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Lakers Suns Game 3 Thoughts

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 00:01:05 +0000

After much debate on the talk radio stations as to whether the Suns and Lakers series is going to be a contest or not, here are my thoughts.

The Lakers have done nothing more than hold home court advantage as the are suppose to do. Yes they have scored a combined 252 points in two games which is quite impressive but they have given up 219 points which is definitely not good. Pau has been able to show what he is made of and right now that is the best player in the playoffs. Pretty darn good for the Big Spaniard.

What they need to do is figure out how to stop Phoenix from scoring so many points and not turn the ball over so much. If they move on to the Finals, noticed I said “if” do not assume anything Phoenix came back after being down 3-1, I remember that all to well, then they will have to play a defensive minded Boston or Orlando team. Both of those teams like to lock teams down and not give up a lot of points. Heck 252 points might be how many points some teams score against Boston or Orlando in 3 games. So the Lakers will have to play really good defensive because they will not be able to score so many points like they are against Phoenix.

So will the Lakers make it a clean series sweep? Chances are probably not so good for that to happen. Phoenix will come out shooting 3’s on Sunday night. I have to believe Channing Frye will play much better at home than he did in LA, for that matter all the bench players for Phoenix will play much better. There is no telling how the bench for LA will play, sometimes they do not play well with the noise of the visiting crowd, they get caught up with the pace of the game instead of running the offense. The Lakers will make it close but will not be able to pull it out in the end. Sorry Lakers but trying to be realistic. Phoenix made it to the Finals for a reason and they are going to show it off on Sunday.

Lakers vs. Suns Western Conference Finals

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:55:52 +0000

The Lakers pretty much demoralize the poor Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semi-Finals last week. The Jazz had no answer for Pau and Bynum (when he was involved) and poor Deron Williams just could not beat the Lakers by himself. So the Lakers swept them in four games and have a week off to prepare for the Suns.

On a rubbing salt in the wounds kind of moment, poor Carlos Boozer who probably played his last game for Utah had his Escalated backed into by the Lakers media bus as they were leaving the arena on Monday. First Pau owned him then the bus backs into him, I think his reaction was like “Are you serious?”

Here is a run down of the Western Conference Finals game times and TV/radio coverage.

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Game 1 – Monday, May 17 at 6:00pm at STAPLES Center
TV: TNT
Radio: 710 AM ESPN/ESPN Deportes 1330

Game 2 – Wed., May 19 at 6:00pm at STAPLES Center
TV: TNT
Radio: 710 AM ESPN/ESPN Deportes 1330

Game 3 – Sunday, May 23 at 5:30pm at Phoenix Suns
TV: TNT
Radio: 710 AM ESPN/ESPN Deportes 1330

Game 4 – Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00pm at Phoenix Suns
TV: TNT
Radio: 710 AM ESPN/ESPN Deportes 1330

Game 5* – Thursday, May 27 at 6:00pm at STAPLES Center
TV: TNT
Radio: 710 AM ESPN/ESPN Deportes 1330
Game 6* – Saturday, May 29 at 5:30pm at Phoenix Suns
TV: TNT
Radio: 710 AM ESPN/ESPN Deportes 1330

Game 7* – Monday, May 31 at 6:00pm at STAPLES Center
TV: TNT
Radio: 710 AM ESPN/ESPN Deportes 1330

Lakers take it to the Thunder

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:54:14 +0000

Last night the Lakers rolled past the Thunder like the Garth Brooks song. I know people in LA were happy and surprised all wrapped into one. Less than 24 hours before all the reporters in LA were saying what is wrong with the Lakers? Are they not playing with heart? How badly injured is Kobe? Can they stop Russell Westbrook or Kevin Durant? How are they going to get the ball inside to Pau and Andrew?

All the Lakers must have been listening and came out and showed the reporters and fans who really is the Champions with a massive demonstration of how to play defense and how to get the ball inside. Pau and Andrew combined for 46 points and 22 rebounds and the Lakers assisted on 60% of all the baskets made. Team basketball at its best, there were ally-oops, head fakes and get this only 14 3-point shots attempted down from their 31 3-point shot attempts in game 3.

