LAKERS -at- SUNS - 5/25 - Thoughts and :-(( Ratings

[DancingBarry]

Rising Suns... Is it the D or the O? The Suns pointed to the effectiveness of their zone afterward. The Lakers pointed to their own lack of defense. After a second straight loss, this time 115-106, with the Suns reducing the Lakers offense by 20 points on the road, the Lakers return home with the series evened up and momentum on the Suns side.

Phil was defensive about how the team handled the Suns zone defense. "We shot 49 percent didn't we? That's pretty good. Nothing wrong with that," he said. "I wouldn't say we're struggling with the zone. I think we're struggling at the defensive end. That's the way I see it."

Steve Nash didn't agree. "That's more than anything that we've done at home, we've slowed them down and the zone is a big part of that," he said.

The Lakers, indeed, shot at a high clip. Kobe was on fire from the perimeter. But can they rely on that again? If you take away Kobe's 6-9 from three, the rest of the team shot 3-19. Most of that was shooting over the zone and against late shotclocks.

When the dust settled, the Suns made two more threes on two more attempts than the Lakers. The Lakers won the paint 42-32 (although Gentry said, they started giving up more of those late in the game in order to protect the three line). So, what was the difference?

Extra possessions and freethrows. The Lakers made just 7-13 from the line, the Suns 22-32. "They beat us at the foul line both nights," Phil said, dodging questions about why that happened. (Homecourt advantage? Lack of attacking against the zone? The answer is both.)

The Suns pulled down 18 offensive boards, getting more physical and aggressive. Their general aggressiveness was rewarded all night.

"We lost our sense of urgency defensively," Kobe said. "...the focus was on the other side of the floor, which doesn't win championships."

Wait. So is that saying the zone was to blame or wasn't it? If you are focusing on your poor zone execution at the neglect of the D, then it did have an effect.

If it was the defense, there were two key stretches to look at. Both of them came at the hands of the Suns bench. The first was a 41-point second quarter, the second was a key stretch in the fourth.

The biggest mistake in the fourth came from Phil when he left Bynum in far too long. It was puzzling. If defense is the concern put a more mobile Gasol back in. In a game where Pau plays just 36 minutes, there are minutes to be had. It was obvious the Suns were attacking Bynum as the weak link early in the fourth. After he got Pau the 3-minute breather, Bynum should have been benched.

Instead, his lack of mobility and decision-making was exposed on several key possessions. The Suns drilled three big shots from behind the arc (two directly on Bynum problems), and the Lakers dug themselves into yet another hole.

The Lakers and Suns each held their own at home. The bench players thrived in front of their respective home crowds. Now it is a three-game series with the Lakers needing to make the adjustment. They also have to take the confidence away from the Suns bench. So far, they've taken nothing away from the Suns on the defensive end in this series. The zone has done that to L.A.


Kobe -- -- He was the only real weapon the Lakers had in this game. He was on fire between the second and third quarters trying to fight back a Phoenix storm. He was burying threes and exposing the soft spots of the zone. Then Phil rested him with a minute left in the third. When he came back, we didn't go after it with him like we should have, effectively chilling the red hot hand. "The ball's got to find the hot man," Kevin McHale said afterward. CWebb called out Kobe's teammates afterward for not getting him the ball. Kobe worked the left wing of the zone again and again when he was raining jumpers down. When he wasn't draining jumpers, he was setting up teammates. The team just didn't go back to it like they should have and managed their worst scoring quarter of the night in the fourth. Kobe didn't use that as an excuse. "We lost the game because our defense sucked," he said. The Stats: He scored 38 points on 15-22 shooting (6-9 from three, 2-4 from the line) to go with 7 boards, 10 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls in 45 minutes. He was a -4. The Action: He tried to split a double team and couldn't get through cleanly (looked held), turnover. He missed a short baseline jumper. He hit Pau cutting down the middle of the lane for a layup. He hit Pau over the zone with a lob. He ball-watched and Dudley hit an open three. He missed a contested three trying to get it back on the other end. He drained a long wing jumper, his first field goal with 8 minutes left in the half. He then went to work. He sank another one from the same spot next time down. He fouled Dudley from behind on a jumper. He drained a wing three, getting hit with no call (he was ticked). He stuck a sideline three next time down. He sank a toe-on-the-three-line jumper. He ball-watched and gave up a putback layup. He sank a wing three next time down. He missed a long three at the halftime buzzer. He had 15 points on 6-8 shooting and 5 assists at the half. Second Half: He blocked Lopez from behind. He up-faked JRich and drew FTs, he made one. He sank a baseline pull-up jumper. He drained a 30-footer over the zone. He popped out from the back screen next time down and sank the wing three. He missed a baseline jumper. He missed a wing three over the zone. He got penetration and dished to Pau for the dunk. He missed a wing jumper. He sank a pull-up jumper in a transition scramble. He swished a baseline fade. He swished a wing three on the next possession. He drew the D in the corner and hit Lamar cutting for a layup. He had 16 points in the third. He lost the handle to start the fourth. He was hit on a baseline jumper with no call and missed. Dudley hit a three on him when he sagged off to help. He swiped the ball from Barbosa and hit Artest for a layup. He made a tech FT. He pumped Nash into the air and hit an And-1 wing jumper on him, he missed the FT. He sliced through the zone and scored a layup. He sank a pull-up jumper in the lane.

