Lakers vs Magic and the 2008-2009 NBA Playoffs/Finals Thread - Page 11

larrymcg421 · 05-04-2009, 09:42 PM

That's fine. I guess I just don't understand NBA foul rules, especially when they're called in such an inconsistent manner. I've seen much less than that get called.

BTW, interesting stat of the game: Brian Scalabrine +22

Big Fo · 05-04-2009, 09:48 PM

Allen was outscored by Redick tonight, 12-9. That probably won't happen again.

This will be a weird series. Boston >>>>> Orlando in the backcourt, Orlando >>>>>> Boston in the frontcourt. Celtics are missing an all-star forward and a decent forward, Magic are missing an all-star guard and a decent guard.

DaddyTorgo · 05-04-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

That's fine. I guess I just don't understand NBA foul rules, especially when they're called in such an inconsistent manner. I've seen much less than that get called.

+1

RainMaker · 05-04-2009, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

That's fine. I guess I just don't understand NBA foul rules, especially when they're called in such an inconsistent manner. I've seen much less than that get called.

BTW, interesting stat of the game: Brian Scalabrine +22

Welcome to the club. That would have been a foul in the first 3 quarters. In the final minute of the 4th though, the whistles go in the pocket.

DaddyTorgo · 05-04-2009, 10:00 PM

after that game i feel cautiously optimistic about the team going another round - allen won't be outscored by reddick again

Big Fo · 05-04-2009, 10:02 PM

Until today I didn't know Courtney Lee was likely to miss the entire series. It's a rough time of year to start asking JJ to play 30 minutes a game.

whomario · 05-04-2009, 10:08 PM

Houston looking good so far despite Yao playing with jitters early on, like 3 mishandled passes and 2 almost airballs. Still 6/5 early. Would have like Bynum not to get in foul trouble, better matchup for Yao than Gasol who gives him trouble with his quickness.
Artest is unbelievable .. 3 times in 9 minutes he passes up an open shots, makes one dribble to the side and shoots it with a defender in his face by then ...

sterlingice · 05-04-2009, 11:12 PM

It's been a nice game for Houston so far but I'm really worried about the first five minutes here in the second half. I think LA is going to come out strong and Houston has to weather that storm or risk losing control of the game quickly.

SI

whomario · 05-04-2009, 11:39 PM

Bryant´s jump shot on the move is just beautiful. You just can´t defend that, if he´s hitting that he´ll allways get his points. Still, better than have him get to the line or find open people.
Yao misses many easy shots. That spin and dunk away from the double team was great.

sterlingice · 05-05-2009, 12:00 AM

Brooks has come up with some pretty and some huge plays

SI

sterlingice · 05-05-2009, 12:01 AM

Aw crap

SI

MrBug708 · 05-05-2009, 12:03 AM

Meh..ugly game by the Lakers, but they still have Kobe

Radii · 05-05-2009, 12:05 AM

go yao go!

I have yao's points/rebounds over kobe's points in ESPN's streak contest :P

sterlingice · 05-05-2009, 12:07 AM

Knee seems ok now

(yeah, not quite but good to see that shot fall)

SI

sterlingice · 05-05-2009, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Radii

go yao go!

I have yao's points/rebounds over kobe's points in ESPN's streak contest :P

I went with Kobe but if Yao and the Rockets somehow win this, I'll be just fine

SI

MrBug708 · 05-05-2009, 12:08 AM

Meh...it's disappointing to see the Lakers missing their breaks...back to back missed OOB calls

And Yao hitting 22 foot jump shots is not a good recipe

sterlingice · 05-05-2009, 12:10 AM

Apparently muggings are ok now that LA needs to get back into the game

SI

whomario · 05-05-2009, 12:12 AM

Yao is a warrior, flat out competitor. Rockets caught a couple breaks here, Lakers missing wide open threes by Ariza and Fisher. Battier plays terrific defense on Bryant.
And how about a 7´6 guy shooting clutch FTs ?

