Denver @ LA Lakers

Post #1 » by **corona** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:19 pm

Key Matchup:

v.

Can he play Kobe in the midpost well enough to not require a double team?

Last Meeting: December 5th, 2007
111-107 Lakers victory
Iverson scored 51 points and tallied 8 assists
Radmanovic dropped in 21 on 6/9 from 3
Camby grabbed 20 boards but was held scoreless.

Denver: 24-15
Please god, stay healthy everyone.
Rank 14th in offense and 6th in defense.
Kenyon Martin is questionable with a staph infection.
Nene had a benign testicular tumor removed on January 14th. Timetable for return has not been set.

Keys to winning:
Play with energy and passion.
Move the ball from strong side to weak side consistently & quickly.
Limit turnovers.
Defend the 3 point line.

Last 5 Games:
W Minnesota
W Utah
L Atlanta
L Charlotte
W Orlando

LA Lakers: 26-12
Rank 6th in offense and 7th in defense.
Trevor Ariza fractured a bone in his foot and will miss significant time.
Andrew Bynum will miss the next 8 weeks with a bone bruise in his knee.
Chris Mihm is out with a sore right heel.
Radmanovic is questionable with a sprained right ankle.

Last 5 Games:
L Phoenix
W Seattle
W Memphis
W Milwaukee
W New Orleans

Pictures:

Game Notes:
http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/notes.pdf
http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/notes.pdf

Game Chat:
http://nuggets.proboards1.com/index.cgi?action=chat

Don_eMOCION#31 · Post #2 » by **Don_eMOCION#31** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:30 pm

should be a very hard game. the lakers are 17-4 in their last 21 games (17+4=21 ... i'm a genious) :rofl:

BUT they are hit by the injury bug like we are. mihm is out and their new rising "star" player bynum is out too. maybe kwame will play but it isn't sure yet. so you'll see two broken teams face each other.

hopefully we can have martin back in the lineup...

i still think we can win this one. yeah, the lakers are 15-6 at home. WHO CARES? let's be the one who make them 15-7 at home.

DNIsLeGiT · Post #3 » by **DNIsLeGiT** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:32 pm

This is a big game for us,got to win this game to keep the confident going and build on some consistentcy, with a win i think that would be the first time this season we'll be 10 games over 500, which better way to get it then against the lakers,hopefully kenyon is good to go and the team can take advantage of the bynum less lakers.

GO NUGGETS!

RRFB · Post #4 » by **RRFB** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:43 pm

I'd like to see JR get some more time on Kobe, he did pretty good job the last meeting.

yunggunz · Post #5 » by **yunggunz** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:46 pm

Should be a win with bynum out. Hope Kmart is back for this game, we will need him.

JEWELZ · Post #6 » by **JEWELZ** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:37 am

i think we win this hopefully kmart is back

eathy · Post #7 » by **eathy** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:55 am

Trevor Ariza is out.

Phil Jackson will definitely use Coby Karl now.

Post #8 » by **corona** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:59 am

eathy wrote:Trevor Ariza is out.

Phil Jackson will definitely use Coby Karl now.

no way.

he'll probably send him to the d-league the day before the game (again) just to mess with karl's head.

phil wouldn't give karl the pleasure of coaching against his kid in the nba unless its a 40 point blowout...and the lakers are leading.

black06eclipse · Post #9 » by **black06eclipse** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:13 am

pretty even injury wise

Lakers - Radmonivic, Bynum, Ariza
Nugs - Nene, Kmart, Atkins

4th seed vs 5th seed. should be a fun game.

almost famous · Post #10 » by **almost famous** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:00 am

black06eclipse wrote:pretty even injury wise

True, but you'll never get a Laker fan to buy that. Bynum is like the second coming of Christ to them.

yunggunz · Post #11 » by **yunggunz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:21 am

almost famous wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

True, but you'll never get a Laker fan to buy that. Bynum is like the second coming of Christ to them.

Yeah, but Melo and Najera are pretty banged up too. The only really healthy rotation players right now are AI, AC, Camby (knock on wood), and JR Smith.

djtruebeliever · Post #12 » by **djtruebeliever** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:27 am

yunggunz wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Yeah, but Melo and Najera are pretty banged up too. The only really healthy rotation players right now are AI, AC, Camby (knock on wood), and JR Smith.

Linas Kleiza?

djtruebeliever · Post #13 » by **djtruebeliever** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:36 am

I think it is a bad idea to try to put Carter on Kobe and not double. you run the risk that he will get hot and torch the Nuggets. also, with no bynum in this game the Nuggets don't risk as much while doubling because the lakers don't have the scoring options they otherwise would with brown or turiaf in the game. as long as the Nuggets can make their rotations and cover the three ball that is. if they can't do that then the game is lost no matter what...

pickaxe · Post #14 » by **pickaxe** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:08 am

djtruebeliever wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Linas Kleiza?

Kleiza would be worth a try. If he's the Kleiza from two games ago that would really mess with Kobe. Plus you still have Melo and AI and a corner JR to deal with if you can trust Kleiza with him.

Carter would at least have the experience to stay with Kobe cerebrally....just think Kobe would have him with quickness and obviously height.

Anyone think it's time to see Hunter play yet?

UNLVNugsFan · Post #15 » by **UNLVNugsFan** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:10 am

I would actually like to see Diawara given a chance in this game, but thats just me.

Nutty Nats Fan · Post #16 » by **Nutty Nats Fan** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:27 am

I think they should try Bobby Jones on Kobe.. oh wait..

Don_eMOCION#31 · Post #17 » by **Don_eMOCION#31** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:41 pm

i'm not afraid of kobe. really. he's nothing without a true center. they sucked last season and the seasons since o'neal left. the only reason why they play so successfull is because bynum improved a lot. bynum became a force inside the paint and he's out. i see us winning this game. 17-4 in last 21? sorry... 17-4 is with bynum!

EDIT: Breakin News: Trevor ariza broke his foot in practice today.

pickaxe · Post #18 » by **pickaxe** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:25 pm

1#Don_IguoDalembert#9 wrote:i'm not afraid of kobe. really. he's nothing without a true center. they sucked last season and the seasons since o'neal left. the only reason why they play so successfull is because bynum improved a lot. bynum became a force inside the paint and he's out. i see us winning this game. 17-4 in last 21? sorry... 17-4 is with bynum!

EDIT: Breakin News: Trevor ariza broke his foot in practice today.

not afraid of the Nuggets playing a sub-par team? (without Bynum)

:cheesygrin:

eathy · Post #19 » by **eathy** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:29 pm

Didnt melo say that they're going to double kobe everytime he touches the ball, as he doesnt think their current role players can win for them?

black06eclipse · Post #20 » by **black06eclipse** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:57 pm

eathy wrote:Didnt melo say that they're going to double kobe everytime he touches the ball, as he doesnt think their current role players can win for them?

On the press conference on ALT, he said "double/triple Kobe and make everyone else beat us". and then some guy with a blog who randomly reviews games wrote "Melo also said that they're just going to guard Kobe because he thinks everyone else sucks" which caused a stir in Lakerland.

but you can think that if it gets you excited for tonight's game :lol: