NBA Playoffs '09

[Clips]

It's playoff time. First round match ups are:

EAST:
Cavs(1) v Pistons (8) [Season series Cavs 3-1]
Celtics (2) v Bulls (7) [Celtics 2-1]
Magic (3) v 76ers (6) [Magic 3-0]
Hawks (4) v Heat (5) [Hawks 3-1]

WEST:
Lakers (1) v Jazz (8) [Lakers 2-1]
Nuggets (2) v Hornets (7) [Tied 2-2]
Spurs (3) v Mavs (6) [Tied 2-2]
Blazers (4) v Rockets (5) [Rockets 2-1]

Predictions for the 1st round?

[Clips]

I've got:

EAST:
Cavs in 4, 5 if they're lucky - AI has been listed on Pistons roster, but they won't stop the MVP.
Celts in 4 - It's playoff time. They stood up last year, and I can't see a young Bulls who stumbled across the line (7-3 in last 10 games) shaking them too much. But then again, ATL last year...
Magic in 5 - I expect DH to destroy Philly inside in this series. Who's gonna stop him? Dalembert? Surprisingly, he hasn't scored much (15.7ppg) v 76ers this year, but was mostly in foul trouble. He did do it at 56% fg and has been well rested over the last week.
Heat in 6 - D Wade will be too much for the Hawks to handle. But then again, ATL last year...

WEST:
Lakers in 5 - I expect Jazz to steal 1 in Utah as they have been 33-8 at home, but they are a miserable 15-26 in someone else's gym.
Nuggets in 7 - A tough one that I'm still not sure about. Hornets have been struggling through patches, but can run with anyone when in form.
Dallas in 7 - Another tough one. Dallas are rolling right now, but its the Spurs. They are built for this. With Manu, its Spurs in 5 or 6, without, Mavs win the coin flip.
Blazers in 6 - Curse of T-Back... or is it Knee Mac? If this Blazers team pick up a solid point guard this Summer and can keep their young core together, they will win a title within 3 years, even if Oden only becomes a solid role player... Fun to watch and easy to support.


2nd round closer to the tip.

[Da Houndawg #55]

Rockets will smoke the Blazers. They're pretty much the worst possible first round match-up for them... I reckon they'd have a better shot against the Lakers or Nuggets than the Rockets.

[angry ant]

My picks-

Cleveland in 5 over Detroit
Atlanta in 7 over Miami
Orlando in 6 over Philadelphia
Boston in 4 over Chicago
L.A. Lakers in 6 over Utah
Houston in 7 over Portland
Dallas in 6 over San Antonio
Denver in 7 over New Orleans

[EightyEight]

Cleveland in 5
Boston in 4
Orlando in 5
Hawks in 6

Lakers in 4
Nuggets in 7
Portland in 6
Mavs in 6

[Voice(s)]

Cavs in 5 over the Pistons
Celtics in 5 over the Bulls
Magic in 5 over the Sixers
Hawks in 6 over the Heat

Lakers in 5 over the Jazz
Hornets in 7 over the Nuggets
Mavs in 6 over the Spurs
Rockets in 6 over the Blazers

[Clips]

Rockets will smoke the Blazers. They're pretty much the worst possible first round match-up for them... I reckon they'd have a better shot against the Lakers or Nuggets than the Rockets.
How about them Blazers...

[alleyoop]

Rockets will smoke the Blazers. They're pretty much the worst possible first round match-up for them... I reckon they'd have a better shot against the Lakers or Nuggets than the Rockets.

Great call. Smoked them indeed.

[Da Houndawg #55]

And that's just game 1... In Portland... With Yao taking less than 10 shots...

[RaMarQabLe]

Derrick Rose killing the Celtics!!

anyone know what game will be on ONEHD tomorrow?

[alleyoop]

Derrick Rose killing the Celtics!!

anyone know what game will be on ONEHD tomorrow?

