NBA Discussion 08-09

[Terabane]

Lets have a thread, some people on this forum must watch basketball, Lakers vs Dallas in 5 minutes.

[Sublime]

Here's to 6 and 0

[Terabane]

Indeed, I like how Dirk went on about not enough passion and goes 6-15. Good job choker.

[He's a Mentalist]

Basketball has to be, or is one of my favorite sports besides Tennis. I've always rooted for either the Pistons, or Dallas Mavericks. I haven't caught any NBA action recently though, but I will this weekend hopefully.

Pistons all the way this year!!!! :)

[tsurugi]

The piston's are a piece of shit team. Rasheed doesnt care enough to "try"...the one good player they had is gone. Prince is too inconsistent and Hamilton is just kinda there.Iverson is gonna score but thats about it...i dont expect any team ball coming from them at all. Sure they will win games but come playoff time they arent going to do shit like always. They made it to the conference finals only because the east has been so shitty last couple years. Put the pistons in the west they will be 5-6 seat at best. So fuck the pistons...those bitches suck.

Celtics are probably going to have another good run again this year but i dont think they will win it again this year. They should have lost first round last year to the hawks...

Im sticking w/ my Cavs again this year...hopefully our new team will play better ball this year.

Fuck the pistons, spurs, and washington....them bitches suck

[Woo]

I'm a die hard Knicks fan... And my bois have suck harder cock than a $5.00 hooker for the passed 12+ years... They need to find a way to get their shit together. I'm tired of them celebrating for getting first round picks and shit.

[tsurugi]

D'Antoni doesnt have much to work with there though. Marbury is more than past his prime. Nate Robinson is a nice gimmick i spose but isnt that consistent and randolph hasnt been the same since his surgery. If talk is right then Lebron James might try to go there once his contract is up in cleveland. Which would help alot....but fuck him if he betrays cleveland lol

[Woo]

No doubt. We need straight up skill ball players on the Knicks. Marbury has always been overrated to me. Dude is nothing but a whining bitch. Robinson, yeah he's straight but he's not a super star to lift a team from the bottom of the barrel.

I wouldn't mind a Lebron, or a Kobe... Or the starting line up of the fucking Celtics mwhahaha

[tsurugi]

Well kobe is never leaving....not after the "trade me oh look now im MVP ill stay" season he had last year. Lebron might do it only because New York is a bigger market then cleveland. And he has a company and a name to sell so hes going to get as much exposure as possible. Plus im sure Knicks would get rid of Marbury to make up the salary cap space needed to obtain him. But...Lebron would still be a bitch for doing that and id probably stop watching the NBA all together...cause all my teams would be fucked up.

Baron davis left the warriors and then Monta got hurt and suspended. So they are all fucked up. Maybe ill become a hornets fan...chris paul is pretty sick.

[Terabane]

No doubt. We need straight up skill ball players on the Knicks. Marbury has always been overrated to me. Dude is nothing but a whining bitch. Robinson, yeah he's straight but he's not a super star to lift a team from the bottom of the barrel.

I wouldn't mind a Lebron, or a Kobe... Or the starting line up of the fucking Celtics mwhahaha

Marbury is so much of a cancer that the Knicks won't even suit him up, its either take the buy-out or don't play.

[Meta]

I suppose Lakers,Celtics and the Cavs will be the major candidates for the finals and the title
Crazy motherfucking scenario
We'll steal Kobe next summer from ya !
Europe will be powerful in the next 4-5 years with NBA stars

[Woo]

ROFL...

[He's a Mentalist]

The piston's are a piece of shit team. Rasheed doesnt care enough to "try"...the one good player they had is gone. Prince is too inconsistent and Hamilton is just kinda there.Iverson is gonna score but thats about it...i dont expect any team ball coming from them at all. Sure they will win games but come playoff time they arent going to do shit like always. They made it to the conference finals only because the east has been so shitty last couple years. Put the pistons in the west they will be 5-6 seat at best. So fuck the pistons...those bitches suck.

Celtics are probably going to have another good run again this year but i dont think they will win it again this year. They should have lost first round last year to the hawks...

Im sticking w/ my Cavs again this year...hopefully our new team will play better ball this year.

Fuck the pistons, spurs, and washington....them bitches suck

I'll have to agree with you on the Pistons. They haven't been entirely good and Rasheed, like you said, doesn't seem to care all too much. I just wish they wouldn't have traded Chauncey Billups.

I suppose Lakers,Celtics and the Cavs will be the major candidates for the finals and the title
Crazy motherfucking scenario
We'll steal Kobe next summer from ya !
Europe will be powerful in the next 4-5 years with NBA stars

Why do Europeans always play zone defense and hardly ever play man to man?

[Meta]

Well every American player that transfers into a European team always says that the European approach of the game is quite different,specifically the game's way tougher than in the NBA

Why do teams here play zone defense?
Coz when the opponent team doesn't possess good shooting players,then it's easier to guard them,like closing the passages for the 1-on-1 players and decreasing the spaces in defense
Zone defense it's kinda like:I risk all the free shots but do not let the drives and focus more on the play in the paint

[Woo]

That's why USA won Gold!!!! Well it was about time but LOL...

[Terabane]

- Lakers 7-0, next up Detroit
- D12 had a monster game of 30/19/10
- Fight in the Hou vs Phx game
- Shaq is now #10 in the all time scoring list
- PP made a ridiculous buzzer beater for the win
- Bargnani dropped Evans and then crammed one on the reverse, filth.

[TheLegend/MVP]

Fight Hou vs Phx ...Barnes SUCKS big time ~!!

[Terabane]

Barnes is a dirty son of a bitch, Rose's speed is insane.

[Meta]

The King becomes the first person to slam dunk from the free throw line in game

[tsurugi]

Lebron did what???

Speaking of the cavs... number 1 in the power rankings. 8 straight wins. Suck it pistons, spurs, and wizards fans...hahaha.

[Meta]

Wait I'm like 6 days late LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbkfdJB2hXk&eurl=http://www.sport24.gr/html/ent/263/ent.261263.asp

[Sublime]

Actually Lebron didn't dunk from the line, he was like two or three steps over when he took off. Also Erving and Jordan have both dunked from the FT line so even if he did it he wouldn't be the first, however it was a dope dunk nonetheless.

[tsurugi]

Holy shit!!

Thats lebron for you. Im so glad he did that in cleveland. But im pissed because if i still lived there i would have had season tickets to the cavs and i would have gotten to see that live.

<_<

Cant wait till they play atlanta the 13th so i can go see it haha

Sublime, hes talking about in a game. I dont think i ever saw Jordan attempt that dunk in a game, Erving may have though. And that was pretty damn close enough, and for him to do that in regulation is just ridiculous. He was only 1 step inside the line. I can barely dunk from the top of the circle, so thats some crazy vertical.

[Meta]

The King becomes the first person to slam dunk from the free throw line in game

Well,they both haven't done that.And he did jump from the free throw line,it's just that his left foot is some cm in front of it

[Sublime]

He didn't dunk from the line man, he was like two or three steps in front of it. His shoe size is hardly ordinary so it may seem right at the line when in fact it isn't.

[tsurugi]

Doesnt matter if its 2 or 3 steps for you, its 1 for him. The back of his foot is about 3-4 inches from the line. Its damn close enough and no one else has been able to do that in a game.

Point- Lebron

[Sublime]

Yes it does, 'cause no matter how great it seemed it wasn't an actual dunk from the FT line. It was a dunk near the FT line, yes he is the only one to do it that close but ultimately it can't be classified as an actual FT line dunk in a game.

And with that I'm out.

[tsurugi]

Who cares....the dunk was still monstrous and it was from a ridiculous distance. His arm was still a good foot above the rim at one point. If he wanted to he could have jumped further back. Too many Lebron haters in this world lol.

[Sublime]

Haterz? Hardly. I'm just not jocking, I gave him props but technically he didn't dunk from the FT line. That's my main point and one that can't be denied, if that makes me a hater then oh well.

[tsurugi]

Haterz? Hardly. I'm just not jocking, I gave him props but technically he didn't dunk from the FT line. That's my main point and one that can't be denied, if that makes me a hater then oh well.

Only technicals in the NBA are the ones Ron Artest gets everytime he steps on the court. lol

[Terabane]

That wasn't even play of the night when it happened, NBA top 10 must be done by retards, they miss most of the best plays.

[Lnrd]

Yes it does, 'cause no matter how great it seemed it wasn't an actual dunk from the FT line. It was a dunk near the FT line, yes he is the only one to do it that close but ultimately it can't be classified as an actual FT line dunk in a game.

And with that I'm out.

T-Mac and Sam Dalembert had some pretty close in-game dunks from the FT line. Look 'em up on Youtube.

EDIT: If I remember correctly Dalembert's was from the FT line.

[flix02]

fuckin knicks fans gravel at lebrons feet lol....red apple shoes? seriously cavs should get ready to suck again real soon...

Only technicals in the NBA are the ones Ron Artest gets everytime he steps on the court. lol


artest aint got shit on rasheed wallace the original tech man...

[McFlyan]

Agreed, Artest has had to watch himself ever since that brawl at the palace. 'Sheed doesn't care if he gets T'ed up and he keeps on going.

On a lighter note, the Wizards got their second win!!! Sigh, it's gonna be a long season.....

[Terabane]

Perkins already has 9 T's in 18 games, he's going for the record.

[wc_loc]

I havent seen many games yet, how are the Lakers doing?
Lakers ftw!

[Seven Deadly Sins]

Lakers are 14-2

I'm liking the Blazers lately, they've been doing good lately, and they are a young team, their oldest guy besides Reaf LaFrentz and Joe Pzyllic (something like that) is Steve Blake, and he's been in for 5 years

[Dios k de la muerte]

Lakers are impressive but I don't see anyone stopping a Celtics repeat ._.

