Lakers/Mavs@ 5:30

[LA Lakers]

Anyone got a stream?

[LamarOdom]

Anyone got a stream?

Don't be cheap get TWC.

[LA Lakers]

Haha, I wish. Cant afford it right now.

[LA Lakers]

Only one bar in my area I know that got Time Warner and cant afford to drink right now either.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Was just making the game thread....


http://i.imm.io/Muqp.png............VS.....................http://www.realclearsports.com/blognetwork/rcs_sidelines/Mavericks%20logo.jpg
...........Los Angeles Lakers (6-7, 0-4 away)............................................. ............Dallas Mavericks (7-6, 5-2 home)


8:30 PM ET, November 24, 2012
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, and Steve Blake Out.
Troy Murphy is Day-To-Day.

Lakers
C- Dwight Howard
PF- Pau Gasol
SF- Metta World Peace
SG- Kobe Bryant
PG- Darius Morris

Mavericks
C- Chris Kaman
PF- Elton Brand
SF- Shawn Marion
SG- O.J. Mayo
PG- Darren Collison

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http://www.nba.com/media/germany/1122-30teil30-germany-670.jpg

http://www.taz.de/uploads/images/684x342/nba_jerseys_10102012.jpg

[LA Lakers]

Go Lakers

[fiddy]

Game time

[Clutch]

Let's go Mavs. I want to see another Lakers meltdown :lol

[Legends66NBA7]

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/155180/1/watch-dallas-mavericks-vs-los-angeles-lakers.html

[SAKOTXA]

Get a job OP.

[sosolid4u09]

can't see us winning this sadly

[SpecialQue]

I fvcking hate those "Crushed it" ads.

[EnoughSaid]

Wait up. If you have Time Warner Cable to you automatically get the Lakers channel? :eek:

[BuffaloBill]

http://i.imgur.com/eb5Je.gif

[LA Lakers]

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/155180/1/watch-dallas-mavericks-vs-los-angeles-lakers.html
Much appreciated!

[The-Legend-24]

Hopefully D12 and Pau show up, so we can finally win a road game! :banana:

[LA Lakers]

I have a job, just poor. No need to be mean guys. Lets leave this forum for basketball and not class issues.

[LA Lakers]

Anyone know when Nash supposed to be back?

[Clutch]

Please Lakers,lose. I'm just watching this one for the lulz :lol

[fiddy]

what the **** is going on

[DuMa]

Kobe being hidden on defense again. refuses to guard Mayo.

[SAKOTXA]

Kobe being hidden on defense again. refuses to guard Mayo.
:roll:

[fiddy]

MWP :bowdown: :bowdown:

[The-Legend-24]

MWP going ham right now. :oldlol:

[bmulls]

D'Antoni's system: Ron Artest first option

[R.I.P.]

Kobe being hidden on defense again. refuses to guard Mayo.

Well only fair as Mayo refuses to guard MWP. ****ing ridiculous that bum is shooting 60% for the last few games.

[9erempiree]

One of the most overrated coaches in history....D'antoni.

[gtfomyface]

MWP on pace for over 100 points to beat wilt's scoring record :applause:

[UtahJazzFan88]

Well only fair as Mayo refuses to guard MWP. ****ing ridiculous that bum is shooting 60% for the last few games.

MWP has looked great under D'Antoni

[konex]

Metta is baallin' :bowdown:

[konex]

Is D'Antoni on drugs? Why take Metta out? Take Pau out

[kennethgriffin]

did mike d'antoni just bench metta?


punishing him for going 4-4?

:applause:

[bmulls]

Who the fck gave Brandon Wright the green light :facepalm Stick to put backs my man

[The-Legend-24]

Jamison, finally! :applause:

[Clutch]

Come on Mavs,that defense is pathetic.

[UtahJazzFan88]

Jamison finally not looking like trash now and last night

[ZenMaster]

did mike d'antoni just bench metta?


punishing him for going 4-4?

:applause:

Maybe it's not about punishment but about getting different players going, Jamison is now at the line for his 5th and 6th point.

[SAKOTXA]

This is the Jamison i expected before the season started.

[9erempiree]

dantoni benches the hottest hand on the team.

:facepalm

[tpols]

D'Antoni's system: Ron Artest first option
:roll:

[SpecialQue]

dantoni benches the hottest hand on the team.

:facepalm

Further proof the guy's a fvcking retard.

[SAKOTXA]

There you go Pau!

Kobe's doing a great job facilitating also.