Gasol -- -- Pau played just 36 minutes in this game. He should be going 40. If Phil was concerned about the team's D, having better mobility out there would have made a big difference. Phil sat him too long in the fourth quarter and the Suns exposed Bynum. No reason Pau shouldn't have been in 3 or 4 minutes sooner in the fourth. Those extra minutes are when the Suns buried L.A. The single digit rebounding numbers for Pau and the 18 offensive boards for the Suns were also a key. The Lakers not only lost their size advantage on the offensive end, they couldn't control their own glass on the defensive end. "All five of us are rebounding right now," Amare said afterward. The Lakers need the same mentality, and their bigs need to man up. "That's one of the biggest keys of the game," Pau said of the rebounding. He needs to come out and dominate. Offensively, they missed the extra 10 points from him. The Stats: He scored 15 points on 6-14 shooting (3-5 from the line) to go with 5 boards, 3 assists, 4 blocks and 3 fouls in 36 minutes. The Action: He swatted Nash. He settled for a short jumper instead of attacking the open space in front of him and missed. He picked up a cheap foul going for a loose ball (no reason to make that call by the refs). He missed a wing jumper. He scored an And-1 layup over Amare off the cut down the middle of the lane, he made the FT. He attacked and hit Lamar for the layup. He scored on a lob from Kobe over the zone. He was called for a cheap over-the-back foul on Dudley at the end of the first and he had to sit. He missed a baseline jumper. He was mugged on a rare low-post touch in the lane, he made one FT. He had 6 points in the half. Second Half: He attacked down the middle of the lane and scored a layup. He swatted Lopez. He let Lopez tip in a missed rebound. He missed a 10-footer in the lane. He dunked off the Kobe penetration and dish. He missed a reverse, Lamar missed the putback and Pau put in the follow up while getting knocked to the floor with no call. He attacked from the right side and drew FTs, he made one again. He missed a short one in the lane. He was blocked in the lane and was looking for the hack call that never came. He sealed his man and hammered a miss back in. He missed a layup.

Bynum -- -- As mentioned, Bynum's lack of mobility was exposed badly in the fourth quarter. Phil got a few minutes of rest for Pau, then kept Bynum in a couple more minutes than he should have. You could see the D struggling, the Suns pulling Bynum out to the perimeter and the Lakers starting to scramble as he was slow to recover. Gentry wasn't worried about Bynum's length on the offensive end. "We try to take advantage of situations and try to put him in screen rolls," he said before quickly leaving the press conference after that question. At one point, Phil called a timeout in this game to bark specifically at Bynum about his D. "I thought we were standing around and watching," Phil said. "We're not actively defending." He said it was a lack of anticipation and not getting ready, but he thought Bynum played a lot better tonight overall tonight. The Stats: He scored 12 points on 6-9 shooting to go with 8 boards (4 offensive), 1 assist, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls in 25 minutes. He was a -16. The Action: He hit Fisher for a jumper against the zone. He made a jumphook from the right block. He didn't chin a defensive board and it was knocked away. He couldn't get to a lob pass cleanly. He dunked off the Luke drive in transition. He grabbed a Farmar miss, missed the short one, then hit the putback. He was blocked from behind on a layup. He dunked off the drive and dish from Shannon. Second Half: Phil called a timeout and yelled at Drew for not helping properly on the Amare drives. He cleaned up an Artest missed layup. He blocked a Dragic three on iso. He got lost on D and his man scored a layup. He showed way too far out on the threat of a screen 35 feet from the hoop, it led to Lamar sagging and a Frye three. He grabbed a Brown missed drive and dunked.

