#5: 11/9 - Houston Rockets 82 @ LA Lakers 111 (5-0)

[dockingsched]

Houston Rockets (4-2) @ Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)


Date: Sunday November 9th, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm pacific
Location: Staples Center, CA
TV: FSW
Radio: KLAC am570



Starting Five

Rafer Alston__________pg___________Derek Fisher
Tracy McGrady__________sg_________Kobe Bryant
Ron Artest_________sf__________Vlad Radmanovic
Luis Scola______________pf_____________Pau Gasol
Yao Ming___________c____________Andrew Bynum



Key Reserves



Aaron Brooks / Carl Landry / Chuck Hayes / Brent Barry



Lamar Odom / Jordan Farmar / Trevor Ariza / Sasha Vujacic



Key Matchup

vs.

[TonyMontana]

Lets do this Mangs.......... FTW Go Lakers.

[kno]

Hopefully Yao puts up a quadruple-double (yes, fantasy league), but the Lakers neutralize everyone else.

In reality, I just cant see Yao putting up amazing numbers against Bynum/Gasol. Like in the past, Bynum should be able to make Yao work running down the court tryna defend Bynum.

I preduct a 14pt win tonight.

Ariza will surprise today.

[Flipdog69xxx]

Go Lakers!

[TyCobb]

Hopefully Yao puts up a quadruple-double (yes, fantasy league), but the Lakers neutralize everyone else.

In reality, I just cant see Yao putting up amazing numbers against Bynum/Gasol. Like in the past, Bynum should be able to make Yao work running down the court tryna defend Bynum.

I preduct a 14pt win tonight.

Ariza will surprise today.

You attend the practices?

[TonyMontana]

Hopefully Yao puts up a quadruple-double (yes, fantasy league), but the Lakers neutralize everyone else.

In reality, I just cant see Yao putting up amazing numbers against Bynum/Gasol. Like in the past, Bynum should be able to make Yao work running down the court tryna defend Bynum.

I preduct a 14pt win tonight.

Ariza will surprise today.

You attend the practices?

Naaaaaaaaaaaa Kno's just good like that............

[TommyTheCat]

go lakers!!

[DEEP3CL]

Nice thread cash..............I've been searching for those logo's and can't seem to find them. Anyway we need to destroy these Rockets Sunday. Seen them play against Blazers.........so far they don't defend like they use to.

[TylersLakers]

I think this might be the one team we need the lineup of..

Fisher
Kobe
Odom
Gasol
Bynum

Reason: I don't like Radmanovic against either Artest or T-Mac. Inserting Odom in there against Ron Ron would be the best defensive option for us, letting Kobe to check T-Mac one on one.

[iamworthy]

Its on like Donkey Kong!!! Old School....lol

[CITYOFANGELSX3]

Go Lakers!!!

Carl Landry had 20 pts tonight vs the clippers, yes its the clippers but still. Gotta put a hold on him. Gonna be interesting who guards Artest. I think Kobe will guard T-Mac.

[mpsniper101]

Rockets fan here..

Good luck in the game on Sunday
You guys had a weird week as far the schedule went.. lol basically only one game for the week against the Clippers. You guys will be well rested while we are really trying to buy time for rest. Anyways, again good luck in the game, hopefully it'll be a good one.

[jzmagik]

You guys will win this, Yao has seriously declined after that surgery over the summer, he can barely jump off the ground now. I expect him to get blocked a lot with Lakers tall front court. If Tmac and Artest have a good game, it might be closer but don't think it'll happen.

[Anklebreaker702]

Its on like Donkey Kong!!! Old School....lol

Lol iamworthy, you jumping barrels or you got the hammer? lol

[Anklebreaker702]

Good game thread dcash, really like the picture of Pau guarding Drew & needless to say I'm glad those days are over again good game thread

[Big Bird]

So far I'm not impressed by the Rockets (well, Brooks has been mildly impressive so far, he's a spark plug from the bench and fast as lightning), but it's almost to be expected that they get their **** together against us... yeah, I'm just being pessimistic like that.

Anyway, go Lakers!!!

[Anklebreaker702]

So far I'm not impressed by the Rockets (well, Brooks has been mildly impressive so far, he's a spark plug from the bench and fast as lightning), but it's almost to be expected that they get their **** together against us... yeah, I'm just being pessimistic like that.

Anyway, go Lakers!!!

You're right though Big Bird, everybody finds their "A" game against us

[lakersfanatic]

Lets get this done. I know the Rockets will try to play twice as hard since this will be their "we're a threat so what out game." We have practically 3 centers that can neutralize Yao. Just as long as we don't get into foul trouble early on. Kobe and Mcgrady would be at their usual bout... The one i'm worried about is Artest. Just throw a cup at him and we're good lol jk

one of our first serious challenge of the season.. can't wait to see it.

GO LAKERS!!

[hermes]

anybody else get freaked out by the key matchup?
i was like "What Bynum against Gasol???"

then i saw yao sneak in there


GO LAKERS

[AceFresh]

Our season begins.