[LA Lakers]

Jamison looking a lot better at the 4

[talkingconch]

Kobe facilitating

[LA Lakers]

Damn, gotta limit those second chance points...

[fiddy]

Fire D'Antoni and have Kobe as a playing coach?

[SpecialQue]

Kobe facilitating

UnselfishBe.
No,YouShootBe

[9erempiree]

I definitely know how Knicks fans felt.

[bmulls]

Pau Abdul Jabbar

[LA Lakers]

Damn 2 on Pau... Nice seeing Jamison and Gasol where they belong though at the 4 and 5

[9erempiree]

Pau Abdul Jabbar

As of late he's more like:

Paula Abdul.

[Clutch]

This game sucks. Mavs didn't come ready to play. Off to the Bucks-Bulls.

[konex]

Is there a guard in the league with worse handles than Meeks?

[Rekindled]

meta world threes

[Kiddlovesnets]

Metta World Peace is so on fire.
:applause:

[talkingconch]

MWP reborn?:applause:

[Kiddlovesnets]

Many of us predicted that Dwight Howard would benefit from D'Antoni's fast system, but it turns out that MWP was the one enjoying new coaching the most. He looks so rejuvenated, back to his Indiana days.

[Mr. Jabbar]

assistbe & metta world three, who would have thought...

[The-Legend-24]

Got dayum, MWP!

[SAKOTXA]

PgBe

[fiddy]

Great team effort so far

[Jam.22_]

I am liking what I'm seeing. :D

[ImmortalD24]

Kobe makes 1 jumper = timeout

lmao at these teams.

[talkingconch]

I think with Nash out there Howard will blossom

[UtahJazzFan88]

Dwight is running the floor slow as hell, doesn't look close to 100%, it looks like his back has regressed since the start of the year...

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

This team looks much better when Kobe is taking care of the ball (while playmaking).

[Sarcastic]

I definitely know how Knicks fans felt.


We went through it for 4 years. It's been like 3 games for you.

[SpecialQue]

Nice to see the Lakers not phoning it in tonight.

[LA Lakers]

Dwight looks gassed

[konex]

Kobe going out of his way to dish tonight and Dwight still isn't doing shit.

[ZenMaster]

These are good rotations, getting Pau in there as a 5 with Jamison.

[SpecialQue]

Pringles turning Morris into Lin.

[talkingconch]

wow our bench :applause:

lakers up 24 and DWIGHT ISNT DOING ANYTHING LOL + NO NASH

albeit we r playing dallas with no dirk

[Scholar]

Lakers are making Mavs look foolish right now. It's been bad possession after bad possession. Plus, they seem to be wanting to catch up by shooting 3's that none of them are making.

[fiddy]

Lakers kicking ass

[Jam.22_]

Holy shit am I watching the same team I did last night?

[The-Legend-24]

This is how they should be playing. :applause:

[Rekindled]

lakers show time !

[konex]

Mavs playing zero defense. Everything is a layup or wide open 3 for LA

[Scholar]

Gotta love the way LAL is playing, even with D12's lackluster performance so far. They need to keep this up!

[talkingconch]

i wanna see dwight get more involved this next half

[Dictator]

holy chit.... the black commentator sounds just like kobe

[talkingconch]

lakers throttling

[The-Legend-24]

:oldlol: @ that call.

[ImmortalD24]

:oldlol: @ that call.
:roll:

[konex]

Double double for Jamison off the bench

[cotdt]

Dwight with 4 steals!?!?

[The-Legend-24]

Jamison with 11 points and 11 boards in the first half. :eek:

[fiddy]

Lakers shooting 80% from the 3pt :D

[Noof]

Dwight's not doing anything on offense but he's altering a lot of shots. And those steals don't hurt.

[takai]

Just got off work. Sounds like I'm missing a damn good game. Glad I get to see the second half.

[LA Lakers]

Granted, no Nowitski but hey, Dwight aint healthy and neither is Nash. Cant wait till that problem is solved. Can see the difference with Jamison playing the 4. Ill take a 27 point lead at The Half anyday. Go Lakers!

[White Mamba]

Kobe going out of his way to dish tonight and Dwight still isn't doing shit.
and we are up by 27 while D12 with 1FGM:applause:

[It's A VC3!!!]

It's terrible when you let MWP hurt you in a game. He hurt my Nets now he's hurting my Mavs.:banghead:

[IGotACoolStory]

Jamison is tearing it up in this system.