Mind you this is only one game and the Thunder pretty much destroyed the Lakers in game 4 in the same fashion but all the “experts” were saying that who ever wins game 5 has a huge advantages in the series. So do the Lakers have the series wrapped up, by no means, but if history is a gauge they have a pretty good chance. The Lakers are 17-0 in series if they win game 5 when the series is tied 2-2.

Friday night will be the test back in OKC, but now the Lakers gave a big middle finger to all the doubters and the haters and put the league on notice that they can still play.

Lakers vs. Thunder tonight

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:53:55 +0000

The Lakers will take on the Thunder in Oklahoma city tonight at 6:30 PST. This will be an interesting match up after the game Two scare. Will the Thunder be too hyped up before their home game and not be able to perform or will the Lakers come in with a relaxed attitude and get blown out. Yesterday on KLAC AM570 Vic the Brick predicted a Lakers lose by 20 points to the Thunder tonight. I thought that was quite a prediction from the Laker lover himself, but I am with Vic on this one. The Lakers will probably lose this one, maybe not by 20 points, but probably more by 10-12 points. The only way they will be able to prove both Vic and I wrong is if they are able to stop/limit Durant and Westbrook and figure out a way to get the ball to Bynum and Lamar needs to figure out how to baffle Ibaka. Kobe and Pau can not continue to combine for 64 points a night and expect them to win a Championship or much less a series.

Oh yeah there is the whole getting your shot blocked 17 times thing that needs to be addressed. One piece of advise “Head Fake” or “Shot Fake” try it once in a while and see what happens. The Thunder defenders will fly by you and then go to the basket.

Good luck to the Lakers and hopefully they will earn a split in Oklahoma.

Lakers Lose Again

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:15:52 +0000

I had the pleasure and good fortune to attend the Lakers vs. Trailblazers game yesterday. It was a back-and-forth affair that ended with another disappointing Lakers loss. Let’s hope this is another Phil Jackson mind game–a theory that seems reasonable given that he put the ball in the hands of Pau to shoot a 3-point, buzzer-beater to tie the game. Had the Big Spaniard made the shot, the play would have been brilliant. But Pau’s stroke was a touch off, the ball bounced off the rim, and the loss was recorded.

What’s up next for the purple-and-gold? Games against Sacramento and the Clippers. Fans hope these will be two easy wins for the Lakers, but the way they’ve been playing, who knows. After that, it’s the playoffs.

In other news, Staples Center was packed with famous faces as usual: Neil Diamond, David Beckham, Chad Ochocinco, Gordon Ramsey and George Lopez were the ones I spotted. No Jack this time. Maybe he is boycotting until the Lakers get their stuff together.

Lakers, Lakers, Lakers…

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:12:44 +0000

What are you trying to do to the fans and your record? 2-3 on the roadie with uninspired basketball. Phil gives you 2 days off one in New Orleans and another in A-Town and you reward him with 2 loses.

I know you guys are awesome and have the ability to turn it off and on, but I think it is time to turn it back on. Don’t get me wrong Kobe is doing his thing and Pau shows up almost every night, Lamar will always rebounds the ball, but where are the rest of the guys. Ron the defense you played against Melo and the Nuggets was awesome. Can you teach the guys to do that every night or at least tomorrow night against Utah.

What the heck happened to the bench? On a bench note – Sasha can you swallow your pride and apologize, buy dinner or whatever you have to do to get back on the court and start shooting 3’s again. You are too old and suppose to be a professional that the tantrums and yelling need to stop and just start playing basketball again. Looks like Luke will be back on Sunday, cross your fingers, that he will be able to provide some stability off the bench and give the starters a rest.

One last rant. Fisher you are one of the coolest Lakers of all-time, and will always be the .4 guy, but can you please figure out a way to not shoot so poorly.

Alright for the good news. Tomorrow is a home game against Utah and the last time they played at Staples, the Lakers won by 24 and held Utah to 6 points in the 4th quarter. Utah is probably playing a bit better now than they were in December and the Lakers are playing a lot worse now than they were playing in December, but Utah has to remember how bad it tasted to score only 6 points in the 4th and will come in with doubt. The Lakers have to take it too them right away in the first quarter and not give Utah any hope, they must come out with killer instinct, for the fans, for the coaches and most of all for themselves.

