who do you cheer for tomorrow?

[honestfool84]

i wish they could both notch marks in the lose column, but realistically, who do you cheer for, the mavs, or the lakers?

if the mavs win, then our 1st place is a little bit more secure..

on the other hand, if the lakers win, our lead on the southwest division is much larger..


personally, im going for the mavs. :oops

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

go mavs

[remingtonbo2001]

2ND that HiLo

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

For instance , i hope they play J Kidd at the end of the game.

[SAtown]

The refs.

[nkdlunch]

Lakers. Mavs are dangerous to Spurs already. with HCA, even more.


Lakers, if we gonna beat them, it does not matter at home or not.

[rasho8]

Hate to do it, but I'm pulling for the Mavs in this one.
Especially since Phoenix is playing themselves right to the 8th seed right now.

[remingtonbo2001]

Lakers. Mavs are dangerous to Spurs already. with HCA, even more.


Lakers, if we gonna beat them, it does not matter at home or not.

We shut down the Forum...And we'll do the same to the Staple Center.

[honestfool84]

Lakers. Mavs are dangerous to Spurs already. with HCA, even more.


Lakers, if we gonna beat them, it does not matter at home or not.

i know we have to win on the road..
but i would personally much rather have home court advantage.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

The only reason I'd rather see Dallas win is the entertainment factor that a Lamer loss creates for all the purple and YELLOW honks out here on the local radio shows.

[timvp]

Sextuple overtime.

[T Park]

We shut down the Forum...And we'll do the same to the Staple Center.


The Lakers are moving?

[BonnerDynasty]

Lakers. Spurs should get at least 1st in SW Div. to ensure top 4 seed.

[T Park]

195 190
7 overtimes
All the starters play over 55 minutes.

[rasho8]

Spurs win one more we have HCA, Lakers lose one more we have HCA.

Of course we have a whole lot of time left to run up and down the conference ladder.

[rasho8]

195 190
7 overtimes
All the starters play over 55 minutes.


:danceclub

[loveforthegame]

Go Lakers. Ugh, I almost puked typing that out. We need to put as much distance between us and Dallas and New Orleans.

[Dex]

General convention would say to root for the Lakers to help expand our lead on the division. Winning the division this year looks like it will be no small feat.

However, looking forward to possible playoff matchups, I think the Spurs have a better chance of beating the Mavs on the road than the Lakers, so I want L.A. to pick up any loss it can.

If only there were some way an iceberg or something could hit Staples Center.

[remingtonbo2001]

The Lakers are moving?


They are?

[bigfan]

I hate the Mavs but hope they slow down the Lakers tommorrow. The Lakers are clearly the team to beat in the West right now.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

The Mavs era is over. :lol

Mavs over Lakers hopefully.

[td4mvp21]

I think I want the Mavs to win. We don't want them to fall low enough in the standings to where they can become a first round matchup for the Spurs.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I think I want the Mavs to win. We don't want them to fall low enough in the standings to where they can become a first round matchup for the Spurs.
Good point.

[J.T.]

The Mavs era is over. :lol

The Mavs are still a decent team even though they lost their matchups edge against us. Give them a little credit. Key word, little.

Nothing pisses me off more right now than hearing about the Lakers. Like Barkley said on Inside the NBA, they got Pau Gasol for a fucking happy meal. Talk about the Mavs and Stackhouse trying to trade him when they knew he would be waived and then the Spurs beating the Mavs at their own game doing it with Barry, but how messed up is that? Can I get Van Halen to come play my birthday for a pack of smokes and some used toilet paper?

And scrubs like Jordan Farmar and Sasha Vujacic playing like they are Scottie Pippen and Steve Kerr. Seriously. WTF?

I think we could beat both of these teams in the playoffs but all this Laker hype is lame.

[ElNono]

Easy, I'll be rooting for the Spurs right at the Izod Center.
We need to clinch a playoff spot, and then we can worry about positioning and HCA.

[BIG z]

I hate to say it, but go mavs...

[MajicMan]

The Mavs are still a decent team even though they lost their matchups edge against us. Give them a little credit. Key word, little.

Nothing pisses me off more right now than hearing about the Lakers. Like Barkley said on Inside the NBA, they got Pau Gasol for a fucking happy meal. Talk about the Mavs and Stackhouse trying to trade him when they knew he would be waived and then the Spurs beating the Mavs at their own game doing it with Barry, but how messed up is that? Can I get Van Halen to come play my birthday for a pack of smokes and some used toilet paper?

And scrubs like Jordan Farmar and Sasha Vujacic playing like they are Scottie Pippen and Steve Kerr. Seriously. WTF?