And efficiently too. :eek:

[flipogb]

It's terrible when you let MWP hurt you in a game. He hurt my Nets now he's hurting my Mavs.:banghead:
don't worry, its looking like Metta is gonna be hurting teams all year. hel more than likely get 16 a game and not a half, and his steals and 3's are gonna be there all year.

[takai]

Hahaha look at the crowd. It looks like a pre-season game.

[TheeBeast]

Lets face the truth:

We're randomly beating teams by 25-30 early in games. You could see the potential we have but we aren't being consistent with it.

there's one thing I know for sure, we're still probably the most dangerous team and I don't think any team wants to play us because we could come out one day and play like this again. But then again we could easily place ourselves on the opposite side of that.

[Noof]

Maybe dantoni should bench Pau every game so he's always fired up? :eek:

[fpliii]

I'm not able to watch the game atm, but what the hell happened? Bad defense by Big D, or has LA figured something out? :eek:

[takai]

Maybe dantoni should bench Pau every game so he's always fired up? :eek:
:lebronamazed:

[RazorBaLade]

boy i wonder why this thread only has 7 pages and is dead

[LakersForlife]

chmpionship performance for LA no doubt 2012-13 champs congrats LAkers

[elementally morale]

boy i wonder why this thread only has 7 pages and is dead

It's always like that when the Lakers winning big. There are going te be several threads after the game though. :oldlol:

[The-Legend-24]

Mavs just chucking up 3s and making them. :coleman:

[Scholar]

boy i wonder why this thread only has 7 pages and is dead

When LAL is playing poorly, all the haters come out in bunches. "Haha They can't even with 4-5 future hall of Famers on the roster!" This results in 70 pages of nonsense.

When LAL is dominating, all the haters are cowering under their blankets, hoping LAL won't make their own respective team look foolish next time.


That's what I hate about this team right now. The consistency isn't there.

[The-Legend-24]

Jamison with 13 & 15. :applause:

[SpecialQue]

The best thing about this game? It kept all the trolls out of this thread. :rockon:

[takai]

The best thing about this game? It kept all the trolls out of this thread. :rockon:
:rockon: :cheers: :banana: :djparty :party: :banana:

[The-Legend-24]

Here's hoping Jamison keeps this kind of play throughout the whole season.

[SpecialQue]

Sacre time!!!

[pauk]

Mavs won! last game...

[takai]

Damn these commentators are really picking on Sacre.

[SpecialQue]

I loved those very loud and very clear "Let's Go Lakers!" chants at the end of the game.

[takai]

Sorry Mavs, but this is how the first game of the season should've gone. But at the time we were still trying to find rhythm and were still gelling. If the Lakers can play like this every game, a ring is guaranteed.

Mark Cubans face:
http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mark-cuban.gif

[Noof]

Jamison 17.5/11 last 2 games :applause:

[talkingconch]

lakers should win these next 5 games before facing OKC. 3 of them are at home

[TheeBeast]

lakers should win these next 5 games before facing OKC. 3 of them are at home

don't see it. They haven't found how to play with each other to be consistent enough. they'll continue to win by 25-30 then loose the next game

[iDunk]

:lol Jordan Hill back in the D'Antoni doghouse.

[Doctor Rivers]

:lol Jordan Hill back in the D'Antoni doghouse.

Yeah, what's the deal with that?

[zizozain]

Yeah, what's the deal with that?


http://lakers.topbuzz.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-48703.html

Did a little research on the friction between Jordan Hill and Mike D'Antoni from March, 2010 - a month after Hill was traded to the Rockets as part of the T'Mac deal:


JORDAN HILL: "D'ANTONI BURIED ME ON THE KNICKS BENCH"

By MARC BERMAN - New York Post
Posted: 1:44 AM, March 21, 2010

Rookie Jordan Hill, the Knicks' lottery pick last year, charged that coach Mike D'Antoni held him back during his brief, forgettable stint in New York.

The 6-foot-10 Hill, who faces the Knicks today at the Garden as a Rocket, was dispatched in the Feb. 18 Tracy McGrady blockbuster trade after team president Donnie Walsh gave up on the eighth pick.

Walsh felt it was more important to open up even more salary cap space, doubting that Hill would develop into an All-Star. In essence, Walsh was admitting to a mistake with the selection.

Hill has moved past another former Knick, Jared Jeffries, in the Rockets' rotation.

"Coach D'Antoni, he relies on his veterans more than rookies," Hill told the Houston Chronicle. "He feels like his rookies need to learn more their first year so they could get everything down pat. I understood. I just wanted to wait patiently until my time was coming."

