Comments on: Stomach Punch: Lakers 90, C’s 89

By: Elliptical Machines Reviews

Elliptical Machines Reviews — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:17:35 +0000

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By: lakeshow

lakeshow — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:11:10 +0000

“Had KG been playing last year in the playoffs – the Lakers would have been victimized yet again. Believe that.”

Old teams have injuries – believe it. Ainge put together a great team on the downside of it’s prime and anything they do is based on health. Mine’s as hypothetical as yours, but a healthy Bynum and Ariza make all the difference the year before and the Lakers would swamp the Celts last year. That was ez, right?

Laker’s main health problem right now is Kobe’s (who’s 31) ankle and knee issues and a broken index finger on his shooting hand but, so right now he’s probably only one of the 2 or 3 best players in the league.

By: KOD

KOD — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:04:18 +0000

Easy Laker trolls – last time I checked no team ever won a title in January. But congratulations for getting the game handed to you by the officials, who got punked by a ridiculous Ron Artest flop. Another typically awful game by the NBA refs. If KG and the Celtics are somehow healthy in the Spring, then a meaningful matchup between these 2 teams could possibly take place.

And remember Faker trolls, the last time these teams met in the Finals, the Celtics prevailed, Pierce outdueled Kobe, and a 39 point blowout in the clincher was the nail in the coffin. Had KG been playing last year in the playoffs – the Lakers would have been victimized yet again. Believe that. So as far as Celtics fans are concerned, your title last year has an asterik that reads *Lakers won by default only because the Celtics didn’t have KG in the playoffs.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:26:36 +0000

I think we also sorely miss KG’s pick and pop 18 footers…those easy points make a huge difference, and adds extra options while drawing out either Gasol or Bynum from the paint.

By: Conall Mac Michael

Conall Mac Michael — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:54:14 +0000

Kobe Bryant, cut out the Irish comments.

By: Jay P

Jay P — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:35:57 +0000

I agree, and I don’t understand what happens with them late in games. Why they continue to get away from what was working so well all game baffles me.

It’s like they come into crunch time and just lose all faith in Rondo, then we realize… oh wait, Paul Pierce isn’t 25 anymore, and can’t blow past defenders and create his own shots like he used to.

I don’t blame Rondo for sloppy fourth quarter performance, I blame the rest of the guys for not helping him out, especially in a game where they should have been plenty rested… because let’s be honest, the bench flat out carried them for much of the 2nd-3rd quarter. No excuse for it, it’s obvious their not in game shape right now.

But I’m not hitting the panic button yet, it’s a long season, we’ll see how they come out of the All star break, if they do it with any urgency, it can be a whole new team in the second half.

By: lkr_lrkr

lkr_lrkr — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:55:42 +0000

Laker fan posting here, but I promise to be respectful…

I thought Rajon Rondo was definitely THE MVP of the 2nd & 3rd quarters.

However, I also thought his (considerably worse) play in the 4th contributed greatly to the Cs offensive collapse (turnovers, isolations, indecisiveness, etc.).

To those who say he should have had the ball in his hands on the last posession, I say, watch the 4th quarter again.

Agree or disagree?