LA Times: Luke was unaware of the clock

[blix]

If Kobe hadn't choked down the stretch none of this would have mattered.

I don't like when you write things like this because the truth hurts me.

[jimmywolfrey]

For me the game was decided on Cleveland's abilty to trap kobe better than the Lakers just single covering Lebron. For instance Kobe went to the base line and he had no where to go because of the clock and the pending smothering of him... Lebron was starting from the middle of the floor which gave him better opitions he could pass if they double one way or the other where as Kobe only had a pass to his left....

And when you got Kwame and his IQ guarding Z and when lebron gets doubled and passes to Z Kwame acts like he didnt' expect it like come on...the player wide open closest to the basket... it shouldn't be that hard to figure out... I don't think this game is close if Bynum plays in my opinion.....Lakers' get that 9 point lead and add to it....Kobe played great one of his best games all year.....

I thought Kwame did an excellent job on Big Z overall... Why compare Bynum to Kwame? Bynum has two dynamics that Kwame will never have, it is long arms and big hands. That is his biggest advantage. Kwame's instincts on defense has been rusty since he came back from the injured knee/ankle but he been playing alot better the past couple games. Kwame was not the reason the lakers lost. He made Big Z miss alot of shots.

The Lakers are missing Bynum's easy inside buckets that kwame does not get. Therefore another Laker has to step it up..and that Laker must be Lamar Odom. If its not then these games will be plentiful the rest of the way. Odom has in the past gotten those easy buckets because of his stature and left handed drives.

[TonyMontana]