Blazers: Lakers @ Blazers game thread presented by the free throw coach

[Venti Quattro]

Nash is a go for the second half. It was his shin.

[BanditHiro]

goddamn Aldrige post up Gasol

[ElNono]

Nash out again?

[Clipper Nation]

Chris Mannix ‏@ChrisMannixSI
Nash tried to start the third quarter but was limping badly. Knee issue. Just subbed himself out and is headed to the locker room.

[midnightpulp]

Do Lakers fans with IQs above room temperature actually believe they're better than last year?

Sessions, for all his faults and unfulfilled promises of being a Savior on a Christ-like level, is a better defender than Nash and much better suited for this offense. Sessions at least gave the Lakers some much needed speed and was a dangerous penetrator in the half court. Not a bad passer, either. Nash just kind of hangs around looking lost. If Nash isn't running and gunning, he turns into, well, Steve Blake.

As for Howard. No post game. Can't make freethrows consistently. Re level basketball IQ. Foul out waiting to happen every game. How is he better than Bynum again? Are Lakers fans (or Howard fans) that enamored with monkey ball athleticism and "spectacular blocked shots that get sent into the 27th row" they actually think Howard is this massive upgrade over Bynum?

[InRareForm]

Damn Blazers +2.5 was easy money tonight

[ElNono]

Howard getting his pushed in by JJ Hickson of all people... twice this quarter already

[BanditHiro]

bailout on kobe.

[ElNono]

Lakers got this, tbh... Portland the phony team everyone expected

[jeebus]

Lakers are going nowhere without Team Leader Blake running the show.

[ElNono]

Batum taking a wet on LA

[Clipper Nation]

Sessions, for all his faults and unfulfilled promises of being a Savior on a Christ-like level, is a better defender than Nash and much better suited for this offense. Sessions at least gave the Lakers some much needed speed and was a dangerous penetrator in the half court. Not a bad passer, either. Nash just kind of hangs around looking lost. If Nash isn't running and gunning, he turns into, well, Steve Blake.

Also, Sessions doesn't need to dominate the ball to be effective, allowing Kobe to chuck to his heart's content, tbh...

[Venti Quattro]

ing artest running like a headless chicken

[ElNono]

Is LG down already?

[Venti Quattro]

Is LG down already?

If I can only DDOS that hole, I would.

[AaronY]

Do Lakers fans with IQs above room temperature actually believe they're better than last year?

Sessions, for all his faults and unfulfilled promises of being a Savior on a Christ-like level, is a better defender than Nash and much better suited for this offense. Sessions at least gave the Lakers some much needed speed and was a dangerous penetrator in the half court. Not a bad passer, either. Nash just kind of hangs around looking lost. If Nash isn't running and gunning, he turns into, well, Steve Blake.

As for Howard. No post game. Can't make freethrows consistently. Re level basketball IQ. Foul out waiting to happen every game. How is he better than Bynum again? Are Lakers fans (or Howard fans) that enamored with monkey ball athleticism and "spectacular blocked shots that get sent into the 27th row" they actually think Howard is this massive upgrade over Bynum?

Good points. Best part? You left out Mike Brown.

[ElNono]

lol Kobe begging for the ball

[timvp]

Steve Blash looking good out there

[ElNono]

you just knew he was gonna toss that

[InRareForm]

Blazers having their way in the paint tbf...

[ElNono]

[ElNono]

the princeton airball

[Cry Havoc]

you just knew he was gonna toss that

Toss what? Normal shot for Kobe.

[ElNono]

3 pt game

[BanditHiro]

3 pt game

it was fun while it lasted. Howard showing us why he is the best player in the Lakers.