I think we could beat both of these teams in the playoffs but all this Laker hype is lame.
eat a cock

[baseline bum]

Fuck; can't they both lose?

[some_user86]

eat a cock

You first

[honestfool84]

Fuck; can't they both lose?


haha.
how about this for a loss?
mavs win, but kobe out for the rest of the season with hurt finger?



:owned

[MajicMan]

haha.
how about this for a loss?
mavs win, but kobe out for the rest of the season with hurt finger?



:owned
That's weak. Wishing injury.

[DazedAndConfused]

The Lakers are getting the hype because they are stomping all over their opponents the way championship teams do. The Spurs may be #1 in the WC, but I can't tell you how many games they've pulled out of their ass with some 4th quarter heroics from Manu Ginobli. They must have at least 5-6 wins alone on his game winning shots this season. Dominant championship teams do not struggle to put away crappy teams the way the Spurs have this season. You can blame injuries all you want, but Parker was playing as good as ever and had a ridiculous statline tonight and they still barely pulled off a win.

A little known fact that most people don't know is that last season DAL did not have the highest point differential, despite having the best record in the league by far. It was SAS who had a point differential of 8.4 to DAL 7.2. We all know who ended up winning. I'll let you guys figure out where SAS stands in that regard this season.

[some_user86]

The Lakers are getting the hype because they are stomping all over their opponents the way championship teams do. The Spurs may be #1 in the WC, but I can't tell you how many games they've pulled out of their ass with some 4th quarter heroics from Manu Ginobli. They must have at least 5-6 wins alone on his game winning shots this season. Dominant championship teams do not struggle to put away crappy teams the way the Spurs have this season. You can blame injuries all you want, but Parker was playing as good as ever and had a ridiculous statline tonight and they still barely pulled off a win.

A little known fact that most people don't know is that last season DAL did not have the highest point differential, despite having the best record in the league by far. It was SAS who had a point differential of 8.4 to DAL 7.2. We all know who ended up winning. I'll let you guys figure out where SAS stands in that regard this season.

Yeah, I'm guessing you read Hollinger's article in the beginning of the season. How right has he been? Didn't he predict a decline for Manu? And you're trusting his basketball 'wisdom'?

[honestfool84]

The Lakers are getting the hype because they are stomping all over their opponents the way championship teams do. The Spurs may be #1 in the WC, but I can't tell you how many games they've pulled out of their ass with some 4th quarter heroics from Manu Ginobli. They must have at least 5-6 wins alone on his game winning shots this season. Dominant championship teams do not struggle to put away crappy teams the way the Spurs have this season. You can blame injuries all you want, but Parker was playing as good as ever and had a ridiculous statline tonight and they still barely pulled off a win.

A little known fact that most people don't know is that last season DAL did not have the highest point differential, despite having the best record in the league by far. It was SAS who had a point differential of 8.4 to DAL 7.2. We all know who ended up winning. I'll let you guys figure out where SAS stands in that regard this season.



duncan had a crappy game. :nope


and lets look at the record of february for the lakers..

@ Toronto W 121-101
Sun 03 @ Washington W 103-91
Tue 05 @ New Jersey W 105-90
Wed 06 @ Atlanta L 95-98
Fri 08 @ Orlando W 117-113
Sun 10 @ Miami W 104-94
Mon 11 @ Charlotte W 106-97
Wed 13 @ Minnesota W 117-92
Tue 19 vs Atlanta W 122-93
Wed 20 @ Phoenix W 130-124
Sat 23 @ LA Clippers W 113-95
Sun 24 @ Seattle W 111-91
Tue 26 vs Portland W 96-83
Thu 28 vs Miami W 106-88
Fri 29 @ Portland L 111-119


TWO of those FOURTEEN games were against respectable teams (orlando and phoenix).
boasting that the lakers stomped of them teams is like boasting that michael johnson just won the 200 meter in the special olympics.



now why don't you just :stfu about your lakers.

[ludda]

I dont know. ever since the Gasol trade Laker fans have gotten as if not more annoying than the usual Mav trolls.

Lakers will win, but go Mavs.

[DazedAndConfused]

I could care less what Hollinger thinks. IMHO to get out of the WC this year you have to be a balanced team on both ends of the floor. The Spurs have the defense to win it all, but the offense is not quite there.

[some_user86]

I could care less what Hollinger thinks. IMHO to get out of the WC this year you have to be a balanced team on both ends of the floor. The Spurs have the defense to win it all, but the offense is not quite there.

And Lakers have become the new Phoenix Suns.

