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Sammy G, Grammar Police.

Holy shit, The University of Montana may be worth something.

k, on a serious note guys, this brought a tear to my eye.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/boys-nba-s...ry?id=10392569

Fuck yeah, Utah

I love how you say Denver are a bunch of assholes, then root for a team that has a documented asshole like Carlos Boozer on it.

Who else is a dick on that team? And Boozer is not a thug on and off the court. I don't like him, but he's not nearly as bad as JR Smith or Kenyon Martin. Plus, Utah would be a better matchup for the Lakers.

Also you're a fan of Ron Artest and Kobe Bryant

so there's that

Yeah, Kobe is such a thug, huh.

Well he did rape someone

also Kenyon Martin is awesome for charities here

Thunder's playing crazy good D right now.

4th foul should not have been on Kobe, should have been on Kristic

the refs have been real up and down this game...some plays they let'em bang, others they call a foul. Regardless of that, the Thunder are swarming the Lakers and crashing the boards. They're playing bigger than the Lakers right now.

lol how the fuck did they call Kobe's last shot a 3? His entire foot was inside the line

17 blocked shots


what is this, NBA JAM?

Ah yes, thats why we got Ron.

win or lose, the Thunder are gonna be a real pain in the ass in the very near future.

SUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN SHOWWWW YEAHHHHHHH CHAMPIONSHIP BABY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


note: this post is completely sarcastic.

Sir Charles cursed on the tele? I didnt hear what he said.

Did the Hawks not even come close to selling out? I only saw one highlight and it looked like nobody was in the arena

According to ESPN, the Hawks have sold out both playoff games.

Its probably because of the quiet nature of the crowd (needs the P.A. guy just to start any chants) and the way the stadium is designed makes it seem like few people are there.

Ron Artest is so good at defense. But he is probably the worst offensive player I have seen wear a Laker jersey. God damn. Him and Fish shot a combined 4-20.

Well, Artest was brought in specifically for his defense. Fish, on the other hand, has no excuse.

Still though. When Kobe gets double and triple teamed, you've gotta hit an open shooter. With Ariza, I felt comfortable everytime he shot that open 3. Ron is terrible at it. TERRIBLE. Kudos, defensively, though.

Best R&B singer in the history of the franchise

Um, Kwame Brown? Samaki Walker?

fine. close to.

I would hardly call Ron Artest "so good at defense"

3 years ago yes, now he can't even guard quick 2's

Well, if Buzzkill says so...

woooo go Bulls

keep standing OKC lol

lol

what a game so far

we havent taken the best shots, but fuck...the calls are definitely one sided. Lakers take 12 total free throws, Thunder takes 30+. Cmon

Honestly expected to lose this game, but yeah. 22 more free throws for OKC? Get the fuck outta here. Lakers are gonna win game 4 by double digits.

Can't wait for the zen master's post game comments about free throws

Wonder if the zen master is gonna mention how the Lakers got out rebounded even though they have 3 seven footers? Probably not

This is why I'm not comfortable blaming the refs for this loss. Lakers shit the bed in the 4th

Wow I'm wrong. He actually didn't mention the refs (at least not in the part of the post-game interview I saw)

i make no excuses for the shitty shot selection, and one of my biggest problems with the Lakers all year is that they PLAY small, even though we should be dominating the boards. But you cant deny, one free throw counts as a point, and the opposite team is going to the line about 18 more times than you, its a pretty big factor in a 5 point loss.

Retarded shot selection by Kobe, as well.

Suns.

Just sayin.

fixed.

Yes, the same injury depleted team that won on the Suns homecourt in Game 1.

And they are starting Jarron Collins at Center, sorry don't think they are at full health either.

and no team should be getting blown out by 30 for the majority of a game in the playoffs. It's the playoffs. No excuses.

and I didn't even get to the fact that Camby is an UPGRADE over Oden at this point.

Nah come on. Blazers aren't where they should be. I almost feel bad.

