***LAKERS -at- Blazers 1/5/12 Game Thread***

32 · Retired Number Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 73144

Time: 7:30PM PT
National TV: TNT
Local TV: KCAL

Go Lakers!

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thejet24 · Star Player Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 3020

If Gasol lets Aldridge school him...Blazers take this game.
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kobemania3-16 · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:20 am Post subject:

let's just hope no one will talk on how much shoot u know who shoot and let's focus on be positive about this team.

mandywwm · Star Player Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 5628

no hope

K2 · Franchise Player Joined: 25 Dec 2011 Posts: 23529

Went with the Lakers over Rockets, but this game's going to be tough. Blazers look solid this year and it's at the Rose Garden. They also just came off a victory in OKC.

Rooting for the Lakers, but the Blazers will likely pull it off.

12 · Star Player Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 8617

GO LAKERS!!!

Why the hell is there so much negativity recently? Have some faith in your team people!

HAPPY THOUGHTS!!

mandywwm · Star Player Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 5628

i want to believe we are good enough to get into the western final, so please win this

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mhan00 · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32076

Great test game. Blazers have been red hot to start the season, and Aldridge is an insanely tough cover. Andrew outweighs Camby by a significant margin so he should be able to dominate him, something we need to take advantage of.

Triple-Threat-Lakers · Star Player Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 7504

Black is going off.

dmblakers · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:43 pm Post subject:

HUGE game
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Lakers95 · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject:

I hate the rose garden :/

LETS GO LAKERS!!!

DonMagicWand · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject:

So glad its on KCAL! Go Lakers!
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Kobetide · Star Player Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 3354

Need Kobe to be in the right spots, around the Malone area and Pau to somehow find his confidence.

Most important, Drew needs to dominate whatever center is covering him, from Camby to Ald.

I fear for Fisher because Felton is going to have an easy double double.

The wing positions are up in the air but having Crash gives them a slight edge over the much slower World Peace. At least Barnes is there to intimidate.

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RMurphy_22 · Star Player Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 4193

Tough game regardless who's on Laker roster. I'll be happy if we are not blown out.
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PauKoByn..err..DwiNash=ch · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:04 pm Post subject:

I expect 30/30 from drew! Moving on up!!! Que the music!
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PushingtheLimit · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:20 pm Post subject:

LA wins. In control from the beginning to the end with Portland giving a slight scare to start the fourth. Kobe goes mamba and Bynum goes Kraken on these mofos. Gasol gets schooled by Aldridge.

Krispy Kreme · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Mar 2003 Posts: 12252

depends how kobe plays. if he plays stupid ball and chucks it 25 times, with the majority of the shots being jumpshots, then we're screwed and will get blown out

if he feeds the bigs and gets his points later, we'll be fine

LakersForLife · Starting Rotation Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 149

Let's go Lakers!!!

loslakersss · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject:

E=MC² · Franchise Player Joined: 08 Dec 2010 Posts: 11041

We beat them at the Rose Garden each of last two seasons, so perhaps the curse is coming to an end.

DaMamba · Starting Rotation Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 456

I'll be at this game. I really hope the Lakers can win it because the Blazer fans always give me a ton of (bleep) for my Lakers gear I'm wearing, so it makes it that much sweeter if the Lakers get the W.

But it's gonna be a tough game. I think the pace is important, a fast pace game would heavily favor Portland, while a slower pace game would favor the Lakers. When Portland starts running and gets a ton of fast breaks, the Lakers are awful at stopping them. Need to slow the pace down and focus on defense here, gonna be tough but go Lakers! really hope they can win it, Kobe often has big games in Portland.