11/20 Lakers @ Suns 10:30 ET TNT
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Good game, you're the best team in the West and it showed.
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Our size really screws with the suns.
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That was a nice win. Road game against a division rival.
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rsavaj wrote:Good game, you're the best team in the West and it showed.
Thank you, good sir. Good luck until we meet again.
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Beautiful, should of won by more. Nice 3 at the end by luke. SHould be a real fun game tomorrow. Denver 7-1 since getting billups.
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iamworthy wrote:Our size really screws with the league.
Fixed.
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Worthy, I loved the team effort tonight. After Kobe the next high man had 15
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Very nice road win considering 3/5s of our starting lineup sucked. Shock of all shocks -- Radmanovic wasn't one of them. I like the job Odom did off the bench tonight. With Drew in foul trouble, that was essential. I'd still love to see us run some actual offense rather than our starting guards jack up the first available shot -- but hey, the season is young. Good defensive effort, and everything else after that is gravy.
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good win yay lakers
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rsavaj wrote:Good game, you're the best team in the West and it showed.
Why can't fans be more like you? Instead of hating or bashing the team you guys lost to, you give the team that won its credit.
Anyway, good win for the Lakers. One thing that stood out in tonight's game was our defense.
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Suns looked very slow and old out there and had an offense that doesn't look like it fits their style. I respect the Suns franchise and history with the Colangelo's very much, but I believe that once Brian headed toward Toronto and Sarver took over, that was the beginning of the end. Steve Kerr was a great player, but a great GM...that still remains to be seen, and I think that Shaq cannot be the focal point of their offense.
Solid win for the Lakers, some of the shooting was ugly, but the bench really picked it up and Odom exploded, Fish nailed some big shots. Rad going 5-5 from 3. The Lakers sent a message to Boston, and Boston sent the message to the Lakers. It's almost like the entire league is a game of chess between the Lakers and the Celtics. That is how damn good both teams are.
Solid win for the Lakers, some of the shooting was ugly, but the bench really picked it up and Odom exploded, Fish nailed some big shots. Rad going 5-5 from 3. The Lakers sent a message to Boston, and Boston sent the message to the Lakers. It's almost like the entire league is a game of chess between the Lakers and the Celtics. That is how damn good both teams are.
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ReaListik wrote: It's almost like the entire league is a game of chess between the Lakers and the Celtics. That is how damn good both teams are.
Well said.
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and i think lakers is the better team overall compared ti current celtics lineup.
that is sad as a suns fan.
that is sad as a suns fan.
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woo hoo.. good game!
Rad stepped up today.
Rad stepped up today.
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Ariza owned Hill again with that block !
Pretty good game overall, balanced scoring, good D, Radman on fire, Odom essential etc.
Way to go !
Pretty good game overall, balanced scoring, good D, Radman on fire, Odom essential etc.
Way to go !
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I thought I misread this the first time I read this on the box score. Gasol had 9 assists.
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I love beating the Suns! Nice win.
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Great win tonight.
Bynum played well considering he had limited minutes. Kobe and Fisher were disappointing, taking way too many ill-advised shots. They both need to pick it up a notch or two.
We made it through a pretty challenging stretch of games (which many said would be a test) with flying colors, and our schedule is going to be relatively easy for the next few weeks. We seriously should not lose a single game before Dec 20th, which is when we play at Orlando (probably the most challenging I can think of until the Celtics).
Bynum played well considering he had limited minutes. Kobe and Fisher were disappointing, taking way too many ill-advised shots. They both need to pick it up a notch or two.
We made it through a pretty challenging stretch of games (which many said would be a test) with flying colors, and our schedule is going to be relatively easy for the next few weeks. We seriously should not lose a single game before Dec 20th, which is when we play at Orlando (probably the most challenging I can think of until the Celtics).
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First off our defense did it for us tonight! But...
This game looked a lot better than it was. We couldn't get anything going inside. We were saved by our hot 3 point shooting. We shot nearly 50 percent from 3. We're averaging 38 percent from 3 as a team. We need to improve our shot selection as a team. The past couple of games we gave up too many points and a major part of that is the poor shot selection leading to long rebounds and easy transition points. Tonight we made the long shots and it kind of skews the outcome of the game.
We were once again out rebounded and outscored in the paint.
Bynum needs to step up! I'm really getting tired of seeing his lack of effort on the floor. I understand his length is what helps our defense so much but it's only his length. It's nothing special he's doing. He's slow, and lacking energy for 95 percent of the game. I understand he needs to get his conditioning up but even shaq coming in 30 pounds overweight had more energy than Bynum at this point in the season. Odoen has more energy than he does and he missed more game time than big drewski!! I'm not making anymore excuses for him anymore. He says his knee is even better than before. Well show me. You're a 3 year pro that just got a huge contract paying you more than Gasol who is outplaying you by a mile!!!!...how long does it take to get back into the flow of things? I'm not asking for an all star stat sheet. I'm asking for effort and hustle. Box out...move your feet to get a rebound...rotate to the proper position to receive a pass!
Anyhow sorry guys that was a rant but the last several games have been killing me! I can't watch drew without losing it. He's not trying.
This game looked a lot better than it was. We couldn't get anything going inside. We were saved by our hot 3 point shooting. We shot nearly 50 percent from 3. We're averaging 38 percent from 3 as a team. We need to improve our shot selection as a team. The past couple of games we gave up too many points and a major part of that is the poor shot selection leading to long rebounds and easy transition points. Tonight we made the long shots and it kind of skews the outcome of the game.
We were once again out rebounded and outscored in the paint.
Bynum needs to step up! I'm really getting tired of seeing his lack of effort on the floor. I understand his length is what helps our defense so much but it's only his length. It's nothing special he's doing. He's slow, and lacking energy for 95 percent of the game. I understand he needs to get his conditioning up but even shaq coming in 30 pounds overweight had more energy than Bynum at this point in the season. Odoen has more energy than he does and he missed more game time than big drewski!! I'm not making anymore excuses for him anymore. He says his knee is even better than before. Well show me. You're a 3 year pro that just got a huge contract paying you more than Gasol who is outplaying you by a mile!!!!...how long does it take to get back into the flow of things? I'm not asking for an all star stat sheet. I'm asking for effort and hustle. Box out...move your feet to get a rebound...rotate to the proper position to receive a pass!
Anyhow sorry guys that was a rant but the last several games have been killing me! I can't watch drew without losing it. He's not trying.
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It was funny how I saw people saying the Suns could match up with the Lakers................bull are you serious ? Pau didn't even have to exert himself tonight meaning he'll be primed and ready for the Nuggets.
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