Hey, anybody remember when the Blazers blew out the Suns in February without Roy, Oden, or Camby? When they started Juwan Howard at Center? No?

Phoenix Fans Have Rock Lawns

Horrible defensive showing in the 4th

like this Portland team.

What a great championship caliber team

So it's impossible for one team to get fouled 9 more times than the other? What's the point of even having refs then If both teams foul equally?

I would be so happy if the Thunder can somehow pull this series out.

I respect the fucking hell out of them. Not gonna happen though.

Calling the same fouls both ways is usually preferred in sports, yknow?

ANYWAY, Thunder are hungrier than the Lakeshow. Fucking Lakers dont even LOOK like they want to grab a rebound or defend.

How hard is it to exploit our size in the low post? Honestly, its not rocket science...we have a size advantage over them, and it slows the pace down so they cant run and gun as much.

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This just in

Dwayne Wade and Lebron James are good.

well, Charlotte's done. Portland got destroyed tonight too.

Dunno how Portland did it. They hit their 1st 9 shots, had the Suns doiwn by 14 and...

well. THAT happened.

mad anxious about tomorrow's game. Winner of that game is winning the series, obviously.

I hate you, everyone does, obviously.

Celtics join Magic as teams to advance to Round 2 in the East. Unless Bucks pull off an upset, Celtics-Cavs in Round 2.

It will be no matter what Celtics/Cavs(assuming they win tonight).

NBA doesn't reseed :lol:

Did they change the playoff structure again?

I thought a few years ago they changed it to reseed since they kept using up good matches in the West in Round 2 and not in conference finals.

Either way, good news is unlike last 2 years, Celtics get some days to rest before playing the 2nd round.

Nope only "recent" changes they have made was making the first round 7 games.

No other changes.

2 of the worst fouls on Miller there

These Bulls don't die.

the refs wont let the bulls win

DERRICK FRIGGIN ROSE

OH WOW THIS GAME IS RIGGED

Rose should have had that and 1 comon

Yeah, these refs are trying to hand this win to the Cavs

Just wait till we get to the Lakers game...

total Laker rimjob

Ive said it once, ill say it again, if a team focused on taking charges for a game, LeBron James would foul out in the first half. Dude just drives.

i really want Derrik Rose to win this game

Labron needs to take Professor Pierce's Faking Injuries 101 class

That right arm's going to be beyond a great concern, Ian Eagle.

Fuck, did someone finally tell the coaching staff that they cant guard us in the post?

Beautiful

Wow Ron Artest is more then just a body taking up space tonight.

I feel like the Thunder have a few runs in them still

Did anybody see Derrick Rose take 7 steps in the lane on the way to a layup

If Lamar Odom and Ron Artest play like this the Lakers will hardly ever lose to anyone.

the entire offense opens up when we play big in the post, i just dont get why we dont do it as often as we should, considering the size of this Laker team.

Can't wait for the Celtics to beat the Cavs

Hopefully

What an amazing game.

Gasol + Bynum: 46 points, 18 for 26, 22 rebounds, 6 assists :eek:

Yeah. Kobe on Westbrook was huge for us, as well.

Only took until game 5 to realize that Derek Fisher can't guard Westbrook

lol so true. Sucks that it took Kobe asking to guard Westbrook instead of Phil realizing that Fisher can't guard 90% of PG's in the NBA.

Artest's defense on Durant

Game 1: 7-24 fg, 29%, 24pts
Game 2: 12-26 fg, 46%, 32pts
Game 3: 8-24 fg, 33%, 29pts
Game 4: 6-12 fg, 50%, 22pts
Game 5: 5-14 fg, 36%, 17pts

Total: 38/100, 38%

and Durant's season average was 48% I believe.

yup

Hopefully he can do the same with Carmelo (if Denver can advance) and Lebron.

I don't really think you need to worry about the Nuggets advancing

lol

Bucks playing like ass tonight but they still might pull this out.