[tsurugi]

Celtics are gay. Cavs and the Hawks could have and should have beat them last year. The cavs are ridiculous this year too.

[GregHouse]

The lakers are stacked. Odom's second string for christs sake. Bynum's a beast.

I'm sure tsu's heard this about 7 times by now.

[Dios k de la muerte]

Celtics are doing what championship teams do during the regular season. Coasting and the sad part is their beating teams easily still.

[tsurugi]

The lakers are ridiculous. Their bench is so deep. Wish they hadnt gotten rid of turiaf because i think i saw him getting owned w/ the rest of the warriors the other night.

I really wanna see cavs and lakers in the finals. Celtics are gonna get stopped in the playoffs. Especially the way they played last year, they shouldnt have won it all. Hawks and Cavs shoulda been able to take them down. That's why i think last years playoffs were rigged. <_<

[wc_loc]

Lakers and Cavs in the finals would be awesome. I remember watching them in a game against eachother last year, it was epic.

[tsurugi]

The one where they wouldnt call a foul against the cavs ever? Yea i remember that game. I was laughing my ass off.

[wc_loc]

Yeh the Cavs won...Lakers are still awesome though.

[Lucky]

I'm a huge Nawlins Hornets fan and am going to try and get some tickets for when the Lakers come to town. That team is just so complete it's ridiculous. We're quite a good team and should be able to take our division with stiff competition from San Antonio, but I honestly expected a slightly better start. Not that we've started badly at all, but a couple losses were to teams we shouldn't lose to. Chris Paul is easily the early season MVP right now. Absolutely amazing player to watch.

[tsurugi]

Hornets are playing like shit this year. They were better last year.

They lost to portland, charolotte, atlanta, and sacremento. All of those games they shoulda won. Granted they did beat the cavs rather soundly, they arent on the level they were last year, the could have made it to the finals.

[Terabane]

They wouldn't have gone to the finals, WCF was possible.

[tsurugi]

New Orleans was 56-25...2nd in the west, third in the league(i think).. one game off the lakers who went to the finals. They were nearly unstoppable going into the playoffs then they manage to lose to a somewhat injured spurs team if i recall correctly. NO could have definitely made it to the finals.

[Terabane]

They lost to a depleted Spurs team with homecourt, Play-offs are a whole different ball game to the regular season and it showed with there inexperienced team.

Lakers need to stop playing like shit.

[Terabane]

Nene crammed one on Yao last night.

[Terabane]

Jog on.

[tsurugi]

Cant wait till christmas....cavs v wizards, lakers v celtics, suns and spurs, hornets v magic, mavs n blazers....all on cable too! merry christmas to me is all im saying.

[Terabane]

Yeah man, on christmas i'm watching the Celtics vs Lakers, I hope that someone dunks on KG then screams in his face.

[justin43]

Lakers vs. Celtics will be very interesting. I want to see how much the Lakers have actually improved and if they will the ability to beat the near completed Big Five.:amused:

[Yurijah]

Woohoo, finally they've put a game in a decent hour for the rest of the world to watch .

Go Celtics!

[justin43]

Paul Gasol effort gave the Lakers the strength needed to beat the Celtics.:amused: That was a very good game.

[McFlyan]

How about Carmello's GW against OKC? I dare say the nuggets might make it out of the first round this year.

[Lucky]

How about Carmello's GW against OKC? I dare say the nuggets might make it out of the first round this year.

I think they will.

Even though the Nuggets were able to edge off my Hornets a couple nights ago, they blew a 26 point lead in the 3rd quarter only to come back and win 105-100 thanks to an amateurish mistake by Hilton Armstrong.

Here's my final four;

West: Lakers - Hornets (San Antonio can't never be counted out though)

East: Celtics - Cavs (watch out for Orlando though)

How about you all, what are your thoughts on which teams will be in the Conference Championships?

[Diels-Alder]

Lakers v. Celtics re-match here we come.

[tsurugi]

Celtics are garbage....its gonna be Lakers and Cavs in the finals.

[Meta]

Don't count noone out of the finals
Tho Lakers and Cavs are definitely the strongest teams so far in the regular season

[tsurugi]

Celtics are sooo over rated.

Cavs are dominating...both the lakers and the cavs have beaten the celtics this year. Just goes to show that the "champs" arent unbeatable. I think the first game cleveland played was at Boston and they only lost by like 5. Celtics arent going to make it to the finals this year....

[Diels-Alder]

Celtics are sooo over rated.

lol and LeBron isn't. :odd:

I'd like to see an upstart/underrated team like New Jersey go far though.

[tsurugi]

How is lebron overrated? He dominates everyone he plays and hes proving it this year. Just look at the last game he played. 30pts, 10 assist, 11 rebounds....yea a triple double is sooooo over rated. Dumbass...

The celtics big three were hyped waaaaaaay too much.

Also...As far as lebron..

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/lebron_james/career_stats.html

All you need to see is those stats...

[Diels-Alder]

All I need to see is some rings. Big Three were hyped all the way to the title last year. If LeBron wins this year then I'll jump on the bandwagon, but not until that happens.

As long as the East wins it again (and breaks the Spurs' odd-year finals habit) I'll be happy though.

[Lnrd]

I say Dwight takes the dunk contest again, and West wins the All-Star game. Who do you guys think will win the dunk contest and the all-star game?

[justin43]

West wins the all-star game. What is interesting is that for the past 5 or 6 finals the side that wins the All-star game is the side that wins the NBA finals. You know what that means.:bigsmile:

[Lnrd]

^I know Lakers all the way.:smile:

[McFlyan]

Lakers and Jazz in the western finals (or semifinals depending on how the seeding plays out). In the east, it's way too close to call between boston and cleveland. It depends on which team's bench shows up.

[justin43]

NBA update:

Yesterday the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.:guns:

The West have three teams tied for 3rd seed and two teams tied for 4th seed. It appears that the Nuggets will be the 2nd seed in the west with a lead by one game over the three teams tied for 3rd seed.

With the return of Andrew Bynum, the Lakers's championship hopes look bright.:yay: :yay: Now, Odom can play his best off the bench and help bring life back to them.:amused:

[RsR]

NBA update:

Yesterday the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.:guns:

The West have three teams tied for 3rd seed and two teams tied for 4th seed. It appears that the Nuggets will be the 2nd seed in the west with a lead by one game over the three teams tied for 3rd seed.

With the return of Andrew Bynum, the Lakers's championship hopes look bright.:yay: :yay: Now, Odom can play his best off the bench and help bring life back to them.:amused:

True
Im a Laker fan so anything i really say is bias.

Lakers vs Boston (Finals) 4-2

[notorious UZIMAKI]

i think it's cleveland's year in the east. home court is huge. the c's lost a good deal of their away playoff games last year, including 3 against the HAWKS! also i wonder how close garnett really is to 100%. if he's back to himself they obviously have a chance, they are the champs. i just don't see lebron stopping until the finals, he's playing possessed this year and mo williams has really helped.

that being said - the lakers actually match up better with the cavs then the celtics, so if i were a lakers fan i'd actually root for the cavs to make it to the finals. lakers with bynum just too strong down low for cleveland, and the lakers have some guy i hear is fairly good and can neutralize the king.

crap - looks like garnet is out for playoffs - scratch the above. cleveland will probably cruise unless orlando has a great 3pt shooting series, which is possible

[justin43]

:yay: Celtics lose the first game at home to the bulls.:amazed: :yay:

This is the reason why:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3133650501_dd6a394d51_o.jpg

Great game. Derrick Rose.:guitar1:


:yay: :yay: Lakers beat Utah by 13.:yay: :yay:

[McFlyan]

Yeah, the Chicago-Boston game was the best game of the opening weekend IMO. Chicago won't win the series though. That was probably the best they've played all year and one of the poorer games that Boston had played and Chicago still barely pulled it out. Still, it's gonna be a fun series to watch.

Lakers-Jazz: It's a shame that Memet Okur is prolly gonna miss this series. The Jazz don't have a shot now.

[justin43]

It is the fact that the Chicago Bulls pull one at the Celtics home is what is amusing. They need to step it up or I don't see them even getting past Orlando(assuming Orlando wins its round of course) in the next round.:amused: It will be interesting to see if Derrick Rose can keep his performance up in this series.

*Hoping for a 1st round knockout for the Celtics*:worried:

[notorious UZIMAKI]

haha j43- you must be lakers fan. agreed given the injuries, lakers 4-2 over cavs. still giving love to my boy carmelo and the nuggets. but lakers to good inside and frickin kobe. love'd how today he just chilled, passed the ball, and decided the game wasnt close enough for his domination.. that kid is scary in the 4th quarter.

first 3 quarters - i pick lebron
4th - kobe

[justin43]

Yesterday:

Looks like the Jazz will be going fishing after Monday.:amused:



Today:
Game 4-Bulls vs Celtics

One thing to say:

EPIC. Ben Gordon, Derrick Rose, and Ray Allen.:beer: Paul Pierce = fail.:rofl::

Detroit is about to get sweep and go fishing.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

dude! thank you for someone replying. god damn. turning into the most classic first round series with an asterisk.
lebron is on a mission. hard to see him losing. BUT. i love the bulls and the nuggets as spoilers. esp carmelo (i'm a baltimore man). but think going to be LA 4-3 over Cleveland. (although i'm rooting for cleveland)

[McFlyan]

It's hard to see the Cavs loosing at all. They swept Detroit (no big deal) and if the Bulls upset the Celtics in the first round then there's nothing to stop Cleveland in the east. I'm rallying behind the Nuggets now since the Wizards were an epic fail this season. Go 'Mello.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

ha McFlyan, i'm rooting 4 nuggets too.. me thinks you may be an east coaster. i grew up outside dc so i'm always a redskin and bullets fan.

