Gm #4 (LAL 2-1): LA Lakers @ Houston Rockets. 12:30 abc

[kobe24]

Lakers in 5. Kobe will give 1 game to Utah because he wants to win the series at home

[magic1fan]

Lakers better play a lot better in Utah.

Lol...I don't see that happening.

you never know. the lakers were the top road team in the league this year. we were up late in utah the last time we were there. i think the lakers will be more focused in utah...despite a few utah fans and upset laker fans saying anything contrary,i was never afraid the lakers would lose this game. i mean did utah ever lead at the end? No! the lakers kept them at bay all night. some will try and make a mountain out of a moehill but the fact remians the lakers lead just about the entire way. from the opening tip the lakers had this game.

[DEEP3CL]

From watching TNT's telecast I got the sense that they expect the Lakers to blow the Jazz away. Well it's not going to be that way in this series. Their whole focus was on the leads the Lakers let dwindle away. Last time I looked EVERY team has let leads slip. The Jazz fans have built a false sense of hope of actually thinking the Jazz can win this series.

This series reminds me of our years of battling Phoenix, thinking if this or that went right we could win. Knowing we had major flaws, but we were in denial much like the Jazz fans are. Bottom line is this, the Lakers will win this series because they are the better team period.

[magic1fan]

From watching TNT's telecast I got the sense that they expect the Lakers to blow the Jazz away. Well it's not going to be that way in this series. Their whole focus was on the leads the Lakers let dwindle away. Last time I looked EVERY team has let leads slip. The Jazz fans have built a false sense of hope of actually thinking the Jazz can win this series.

This series reminds me of our years of battling Phoenix, thinking if tis or that went right we could win. Knowing we had major flaws, but we were in denial much like the Jazz fans are. Bottom line is this, the Lakers will win this series because they are the better team period.

boom...nuff said

[microfib4thewin]

From watching TNT's telecast I got the sense that they expect the Lakers to blow the Jazz away. Well it's not going to be that way in this series. Their whole focus was on the leads the Lakers let dwindle away. Last time I looked EVERY team has let leads slip. The Jazz fans have built a false sense of hope of actually thinking the Jazz can win this series.

This series reminds me of our years of battling Phoenix, thinking if this or that went right we could win. Knowing we had major flaws, but we were in denial much like the Jazz fans are. Bottom line is this, the Lakers will win this series because they are the better team period.

Two major differences.

1. We were actually up 3-1, the Jazz isn't.
2. Kobe sharing the ball was a complete reversal of what happened during the season, and it threw everyone off. Maybe Sloan has a rabbit or two hidden somewhere, but I doubt it. He's always been a coach that could implement a great system but fails to make correct adjustments.

Anyone believing the Jazz can make this to game 7 is basing it on pure faith.

[DEEP3CL]

Two major differences.

1. We were actually up 3-1, the Jazz isn't.
2. Kobe sharing the ball was a complete reversal of what happened during the season, and it threw everyone off. Maybe Sloan has a rabbit or two hidden somewhere, but I doubt it. He's always been a coach that could implement a great system but fails to make correct adjustments.

Anyone believing the Jazz can make this to game 7 is basing it on pure faith.

Yeah but that was 06, in 07 we got worked but we came in thinking we could pull off what we didn't do in 06.

[MAMBAEMD]

Good win. Offensively we are sizzling for the most part.
Defensively we got issues. I think the Lakers will focus better and play better defense on the road. They have to make some adjustment to stop the penetration by Williams.
Also 21 turnovers....way too many at this stage of the season.

[nonplayerzealot]

From watching TNT's telecast I got the sense that they expect the Lakers to blow the Jazz away. Well it's not going to be that way in this series. Their whole focus was on the leads the Lakers let dwindle away. Last time I looked EVERY team has let leads slip. The Jazz fans have built a false sense of hope of actually thinking the Jazz can win this series.

This series reminds me of our years of battling Phoenix, thinking if this or that went right we could win. Knowing we had major flaws, but we were in denial much like the Jazz fans are. Bottom line is this, the Lakers will win this series because they are the better team period.

Bravo. On point, all of it.

They are betting on perfection to beat us in a sport where one possession is enough to end you (us in 2006).

[hermes]

got the win so that is what matters

didn't see the whole thing, but bynum's post game wasn't good from what i saw in the second quarter, he'd get the ball wait around (like gasol does) and right when he goes to move the double comes in and disrupts his shot. so later to counter that once he got the ball he went barreling right into the middle out of control and throwing up a bad shot

did he get it together in the second half? needs more time to get it together i guess

[magic1fan]

got the win so that is what matters

didn't see the whole thing, but bynum's post game wasn't good from what i saw in the second quarter, he'd get the ball wait around (like gasol does) and right when he goes to move the double comes in and disrupts his shot. so later to counter that once he got the ball he went barreling right into the middle out of control and throwing up a bad shot

did he get it together in the second half? needs more time to get it together i guess

bynum is still trying to get it together. can't really blame him though,he is trying. he had a sizzling first quarter,then dropped off.

[kobe808lak]

bynum is still trying to get it together. can't really blame him though,he is trying. he had a sizzling first quarter,then dropped off.

He needs to do a better job of protecting the ball once he has it so the guards/bigs can't just slap at it. Also, get the butter off his damn hands..