[DazedAndConfused]

duncan had a crappy game. :nope


and lets look at the record of february for the lakers..

@ Toronto W 121-101
Sun 03 @ Washington W 103-91
Tue 05 @ New Jersey W 105-90
Wed 06 @ Atlanta L 95-98
Fri 08 @ Orlando W 117-113
Sun 10 @ Miami W 104-94
Mon 11 @ Charlotte W 106-97
Wed 13 @ Minnesota W 117-92
Tue 19 vs Atlanta W 122-93
Wed 20 @ Phoenix W 130-124
Sat 23 @ LA Clippers W 113-95
Sun 24 @ Seattle W 111-91
Tue 26 vs Portland W 96-83
Thu 28 vs Miami W 106-88
Fri 29 @ Portland L 111-119


TWO of those FOURTEEN games were against respectable teams (orlando and phoenix).
boasting that the lakers stomped of them teams is like boasting that michael johnson just won the 200 meter in the special olympics.



now why don't you just :stfu about your lakers.

Then explain to me how you lost to the Seattle Supersonics if they aren't a respectable team?

The reality is winning on the road is a tough thing to do, no matter who you play. The Lakers played nearly every game in the month of February on the road, including a 9 game road trip in which they went 7-2. They have yet to be blown out by anyone and were in a position to win against DET, ATL, and even POR late in the 4th quarter. All of this despite not having their two best defenders on the floor. Things are only going to improve when they get back.

[baseline bum]

haha.
how about this for a loss?
mavs win, but kobe out for the rest of the season with hurt finger?



:owned

I don't like Kobe, but the only player it's ever ok to wish injury on is Karl Malone. Shit, I hope that son of a bitch gets Odened by his couch while watching the game tomorrow.

[DazedAndConfused]

And Lakers have become the new Phoenix Suns.

That might have something to do with their defensive anchor and best perimeter defender being injured.

[some_user86]

That might have something to do with their defensive anchor and best perimeter defender being injured.

Something's gonna give when you try to adjust them back into the rotation. You don't breed championships in a year. Kobe and Shaq played together for four years before they won their first championship together. Not saying it's going to take that long, but it ain't gonna be in one year.

[honestfool84]

Then explain to me how you lost to the Seattle Supersonics if they aren't a respectable team?

The reality is winning on the road is a tough thing to do, no matter who you play. The Lakers played nearly every game in the month of February on the road, including a 9 game road trip in which they went 7-2. They have yet to be blown out by anyone and were in a position to win against DET, ATL, and even POR late in the 4th quarter. All of this despite not having their two best defenders on the floor. Things are only going to improve when they get back.



my point is you're talking so much trash, claiming that y'all are stomping through any team who is in your path..
and that "things will get better" once your best guys come back..
dude. you have nothing to base that on.
the spurs' core, on the other hand, have proven themselves OVER and OVER, and OVEr.
this core?
they haven't even been together a whole damn season and you're already proclaiming them the champs.

seriously, put a cork in it.
(your mouth and your butt hole)

[DazedAndConfused]

Something's gonna give when you try to adjust them back into the rotation. You don't breed championships in a year. Kobe and Shaq played together for four years before they won their first championship together. Not saying it's going to take that long, but it ain't gonna be in one year.

Now that I agree on. My money is on DET to win it all this year to be honest. They are the most complete team and have tons of experience playing together.

Still, I think Bynum and Pau are going to fit together nicely. I mean Pau was born to play the PF spot in the triangle offense. He's very mobile for his size, great midrange shot, can post up from anywhere, and is a great passer. Bynum won't be asked to do much offensively except crash the boards, set screens, and dunk the damn ball.

[some_user86]

Now that I agree on. My money is on DET to win it all this year to be honest. They are the most complete team and have tons of experience playing together.

Still, I think Bynum and Pau are going to fit together nicely. I mean Pau was born to play the PF spot in the triangle offense. He's very mobile for his size, great midrange shot, can post up from anywhere, and is a great passer. Bynum won't be asked to do much offensively except crash the boards, set screens, and dunk the damn ball.

With Flip Saunders as the head coach?

[DazedAndConfused]

With Flip Saunders as the head coach?

:). Good point. Still, you have to admit they are very impressive this year. Their bench is outstanding.

[Brutalis]

This new Laker team is going to get popped like a cherry.

Just not by the Mavs tomorrow. Lakers by 8..

And off to Detroit for Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals.

[timaios]

1 min to play in the 4th 103-103.

