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Mono, with tiny steps, 5 months into it.
tee, hee.
My #2
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...906040POR.html
Spurs @ Blazers, Game 3 1999 WCF
Spurs 85 Blazers 63, though it was a way bigger blowout then it looks. Portland had just blown the 18 point 3rd quarter lead and lost the game on Elliott's shot in game 2, and they just laid down and died when the Spurs started applying pressure in game 3. They were held to 37 points in the final 3 quarters of the game.
Mono, with tiny steps, 5 months into it.
tee, hee.
Bend over and I'll show you a rise.
Like The Skunker & 8.
Your bunch quit too in Florida in '06.there is no bigger quitter on earth than Kobe when he knows he can't win. I wonder how many series losing games he's played in where the game was actually close? I'm betting close to zero.
You've no room.
After The Skunker & 8 you've nary room.
You didn't mention a lot of Lakers history where this kind of stuff happens, it's their misfortune, a price to pay for having so many les and almost always making the playoffs. Boston isn't anywhere near perfect either, they have a habit of either blowing the ECF with HCA, or not even making the playoffs for years on end.Kobe Bryant series losing games and their scores
1997 vs Utah, 98-93
1998 vs Utah, 96-92
1999 vs San Antonio, 118-107
2003 vs San Antonio, 110-82
2004 vs Detroit, 100-87 *DET had a 23 point lead before LA outscored them in garbage time
2006 vs Phoenix, 121-90
2007 vs Phoenix, 119-110
2008 vs Boston, 131-92
2011 vs Dallas, 122-86
So out of 9 series losers, he got his ass beat in 5 of them. But if you take away his first 2 seasons since he was still a role player, and just use series' where he was a legitimate #1 and/or #2 player for the team, that number is 5 out of 7.
nobody quits on his team like Kobe.
Anyway, I'll just go back to 1973.
1973: Won game 1 of finals with HCA, lost 4 straight to Knicks
1977: Swept 4-0 by Portland in WCF with HCA, blown out in game 1, last 3 close.
1981: Lost 3 game mini series to 40-42 Rockets, including both at home.
1983: Swept in finals by Sixers. Had Magic been healthy. Lakers might have won 1 game. Sixers were just too good that year.
1986: WCF, with HCA beat Houston in game 1, lost 4 straight.
1989: Finals, Swept by Pistons in finals. w/o Magic and Scott. Lakers probably 3peat with them.
1991: Finals, Beat Bulls in game 1, lost 4 straight. Worthy was hurt, otherwise Lakers lose in 6 or maybe 7.
1993: as 8th seed, took 2-0 lead over #1 Phoenix in round 1, lost last 3, finale went to OT.
To answer 1997 to date.
1997: Another Lakers team is swept
1998: Lakers lose 4-1
1999: Lakers down 3-0 when finale played, another sweep
2003: Tony Parker had the 4th quarter of his life. Lakers problem that year was it was a 2 man team, Fisher being 3rd option on offense. 5th seed didn't help, caused by Shaq missing so many games. Lakers weren't even in playoff position until Late December, early January.
2004: Still a 2 man team. Malone out, Payton sucked, Lakers sucked whole finals.
2006: If not for Kobe's play, Lakers lose that series in 5 games. Lakers knew they were beaten when they lost game 6.
2007: Phoenix did what they were supposed to in 2006.
2008: Boston without a le for 22 years smelled blood.
2011: Similar to game 6 vs. Boston in 2008. Lakers answered that by winning two les. Let's see if they still have it in them to compete and win again, they didn't forget 2008.
Kobe has had some great teams, but he also lost to some great teams. Same with all the other Lakers greats of years past that were humbled as shown. Magic and Kareem had worse series losses than Kobe did. Or, ask Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor for some stories. Then try Dr. J., Oscar Robertson, and just about any other great player, past or present.
However, I understand the at ude against Kobe, props for pointing out his team failures. It's just nothing new to someone who knows NBA history.
Last edited by Daddy_Of_All_Trolls; 11-03-2011 at 09:00 AM.
lol regular seasonLosing that much of a lead and letting 1 player dominate you alone is an ass beating. It's supposed to be a team game, just sad if one player outscores you. Also, how do you blow a ~50% lead in the 4th?
Pretty solid ass beatings
lol at all the nostalic 80s fans who claim magic and bird never choked and were virtually perfect basketball players
Magic? He played every game, didn't he? Wasn't Worthy the one who missed the playoffs that year?