MrBug708 · 05-05-2009, 12:16 AM

Good win for the Rockets. Kobe needs to get healthy, but it's gotta be a wakeup call for the Lakers

bulletsponge · 05-05-2009, 12:19 AM

cue Phil jackson crying about how his team never gets the calls

Neon_Chaos · 05-05-2009, 12:24 AM

Good win for the Rockets, the Lakers were too complacent tonight... no hunger.

I hope that the Lakers take this as a wake-up call and start playing up to their talent.

Neon_Chaos · 05-05-2009, 12:25 AM

Oh, and Yao can speak good english!

bulletsponge · 05-05-2009, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Oh, and Yao can speak good english!

Yao love second round long time

RainMaker · 05-05-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bulletsponge

cue Phil jackson crying about how his team never gets the calls

Don't worry, they'll be going to the foul line a ton in Game 2.

JeeberD · 05-05-2009, 05:01 AM

gstelmack · 05-05-2009, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

That's fine. I guess I just don't understand NBA foul rules, especially when they're called in such an inconsistent manner. I've seen much less than that get called.

+1. If Howard is standing there, sure I understand it, but he moved over and was not set (he gets to the spot only a split second before Pierce, and you have to watch it in slow-mo to see that split-second) and should have been a clear blocking foul.

Of course, that was about the only 20 seconds or so of the game I saw, so I can't comment on officiating the rest of the way.

JeeberD · 05-06-2009, 12:26 AM

Great pic from last night's game...

Edit:

OK, this is pretty awesome also...

stevew · 05-06-2009, 01:06 AM

Step one, put a hole in the Hawks.

Sublime 2 · 05-06-2009, 06:19 PM

On my way to C's vs Magic at the Garden!!

Go C's!!

Jas_lov · 05-06-2009, 07:19 PM

Great start for the Celtics. Rondo is firing up shots again and Perkins is going right at Howard. All with Paul Pierce on the bench with 2 fouls.

larrymcg421 · 05-06-2009, 07:50 PM

Ugh, Pierce with 3 fouls.

Big Fo · 05-06-2009, 07:58 PM

Orlando needs a big comeback like Boston nearly had in game one. A split on the road isn't the worst thing in the world anyway.

SirFozzie · 05-06-2009, 08:26 PM

You're attending the rest of the games, right Sublime?

miami_fan · 05-06-2009, 08:47 PM

Where the hell did Rondo get those hops?

DaddyTorgo · 05-06-2009, 08:54 PM

he's always had hoppies miami

triple-double for rondo, the 9th+10th points were a CRAZY jam

miami_fan · 05-06-2009, 08:57 PM

Hit to the head...Flagrant two right?

larrymcg421 · 05-06-2009, 09:01 PM

Awesome! Eddie House just said FUCK YOU to Alston by hitting a three.

Groundhog · 05-06-2009, 09:04 PM

The Big 3 - Rondo-Perkins-House.

DaddyTorgo · 05-06-2009, 09:06 PM

there's few things more beautiful then when eddie house is feeling it

RainMaker · 05-06-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

Hit to the head...Flagrant two right?

Kind of tough to call that when Rondo got away with much worse and didn't get it.

whomario · 05-06-2009, 09:58 PM

Kobe kinda hits ridiculous shots ...

whomario · 05-06-2009, 10:13 PM

OK, Lakers got one swing at the Rockets, a good one at that ... 39 point quarter, Kobe and Gasol dominating . Rockets decent offensively, but that cross-matchup at the 3/4 was killing them on fast breaks as well as the fact that they were simply outrun there.
And did i mention Kobe hitting incredible shots ?
Artest a minute ago took like the worst shot in the history of the NBA btw, that was just wow ...

we need to get chuck hayes to the line more, that´s comedy gold

Sublime 2 · 05-06-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

You're attending the rest of the games, right Sublime?

