Post-game discussion: Hornets upset Lakers in Game 1, April 17

[STATUTORY]

1) Pau Gasol is absolutely the most overrated player in the game over the course of the last two years. He plays no defense, shoots 16 ft jumpers all day, and way his shots is not falling he's basically a complete non factor for the team. He's soft, a punk, scared to go inside, can't get crucial rebounds, never played a lick of defense in his life. Get's taken out of the game by a FCKING PAPER cut. He's a product of Kobe Bryant and is not a better PF than guys like Amare.

2) Chris Paul, what can you say? the kid is special.... he brings a whole new dimension to the game of ... flopping

3) homecourt advantage doesn't mean anything for the lakers. Hornets shoot 20 free throws in the 4th quarter. lakers shoots 4

and Chris Paul has the audacity to say they don't call fouls in the playoffs in the post game interview :roll: :roll: :roll:

[talkingconch]

After our atrocious game 1, gotta give the hornets credit, chris paul was on fire, bench was great, etc.

I expect LA to blowout NO in game 2

[sipitri]

I hope Aaron Gray will play. It will be funnier for everyone.

[MayCeltics]

go jump off a bridge LA is done.

[talkingconch]

go jump off a bridge LA is done.
u mad

[ekzistenz]

Chris Paul was huge, but looking at the bigger picture, NOLA's PG play as a whole was huge. 48, 19, 11, 4 steals and only 2 turnovers is ridiculous. In addition to that only 3 turnovers as a team. Insane.

[bl2k8]

Backdoor sweep

[che guevara]

Kobe missed his last 6 shots of the game. Imagine what the reaction would be if Lebron did that, but Laker fans are blaming it on Pau.

[Thorn]

Hornets played a near flawless game aside from their 10 missed free throws. 24 assists to 3 turnovers, Paul/Jack ripping Fisher to shreds, their bench playing spectacularly (Gray/Jack/Smith/Green were 16/23 combined) Aaron Gray was +25 and Jack was +16. Sucks to see Gray go down, hopefully he's OK.

Now, Pau f'd up today with his 2/9, but he played NO very well in the regular season. Suffice to say he won't (or shouldn't) play as badly as he did today. Artest outrebounded both Bynum and Gasol, which I found funny. Kind of a shitty loss, but oh well.

[SavageMode]

Laker fans complaining about flopping when they have fisher :roll:

[STATUTORY]

Kobe carried the team today. No one else was a factor. has a Lebron James team ever been down in free throw disparity in the 4th quarter EVER?

[Hulk Hogan]

Great win for the refs.

[Chicago Brawls]

The NBA team and the Lakers. The refs got confused. :confusedshrug:

:lol

[Andrei89]

so mad:lol :lol

Problem?:roll: :roll:

[GreatHILL]

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[STATUTORY]

Every series is a road series for the lakers

[FadeAwayJ13]

Laker fans complaining about flopping when they have fisher :roll:

Seriously. Suddenly, they realize that flopping isn't so funny when it happens to your team.

[Jasi]

:facepalm @ fans complaining about flopping and refs after a defeat

[NBASTATMAN]

Kobe carried the team today. No one else was a factor. has a Lebron James team ever been down in free throw disparity in the 4th quarter EVER?


Dude Pau did A MO WILLIAMS BUT KOBE CHOKED... Keep it real... Stop making excuses...

Funny thing is Pippen had similar games to what Pau had today..

[PJR]

Dude you're a joke. :roll:

[Andrei89]

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[NBASTATMAN]

The NBA team and the Lakers. The refs got confused. :confusedshrug:

:lol


:applause:

[STATUTORY]

:facepalm @ fans complaining about flopping and refs after a defeat

you got to have some accountability when blatant favorism and abuse of rules is this rampant

[DuMa]

Lmao

[Jimmy2k8]

Lakers lost as a team. Deal with it.

[Indian guy]

LA rode their dominant defense to last year's championship. Their effort/intensity on D simply needs to get a lot better.

[DeronMillsap]

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[whoartthou]

HAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHA

The fking hornets raped your team!

[NBASTATMAN]

you got to have some accountability when blatant favorism and abuse of rules is this rampant


I agree the Lakers should give back at least two of their TITLE TROPHIES...