Suddenly, in the middle of the paint, Terry and Bryant start fighting each other.
Bryant with a huge headbutt broke Terry's nose. And geysers of blood spurt all over the place.
Then Terry threw himself on Bryant and tear off a piece of his left ear with his teeth... a great strident scream came from Bryant's throat while Terry look at him with killer eyes... He smile and swallow !
Gasol run off the bench to help his teamate, slip on the blood... and broke his right leg !
David Stern shout "BENCH RULE, BENCH RULE" !!! Before being elbowing by a bunch of Lakers fans. That a KO for David !
At that time Nowitski crash into Dampier, because it's his thing !
Jason Kidd want some, and lunges toward the lakers cheerleaders.
The girls strike back and Kidd can't escape.
Phil Jackson is boring.
Avery Johnson shout at the refs : "Nowitski was foulded !"

Two days after, the results of (as press called it) THE HUGE mess !

Each team has a loss for the game.
1 year suspension for Kobe Bryant.
1 year suspension for Jason Terry.
2 matchs "bench rule" suspension for Pau Gasol (broken leg : season over)
Jason Kidd still recovering from his balls ablation. The cheerleaders were really hard on him !!! He is expected to be out for life in NBA... But who knows... WNBA ?
3 months suspension for Nowitski for simulation.


By the way Daniel Stern is still in coma. And Suns fans are happy.




:dizzy :downspin: :dizzy :downspin: :dizzy

[some_user86]

1 min to play in the 4th 103-103.

Suddenly, in the middle of the paint, Terry and Bryant start fighting each other.
Bryant with a huge headbutt broke Terry's nose. And geysers of blood spurt all over the place.
Then Terry threw himself on Bryant and tear off a piece of his left ear with his teeth... a great strident scream came from Bryant's throat while Terry look at him with killer eyes... He smile and swallow !
Gasol run off the bench to help his teamate, slip on the blood... and broke his right leg !
David Stern shout "BENCH RULE, BENCH RULE" !!! Before being elbowing by a bunch of Lakers fans. That a KO for David !
At that time Nowitski crash into Dampier, because it's his thing !
Jason Kidd want some, and lunges toward the lakers cheerleaders.
The girls strike back and Kidd can't escape.
Phil Jackson is boring.
Avery Johnson shout at the refs : "Nowitski was foulded !"

Two days after, the results of (as press called it) THE HUGE mess !

Each team has a loss for the game.
1 year suspension for Kobe Bryant.
1 year suspension for Jason Terry.
2 matchs "bench rule" suspension for Pau Gasol (broken leg : season over)
Jason Kidd still recovering from his balls ablation. The cheerleaders were really hard on him !!! He is expected to be out for life in NBA... But who knows... WNBA ?
3 months suspension for Nowitski for simulation.


By the way Daniel Stern is still in coma. And Suns fans are happy.




:dizzy :downspin: :dizzy :downspin: :dizzy

Ha! Looks good!

But I wouldn't mind if Kobe simply bites off Terry's head after losing his ear, a la Ozzy.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

The Mavs are still a decent team even though they lost their matchups edge against us. Give them a little credit. Key word, little.


Oh I know, I know. I just am enjoying the "new" Mavs... prospect a little too much after this week's victory.
Just the possibility that they are less of a threat to us, makes me laugh.
But yeah, they're still one of the elite teams in the league.

As for the Lakers. I don't really enjoy the idea of them being elite. I would have preferred ONE MORE year of them as a 7th and 8th seed. I hate the Lakers with a passion.

[tp2021]

tie? when was the last time that happened, if ever?

[colargol]

:lol :lol :spin :downspin: :hungry: :clap :p:
Sextuple overtime.

[MajicMan]

Oh I know, I know. I just am enjoying the "new" Mavs... prospect a little too much after this week's victory.
Just the possibility that they are less of a threat to us, makes me laugh.
But yeah, they're still one of the elite teams in the league.

As for the Lakers. I don't really enjoy the idea of them being elite. I would have preferred ONE MORE year of them as a 7th and 8th seed. I hate the Lakers with a passion.
We hate you too.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

We hate you too.
:toast it's all in good fun.

You should be proud you're behind a team fans love to hate.

[nkdlunch]

I have changed my mind. I will root for Mavs....no, Lakers.... Shit!! I can't make up my mind

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

I'll be cheering for the Lakers (even though it makes me sick lol). I think the Mavs could drop in the standings.

Perfect scenario - Lakers win, Spurs lose, Mavs lose, Warriors lose, Nuggets win :lol

Realistic scenario - Mavs win, Spurs win, Warriors win, Nuggets lose :depressed

[Texas_Ranger]

Mavs :madrun:madrun

[alamo50]

Go little general.

