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LOL he looked great Sunday but no way is he more clutch than Kobe.
BTW, Stat guys will tell you Paul was better than Rose this year ...
A couple of days ago SportsNation was talking about how Kobe is only average in clutch moments(statistically). After that the two host asked some stat guy who is clutch. The answer was Chris Paul. They said the Hornets had one of the most effective offenses in the 4th quarter. Paul may not hit a ton of shots in the fourth but apparently he runs the offense effectively.
LOL he looked great Sunday but no way is he more clutch than Kobe.
BTW, Stat guys will tell you Paul was better than Rose this year ...
When he ain't quittin' left & right Paul is pisser.
Main problem for the Lakers will be to stay in front of Paul.
Basically he was able to "switch it on" when it counted such as the Lakers are known for doing.
In the first 3 quarters combined Paul had about 15 pts and over 10 assists and in the 4th quarter alone he score most of the Hornets pts and had only 1 assist. He basically went Kobe on the Lakers in the 4th quarter and he could not be stopped.
If Paul can do this again and consistently 3 more times and Fisher keeps proving how old he is then anything can happen - you can only pray the Lakers' bigs will be able to somehow offset that production.
The Hornets were a pretty hot team at the start of the season. They made some not so minor roster moves and they had to adjust, but they might be getting hot again at just the right time . . .
Kobe is not as clutch as you think
Closing down Sacramento to insure 2nd seed withstanding.
you miss about 20 gamewinners or gametiers in a row, odds are u eventually get one
I say NO wins one game at home and it ends in 6.
Kobe is a highlight hero.
Goes 1 for 6 in the last couple of minutes. Which results in a close game and hits a game winner. Highlights will only show the last shot though.
& he got one.
That's how you know you win. There's a scoreboard. It's plugged in.
Gasol could make a point tanking the series, I doubt Kobe could make the Lakers advance. He couldn't when in his prime with another 3 HOF's.
For the Lakers, the best bet to survive is to play the triangle, as it gives open looks, and have more players involved. Gasol and Odom already complain about Kobe after the first game of the playoffs.
No reason for those two clowns to complain. They get hit in the mouth and took the rest of the day off. Kobe, Artest, and Bynum showed up. That was it. Fisher did too and he took his whipping like a man. Didn't fold. He was just helpless. Its gonna be interesting to see how the Lakers come out in Game 2 and how the Hornets respond.
I wouldn't be surprised if CP3 and Fisher get into a shoving match by the end of the series. Fish is going to try and get under his skin.
NO is gonna need a Herculean effort from their wings if they wanna overcome the loss of Aaron Gray (doubt he's gonna play). But even then, I would still doubt their ability to keep it tight down the stretch.
Hope LA pulls a Mavjob, but you can only hope right?
The Lakers are the champs... no way that happens.
Aaron Gray did participate in shoot around some. Still very sore, but much better from yesterday. He's still wearing a walking boot for protection.
Lakerfans should be ting themselves with the news that Gray will play tonight. This series is going 7 games. Luckily for the Lakers game 7 will be on homecourt but anything can happen.
Even if Bynum can score 15pts on Gray it will be just that on Gray. No double team means Bynum can't get anyone else into the game. The defense should be better on Kobe tonight .
Ariza has good size which should help him guard Kobe's post up game but the team has to step up on the help defense. Help defense is one thing that the footage from game one will improve.
All hope rest on Pau, lets just hope he doesn't get roughed up.
Prediction for tonight is that the Lakers will not score more than 95 points.
^Nate, covered himself no matter what happens.
Ya , you.
I wasn't trying to cover myself. Gray is a big obstacle and is going to make Bynum's life . Bynum is still capable of scoring 15 which is not very high for a player like him. Against most other teams though they would have to bring a second defender to help on Bynum. Freeing up easy baskets for others.
Still my prediction of 7 games stands.
Tonight LA won't score more than 95pts.
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Kobe is shooting the same % he has for his whole career. Kobe is a constant. His numbers this year are very much the same as they are every year and he played 5 mins less a game. His numbers actually are very similiar to this years going away MVP. What is a remarkable breakout year for the MVP is the same ole same ole for Kobe. Go figure. When it is all said and done, his ability to play at that level for the years, games, and mins he has is what will seperate him from the pack.
Media presentations and trinkets aside, he's one of the greatest to ever play, he's a winner, and I am glad he's a Laker.
Lakers take this series in 6.
I'm calling it now the Bees will win game 3.
Tonight I was disappointed in the aggressiveness of Chris Paul. He really let his team down because we all know he can get a high percentage shot for himself or one of his teammates every time down the court. Instead Paul was just passing it to one of his teammates and basically saying go to work. Does he really expect his team to be able to take it off the dribble and get up a good shot. I fully expect the coach to stress how important his aggression is to the offense. Paul will take in this message and the energy of the crowd to propel him to impose his will. The pick roll and isolation should be in full effect next game.
Lakerfans should be worried because NO is playing with a lot of heart out their. If there is someone who is slacking J. Jack is going to get on their case. I for one loved the passion he showed tonight by getting on his players for not getting back on D. Their heart has show on the defensive end but playing with heart does not alway boost the effectiveness of the offense. What will boost the effectiveness of the offense is going back to play at home. Role players have a tendency to play better and shoot with more confidence at home. Since NO is a team with one star and a bunch of role players the impact of the crowd is going to be huge.
As big of an impact the crowd is going to impact NO role players it is also going to some of the player on LA. Of course LA is experience but I still believe that almost anyone of their players besides Kobe is capable of being impacted to a degree by an opponents crowd.
Kobe Bryant had a stinker of a game tonight. It seems he is making a habit of playing poorly when Lakers are in a must win. Next game he will probably be overly aggressive to a fault. Forcing the issue will not benefit his team.
Yes I know Gray had poor performance but guy just had what looked like a serious injury. Two more days and he should be ready to match up with the bigs of the Lakers. Okafor needs to get his head in the game and stop committing stupid fouls and become more of a force on the offensive end. Once again hopefully playing at home helps both these guy because their play is very important for NO.
The next game will be off of one days rest a big disadvantage to the old Lakers. The table is set for another lackadaisical performance by the Lakers.
Stings, don't it?
15 more and this? This will be nothing compared to what you're gonna get then.
You won't believe it even as it's happening.
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