[HEAT111]

oh, here we go again.

[icewill36]

so much for the lakers "turning it on" in the playoffs.

[NBASTATMAN]

Great win for the refs.


LAKERS DIDN'T WIN:confusedshrug:

[Showtime]

Hornets went to the line because the hornets attacked and were fouled more, and because LA got into the penalty early. Put away the tissues you ****ing *****.

[whoartthou]

1) Pau Gasol is absolutely the most overrated player in the game over the course of the last two years. He plays no defense, shoots 16 ft jumpers all day, and way his shots is not falling he's basically a complete non factor for the team. He's soft, a punk, scared to go inside, can't get crucial rebounds, never played a lick of defense in his life. Get's taken out of the game by a FCKING PAPER cut. He's a product of Kobe Bryant and is not a better PF than guys like Amare.

2) Chris Paul, what can you say? the kid is special.... he brings a whole new dimension to the game of ... flopping

3) homecourt advantage doesn't mean anything for the lakers. Hornets shoot 20 free throws in the 4th quarter. lakers shoots 4

and Chris Paul has the audacity to say they don't call fouls in the playoffs in the post game interview :roll: :roll: :roll:

why am i not surprised that GASOL is always the first one who gets the diss-stick.

Without him, you guys never would have gone to 3 straight finals. SO STFU

[Heat007]

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[MayCeltics]

typical laker crybaby. Nikka where were you in the finals.

[Assassin]

Hulk Hogan sucks.

[whoartthou]

Kobe missed his last 6 shots of the game. Imagine what the reaction would be if Lebron did that, but Laker fans are blaming it on Pau.

THat is typical kobe though. That is why laker fans are angry on pau gasol, because he usually and typically bails kobes ass out

[creepingdeath]

Bladers crying himself to sleep tonight...

http://i.imgur.com/BVc1x.jpg

[ashbelly]

:oldlol: :oldlol: Your Freethrow excuses is being thrown out of the window with this one .

[STATUTORY]

why am i not surprised that GASOL is always the first one who gets the diss-stick.

Without him, you guys never would have gone to 3 straight finals. SO STFU


i have always defended gasol but the way he played today was disgusting. 2-9 and abused by carl landry :facepalm

[DMAVS41]

Kobe played great until the end. Kept the Lakers in it....the Lakers only had a chance because of how Kobe played.

But Kobe played awful down the stretch. Total hero ball so its nothing new. It works less than half the time.

[Fatal9]

LA rode their dominant defense to last year's championship. Their effort/intensity on D simply needs to get a lot better.
Hardly dominant when they were ranked 7th in the playoffs on defense, their team numbers were average.

[creepingdeath]

Anyone seen SinJackal? Check your news stations, maybe he jumped off a bridge or something. :lol

Right back at ya! :roll:

[Quizno]

hornets got bailed out a ton though

also pau was shit. lakers are still gonna win and this will probably wake them up.

[NOHCP3]

wasn't expecting that. CP3 light it up. Ill keep my expectations low and hope to extend it to 6.

Gotta thank white swan for that W

[whoartthou]

Dude Pau did A MO WILLIAMS BUT KOBE CHOKED... Keep it real... Stop making excuses...

Funny thing is Pippen had similar games to what Pau had today..

BUT BUT BUT BUT... PIPPEN IS BETTER DEFENSIVELY THAN GOD!

[DMAVS41]

Right back at ya! :roll:
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

And he's still blaming the refs.

[heyhey]

am not going to lie. Very mad right now.

listening to some Velvet Underground and drinking some earl grey to try and calm myself down..

[IGOTGAME]

I don't get it. Why are people panicking? It is game one! Calm down, the Lakers will win the series and it is prob good that they get a tune up now before Mavs/Blazers.

[Showtime]

If the calls aren't clearly in favor of the Lakers, there's an anti-laker bias. This game wasn't that bad as far as officiating.

[madmax]

Bandwagon Fakers fans whining about refs and Gasol when it was Kobrick Cryant who missed last 6 of his shots and effectively gifted the game to Paul and co.:lol
The rivers of tears are already flooding Hollywood as fairweather stans are looking for a new ship to jump on:cheers:

[strike first]

typical crying

Lakers fans have no class

[DMAVS41]

I don't get it. Why are people panicking? It is game one! Calm down, the Lakers will win the series and it is prob good that they get a tune up now before Mavs/Blazers.

