#66. LA Lakers @ Houston Rockets. 12:30. ABC.

[SashAlex]

I'm happy that such games just show us who we are and where we are !

No way, eve with Bynum and asol in the roster we'll win something this year. At best, 2nd round in the playoffs...

They're without Yao and still manage to win, they deserve to win all this year ! What a poor week-end, one of the poorest I've experienced in my whole life...

This Triangle System sometimes just upsets me, they way our PGs defend the others too ! How could you allow Alston to score 8 threes on us ??!!

We're in a big sh...t !

[Rox_Nix_Nox]

Down 4

Lamar goes to shoot two freethrows

Bricks them

Thats where we lost the game

[O.C Brandon]

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You're cute.

ASL?

Kobe was dominated. it hurts I know

[dingclancy]

Farmar is busy playing dodge the screen. But we'll be fine.

[Slava]

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well our frontline are never great defensively..but tonight they did play better defense then the wings

Like giving up 26 points off 2nd chance opportunities?

[Chubby Chaser]

Can we get our roster back healthy yet? We haven't had a healthy roster for so long. This game proves nothing. Once we get our twin towers back, and get Ariza back with his perimeter D, we'll be fine. Besides, the real season doesn't start until the playoffs anyways. We just got to tread water for now.

[RocketPower23]

Our guards are just not good defenders right now

I thought Kobe played fine defensively for the most part today. Fisher and Farmar have really fallen off since the All-Star break and that is a huge difference.

[laker_baller101]

after the road trip, the lakers could face themselves in a tie for 5th with san antonio

[dockingsched]

Down 4

Lamar goes to shoot two freethrows

Bricks them

Thats where we lost the guy

, lamar would have been better off not getting the offensive rebound off of that kobe brick.

[LLcoleJ]

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The Lakers were dominated. it hurts I know

fixed.

You were part right.

[crazyeights]

Down 4

Lamar goes to shoot two freethrows

Bricks them

Thats where we lost the game

Negative. When we gave up 35 points in the second quarter--that's when we lost the game.

[dingclancy]

Down 4

Lamar goes to shoot two freethrows

Bricks them

Thats where we lost the game

That is rather myopic.

[Gerald3Wallace]

Down 4

Lamar goes to shoot two freethrows

Bricks them

Thats where we lost the game

lamar - 17pts 11rebs 2ast 7-10 fg 3-6fts

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[dingclancy]

Big Kobe fan here. But he got dominated. Battier was all class. They didn't even need to do a hard double on him even with our putrid cast.

[DEEP3CL]

I know this much is true, the Lakers must find a defensive minded guard because we don't have one. It's common sense to know if you help double your man is going to get the ball.

Or if you sag towards the paint your too far away to get back to your man. Fisher is a constant victim of this. Why do our guards like to help in the paint instead of staying home with shooters that are on fire ? Especially when teams have no post presence at all.

[Rox_Nix_Nox]

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, lamar would have been better off not getting the offensive rebound off of that kobe brick.

Well his two before that he made like it was nothing

Then he goes up again and just bricks em

[dockingsched]

bynum would have been beasting today. kobe was getting dj so many good looks. waiting patiently, waiting patiently.

[crazyeights]

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, lamar would have been better off not getting the offensive rebound off of that kobe brick.

Exactly. Lamar played about as well as Lamar will play tonight. I was happy with his overall performance...at least in the second half.

What bothered me was the defense on Alston. I think they should have brought in Sasha about 4 minutes earlier, but what can you do?

Man, I cannot even fathom what having Pau and Bynum together will be like. I don't care if that's mid April, the playoffs, or next season....I'm still pretty damn stoked for that.

[Baller 24]

Good game guys, Lamar played a terrific game, Kobe was showing up and I was really scared because he was really aggressive, I haven't seen him play like this since the 2004 finals against the pistons. But I doubt we stay up this high, you guys will likely take the number 1 spot, again great game, and best of luck.

[laka4life]

I love role players who with one good game think their all of a sudden superstars.

Let's explain a matchup in a month.

PG Alston vs. Fisher: a wash

SG:Bryant vs. McGrady: yes, clearly advantage LA

SF: Odom vs. Battier: clearly advantage LA

PF: Gasol vs. Scola: clearly advantage LA

C: Bynum vs. Mutombo: clearly advantage LA

6th Man: Ariza vs. Jackson: advantage LA because Ariza will shut him down

Coaching: Don't make me explain please

Look, Houston is rolling. I overreacted earlier with some things, but Vlad and Luke will not see the floor come the playoffs and that's what kills us

Cool Houston, you're going to pull a Phoenix or Dallas and get a #1 seed, but guess what? You're peaking in March, while we'll be peaking in April and May.

Rafer, remember today. It's your best game ever, and will forever be your best game ever. You're a show, not a point guard. That will be exposed when it matters

See you in April and May