Game 1 - Spurs Vs lakers

[ceperez]

Here's the relevant stat:

M.Finley 21:34 0-5 0-5 0-0 -21 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

Yes, 21 minutes and nothing really to show for it. If he just got 1 of his 3's in, then it would have made a difference.

What I don't get is why do we play this guy so much?

[TonyMontana]

Im specifically talking about the phil jackson stat which you cant say is meaningless because its perfect 40-0

For a minute there I thought you were a Laker fan and I was going to post ..."Please stop posting this nonsense because your emberrassing us" , but then I realized that your not .

But back to reality , a very good game props to T.D .
I cant wait till game 2 .


Best of luck to both teams .

[Magz50]

Nice game by the Lakers, we clearly were fatigued by the end of the game hence jacking up too many three's. I like what i saw though, i'm much more confident of a series win after seeing how we played them last night.

Hopefully Manu will be 100% for game 2. if he is it shouldn't be a long series at all. Spurs in 6 still though.

[ChargerMan]

Finley and Udoka were both taking ill advised shots. Manu couldn't get it going and there were some bad turnovers. Game 1 goes to Lakers good comeback, Spurs need to come out strong in game 2.

[Blame Rasho]

Manu and Finley laid an egg... we have to get better games from them if we want to win in LA and the series.

[Tommy Trojan]

Nice game by the Lakers, we clearly were fatigued by the end of the game hence jacking up too many three's. I like what i saw though, i'm much more confident of a series win after seeing how we played them last night.

Hopefully Manu will be 100% for game 2. if he is it shouldn't be a long series at all. Spurs in 6 still though.

still in 6 huh?

change it while you still have time ... atleast to 7

[Heir]

Timmy is such a freakin beast. And Pop was amazing in the first half.

[Magz50]

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still in 6 huh?

change it while you still have time ... atleast to 7

I just think the Spurs will win the next 3 then Lakers will win a desperation game and Spurs will close out in SA.

[SMRattler]

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That's ridiculous. Even after you're proven wrong, you still try to find a way to make that stat no big deal.

Does it really mean anything? Not that much. Previous series have nothing to do with this one. But you sound bitter as hell.

Proven wrong? WTF? He said Phil's 40-0 after winning game 1. I didn't say he was wrong. I know the stat, nothing new. How was I proven wrong?

That other dude is missing the point and that's that a 1-0 lead is not a lock in this series, for either team. If we had two more jumpers left in us down the stretch and hung on to win and take a 1-0 lead and heard Pop is 40-0 after winning game 1, would you stop watching and start planning for the offseason?

Even you said that stat won't mean much, that essentially agrees with me, so, you just sound like you're talking out of your a**.

[Ballings7]

Every series is different.

[TAI8]

The Lakers stole Game 1. We were winning the entire game. We had the game in our grasp. I'm confident that we can take this series. I think New Orleans was the toughest team we played in the playoffs. They are better than the Lakers. We will win the series in 5 or 6. I know it.

[Heir]

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Proven wrong? WTF? He said Phil's 40-0 after winning game 1. I didn't say he was wrong. I know the stat, nothing new. How was I proven wrong?

That other dude is missing the point and that's that a 1-0 lead is not a lock in this series, for either team. If we had two more jumpers left in us down the stretch and hung on to win and take a 1-0 lead and heard Pop is 40-0 after winning game 1, would you stop watching and start planning for the offseason?

Even you said that stat won't mean much, that essentially agrees with me, so, you just sound like you're talking out of your a**.

I didn't say THAT YOU DID say he was wrong. It's about how you first tried to downplay the stat and ended up getting it wrong, saying in the other series Phil had Jordan and Shaq on those teams. Then when someone corrected you saying that we won Game 1 of both of our series' THIS YEAR, you STILL tried to find a way to come away with some type of edge as if you don't want to give any credit on our side. Which is why I said you sound bitter as hell since it's probably just the aftereffects of the loss leaving a bad taste in your mouth.

If I'm "talking out my a**", you must be one of those people who has to sit down slowly so you don't injure your fragile little brain.

[Heir]

The Lakers stole Game 1. We were winning the entire game. We had the game in our grasp. I'm confident that we can take this series. I think New Orleans was the toughest team we played in the playoffs. They are better than the Lakers. We will win the series in 5 or 6. I know it.

hmm, good luck with that.

[Ballings7]

hmm, good luck with that

Of course

Obviously don't want negative luck

[SMRattler]

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I didn't say THAT YOU DID say he was wrong. It's about how you first tried to downplay the stat and ended up getting it wrong, saying in the other series Phil had Jordan and Shaq on those teams. Then when someone corrected you saying that we won Game 1 of both of our series' THIS YEAR, you STILL tried to find a way to come away with some type of edge as if you don't want to give any credit on our side. Which is why I said you sound bitter as hell since it's probably just the aftereffects of the loss leaving a bad taste in your mouth.