That is what Fakers fan do. They love to throw everyone but Kobe under the bus anytime the play poorly. Its hilarious. We'll hear how badly Pau and Artest and Fisher suck until they are making huge plays in key moments in the finals again.

The Lakers might win the next 4 games by 25 points. Especially if Gray can't play. No way in hell they can match the Lakers size without Gray.

[whoartthou]

i have always defended gasol but the way he played today was disgusting. 2-9 and abused by carl landry :facepalm

How about phil saying that ron artest was the best laker out there. i AM SURE you agree with that!

[Blue_Dog45]

so much for the lakers "turning it on" in the playoffs.

So much for the Spurs being the best team in the west. :rolleyes: 1-0 Grizzlies. :roll:

The way I see it the Lakers just didn't play well as a team. The Laker bigs sucked @$$ and Kobe wasn't all that great either lol, noone really played well. The refs did favor the Hornets at times IMO but they did play well, only 3 TO's and 24 assists I think. Not to mention CP3 was awesome today.

But it's safe to say LA won't play this bad again and NO won't play that well. I expect a solid Los Angeles win in game 2 and they'll still win the series in 5-6 games.

Good game Hornets. :cheers:

[STATUTORY]

How about phil saying that ron artest was the best laker out there. i AM SURE you agree with that!

I think ron artest was DAMN good today. Man brought it. even though he's limited in term of skills and physical attributes, he brought it. More than I can say for Gasol. and that's an indictment of Gasol's mentality

[SavageMode]

Bandwagon Fakers fans whining about refs and Gasol when it was Kobrick Cryant who missed last 6 of his shots and effectively gifted the game to Paul and co.:lol
The rivers of tears are already flooding Hollywood as fairweather stans are looking for a new ship to jump on:cheers:
This. This forum may go submerged by all the tears.

[vegasdude]

Wake up call Lakers! Flip the switch now.

[SavageMode]

typical crying

Lakers fans have no class
This too... you lost one game, and you don't at least give a % of the blame at Kobe for missing his last 6 shots. Accept the loss and move on. I don't see Lakers losing to NO anyway.

[blacknapalm]

real 3 things:

a) gasol played poorly. it happens, sometimes more than it should.

b) LA can't defend the pick n' roll. they'll make adjustments though. that's what the playoffs are about. getting blake back will help big time.

c) they didn't box out and turned the ball over too much. recipe for disaster.

give credit to hornets. they saw a weakness and took advantage of it. cp3 played great.

[creepingdeath]

Mavs could use Gasol right now..
:roll:
And now after the game, every LA troll is bashing Pau. From being the supposedly premier PF in the game to being the scapegoat.. and back again, I reckon. Until next time. :bowdown:

[Ruutu]

So much for the Spurs being the best team in the west. :rolleyes: 1-0 Grizzlies. :roll:

The way I see it the Lakers just didn't play well as a team. The Laker bigs sucked @$$ and Kobe wasn't all that great either lol, noone really played well. The refs did favor the Hornets at times IMO but they did play well, only 3 TO's and 24 assists I think. Not to mention CP3 was awesome today.

But it's safe to say LA won't play this bad again and NO won't play that well. I expect a solid Los Angeles win in game 2 and they'll still win the series in 5-6 games.

Good game Hornets. :cheers:

:cheers: someone who understands the game and respects it !And I thought this place is full of trolls...

[DMAVS41]

:roll:
And now after the game, every LA troll is bashing Pau. From being the supposedly premier PF in the game to being the scapegoat.. and back again, I reckon. Until next time. :bowdown:

Its hilarious. Brans looking like a fool as usual.

[DKLaker]

I think ron artest was DAMN good today. Man brought it. even though he's limited in term of skills and physical attributes, he brought it. More than I can say for Gasol. and that's an indictment of Gasol's mentality

I think Marc broke in and stole Pau's "Man Card" for the playoffs......Pau is powerless without it.

That being said....Lakers in 6......BOOK IT!!!!!!!