[Meta]

Bulls brought the series to a tie again

Oh and I watched Orlando vs Philadelphia yesterday with Young's(I think) buzzer beater against "The Superman" Howard
It was a very cool game

[notorious UZIMAKI]

oh man Meta - Bulls game was classic! can't wait to see lebron v kobe in the finals. although would have much rather seen lakers vs (full strength) celtics part II. at least now if LA wins i can tell my friend it's cuz garnet was hurt haha

[justin43]

@Meta

I thought Orlando won that game with a buzz beater.:huh:

@Notorious

Spoken like a true Celtics fan.:rofl::

[Meta]

lol not the last game
Read my post,I said yesterday,what I watched was probably a retransmission of the 3rd game

[McFlyan]

Had to be a re-broadcast of game 3 cuz yesterday it was Hedo Turkgolu hitting the game winning 3-pointer to even the magic-76ers series at 2 games a piece.

[Marrow Rivengristel]

Cavs 4-2 over the lakers in the finals.

[justin43]

Cavs 4-2 over the lakers in the finals.

I will put this post in my sig and bring it up when the lakers beat the Cavs 4-2 in six games.

Anyway,

:yay: :yay: Lakers win 4-1 over Jazz :yay: :yay:

[McFlyan]

Boston versus Chicago has been a real joy to watch. 4 overtime sessions in 5 games = awesome series. Also, the Hornets losing by 58!?!?! I thought the Nuggets would win the series but that's just embarrassing on New Orleans part.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

agree mcflyan, i guess new orleans was beat up a bit. also suspect they have been overrated bc of how awesome cp3 is. goes to show, when the bigs start playing in the playoffs its kind of a reality check. boston chicago has been epic - how do you not know paul pierce is going to take two dribbles right and shoot in your face!!!! damn 3 times in a row!! . i'm rooting for denver cuz carmelo is from my hometown, baltimore. but predicting lakers 4-3 over cavs.

[McFlyan]

I gots nobody else to root for so the Nuggets and 'Mello seem like a good team to get behind (cuz i gotta rep the hometown boy.....even though i'm from DC and not baltimore). About the Cavs and Lakers: I don't see that series going any less than 7 games. Watching Kobe just toy with anybody who guards him makes me think he will take it over when it gets too close and the Lakers will win it.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

yea, actually thats a good point about kobe. especially in a series with the 'mvp'. kobe will want to stretch it out to 7, then black mamba will try to dominate and win game seven to silence the haters. man i hope he gets beat haha. d.c. - sweet man, went to college at UMCP. so love dc.

[justin43]

LeBron has been named MVP already.:unsure: I know it will probably go to him, but I thought the award hasn't been announced yet.

I agree that the Chicago-Boston series has been epic thus far. Yets hope that Chicago and the Celtics bring another great game tomorrow. I hope Chicago can at least win game 6 at their house.

*Hope for a major upset in the series*:worried:

[McFlyan]

LeBron has been named MVP already.:unsure: I know it will probably go to him, but I thought the award hasn't been announced yet.

I agree that the Chicago-Boston series has been epic thus far. Yets hope that Chicago and the Celtics bring another great game tomorrow. I hope Chicago can at least win game 6 at their house.

*Hope for a major upset in the series*:worried:

QFT. We know that Boston isn't coming out of the east so I would love to see what Chicago can do in the second round (prolly against the Magic).

[notorious UZIMAKI]

nuggets looking good right now - jr smith is torching the hornets. too bad the lakers are so big inside, would love to see my boi carmelo in the finals.

bulls - celtics tomorrow - i know i'm watching! agree with mcflyan, given that celts have no chance to win the east, would actually rather see the baby bulls advance - more of a wild card and fun to watch. can't believe d-rose is a rookie!

[justin43]

nuggets looking good right now - jr smith is torching the hornets. too bad the lakers are so big inside, would love to see my boi carmelo in the finals.

bulls - celtics tomorrow - i know i'm watching! agree with mcflyan, given that celts have no chance to win the east, would actually rather see the baby bulls advance - more of a wild card and fun to watch. can't believe d-rose is a rookie!

Too bad Rondo didn't get the flagant he deserved through.:guns:

:yay: :yay: *Waiting for the Bulls-Celtics game tonight in anticipation*:excited: :guitar1:


EDIt: GREATEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :guitar1:

Game Seven here we come!!!!!!!!:popcorn:

:worried: *Hope for a major upset Saturday!* :worried:

[notorious UZIMAKI]

^ HOLY F*#@&ing ISHT!! what a classic series! ray allen drops 51 and they still lose! yeah rondo def should have gotten flagrant haha. man the way rondo and allen have picked up the offense, this would be a scary team with a healthy garnet anchoring the defense, may have even had a chance to beat the lakers with the twin towers.

agreed justin43, can't wait till saturday!

[McFlyan]

One word for the bulls-celtics game: wow. I think the celtics are going to pull it out at home but I'm still hoping for the upset!

On another note, it's good to see the rockets and Tracy McGrady get outta the first round. Wait a minute, something's amiss with that last sentence....

[notorious UZIMAKI]

^haha. tmac what? bulls blew it today, although expecting them to beat the defending champs in boston even without kgar was a tall order. 'baby' bulls showed their inexperience in the first half of the fourth quarter by jacking up long shots (gordon) without running the offense in a still close game. next round i def got denver beating dallas 4-2. i think celts have a solid chance against orlando who relies too much on the 3pt shot. best series prob la and houston. rockets are playing good, tough ball, and have TWO defensive stoppers in battier and artest (although the later got torched by kobe in regular season, all the while talking shit haha). cant wait for more bball!

[Meta]

The Celts are through and going for some big games against the Magics.Haven't seen any game of the Lakers and the Cavs so far in the play offs,I guess they're still too good for the rest of the mediocre teams of the regular season.

[McFlyan]

I couldn't watch the Nuggets-Mavericks game cuz I had to work today but I did get to watch the highlights. Damn the Nuggets look solid. Granted the Mavs collapsed in the 4th but Denver just ran circles around them.

Atlanta won their series with Miami. Whoopty-do....

[notorious UZIMAKI]

seriously - atlanta v cleveland is going to be terrible. the nuggets look great - jr smith has been en fuego. they got a steal with the billups iverson trade. i also like houston sticking it too LA at home. i have a hunch the lake-show thought they would cruise through this series. sucks when you gotta play a good defense haha.

[moleculo]

Rockets played a good game on Monday, but I think the Lakers will still end up taking the series.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

yeah agree moleculo. Kobe and Lakers will come out with a vengeance tonight. i'm sure lakers nation was freaking out monday, but trust me, Kobe's not worried. The rockets should be a little disappointed they didnt win by more given how bad LA played. Plus Kobe is always going to play better with more on the line, he likes the spotlight in crunch time. that being said - he better score from start to finish in game 2, bc if the lakers DO lose, then they actually will be in trouble. haha

[McFlyan]

Too true. Unless Kobe's got the swine flu he's gonna respond. Gasol and Odom are gonna step it up too. The Rockets played about as good as they can in game 1 and still just barely edged em out. I see them evening up the series tonight.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

yup - exactly, Kobe lit them up tonight. another amazing game to watch, although more for the flagrants and ejections. artest is awesome - that guy is nuts, did you see him talking after the game about playing pick up in his old neighborhood and some guy getting in a fight on the court and getting killed. damn. fisher had a nasty cheap shot crosscheck on scola also. If Lakers score over 100 they will probably win the game. this series is getting intense. man i love NBA playoffs so much more than regular season. also celts came back strong, AND orlando's point guard likely will be suspended for slapping eddie house in the head haha.

[GodsGift88]

The West is by far a waaaay better Conference, since Boston lost KG and Orlando was a sub par team all year. They gained hype cause Dwight is a beast but they got no structural offense and their D is not that great. House can shoot as seen tonight. I watch all sports since I play baseball @ SDSU and I always watch the NBA Playoffs. But, there have been no series except the Celtics/Bulls and now the Celtics/Magic. The Lakers/Houston is going to be a good series, but The Black Mamba is not settling for anything less than going to the Ship. The King has nothing to really worry about until he gets to the Eastern Conference Finals. Then they will be pushed and I honestly dont think they should be hyped up as much as they are. LeBron is the MVP fa sho, but they are not a "solid team", they got D but they dont play anybody. Lakers smacked 'em in both instances so I hope that Kobe and LeBron handle the West and East respectively so that there can be a competitive Finals.

[McFlyan]

As much as I would love for the Rockets to upset LA in this series I would like to see Denver and LA in the western finals more.
And for the finals, it will be interesting as long as it's not Boston-Dallas or something other ridiculous pairing.

[RsR]

^ true. I'm glad the hate/despise for L.A. Lakers is still alive and well.

[McFlyan]

So some suspensions were handed down today. Rafer Allston got a one game suspension for slapping Eddie House's head (woman) and Derek Fisher got a one game suspension for leveling Luis Scola (unnecessary). I think Orlando has a better chance to come out with a game 3 win with the lose of their guard. Orlando may get Courtney Lee back and JJ Redick is playing well enough where he's not a liability. I think a lot of Derek Fisher so I just think that his suspension will affect LA more.

[GodsGift88]

Depending on if Courtney Lee comes back it could be a negative affect on the Magic. They will have no one to run their offense which is really based on the way the point guard plays. Dwight Howard gets plays because of the way the point guard runs the offense and they have no legitimate/veteran point guard for that. Fisher's suspension will only bring about positive because Farmar can get his run and do what he does: speed. Shannon Brown will only add to that, so the Lake Show won't be affected much but Orlando might depending on the PG play.

