Game 4: NBA Finals

[DrHouse]

How do you guys let another team shoot 62% on you lol. I mean in the 50's ok, but this lol. This team ain't gonna repeat.

How do you lose to the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 in the 1st round?

[JoeTait75]

How do you guys let another team shoot 62% on you lol. I mean in the 50's ok, but this lol. This team ain't gonna repeat.

Orlando gets hot sometimes, and when they do, there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it.

[Jacob1983]

Almost doesn't cut it and it doesn't mean . The Magic won the game. Case closed. There will be no sweep.

[DrHouse]

Give props to Orlando, they won a game everyone expected them to win.

Now they have to do it 3 more times in the next 4 games.

[200 miles]

Most teams that shoot over 60% from the field win in double-digit blowouts. The Lakers, despite that, almost won this game.

Just like the Magic almost won Game 2 and could've been up 2-1? Face it, this is a series that will go seven games, if not six.

[RedsLakers24]

Just like the Magic almost won Game 2 and could've been up 2-1? Face it, this is a series that will go seven games, if not six.

Or this the lakers could have taken this game and it could be 3-0 Lakers

[200 miles]

Roller-coaster series, isn't it?

[Ghazi]

If and this is a big if, the Magic come back after being down 0-2 and win this series, would it be more of a chokejob by the Lakers than the Mavs in 2006?

Mavs didn't choke. Made clutch plays in Games 5 that get forgotten due to the worst call in the history of sports.

Even Game 3 was a choke assisted by 1 sided officiating down the stretch.

[Trainwreck2100]

Iron Mex bro, might as well make the game 5 thread too so we don't get ing jinxed

that's not how it works, if he makes the game 5 thread and the lakers lose game 4, he would have caused the double jinx

[iggypop123]

wait i thought the mavs won in 06?

[Ghazi]

wait i thought the mavs won in 06?

Yup

[Killakobe81]

Great win by Magic but dont get all wet about it just one game and they played well and we STILL had a chance ...Ill be worried if we lose game 4 ...but all we need is 1 wait ...no we don't because we have homecourt we will one of the next 2 and close it at Staples the way it SHOULD be ...besides I dont want this season to be over yet ...love watching the haters hold on to hope ...

[DrHouse]

Let's put things in perspective.

The Magic just set an NBA Final's record for best shooting percentage in a game by shooting 63% from the field. They shot 76% in the 1st half. And the game was still up in the air until the bloody end in which Kobe went uncharacteristically 5/10 from the FT line and make a very stupid turnover.

The Magic have not stopped the Laker offense once this entire series. LA has scored over 100 pts in every game. They will likely continue to do so because they are scoring high percentage in the paint shots. The Magic have to rely on outside shots, and I don't care how good an offensive team you are those shots will come and go.

[TJastal]

Let's put things in perspective.

The Magic just set an NBA Final's record for best shooting percentage in a game by shooting 63% from the field. They shot 76% in the 1st half. And the game was still up in the air until the bloody end in which Kobe went uncharacteristically 5/10 from the FT line and make a very stupid turnover.

The Magic have not stopped the Laker offense once this entire series. LA has scored over 100 pts in every game. They will likely continue to do so because they are scoring high percentage in the paint shots. The Magic have to rely on outside shots, and I don't care how good an offensive team you are those shots will come and go.

Perspective for you, House.

If the refs don't miss the basket interference by Gasol on C Lee's shot in the closing seconds of game 2, the magic would have a commanding 2-1 lead right now. You should be thanking the officials right now not acting like your team is unbeatable.

Also, tonight's game showed why Kobe Bryant, as good as he is in the first 3 quarters, is overrated as a closer. He still showed he is still as selfish as ever, wanting to take every bit of the glory for winning the game all the way to the end, even when it was obvious he was out of gas and Odom and Gasol were on fire.

[Muser]

Let's put things in perspective.

The Magic just set an NBA Final's record for best shooting percentage in a game by shooting 63% from the field. They shot 76% in the 1st half. And the game was still up in the air until the bloody end in which Kobe went uncharacteristically 5/10 from the FT line and make a very stupid turnover.

The Magic have not stopped the Laker offense once this entire series. LA has scored over 100 pts in every game. They will likely continue to do so because they are scoring high percentage in the paint shots. The Magic have to rely on outside shots, and I don't care how good an offensive team you are those shots will come and go.

They shot lights out for the whole series against Cleveland. And yes Cleveland are inferior to L.A but the Magic have proven they can stay hot for a whole series.

[LnGrrrR]

Let's put things in perspective.

The Magic just set an NBA Final's record for best shooting percentage in a game by shooting 63% from the field. They shot 76% in the 1st half. And the game was still up in the air until the bloody end in which Kobe went uncharacteristically 5/10 from the FT line and make a very stupid turnover.

The Magic have not stopped the Laker offense once this entire series. LA has scored over 100 pts in every game. They will likely continue to do so because they are scoring high percentage in the paint shots. The Magic have to rely on outside shots, and I don't care how good an offensive team you are those shots will come and go.

This whole post = Dwight Howard is overrated

[Allanon]

Sweeps sound cool and great but the fact is their got damn boring. I'm glad the Magic got their win.

Lakers have 2 more chances to get 1, obviously they'll get 1, I just hope this goes 6, 5 games is too short.

[shelshor]

Referee Assignments
Thurs. Jun. 11
L.A. Lakers @ Orlando: B. Salvatore, M. Callahan, S. Foster

[DrHouse]

They shot lights out for the whole series against Cleveland. And yes Cleveland are inferior to L.A but the Magic have proven they can stay hot for a whole series.

They won because they were able to DEFEND Cleveland. They aren't able to stop the Laker's offensive attack as LA has averaged 101.1 ppg thus far.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

lol Salvatore is reffing, home team wins!!!

[lefty]

Kobe will have a bad 1st half, but will be amazing in the 2nd



But it will be a little too late

THis

[Muser]

Salvatore. Ouch

[KSeal]

Lakers will win this game 106-98. Even with biased homer phantom whistles by Salvatore and crew all night long.

[IronMexican]

I thin the Lakers will pull this one out today.

[RedsLakers24]

Salvatore , i hate this guy