[strifed169]

Lakers lost as a team. Deal with it.
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[OldSchoolBBall]

Kobe missed his last 6 shots of the game. Imagine what the reaction would be if Lebron did that, but Laker fans are blaming it on Pau.

Bingo.

[Quizno]

why are lakers fans being critisized for saying pau played terribly? he was absolutely horrible. he's a good player but he was extremely bad today.

[NY-Knicks]

Wow, people defending Pau?

[eeeeeebro]

did you see arron grey --- he went down completely on that foot.. he is nothing anymore there is no big man that can handle lakers size. Game over lakers win this series... enjoy the free ride LA fans you might get to have an extra game if it goes 5 games

[STATUTORY]

Wow, people defending Pau?

just an excuse to hate on Kobe. apparently you can't blame Pau because Pippen had games like this. wtf kind of logic do ppl on this board have? :facepalm

[lakerspng]

they're not defending Pau, they're just trolling to try and take shots.

Pau is a great player, but he absolutely did not show up today. he got out hustled and out muscled. He simply looked like he didn't care.

I'm sure that will change for game 2.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Bingo.

Called that in the game thread but was called an 'idiot hater'. sure he kept the in the game with his offense but his missed his last handful of shots too.

5:56 - 89-85 Kobe Bryant misses jumper
5:15 - 90-87 Kobe Bryant misses 12-foot jumper
4:37 - 92-87 Kobe Bryant misses 10-foot jumper
2:10 - 98-92 Kobe Bryant out of bounds lost ball turnover
1:37 - 100-92 Kobe Bryant misses jumper

Most of his missed shots and turnovers all came when the game was STILL in reach. He choked; simple as that.

[Showtime]

lol once again shifting blame.

Gasol had a poor scoring night. He was still moving the ball well, garnering a team-high 6 assists. Played poor pick and roll defense, but that has been a team issue for years now.

Fisher was his regular season self. Exploited by quicker players, and uncharacteristically challenged physically by Paul.

Kobe went cold in the 4th, doing little to help his team win after 3 quarters of good basketball.

Bynum did absolutely nothing.

Artest at one point scored 7 straight late in the 4th. Nobody else was doing anything. To place the blame on one person is just another sign of how biased towards one player the fanbase really is. It's not about the lakers to you, it's about Kobe.

[Noof]

Lol at these trolls dismissing Pau's play. Gtfo

[Kobe24Clutch]

:roll: :roll: :roll: at gasol getting punked by carl landry im pretty sure it's gunna happen in game 2 also. Gasol plays like a ****ing *****.

[Blue_Dog45]

why are lakers fans being critisized for saying pau played terribly? he was absolutely horrible. he's a good player but he was extremely bad today.

It's just the trolls way of trying to make us look bad. Example: "LoL u guiys dnt say sh!ttt when kobe shots bad lOl al u do is bash gas0l"

Yeah some guys criticise Pau too much and Kobe not enough and vice versa, but the people with a brain will realize when either of them play like trash and aren't afraid to call them out. I already admitted that both Gasol and Kobe sucked today.

BUT I'll be honest and say I was more dissapointed with Gasol's performance than Kobe's. 2-9? 6 Rebounds? That was pathetic, no two ways about it.

[NY-Knicks]

just an excuse to hate on Kobe. apparently you can't blame Pau because Pippen had games like this. wtf kind of logic do ppl on this board have? :facepalm

They're 8 years old?

They have some sort of tunnelvision when they watch basketball. They only focus on one player, and if that player makes a bad play, they'll take notes.

Once Kobe started missing, 20 fresh haters came into the game thread. They just hide behind a rock until they have new material.

[Dro]

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:roll:

[NY-Knicks]

It's just the trolls way of trying to make us look bad. Example: "LoL u guiys dnt say sh!ttt when kobe shots bad lOl al u do is bash gas0l"

Yeah some guys criticise Pau too much and Kobe not enough and vice versa, but the people with a brain will realize when either of them play like trash and aren't afraid to call them out. I already admitted that both Gasol and Kobe sucked today.

BUT I'll be honest and say I was more dissapointed with Gasol's performance than Kobe's. 2-9? 6 Rebounds? That was pathetic, no two ways about it.

Pau today was Gasoft. Games like this is the reason he deserves that nickname, he played against a miniature PF in Carl Landry and couldn't get it done.