[McFlyan]

Farmar is going to be the catalyst for a Lakers win in Houston? Forgive me if I have trouble accepting that scenario. I'm not saying that the loss of Alston won't affect the Magic, it will, but I can see Orlando getting a win over Boston at home more than I can see the Lakers getting a road win against a pissed off Houston team. Plus, Orlando lives with the outside jumpers. I could play point guard, feed it to the wings, then throw it to Howard and let him do his thing. My point really is that Derek Fisher means more to LA.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

yeah fisher is their 'general', he's old guard and knows how to win. that being said, he's literally old and slower, LA might have better luck w faster guards to counter houston's speedsters. but honestly farmar and brown are garbage so its a no win. cleveland won't be challenged in the east. they will destroy orlando. the difference bw lebron and howard is that howard is a center and is dependent on others to get him the ball. lebron controls the game from tip to buzzer. he's point/shooting/small forward/center when need be. MVP.
hope denver-LA in the west. unfortunately the bitch ass lakers will probably win in 6 or 7, but by the time they get out of the quicksand, elbow in your grill, western conf playoffs, they will be too run down to survive lebron's buzzsaw. finals - cleveland in 6.

[GodsGift88]

Oh , fa sho I am not doubting Fisher's loss. I did not mean that Farmar would be the key to their win haha, that is not even a likely option. I was just point out like ^^ said that Farmar and Brown can help counter Houston's speedy guards which actually kill the Lakers. Cleveland is going to have no trouble in the East because nobody can honestly stop LeBron, he is just that good. However, the physical play the West brings is going to be a complete wake up call to the Cavs. Either Denver or LA is gonna come out of the West and if Denver does the matchup is going to be in their favor just as it will for LA. But, LeBron wont let that bring the team down. It will be a great Championship though, either Denver/LA vs. Cleveland.

[btill9000]

Im a huge mavericks fan. It sucks to see them go down to my least favorite team in the league.

[moleculo]

Farmar had a good game today and that foul on Gasol was not a flagrant 2.

[justin43]

Agreed that was not even a flagrant foul, but a hard foul. Don't worry I am 100% sure that Artest won't be suspended for that. Farmer was the catalyst for the Laker's win.:bigsmile: If Rockets want to stand a chance in this series, they need to win game four. If they don't game over.

It appears the the Celtics and Orlando series may just be a series of back and forth blowouts.:amused:

[Meta]

What's the score for the Celts-Magics series so far?

[notorious UZIMAKI]

2-1 orlando, AND perkins may be suspended for game 3. although i really hope not, between that and the houston v la series, the officiating has been a bit overzealous. i understand in game 2 they were trying to prevent a full scale riot, but artest's foul against pau was gasol was NOT a flagrant 2. i hate having to wait a day to see who is going to be suspended. i mean kobe elbows artest, artest gets tossed, no foul and kobe, but they are still talking about suspending kobe the next game - crazy.

- yeah celts series is completely unpredictable
- agree houston needs to really come out strong and take game 4. if yao's foot isn't 100% its going to be tough. agree w justin43, if they dont take game 4 i dont see them winning again.
- go nuggets!

[RsR]

Lakers VS Rockets: Yao Ming is out for the rest of the playoffs. This will be a interesting game 4. I thought Houston can bounce back in LA in full force. They won game one in LA so they cannot rely on just pure confidence anymore. I would love to see a healthy Houston Rockets against the Lakers. Lakers will finish this series now...

[notorious UZIMAKI]

Houston up by 18 at the half, playing with a lot of emotion. Lakers are sleepwalking. suspect second half will be a lot closer. Lakers aren't good enough to win the championship playing at 80%, probably not even good enough to get out of western conference given how Denver is playing. They better pick up the effort, this isn't the showtime or even Shaq Lakers.

[McFlyan]

Agreed that was not even a flagrant foul, but a hard foul. Don't worry I am 100% sure that Artest won't be suspended for that. Farmer was the catalyst for the Laker's win.:bigsmile: If Rockets want to stand a chance in this series, they need to win game four. If they don't game over.

It appears the the Celtics and Orlando series may just be a series of back and forth blowouts.:amused:

You wanna say that in front of Kobe or Lamar Odom? Cuz it looked to me that those two were responsible for the win in game 3. Lakers flat out won that game, don't get me wrong, but Houston played freaking horribly.

Lebron looks ferocious, Denver is playing with great intensity, and Houston tied the series without Yao Ming??? I love the playoffs.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v3907/239/75/541848353/n541848353_1803061_600242.jpg

Aaron Brooks is my hero.

second place to big baby for beating orlando at the end. big baby! didnt see that coming.

[McFlyan]

Wow he looks like Chris Rock took a job at a movie theater. Well the Cavs swept the Hawks (no surprise there) and Dallas held off Denver to stay alive in the series thanks to 19 in the 4th quarter by Dirk Nowitzki. He did have one hell of a game, saying I'm impressed is an understatement. That being said, I gotta think that Denver will close the series out next game at home.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

^haha thats so true, he does resemble chris rock and i used to work at a movie theater and we actually did have to wear lame ass red vests and ties.

Well i knew the Lake-show would be fired up, but DAMN! they bent Houston over and had their way with them. ouch. hopefully game 6 will be closer as its in Houston, but suspect Kobe is ready to close this series out.

Boston!! man, never count out the champs! Orlando is in serious trouble at this point. Boston gets two chances to win it, and game 7 is in the garden, what a choke by the magic today. Ray Allen comes through AGAIN.

And agree that Denver should end it tomorrow hopefully. Can't wait for Nuggets Lakers

[justin43]

Yeah, Lakers should end it at game six. I hope that the lion stays awake and don't go back to sleep. Up into this point, the Lakers have cruise their way to victories in both the playoffs and the regular season. I want the Lakers to come out with the same intensity that they showed in this game five.

[GodsGift88]

^^I agree. They on this cocky flow right now, where no one can mess with them. But, sometimes that hurts them as seen in the losses in this Houston series. Kobe does not want to go to a game 7 so he is ready to shut it down and take it to the West. Finals. Orlando is slippin' with their game right now, they need to feed Dwight the ball which opens those 3's they pride themselves on. Boston just puts a fight up no matter the situation and Denver better bottle it up or the Mavs might put a move on them.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

DAMN it must be frustrating to be a lakers fan!! haha. laid another egg tonight, apparently you can't win playoff games with just intention and swagger. they'll probably still win the series, but their effort in the losses was embarrassing. (did anyone see adult eddie munster waving the 'laker haters' tshirt behind the announcers in the fourth quarter lol)
LA still has the most potential of all the teams, and i gotta think they will rise to the occasion when properly motivated - ie Kobe vs Lebron, but if they don't, Cleveland will wax their asses in the finals

[McFlyan]

They do have the most potential of the teams left. They will have to play their asses off to get past Denver who are playing the best basketball of the playoffs (aside from maybe Cleveland). I think LA will rise up and put Houston away in game 7. Orlando-Boston is a different story though It's gonna be a close one but I think the defending champs will defend their home court again.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

yeah, totally though boston would pull it out. all my friends keep saying cleveland matches up poorly against orlando. 'matches up' are you kidding me. this argument is so irrelevant when you have the MVP playing possessed. also the cavs guards are better then orlando. howard isn't dominant enough on offense to tilt the series. i got cavs in 5.

lakers - nuggets - i got nuggets in 7, only cuz lakers have home court. nuggs are the most slept on 2 seed in recent playoff history. billups was the missing piece.

[McFlyan]

I hope the Nuggs pull it out. I'm pullin for 'Mello plus I'm not a Lakers fan at all. Orlando matched up well with Cleveland when Jameer Nelson was in the line up but nowadays I don't believe the Magic will put much of a dent in the Cavs armor. Orlando will definitely win a game and just might pull out a second but that's all the credit I'm willing to give them.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

hey mcflyan - good to hear from you again. unfortunately there wont be much debate here. too bad BE doesnt have more bball fans. i love Melo and the nuggets. i'm really hoping 4-2, or better. my boi keeps saying orlando is going to put up a fight, but i still see cleveland destroying them. MAYBE if they had nelson, maybe. but lebron is in straight up destruction mode.

[RsR]

^^ Your right not much debate here, Lakers in 6.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

thank god i'm not a lakers fan. the inconsistency would drive me crazy. luckily they are going to be stood up by another team they have no respect for. unfortunately for kobe n friends, unlike the injured rockets, this team outmatches them at every position except center. (melo will outplay kobe - he's old remember). melo vs lebron, cant wait

[RsR]

Cavs in 6 oh and by the way Carmelo will out play himself...

[notorious UZIMAKI]

by outplay himself, can only take it that he will raise his game once more - i'm guessing 25 and 8 rebounds per game.

[RsR]

Nice counter either way I'm really excited to see this matchup. We will see what Laker team will show up on the court (Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde) and we all know Denver is going to be waiting.

[McFlyan]

The LA-Denver series is going to go at least 6 games, probably 7. I give the Nuggets a real shot to win the series here cuz their defense has been great this postseason and it could really disrupt the Lakers (especially with how inconsistent they've been playing).

[Meta]

Why so much Lakers' hate guys?lol
The Cavs and the Lakers are gonna be in the finals,even if Orlando and the Nuggets put up a good fight against them
I'm betting on that couple to be in the finals

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

I hope the Nuggs pull it out. I'm pullin for 'Mello plus I'm not a Lakers fan at all. Orlando matched up well with Cleveland when Jameer Nelson was in the line up but nowadays I don't believe the Magic will put much of a dent in the Cavs armor. Orlando will definitely win a game and just might pull out a second but that's all the credit I'm willing to give them.

