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The lakers only play championship ball when they face the top teams in the league. And they match up great with the cavs. I don't think it will be an easy series, but I can see the lakers taking one at the Q
Lakers have been exposed defensively and the fact they can't keep big leads...they don't seem to have the hunger and passion to win..the cavs want it bad.
Cavs play lockdown defense and have a good offense..Lebron is playing out his mind and i can't see the Cavs losing in the Q.
lakers are not playing championship basketball right now.
The lakers only play championship ball when they face the top teams in the league. And they match up great with the cavs. I don't think it will be an easy series, but I can see the lakers taking one at the Q
I'm very surprised at the lack of effort from the Lakers thus far. You would think the playoffs of all things would motivate them.
I have heard that both Kobe and Gasol are trying to save their legs for the final push though. Maybe they think they can coast their way to the Finals and then go all out. Sounds stupid and dangerous to me.
Mehhhh,
Cavs are better defensive team
But the head 2 head Lakers dominated in the paint both times.
Cavs are kinda a jump shooting team.
Paint points > jump shots
This Laker team is also not really playing at a high level right now. Not entirely sure why as it is the playoffs, but I've seen them play better basketball than this.
Are they still coasting until they really need to turn it on? Who knows....
Is it just me or are the Lakers playing like Jazz the same way they would play the Clippers haha that is their biggggest problem. They are way too laid back when they arent facing the best teams
If LA doesnt win on saturday they are gonna regret todays game like crazy. They played like garbage & still went up by 13 at one point. If someone showed me the stats after the game I would think LA lost by atleast 20 so its all good. I'll still stick with my LA in 5 prediction
You almost always pick the defensive team to win the le over the offensive juggernaut, but to me it's kind of telling that it required perfect offensive execution the last few plays from Utah and a shot with 2.2 seconds left to just hold on and beat a Lakers team which had Kobe Bryant shoot 21%. I got burned picking the offensive juggernauts in 04, 06, and 08, but I don't think Cleveland can put up the points to compete with LA this time around (though I said the same about Detroit in '04).
like boston
Lakers defense is terrible. I don't know how people don't see this, but that will be their downfall yet again. Their defense ing sucks, and the only time it even seems effective is when their high-offense is flowing well, forcing opponents into forcing quick shots and 3's.
Cavs win in 6.
I actually think this game shows how good the Lakers actually are.
I'm not sure many teams could nearly survive such an abysmal game by their star player and nearly beat a tough home team like the Jazz.
my prediction: cavs in 7
I doubt the Lakers will make the finals if they continue to suck that bad, probably their poor defense will kill them halfway in wcf or even in the second round. Bynum may make a change to it though. btw, LMAO @ Kobe shooting 5-24 from the field.
When you look at the Cavs and even the Nuggets of all teams you see that they are clearly on a mission. Even if they are up 10 they are still fighting on defense.
The Lakers have not displayed that kind of fire for some time, probably not since they faced off with BOS/CLE. Are they saving some energy in the tank for the Finals or have they simply ran out of gas? I don't know.
They simply don't play defense, they have a lot of soft players, and have a leader that still hasn't shown that he's a true leader yet.
You're an idiot and NOBODY takes you seriously stretch
Probably because 95% of my posts are not serious.
But that one was.
cavs gave up a big lead to pistons almost
after the game was over and they pulled Lebron, face.
meaningless comeback.
it almost cost them the game though
hey... wait... i dont know if you realized it, but you just COMPLEMENTED lebron
I pretty much agree with everything what you just said. Except that Lebron is the best player in the league right now.
You Lakers fans are such crybabies...you beat the Jazz both times by 10+..and lose by 2 points at Utah. WTF are you guys whining about?!
it just gets easier for the cavs. detroit cant even sell out its playoff game
"Not on my watch!!!!!"
When our precious boys in blue meet those aliers in the finals, those jumpshooters won't stand a chance against our 3 headed slashing attack by J-ho, Barea, and the Jet!
We love our boys in blue!
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