You have never been in Milwaukee, have you?

How can anyone be happy in this town?

 

I've been there once when I was younger. It was cold lol

 

That was my favorite year for bball, so competive!!
Allen iverson was awesome, that series was intense

 

One of mine too. That bastard Iverson runined our perfect post season!

Remeber when he stepped over Tyronn Lue? I'll never forgive him for that lol

 

Iverson is like the one person that I always watched. Awesome player, very competive!

Haha that was priceless. Tyron lue found a way to guard him though, he was a key for the lakers. I don't know what would have happen if they didn't have him or fisher. They challenged the sixers guards. Made it difficult

 

I remember the Lakers had like a week and a half off waiting on the ECF to finish. They had Lue simulating Iverson in practice because he was the only one remotely close to the same build.

What do you think of Iverson now? Do you think he should join a D leaugue team or just call it quits?

 

Lakers were smart having lue do that!

I think iverson should have stayed with sixers instead of going to Denver. But than again management wasn't cooperating either.
He should just quit and just remember the good times he had
Don't taint your past like some other players have

 

well said.

And after his stint and Denver when he got older, I think he could have flourished as a 6th man. He just never wanted to accept the role.

 

Yea it's a humbling role to take on, there's plenty of players that don't want to, but there's some that do. Take Vince carter as a perfect example.

I think your exactly correct, I think when I saw him on the pistons, I thought he was gonna work out pretty good there, fast pace game, great ownership and good coach. But humility didn't take either.
He's still a great bball player, but his ride in the nba is over, I'd keep it a memory, and don't taint it, unless he doesn't care about it, and just wants to play.
Antwan walker, broke penniless, now trying to play in d-league, I feel bad, because he was a great 3 point shooter on Boston in those few years with them

 

Houston lost, jazz is loosing, were only half game ahead of the jazz, gonna be nerve racking with them and Dallas in the hunt for the 8th seed,

I want Houston out!!

 

So I looked at the bracket and they said were tied with how many games back, but were 9th seed.
Why do the jazz automatically take 8th seed, we were ahead first, why don't lakers take it first. That always confuses me?
Lakers need the win against the kings tonight. Good thing were not playing old school kings. We'd get smoked if that was the case

 

Because the Jazz are up 2-1 in the season series.

This season the 2nd of a back-to-back has been a guaranteed loss for the Lakers. It was no different Thursday night when they fell 103-113 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Check Dancing Barry's review:

DancingBarry's Thoughts and Smiley Ratings

Kobe and Nash sustained injuries but are listed as "probable" for tonight's game against Sacramento. With Dallas and Utah both breathing down their necks this playoff race is heating up. The Lakers have to take the challenge and play with everything they've got, or else not making the post season is all too real possibility.

 

Great game!!! Review up shortly

 

If there's one thing this Lakers team has done consistently this year, it's play well when they're backs are against the wall. They did just that tonight to get the 103-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Earlier in the day both the Mavericks and the Jazz won their games. With the Jazz tied and the Mavericks only behind by 1 game, all the pressure was on LA to get the win. They responded with one of the best efforts of the season. Although bruised and battered, every player who stepped on the court gave maximum effort. Kobe set the tone by playing all but 22 seconds of the game. That's in spite of his age and in spite of the bone spur in his left foot. Dwight gave multiple efforts on both the offensive and defensive ends. His hustle was key in punishing the Kings in the paint. Meeks is always all over the court with his hustle, and he got a key defensive stop late in the 4th when the Kings were about to tie the game.

Steve Nash left the game after only about 2 minutes of action. Steve Blake filled in quite nicely by scoring 15 points on 5/8 from downtown. The Spaniard looked a lot more like "The Spaniard" with 12 points and 10 assists. Dwight Howard was a monster on both ends of the court. As stated earlier, his multiple efforts really made the difference. There were several plays where he missed his initial shot, and then immediately jumped again to get the rebound and shoot again. He had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots. Superman anyone?

The Lakers won this game tonight by relying on their defense and not turning the ball over. Great effort tonight.