I'm a Magic fan...but Jameer was only in one of the three games played against the Cavs. The last two Orlando only lost by four on the Cavs home court based on a controversial call in the end, the last one Orlando ran them out the gym. just throwing that out there. But all in the same token, I agree but disagree at the same time. Of course there isn't a team that has an answer for Lebron in the league, he's one of those players who's only weakness is himself. Sure they swept their past two opponents en route to the conference finals. Then again, it was a dismantled and mentally beaten down Pistons team. And the Hawks. Who were taken to a game 7 against the Miami Wades. Enough said. The magic went against a Sixers team who on paper aren't much but I went to the Sixers playoffs and reg season games...those are some tall, lanky, athletic guys who gave the Magic fits w/ matchup problems. And the ex-defending champion Celtics who were battle tested themselves w/ a grueling 7 game series vs the Bulls. The magic went to Boston and beat them twice there, one of them obviously a game 7 where the magic beat them like they stole something...their pride. The magic have been tested more during these playoffs, the Cavs have not.

There's Mo Williams, Delonte West, and Boobie Gibson but with a guard set such as Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, Mickael Peitirus, Anthony Johnson, and JJ Redick they aren't going to score as often as some may believe because a) He'd have to worry about guarding at least 3 out of 5 of those players some time throughout the game and b) Mo is not going to be scoring as often as some believe based on those 5 players defensive prowess. Varajao and Big Z? Let's be real...Rashard will destroy Varajao and Big Z may be able to spread Dwight out w/ his jumper so I like that match up...its about even steven when you see how dominate in the paint Dwight is. It'll be more of an offensive show than defensive. And the Magic are a really great defensive team more so than what people give them credit for. As well as the Cavs. Based on the national media they (Magic) are recognized as a strict "three-point shooting team" when they are much more than that-when they feel like it.

That's where it comes down to, who wants it more. I'm sure you all saw the Magic collapse huge leads throughout the playoffs...i saw it through the whole damn season lol. Very frustrating. But when the Magic play like they did in games 6 and 7 of the Boston series, that's the Magic that I know can beat any team anywhere. Period. There isn't a bench in the playoffs that is as deep as the Magic. There isn't a more dominate post player in the playoffs than Dwight Howard. There isn't a forward in the playoffs that can guard a player w/ the calibur of Rashard Lewis (don't sleep on him, dude is nasty inside and out...I know you saw how he dismantled anyone who played him one-on-one in the Celtics series). With that said, I do believe in my Magic and they may beat the Cavs...but they have to do it in 6 games and in doing so steal one of these first two in Cleveland, perferably the first one. If it goes to 7 due to one of the Magic's "magical" collapses then the Cavs have it. The Cavs just don't have the talent (outside of Lebron) to truly matchup with the defensive prowess and offensive firepower the Magic are capable of bringing. But there it is again...can they bring it? I think so, and I think they will.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

Why so much Lakers' hate guys?lol
The Cavs and the Lakers are gonna be in the finals,even if Orlando and the Nuggets put up a good fight against them
I'm betting on that couple to be in the finals

haha, its true. i think i posted the above regarding the nuggets killing the lakers (and melo outplaying kobe lol) after another argument with my friend who is a typical lakers fan. ie similar to redsox, yankees, and duke fans, all true lakers fans will tell you how much better the lakers are than any other team, and that kobe should have been mvp, blah blah.

so in a more sober state of mind this morning, i'll recant my statement and say, unfortunately, lakers probably win in 7. Kobe is a killer and lakers have home court. Their bigs need to show up more consistently though.

@ohwordichigo - great post, but you said it yourself, its going to come down to who wants it more, and no one left in the playoffs wants it more than King James

[RsR]

^^ Exacta except for one thing, its 6 not 7

[Lnrd]

I don't know if the lakers can actually get past Nuggets. The nuggets have been playing really good basketball during the playoffs.

[tsurugi]

Lakers will definitely get passed the nuggets as much as i dont want them to. They were stopped by the rockets cause they didnt take them too seriously and if Yao hadnt gotten injured it be rockets-nuggets right now. Dont think kobe just gonna forget bout the past 7 games that easy. Itll be a good series but the lakers got it.

Cavs gonna dominate tho...its lebrons year.

[McFlyan]

Well LA squeaked out a win tonight. I caught the second half when I got back from work and it was a great game to watch. Denver looked to be just a step ahead of LA until the final 2 minutes when things got sloppy for the Nuggs. If things keep going like this then I think game 7 is inevitable. Gonna be a fun series.

[RsR]

woot! 1 down 3 to go. I <3 Lakers...

fact of the day: Phil Jackson is 42-0 whenever he wins the first game of any series... :odd:

[notorious UZIMAKI]

^ i know. i heard that stat too, doesn't bode well for the nuggs. agree with mcflyan that its going to 7, but can't help but think the nuggets missed a golden opportunity tonight to steal one in LA.

[GodsGift88]

I've always been a Laker fan, even when they had Nicky V. and Eddie Jones even though I was quite young back then. I can say that this series will be a very good series, but the Lakers are going to win it, only depending on the team that shows up (inconsistent or the power house) it can be 5 - 7. Like Oh Word said, and what I tried to say way back when the Cavs were playing the Hawks, Cavs are a good team but they are based on LeBron. I believe Kobe is (possibly was) the best player in the league for awhile, but Lebron this year just showed he's a beast. But, Dwight and the Magic have a team that is strong (even though they are weak towards the end of the game) that can handle the Cavs. It is the playoffs, so the Cavs are going to be ready but the Magic are going to give it to the Cavs sorry to say. The Lakers and Cavs would be the ideal matchup, but it could be Lakers and Magic.

[RsR]

On paper, Denver can win the series. Carmelo and Billups are going to have a huge game 2. A response to a game 1 loss is key because the Nuggets already know their headed back home and prefer to have a good momentum on their way there. George Karl is a very good coach. He's been there before and plus you have good leadership on Denver roster. Come on game 2...

[moleculo]

lol Lebron's 49 was not enough

[RsR]

There is a difference between beating the Atlanta team versus the Boston Team. It seems like Orlando gained some valuable experience during their scuffle with the Celtics. I look for Cavs to bounce back unless The King is deflated. Hopefully Lebron learns how to pace himself better, asap...

[notorious UZIMAKI]

Damn ya'll don't know how painful the last two days have been. my best friend is a lakers AND orlando fan. i'm rooting obviously for nuggs and cavs. he's a big time smack talker, so i got him back in the first half of both games then ate crow at the end. frickin playoffs. haha. the frickin cavs' supporting cast needs to step up and stop standing around watching lebron. nuggets weren't as dissapointing, despite losing a lead. a) they were away against the best team roster wise in the league and b) jr smith AND billups had bad games.

[RsR]

I wonder who is inconsistent Billups and Smith or the Lakers?

[notorious UZIMAKI]

the lakers ARE inconsistent when they feel an opponent is beneath them, i mean they are LA - they need the drama. as for billups and smith, i hear what you're saying, but i don't think LA played particularly great D against those two, they just had bad shooting nights. I dont see billups shooting that poorly again (especially the damn free throws)

[RsR]

The only player that I am concerned about is Billups. Maybe it's because the Detroit series every other player is given but Billups is the table turner in my point of view...*cries*. BTW dont mind me, I'm just bustin you up so don't take me seriously.lol

[notorious UZIMAKI]

^haha, i know, i'm just still pissed at my friend lol. also respect on the mononoke sig.

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

Two great games thus far in these conference playoffs...i hope the intensity stays high. GO MAGIC!

[Meta]

Billups was pretty awesome in the last 2 games against the Mavericks and now he screws up huh
Well,besides Lebron and Kobe,there are no other ''bionic'' players in the league,I mean those 2 are the most consistent players out there

[RsR]

I predict a rompage by LA tonight. Gasol/Bynum tandem in full force...

[Lucky]

I predict a rompage by LA tonight. Gasol/Bynum tandem in full force...

Bynum was invisible in Game 1, and Gasol was decent.

It'll be another close game I'm looking forward to.

[notorious UZIMAKI]

Melo too strong on the glass! not a great shooting day for him, but way too many second chance points. Definitely see this going 7 games now, i'm loving the playoffs this year! Only complaint is that the refs were calling everything and kinda disrupted the flow of the game. Ariza had a great game other than the turnover at the end (where he was probably fouled haha) Kleiza kept the nuggs in the game in the first half, it woulda got ugly. dahntay jones - poopsandwhich gamer of the night, 4 fouls in about 6 minutes

oh yeah and billups shows you how much it counts to have an experienced baller point gaurd

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

Word, Chauncey Billups is the truth...the playoffs have been pretty amazing and the matchups that were suspected to be spetacular have lived up to the expectations and beyond. I'm looking forward to both of these series going the distance or at least being battle tested game in and out each time they go at it. Last night's game was incredible! even my girl (who despises the lakers) was into it...she doesn't even like watching them play lol. she's a kobe hater so she was excited when they lost. i wasn't though haha. oh well. My magic play tonight. I know they're not going to sweep the Cavs, but I'm hoping they are ready for not just Lebron, but the rest of the team to bring it. THATS' what they need to look at. Lebron had an amazing game in game 1, there's not much more he can do to ensure a win...he doesn't need to play any harder his teammates do. And they know how. If the Magic are to win this game, they have to continue to slow down the supporting cast to a stall and don't let Lebron make big play after big play after big play. He's a one-man wrecking crew, but he needs his sidekicks to finish the Magic off. They only lost two in a row i think maybe once the whole season...don't look forward to it happening again here.

Cavs win tonight.

I'll cry for my magic over a 12 pack of corona and lime.

[McFlyan]

Haha, sorry to agree with you Word but I see the Cavs evening things up tonight as well. I didn't catch game 1 of Cavs-Magic or game 2 of LA-Denver so I can't really comment on them too much. But Mello and Mr. Big Shot looked awesome in game 2 and I don't know how Lebron scored 49 and lost!!! I think the Cavs' bench/role players will wake up with a good game and a win tonight. This year's conference finals are shaping up to be great series.

[mashoo]

That shot LeBron put up to win. Completely sick. Unreal. Everyone in my house went nuts. Nuff said lol

[Marrow Rivengristel]

Labron 3 was quite enough!

