was a win-win situation for us.

[Trainwreck2100]

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lol lg it's one game

[Cry Havoc]

:lol as if other past and current championship contending teams haven't had players get pissed about a regular season game.

:lol what a moronic shitful post

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[ElNono]

They have another game against the Pelicans at Staples and then they hit the road and play some very winnable games... IMO, to really say they turned a corner, they need to win those...

[StrengthAndHonor]

If Kobe finally learns at 36 that he doesn't have to prove that he's as good as MJ every night I would be astonished.

Make no mistake. This is temporary. If people really believes Kobe averaging less than 20 points a game while dishing out 14 assists is going to be a staple, they're delusional. :lol

[StrengthAndHonor]

They have another game against the Pelicans at Staples and then they hit the road and play some very winnable games... IMO, to really say they turned a corner, they need to win those...


IMO, this is the time Kobe will gradually bring back his old game. Heck, I think he'll go out on a scoring binge aginst the Pelicans to get those point averages up.

[Cry Havoc]

Make no mistake. This is temporary. If people really believes Kobe averaging less than 20 points a game while dishing out 14 assists is going to be a staple, they're delusional. :lol

Agree. This will last until the Lakers have 2 nights in a row of sub 40% shooting, then Kobe will decide that it's up to him to score 35 a game on 32 shots, and things will drop right back down the rabbit hole.

[UZER]

when Kobe pulls this pass first play, its only out of spite (see phoenix playoff series).

[Bynumite]

Still hate MWP on the offense though, he obviously didn't get the memo, stop playing isoball and pass the fucking rock fool.

[Cry Havoc]

Still hate MWP on the offense though, he obviously didn't get the memo, stop playing isoball and pass the fucking rock fool.

MWP vacillates between making heady plays and turning into Antoine Walker at the flip of a switch. Hilarious, tbh.

[Bynumite]

when Kobe pulls this pass first play, its only out of spite (see phoenix playoff series).

Not really, in previous seasons a playoff spot was a lock. This time he has to choose between a 30 PPG season or a run for the playoffs.

[DeadlyDynasty]

I love that Earl Clark is getting major burn...dude has a pretty nice skillset and it's good to see his confidence grow with the bigger role D'Antoni has given him.

[anonoftheinternets]

I love that Earl Clark is getting major burn...dude has a pretty nice skillset and it's good to see his confidence grow with the bigger role D'Antoni has given him.

lol pimping earl clark now ... :lol ... laker fans are adorable ...
Big reason they pulled this off is that Dwight had 5 fouls so it was a good "excuse" to prevent him from FT bricking and killing this win ...
unfortunately D12 is going to be finishing games and not being able to make FT's in the clutch is going to haunt this team ...

[DeadlyDynasty]

I was pimping Earl Clark back in August.

[FYM]

Second best la player was westbroken tbh

[FYM]

Who has invented thunderefs ? That's a nice name

[Venti Quattro]

Lakers will either miss the playoffs or stumble in as the 8th seed and lose to the Spurs.

It's okay. If they can turn up performances like this one once in a while, I'll be happy.

[Brazil]

Welcome back lakers fans

[Venti Quattro]

Welcome back lakers fans

sup stalin? I just watched MI: GH; the Kremlin scares the shit out of me.

[Seventyniner]

Brooks is ineligible this year so the race is between Pop and VDN.

IIRC Pop locked it up by coaching the Spurs to a win yesterday from his couch.


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Wasn't the Lakers' last win supposed to be the season-changer?

[Brazil]

sup stalin? I just watched MI: GH; the Kremlin scares the shit out of me.

Not much venti... Back to brazil since one week... I was fed up by the US capitalism...feel good to live in a communist
country again. The kremlin is dead tbh

[Reck]

Not much venti... Back to brazil since one week... I was fed up by the US capitalism...feel good to live in a communist
country again. The kremlin is dead tbh

Son I heard about the nightclub tragedy last night. How are things looking up over there? Were you close to where it happened?

[Brazil]

Son I heard about the nightclub tragedy last night. How are things looking up over there? Were you close to where it happened?

Classic Brazilian bullshit. A bunch of kids trapped in a fire because no safety regulations have been respected, emergency exits blocked etc... I'm living in São Paulo region and it was in the south of the country, I have a friend who used to go there regularly, fortunately he was watching tv at home this night.

[Venti Quattro]

Classic Brazilian bullshit. A bunch of kids trapped in a fire because no safety regulations have been respected, emergency exits blocked etc... I'm living in São Paulo region and it was in the south of the country, I have a friend who used to go there regularly, fortunately he was watching tv at home this night.

Why are you there this early? The World Cup isn't in 18 months, if France makes it :lol :lol :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

Fucking savages.

[Brazil]

Why are you there this early? The World Cup isn't in 18 months, if France makes it :lol :lol :lol

It was a nice opportunity to come back and I love the country and its never too soon to prepare a World Cup in Brazil, it's going to be crazy !!!!

[ElNono]

Classic Brazilian bullshit. A bunch of kids trapped in a fire because no safety regulations have been respected, emergency exits blocked etc... I'm living in São Paulo region and it was in the south of the country, I have a friend who used to go there regularly, fortunately he was watching tv at home this night.

Where in Sao Paulo are you at? :lol

I used to work here:

http://goo.gl/maps/U2OWt

about 15 years ago...

[Brazil]

Where in Sao Paulo are you at? :lol

I used to work here:

http://goo.gl/maps/U2OWt

about 15 years ago...

Im not living in São Paulo city but campinas not too far from sp so much quieter !

[Brazil]

But I know the place where you lived :lol funny small world ! Speaking of sp this we i'll go party near run Augusta eh eh eh

[ElNono]

But I know the place where you lived :lol funny small world ! Speaking of sp this we i'll go party near run Augusta eh eh eh

That's where I used to work. I lived in Jardins... Rua Augusta was crazy! :lol

[Brazil]

That's where I used to work. I lived in Jardins... Rua Augusta was crazy! :lol

I lived 6 months rua oscar freira ! the rua augusta is indeed crazy, last time I went at 5 am to the "love story" till 11 am... some girls wanted to rape me... this is why it is so important for me to keep my French accent :lol