8AM WST - looks like the Hawks vs Heat game, nice :)

And yeah, what a play-off debut by Rose :eek:

[RaMarQabLe]

Is no one watching the playoffs?

Im so pissed the bulls couldnt steal game two!!!

[meg]

Sounded pretty amazing. Ray Allen has rather large balls, I would think.

[gangsta boo]

The only NBA action I've seen all season was Ray Allen punching someone elses balls

[Crazynesss]

Hi guys. First post. Any idea which game to be shown by One HD on Friday? 12pm - 2:30pm AEST.

[meg]

Lakers/Jazz

[alleyoop]

I'm lovin' the play-offs so far. What a game in Boston today. Gordon going nuts out there and Allen very clutch.

[angry ant]

Hi guys. First post. Any idea which game to be shown by One HD on Friday? 12pm - 2:30pm AEST.
I heard it is going to be Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics.

[hendrix]

i wish pay TV would pull their fingers out.
It's great the baseball season's started (if that's your thing) but how about the NBA play-offs?
everytime i turn the tv on I see baseball grrrrrrr

[Clips]

How about them Blazers?


I love the Roy!
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6016006,00.jpg

[Clips]

I may or may not have found a link that can help those wishing to see more games...

[Da Houndawg #55]

Rip cared at the start and for most of the game, he just had a game to forget with key plays not going for him. If I were to point the finger at 1 of the Pistons guards it'd be Stuckey, not Rip. You could see Rip's frustration in him a lot that game... you could also attribute a lot of Rip's 'laziness' to Stuckey as well since Rip noticeably stopped cutting at times throughout the game aligning with some curious decisions by Stuckey. Personally, I'm not convinced Stuckey is a true point guard... I think he's just a scorer who's most comfortable setting up at the top...Which is part of the reason I think Bynum was left out there even when he was clearly done.Someone definitely needs to wake Sheed's arse up though... and nice sucker play by Sideshow Bob to get a tech on Johnson as well...Time for Joe D to blow this shit-stack up and start over...

[meg]

I heard it is going to be Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics.

Sports tonight just said Lakers/Jazz

[Crazynesss]

Thanks meg! Can't wait to see the game.

[Lethal Vertical]

Spoiler during the ad break in the second quarter of the Jazz game! Duh! Stupid Channel Ten

[Rat10]

Spoiler during the ad break in the second quarter of the Jazz game! Duh! Stupid Channel Ten

Yeah, stupid idiots. That ruined the game for me obviously. Channel 10 need some feedback on that moronic decision, so it doesn't happen again.

[R-Diddy]

Jazz down, bring on the Rockets.

Let's go Lakers.............I want taco's!

[Cussy]

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[Crazynesss]

Ok. Another question from me. Which game is on this Friday?

[Clips]

(Billups >>>>>>>> Iverson)
tee hee hee. Am I the only one who enjoys Iverson failing in the playoffs?

[UserFriendlyRoll]

Just a quick observation after watching the Boston vs Chicago game yesterday (Wed), Boston will not progress any further than the Chicago series. No Garnett, No Boston.

[meg]

Ok. Another question from me. Which game is on this Friday?

Boston @ Chicago, 9pm

http://www.nba.com/schedules/international_nba_tv_schedule.html

[Cussy]

Just a quick observation after watching the Boston vs Chicago game yesterday (Wed), Boston will not progress any further than the Chicago series. No Garnett, No Boston.

Well, d'uh!

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Bitch move by Rondo, and he tries to land an elbow just as the ref steps in.

[Crazynesss]

That game was good. Never noticed that elbow he tried to get in there either.

[Cussy]

The only thing I didn't like about that game was that thet 3 OT periods took 70 minutes to get through. Too many time outs.

But apart from that, holy heck that was awesome. It had everything.

[RaMarQabLe]

ARE WE GETTING GAME 7 of BULLS CELTs???

