Game Blog: Lakers @ Spurs, March 12, 2009

I cant believe i bet my cash on the spurs

Good game.

Spurs are a tough team to beat at home. The Lakers managed to lead the entire game, very impressive.

Originally Posted by Showtime24 LAKERS

TOOO easyyy mannn..yall are not even on our level, we could blow you guys right outta the building if phil didnt rest the starters for so long

No Manu

Pop was experimenting

You are gonna be so disappointed this summer

Originally Posted by coachmac87

I think Hill actually did a pretty good job on KObe.....Kobe just hit some amazing shots, Id take Hill on Kobe over Mason any in day.

This just in....Roger Mason sucks at defense..

Hill did better than Mason did on Kobe and Hill is like 3 inches shorter.

That D by Hill on that last shot of Kobe's was great. Hill doesn't have the height, but neither does Mason. Still I love Hill's fight and aggressiveness on the defensive end.

Originally Posted by Showtime24 LAKERS

TOOO easyyy mannn..yall are not even on our level, we could blow you guys right outta the building if phil didnt rest the starters for so long

No if your starters could play 48 mins... yeah, but they cant..Its the in NBA.

Just shows how much your bench is overrated, but it does not matter because you have your "starters"

Originally Posted by Nocioni

I cant believe i bet my cash on the spurs

You should go rob a bank

Originally Posted by JohnnySixString

Hopefully there's some drunk ass Spurs fans ready to remind them where they are in the parking lot.

In 02 me and buddy did that to all the Laker fans. It's a shame that there are so many lil laker fans in SA. Supposedly there are more spurs fans in LA that laker fans in SA though. I believe it since I never met a real laker fan.

Another typical Laker game. We fought hard in stretches, but bottomline they intimidate us from the headcoach all the way down to the ballboy, and are a better team at this point. Pop coached a clusmy, reactive game as usual, while PJ sat smirking.

To beat in the playoffs, we would need to play flawless basketball. Don't see that happening, do you? I guess there's no shame in getting beat by a superior team, too bad it always has to be the Lakers however. It's our fate, I guess, to be Laker cannon fodder.

Originally Posted by coachmac87

I think Hill actually did a pretty good job on KObe.....Kobe just hit some amazing shots, Id take Hill on Kobe over Mason any in day.

This just in....Roger Mason sucks at defense..

mason is a fkn joke ball handling also....this guy thumbles alot....

another loss, fck it....

why gooden didnt get many minutes? still experimenting?

Originally Posted by Horse

No one could've played kobe better than Hill did on that 3. He did what he does, Give him credit. Ultimately we lost cause we did'nt show up ready to play. I love our effort coming back, And I like our chances with a healthy Manu. Also like what I saw from Gooden. Only thing that really concerns me is the refs.

Refs in LA are my main beef sucking off the movie stars and Stern. A fairly called game in LA would make me happy.

Originally Posted by DrHouse

Good game.

Spurs are a tough team to beat at home. The Lakers managed to lead the entire game, very impressive.

Yeah...good thing for the Lakers tonight that Parker couldn't hit a FT to save his life, or the Spurs probably would have won. Kobe was, well, Kobe. it...see you all in the WCF!

because stern would make sure one or the other was alwys in early foul trouble don't you guys remember?

We lost on the boards tonight 42 to 33.

For all the Bonner apologists (whott, et al): Bonner played more than 3 times as many minutes as Gooden.

Bonner got exactly ZERO (0) rebounds. Gooden got 4 in 3.5 minutes.

By that ratio, Gooden would have more than 12 had he played the same amount of minutes as Bonner.

That would 8 rebounds. And then the rebounding would be essentially tied.

And it's fairly obvious that rebounding was a major factor in the loss.

This ought to make the point clear: Gooden is a better choice than Bonner for our starters.

The Lakers are the team we have to beat.

Originally Posted by JohnnySixString

Well, like I said before, at least it wasn't another ty team they played like crap against. This loss was to be expected,especially given the way they've been playing. Manu is not the excuse and neither is pop or the refs. This TEAM just kind of sucks still. Be happy the final score wasn't a 20+ deficit.

What were you watching. Their getting there and by playoff time we'll be ready. I actually feel better after this game. They came out sleepwalking, But when they woke up we atleast went toe to toe. If not for an amazing shot by kobe they may still be playing. And if you can't see a problem with the calls tonight get some glasses

Originally Posted by Borosai

A win would've been nice, but considering how the game started, I'm not too dissapointed. If the Spurs hadn't started off so slowly, or if they had made their FTs (reasonable expectation), we would've had a more positive ending (I think).

Edit: And as legendary as Duncan has been in his career, he's too damn soft around the basket. He gets hacked a lot, but that doesn't excuse the weak layups.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about the FTs. I kept saying to myself when TP and Timmy kept missing at the line that those will cost the Spurs at the end. Timmy's missed bunnies made it even more difficult to take the lead.

Originally Posted by Showtime24 LAKERS

TOOO easyyy mannn..yall are not even on our level, we could blow you guys right outta the building if phil didnt rest the starters for so long

Laugh it up.

It was because our backcourt sucked since a majority of the Robinson/Duncan years were without Parker/Ginobili

Originally Posted by Solid D

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about the FTs. I kept saying to myself when TP and Timmy kept missing at the line that those will cost the Spurs at the end. Timmy's missed bunnies made it even more difficult to take the lead.

Yup...Spurs lost this game at the FT line...no way around it.

I'm still optimistic, the spurs did not show me anything to be worried about. They did not give up, they got it down to 2. Just some mistakes here and there cost us the game. But Lakers did not win this out of sheer talent. I still see a nice trophy for the Spurs this year.

Originally Posted by Ice009

Laugh it up.

The Spurs came back when kobe came back in.

Originally Posted by Mugen

We start Thomas and get ginobili/gooden back and i like our chances against these lakers very much.

No more Bonner. I think that could be a good idea starting Thomas and using Gooden more off the bench.

Bonner might be helpful against other teams, but I think he is pretty much bordering on useless against the Lakers. I really don't think he needs any minutes against the Lakers.

Originally Posted by Horse

What were you watching. Their getting there and by playoff time we'll be ready. I actually feel better after this game. They came out sleepwalking, But when they woke up we atleast went toe to toe. If not for an amazing shot by kobe they may still be playing. And if you can't see a problem with the calls tonight get some glasses

LMAO...

Keep making that lemonade man.

Well atleast we can sit back and watch the cavs beat phoenix.

Sometimes games are won in the first quarter and tonight's game was the case.

However, they were some positive things to take from this game. The Spurs fought back for the rest of the game and got it two points.

Thomas and Gooden will help Duncan in the post. Tony Parker shows he can shrug off a bad first half and play well when it counted and they know they must shot better from the free throw line.

Manu's energy was needed tonight and that would have been huge.

Originally Posted by Zee Laker

You mean when Andrew is back? Yeah that would be kool

The Lakers improvement by adding back Bynum is a lot less than the Spurs improvement by adding Ginobili.