LAKERS VS SPURS 4/14/13 6:30PM TWSN - NBA TV

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43-37 VS58-21
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PAU GASOL
DWIGHT HOWARD
METTA WORLD PEACE
STEVE BLAKE
JODIE MEEKS




TIM DUNCAN
TIAGO SPLITTER
KAWHI LEONARD
DANNY GREEN
TONY PARKER
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GAME PREVIEW

The Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors in their last game but lost SG Kobe Bryant to a season ending injury ( torn achilles ). The Lakers are holding on to the 8th seed in the Western Conference and face a Spurs team battling the Oklahoma Thunder for the 1 seed in the west.

SERIES HISTORY

This is the 149th meeting between the Lakers and Spurs, both teams have won 74 games each. The Lakers have lost the last 4 games against the Spurs, before that the Lakers had won 3 straight.

KEYS TO WINNING

Control the tempo
Rebound
Minimize turnovers
Contest the Spurs 3 ball
Pound the interior of the Spurs

TRIBUTE TO KOBE


HE'LL BE BACK TO UNLEASH THE VENOM........JUST WATCH

[Dr Aki]

kobe will be courtside in a suit coaching 1 day after surgery?

[stunnar0b]

WinForKobe

[hermes]

go lakers

[XtotheDeezy]

I have respect for the Spurs, but that doesn't mean I won't button mash when I see them on the street.

[moonpie]

Let's get it. #WinforKobe #WinForJerry #JustWin

[jigga_man]

Do it for you Kobe!

[Kobe System]

#WINFORKOBE

[AcecardZ]

What an awful effing Saturday!!!!

I want my Kobe back!!! :::sniffle:::

Dynamic Dwight and Pau Duo must be on their game tomorrow!

So sad Kobe gets hurt now! Pau, for the first time this season, finally playing great basketball! If he can continue to play like that I might even go so far as to want him back next year. Assuming of course we can get rid of Metta and add some youth and speed to our perimeter.

[moonpie]

I wonder if the Mini Mamba will be suited up for this one.

[AcecardZ]

I wonder if the Mini Mamba will be suited up for this one.

It would be interesting to see how far his game has progressed since his rookie year. I remember him being pretty slow so I don't think he'll help our perimeter defense problems a whole lot but if he can provide some scoring he'll definitely help...

[moonpie]

Lakers expected to sign their former guard Andrew Goudelock late Sunday morning and could make him available for Spurs game, source tells Y!

[KevinUrb]

What an awful effing Saturday!!!!

I want my Kobe back!!! :::sniffle:::

Dynamic Dwight and Pau Duo must be on their game tomorrow!

So sad Kobe gets hurt now! Pau, for the first time this season, finally playing great basketball! If he can continue to play like that I might even go so far as to want him back next year. Assuming of course we can get rid of Metta and add some youth and speed to our perimeter.

Pau for the first time since our last championship run playing great basketball for a stretch

[EArl]

Do it for you Kobe!

Win for Kobe!!

[Beethoven]

Win this for Kobe.

[Imadogg]

Win this for our playoff hopes

[Kobe Bean]

Damn, without Kobe this is a really unlikely win. He has owned Pop and Timmy's soul since the new millennium

[ROballer]

We can afford 1 loss and still get in IMO

I just can't see Utah winning both at Minnesota and Memphis

However,if we do win against the Spurs and the Rockets pick up another L along the way,we'll be playing for that 7th seed in the last game(or tank and be on the 8th spot...which one can give us the Spurs in the 1st round...I know for a fact most of us prefer to play them and I'm sure the team feels the same way)

[Kobe System]

I don't know about you guys. But I don't care about playoffs at all. If we go there, great. I'm more concerned now about Kobe's health and what we are gonna do this offseason. Still can't get over about Kobe's injury.

[Dr Aki]

The 5 stages of loss/grief.
1. Denial and Isolation
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

IM STILL IN MY ANGER PHASE