"Lakers Paid $50k For Game 5 Win"

[TheMACHINE]

The league shouldn't fine players for making comments that are true. It's baltantly obvious that at least four of the fouls called on Nene were bogus, and two of the fouls called on Billips were bogus - especially his second foul, the charge call that negated a basket and sent Billips to the bench.

We knew the league was going to make sure the Lakers got to the Finals...it was just a matter of which Nuggets they were going to take out.

You take Nene out, and you're left with only Anderson and Martin. Even the milktoast Laker bigs can score on a front line of two people.

Denver's only hope of winning Game 7 is to make somany shots that the refs can't make up the difference. That's the only way San Antonio was able to win four rings, and I sincerely hope Denver can do it as well.

By the way, this league is a joke.

and the league is laughing at you for watching.

[manufan10]

how could it have been k-mart... the statement has proper grammer.

[ducks]

That's an embarrassing comment for a team to make, anonymous or not.

You let your coach lobby for the whistle. Players should just STFU and play.

says the kobe homer who has 5 techs

[ChumpDumper]

Phil Jackson and the Lakers were fined $25k apiece as a punishment for his comments regarding the officiating in Game 4.

At least one member of the Nuggets believed those comments factored into how Game 5 was called.

"The Lakers paid $50,000 to win that game. They got their money's worth," said a Denver player, not wanting to be identified for fear of retribution from the league.

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_12466192

Wouldn't the player actually want retribution from the league so he too could buy a game?

[BRHornet45]

"The Lakers paid $50,000 to win that game. They got their money's worth,"

sons that is 100% truth

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Whether or not the refs slightly favored LA on their home court (gee what a shocker the home court team got some calls), Denver didn't deserve to win that game. In addition to the fact Anthony, Billups, Martin and Smith all had 3-4 possessions that they just threw away cause of stupidity, the half court trap defense that sparked the Lakers run was the dumbest defensive game plan I can remember. Force the ball out of Kobe's hands when he'd been a willing passer and creator all night........wtf?

[La Peace]

^This. Logic > Bad Quotes

[FaithInOne]

The Nuggs had it until they collapsed at the end of the 3rd. No excuses.