Game 4: NBA Finals

[BRHornet45]

Maybe, but it was uncalled for to push him from behind like that. Thats how people get injured.

no it wasn't ... Gasol was the one being disrespectful .... I wish he would have pushed him off the rim and broke his neck ending his career.

[crc21209]

Well forget it, Howard shouldve put it away when they were up 3 with him at the line to make it a 4 or 5 point lead. And then the refs took over in OT not calling Kobe for an offensive foul on the elbow he threw. It's over now...

[ballhog]

Magic had the game. Jameer was an idiot.

[TampaDude]

Who do the Magic fans blame for this loss? SVG???

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What a bunch of choking es the Magic are. At 87-82 they had the game and threw it away, did the same in game 2. Very disappointing.

[Allanon]

And I prayed and prayed and prayed before the series: " please please please SVG, tell Jameer he won't play in the Finals "


Well, he deep throated me

Playing Jameer hurts and helps them....tough choice.

[Crookshanks]

Yup...the last chance the Magic had was Howard's FTs...when he missed both of those, I knew it was over. I would have bet my left testicle that the Lakers would tie it. You KNEW they were gonna tie it. 14 missed FTs, including 5 in crunch time (3 by Hedo, 2 by DH). The Magic DID choke this game away. They could have tied the series 2-2 and had a decent shot at actually winning the , but it's gonna be Lakers in 5.

Yep - that about sums it up! I bet none of the Magic players get any sleep tonight - especially Howard and Hedo. They'll be thinking about all those missed freethrows and how they choked away this series.

[dougp]

What did y'all want Gasol to do? Game's not over; he wasn't trying to show Orlando up with that last dunk, he was getting two more points and got pushed in the back. I'd be pissed too getting fouled like that.

Uhm, he should be a professional knowing he was going to win and just dribbled it out. All the respect I've had for him since he's played just went out the window with that ing play. He was the last person I actually liked on the Lakers, but it.

Gasol is such a . He should have dribbled it out at the end. I'm glad Pietrus jacked him.

This.

Oh , Pietrus with a closed fist hit on Pau, that's a suspension if it's reviewed by the league.

Kobe's elbow to Nelson's head looked pretty ing intentional. Please suspend him too you sucking got.

[lefty]

This was a typical LA championship turning point kind of game.

Ariza, Fisher.....super clutch 3's.

Damn, those purple and gold glasses must be some powerful

PGTV >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HDTV

[timtonymanu]

did Alston even play in the 2nd half, jeez he scored 20 points in game 3 and closed the game for the Magic how does he get rewarded by being benched the entire 2nd half

seriously, Van Gundy should be fired for that. I took Pop for granted. Van Gundy's even worse.

[florige]

no it wasn't ... Gasol was the one being disrespectful .... I wish he would have pushed him off the rim and broke his neck ending his career.

Geeeezus dude who is that woman in your sig?

[lefty]

Playing Jameer hurts and helps them....tough choice.

How does that help them

Facts are facts, when Rafer gets most of the minutes, Magic played much better in the Finals

[redzero]

Big Bird got raged.

[JamStone]

ing Gasol. Hard fouls on Howard the whole game. He can't take a hard one.

I don't have a problem if Pietrus fouls Gasol there. But, he didn't just foul him. He didn't just push him in the back. He had two closed fists and pounded him with both in the back while Gasol was up in the air. Even then, I wouldn't have a huge, huge problem with it. But, then Pietrus talked after it.

Yes, Gasol is a . But, it's more than understandable why he was upset at the foul.

[TheNextGen]

P a t h e t i c m a g i c

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Who do the Magic fans blame for this loss? SVG???

Try Dwight and Hedo who couldn't make a FT when it mattered. They make 1 of the four they missed at the end and they win the game. Simple as that. Or you could blame Jameer for his mind- leaving Fish to beat them like that.

[weebo]

Who do the Magic fans blame for this loss? SVG???

The only major up you can pin on SVG is playing Nelson. Other than that, the magic players ed it up all on their own with missed free throws and boneheaded plays.

[BRHornet45]

Geeeezus dude who is that woman in your sig?

rosa acosta

[Ice009]

What did y'all want Gasol to do? Game's not over; he wasn't trying to show Orlando up with that last dunk, he was getting two more points and got pushed in the back. I'd be pissed too getting fouled like that.

They had a 5 point lead all he had to do was pull back and pass or hold to run out the clock. The only thing the Magic could do is foul and he gets two free throws anyway.

Peituis obviously knew the game had slipped away, what do you want him to do???? Let Gasol punk them and rub in it. I can understand how Peitrius felt.

[florige]

The only major up you can pin on SVG is playing Nelson. Other than that, the magic players ed it up all on their own with missed free throws and boneheaded plays.

Especially Lewis. He was virtually useless tonight.

[Dex]

Well, time to start watching baseball.

Ugh...

[baseline bum]

Uhm, he should be a professional knowing he was going to win and just dribbled it out. All the respect I've had for him since he's played just went out the window with that ing play. He was the last person I actually liked on the Lakers, but it.

No way. In the finals you don't screw around, and that dunk made it a three-possession game. I was kind of pissed when Manu didn't go in for the easy dunk/layup in game 7 against Detroit in the same situation.

[Crookshanks]

Well - the Magic can add a tag to their EC banner that says "MISSED FREETHROWS"

[Kriz-Maxima]

They had a 5 point lead all he had to do was pull back and pass or hold to run out the clock. The only thing the Magic could do is foul and he gets two free throws anyway.

Peituis obviously knew the game had slipped away, what do you want him to do???? Let Gasol punk them and rub in it. I can understand how Peitrius felt.

You don't want a guy to rub in the win? Don't let them win!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Playing Jameer hurts and helps them....tough choice.

The only game they've won in this series, Jameer got garbage minutes, and Alston who quarterbacked them through the entire EC playoff bracket, got the majority of the run.

There's a correlation there. A strong one. But Stan's got a hardon for Jameer like Pop does for Finley. So LA's going to win it.