[McFlyan]

Damn. I said the Cavs would win last night but holy shit I didn't think they would need to hit a shot like that to win it! If anybody talks shit on Lebron from now on, they're retarded on a whole new level.

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

I upgraded that 12 pack of Cornoa to a bottle of Patron after that Lebron shot. Straight. No chaser. But chilled, i'm not a barbarian.

[RsR]

Two down, two more to go... T. Ariza; where would be without you? lol . It was evident that the Nuggets needed to establish physical presence during their first game at home. Hopefully they can control the foul trouble during game 4. Cleveland needs to steal a road game from Orlando asap to control the series...

[GodsGift88]

Lakers aren't the best road team for nothing..Doing work on the road is the best way to solidify the road to a championship..Denver might be unraveling, but we will see in Game 4..If Cleveland expects to be back into this series they need to win tonight or it could be a wrap for them in the long run, but Lebron was definitely doing work with that shot..The view from up top was pretty epic the way the crowd erupted, but they need to do something tonight if they expect to have any momentum

Don't you just love the playoffs?? Best Western/Eastern Conference Finals I could remember..Love it!

[McFlyan]

So Turkoglu made 1 field goal, Dwight Howard was in foul trouble, he grabbed less than 10 boards, and the Magic won by 10??? I guess Orlando matches up pretty well with Cleveland. I still think the Cavs will win the series but I've been wrong so far about this series lol.

[GodsGift88]

The only way they win is if the Cavs aren't just playing Lebron vs. the Magic haha..As of now, the Magic is playing as a better TEAM but you can't really say because each game is so dynamic in itself that you can't predict haha...You think one thing and then the complete opposite happens in both series, but I look to see the Lakers trying to put a dagger in Denver..We'll see if Denver fights and shows that they are a different Nuggets team

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

So Turkoglu made 1 field goal, Dwight Howard was in foul trouble, he grabbed less than 10 boards, and the Magic won by 10??? I guess Orlando matches up pretty well with Cleveland. I still think the Cavs will win the series but I've been wrong so far about this series lol.

lol my thoughts exactly. that was by far one of the most boring games that i've seen personally in a long ass time. the refs tried WAY too hard to control the game. it totally messed up the flow. but there it is, that grind out mentality that the Magic have learned in their past two playoff series vs the Sixers and Celtics and they just played through the calls (as did the Cavs, kudos to them for trying as well) and made their free throws. especially Dwight. I can't wait til game 4 tomorrow to see what's going to happen

go magic :guitar1:

[McFlyan]

@ God's Gift: You are right there, the Magic-Cavs has been way too dynamic and unpredictable to predict. Lebron goes off and loses, Dwight Howard has a sub-par game and then wins, and for some reason Cleveland's bench has been stagnant. I've been wrong on most of the series so far but it's been fun to watch though.
Oh btw, fuck Varejao. That guy is a terrible "big man". He flops 8/10 times, is afraid to block a shot, and doesn't score. Sorry for the rant but I got tired of watching him fall down halfway through game 3.

[GodsGift88]

@ McFlyan : Hahaha I feel you on that because Varejao is weak as hell and Big Z is scared of Dwight so he isnt even in the series really...I just love the way Hoops is during the finals, very entertaining but Lakers are about to start so we'll see how this goes...

[AnimeMistress]

LET'S GO MAGIC!

[Fatstogey]

LET'S GO MAGIC!

YES! Winnin in OT keep it rollin. Lebron cant beat the magic 4 games by hismelf. They are done cause they have nothing but Lebron. Dont even say Mo dude sucks.

HELL YEA! 3-1 Cleveland bitches. lol

[RsR]

WoW, I watched the last Quarter/OT of that game and the Cavs seemed like they were waiting for a miracle to happen. Mo's face was epic when he passed the ball and Lebron missed for their final shot.

sidenote: I hate Wally Szczerbiak that guy is bad luck...

[Zero-sama]

YES MAGIC WON. LAKERS ARE NEXT TO LOSE.

MAGIC VS DENVER AT FINALS

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

wow...like, i know the Magic are my team and all but that was amazing! it's like watching your mediocre son with all the potential in the world finally coming to terms with it and using it to his fullest potential. incredible!!

[Meta]

It's simply over for the King's team
Magic really did it b/c they're more of a team than the Cavs

[McFlyan]

Wow, can anybody see the Cavs winning 3 in a row now? I'm inclined to say 'no way' but I haven't been right about this series yet lol. The Magic played great team ball, were hot from 3-point range, and looked like a very mature team. Kudos to them. It looks like LA-Denver is the competitive series now.

[Fatstogey]

YES MAGIC WON. LAKERS ARE NEXT TO LOSE.

MAGIC VS DENVER AT FINALS

YES! lol

Its funny. The NBA wants and keeps hyping Lebron vs Kobe. But neither is going to the finals. LMAO thats funny.

Hopefully once the magic get past the cavs theyll stop getting bullshit calls. Cause the nba is calling in favor of the cavs cause they want lebron in the finals vs kobe. Even charles barkley was saying a lot of the calls were bullshit.

But Magic are too good a team. Lebron cannot beat the magic by himself. Theyre better than the other 2 teams he beat. Cause lets face facts. The rest of the team doesnt do jack. I feel bad for lebron and im almost certain hell leave cleveland after his contract is up. too much weight to carry.

[GodsGift88]

That's how you play basketball right there ! Lamar finally showing up and doing what he does: owning the paint...Man , I love the playoffs but the Lakers better put it down in Denver, buuut that is going to be a tough job...Cavs aren't out of it but they need some miracle from everyone but Lebron because that what's killing them...Yea Lebron is scoring 42, individually that's wonderful, but it is actually hampering his team...He needs to do what Kobe is, facilitate before scoring (kobe scored 22 tonight) and then they will settle better against the Magic but the Magic are playing greaaat basketball

[McFlyan]

Looks like the East hasn't been won just yet. Cavs won this one via 70% Lebron and 30% supporting cast help. This isn't a good omen for the Cavs though. Their best player had a triple double with a monster fourth quarter, their supporting cast (Mo Williams, Delonte West, and Big Z) played really well, Boobie Gibson lit it up from beyond the arc, and it was still close late in the fourth quarter. If all of those things happen then it should equate to a blowout win yet it wasn't the case. Doesn't look good for the Cavs for game 6 in Orlando.

[RsR]

It's 8:54 in the 4th Quarter...

'This game's in the refrigerator: the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the Jell-O's jigglin'

Go L.A.!

[GodsGift88]

Kobe Doin' Work !! Man, that's how you get it done...Lakers showin they the best team in the NBA....

[Lnrd]

Damn Kobe did his thing.

[McFlyan]

Poor Nuggs.....
Oh well they had a hell of a season. LA def. showed why they are the best in the west and the best team right now. Hats off to them. Let's hope the Orlando-Cleveland series gets a little more interesting.

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

i'm scared tonight...

...GO MAGIC!

[RsR]

I would be scared too if I was facing LA in the finals. lol

[Zero-sama]

I remember when Detroit faced Lakers at the finals a couple of years ago, and everyone thought that the lakers where gonna clean the basketball court with them, but they underestimated the underdogs and the Pistons defeated the lakers 4-1 in the finals.

Magic wins today. Go to the finals and the series will end Magic winning the series 4-2.

[tsurugi]

Fuck that....this shits going to game 7.

Cavs - Lakers....like it supposed to be.

[RsR]

I remember when Detroit faced Lakers at the finals a couple of years ago, and everyone thought that the lakers where gonna clean the basketball court with them, but they underestimated the underdogs and the Pistons defeated the lakers 4-1 in the finals.

Magic wins today. Go to the finals and the series will end Magic winning the series 4-2.

They didn't underestimate Detroit; give them some credit, that was a very good team.

current LA > old LA = current LA > or = old Detroit

Get the job done Cavs if you can...

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

I would be scared too if I was facing LA in the finals. lol

LOL i know...if the magic or the cavs win they have their work totally cut out for them. I almost don't want to see a Lebron/Kobe match up, but at the same time I do and the reason contradicts itself. Reason being is that as much as I'd love to see Kobe and Lebron go at it for at least 4 games in a row I really don't think anyone else on the team would be able to up their level of play and are all going to be standing around watching these two superstars flex their muscles. It'll be entertaining for the hype of it all, but that's about it. For the most part it'll be boring to ME because no one else on either team will do anything spectacular. With the Nuggets there were so many dynamic players on that team, they just faced a very determined Lakers squad who had homecourt advantage (which was the main reason they won IMO) and the Magic also have dynamic players as well. The way Kobe and Lebron are the same is that as long as you're within striking distance, you will see a show put on by Kobe and Lebron. Now imagine when both are against each other on the NBA's grandest stage for at least 4 games? Wonderful isn't it lol.

But seriously...I kinda don't want to see it. Mainly because of how these playoffs have gone down w/ the refs buying into the Nike commercials being put out lately and it looks like their two top clients are going to do battle in a week from now. How hard of a boner do you think Nike has right now? As cool as a Lebron/Kobe final will be, it'll still be pretty stale at times to me. Of course I'd watch it, and it'll more than likely be my favorite Finals to date. But if my Magic make it, that'll be cool...at least they've reached that point when not many people really believed they could and saw them as overhyped. And leaving with this, I'm glad the Magic have proven themselves to be a great squad pushing the seemingly invincible Cavs to this point. Hopefully the rest of you basketball fans who didn't believe in Magic do now, or at least respect them.