Apparently thers a game on oneHD at 3.30AM sunday WST

[alleyoop]

ARE WE GETTING GAME 7 of BULLS CELTs???

Apparently thers a game on oneHD at 3.30AM sunday WST

The answer you are looking for is no. Game 7 is on tomorrow, which isn't one of OneHD's scheduled days to show NBA :(

[Cussy]

The answer you are looking for is no. Game 7 is on tomorrow, which isn't one of OneHD's scheduled days to show NBA :(

It is, according to the ONE HD online guide, and its on at 8am.

[alleyoop]

It is, according to the ONE HD online guide, and its on at 8am.

I stand corrected! :D

[Cussy]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3490926611_5384dcf71e_o.jpg

[Voice(s)]

Game 7 of Boston/Chicago is on One on Sunday morning at 9:30am (Adelaide time) and being replayed at 5am (Adelaide time) Monday morning.

The Euroleague championship game is on ESPN on Sunday night/Monday morning at 2:50am EST too.

[alleyoop]

Nice win by the Cs, wasn't easy of course. Great shootin' by E-House off the bench :D

[angry ant]

Any NBA on tomorrow, either One HD or ESPN?

[RaMarQabLe]

theres a game Monday morning 3.30AM AWST

i don't know if its Game 7 of the heat serious or game 1 of dallas denver

[Clips]

I've got:

EAST:
Cavs in 4, 5 if they're lucky - AI has been listed on Pistons roster, but they won't stop the MVP.
Celts in 4 < 7 > - It's playoff time. They stood up last year, and I can't see a young Bulls who stumbled across the line (7-3 in last 10 games) shaking them too much. But then again, ATL last year...
Magic in 5 < 6 > - I expect DH to destroy Philly inside in this series. Who's gonna stop him? Dalembert? Surprisingly, he hasn't scored much (15.7ppg) v 76ers this year, but was mostly in foul trouble. He did do it at 56% fg and has been well rested over the last week.
Heat in 6 - D Wade will be too much for the Hawks to handle. But then again, ATL last year...

WEST:
Lakers in 5 - I expect Jazz to steal 1 in Utah as they have been 33-8 at home, but they are a miserable 15-26 in someone else's gym.
Nuggets in 7 < 5 > - A tough one that I'm still not sure about. Hornets have been struggling through patches, but can run with anyone when in form.
Dallas in 7 < 5 > - Another tough one. Dallas are rolling right now, but its the Spurs. They are built for this. With Manu, its Spurs in 5 or 6, without, Mavs win the coin flip.
Blazers in 6

2nd round closer to the tip. I'm glad Hawks beat D Wade, although I didn't pick it, and I got shat on in the Rockets Blazers series.

[Clips]

West Semis:

Lakers (1) v Rockets (4): I doubted the Rockets last time and got shat on. I'd like them to beat LA, but I don't see it happening. LA in 6.
Nuggets (2) v Mavs (6): Nugs won the season 4-0, and won well in the first game today. Nugs in 6.

East Semis:

Cavs (1) v Hawks (4): Lebron will once again be unstoppable. I'll be generous to ATL, Cavs in 5 at the most.
Magic (2) v Celtics (3): Celtics have played a hell of a lot of minutes trying to get past the Bulls, and are already thin up front with KG and Leon Powe out. If Kendrick Perkins gets himself into foul troube, Dwight will carry the Magic through. Who's going to stop him? Brian Scalabrine? Magic in 6.

[Voice(s)]

Cavs in 5 over the Pistons
Celtics in 5 over the Bulls
Magic in 5 over the Sixers
Hawks in 6 over the Heat

Lakers in 5 over the Jazz
Hornets in 7 over the Nuggets
Mavs in 6 over the Spurs
Rockets in 6 over the Blazers

I did alright but didn't expect the Bulls to trouble the Celtics as much as they did but then again they still had Powe at the time and I went a bit pear shaped in the Denver/New Orleans series. The Nuggets never get out of the first round and the Hornets can be a serious team but Billups and injuries conspired against the Hornets.

