Lakers vs Hornets game

[turiaf for president]

byron scott getting chummy with kobe

[Reck]

Is it just me or is this game a borefest?

Those commentators sure know how to make me sleepy.

[turiaf for president]

how did this laker team lose to the heat pacers and kings. they gotta stop playing down to their opponents level because this is about the best they have done against a great PG as they have all year.

[turiaf for president]

pau with a lil bit of duncan in him on that three

[Allanon]

how did this laker team lose to the heat pacers and kings. they gotta stop playing down to their opponents level because this is about the best they have done against a great PG as they have all year.

I don't worry about the good teams but the ty teams scare me to death.

[SmellyFeet]

I hate to say it, I mean really, but was allanon right with us playing bad against .500 teams, and owning good teams?

[j.dizzle]

haha really nice first half for LA..hopefully they keep up the intensity during the 2nd half cuz they are known to give up big leads..but damn, its pretty annoying that the lakers should be playing this hard every game but they just don't

[YellowFever]

haha really nice first half for LA..hopefully they keep up the intensity during the 2nd half cuz they are known to give up big leads..but damn, its pretty annoying that the lakers should be playing this hard every game but they just don't

Hopefully there will be no defensive collapses in the fourth.

Farmar being out should help in that department.

Fisher is bad enough.

Fisher plus Farmar guarantees a defensive collapse in the fourth.

Keeping my fingers crossed....

[j.dizzle]

Hopefully there will be no defensive collapses in the fourth.

Farmar being out should help in that department.

Fisher is bad enough.

Fisher plus Farmar guarantees a defensive collapse in the fourth.

Keeping my fingers crossed....

yea the 4th qauarter makes me pretty nervous vs the hornets at home..hopefully the lakers dont run out of gas since they are on a back-back

[Allanon]

Crazy lineup by Philip

Kobe
Ariza
Radmanovic
Odom
Bynum

Kobe's the shortest at 6'6", everybody else is 6'8+

[Kobe™]

I told ya so.

pfft My Score was closer

[cobbler]

sons, we're about to witness chris paul dissect the lakers.

Where's BRHornet
The Lakers collapse continues tonight and Thursday with Boston.

Bynum is getting owned.

FAIL...FAIL AGAIN...FAIL

[Ghazi]

I don't worry about the good teams but the ty teams scare me to death.

So you'd rather play the Celtics in a 7 game series than the Thunder? Hhmm, nice logic.

[j.dizzle]

FAIL...FAIL AGAIN...FAIL

owned

[j.dizzle]

So you'd rather play the Celtics in a 7 game series than the Thunder? Hhmm, nice logic.

haha we just know that the lakers like to play lazy vs average teams & actually show up when they think their opponent is playoff bound..16-1 vs the west

[MarHill]

A good solid win by the Lakers over the Hornets. As a Spurs fan, I'm looking forward to the 1st Lakers/Spurs game on Jan. 14th!!!!

[MarHill]

Thats like a person saying..."I'm looking foward to the end of this roller coaster ride." The Spurs are done my friend. Time to add some pieces to the big three.

Lakaluva,

You are like everyone else...who thinks the Spurs are done.

Go right ahead and think that way!! You know the Spurs (and I will include the Rockets) are real the road block for you in the West.

I guess you have not paid attention to the Spurs this season.

Hill, Mason, and Bonner have added something to Spurs this season and I still like our big 3....the original Big 3 against the Lakers!!

Again....I'm looking forward to the matchup on Jan 14th!!!

[TheMACHINE]

sons, we're about to witness chris paul dissect the lakers.

[Reck]

FAIL...FAIL AGAIN...FAIL

Check again bud. First quarter is when I posted that and he indeed was getting owned.

[MarHill]

I dont underestimate the Spurs at all, but keep in mind, the Spurs are getting healthy against piss poor teams right now, which is something they needed. Forget about Houston buddy. Its a two man race in the West, and thats the Lakers and Spurs... period!!! I just dont see that defensive toughness the Spurs once had. With the exception of Mason, the other two players you mentioned are major scrubs. That bench is hurting bad over there.

