GAME 4 L.A. LAKERS @ UTAH JAZZ 4/25 6:00pm KCAL/ESPN

[miggs]

Utah may have prevailed last night to avoid a quick exit but will they come out and play the same? Or lose sense of urgency? All uncertain but some things are certain such as the physical play, and the crowd at Energy Solutions Arena. We may be down guys but this one is ours...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PtvLTZS4Ik





Gotta get up and knock these brutes off!



LOS ANGELES LAKERS (2-1) @ UTAH JAZZ (1-2)

DATE: APRIL 25, 2009
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: ENERGY SOLUTIONS ARENA
BROADCAST: KCAL, ESPN, AM 570 KLAC






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STARTING FOR THE UTAH JAZZ...


Deron Williams


Ronnie Brewer


Matt Harpring


Carlos Boozer


Mehmet Okur

BENCH:


Paul Millsap


Andrei Kirilenko


Kyle Korver


AND FOR YOUR LOS ANGELES LAKERS...


Derek Fisher


Kobe Bryant


Trevor Ariza


Pau Gasol


Andrew Bynum

BENCH MOB!!!


Lamar Odom


Shannon Brown


Sasha Vujacic


Luke Walton


Josh Powell


PAST GAME SUMMARY: After a dismissal performance for most of the game, the Lakers attempted to steal Game 3 and go for the sweep, however the Jazz, led by Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer stormed back with a fired up crowd at Energy Solutions Arena. Deron Williams hit the game winning shot with 2.8 seconds left to play to clinch a 88-86.

MIGGS' KEYS TO VICTORY:

1. Can Andrew Bynum stay in the game long enough to be effective?

2. Can the Lakers keep the Jazz off the boards? (Boozer = 22 rebounds)

3. Can Kobe crack Utah's stifling defense?

4. Can the Lakers attack the paint more in the closing quarter?

5. Can the Lakers come out and play with a killer instinct?




GO LAKERS LET'S GET THIS WIN AND COME OUT VICTORIOUS!!!

[iamworthy]

Nice GT Miggs. Someone needs to play like they want to win. PERIOD!

[miggs]

Nice GT Miggs. Someone needs to play like they want to win. PERIOD!

Thanx! and i agree. I look for Kobe & Bynum to bounce back in Game 4.

[TylersLakers]

In my opinion, one of the best moments of Rocky ever. Rocky 4 baby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwPb7g_BlXQ

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Efficiency and rebounding. The keys to the game. Pau, step up and make your free throws. Kobe, be Kobe and not the worst player on the floor. I think we'll bounce back and take this one.

[shobe_81]

Is Okur playing game 4?

Bynum has been a disappointment for the playoffs so far, wants to go on dates with stars, goes to playboy mansions.

All he seems to want is play the offense. He's too young and has a low IQ

A center of his size should be averaging double digit rebounds EASILY and anchoring the defense with a stay out of the paint type mentality, but what has happened? The Jazz have been out rebounding the Lakers with ease (23 rebounds more than the Lakers over 3 games) and also ripping the paint apart.

Look at Bynum's rebounds for the 3 games:

Game 1: 3 total rebounds
Game 2: 4 total rebounds
Game 3: 3 total rebounds (yes was in foul trouble)

That's 10 total rebounds in 3 freaking games

[TylersLakers]

Andrew will produce, he just has to stay on the court. Hopefully the refs don't rob him of that right on Saturday. His first 2 fouls were legit.. after that, all of them reeked.

[Flipdog69xxx]

Go Lakers!

[Slava]

Even a blind man knows Kobe is going to look to drop 50 in this game but I hop he doesn't overdo it. There's still time to save the heroics.

[DEEP3CL]

Niceeeeeeeee GT miggs, like imworthy said they gotta play like they want it. Get the W and send their a$$ packing come Monday night.

[miggs]

Niceeeeeeeee GT miggs, like imworthy said they gotta play like they want it. Get the W and send their a$$ packing come Monday night.

Thanx! and agreed! We gotta blow em out on this one and let 'em know they haven't seen ish yet!

[DEEP3CL]

We gotta have an urgency in Game 4. Can't let this thing prolong to a point where Okur comes out and give them a shot in the arm. The Lakers have to have a feeling of not getting "Willis Reed" again, seems like this only happens to the Lakers. First the Knicks then Celtics.........I be damn if the Jazz do us like that.

[TylersLakers]

Question: With all of Gasol's talents, why don't we ever give the ball to Gasol, 18 feet from the basket and let him direct the offense? Set some off the ball screens for Kobe/Bynum going to the basket.

[butter17]

Good gt miggs........we got 2 come out and punch them right in the mouth, and if a tooth comes out ...........knock another out & another & another til they have no teeth left. Then finally hit them with that big right hand, of course in basketball fighting terms.

[magic1fan]

nice thread! i look for us to bounce back also. i figured we would lose game three just off of the emotion the jazz were going to play with. even with their backs to the wall,they needed kobe to pplay like trash,bynum to disappear,us to miss alot of freebies,just to win on a last second shot. i look for us to be up 3-1 after tomorrow...

[kobeaki]

all due respect to utah...however , boozer played the game of his life thursday nght, while every laker save for lamar sucked , big time, and they only won by two...boozer wont play like that again...but neither will kobe...nor will pau be such a lop at the goodwill stripe...

i am not disappointed, except for not holding on to the lead,13 points, that was a great game and i wasnt really mad about losing...lakers need to stick with their gameplan...and just ball...

well be fine...didnt expect to win that game anyway...

[kobeaki]

very nice gt, by the way...

also you think delta center staff tightened the rims last night? it sure seemed like a ton of shots were popping out right and left...

[Desiderium]

i noticed you didnt put farmars picture on the bench mob.. lol

[Dr Aki]

reason we lost is because we only got up by 13, instead of 20

[Desiderium]

our defense at the end of the game was terrible. boozers dunk and derons 5 footer were both inexcusable. we can't break down like that if we want to win.

[SALMIEN]

let's get a win and run away from somewhere where every thing is Nasty, i just can't stand that utah crowed and nasty players ,
go lakers