Round 2:

Cavs in 5 over the Hawks
Magic in 6 over the Celtics

Lakers in 6 over the Rockets
Mavs in 7 over the Nuggets

[angry ant]

My picks-

Cleveland in 5 over Detroit
Atlanta in 7 over Miami
Orlando in 6 over Philadelphia
Boston in 4 over Chicago
L.A. Lakers in 6 over Utah
Houston in 7 over Portland
Dallas in 6 over San Antonio
Denver in 7 over New Orleans
Next round-

Cleveland over Atlanta in 5.
Orlando over Boston in 6.
L.A. Lakers over Houston in 6.
Denver over Dallas in 7.

[RaMarQabLe]

Cavs gonna sweep their way through the eastern conference

[R-Diddy]

Of course they will, they have no competition in the east apart from the Magic and Celtics.

[Voice(s)]

Rockets with the big upest win over the Lakers today despite no Yao or T-Mac. At the very least will push the series out to the predicted six games. Can't see the Lakers having that much of a chance against the Cavs.

[Big Mike]

Congratulations to Big Baby for 2 very clutch shots today whilst versing the Magic. Well done indeed.

[Clips]

Anyone who thinks Big Baby was out of line in slightly making contact with that kid standing on the sideline at the end of the game needs their head checked.

The father came out and said how embarrassed the kid was. I noticed it when it happened because I watched live, but I doubt a large majority of people would have even known if it wasn't for the dickhead raising the issue.

[Cussy]

Congratulations to Big Baby for 2 very clutch shots today whilst versing the Magic. Well done indeed.

Versing isn't a word, douche.

Well, it is, but it doesn't mean "to compete against".

[RaMarQabLe]

Anyone who thinks Big Baby was out of line in slightly making contact with that kid standing on the sideline at the end of the game needs their head checked.

The father came out and said how embarrassed the kid was. I noticed it when it happened because I watched live, but I doubt a large majority of people would have even known if it wasn't for the dickhead raising the issue.

hahah i noticed this and was hoping there would be a better angle of it... its hilarious... someone needs to make a "where amazing happens" video of this!

There was nothing in... big baby didn't know who was there... he just pushed em to get them outta his way... if u sit court side expect it.

[Voice(s)]

Round 2:

Cavs in 5 over the Hawks
Magic in 6 over the Celtics

Lakers in 6 over the Rockets
Mavs in 7 over the Nuggets


Not bad bar messing up on the Nuggets again.

ECF: Cavs in 6 over the Magic
WCF: Lakers in 6 over the Nuggets

[Da Houndawg #55]

Lakers in 5 or 6 over Denver (the winner of Houston/Portland series was always going to be the Lakers biggest test before the NBA Finals so they should make relatively short work of Denver)
Cavs in 5, Orlando will make you think "How the hell are they getting their arses kicked?" in that win though...

[angry ant]

Next round-

Cleveland over Atlanta in 5.
Orlando over Boston in 6.
L.A. Lakers over Houston in 6.
Denver over Dallas in 7.
Cleveland over Orlando in 6.
L.A. Lakers over Denver in 6.

[Clips]

West Semis:

Lakers (1) v Rockets (4): I doubted the Rockets last time and got shat on. I'd like them to beat LA, but I don't see it happening. LA in 6. After Yao, I thought they were done, but wow Rockets.
Nuggets (2) v Mavs (6): Nugs won the season 4-0, and won well in the first game today. Nugs in 6. Close.