Artest -- -- Both Ron and Pau led the team with a +10 each. Things generally fell apart when they were off the floor. Perhaps Phil should have throttled up both of their minutes since they weren't getting quality ball from the bench. Ron was clanking from three like everyone else not named Kobe. He did have a few sequences of getting into the seams of the zone. Defensively, JRich didn't go off and had 11 points in 31 minutes. Ron out muscled him on a few plays and that kind of work helps reduce his effectiveness. The Stats: He scored 13 points on 6-13 shooting (1-5 from three) to go with 3 boards, 1 assist, 1 turnover and 4 fouls in 35 minutes. The Action: He sank a toe-on-the-three line jumper on his first attempt. He powered past JRich for a layup. He missed an awkward fade in the lane. He swished an elbow jumper a few seconds later. He missed a tough layup off the attack. He missed a wing three over the zone. He was called for a travel on a ball fake in the lane. He sank a wing three as the shotclock buzzer went off. He had 9 points at the half. Second Half: He reversed off a feed from Fish. He attacked and missed a layup, but Bynum cleaned up the dribble penetration. He scored a layup off the Kobe steal and dish. He missed a three with the shotclock low. He missed a corner three.

Fisher -- -- How many times did the Lakers sink a long jumper while standing on the three line or with a toe across it? It was ridiculous. DFish is the king of it, of course, but they must have left 7 or 8 points on the table by being unable to get their feet set behind the line instead of on it. At least I know Fish is going to make the shot if he's foot is on the line. It's almost guaranteed that he'll make those. It's uncanny, really. All four of his makes were of the DFish Special variety. Nash caused a lot of problems, but if you get just 15 points on 3-11 shooting and only 8 assists out of him, you should win that game as soft as Nash and Amare are defensively. The Stats: He scored 8 points on 4-7 shooting (0-2 from three) to go with 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover and 5 fouls in 33 minutes. He was a +/- of 0. The Action: He drained a baseline jumper standing on the three line on a kickout from Bynum. He missed a three with the shotclock low. He sank a toe-on-the-three-line jumper with the shotclock going off. He drew a charge on Barbosa on help D. He sank another toe-on-the-three-line jumper. Second Half: He hit Ron under the hoop for a reverse. He missed a corner three. He missed Kobe open on the back screen and was blocked on a jumper trying to beat the shotclock. He hit another toe-on-the-three-line jumper. Amare pushed DFish down, took the offensive board and drew FTs with 2 minutes left.

Lamar -- -- Lamar was the bench tonight. He scored 15 of the Lakers 20 bench points. He grabbed more boards than anyone else. Just a lot of garbage type of work for LO. We saw few quick attacks or great passing sequences. The Suns bench, meanwhile, had 54 points. They slaughtered the second units of the Lakers. Channing Frye was able to go off for 4-8 from three. Lamar was scrambling, often sucked in because of Drew's poor mobility. They needed to get better challenges on Frye's threes. Channing was no longer second guessing, he was catching and firing with confidence. The team needs to make him play D on the other end, but they've got to be quicker to the shooters. The Stats: He scored 15 points on 6-13 shooting (1-3 from three, 2-4 from the line) to go with 10 boards (4 offensive), 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 fouls in 35 minutes. He was a -12. The Action: He scored a layup off the drive and dish from Pau. He missed a wing jumper. He sank an elbow jumper. He was fouled from behind on a putback attempt, he made one FT. He missed a short flip in under the hoop. He tipped in a missed jumper by Pau. He attacked from the wing and scored a layup. He had 9 points at the half. Second Half: He missed a flat three from the top of the arc. He missed a putback attempt on the baseline. He scored a layup off the pass. He missed while losing the handle, got it back and drew FTs, he made just one. He missed a wing three with 2 minutes left (he should be under the hoop, not the three shooter in crunch time). He made a corner three, game over at this point.

