before anybody says anything..

[HarlemHeat37]

great game, we deserved the win, despite the meltdown..

it's just another win though..obviously it's bigger because it's the Lakers, but a W in January is meaningless..the Lakers were without 2 decent players, and they were playing on a back to back, which is important..

so just because we beat them now, it doesn't mean anything in the future..

this adds further evidence that we can COMPETE with the elite teams, but all of you should already know that..I've already analyzed our schedule vs. elite teams, and we just got screwed vs. Orlando..we can clearly COMPETE..

we still have ways to go though..

[The_Worlds_finest]

ofcourse the spurs can compete...the guys looked damn good tonight...Hill looked like a damn vet out there against these guys.

[HarlemHeat37]

I just made the "compete" comment, because some idiots had the balls to say we can't compete after the Orlando game..

[jmanu20]

I do agree we can compete. Although I'm an objective fan.....back to backs are not a legitimate excuse for a loss as they are a part of the NBA life. Our "older than dirt" Spurs have managed wins on the end of back to backs this season. Also, the fact that they were without Farmar, Walton, and Vujacic doesn't mean anything either as they are not THAT integral to the Lakers' success....Kobe, Pau, and Bynum all were healthy and had solid games.

[thekingrobert]

money mase is all i have to say

[MeIII]

The Spurs got completely dominated in the paint.

This was a miracle win and nothing more. The Spurs weaknesses were obvious.

Bonner was hitting shots but damn he s up on defense every time down the court. He can't even step into the f'ing passing lane.

[pawe]

I dont care. The Spurs won, thats all that matters right now.

[HarlemHeat37]

I agree about Farmar and Vujacic..they aren't as important as Laker fans will make them out to be, but they're both better options than Yue..I don't think anything would have made a difference with the way both teams shot tonight though..

my point is simply to not forget that beating a team like this doesn't mean anything..as we've seen with the Cavs a few years ago..

we still have room to grow, and we'll need to grow to join the Lakers and Cavs..

[DrHouse]

I'm sorry but what I saw tonight from the Spurs did not convince me that they can compete with LAL.

This should have been a cake walk for them. Lakers playing short handed without even a backup PG on the 2nd night of a b2b. Spurs shot the 57% from the field and won by 1 pt. They gave up 111 pts to the Lakers. They can't stop the Lakers on defense and they can't shoot this well for 7 games. They literally don't have anyone that can even hang with Kobe anymore, Bowen is a s of the defender he once was. The playoffs are going to be a repeat of last season unless they get a better big alongside Duncan. Bonner and KT are too undersized.

[bigdog]

I'm sorry but what I saw tonight from the Spurs did not convince me that they can compete with LAL.

This should have been a cake walk for them. Lakers playing short handed without even a backup PG on the 2nd night of a b2b. Spurs shot the 57% from the field and won by 1 pt. They gave up 111 pts to the Lakers. They can't stop the Lakers on defense and they can't shoot this well for 7 games. They literally don't have anyone that can even hang with Kobe anymore, Bowen is a s of the defender he once was. The playoffs are going to be a repeat of last season unless they get a better big alongside Duncan. Bonner and KT are too undersized.

so they can't compete with LA, but they beat em?

[baseline bum]

I'm sorry but what I saw tonight from the Spurs did not convince me that they can compete with LAL.

This should have been a cake walk for them. Lakers playing short handed without even a backup PG on the 2nd night of a b2b. Spurs shot the 57% from the field and won by 1 pt. They gave up 111 pts to the Lakers. They can't stop the Lakers on defense and they can't shoot this well for 7 games. They literally don't have anyone that can even hang with Kobe anymore, Bowen is a s of the defender he once was. The playoffs are going to be a repeat of last season unless they get a better big alongside Duncan. Bonner and KT are too undersized.

[TampaDude]

A win is a win...especially against the Fakers...

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I'm sorry but what I saw tonight from the Spurs did not convince me that they can compete with LAL.

This should have been a cake walk for them. Lakers playing short handed without even a backup PG on the 2nd night of a b2b. Spurs shot the 57% from the field and won by 1 pt. They gave up 111 pts to the Lakers. They can't stop the Lakers on defense and they can't shoot this well for 7 games. They literally don't have anyone that can even hang with Kobe anymore, Bowen is a s of the defender he once was. The playoffs are going to be a repeat of last season unless they get a better big alongside Duncan. Bonner and KT are too undersized.

give me a break! Just like any other laker troll on this board, you're chalk full of excuses when you lose. You overestimate the extent of the impact your loses had on your team to excuse the fact that you got beat. Plus, last I checked LA shot lights out as well, so what the is your point? oh, I forget, you're a lakers fan, you don't have a point.

[DrHouse]

give me a break! Just like any other laker troll on this board, you're chalk full of excuses when you lose. You overestimate the extent of the impact your loses had on your team to excuse the fact that you got beat. Plus, last I chequed LA shot lights out as well, so what the is your point? oh, I forget, you're a lakers fan, you don't have a point.

