SPURS -at- LAKERS - 5/21 - Thoughts and :-)) Ratings

[VujacicFan]

Cold-blooded.

[Mr. EiGhTy-OnE]

-kobe's bermuda triangle was pissing me off. he must be aggressive from the opening tip if we are going to knock out the spurs
-for those who went to the game, how many said to themselves "damn, i should have stayed at home" when we were down 20? how quickly that turned to one of the best games you had ever been to.
-i expect L.O. to have a bounce back game, he was non-existent in game1
-sasha played wonderful defense on manu
-kobe put manu in the POPCORN MACHINE
-pau needs to work on his base, he was getting pushed around like a little school girl
-first half vlad second half vlad
-staples should count loudly to 10 when TD is shooting free throws
-i really wish Turiaf was 2-3 inches taller, what heart though
-hopefully trevor plays in game 2
-d-fish shot was OFF, i think he got a home call when he blew yet another layup
-i like that fact that pop called timeout when we cut it to 16, phil would have waited until the lead was single digits
-bowens 3 in the corner when kobe didnt close was huge for the spurs in the 4th.
- i think Sasha should start and move Kobe to SF
-welcome back Jordan Farmar
-anyone else see farmar/turiaf doing their matrix handshake on the baseline while the game was going on in the 1st qtr?
-i was happy we only shot 10 3 pointers (is that a season low? 4/10)
-the refs really swallowed their whistles last night
-pau knocks it out of timmys hands and they give us the ball? then manu chases down the ball and knocks it out and they give the spurs the ball?
-i was pissed when they called pau for the foul when manu tackled him into TD
-cold blooded jumper by mamba with 23 secs left
-shouldnt it have been a clear path when sasha got fouled in the end???
-EVEN KYRA SEDGWICK WILL TELL YOU THAT KOBE IS "THE CLOSER"
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[jodeke]

Great recap, as usual
A roller coaster ride. Until Kobe decided to dominate it looked as though the Spurs were the better team. Getting down by twenty presents a challenge of gargantuan proportions. This game has to have some psychological effect on the Spurs. I realize they're a veteran team but losing a twenty point lead has to a bit demoralizing. Hopefully the Lakers also garnered a lesson and not allow them such an advantage in game two. Kobe, last night, reminded me of MJ, now it's time to take over. His demeanor was off the charts. Like when Shaq fould out in a playoff game and he told him "Don't worry, I got it". Next game don't wait so damn long.
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[hi_ma]

I posted in another thread that TD getting his is fine. Hes TD. However pau forces him to work on the other end. TD shot under 50%. Took a ton of shots. Thats good. SAS can only beat us if they are hitting 3's. Pau being able to atleast single TD while getting 19 is what will change series.

SAS cant do what we can and go on multiple runs if their 3's are contested. we can
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[maddprophet]

big win

sasha outginobilied ginobili.

even drawing an offensive foul away from the ball on him
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[Texas_Pete]

Great recap DB! Great comeback LA!! Go for the jugular in game 2. We are not Nawlins - they go down 0-2, they ain't coming back on us.

[Klone_dd]

Not sure what Kobe was thinking for 2-1/2 quarters, but we are all glad he did decide to crank it up. His outburst did inspire the team to play some nice lockdown d.

Props to 1-1/2 quarter Kobe, good efforts from Pau, JoFar and Machine, everyone else was meh at best. A decent performance by everyone would've been a 10+ victory. I figured SA would start hot (carryover from the NO win) and fizzle out late (another carryover from the NO win plus staying on the runway so long).

Looking at the overhead shot replay, it looked like Kobe (not Timmy D) tapped in SA's last basket.

[Mr. EiGhTy-OnE]

[hi_ma]

[limchrc]

Thanks for the recap. Glad we escape with the win. Hope there will no more games like this in the playoffs... I would settle for a boring game with us on the winning side.

[MVT]

Winning Friday is big but how we win could determine how much longer the series goes.

I think if we win comfortably by more than 10 points, we could be looking at a shorter series, whereas if the Spurs get another close loss, it could be the beginning of a 7 gamer.

[A Mad Chinaman]

Thanks DB.

To coin an old phrase, the Lakers had the "Eye of the Tiger" look.

Hopefully they will embrace Kobe's attitude expressed in his (paraphrased) words - the 20 point deficit didn't appear to be that much therefore if we play our game, we will get back into the game while hopefully winning

[jodeke]

Klone_dd wrote;

[DancingBarry]

^ Yes, they credit it to the closest offensive player.

[limchrc]

Saw that. I just wasn't sure if it was Lamar or Kobe that tapped the ball in.

[Orestes]

[1hu2ren3dui4]

odom had a bad game. pau had a subpar defnesive showing agasint a much less physical duncan. kobe was awol for a half. fisher couldnt thorw a pea into the ocean so to speak.

if spurs fan are complaining about their team playing badly, i think laker fans have as much to complain about. i dont expect the above players to all have repeat performances. ie, if you put both teams in top form, the lakers come out on top.

also, i am hoping that farmar gets some more burn this series. i think he matches up better with parker than fish does in the same way that fish matched up better with williams than farmar. strength vs. speed.
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