There is no fear factor when playing the Spurs these days. After another crushing loss in the playoffs again this year, Pop will demand the owners dig in those pockets to get some serious help.

Lakaluva,

You beat who is on your schedule? I think that is the worst argument....a lot of people can make. I could say that about the Lakers, the Cavs, and the
Celts.

Good teams beat bad teams that are on their schedule!

Second, Hill has developed into a solid back PG behind Parker...something the Spurs haven't had since Speedy Claxton in 2003. Also, Bonner has played well and stretch the floor with his 3 pt. shooting.

So they are not scrubs!!

Moreover, Manu and Tony are getting healthy and will be better by the playoffs!!

Also, with Finley, Bowen, Thomas coming off the bench are not scrubs!! Remember that you have to have veterans coming off the bench especially during the playoffs!! Boston had Cassell and P.J. Brown coming off the bench and contributed to a championship. The Lakers don't have that kind of experience at all!!

Lastly, I know Lakerland is ready to call Bynum the second coming....but he is coming a major knee surgery (that same one that Amare) and I heard Stephen A. Smith say today on 1st and 10 that Bynum was hobbling at a bit.

He isn't fully healthy and he's only 20 years old. I would be worried about that if I'm a Lakers fan!!!

I'm glad you acknowledge that the Spurs are your main roadblock in order to win the Western Conference. But don't dismiss you main opponent...like that!!

They are still the last Western Conference team to win championships since 2003 and they won three of those in that time period.

And if the original big 3 are healthy (unlike last year's WCF)....they will be a tough out and have a legit shot to win it all again!!!!!

[mystargtr34]

Hornets dont match up at all with LA.

[BRHornet45]

Where's BRHornet?

The Lakers collapse continues tonight and Thursday with Boston.

son I just got back from the game and its time to start drinking heavily. we played like . I am surprised that we only lost by 13 points. we were without Peja and Daniels which hurt us pretty bad, not to mention David West forgetting to show up. with Daniels out, we were forced to play that scrub Devin Brown extra minutes which killed us. Lakers hit their shots so I give them props for that, but the refs gave Kobe about 10 free points from the line with bull phony calls as usual though. nothing new there

[DrHouse]

Kobe and the rest of the Lakers got their fair share of calls tonight. That I will admit. But you must also admit CP3 gets about 4-5 BS calls per game with his ridiculous acting. He's almost as bad as AI.

The Hornets simply don't matchup well with the Lakers. I saw a team unable to take advantage of the weaknesses in the Laker's new zone defense. They rely far too much on CP3 to generate their offense. They need more ball movement from the rest of the players IMHO. And not having Peja was a huge blow, Devin Brown is pure unadulterated garbage.

I find it hilarious how all the Spurs fans were saying the Lakers were gonna get trounced. It's no surprise they didn't show up and eat their crow, and it's also no surprise this thread is < 5 pages. Nobody likes to talk about the Lakers when they win.

[BRHornet45]

Kobe and the rest of the Lakers got their fair share of calls tonight. That I will admit. But you must also admit CP3 gets about 4-5 BS calls per game with his ridiculous acting. He's almost as bad as AI.

The Hornets simply don't matchup well with the Lakers. I saw a team unable to take advantage of the weaknesses in the Laker's new zone defense. They rely far too much on CP3 to generate their offense. They need more ball movement from the rest of the players IMHO. And not having Peja was a huge blow, Devin Brown is pure unadulterated garbage.

I find it hilarious how all the Spurs fans were saying the Lakers were gonna get trounced. It's no surprise they didn't show up and eat their crow, and it's also no surprise this thread is < 5 pages. Nobody likes to talk about the Lakers when they win.

the ONLY team in the NBA who concerns me is the Lakers as much as I hate to admit that. you are right, we don't match up with them that well. Gasol owned West all night long easily taking it to the basket. however with that said, I still think that it would be a 7 game series with you guys in the playoffs. I don't think the Lakers are THAT much better than us, but we need someone other than Tyson who can consistently rebound the damn ball. tonight we were just pure garbage.

[TheMACHINE]

matchups...lakers just match up well against the nola