And that's an understatement.

But nobody on the Lakers played well, this loss is almost entirely on them. And of course on CP3 and Jarret Jack.

[STATUTORY]

Lakers were the only HOME team not to have free throw advantage in games played so far. But somehow we can't question the reffing

[creepingdeath]

Whatevs, Lakers are gonna win this series in 6 and Kobe will get his due and bask in the glory. He faltered in the clutch but LA was getting away with murder for stretches, anyway. If Kobe hadn't shot that well in the first three quarters, the Lakers would've been blown out the way they presented themselves.

Still, it just feels great to see how trolls like Hulk Hogan got exposed.. again. The knee-jerk reaction threads about Kobe and his legacy are somewhat annoying, but the real LA fans will just have to deal with it. And rightly so, as they constantly give THEIR trolls passes.

[nosfan773]

I love how people are acting like Aaron Gray is some all-star when most had never even seen him before today. The dude is a good BACKUP center, but its not like we had a great chance to knock off the Lakers with him and now we don't. :rolleyes:

[Showtime]

Lakers were the only HOME team not to have free throw advantage in games played so far. But somehow we can't question the reffing
Just because you are the home team doesn't automatically result in more FT's. This is something laker fans can't digest. Hornets got to the line more because they attacked more, and because the lakers were in the penalty early. It doesn't mean fouls weren't called. Emeka was in trouble all game long. Meanwhile, the Laker frontline didn't attack. Pau wasn't aggressive on the block, and Bynum did nothing, resulting in a lot of jumpshots for LA. People who assume that FT totals equate to a bias either didn't watch the game, or don't understand the game.

[DMAVS41]

Whatevs, Lakers are gonna win this series in 6 and Kobe will get his due and bask in the glory. He faltered in the clutch but LA was getting away with murder for stretches, anyway. If Kobe hadn't shot that well in the first three quarters, the Lakers would've been blown out the way they presented themselves.

Still, it just feels great to see how trolls like Hulk Hogan got exposed.. again. The knee-jerk reaction threads about Kobe and his legacy are somewhat annoying, but the real LA fans will just have to deal with it. And rightly so, as they constantly give THEIR trolls passes.
:applause:

[NBASTATMAN]

Whatevs, Lakers are gonna win this series in 6 and Kobe will get his due and bask in the glory. He faltered in the clutch but LA was getting away with murder for stretches, anyway. If Kobe hadn't shot that well in the first three quarters, the Lakers would've been blown out the way they presented themselves.

Still, it just feels great to see how trolls like Hulk Hogan got exposed.. again. The knee-jerk reaction threads about Kobe and his legacy are somewhat annoying, but the real LA fans will just have to deal with it. And rightly so, as they constantly give THEIR trolls passes.


Great post..

[NBASTATMAN]

Just because you are the home team doesn't automatically result in more FT's. This is something laker fans can't digest. Hornets got to the line more because they attacked more, and because the lakers were in the penalty early. It doesn't mean fouls weren't called. Emeka was in trouble all game long. Meanwhile, the Laker frontline didn't attack. Pau wasn't aggressive on the block, and Bynum did nothing, resulting in a lot of jumpshots for LA. People who assume that FT totals equate to a bias either didn't watch the game, or don't understand the game.


:applause:

[LA_Showtime]

lol once again shifting blame.

Gasol had a poor scoring night. He was still moving the ball well, garnering a team-high 6 assists. Played poor pick and roll defense, but that has been a team issue for years now.

Fisher was his regular season self. Exploited by quicker players, and uncharacteristically challenged physically by Paul.

Kobe went cold in the 4th, doing little to help his team win after 3 quarters of good basketball.

Bynum did absolutely nothing.

Artest at one point scored 7 straight late in the 4th. Nobody else was doing anything. To place the blame on one person is just another sign of how biased towards one player the fanbase really is. It's not about the lakers to you, it's about Kobe.

Bynum was decent. He put fourth the effort but was clearly rusty from his two game absence.

Kobe played well. I do think most of his shots came outside of the offense, though that was mostly due to the Hornet's full court pressure.

I don't know how ANYONE can think Gasol played even remotely well. He was awful. The Lakers completely forgot about him and whenever he did get the ball he played soft. His man to man defense was terrible. I expect him to bounce back in a big way in game 2.

[Replay32]

The lakers did a horrible job today of running the triangle. And their defense was weak. I'm shocked they lost today. :facepalm

[alenleomessi]

lakers fans mad because cp3 shitted on them :oldlol:

[LA_Showtime]

lakers fans mad because cp3 shitted on them :oldlol:

Uh, no. Troll fail, try again. Everyone knew CP3 would kill LA. Hell, I said if the Lakers lost a game this series it would be the first one. It is what it is. They'll watch tape, fix their defense, and play much better in game 2.

[Harion]

Kobe lost them the game. what a shocker :rolleyes:

[LA_Showtime]

Kobe lost them the game. what a shocker :rolleyes:

Except he didn't, yeah. :oldlol:

[bdreason]

Lakers defense is garbage. If they aren't hitting shots, they are in trouble.

Kobe and Fisher get abused on the perimeter, and Bynum is the only guy who offers any type of help defense.



And Gasol needs to man up. I don't want to hear anything about getting "touches". Gasol got plenty of touches, and did nothing with them except run down the shot clock.

[beeboywhoo]

My best Bud works at the in n out in irvine. And he told me Kobe came into the drive through about an hour and a half ago. And he Said he looked stupid pissed off. Like my friend was even scared to ask if he wanted ketchup lo

[talkingconch]

Kobe lost them the game. what a shocker :rolleyes:

No

[crisoner]

Fluke loss....Lakers in 5.

[Out_In_Utah]

I told verybody that the Hornets would shock the world and beat the Lakers. Nobody wanted to listen to me and just laughed. Who is laughing now? :lol

[crisoner]

I told verybody that the Hornets would shock the world and beat the Lakers. Nobody wanted to listen to me and just laughed. Who is laughing now? :lol

Wow one game....kudos to you. Have a Coke and a smile.

Love how these post lead to the Lakers are done etc. Keep talking....

[thomaspynchon]

Why blame this on gasol when Kobe (worst crunchtime player in the nba) went 0-6 in the final 4 minutes of the game?

lakers fans are retarded.

[Lakers Legend#32]

Had to go out and run 9-miles today to get this Lakers loss out of my system.

[Out_In_Utah]

Wow one game....kudos to you. Have a Coke and a smile.

Love how these post lead to the Lakers are done etc. Keep talking....

Not only did I call it, but I called how it would go down (CP3 destroying Fish).

[LakersFan626]

So much for the Spurs being the best team in the west. :rolleyes: 1-0 Grizzlies. :roll:

The way I see it the Lakers just didn't play well as a team. The Laker bigs sucked @$$ and Kobe wasn't all that great either lol, noone really played well. The refs did favor the Hornets at times IMO but they did play well, only 3 TO's and 24 assists I think. Not to mention CP3 was awesome today.

But it's safe to say LA won't play this bad again and NO won't play that well. I expect a solid Los Angeles win in game 2 and they'll still win the series in 5-6 games.

Good game Hornets. :cheers:

Agreed although if it wasn't for Kobe this game would have been a blowout.

[ThaSwagg3r]

Gasol didn't wake up until he made that tough shot at the end of the game. Lakers will win 4 straight, book it.

[N0Skillz]

Uh, no. Troll fail, try again. Everyone knew CP3 would kill LA. Hell, I said if the Lakers lost a game this series it would be the first one. It is what it is. They'll watch tape, fix their defense, and play much better in game 2.


im thinking the same thing. Hopefully they will double paul more and make him rely on his team mates more.

[crisoner]

Not only did I call it, but I called how it would go down (CP3 destroying Fish).


WOW...CP3 an elite player destroying an older D Fish....and the fact that it is well known for the past couple years that this Laker team has trouble against elite guards in the NBA makes you prediction that much more impressive.

How was that Coke? Smiling yet? Now please go to sleep and stop posting.

[crisoner]

Gasol didn't wake up until he made that tough shot at the end of the game. Lakers will win 4 straight, book it.

I still got Lakers in 3.

