The Lakers are not losing this series

[TheMACHINE]

Artest has been the entire playoffs on the offensive end but at least he is playing great defense. And Odom is a head case.

But Bryant is "supposedly" the Lakers best player so he gets more grief than the other too and he should.

do you know whats funny though. If Kobe takes 29 shots, i can understand your opinion. Problem is, you are whining over Kobe taking "ill advise shots" when the game is one line and is the Lakers best player. Yesterday, Kobe only took 20 shots and made alot of plays happen. You are nit-picking.

So which is it? Kobe being the "best player", who should be taking those shots?

[Giuseppe]

Artest has been the entire playoffs on the offensive end

You don't know from apple butter.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Am I the only one wo thinks D/C is Dr. House?

Same gay posting style.

I think you're onto something, same exact posting style and right when DrHouse made his gay attention farewell thread DAC popped back up.

[TheMACHINE]

Boy you Laker fans are re s. If Kobe is shooting well keep shooting the ball. When you is having an off game. Give the ball to Bynum or Gasol who were dominating the Celtics the entire game.

KG and Perkins each had 5 fouls and Wallace had a bad back, and Big Baby is too small to stay with either of them. But I guess it is better that Kobe shoots a long jumper than pounding the ball into the post.

And Kobe did pass the ball. Why do you think he got 6 assists? Do you think those 6 assist came from Rons 1-10 shooting?! Once again...you are nit-picking.

There are plenty of other reason why the Lakers lost before you should pin-point Kobe.

[TheMACHINE]

Kobe did also have 5 turnovers. So Kobe isn't partly to blame for the loss?

damn sure he was, but my original arguement came from Warlords accusation that Kobe isnt being a "role player".

[HarlemHeat37]

Kobe had a ridiculously high 34% usage game in last night's game, with an offensive rating of 89..

Gasol had a very low 18% usage with an amazingly high 161 offensive rating, by far the highest on the team..Bynum had a 20% usage with a very high 129 offensive rating, by far the 2nd highest on the team..

Pau definitely should have received more touches, as usual..

[TheMACHINE]

Pau definitely should have received more touches, as usual..

pau recieved plenty of touches, what he does with it is up to him.

[LnGrrrR]

Gasol could have used a few more touches, but except for a few obvious "I'm Kobe, gimme the ball I'm making a play!" moments, I thought he played well.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't think Kobe played poorly, I'm just saying he had the ball too much IMO..Gasol needs more touches, he was extremely effective during the 1st 3 quarters, Boston has had no answer for him so far, they were even sending double teams at him in the 2nd half(although this was when Kobe was on the bench IIRC)..

[Giuseppe]

Coming from the resident pervert

Hey, Adam, have you ever seen your mother completely nude?

[DazedAndConfused]

Kobe was out of rhythm due to foul trouble.

Typically he is passive in the first half, and then looks to get his game going in the 2nd so that he can close.

Those BS fouls called on him in the 3rd really disrupted his rhythm and is a huge reason why he wasn't able to close IMHO. Don't count on Kobe to play that badly again this series.

Boston doesn't have anywhere near the defenders they used to they need to contain this guy.

[TheMACHINE]

Kobe was out of rhythm due to foul trouble.

Typically he is passive in the first half, and then looks to get his game going in the 2nd so that he can close.

Those BS fouls called on him in the 3rd really disrupted his rhythm and is a huge reason why he wasn't able to close IMHO. Don't count on Kobe to play that badly again this series.

Boston doesn't have anywhere near the defenders they used to they need to contain this guy.

they dont need to contain him when all they need to do is to throw themselves to the floor and get the offensive foul.

[SpursDynasty]

This Celtics team is 5-3 against this Lakers team in the Finals. The Celtics are just tougher and better, it's that simple.

[Giuseppe]

Three of those calls on Bryant were his own doing, fellows. He let the emotion of the game rule him in the crucial parts. His vanity at getting the ball stolen by Rondo led to a foul. His frustration at the other's players inability to guard Allen led him to ball hawk Allen in the vicinity of near half court. His denial of reality led him to charge the lane and pick up another one.

Yes, he was not alone, but, he failed last night.

[Giuseppe]

This Celtics team is 5-3 against this Lakers team in the Finals. The Celtics are just tougher and better, it's that simple.

It's one up, asshole.

[silverblk mystix]

game-1 --ray allen taken out of the game by refs

game 2--kome taken out of the game by refs

pretty even series so far---except I didn't hear celtics fans crying over allen getting ed in game 1

[Giuseppe]

I didn't hear celtics fans crying over allen getting ed in game 1

Please.

[rascal]

I don't see it.

Based on what I have seen in the first two games all signs are pointing to an LA victory.

The Lakers are winning the interior battles and dominating the glass. Teams that do that rarely, if ever, lose a series.

Boston got a once in a lifetime game from Ray Allen coupled with a rare 5 fouls on Kobe, which enabled them to eek out a victory. That isn't happening again.

Agree. The last win has given Boston fans false hope.

[Giuseppe]

Agree. The last win has given Boston fans false hope.

Thank, Christ.

[LnGrrrR]

they dont need to contain him when all they need to do is to throw themselves to the floor and get the offensive foul.

Cmon Machine, I expect better from you. Kobe gets phantom whistles a good amount of the time... I think it's fitting he gets a few bad calls against him.

[LnGrrrR]

Agree. The last win has given Boston fans false hope.

Better than no hope, eh?

[bdubya]

sure, Kobe was in foul trouble...so was the entire Celtics frontcourt. I don't expect to see that happen in Boston. Figure the Lakers will get one on the road, and then lose the series on their home court.

[Shastafarian]

they dont need to contain him when all they need to do is to throw themselves to the floor and get the offensive foul.

[Giuseppe]

testing, testing, 1,2,3...

Oh, Shasta, is Cubby on your ignore list, tights?

tee, hee.

[tdunk21]

I don't see it.

Based on what I have seen in the first two games all signs are pointing to an LA victory.

The Lakers are winning the interior battles and dominating the glass. Teams that do that rarely, if ever, lose a series.

Boston got a once in a lifetime game from Ray Allen coupled with a rare 5 fouls on Kobe, which enabled them to eek out a victory. That isn't happening again.