Tell me why I should care about this game or the Spurs?

Can the Spurs stop the Lakers offensively? No. Can they stop Kobe? No. If you can't do both of those things you aren't beating LAL in a 7 game series.

That's just reality.

[Josepatches_]

But we play better than Lakers tonight.We could win easily.The Lakers are winning a lot of games in the last minute so they are really better than us.They were lucky to win most of them(or to have Kobe).I would say we are at least as good as the best team of the west if we aren't that team.
And Manu is fine after his surgery and obviously he is going to be better every day.
We don't want to be negative.

I would say some East teams are better than best west teams right now so maybe we aren't the best team of the NBA yet but we could be the best team of the west.And this is the first step to win the NBA

[Purple & Gold]

I'm sorry but what I saw tonight from the Spurs did not convince me that they can compete with LAL.

This should have been a cake walk for them. Lakers playing short handed without even a backup PG on the 2nd night of a b2b. Spurs shot the 57% from the field and won by 1 pt. They gave up 111 pts to the Lakers. They can't stop the Lakers on defense and they can't shoot this well for 7 games. They literally don't have anyone that can even hang with Kobe anymore, Bowen is a s of the defender he once was. The playoffs are going to be a repeat of last season unless they get a better big alongside Duncan. Bonner and KT are too undersized.

Some astute analysis. Lakers have no problem with the spurs as long as they keep pairing Duncan with stiffs. spurs are just way too small in a 7 game series.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Tell me why I should care about this game or the Spurs?

Can the Spurs stop the Lakers offensively? No. Can they stop Kobe? No. If you can't do both of those things you aren't beating LAL in a 7 game series.

That's just reality.

Lakers haven't done anything lately to prove you can stop us offensively either last I checked. Oh that's right, you have the "Manu Stopper" Give me a ing break.

Your original point was that the reason the Spurs won was because they shot 57% from the field and won by one point. What your sorry ass didn't check is the fact the Lakers shot 56.6% from the field and even 56% from threepoint land to the Spurs 50%... so what exactly is your point again?

You got beat, and you can't just shut the up and take like a man.

[Athenea]

HAHAHHAHA That's too mean!!

[Cry Havoc]

I'm sorry but what I saw tonight from the Spurs did not convince me that they can compete with LAL.

This should have been a cake walk for them. Lakers playing short handed without even a backup PG on the 2nd night of a b2b. Spurs shot the 57% from the field and won by 1 pt. They gave up 111 pts to the Lakers. They can't stop the Lakers on defense and they can't shoot this well for 7 games. They literally don't have anyone that can even hang with Kobe anymore, Bowen is a s of the defender he once was. The playoffs are going to be a repeat of last season unless they get a better big alongside Duncan. Bonner and KT are too undersized.

My diagnosis is that you're a moron. And that you have a Spurs boot stuck in your anus.

[DrHouse]

Right because a 112-111 victory is an ass kicking?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Right because a 112-111 victory is an ass kicking?

Its not, but you're the one claiming the game means nothing after having lost, and using faulty logic to try to explain your excuses.

This was a great game, with both teams shooting at an extremely high percentage. Luck was on our side this time, next time it might be different.

[iggypop123]

spurs and lakers played their A offensive games and F defensively. the only difference was the lakers were missing important pieces and the second night of a back to back. in the playoffs rest is equal so thats not an issue. the health hopefully isnt an issue for lakers but in a 7 game series its i dont see the spurs going nuts from the 3 point line. they need a depleted lakers team to win a 7 games series

[NRHector]

I'm sorry but what I saw tonight from the Spurs did not convince me that they can compete with LAL.

This should have been a cake walk for them. Lakers playing short handed without even a backup PG on the 2nd night of a b2b. Spurs shot the 57% from the field and won by 1 pt. They gave up 111 pts to the Lakers. They can't stop the Lakers on defense and they can't shoot this well for 7 games. They literally don't have anyone that can even hang with Kobe anymore, Bowen is a s of the defender he once was. The playoffs are going to be a repeat of last season unless they get a better big alongside Duncan. Bonner and KT are too undersized.

first who cares what a laker fans thinks of the spurs, second you had your main weapons tonight and third lakers can not take the spurs in 7 games

[TampaDude]

Right because a 112-111 victory is an ass kicking?

No, but it counts exactly the same as one. A win is a win and a loss is a loss.

[TheMACHINE]

I agree about Farmar and Vujacic..they aren't as important as Laker fans will make them out to be, but they're both better options than Yue..I don't think anything would have made a difference with the way both teams shot tonight though..

my point is simply to not forget that beating a team like this doesn't mean anything..as we've seen with the Cavs a few years ago..

we still have room to grow, and we'll need to grow to join the Lakers and Cavs..

Flawed logic. they might not be important compared to the big 3, but they will give the needed rest to the starters especially in a back to back game.