Brown -- -- The struggles of the role players on the road. That's really what this series has been about. Shannon needs to spark the team with some big plays at home. He was a three-chucking non-factor tonight. His best plays were when he got penetration and teammates scored off his passes or misses. They've got to have that by the Laker guards. The Stats: He scored 2 points on 1-7 shooting (0-4 from three) to go with no boards, 2 assists, 1 block and no fouls in 14 minutes. He was a -21. The Action: He missed a corner three at the end of the first. He sank a wide open sideline jumper with his toe on the three line. He was hit on a three with no call and missed. He swatted Dragic's drive on help D. He created off the dribble and set up Bynum for a dunk. He missed a corner three next time down. Second Half: He missed a corner three at the end of the third. He missed a wing three. He missed a drive, but Bynum dunked it.

Farmar -- -- Thoroughly outplayed. Goran Dragic was getting penetration against him with ease during the game. The team and Farmar did a poor job of walling him off. As a result, he had 8 points and 8 assists in 18 minutes and allowed Nash to watch from the bench for extended minutes while the Suns second unit beat down the Lakers. Dragic led the team with a +18. Farmar and the second unit need to get back to containing him again like they did at home. It doesn't help that Bynum is playing like he's stuck in mud. Offensively, Farmar settled for threes and was ineffective at getting into the paint. The Stats: He scored 3 points on 1-5 shooting (1-4 from three) to go with 1 board, 1 assist and 1 foul in 15 minutes. He was a -9. The Action: He drew a moving screen, easy call. Bad pass trying to force it into a crowd. He missed a three trying to beat the shotclock. He missed a short baseline jumper. Second Half: He sank a wing three early in the fourth. He missed a three on a kickout next time down. He missed a corner three.

Luke -- -- He came in for Kobe late in the first quarter to run against the zone. He seemed to be intent on attacking it and gave the team a little more dynamic to their offense. If they can't crack the zone as a team, Luke needs to get more minutes to help the team think the game better. The Stats: He didn't score on 0-1 shooting, but had 2 assists in 2 minutes. He was a -3. The Action: He missed a three. He hit Bynum on a drive for a dunk. Second Half: He did not play in the second half.

Phil -- -- The Lakers were not prepared for the zone in game three. They let it take them out of their game again tonight. Gone was the Lakers size advantage and interior game. Usher in long jumpers. That plays right to the Suns advantage... The score was even 11-11 when Lamar came in for Bynum midway through the first... Phil called a timeout 19-16 with 2:21 left and brought in Luke for Kobe... He then sat Ron for Shannon... Pau picked up his second foul with a minute left in the quarter and Phil sat him for Bynum... They were tied 23-23 after the first. Phil didn't like the Suns 6 offensive boards in the quarter. The Lakers energy on the glass is just no there... He started a Bynum, Lamar, Kobe, Shannon, Farmar unit... The Suns second unit pulled out to a 44-34 lead sinking threes and getting the crowd going. Phil called a timeout. The Suns had 21 points the first 6 minutes... The Lakers gave up 41 points in the second quarter, some red hot three shooting behind their crowd and the tempo in their favor. The Suns shot 17-23... The Lakers trailed 64-55 at the half. The Lakers shot 52 percent (4-13 from three) to go with 5 turnovers. The Suns shot 55 percent (8-16 from three) to go with just 2 turnovers. The Suns bench had 34 points... Phil called a timeout after a couple minutes to yell at Drew for the poor help D... He sat Drew for Lamar with 5:52 left. The Suns brought back in Frye. The Lakers trailed 75-70... Farmar came in for Fish with 3 minutes left. The Lakers trailed by 79-78 after a Kobe make... Phil sat Kobe with a minute left. He had 16 points in the third... The refs allowed Amare to take a jumpball that was Dudley's, he won it and it led to FTs on the possession... The Lakers won the third 29-21... The Suns led 85-84 going into the fourth. The second unit would have to do a much better job in this quarter than they did against the Suns bench in the first half... Phil started a Bynum, Lamar, Kobe, Shannon, Farmar unit again... The Suns exploited Bynum's lack of mobility and decision making and led by 9 with 6:47 left in the fourth. Horrible choice by Phil to leave Bynum in that long in the fourth when the Lakers were struggling with their defensive mobility. It was exposed badly and the Lakers dug themselves into a hole at the worst time... Phil went to the starters and Lamar for Drew down 98-89. It didn't matter by then. They traded hoops. The Lakers fouled late to jack up the Suns score a few more points... It's a shame the Lakers lost their size advantage due to the zone. They lost their post game, their pinch post attacks, their aggression and ability to get to the line. They scored 20 less points a game on the road... "I have no problem with our offense at all," Phil said, pointing to the D as the issue. If so, he should have played Gasol more in the fourth to have more mobility on that end of the floor...