East Semis:

Cavs (1) v Hawks (4): Lebron will once again be unstoppable. I'll be generous to ATL, Cavs in 5 at the most. ZZZZZZ
Magic (2) v Celtics (3): Celtics have played a hell of a lot of minutes trying to get past the Bulls, and are already thin up front with KG and Leon Powe out. If Kendrick Perkins gets himself into foul troube, Dwight will carry the Magic through. Who's going to stop him? Brian Scalabrine? Magic in 6. Close, although Dwight didn't carry Magic like I thought he would have to.Lakers over Nuggets in 5

Cavs over Magic in 6

[RaMarQabLe]

Lakers Nuggets will go to game 6

Cavs will sweep orlando

[Durbansandshark]

Denver over Now Deservedly Crumbling Evil Laker Empire in 6
Cleveland over Orlando in 5

[shonky]

Denver will push Lakers to seven but will ultimately fall short in a blowout in game 7.

Orlando will steal game one, and win the series in seven.

Howard will destroy the Big Z, and will alter enough of LeBrons shots to keep him in check (keep him to 30 a game is in check).

Lebron will shutdown either Lewis or Hedo but can't stop both. Rafer should find running the point a little easier this series and Lee & JJ will get theirs.

Add to that Pietrus finding his range and getting his spark back, and Gortat should have a field day with Clevelands bench bigs.

This is a perfect matchup for Orlando.

[R-Diddy]

Lakers in 5, 6 max depending on if we have a game where we don't show up like in the Rockets series.

Cavs in 6 although I hope it goes 7.

[Cussy]

I'm going to go against popular opinion and tip the Nuggets. Their form is much better than the Lakers and you can't count that out. The longer the series goes, the more chance the Nuggets have - the Lakers won't want another 7 game series. Nuggets in 7.

Cavs in 5.

[haggard]

Lakers in 6..

my heart says the Magic will get through, but me head says its the cavs. Hopefully this series goes to 7 games.

[RedbackVenom]

Nuggets in 7
Cavs in 5

[Da Houndawg #55]

Denver will push Lakers to seven but will ultimately fall short in a blowout in game 7.

Orlando will steal game one, and win the series in seven.

Howard will destroy the Big Z, and will alter enough of LeBrons shots to keep him in check (keep him to 30 a game is in check).

Lebron will shutdown either Lewis or Hedo but can't stop both. Rafer should find running the point a little easier this series and Lee & JJ will get theirs.

Add to that Pietrus finding his range and getting his spark back, and Gortat should have a field day with Clevelands bench bigs.

This is a perfect matchup for Orlando.
So Dwight is going to simultaneously shut down big Z AND be coming across from the weakside keeping LeBron in check? You know LeBron isn't Kobe, right? If Dwight plays off of Z that mid range J is his game and Bron knows it. Z's a worry for Dwight because of that... he's not going to slow him down defensively but he's going to have to play him fairly honest.

The biggest worry for the Cavs is if the Magic come out and Dwight destroys Z on offense (his post game is overrated, as great as I think Dwight is, so this means guys finding Dwight for points) once or twice and the Magic shooting the lights out in 2 or 3 games agaisnt the Cavs defence. Frankly, I can't see it happening. Especially since LeBron is going to get calls (you know he will) like only he, Kobe and Dwyane Wade can....

This Cavs teams have been killing teams in 3 and benching their starters for crying out loud... even if they went to 7 with their players missing 4th quarters they still wouldn't be tired. Orlando had to pull it out in 7 over, frankly, a disappointing Boston side without KG that still would have been a shadow of their former selves if he DID play.

[shonky]

So Dwight is going to simultaneously shut down big Z AND be coming across from the weakside keeping LeBron in check? You know LeBron isn't Kobe, right? If Dwight plays off of Z that mid range J is his game and Bron knows it. Z's a worry for Dwight because of that... he's not going to slow him down defensively but he's going to have to play him fairly honest.

The biggest worry for the Cavs is if the Magic come out and Dwight destroys Z on offense (his post game is overrated, as great as I think Dwight is, so this means guys finding Dwight for points) once or twice and the Magic shooting the lights out in 2 or 3 games agaisnt the Cavs defence. Frankly, I can't see it happening. Especially since LeBron is going to get calls (you know he will) like only he, Kobe and Dwyane Wade can....