[the_wise_one]

1) Pau Gasol is absolutely the most overrated player in the game over the course of the last two years. He plays no defense, shoots 16 ft jumpers all day, and way his shots is not falling he's basically a complete non factor for the team. He's soft, a punk, scared to go inside, can't get crucial rebounds, never played a lick of defense in his life. Get's taken out of the game by a FCKING PAPER cut. He's a product of Kobe Bryant and is not a better PF than guys like Amare.

http://oi53.tinypic.com/34rtwyh.jpg

[the_wise_one]

I agree the Lakers should give back at least two of their TITLE TROPHIES...

More like 8 dude: 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010.

[Pinkhearts]

Fisher really needs to go.

I thought this guy was gone during the offseason when his contract expired and the Lakers are looking at PGs. I expected him to be on the Lakers bench. How is this washed up old man still starting?

[jcyrus10]

Glad NOLA pulled this one off. CP3 shows himself in the playoffs. Hopefully he can continue to play like this throughout the series. Lakers may win in their next home games but hopefully NOH does too and complete the upset against the lakers. I hope Aaron Gray is fine because NOH badly needs him.

Let's Go NOLA!

[Alonzo Magic]

:facepalm @ fans complaining about flopping and refs after a defeat

Check ya fanbase.

[crisscutfries]

:lol Don't understand how people gonna defend Gasol, guy looked unmotivated like he didn't wanna be there. Even though Kobe went trigger happy at the end going 0-6, the biggest problem was not being able to stop CP3. That's not Kobe's fault or Ga.... what I'm saying is that they need stops and they weren't getting it done. I'm not sticking up for Kobe but how you let CP3 go crazy on your team like that?
The team is a bunch of scrubs plus CP3, answer is easy.

[Showtime]

:lol Don't understand how people gonna defend Gasol, guy looked unmotivated like he didn't wanna be there. Even though Kobe went trigger happy at the end going 0-6, the biggest problem was not being able to stop CP3. That's not Kobe's fault or Ga.... what I'm saying is that they need stops and they weren't getting it done. I'm not sticking up for Kobe but how you let CP3 go crazy on your team like that?
The team is a bunch of scrubs plus CP3, answer is easy.
When are people going to comprehend that saying Gasol doesn't shoulder 100% of the blame for the loss isn't defending his play?

[krazymofo]

anyone else thinks steve blake would have helped lakers slow down cp3?

[Out_In_Utah]

WOW...CP3 an elite player destroying an older D Fish....and the fact that it is well known for the past couple years that this Laker team has trouble against elite guards in the NBA makes you prediction that much more impressive.

How was that Coke? Smiling yet? Now please go to sleep and stop posting.

You seem to like criticizing my prediction as if it were an obvious prediction, but I assume you predicted the Lakers would win game 1, and therefore my prediction that you are criticizing is still better than yours.

[ATL_Bball_King]

Real laker fans dont get worried. We might get annoyed at times cause we know our team and what they can do. But worry?? Naw i will leave that for the stans....

No excuses...

Lakers 3-Peat!!!

Playoffs amazing already :rockon: :cheers: :rockon: :cheers:

[Harion]

I still got Lakers in 3.
:lol

[LAKERSRETHEBEST]

I had a feeling the Lakers would lose Game 1. It had something to do with them losing five straight games towards the end of the season and almost losing to the Sacramento Kings. It has to do with lack of focus; their defense also sucked.

Pau Gasol didn't contribute anything in terms of scoring and his team suffered as a result. Andrew Bynum didn't contribute enough. Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest were the ones who contributed the most. But Kobe causing the turn-over toward the end of the game didn't help us; I could be wrong but I think it was two turn-overs.

The Hornets bench played well as opposed to the Lakers Bench and that also hurt as well.

They have until Wednesday to get their act together and play extremely well before the game shifts to New Orleans. Their defense needs to improve especially when it comes to Chris Paul.

[Colby Brian]

More like 8 dude: 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010.

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[wakencdukest]

You can't just blame one guy, the entire Laker team just got outhustled. No way should we have gotten killed by Gray, Landry, Jack, Green, and Bellinelli. Those guys all had huge games. I can't see them Keeping that up for 3 more games. If they do, good job, they deserve to move on. I think the Lakers need to play extremely aggressive next game and send a message that you ain't going to just walk through us. I hope the Lakers are at least thinking that way.