Notables:

The Good:
- Dwight would not be denied tonight. Was the player of the game tonight
- Still sippin that Vino. The Mamba is just ridiculous. He put up 19 points, 14 assists, and 9 rebounds on a bum foot.
- The Lakers weathered the hot shooting 1st quarter of the Kings. The role player stepped up perfectly
- Balanced team scoring

The Bad:
- There were a few rebound the Lakers should have secured but didn't, which kept the game a lot closer
- Missed technical free throws by Kobe and Jodie :P

On a free throw line jumper in the 2nd quarter, Kobe Bryant passed Wilt Chamberlain to be 4th on the all-time scoring list. It's an incredible accomplishment. Hopefully Kobe continues to move up that list. It also may have been the Lakers last game in Sacramento.

However, the Lakers have no time to get sentimental. They're in the middle of a heated playoff spot battle. Their next game is at home against the Dallas Mavericks which is sure to be a playoff-like atmosphere. Stay tuned...

 

Yes playoff like atmosphere game definitely! They need keep it up,
What happen to Nash, or why he left?

If only they were all healthy, can you say dangerous!!!
But great contributions by the back ups.

 

Strained hamstring from another injury that was bothering him bout 4 games back.

And I agree they can be very dangerous. Gotta get in first though. Tuesday's game should be good!

 

Shaq's jersey retirement? Check. Huge game with playoff race implications? Check. All the pressure in the world. This was a game with the classic Hollywood drama story lines, and the Lakers responded with 101-81 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

The Lakers didn't wait to get going in this one. They jumped on the Mavs early and opened up a 15 point lead by halftime. They did so by going in to Dwight early and often. They got him looks off of screen/rolls, post isolations, and put backs. The defense was great too. Rotations were quick when Dwight stepped over to stop dribble penetration. This was key to shutting down Dallas' offense, and thus they were limited to just isolation opportunities.

When Dallas did isolate Dirk, Earl Clark gave him fits. Over the last 3 games Nowitzki had been averaging 29 points on 62% shooting. Not tonight. He was held to shooting 4 for 13 and only scored 11 points. Earl made him work for everything he got. Clark wound up with 5 blocks on the night. I think Dirk will be seeing Earl in his nightmares. Pau also guarded Dirk extremely well. Both players did exactly what you should do defensively against him: stay in his grill and contest his shots without fouling.

The Lakers 15 point lead at halftime was cut to 5 points late in 3rd when their offense got stagnant, and turnovers compounded the issue. Uncle Earl went to work again. He got fouled on an and-1 drive to the hoop. He missed the free throw, but Pau tipped the rebound out to Kobe to swung it to Clark for the 3 ball. The Lakers got a stop and then Earl dished it to Jamison for the layup to cap a 7-0 run which put the Lakers in control for good. Dallas did make another run though in the 4th. They were down 10 with what was seemingly going to be an easy dunk for their center Brandon Wright. That's when the Mamba erased Dallas' momentum with a timely block. Dallas then tried the Hack-a-Howard technique to get back in the game. It back fired big time as Dwight wound up hitting 5 free throws in a row during the stretch.

The Lakers annihilated Dallas on the boards 57-37. That was the game right there.

Notables:

The Good:
- The defense. It was active and executed well.
- Earl Clark with 17 points, 12 boards, and 5 blocks
- Vino with a triple double. 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists
- Dwight & Pau controlled the middle with a combine 38 points, 22 rebounds, and 7 assists
- Blake and Meeks combined to shoot 42% from 3

The Bad:
- Need to cut down on turnovers
- Can't have those droughts where the offense gets stagnant

Shaq's jersey retirement was special. From hearing chants of "We want Phil!" to Shaq's classic "Can youuuu dig iiiiitttttt??!!!", it was fun to relive the memories of the 3-peat Lakers. One fan described the atmosphere as electric. The Lakers will need more of that over the final 7 games as the battle the Jazz for the final playoff spot. They play Memphis at Staples on Friday.

 

Maybe shaq should be in the building all the time.

They need this win against Memphis!!

 

 

I'm really surprised Dallas didn't win, I think they're stepping it up, but just maybe too late