If we can start a "Send Sublime to Orlando" fund, then I suppose I'd tough it out in FL.

That said...EDDIE!!!! He certainly lit a fire under the crowd's ass! I missed what happened with Skip...just saw them standing in each other's grills.

I realize orlando fans will be happy with a split, but I'd be worried that they still haven't seen the Celts rolling (Pierce, Rondo, and Allen all on). The C's are much more like game 2 than game 1, even without KG and Leon.

C's steal game 3, and regain homecourt.

Jas_lov · 05-06-2009, 10:34 PM

The company men are sure helping out the Lakers tonight. Joke 3rd foul call on Yao.

whomario · 05-06-2009, 10:40 PM

This Rocket team is fun and resilient as shit. Seriously, taking that blow and coming back from down 15 with Yao a non-factor and the PGs (the other matchup they relied on in game 1) go 1-8 ? 24-9 2nd quarter so far !
The Lakers are still a jump shooting team and now the shots stopped falling in the 2nd.
Look out for Kobe take at least 5 more shots before half time

and i love Artest´s play tonight

btw : Battier is amazing. Yeah, KObe is unstoppable at times tonight. But how he literally gets a hand right in fron of Kobe´s eyes every single time is just unbelievable.

larrymcg421 · 05-06-2009, 10:47 PM

The Lakers look like crap right now.

DaddyTorgo · 05-06-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by whomario

This Rocket team is fun and resilient as shit. Seriously, taking that blow and coming back from down 15 with Yao a non-factor and the PGs (the other matchup they relied on in game 1) go 1-8 ? 24-9 2nd quarter so far !
The Lakers are still a jump shooting team and now the shots stopped falling in the 2nd.
Look out for Kobe take at least 5 more shots before half time

and i love Artest´s play tonight

btw : Battier is amazing. Yeah, KObe is unstoppable at times tonight. But how he literally gets a hand right in fron of Kobe´s eyes every single time is just unbelievable.

you didn't read the espn article on battier from a couple months back, hmm? it was basically all about how incredible he is and how underrated

SirFozzie · 05-06-2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sublime 2

If we can start a "Send Sublime to Orlando" fund, then I suppose I'd tough it out in FL.

That said...EDDIE!!!! He certainly lit a fire under the crowd's ass! I missed what happened with Skip...just saw them standing in each other's grills.

I realize orlando fans will be happy with a split, but I'd be worried that they still haven't seen the Celts rolling (Pierce, Rondo, and Allen all on). The C's are much more like game 2 than game 1, even without KG and Leon.

C's steal game 3, and regain homecourt.

From the C's radio feed on the way home, Alston clocked him upside the head, they were half lobbying for him to be ejected. (here's the slap up side the head, near the end of the video clip)

http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290506002

(and apparently JJ Redick said some sweet nothings to the ref, which is why he was tossed AFTER he fouled out)

whomario · 05-06-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

you didn't read the espn article on battier from a couple months back, hmm? it was basically all about how incredible he is and how underrated

actually i think it was this NY Times article, though maybe ESPN re-released it : The No-Stats All-Star - NYTimes.com

still many people don´t get that, so i thought i´d mention it

Seriously, guys like him can´t get enough articles written about them as far as i am concerned.
As far as i am concerned the guy is hands down the most impressive positional defender (or no-stats defender) in the league.

alston/house GIF :

wow at Kenny Smith throwing a jinx at the Rockets ...

whomario · 05-06-2009, 11:20 PM

wow at Kobe ...
And the Rockets don´t make an effort to get it inside to Yao at all this quarter. If he´s on the court you have to use him.

05-04-2009, 09:42 PM	#501
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	That's fine. I guess I just don't understand NBA foul rules, especially when they're called in such an inconsistent manner. I've seen much less than that get called. BTW, interesting stat of the game: Brian Scalabrine +22 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner Last edited by larrymcg421 : 05-04-2009 at 09:43 PM.

