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I am a little confused right now.
I don’t know whether to be concerned that the Lakers fell to a 20-point deficit in the third quarter of game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the reigning champions San Antonio Spurs.
Or should I be confident that the Lakers can overcome any deficit like they did in game one to get the victory?
I’m hearing a lot of talk on the radio of how great the Lakers are, how horrible the Spurs are by giving up the lead and all that nonsense. I just don’t see it that way.
The Lakers are going to be in a lot of trouble if they don’t play the full 48 minutes. They may have gotten away with it against a tired Spurs team that were forced to sleep on the team plane after their game seven victory against the New Orleans Hornets. But I can almost guarantee the Spurs will not do that again.
Defensively I saw Tony Parker cutting into the lane at will and Tim Duncan doing whatever he wanted to in the paint. Granted Manu Ginobli was off the whole game, but I did see him go to his left many times in the game.
Basically the Lakers need more plays like this:
in order to keep the Spurs down.
So with game two tonight at Staples, I’m a bit worried. I’m going to say the Spurs will win this game by five points. But it will serve as a wakeup call for the Lakers and they will still win in six.
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LET'S GO LAKERS! Kill the Spurs!
(even though San Antonio is a beautiful city)
the best play was kobes behind the back with the pump fake step through
like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1yaWbVTssQ
the key play was Kobe's steal and 2 points after the missed layup-- it could've been a 9 pt spurs lead, instead it was only 5. Without that play, the Spurs could easily have controlled the rest of the game.
Kobe needs to get off to a hot start and take the Spurs' heart EARLY. The Lakers cannot afford to fall behind by 20 again.
The Hornets showed in the last round that if you bury the Spurs, they are not a team that will come back on you. Since their offense is a halfcourt heavy motion, dictated on positioning shooters around Duncan and the occasional drive to the hole from Parker or Manu, it is imperative that they take away one of those (the penetration) and keep the Spurs buried under and avalanche of fast break points and free throws. Anyhow they get into a half court battle with these guys, they are done.
Whew- After all that, I expect the Lakers to come out hot and pissed and have a BIG win tonight. Im calling a 10+ point victory.
While I hope the Lakers hit the court shooting lights out, I can't help but fear that they'll be arrive a little cocky and piss-proud. I see the Spurs coming with a lot of energy and big fat chip on their shoulders and pulling out to a medium-sized lead at the half - somewhere in the 5-9 pt. range.
Hopefully, the Lakers will at this point ramp up the intensity, clamp down defensively and pull out to comfy 6+ pt lead throughout the final 24min.
Let the Spurs shoot their wad early, and then mop their tired asses up in the 2nd half.
Fisher and Odom will not have another bad game. Look for them to contribute better tonight. If they do the Lakers will win comfortably.
Parker definitely have an edge over Fisher in the offense/defense matchup. But I'm happy with Farmar's work on Parker on the 4th, as well as Sasha's work on Manu. The Lakers bench just have to keep it as tough mentally and physically like they did in Game 1, then Lakers should have the edge over the Spurs.
Bunch of fans also chime in on Yelp
http://www.yelp.com/topic/long-beach-lakers
:-)
NBA... Where Asswhuppins happen. 30 points. That's how we do.