GAME#65 LAKERS VS RAPTORS 3/9/10 7:30PM FSN

[96 Til Infiniti]

^ alright time to layoff the pau hate...look he's boxing out!

[canucks22]

good game laker fans, woulda really enjoyed this game much more if there weren't phantom calls late in a close game though.

Much like the phantom call they got Gasol for on Turk back in Toronto huh ? What goes around comes around. And we all know That call was more bogus than anything you saw tonight because that one decided the game.

Don't come saying good game if you're just going to complain about the refs, what you think the Lakers shouldn't get calls in their own house ? Cause that's the general feeling on most boards.

i was just stating my opinion, and yeah i do think it was worse.
no team should get favored for calls even at their home, you think they should? the gasol call was bad too, never said it wasn't.

good game laker fans, woulda really enjoyed this game much more if there weren't phantom calls late in a close game though.

Thanks. Wade's a great player. I hope he like New York.

lol i really hope he doesn't go to new york. i want him to stay in Miami, white and orange doesn't look nice on him anyways.

[microfib4thewin]

My Gasol trade's been on the Trade Board for weeks SofaK.

Microf you're crazy dude. I think Bynum should've stayed in the game too but I don't questioin whether Phil Jackson is the best coach for this team.

He obviously still is the best coach we could ever have, but it doesn't change the fact that his stubbornness has been part of the reason why this team has struggled against the elites and why we still cannot find an answer with the Pau/Bynum tandem. More importantly, what he cares the most is winning right now, how the Lakers turn out after this year may not even be on his mind. That could be why he doesn't play Bynum, because Pau is still a much more proven player even though he has played much worse lately.

The FO has to think about the Lakers future and how to stay in contention for as long as possible. Phil has no reason to care about the future of this team and for a long time I have wondered if he's going to stay even after winning a ring this year. I'd rather the team has a lesser coach who actually has the urgency to care about the team.

[Sofa King]

The Lakers' 6th man for tonight.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapo_Elkann

And the Raptors fans going crazy with his wiki.

[Jakay]

That was good game. Raps could have stolen it if they hadn't been so bumbling, or missed every three they took in the second half (except Bosh's of course). Bynum played better down the stretch than I've seen him do in awhile too, and that foul Odom took on Bargs was dumb. Triano didn't have a very good game plan down the stretch either.

And Kobe hit a good shot. Nothing new there. This sure has been his season for game winners, not that he didn't already have the rep.

[3-Pt_Shooter]

Good game tonight boys... Way to get that proverbial monkey of your back. The Lake Show still has to improve on their defensive intensity and decision making on offense if they want to finish the season strong and enter the playoffs. But there is no doubt that the win tonight has got them back on track

GO LAKERS

[semi-sentient]

I can't believe it took another game-winner in the closing seconds from Kobe to beat the Raptors on our floor.

This team is disappointing as hell, and Pau is not the right guy to have next to Bynum. How much better would we be with a PF like Bosh who can and will hit from 20 feet out on a consistent basis?

Anyway, a win is a win, but I have zero confidence that we can win a championship this year. Maybe we'll pull it together during the last 17 games, but I doubt it unless we make some changes to our rotation.

Oh, and good game by Drew. Pau needs to take notes on how to finish around the basket.

[Dr Aki]

The Lakers' 6th man for tonight.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapo_Elkann

And the Raptors fans going crazy with his wiki.

hilarious, i hope they deface his wiki page for years to come

[bena2005]

you can all thank maroon 5's friend
dammit

[The Skyhook]

You know I never really see anyone talk to Bynum during the game when hes on the floor. You always see Kobe and Gasol talking. I also see him talking a lot with Odom and Ron Ron. Odom and Gasol also talk a lot. Bynum always seems to be the odd man out.

Here is a post game interview with Bynum and how he said Kobe told him to sprint down the court like Dwight does because it opens up more looks for everyone and it makes it hard for the defense to stop Bynum when he gets deep position early on in the post. Whatever someone told Bynum last night must have worked because he had a great game.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_t ... alink.nba/

I also like the part where Drew talks about ball movement. Maybe he is finally taking notice of when he stops the ball movement because he doesn't pass out as often as he should.

[canucks22]

The Lakers' 6th man for tonight.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapo_Elkann

And the Raptors fans going crazy with his wiki.

LOL what a noob...

[bena2005]

[lakersdynasty]

did anyone notice that nobody in the lakers bench celebrate kobe´s shot?? these team is divided!!

[Slava]

did anyone notice that nobody in the lakers bench celebrate kobe´s shot?? these team is divided!!

What? Ammo, LO & Powell were all over Kobe.