[Lnrd]

Hell yeah tsurugi

[GodsGift88]

^^^Man, I've always believed that the Cavs were "over hyped" in the East as the best team in NBA..Yea they won 66 games, but they were only ahead of the Lakers by like 1/2 a game or a full game I believe..They got wrecked by the Lakers in both games in the regular season too, showing that the Lakers were and still are the best team in NBA..I am in no shape a hater, trust that, but I think they "overhype" Lebron tremendously..He had an MVP caliber year, hence him winning it but they compare him to Jordan and Kobe like he has done something, he got ABSOLUTELY wrecked in the Finals about 2 years ago...Yes, individually he has amazing statistics, but he HAS TO in order for the Cavs to even be considered a decent team...People make the argument that yea that shows how great of a player is because he makes the team better, true, but he has not shown me nothing : no Rings yet and he has only been in the league for what? 5 years? In the future he will get his, but until then people need to ease up on the comparison, bruh has not won nothing yet...He's an ABSOLUTELY explosive individual player, can say so better than Kobe, but he is not the better NBA player: Kobe is the only person to be put in the argument with Jordan, as of now until Lebron demonstrates Championship teams...

Also with Oh Word, I thought that with KG Boston was the best team in the East and then Magic, then the Cavs...People just follow hype and make Cavs out to be better then they actually are, Magic is by far a better basketball team so I think this success is nothing short of executing and doing what they do: Make it rain from the 3 and using Dwight Howard's in human ability to dominate

[Meta]

Lebron is currently one step behind ''Air'' imo,just have to win a ring,in no way over-hyped/overrated

[Lnrd]

QFT Meta

[Vic]

His defense is no where near Jordan's. He is like 3 steps behind in that department

[GodsGift88]

Jordan's D was ridiculous , Lebron just this year turned his D up .. Still not near what Jordan's was

[Lnrd]

God damn cavs :mad:

[Vic]

hahahaha now all those lebron kobe commercials make me laugh. Better team won.

Fuck that....this shits going to game 7.

Cavs - Lakers....like it supposed to be.

Whoops.

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

hahahaha now all those lebron kobe commercials make me laugh. Better team won.



Whoops.

lmaoooo

[Sublime]

Haha Kobe's finally gonna get that ring.

Oh and Lebron's a bitch.

[RsR]

Haha Kobe's finally gonna get that ring.

Oh and Lebron's a bitch.

I didn't even noticed him congratulate anybody. I guess when your upset, you don't think about professionalism. I think the coaching for the Cavs could have done better, they didn't even adjust their defense.

[tsurugi]

Fuck that shit...

[Sublime]

I didn't even noticed him congratulate anybody. I guess when your upset, you don't think about professionalism. I think the coaching for the Cavs could have done better, they didn't even adjust their defense.
Yeah, he didn't shake hands and refused the post game press conference. I guess because he's the "King" he doesn't have to mingle with commoners, but you could say he was dethroned by the end of the series lolol. Anyways, his attitude at the end confirmed he is a diva and therefore a bitch.

http://i42.tinypic.com/25pl7kj.jpg

[GodsGift88]

^^Haha funny shit..Well, that's what happens when you actually play a team and get it handed to you properly

[Vic]

I didn't even noticed him congratulate anybody. I guess when your upset, you don't think about professionalism. I think the coaching for the Cavs could have done better, they didn't even adjust their defense.

there isnt any way the cavs could defend a dominant low post presence who can kick it out to 4 different people capable of draining a 3. The cavs were exposed as a pathetic basketball team who is carried by one man. 66 wins in the eastern conference isnt that big of a deal since there are a lot of trash teams out there right now. The teams that beat them are complete teams capable of winning a championship, something that the cavs were never capable of from the start of the season.

At most, the lakers-cavs series would have been 5 games. Give lebron one win at home, thats it. As long as people like anderson varajeo, wally szcerbiak, delonte west are being counted on, lebron will never win a title.

[GodsGift88]

What Vic said basically..The Lakers-Cavs is what everybody wanted but that would have just been a complete wreck by the Lakers...They would have demolished them and all the hype would have just been a fail because the Lakers are a way better basketball team than the Cavs (the East is complete shit with the exception for Boston w/ or w/o KG and the Magic)...the Lakers-Magic will be an actual series but Lakers are still going to dominate, but I say a 6 game series, easy edge to Kobe and the Lakers

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

I love my Magic, but I think the Lakers are going to win this in either 6 or even 7 games...don't be surprised if it goes 7. This is obviously a better team than the Cavs. Better star player (Kobe), better supporting cast (Gasol, Odom, Ariza...i miss Ariza...fuckin magic front office!), and a WAY better coach (The Zen Master). The Cavs were built with trying to follow the mold of the "Jordan" teams but the Lakers fit that mold a lot better. This is going to be a very tough and taxing series for the Magic more so than the Lakers. They have been there before, last year. And Kobe has been in the finals now what...5 or 6 times now? Phil...enough said. But the Magic still pose match up problems for so many squads because they almost run an European style offense. If Dwight had game like Dirk it'll be more of that style lol.

Again...I love my team, I really do. And I know what they are capable of which is why I'm not surprised they made it this far. I'm very proud of them. But I'm a basketball fan first. I can't really say they'll win these finals, and if they do I'll be completely shocked that they pull this off. Same senario I used with the Cavs needs to happen for the Magic. They have to win one of the first 2 in L.A. and close it out in five if not six. Problem with that is game six is in L.A. and with the finals structure being that 2-3-2 (i hate that format so much) is why I'm giving this edge to L.A. I just don't think the Magic are ready and would need Jameer to stand a better chance. Next year guys, I'm sure they can do it next year I'll be expecting it honestly unless another team in the East rises out of the ashes and makes some offseason moves. But right now, the Magic are the Kings of the Mediocre East with the Cavs and Celtics looking up. I just hope they don't get like their usual selves and get complacent. There's always room for improvement and I hope they look to do so. Here's to wishing for the Magic raising the trophy in a few weeks! :-/

[tsurugi]

there isnt any way the cavs could defend a dominant low post presence who can kick it out to 4 different people capable of draining a 3. The cavs were exposed as a pathetic basketball team who is carried by one man. 66 wins in the eastern conference isnt that big of a deal since there are a lot of trash teams out there right now. The teams that beat them are complete teams capable of winning a championship, something that the cavs were never capable of from the start of the season.

At most, the lakers-cavs series would have been 5 games. Give lebron one win at home, thats it. As long as people like anderson varajeo, wally szcerbiak, delonte west are being counted on, lebron will never win a title.

Thats probably one of the dumbest/ most ignorant things ive read so far in this thread.

Verajao serves his purpose...hes one of our best defenders and he gets offensive rebounds...hes not a sound scorer unless lebron or mo facilitate to him. Wally is just a 3 ball shooter...and delonte is a good shooting guard that can drive and spot up shoot. So if your telling me that cleveland relying on the role players to take some pressure off lebron means then theyll never win a title then your retarded. This is by far the best team cleveland has ever seen.

The whole point of having role players is to have them do their job so lebron and mo can do theirs. The whole reason why the cavs were so dominant during the season was because of mo and the role players on the team which is why lebron hardly had to do anything. They just didnt show up during the magic series and w/ a team like that Lebron cant do it all. Either they play as a team or they go home...orlando played as a team. Cavs beat themselves...that shoulda been a 4-1 series to the cavs easy.

And as far as a dominant low post kicking it out to 4 good 3 ball shooters. Lebron does the same thing when he drives....no one can stop him and wally, delonte, mo, and pavlovic are all capable of hitting perimeter jumpers. hell even joe smith can knock em down....

Also...there were more teams w/ shitty records in the western conference this year then the eastern conference....
6 teams under .400 compared to the eastern conference's 2.

Yea the eastern conference is shit this year....

[Meta]

Varejao fucking sucks
The thing is the Magic,just like everybody already said,were more of a team and performed like one better than the Cavs.Plain and fair advance to the finals

[tsurugi]

Yea but w/o verajao wed lose energy off the bench, offensive and defensive rebounds, as well as a solid defender. He's big enough to cause problems for jump shooters and fast enough to get in front of the drive. He's not a scorer by any means but hes a big part of the cavs gameplan. Like i said....cavs just didnt show up...and when they did they couldnt finish and pace themselves. If anything the reason the magic won was because they were consistant. Cavs have been too cocky all during this years playoffs. Cavs beat themselves....lakers are gonna take care of business though. Kobe's gettin another ring.

[McFlyan]

Also...there were more teams w/ shitty records in the western conference this year then the eastern conference....
6 teams under .400 compared to the eastern conference's 2.

Yea the eastern conference is shit this year....

Washington, Detroit, Charlotte, New Jersey, New York, Indiana, Milwaukee all under 500 in the east and Chicago was right at 500.
West: Memphis, Golden State, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, the Clippers, and Minnesota under 500.
The East wins the shitty contest.

Gotta give the Magic credit in this series, they took advantage of the Cavs' weaknesses and shot lights out from beyond the arc (i mean holy shit they shot great all series). To be honest, I would have rather seen the Kobe-Lebron matchup but the finals are gonna be fun to watch regardless.

[tsurugi]

I believe i said .400...not .500.

There were 6 teams in the west that couldnt break 30 wins...that's some pathetic shit.

[McFlyan]

Oh you did. My bad, brainfart/dislexia. There were teams that didn't break .400 but it was top-heavy with the teams that actually made the playoffs in the west (and Phoenix to some extent).

I can't talk about pathetic teams though, I'm a Wizards fan. It's been a sad year for DC sports...

[Oh_Word_Ichigo]

Oh you did. My bad, brainfart/dislexia. There were teams that didn't break .400 but it was top-heavy with the teams that actually made the playoffs in the west (and Phoenix to some extent).

I can't talk about pathetic teams though, I'm a Wizards fan. It's been a sad year for DC sports...

GO PENGUINS!

sorry, i had to lol. but the Wizards are a contender in the East when they are healthy.