[zeroakuma]

i'm sad
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[coop-a-loop]

I agree. Phil left Bynum in for way too long. Bynum is such a big defensive liability when you put him against the Sun's second unit (with Frye now a threat).

Lakers also went away from what worked best: giving Kobe the ball either in the lowpost elbow or wing. He can get any shot off and his position in that area had the Suns scrambling to contain him, leaving wide open cuts to the lane by either Lamar or Pau.

We also did not see proper defensive rotation and help defense when Amare decided to drive to the hole. More than practicing the zone, I hope the coaching staff make the bigs, especially Bynum, Odom and Artest, practice drawing the charge or making it to a spot where they can help in Pau's coverage of Amare. Rotations were way too late. If it is a matter of Bynum not being 100%, he has to be used less. The Suns a matchup nightmare for him and his condition.

[TooMuchMajicBuss]

Thanks DB.

[DancingBarry]

[Sister Golden Hair]

I thought LO played horribly. His stats are meaningless. He had that deer-in-the-headlights LO look on his face the whole game. He 's the master at rotating of the wrong guy, you know, the one who drains three after three after three.

[PayasoLoco]

refs should get an honorable mention

[Cutheon]

I commented in the game thread that Bynum was out there too long. Good to see that it's being recognized by others as a mistake. Thanks for the write up. Good work as usual.

Question, do you only do the story in the playoffs when we win a game? I love those stories, win or lose. It's great stuff.

[srm90]

[Klone_dd]

Bench play is the telling point so far in the series. Old rule: role players play better at home.

Bynum was a liability vs their 2nd unit. Pau got psyched out by lack of calls and shots. There went our size advantage.

Kobe had an incredible 2nd and 3rd, but why go away from him in the 4th?

I don't think the Lakers are as bothered by the zone as much as people want to say. Sure, the offense looks bad in certain stretches, especially with so many 3-balls being chucked. But the team shot 48% and 49% in games 3 and 4. One thing the zone does do, however, is cut down on the FT shooting - 20 FTA and 13 FTA in games 3 and 4 as opposed to 22 and 34 in games 1 and 2. Of course, the reffing has something to do with that as well. Phil was very diplomatic in his press conference.

Really, it's about getting stops and the Lakers haven't really done that in the entire series.

[Fleur-de-Lis]

Thanks DB.

Why is Pau guarding Amare and Bynum guarding Lopez? Shouldn't it be other way around? Why is Kobe guarding Hill and not JRich, with those speed Artest struggles? Why are Lakers not even attempting to play D for 4 straight games?

Phil is making some questionable decisions across the board.

[Crazy Like Ron Artest]

Those 3 straight 3's they hit were so huge. One minute we had the game all tied but just a minute later they connected on 3 straight posessions. It was too much. Crucial moment of the game.


What can I say, don't like that we wasted another great game from Kobe.

They have so many offensive weapons. Yeah, the d can be better but IMO they gotta focus on rebounding. Suns will score anyway, it's good to limit them but it may not happen because that's a streaky team...however they can't outrebound us like that anymore. They just can't!!

[revgen]

Bynum may not recover well on a P&R, but neither did Yao Ming for the Rockets. That didn't stop Houston from being a good defensive team. Yao always had somebody to help him when he left to help.
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[A Mad Chinaman]

Thanks DB

Re: Zone Defense
The Lakers just passed the ball around the perimeter without penetrating and/or passing the ball to a big in the post, hence the defenders don't have to move much for 20 seconds. When Kobe periodically had the ball in the post area, he was doubleteamed and made a pass to Pau for a basket. Since Drew doesn't know how to take advantage of the zone defense, why is he in there?

Re: Intensity and Focus
Sir Charles was correct in saying that only Kobe showed up in this game. Wouldn't it be great if Pau/Drew had demanded the ball (forcing the Suns' defense to collapse) and making them pay?

Re: LO
Did he play in the game?