If I'm "talking out my a**", you must be one of those people who has to sit down slowly so you don't injure your fragile little brain.

Hehe, ok, let me break this down really, really slowly for you... try to follow now.

you first tried to downplay the stat

No, I tried to simply show that stat means nothing in this series. Even you later admitted as much.

Then when someone corrected you saying that we won Game 1 of both of our series' THIS YEAR, you STILL tried to find a way to come away with some type of edge as if you don't want to give any credit on our side.

I sarcastically DID say, yeah, you're 2-0 with this team after winning game 1. What do you not get here? What edge was I trying to make? LOL! Credit on your side for going 40-0? Phil deserves credit for that. Not the Lakers. You act like those 40 series were with the Lakers and more specifically, THIS Lakers group. Most of those were with the Bulls (I'm guessing).

More specifically, THESE LAkers are a NEW LAkers team. Just like the LAst LAkers team to do anything was a NEW great 3-peat team. Just like the Lakers team after that which was eliminated by the Suns was a NEW team. And the LAkers team that MISSED the playoffs all together was a NEW LAkers team.

THIS LAkers team hasn't proven anything yet except they are capable of winning two series so far. They don't get credit for a 40-0 record just like they don't get credit for being a 3-peat team. Phil had some great teams when he compiled 38 of those 40 series wins. This team he has hasn't screwed that up, yet but only had 2 chances so far.

So, excuse me for not believing this series is over.

If I'm "talking out my a**", you must be one of those people who has to sit down slowly so you don't injure your fragile little brain.

Let me see... if YOU are talking out of your a**, I must be one of those people that has a fragile little brain... because YOU are talking out of your a**?

Ah, never mind, stop humiliating yourself.

[Anklebreaker702]

Nice game by the Lakers, we clearly were fatigued by the end of the game hence jacking up too many three's. I like what i saw though, i'm much more confident of a series win after seeing how we played them last night.

Hopefully Manu will be 100% for game 2. if he is it shouldn't be a long series at all. Spurs in 6 still though.

Magz I like your confidence & the way you stick by your team. I'm the same way with the Lakers but wouldn't you agree we played horribly in the 1st half? We haven't looked like that in a long time. I do agree fatigue played a part in the Spurs demise but we also turned on the switch. What's your take if both teams play their best? I think our bench is 2 deep & Phil can still pull an ace out of his pocket with Ariza

[DBMethos]

I don't know much about Ariza...is he really the difference maker that Lakers fans seem to think? Manu already played as poorly as I've seen in for a long long time and we still had a 20 point lead, losing just by 4 at the end.

[SMRattler]

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Magz I like your confidence & the way you stick by your team. I'm the same way with the Lakers but wouldn't you agree we played horribly in the 1st half? We haven't looked like that in a long time. I do agree fatigue played a part in the Spurs demise but we also turned on the switch. What's your take if both teams play their best? I think our bench is 2 deep & Phil can still pull an ace out of his pocket with Ariza

I know this question was for MAgz, but I agree for the most part. The LAkers didn't look like themselves in the first half. But our defense was swarming, so, that might have been part of the reason. The second half, we had no energy left after that big lead and it was the Lakers that were swarming to the ball.

Bottom line, if we don't run out of energy, I think we have homecourt advantage.

But absolutely, the LAkers did their part. They definately deserved the win. In fact, even the energy problem we had, the Lakers could have had too if they hadn't earned the rest from closing the Jazz out early. So, either way, Lakers earned this one.

GAme 2 is up now, let's see which way this thing goes.

[Anklebreaker702]

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I know this question was for MAgz, but I agree for the most part. The LAkers didn't look like themselves in the first half. But our defense was swarming, so, that might have been part of the reason. The second half, we had no energy left after that big lead and it was the Lakers that were swarming to the ball.

Bottom line, if we don't run out of energy, I think we have homecourt advantage.

But absolutely, the LAkers did their part. They definately deserved the win. In fact, even the energy problem we had, the Lakers could have had too if they hadn't earned the rest from closing the Jazz out early. So, either way, Lakers earned this one.

GAme 2 is up now, let's see which way this thing goes.

You're the real deal rattler. If you guys come with energy I think it will make for an exciting game but I don't think we will give up that HCA. That's almost playoff suicide. If you guys pull that 1 off I will be back on here to give you you're props. Spurs are a great team I can't get around that but those are the types of teams I love to see in the playoffs. To be the best, you have to beat the best

[tracey_nice]

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still in 6 huh?

change it while you still have time ... atleast to 7

Lol Tommy I think he was the one who said that Kobe and Manu would cancel each other out.