An active Hill has been a breath of fresh air in Houston. In nine games, he has averaged 5.9 points and 4.9 rebounds in 15 minutes. On Friday in Boston, Hill scored 11 points and grabbed seven boards in 27 minutes.

"My chance was here [in Houston] and I'm making the best of it," Hill said. "Fans there [in New York], they know what I can do. I just didn't have the opportunity to show it."

Hill hid his distaste for his role when he was with the Knicks. He spent most of his Knicks days on the bench, starting the season out of the rotation.

Hill's remarks come after fellow rookie Toney Douglas was given the starting point guard job after being used little in the season's first half. Douglas has carried the club to a 3-1 record in four starts.

Walsh said before the 2009 draft that the Knicks "can't make a mistake" with their lottery pick.


HERE'S D'ANTONI'S REPLY:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... GberUG7xLg



D'ANTONI: "I DON'T LIKE TO LPLAY BAD ROOKIES"

By MARC BERMAN - New York Post
Posted: 1:51 AM, March 22, 2010

The war of words between Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni and Jordan Hill is on.

D'Antoni got his hackles up before yesterday's Rockets showdown when The Post asked him about ex-Knick Hill's recent remarks. Hill said he couldn't strut his stuff in New York because D'Antoni isn't fond of playing rookies.

"Where does that come from?" D'Antoni said. "Seriously. It's something that cracks me up. I don't play rookies? I don't like to play bad rookies."

Ouch.

Hill wasn't bad yesterday and helped the Rockets beat D'Antoni's Knicks 116-112 at the Garden. Hill was aggressive at the rim, scored on two putbacks that he converted into 3-point plays and finished with 13 points and five rebounds.

He was on the court when the Rockets got back into the game with a 45-point fourth quarter and played good defense down the stretch.

Hill seemed to be displeased at D'Antoni's dig.

"What can I say?" Hill said. "That's him. He's entitled to his own opinion. If that's the way he feels, that's how he feels.

"I'm entitled to my opinion, so I'm just going to go out there and say what I feel."

Hill said he wasn't trying to use yesterday's game as a way to get back at the Knicks.

"I'm not trying to make no point, man," he said.

"I'm just trying to play basketball. I just want to go out there and have fun and play my game."

Team president Donnie Walsh would disagree with D'Antoni's assessment on Hill and probably got indigestion watching the athletic 6-foot-10 power forward bang around the rim.

Asked about Hill's assertion D'Antoni held him back because he isn't comfortable playing rookies, Walsh said, "He didn't play a lot, so I can see why he'd say that."

Walsh said he wished he could have kept Hill, whom he selected as the eighth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.

"It's part of the trade I really didn't want to do," Walsh said. "Bottom line is I did it. But I really didn't want to give up on him because I like him just like Toney [Douglas]. Both are going to be good NBA players and [i] still think that about Jordan.

"What it came down to -- you know what it came down to -- it put us in a more flexible position this summer."

D'Antoni, however, said he felt Hill was wrong to make a broad generalization about his disdain toward playing young players.

"I don't have anything against rookies at all, I like them," D'Antoni said. "Jordan was in a position, if you noticed, where we had Al [Harrington], Jared [Jeffries], David Lee, [Darko] Milicic for a while. We had about five guys. Rookies are usually in the pecking order of the last guy.

"He didn't get a great chance, but we're trying to thread the needle and make the playoffs," D'Antoni added.

"I do like Jordan. I think he'll be a nice player in the league. But that's as far as it goes. For the record, I do like rookies. I like good rookies."

[KeyNote]

D'Antoni like a 4 that can stretch the floors and slash to the rim...J Hill is neither...though he's been the lakers most consistent and best bench player so far this year

Hopefully Jordan can get out the dog house tho...his hustle, rebounding, and defense is going to be vital come playoff time

[TheFan]

Dantoni don't like PF that play like... PFs... he wants SFs and SGs playing the 4.

[All Net]

What a win that was, never expected that.

[Floppy]

Sorry Mavs, but this is how the first game of the season should've gone. But at the time we were still trying to find rhythm and were still gelling. If the Lakers can play like this every game, a ring is guaranteed.

Mark Cubans face:
http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mark-cuban.gif
:rolleyes:

Thanks for reminding me how extremely objective most fans are.

[DuMa]

Sorry Mavs, but this is how the first game of the season should've gone. But at the time we were still trying to find rhythm and were still gelling. If the Lakers can play like this every game, a ring is guaranteed.


Lakers fans still guaranteeing a championship? try winning more than 1 game on the road for starters.