Please. Dirk in '06 takes the cake, daddy.
Right player, wrong approach. Magic choked, pretty well known piece of history. How many times has Dirk n Crew choked? You have to dig a little deeper and not ignore hypocrisy if you want to get somewhere. 3/10
lol at all the nostalic 80s fans who claim magic and bird never choked and were virtually perfect basketball players
Worthy was a rookie and did go down late in the year. Nixon got banged up, looked like a prizefighter who got knocked out when they helped him back to the locker room. Yes, Magic played very game, but he was playing hurt, as in 1981. McAdoo missed 7 playoff games as well, he was critical in beating the Sixers in 1982 finals. Don't remember if he missed the finals or not. Anyway, even if the Lakers were 100%, they best win one game, that's how good those Sixers were. Remember this, the Sixers beat the Celtics twice in 1980 and 1982 and gave the Lakers all they could handle in the finals even though they lost them both 4-2. Getting Moses Malone in 1983 made them unstoppable. Think how much better the Spurs would have been if they had Dwight Howard take DRob's place in 2004. They would have been just as good as those 1983 Sixers.
Yeah, that team's rotation was ridiculous. Cheeks, Toney, Erving, Malone, and I can't remember who started at the 4 (was it Iavaroni?). Then Bobby Jones and Caldwell Jones off the bench? Toney may be the most underrated player in the history of the game. Too bad he couldn't stay healthy so the Sixers could have been contenders as Barkley was hitting his prime.
Pretty sure I'varoni started at the 4 for them. Idk anything about him as a basketball player but he's a classic example of someone who was a coach in spite of everyone assuming untalented white guy who played in the NBA = future HOF coach.
Haha... I remember how awful he was playing for the Spurs.
I have a number of recollections about those 1983 playoffs. That might have been the year Tree Rollins of the Hawks bit Danny Ainge's finger down to the tendon. The video was posted recently. The Milwaukee Bucks swept the Boston Celtics in round 2 without having HCA. The Lakers/Spurs WCF was highly compe ive with the Spurs winning 2 in LA. Game 6 was replayed awhile back on NBA TV, it was an exciting game, right down to the wire. George Gervin made a fan out of me during the brief rivalry they had in the 1982 and 1983 WCF's. Come the finals, I recall betting on the Lakers and getting 5.5 points in game 1. It was close thoughout and my money looked safe with time running out and Lakers down by 4. Some Laker took a shot with a couple of seconds left and missed. Moses Malone grabbed the rebound and Magic Johnson instinctively made an intentional foul with like a second left. Malone made both free throws and my bet was lost. I recall LA got some big leads in games 3 and 4 with their bench chipping in being forced to play because the starters couldn't get on the court. However, the scrubs proved why they were role players, and lost back easily what they worked so hard to attain. Again, no one was stopping Philadelphia that year.
That was bitter loss for the Spurs in 83; Artis Gilmore dropped a rebound or something on what should have been an easy putback at the buzzer to force game 7.
Bobby Jones was the 6th man, and would be an ideal player today and could start for any team. Caldwell Jones went to Houston in compensation for signing Malone as a free agent, and the Sixers had already dumped their other center Daryl Dawkins. Marc Iavoroni was the other starter. Sixers integrated him to be their version and counter of Kurt Rambis; A clumsy white guy who would hustle everywhere he could on the court. Toney could score at will it seemed, that guy could ball.
You're right; that was pretty embarrassing to see the Spurs go out in 04 and 08 to a Kobe who the bed in the next round.I'llit. No one even took Dallas six games and they won the le. Although you wouldnt know by their behavior. Boston was the best team in the league and won it. According to most sports writers the Suns were the best team in the league in '07 and '06, which is why Nash won back to back MVP's. The Detroit series is no excuse, but once again they lost to the Champs. Both Spurs defeats came in a year the Spurs won the le. Put those Utah series on Shaq. Now, how many times have Dirk, and Jim got steam rolled by teams that didnt even go to the finals. Look those up, would ya, you flat ear'd er.
Also, Kobe has closed out more teams on the road than anyone in NBA history. His killer instinct is unmatched.
Jabbar couldn't deal properly with Malone. Jabbar was too tall and corkscrewed himself around Malone on the defensive end. By the time he unraveled Malone had made mincemeat of him.
09 and 010 with The Skunker & 8 respectively wasn't anything to brag about either.
tee, hee.
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