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I think Kobe will go off for 45 one game, and the Lakers will get one win. Other than that though, Phoenix will dominate.
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I'm actually rooting for the Lakers in this series, but ESPN's Kobe-worship makes me ill. ESPN.com is running a Marc Stein piece right now that says basically that after this loss, Kobe has the Suns right where he wants them. The Lakers were "willing to sacrifice this game" apparently. It seems Kobe is so great he gave up his own game to get his team-mates involved (despite his 7-21 shooting), so now the Lakers are primed for an upset. Hey, lets just give Kobe the trophy and finals MVP now. Wow, he willingly only scored 22 points on 21 shots in a loss to help his team? What a player!
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I bet in game two Kobe will only score 15 points on 30 shots in a loss just to show Luke Walton and Kwame Brown the ropes. He's that good. He's not just a great player, he's a great teacher.
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Lakers have got to feel like crap. They start the series off with everyone playing above their capablities while their superstar plays one of his worse performances. This game was very winnable for the Lakers. Not sure how many more chances they are going to get like this from the Suns. They could've easily stole a home game today.
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The Lakers do have a decent chance in the series. I really liked the Lakers' game plan yesterday, too bad they went away from it in the 4th qrt. TT saved the game for Phx, for sure he won't shoot like that again.
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I was honestly hoping for the Lakers to win, but honestly I dont see any home team losing. The only reason I thought the Lakers might win was because of the Kobe/Laker mystique-- which is a bunch of hooey. Lakers are a crappy team full of spares, with terrible coaching and a star that just can't cut it.
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can anyone imagine the shit dirk would take if the rest of his team played as well as they did in that game and he played as bad as kobe did?
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Anybody else looking forward to seeing the newest member of the multiple-MVP club play tonight?
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I'm looking forward to the game. I'll be at work for part of it but I've discovered a tv in one of the little rooms in back that I might have to turn on.
Go Phoenix.
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Maybe the Lakers will steal one here. They have the early lead - only 3 points though.
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Kobe is playing like he is sore about not getting the MVP. He's well on his way to a triple double.
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Lakers with a 14 point lead late in the 2nd quarter.
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04-26-2006, 10:41 PM
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Go lakers... I've become nash/bron-bron hata's.
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Oh, goodness! This one looks bleak for the Suns!
Unless Nash can single-handedly bring his team back from the brinks of oblivion, this series is getting ready to be tied 1-1. I can only relish in the fact that the extra game for the Suns will prove beneficial for our Mavericks, in terms of a potential WCF grudge match. |
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04-26-2006, 11:05 PM
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Of course, you have to consider this a pretty bad start to Nash's MVP defense.
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It is, it is! But there is still a second half to be played, FIN. There is still a second half to be played. We all know that Nash doesn't bring it until money time.
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Something about this game reminds me of the 50 point game Nash had against us last year.
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You can feel the Suns run to take game 2.
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Well, the Suns managed to cut that 15 point lead in half during the 3rd quarter, but they have kind of stalled since then.
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I'm not sure if the Suns are teasing me or not. They've cut it down to 5 with about 2 and half minutes left.
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Well, they certainly are making it interesting.
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Well, the Lakers are going to tie up the series. This is going to be a fun one to keep an eye on.
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If the Lakers can take care of business in LA then the Suns will have a VERY difficult series.
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The reigning--and soon to be repeat--MVP takes a tumble tonight. Trust me, the Suns are flirting with disaster. I said before the beginning of the postseason that both the Spurs and the Suns, and even the Mavericks, were vulnerable to outside threats. The Mavericks have thus far weathered the storm better than either of the pretenders in the West, but they are themselves not without chinks. Once these series go to the road, we will see who is for real and who is pretending.
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Nash and Bell needed some offensive help out there and no one stepped up to the plate.
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I read something on a Lakers board that reeked of sour grapes but was interesting nonetheless. Did the league leak the MVP earlier than usual this year because they’re concerned that he may not make it to the 2nd round? I guess the answer depends on when they make the official announcement and schedule the ceremony.
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Are you suggesting that they inflated interest in a PHX-LAL series that wouldn't have had enough interest otherwise?
Maybe so, but it's the most interesting series--BY FAR--as it is. |
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Watching game 2 of this serious made me realize that if the Lakers don't beat the Suns, the Clippers will. The main thing you have to do against the suns is make their frontcourt players really guard somebody which they get away with most of the time. Also, go through or under picks set for Nash and make a scorer out of him. The Clippers have those abilities. Either way, the suns aren't playing anybody in the WCF.
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I'm not sure if this is working properly, since I'm on my crappy AOL dial-up at work.
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Doug Collins called it a charge. Looks like a charge to me!
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He was moving when kobe jumped. Once the guy starts to jump if you arent set it cant be a charge. It was a close call though.
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