The experts said the road trip was a test and the Lakers received a “D”, the real test will be how they react to almost failing and see if they come out and play with pride. Lakers go show them what you are made of.

Lakers take down Pacers

Aaron — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:51:01 +0000

The Lakers stayed the course by beating the Pacers in Staples Center once again. The Pacers have not won in Los Angeles since 1999 and in fact have never won at Staples Center, amazing. Ron Ron was the story last night with 5 steals and he set the tone in the 3rd quarter. Pau had another great night with 16 rebounds and Jordan had a fantastic night off the bench.

So the upcoming road trip will be a nice test for the guys. On Thursday they play Miami, Dwayne Wade is back, which is huge for the Heat. Friday they play a tough Charlotte Bobcats team with Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw, and just added Tyrus Thomas. As long as the guys continue their tenacious defense and are patient within the offense a victory should be theirs over the Bobcats. Then on Sunday is the big rematch against the Orlando Magic. The Magic of course have Dwight Howard, Superman II, Vinsanity, and a healthier Jamar Nelson, that will definitely be a game not too miss. If you want to attend the game in Orlando purchase tickets for Amway Arena.

Shannon Brown to be in Belmont Shore, February 27th

Aaron — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:38:57 +0000

Shannon Brown will make a personal appearance at the Verizon store in Belmont Shore California at 3:00. Below is a picture of the store where he will be signing autographs. Ask Shannon why he never blinks.

This is where Shannon Brown will be at 3

Rare day in LA… Clippers Win Lakers Lose

Aaron — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:04:10 +0000

It was an interesting Wednesday February 24 in the ciudad of Los Angeles. The Clippers beat the hated Detroit Pistons and the Lakers lost to once the best team in the NBA Dallas Mavericks.
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So the Lakers played an okay game considering they played the night before but to be a Championship team you have to win the back-to-back road games. I am sure the Zen Master would agree. Lamar had a game high 21 points off the bench with 7 rebounds. Lamar mentioned that his usual pre-game ritual of working out before the game was changed out for a nap and a massage. I think Lamar should have advised all the Lakers to take a nap and get a massage before the game and they probably would have won. There is something about Lamar that you just love, that is what Khloe thought as well.
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On another note Andrew Bynum had some interesting comments after the game about playing 8 vs. 5. Well Andrew I think you were right, how does a team rack up 4 personal fouls in the first three minutes of the quarter without a little help from player 6, 7, and 8. Chalk it up to playing in Dallas with Mark Cuban courtside. Just a piece of advise we would like to pass on to Andrew, via James Worthy, “You can think it but do not say it”.
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That is acutally a piece of advise that can be used in everyone’s daily lives, well what do you know a little Zen from James Worthy, maybe we should call him Zen Student from now on.
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On to the Clippers

All I can say is good for them to show up and fight hard and win against a Detroit team that has a worst record than the Clippers. Wow now that is something I never thought I would say the Clippers have a better record than the Pistons. Congratulations to Mike Dunleavy for putting together a better team than Joe Dumars, poor Detroit.
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Rasual Butler, Drew Gooden and Chris Kaman were the stars of the night. Rasual had 16 points with most of those coming in the second half and Drew Gooden had 20 points and was 8-8 from the free throw line and Chris Kaman had 21 points and 15 rebounds, quite an all-star performance. Overall it was a good team game for the Clippers, anytime you hold your opponent under 100 points is a good team defensive game.
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Well let’s see how the Lakers and Clippers fair on Friday when the Lakers host the 76ers at Staples Center Look for tickets for Fridays came and the Clippers travel to Phoenix to take on the Suns. Good luck to both.

Kobe Bryant to return tonight!

Aaron — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:28:34 +0000

How will he fit in with his team mates? Will he go off with big points again?
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My advise –
Just stay healthy and make it through the night without incident.
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Good luck Lakers.