lakers taking tonight ..?

[ducks]

so it goes another game so when they face the thunder they have world peace back?

[tlongII]

so it goes another game so when they face the thunder they have world peace back?

Taking what?

[ducks]

tanking

[DesignatedT]

okc still gunna tap that ass

[Spurs4#5]

Yup...i called Lakers in 6 the when the suspension was handed down...nba gets their drama series with all the compelling matchups

[024]

mike brown being smarter than i thought. he and kobe colluding to keep the lakers down.

[spursfan1000]

So every time lakers lose it will be considers tanking? They just arent the team they used to be.

[dbreiden83080]

Nah they are just mediocre..

[spurs1990]

I really want to play the Lakers in the WCF but this game is entertaining.

[Russo21]

Kobe will have a sore shooting arm after this game lol 31 shots you ball hog. Poor Andrew bynum is shooting 5 for 8 why not give the big fella more touches. Kobe is such a wanker.

[Sean Cagney]

They are not tanking, they are just not that dominant, period..... It is not by choice though.

[ShoogarBear]

JaVale McGee is clearly the dominant center in the Western Conference.

[024]

if sjax was suspended six games into the playoffs, i expect the spurs to do the same thing.

[InRareForm]

can't change the spots on a leopard. this lakers team looked like the normal lakers that they were all season long.

[Spurs4#5]

I guarantee game 6 will be a blow out by the Lakers

[ducks]

denver should have won game 4
nuggets should be up 3-2 going home

[Reck]

Looked like they tried too hard for a tanking job.

I'm still in a wtf are you people thinking mindset.

You dont tank in the playoffs PERIOD.

[Sean Cagney]

if sjax was suspended six games into the playoffs, i expect the spurs to do the same thing.

TANK a CLOSEOUT GAME AT HOME? FOR WHAT? Longer series now and could go 7 and someone can get hurt, man thats not smart if they do it on purpose which they did not.

[spursfan1000]

If they were tanking why play Kobe whole 4th quarter?

[bbarry]

Taking it tonight, yep sure did. In the ass.

[DesignatedT]

Mike Brown laughed off talk the Lakers would tank 2 games to get MWP back. They didn't tank; just looked like they did.

[tesseractive]

If they were tanking why play Kobe whole 4th quarter?

It's all about the career points. If you're going to tank a game you might as well bank 40 of 'em.

[spursfan1000]

It's all about the career points. If you're going to tank a game you might as well bank 40 of 'em.

I'll be laughing when he is game time decision because of pussy soreness

[Legacy]

... And KoME tries to "save the daaaaay" again, of course. Same ol' , different game. Nothing special.

[spurraider21]

in the Lakers 2 losses Kobe has played 43 and 41 minutes. in their 3 wins he played less than 40 minutes. I highly doubt you play your star player ridiculous minutes if you are trying to lose on purpose. Kobe did nail 4 three pointers in the 4th quarter. I don't think he was tanking, not at all.

Getting Artest back is not worth what they are going through. Now they have to travel back to Denver again, which is one of the more exhausting road games you can play due to the elevation and the Nuggets fast-paced offense. The last thing the Lakers would want is to be tired right before traveling (yet again) to OKC. And this is assuming they win against the Nuggets. Denver has confidence and the Lakers are by no means road warriors. A home game 6 facing elimination can easily end up a Denver win.

I don't think the Lakers want to have a 7 game opening series right before going up against the Thunder, their biggest matchup nightmare. They aren't tanking. They just lost.