This Cavs teams have been killing teams in 3 and benching their starters for crying out loud... even if they went to 7 with their players missing 4th quarters they still wouldn't be tired. Orlando had to pull it out in 7 over, frankly, a disappointing Boston side without KG that still would have been a shadow of their former selves if he DID play.

Let me preface my response with the fact that I am an Orlando homer who has been put through absolute magic mediocrity for so many years that my opinion is obviously biased and formed through rose coloured glasses.

However, I think Dwight can do both, from memory he did exactly that in the second game in the regular season against Cleveland. His freakish athleticism allows him to sag off shooting centres to still offer weakside help, and get out to the big man if he does spot up for the shot. Some of Dwights blocks appear to come from 2 metres away from the shooter (clear goal tends) but they hardly ever get called. Also, Dwight seems to get away with camping in the key. Dwight doesn't need to block shots to alter them, just the knowledge that he could be there makes a heap of players rush the layup, or pull up early to try an off balance jumper.


Orlando seem to play their best when they are up against the likes of the lebrons, wades, and kobes. These guys always get their share of points (and calls) but this year it hasn't been enough to beat the Magic.

Anyway, my opinion is more hope than anything and only time will tell what's going to happen. I just hope that Magic put up a good showing.

[shonky]

WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!

What a come back. I think my heart just stopped.

[RaMarQabLe]

cavs needed a humbling loss.... also lebron looked to suffer from a corked thigh. he should be alright for game 2.... cavs won't drop another game. they needed this loss.

LA for a 6 point win tomorrow

[shonky]

cavs needed a humbling loss.... also lebron looked to suffer from a corked thigh. he should be alright for game 2.... cavs won't drop another game. they needed this loss.

LA for a 6 point win tomorrow

Corked thigh or cramp?

[Cussy]

Or a fake injury to disguise him stuffing up the last play?

[Da Houndawg #55]

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[Da Houndawg #55]

You reckon that would have been "Kobe Bryant falls over" if it had been Dahntay Jones shoving Kobe in the back to get the rebound, rather than the other way... this is sickening, the calls Kobe gets...

[meg]

WOOOO!!! Go Denver! Go Magic! Make this a finals series to remember!!!

[meg]

I don't really minds who wins in this Cleveland/Orlando series, but it's being spoiled by the bloody refs! Call it the same at both ends you idiots! Are you afraid of being beaten up in the Cavs' carpark after the game or something??

[meg]

Woah!!! What a finish!!

All the momentum is with the Magic, though. Next two games at home. I think they'll take it.

[RaMarQabLe]

LEBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!111111!!!!!!!ONE!!!!!!!!!111ONE1


What momentum... lebron just destroyed any momentum orlando had!

[meg]

Really? Dwight did next to nothing in that game...just wait 'till he gets home!!

[SnakeBite23]

Wow.

That shot could be the making of LBJ, I mean down 2 Nil you would almost say it was curtains for the Cavs.

That might be one of those Jordanesque moments that people look back on for years to come.

[Da Houndawg #55]

Congratulations to Anthony Carter who still managed to wind up with a negative +/- in a win of that magnitude.

Also, congratulations to George Karl for using Anthony Carter so sparsely so that the Nuggets could get a win of that magnitude...

[franga4eva]

Is it my imagination, or has OneHD in Melbourne just dropped tomorrow (Wed) mornings NBA playoff game for .... the baseball :mad:

[Cussy]

Is it my imagination or is Dahntay Jones VERY lucky to not get chucked out of the game?

[Coachpete]

Is it my imagination or is Dahntay Jones VERY lucky to not get chucked out of the game?

