GAME#65 LAKERS (52-13) @ SPURS (43-21) 3/12/09 5PM TNT/KCAL

[DEEP3CL]

RIVALRY MATCH UP

ARENA - AT&T CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
TV - TNT
TIME : 5:00 PM



51-1343-20


FISHER - BRYANT - GASOL - ODOM - ARIZA
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PARKER - MASON - BONNER - DUNCAN - FINLEY

LAST MEETINGJan 25: The Lakers faced the second-best team in the West but with all their players available to play for the first time in a month they had no problem at all to defeat the Spurs 99-85. This was the second time in 11 days the teams faced each other. The Lakers avenged a defeat they suffered to the Spurs on Jan14 in San Antonio 112-111, when a series of bad plays cost the Lakers.

GAME KEYS
REBOUNDING- The Spurs aren't a great rebounding team, Lakers must control the boards.
TURNOVERS- Lakers must protect the ball.
INTERIOR SCORING- Pau and LO must finish inside.

FINAL ANALYSIS - Both teams are missing a key player ( Bynum) and (Ginobili), Tony Parker and Tim Duncan will be the focus of the Lakers defense. The Spurs will focus on Bryant and Gasol, LO could be an ace in the hole considering he'll have fresh legs. Look for LO to redeem himself against the Spurs.

In 5 Weeks the Lakers battle for this

We Owe The Spurs For The Last Game There

[Tommy Trojan]

LOL good one Deep!

[Hunter103]

Awesome game thread

Let's do it Lakers! A win here clinches the Pacific Division and a playoff berth.

[Flipdog69xxx]

Go Lakers!

[hermes]

GO LAKERS

[butter17]

We need 2 come out strong from start 2 finish(GO LAKERS)!

[Anklebreaker702]

Go Get 'um Lakers

[lakersfanatic]

Going to be a toughy.... since Spurs has gotten more hungry and have added players..

We need someone to get into kobes' face like yesterdays' game to get him going.. hehe

If we play good D and slow them down, we have a good chance. It'll be up to our bench. I think Josh has proven to us that he can play well with enthuiasm along with the biggs!.

GO LAkers!

[garcia3]

the key for the game is taking out Fisher at the end of the game, he always seems to make stupid plays on defense against the Spurs in crunch time. In last years playoffs, biting for that Brent Barry fake and fouling him, thank God Barry wasn't really in a shooting motion and thank God the refs didn't call it.

and the other one, the worst of all, going for the steal like a dumbass would, and then fouling Roger Mason, ruining Kobe's heroics.

[vinnycorleone]

I like when we play the Spurs because we don't have to be great on offense and still be in the game.

Lamar is gonna have to D up on Duncan tonight because Pau is just looking to tired. We need to rest him. Bynum can't come back sooner.

Other the that Go Lakers!

[DoctaJ]

3/11/09 was yesterday, eh Deep? Great Game Thread!

Let's Go Lakers!!

[DEEP3CL]

Thank's Doc !

[miggs]

Great GT Deep! i love the analysis!




We gotta pull another win in Texas! after the last game we lost there, we gotta get this one and finish the trip 2-1

[semi-sentient]

We need to thrash the Spurs so I can talk non-stop crap to my homies in SA.

[TonyMontana]

Good G.T my DIZZLE............... Lets do this Mangs.
We do need this game as our statement game and to keep our H.C.A alive but the main reason is so that SS can talk trash to all of his SA Homies................ Although I have to disagree with you S.S since I dont believe in talking ish and I think there are other ways you can get your point accross, but thats just me.
FTW and FTC

[kobe#8]

statement game cmon guys lets get the WIN!

[Hunter103]

Here we go!

[Hunter103]

Both teams looking good so far.

Roger Mason is going to get paid some day.

[Hunter103]

5 Lakers baskets by 5 different players.

[BigAaron909]

Woooo great start