Game # 39: Denver @ LA Lakers - 10:30 PM ET on TNT

8'sReverse · Post #441 » by **8'sReverse** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:33 am

I didn't see this one coming.

Post #442 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:39 am

i think the lakers played a deceivingly good game. the nuggets did everything in their power to give away the game. the supporting cast played 4 on 3 the entire half. fisher was uncharacteristically hot. melo went down in the 1st half. lakers played pretty horrible d in the first half. once the nuggets stopped doubling, they went on a run and the lakers were all of a sudden stagnant on offense. iverson was in chucker mode most of the game.

8'sReverse · Post #443 » by **8'sReverse** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:45 am

It seems like Luke's bball IQ has gone down quite a bit... is that possible? LOL

Tommy Trojan · Post #444 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:50 am

Very nice win by the guys.

One interesting point I want to bring up is when we gave up our lead we had Kwame in there, as soon as we got Ronny we easily were able to get that large lead back.

Yes I know Ronny did not do most of the scoring, but he brought that energy in there.

Post #445 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:52 am

8'sReverse wrote:It seems like Luke's bball IQ has gone down quite a bit... is that possible? LOL

his ankle is probably a lot worse than anyone knows. luke isn't being effective in the post at all, something he has shown to be very good at. his patented fadeaway is getting blocked in his face because he's not fading away as much as he's leaning back. also, although luke never really got any lift on his jumper, he looks like rick fox right now with his set shot.

MAMBAEMD · Post #446 » by **MAMBAEMD** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:56 am

Great win.
Man we needed that.
DFish was aggressive and shot superbly. Thank god we got him.
Kobe was phenominal. He was looking for open teamates all night long. He made some incredible passes for easy layups and dunks.
He passed the ball and trusted his guys and they rewarded him by hitting their shots(not always the case)

Awesome win. Let's jump on the Spurs early and take one from them.

:clap:

numbas · Post #447 » by **numbas** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:41 am

fisher was a monstarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

The Laker Kid · Post #448 » by **The Laker Kid** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:57 am

I think I have a new favorite player.... MMMMBBEENGAAA!!!!!

he picked up like 3 fouls in like what? 2 mins? :rofl:

CDB · Post #449 » by **CDB** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:46 pm

Great win by team L.A.

I loved the way Kobe played last night, he got everybody involved. Fisher played great, I actually love him as our 2nd option and LaMar as our 3rd when Bynum is out.

Great win.

hermes · Post #450 » by **hermes** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:00 pm

great win for the lakers
we needed this
fisher was amazing

good boost of confidence moving forward

jimmywolfrey · Post #451 » by **jimmywolfrey** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:10 pm

We have two guys starting that have absolutely no lift in their feet..in Kwame and Luke. Having Turiaf starting in place of one of them might be a good idea.

The fans need to cheer when Kwame does do positive things. We obviously need him in the next few weeks. The booing was just terrible the other night. The Lakers fans at that game must have had a low IQ since we need a confident Kwame to help hold the fort until Bynum returns.

By the way what is up with this 'jump' flash defense the Lakers are playing. The players jump out and then the opposing guy just blows right by them almost always.

Spanish_Laker · Post #452 » by **Spanish_Laker** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:10 pm

Definitely, it was a nice win, we really needed this. Kobe trusted his teammates and he was right. I enjoy these team victories. Now take on the Spurs and blow them out!

GO LAKERS!

8'sReverse · Post #453 » by **8'sReverse** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:38 pm

dcash4 wrote:his ankle is probably a lot worse than anyone knows. luke isn't being effective in the post at all, something he has shown to be very good at. his patented fadeaway is getting blocked in his face because he's not fading away as much as he's leaning back. also, although luke never really got any lift on his jumper, he looks like rick fox right now with his set shot.

Ya, what you said makes sense, but I was actually referring to the fact that he held onto the ball too long when he got it which either A) resulted in a bad pass B) resulted in a Luke TO C) bad shot selection... the fact that when he took the C) action and missed was due to his injury, but everything else just seemed off.

DEEP3CL · Post #454 » by **DEEP3CL** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:55 pm

dcash4 wrote:i think the lakers played a deceivingly good game. the nuggets did everything in their power to give away the game. the supporting cast played 4 on 3 the entire half. fisher was uncharacteristically hot. melo went down in the 1st half. lakers played pretty horrible d in the first half. once the nuggets stopped doubling, they went on a run and the lakers were all of a sudden stagnant on offense. iverson was in chucker mode most of the game.

Disagree with that totally. Denver is no different then Phoenix or Dallas because all they do is rely on the jumper. The same reason they won't ever win just like the above mentioned is the fact they have no inside presence. The reason the Lakers got bogged down is because "everybody" that was a perimeter player felt they had to shoot the 3 ball on every possession which resulted in long rebounds for the Nuggets. Who in the hell would've thought Camby would facilitate their offense to a certain extent.

As for Fisher his shots came from the Nuggets inability to rotate to him or just refusing to do so thinking he would miss. Now if that was last season with Smush Lakers don't win that game plain and simple.

Erik Eleven · Post #455 » by **Erik Eleven** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:32 pm

Great game. Incredibly sharp performances from pretty much every player. Kobe played another perfect game

Sedale Threatt · Post #456 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:10 pm

TyCobb wrote:No way Mr. Threatt. Those tacos are the best thing ever made. All you need is ranch dressing and you're set. Mmmm.

Don't get me wrong; I love Jack in the Box. I've probably put on about five pounds thanks to their steak and egg burritos. But the tacos? I wouldn't feed those things to my dog (if I had one).

The thing I always get a kick out of is that they don't even put real cheese on them; they just use folded-up pieces of processed American. Straight out of a middle-school cafeteria.

Although I have to admit, I should probably remove the stick from my ass and enjoy the spectable of Staples freaking out down the stretch of a blowout over the possibility of free 99-cent tacos.

Sedale Threatt · Post #458 » by **TyCobb** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:40 pm

Erik Eleven wrote:Great game. Incredibly sharp performances from pretty much every player. Kobe played another perfect game

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