He probably figured that if a two handed push in the back on someone in the air going to the basket is ok then a deliberate trip is ok as well. But a two handed swipe at the ball that happens to graze a guys headband is a flagrant 2. If someone did to me in a scrubs game what Jones did to Kobe I'd break his jaw.
I thought NBA refs got paid a lot of money? If that's the case then from what I've seen in both conference finals series the old "pay peanuts and you get monkeys" is a load of shit. There's plenty of monkeys getting a lot more than peanuts.

[meg]

The retrospective flagrant is a pussy move. Call it during the game, or not at all.

[Coachpete]

The retrospective flagrant is a pussy move. Call it during the game, or not at all.


So someone trips Lebron and he hits the floor and breaks his jaw but the refs miss it.....you don't do something about it on review after the game?

The league got this one 100% right and fixed the errors made by the officials, both in rescinding the flagrant on Bynum.....which clearly wasn't...and giving 1 to Jones.

[OKC Thunder]

I'd love to see The King do it, but I fear the Cavs are screwed.

[Durbansandshark]

Cleveland really doesn't have an answer to cope with Dwight Howard and his style with how it helps Orlando aganist the Cavs. Cleveland's sports suffering continues...

Memo to the Denver Nuggets: You had the Now Deservedly Crumbling Evil Laker Empire right where you had them up until the fourth quarter (a 15 point lead would've been nice), but then you had to take those ill-advised three point shot attempts (I'm looking at you, J.R. Smith). Also, Pau Gasol got away with fouling out Nene with his elbow, just another thing the NDCELE does (dirty tricks) as they oppressively march to another (undeserved) Western title. Your shot selection reeked last night in the second half. George Karl says if you played with a determination in the first two quarters, the fourth can be yours to take the series back to Denver and eliminate the Now Deservedly Crumbling Evil Laker Empire. You won the rebounding battle and get Linas Kleiza more time in the rotation. But then you turned ice cold letting that Head Emissary of Evil take over at the other end. You even let Odom step up too?! Use better judgement starting tomorrow and in Game 7 during crunch time. Plus, get inside the lane more to nab more free throw attempts.

[Coachpete]

Cleveland really doesn't have an answer to cope with Dwight Howard and his style with how it helps Orlando aganist the Cavs. Cleveland's sports suffering continues...

Memo to the Denver Nuggets: You had the Now Deservedly Crumbling Evil Laker Empire right where you had them up until the fourth quarter (a 15 point lead would've been nice), but then you had to take those ill-advised three point shot attempts (I'm looking at you, J.R. Smith). Also, Pau Gasol got away with fouling out Nene with his elbow, just another thing the NDCELE does (dirty tricks) as they oppressively march to another (undeserved) Western title. Your shot selection reeked last night in the second half. George Karl says if you played with a determination in the first two quarters, the fourth can be yours to take the series back to Denver and eliminate the Now Deservedly Crumbling Evil Laker Empire. You won the rebounding battle and get Linas Kleiza more time in the rotation. But then you turned ice cold letting that Head Emissary of Evil take over at the other end. You even let Odom step up too?! Use better judgement starting tomorrow and in Game 7 during crunch time. Plus, get inside the lane more to nab more free throw attempts.


Yeah....tough luck buddy. Go the Magic ....we want home court advantage. Lakers all the way!!
I don't mind Mello and most of the Nugs.....but JR Smith and Jones (disgrace to Duke) are wankers and I'm glad to see them lose

[Da Houndawg #55]

I'm glad to see Duke lose too... gee we do have stuff in common...

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[Coachpete]

Enough about the losers :)


On the the Finals. Can Bynum & Gasol stop Superman? Can anyone stop Kobe?
Looking forward to this

[gangsta boo]

Should I support the Magic or the only NBA player to ever stop me one on one?

[angry ant]

http://thelakersnation.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/lebronphoto.jpg

[ShawnMarion]

as talented as Gasol is, i cant give him any credit as a basketballer; he is soft & its like watching a soccer player dive and flop to con the ref's into fouls. He is a joke of a player. Be a man and play the game tough...