Re: Artest
Glad to see him driving the lane to force the Suns' defense move

Driving the ball to the hole
Which Laker(s) can do that?
LO - As one moderator at LG pointed out, this is not necessarily one of his better skills since he is unable to change directions.
Jordan - maybe one day he will actually be aggressive. Alas, maybe he is playing like he is resigned to the fact that he won't be with the Lakers next year
Shannon - has good skills to drive to the hole, but is caught having a close-up look at the Kobe's zone-busting actions by just watching him work
Artest - at least he tried and had some success
DFish - he tried, but this is not his forte
Pau - maybe he can set-up on the high post and make a quick move to the basket - ala Amare. It is interesting that he is not getting the ball to take advantage of his passing skills
Drew - can he run?

Re: Defense
With the Lakers taking long shots - hence long rebounds - this doesn't allow the Lakers to set up their defense

Re: Charges
As Phil stated, he is offering money to ANYBODY who will take a charge. So far, no takers

Re: Home Court Advantage
Hopefully the subs will play better. There is a rumor that Sasha and Luke might get some PT since Sasha is a threat (when The Machine is on) and Luke is a good passer

[Nobody]

Why the hell didn't Kobe get the ball more in the 4th? It's like the team collectively zoned him out and said:"Well, Kobe brought us back, now let us get some of the glory too." Mind boggling.

Thanks DB.

[Qsmiff]

Thanks for your dedicated work, as always, D.B I understood why Bynum was in for so long....because Pau was getting lit up by Amar'e and was full into his Scarecrow from the Wizard of OZ mode today, he kept flailing and crying to the refs and the refs were ignoring him and the game was passing him by, LO was back into his unclutch mode, he had stats but he missed every big shot.....Poor Kobe had no help today that must be so frustrating for him.....But as I have touched on a few times over the past three seasons, our defense is set up to be beaten only by teams that can make 3 point shots at a very high rate, so by playing the odds we come out on top most of the time...my problem is that we never seem to have a plan B....for the times that we run into a team that CAN hit a high% of 3's....we always have a problem staying with a hot shooter...we just don't want to adjust, Also I think with Drew not at 100% Mbenga should get some run, especially against Lopez, I think we should look at Kobe on JRich and Ron on Hill and Dudley, I think Amar'e is just too big for Ron

[prisma8slg]

thanks DB

I hope our bench plays better at home.
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[ChefLinda]

Very frustrating game to watch, especially that key stretch of the 4th after we tied, and then forgetting who are two best players are. How do Kobe and Pau practically not touch the ball in the 4th quarter? Yeah, our defense was soft and the refs sucked. And speaking of our defense and refs, I kept thinking they ain't seen nothing yet because if we play Boston in the finals, expect more of the same except worse. Better to figure it out now so it might help toughen us up for later.

Thanks, DB.

[ADKLaketrout]

It was glaringly obvious the NBA wanted the Suns to win this game.
It really takes away from the game when things are called so unevenly.
That being said I wish Phil would think on his feet a little better.
Robin Lopez and Pony-tail-guy, Admundsen were mugging Gasol and Bynum, no whistles, of - course. Why not send in Mbenga and Powell (an un-used blue-collar type) to wrestle with them? Not like tose guys are big scoring threats? Why not put Sasha on Dragic (or Nash) while they are running circles around Fisher, Farmar, and Brown? At least Sasha plays D, can handle the ball, and has speed? I think Phil's lack of imagination has almost as much to do with this resurgance as the horrid officiating.
If the refs are calling ticky tacks on us (and not them) have one of our toughs commit a few hard fouls and at least get our moneys worth while making Suns players think.
This was a frustrating game to watch. Refs and league are so transparent. I was half expecting Cheif Jay Strongbow to come out of the stands and hit someone with a chair!
C'mon Lakers don't let these clowns take you out!!!



side note -We need to draft a 6-6 penetrator, who is a tough defender, and can shoot the open 3.

[limchrc]

Thanks. Let's win the next game please.

[squidward]

We didn't attack the zone appropriately again. We weren't active. Kobe was the only guy kicking ass out there, if it wasn't for him, the game would have been over in the 3rd. I do think our defense sucked way more than our offense.

[ms.goodenough]

we may have next away loss
lakers in 7

[RVCdesigns]

Thanks DB

[ssiknick833]

Thanks DB.




Lakers better play some defense for once.
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[Rodman28]

Thanx.
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