[WalterBenitez]

i wish they could both notch marks in the lose column, but realistically, who do you cheer for, the mavs, or the lakers?

if the mavs win, then our 1st place is a little bit more secure..

on the other hand, if the lakers win, our lead on the southwest division is much larger..


personally, im going for the mavs. :oops

Mavs were always my second favorite team, what else? Texas is a great state, isn't it? :p:

[DazedAndConfused]

NOH is more of a threat than DAL is in terms of rankings in the Southwest Division right?

[ClingingMars]

I hope they go into overtime. other than that, i don't care.

-Mars

[O-Factor]

I won't be cheering for anyone. At the end of the season it really doesn't matter to who wins this game when the Spurs capture their fifth title.

Therefore I'll be rooting for a good fight. Maybe Terry can punch somebody today to cause a brawl.

[DazedAndConfused]

Does it really matter? Everyone here knows it's going to be Spurs-Lakers in the WCF.

[~Sweetmelody~]

Go Mavs! :oops

[cash459]

Does it really matter? Everyone here knows it's going to be Spurs-Lakers in the WCF.

if we dont know, im sure we all hope that it will be that way.....there is still a lot of craziness that can happen in this season....

[SAGambler]

Easy, I'll be rooting for the Spurs right at the Izod Center.
We need to clinch a playoff spot, and then we can worry about positioning and HCA.
Yes. For sure. The Spurs control their own destiny. If they win out, they will be nbr 1 seed in the west. But not to worry so much about that, as making sure they clinch a playoff spot.

Of all the teams out there, I think the Spurs require HCA the least of any of them. And we probably aren't going to catch Boston or Detroit. So, somewhere along the line, the Spurs are going to have to win in their house if we are to repeat.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's a win-win situation if the Spurs win tonight.

[T Park]

Gotta go mavs.

Spurs are up 3 in the loss column on the Mavericks.

[td4mvp21]

I would prefer the Mavs to win, but hey, this is a win-win game for the Spurs. The Mavs lose, we are four games ahead in the loss column. The Lakers lose, we are two games ahead of them for the top seed. Any Western conference playoff team loss is good, because the West is so tight. The Spurs need to take care of business against the East teams.

[FromWayDowntown]

Honestly, at this point the conference is too tightly bunched with too many games to go to hope for a particular outcome. The Mavericks could do the Spurs a big favor by winning 2 or 3 of their remaining games against LA. But in winning those games, what would seem to be reasonably likely losses for the Mavericks become wins and diminish the Spurs' margin of error going forward, particularly because the Spurs don't yet own a tiebreaker with the Mavs.

[shelshor]

...
Therefore I'll be rooting for a good fight. Maybe Terry can punch somebody today to cause a brawl.
That may be more likely tomorrow in the Jazz/Mavs game

[SenorSpur]

Tough call. Can't decide as I I despise them both. I wont know until the game starts.

[SpurAddict561]

Yea, same here...hate to say it, but go Mavs.


this is the ONLY time I root for them, VS the Lakers.

[Sense]

Mavs...

[Agloco]

Always root against the team with fewer losses if you're the front runner.

I'm a Mavs fan for the next 3 hours or so......

[Avitus1]

I hate it, I really do but I gotta cheer for the Mavs who better pick things up in the second half...

[WalterBenitez]

Mavies are up for 3 68-65 :D

[some_user86]

I'm rooting for the Lakers. I want Dallas' confidence completely destroyed coming out of this stretch.

[Rummpd]

33-18 in FTs

I am not a Mavs fan but they are getting screwed.

[some_user86]

Overtime!

[Rummpd]

Great job Dirk!

[WalterBenitez]

overtime is coming, hope so!

[some_user86]

overtime is coming, hope so!

Regulation has ended. Overtime is definitely coming. Watching live on ABC.

[some_user86]

I want double OT.

[rasho8]

195 190
7 overtimes
All the starters play over 55 minutes.

Begin overtime 1 of 7

:blah :blah :blah

[some_user86]

Actually, now I want Mavs to win. Going to OT is enough of a confidence boost, so losing here won't demoralize them. Might as well help our standings then.

[SenorSpur]

unconsciously found myself rooting for the Fakers. Can't root for the lil' Mavs under any circumstances.

[some_user86]

Well, Mavs chocked away that game... Mental blow accomplished.

[Avitus1]

Good job Mavs you always manage to choke when it counts.

[DespЏrado]

Always good to see the mavs get pounded... good job lakeshow!

[T Park]

Eh would've been good for the Spurs for Allas to win, but they as usual choked.

Stiffs.