Doesn't matter though, Kobe is still an overrated, ineffcient chucker and ball hog. 8)
you're so right!
serious-ly, you speak with the grace of god!
edit:
the LA-HOU game is very important. i started watching with 4 min left in the 3rd quarter.
why is it important?
LA is getting itself together. HOU always gives them trouble. HOU has everything to lose because they need to make the playoffs!
as a result this will be an AMAZING game, and i'm silly for not watching from the start.
i will update with my thoughts at every timeout.
thoughts so far:
- hou's D is amazing. shane battier shows on bryant on the perimeter, falls for a pump-fake but DOES NOT JUMP. kobe is so amazing he takes exactly what battier gives him, squirms his way into the lane and makes a layup. shot clock running down, maybe 8 seconds left? maybe less. clutch.
- pau makes an inside bucket. gets a T for giving a 'look,' aka showing heart. refs know the importance of this game. pau gets a hi-five running down the court!
- last possession of the quarter. Kobe goes one-on-one v chuck hayes on the perimeter. hayes holds his own! kobe runs near 3 houston defenders and takes a tough fall-away! clank.
- lakers' play-by-play is annoying. he predicted the lakers wouldn't score last possession. why so negative? shocking, because he's normally quick to give the lakers all the credit in the world while NEVER crediting their opposition!
4th qtr, tie game. 12 minutes to go!
- i fear kb8 has rubbed off on s. brown too much!
- well-played game! both teams playing their hearts out!
- chuck hayes gets a ton of respect from the officials.
the rockets as a team do!
- two poor possessions by s. brown and l. walton have hurt. otherwise lakers playing near-perfect basketball offensively!
- stu lantz knows basketball!
- best officiated game i've ever seen? no hyperbole!
- kevin martin with the most ridiculous flop! refs not amused.
he played great D on that possession though! v kobe at foul line.
- rockets hit some 3s to tie it up. lakers were up 8 after my "near-perfect" comment. ~5 min left. didn't see much of what happened; was thinking about god.
- rockets: 10-of-31 from 3-point land.
- rockets simply cannot score consistently! scola hits a superb 20-footer at the top of the arc. but tough shot!
- kobe abusing kevin martin. martin playing perfect fundamental D, just overmatched physically.
- rockets call TO after kobe hits an easy J over martin. shane battier needs to come back!
- credit phil and kobe for exploiting the mismatch!
- why is pau gasol's lower body so weak?
lo grabs rebound. superb balance! runs down the court, looking to exploit speed and length mismatch v scola. hayes and scola make a smart switch @ foul line. gasol backs in scola. kicks it out. scola bodies gasol and pushes him out of the key. lakers go to second option.
that second option was kobe's J over martin!
great basketball!
- lakers out of fouls w/ 5 min left. rockets = one to give.
martin needs to get to the line!
- BATTIER DOES NOT COME BACK IN THE GAME!
- the lakers' best players:
1. lamar odom
2. pau gasol
3. andrew bynum
4. matt barnes
5. kobe bryant
- LAMAR ODOM IS KILLING! KILLING!
- kobe had the most selfish possession I HAVE EVER SEEN!
he goes one on one v martin. miss. LO offensive rebound. kobe gets ball. goes one on 3. terrible fadeaway J. houston rebound. 2-point game, 11 sec left, hou ball.
- PERFECTLY DESIGNED PLAY!
easy layup for scola. 5 seconds left to overtime.
and wouldn't you know it, shane battier is in!
kobe v battier. kobe v 3 defenders. who wins?
scola = best shooting big man in NBA?
- chuck hayes panics and fouls gasol 35 feet from the basket. 4.8 seconds left.
- LO shoots contested 3 for the win! clank.
OVERTIME!
- laker's best lineup?
pg - kobe
sg - barnes
sf - odom
pf - gasol
c - bynum
2nd best:
c - gasol
pf - odom
sf - barnes
sg - brown
pg - kobe
- incredible overtime! fouls not slowing down this game!
- so much to comment on! why are fisher and blake playing together?
it's forcing kobe to bail them out with offensive shenanigans that play into the rockets' hands!
it also lets lowry and brooks on the floor, which makes the rockets oh so dangerous.
- if you haven't realized it yet:
THE LAKERS ARE BACK!
tip of the cap! good shit LA!