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05-04-2009, 11:12 PM	#508
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	It's been a nice game for Houston so far but I'm really worried about the first five minutes here in the second half. I think LA is going to come out strong and Houston has to weather that storm or risk losing control of the game quickly. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-05-2009, 12:00 AM	#510
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05-05-2009, 12:01 AM	#511
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05-04-2009, 09:48 PM	#502
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Allen was outscored by Redick tonight, 12-9. That probably won't happen again. This will be a weird series. Boston >>>>> Orlando in the backcourt, Orlando >>>>>> Boston in the frontcourt. Celtics are missing an all-star forward and a decent forward, Magic are missing an all-star guard and a decent guard.

05-04-2009, 10:02 PM	#506
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Until today I didn't know Courtney Lee was likely to miss the entire series. It's a rough time of year to start asking JJ to play 30 minutes a game.

05-04-2009, 10:08 PM	#507
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	Houston looking good so far despite Yao playing with jitters early on, like 3 mishandled passes and 2 almost airballs. Still 6/5 early. Would have like Bynum not to get in foul trouble, better matchup for Yao than Gasol who gives him trouble with his quickness. Artest is unbelievable .. 3 times in 9 minutes he passes up an open shots, makes one dribble to the side and shoots it with a defender in his face by then ...

05-04-2009, 11:39 PM	#509
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	Bryant´s jump shot on the move is just beautiful. You just can´t defend that, if he´s hitting that he´ll allways get his points. Still, better than have him get to the line or find open people. Yao misses many easy shots. That spin and dunk away from the double team was great.

05-05-2009, 12:03 AM	#512
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Meh..ugly game by the Lakers, but they still have Kobe

05-05-2009, 12:05 AM	#513
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	go yao go! I have yao's points/rebounds over kobe's points in ESPN's streak contest :P

05-05-2009, 12:07 AM	#514
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Knee seems ok now (yeah, not quite but good to see that shot fall) SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-05-2009, 12:08 AM	#516
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Meh...it's disappointing to see the Lakers missing their breaks...back to back missed OOB calls And Yao hitting 22 foot jump shots is not a good recipe

05-05-2009, 12:10 AM	#517
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Apparently muggings are ok now that LA needs to get back into the game SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-05-2009, 12:12 AM	#518
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	Yao is a warrior, flat out competitor. Rockets caught a couple breaks here, Lakers missing wide open threes by Ariza and Fisher. Battier plays terrific defense on Bryant. And how about a 7´6 guy shooting clutch FTs ?

05-05-2009, 12:16 AM	#519
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Good win for the Rockets. Kobe needs to get healthy, but it's gotta be a wakeup call for the Lakers

05-05-2009, 12:19 AM	#520
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	cue Phil jackson crying about how his team never gets the calls

05-05-2009, 12:24 AM	#521
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05-05-2009, 12:25 AM	#522
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05-06-2009, 01:06 AM	#528
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05-06-2009, 07:19 PM	#530
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Great start for the Celtics. Rondo is firing up shots again and Perkins is going right at Howard. All with Paul Pierce on the bench with 2 fouls.

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05-06-2009, 07:58 PM	#532
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Orlando needs a big comeback like Boston nearly had in game one. A split on the road isn't the worst thing in the world anyway.

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05-06-2009, 09:58 PM	#541
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	Kobe kinda hits ridiculous shots ...

05-06-2009, 10:13 PM	#542
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	OK, Lakers got one swing at the Rockets, a good one at that ... 39 point quarter, Kobe and Gasol dominating . Rockets decent offensively, but that cross-matchup at the 3/4 was killing them on fast breaks as well as the fact that they were simply outrun there. And did i mention Kobe hitting incredible shots ? Artest a minute ago took like the worst shot in the history of the NBA btw, that was just wow ... we need to get chuck hayes to the line more, that´s comedy gold Last edited by whomario : 05-06-2009 at 10:16 PM.