[Vic]

This might be the best team cleveland has ever seen but it was never a title contender. Sure they are the closest thing to being a title contender with just one man, but 3-6 against Boston, Orlando and LA. Great chance to win the East, no chance of beating LA. Just like when they went to the Finals the first time, everyone knew the Spurs were champions before the series started.

lol varajeo stopped being a "good" defender when the refs stopped calling offensive fouls everytime he flopped. He can't defend any 4 in the league. Rashard Lewis was doing whatever he wanted the whole series. Hedo Turkuglu brought the ball up the court and did a screen roll every time, cuz delonte west and mo williams, are too small to do anything about it. Cleveland is incredibly undersized on the perimeter and either old or untalented under the basket. Mo williams, west, wally, gibson, these people are defensively challenged and ridiculously little. Ilgauskas and wallace are old and injured, hell wallace is talking about retiring. Varejeo will never be more than a malik rose.

And your right it should have been a 5 game series, cleveland won game 2 cuz of a miracle shot by lebron, it should have been 2-0 going back to Orlando, over in 5. The three best players after lebron were all on the magic, thats why they won. If they had jameer nelson, it could have easily been a sweep. Hell if they had nelson, they would have a great chance of beating LA.

[McFlyan]

Hedo Turkuglu brought the ball up the court and did a screen roll every time, cuz delonte west and mo williams, are too small to do anything about it. Cleveland is incredibly undersized on the perimeter and either old or untalented under the basket. Mo williams, west, wally, gibson, these people are defensively challenged and ridiculously little. Ilgauskas and wallace are old and injured, hell wallace is talking about retiring. Varejeo will never be more than a malik rose.

You hit the nail on the head there. Turkoglu was too big and shot the ball too well for Cleveland and if he got pressure he had Pietrus, Lewis, and Alston to take over the perimeter offense. Plus they had Dwight Howard in the middle who delivered on both sides of the ball. It was just a terrible matchup for Cleveland from the beginning. But the Cavs did hurt themselves by jumping on Lebron's back and forgetting about ball movement on offense. I feel bad for Cleveland fans, definitely a huge letdown. I was hoping they would finally get another pro sports championship.

[ShadowKaze]

Yea but w/o verajao wed lose energy off the bench, offensive and defensive rebounds, as well as a solid defender. He's big enough to cause problems for jump shooters and fast enough to get in front of the drive. He's not a scorer by any means but hes a big part of the cavs gameplan. Like i said....cavs just didnt show up...and when they did they couldnt finish and pace themselves. If anything the reason the magic won was because they were consistant. Cavs have been too cocky all during this years playoffs. Cavs beat themselves....lakers are gonna take care of business though. Kobe's gettin another ring.

Not really. The Cavs should just rename themselves to the Cleveland Lebrons. Seriously that wasn't a team that played the series, it was a group of people playing with Lebron. And Verajao is just a crappy player that took a drama class along the way.

[GodsGift88]

Man, people just mistake Lebron's game for the Cavs' team..They are a weak ass team, proven by a very formidable Magic team and they would have easily been swept if Jameer was playing..

The Lakers have presence inside and outside with Pau and Lamar, depending on Bynumm's game that particular game they have 3 easily and Kobe can go in the post and be effective depending on the guard that is covering him...Their bench is ridiculously deep, just as the Magic's bench is w/ Pietrus leading the way...People are going to be upset and say whatever cause the Cavs lost, but they're a weak ass team that got smacked and now the finals are going to be a very good, competitive finals instead of a fully rounded (Lakers) team vs. a 1-man circus show (Cavs)

Who will win, Superman (Dwight) or the Black Mamba (Kobe) ? I say Kobe, not cause I want them to win but cause their team is better all around and Kobe isn't going to let this one slip away, he's ready.

[Sublime]

looooooooooooooooool have you guys heard about the email he supposedly sent to Dwight Howard? And I quote... '"It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them," he said. "I'm a winner. It's not being a poor sport or anything like that. If somebody beats you up, you're not going to congratulate them. That doesn't make sense to me. I'm a competitor. That's what I do. It doesn't make sense for me to go over and shake somebody's hand."

Yup, Lebron is bitch made. I mean could you be any more of a girl about it? He didn't even have the balls to phone, he had to email him.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to the finals. There will at least be two formidable teams pitted against each other as opposed the Lakers V Lebron. I got the Lakers in 6.

[RsR]

Thank you Lebron for removing the cross from Kobe's shoulder, it's your turn to carry it. Good luck. lol

[Vic]

have fun next year cleveland, when orlando will be even better. The core of the team, Howard, Nelson, Lewis, Hedo, they arent going anywhere, and Howard isnt even close to being the dominant offensive player he will be. Oh yeah the celtics...

[GodsGift88]

Ah come on bruh, hahaha, Lebron can't be serious with that..But, damn congratulate the man and the team that beat you it's only part of the game and being a professional, plus a friend...

Howard is weak compared to what he CAN be. He needs to stop bringing the ball down and get that destructive, killer-instinct big men need (like Shaq did/still does) and he will be ridiculous, pretty much unstoppable.

[McFlyan]

Sublime, where did you find that? For the NBA's sake I hope that's not true, talk about your biggest star taking a PR hit. If that is his quote then he's a bich, plain and simple. Fantastic player, but a little bitch.

Sooooooo, Lakers in 6. Kobe's not losing in the finals twice in a row. (Prolly shouldn't have made a prediction just now, I've been wrong since the conference finals started.)

[GodsGift88]

I was watching ESPN earlier and Lebron was interviewed and he said all of that which Sublime quoted, so I don't know if it was an e-mail since they showed the interview, but he still is acting like a baby back bitch...Even Dwight felt a little disrespected , cold business...

^^I've noticed, but I hope you aren't wrong with this cause I think they are going to take it too.

[Sublime]

I got it from here (http://www.nba.com/2009/playoffs2009/05/31/cavs.lebron.ap/index.html) McFlyan.

@GodsGift: Yeah you're right, looking at it again it doesn't seem that he emailed that quote to Dwight, but it's still lame nonetheless.

[Vic]

he will get over his ego eventually and learn sportsmanship is important when all the cameras are on him.

[dyne]

i wouldnt shake someones hand after being knocked out by them either. i agree that is stupid its not about sportsmen, its about winning; who the fuck cares. a real bitch whines about it on a forum.

[Sublime]

Nah you see a real bitch is someone who runs away with their tail between their legs because they lost, so they go and suck on their momma's titties for comfort, I hope the milk was good Lebron lulz.

[RsR]

LA in 5

[moleculo]

Should be a good series but I see LA winning it in 6

[RsR]

i wouldnt shake someones hand after being knocked out by them either. i agree that is stupid its not about sportsmen, its about winning; who the fuck cares. a real bitch whines about it on a forum.

He's basically admitting disgust and defeat because he knows his team including himself could have done way better, thats why he couldn't congratulate the other team because of shame he felt for lack of effort.

[justin43]

Well. The Cleveland Lebrons are out. Look forward to the Lakers v. Magic series. Game one is going to be very interesting with this stat. Phil Jackson's teams are 43-0 in series where they win game one.

[sallen3k]

Should be a good series but I see LA winning it in 6

/signed :urh2

get your popcorn ready for this series...

[McFlyan]

If we're throwing stats out there, Orlando is 2-0 against LA this year. Bottom line is it's gonna be an interesting series.

[sallen3k]

If we're throwing stats out there, Orlando is 2-0 against LA this year. Bottom line is it's gonna be an interesting series.

Only problem with that stat is that in those two games, the Magic had Jameer Nelson.

No argument that it will be a great series though. :urh2

[Meta]

When's the first game?
I hope I can somehow manage to watch at least 2-3 games here or online

[justin43]

I believe tomorrow roughly 8:00 p.m. central time on ABC. Can't wait. I hope this series turns out to be a good one.

[McFlyan]

Only problem with that stat is that in those two games, the Magic had Jameer Nelson.


I'm well aware of that. I was responding to whoever said that Phil Jackson is 43-0 when taking game 1 yet the finals haven't even started. So I threw out another useless (until the series starts that is) statistic.

[sallen3k]

I'm well aware of that. I was responding to whoever said that Phil Jackson is 43-0 when taking game 1 yet the finals haven't even started. So I threw out another useless (until the series starts that is) statistic.

Ahhh. Fair enough. Someone's going to bust Phil's game 1 streak and it could happen this series...

:urh2

[RsR]

^ neh,,, I doubt it

Lakers FTW

http://www.kobebryantshoes.com/images/kobebryantdunks.jpg

[Kenpachi Madarame]

Magic are going to take game one. The Lakers are planning on taking Dwight on 1 v 1 instead of doubling, and this is going to cost them. Dwight's going to tear them up in the paint and then went the Lakers start to overcompensate in the paint, the Magic are going to light them up from 3 land.

[RsR]

I'm well aware of that. I was responding to whoever said that Phil Jackson is 43-0 when taking game 1 yet the finals haven't even started. So I threw out another useless (until the series starts that is) statistic.


lol JN should have stayed on the injured list

[Sublime]

Magic are going to take game one. The Lakers are planning on taking Dwight on 1 v 1 instead of doubling, and this is going to cost them. Dwight's going to tear them up in the paint and then went the Lakers start to overcompensate in the paint, the Magic are going to light them up from 3 land.
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[Gohan]

Double digit lead all night long!

[GodsGift88]

There's no need to even explain what happened tonight haha... Just pure rapage by the Lakers in EVERY sense, Kobe just proves why he's the best man...

[tsurugi]

Magic did better w/o nelson...not sure that was the smartest choice to give him starter minutes after him sittin out so much. Hedo had most his points in the first 5 minutes of play. Howard is gonna have too much trouble w/ Gasol and Bynum... Kobe's got his game face on and he gonna be gettin that ring. Magic gonna have to step they game up if they wanna win a game w/ the way kobe playin...