LA -9 5* Hit it hard.....You will see old school at its best tonight. Minny has weak side help and watch the Lakers capitalize. BIG BIG LA by 14...GL guys
U keep playing Minny & ur azz is wrong
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motin said:
to me, the right side was LAL, if you lose at the last second with that kind of shoot is not a bad handicapping, is bad luck!!
gjn23 said:
You know! the big quarter can be the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or even the 4th quarter, the lakers took big the 1st and 4th quarter, Minny just the 2nd quarter and the 3rd not so strong, and of course if you are betting the minutes you shoould see is the last 2, why?? because no matter who manny turnovers or big/small leads the game had, in the last 2 minutes you know if you are going to win the money or not with 33 seconds remaining in the clock, lakers were winning by 13 and the game was over!! the money was just lucky and that's it!
yes I will take that lucky money any fvcking day, but is should recognize that was a lucky winner!I know LA is a public team,but.............
I know LA is a public team,but.............
Minnesota was covering with the help of referees awarding them 22 fouls shots in the first half,21 of which they canned.RefereeBall is usually the hallmark of the NCAA game not playoff NBA basketball.It is highly unusual to see an NBA playoff game refereed like that first half was.Then to have Minnesota go into the foul thing down 10 with 20 seconds to go and then being content to drive for quick uncontested layups after the foul shots,seemingly not even attempting a three until the final spread beater at the horn really sucked.Often I feel that games turn out a particular way because they were meant to turn that way,but I feel this game could have ended much differently without striped shirt intervention and the curious closing strategy by Minn.
I know LA is a public team,but.............
Minnesota was covering with the help of referees awarding them 22 fouls shots in the first half,21 of which they canned.RefereeBall is usually the hallmark of the NCAA game not playoff NBA basketball.It is highly unusual to see an NBA playoff game refereed like that first half was.Then to have Minnesota go into the foul thing down 10 with 20 seconds to go and then being content to drive for quick uncontested layups after the foul shots,seemingly not even attempting a three until the final spread beater at the horn really sucked.Often I feel that games turn out a particular way because they were meant to turn that way,but I feel this game could have ended much differently without striped shirt intervention and the curious closing strategy by Minn.
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It's laughable to think the refs favored Minnesota on the Lakers home court of a conference final. It was made obvious the Lakers were going to win when the referee went to the scorer's table to ask how many fouls Shaq had. It was really bogus. Do the fans come to see the stars? Yes. But the refs really messed with the integrity of the game because you knew they were not going to foul Shaq out no matter what,
Hilarious that one thinks Minny benefitted from the refs.
Next time i see Karl Malone play defense like he's not a pulling offensive guard will be the first. Next time I see Shaq make an offensive move without his elbows extended, then we can talk about him having true basketball skills. LA was allowed to play physical on ball defense slapping and grabbing at the ball, thru the arms of the minny players, for most of the first and fourth quarters.
The NBA is all about anticipation and phantom foul calls, when the refs allow a defense to swipe, grab, clutch at the ball without blowing whistles, turnovers will happen....ala quarter one yesterday.
BTW dont think LA was ever up 13 in the last minute, it's all perspective. Getting 9.5 and watching Minn do nothing but let LA run 1:20 off the clock (off rebs/TO) down 10, 11, 12 then seeing them close it to 9 with 20 seconds left AND THEN START TO FOUL makes me look at the closing minute another way.
Next time i see Karl Malone play defense like he's not a pulling offensive guard will be the first. Next time I see Shaq make an offensive move without his elbows extended, then we can talk about him having true basketball skills. LA was allowed to play physical on ball defense slapping and grabbing at the ball, thru the arms of the minny players, for most of the first and fourth quarters.
The NBA is all about anticipation and phantom foul calls, when the refs allow a defense to swipe, grab, clutch at the ball without blowing whistles, turnovers will happen....ala quarter one yesterday.
BTW dont think LA was ever up 13 in the last minute, it's all perspective. Getting 9.5 and watching Minn do nothing but let LA run 1:20 off the clock (off rebs/TO) down 10, 11, 12 then seeing them close it to 9 with 20 seconds left AND THEN START TO FOUL makes me look at the closing minute another way.
2:49 MIN Full Timeout
2:49 LAL Kobe Bryant made 1st of 2 Free Throws
2:49 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 2nd of 2 Free Throws
2:49 MIN Defensive Rebound by Kevin Garnett
2:45 MIN Kevin Garnett made Layup
2:21 MIN Shooting foul on Latrell Sprewell
2:21 LAL Karl Malone made 1st of 2 Free Throws
2:21 LAL Karl Malone made 2nd of 2 Free Throws
2:14 MIN Latrell Sprewell missed Leaning Jump Shot
2:08 LAL Defensive Rebound by Karl Malone
1:50 MIN Shooting foul on Kevin Garnett
1:50 LAL Kobe Bryant made 1st of 2 Free Throws
1:50 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 2nd of 2 Free Throws
1:50 MIN Defensive Rebound by Wally Szczerbiak
1:50 MIN Lost ball turnover on Wally Szczerbiak, Stolen by Kareem Rush
1:19 LAL Kareem Rush missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
1:15 LAL Offensive Rebound by Derek Fisher
1:07 LAL Derek Fisher missed Jump Shot
1:04 MIN Defensive Rebound by Kevin Garnett
1:03 MIN Lost ball turnover on Kevin Garnett, Stolen by Kobe Bryant
41.0 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
38.0 MIN Defensive Rebound by Wally Szczerbiak
32.0 MIN Latrell Sprewell made 3-pt. Jump Shot, Assist Wally Szczerbiak
24.0 MIN Personal foul on Trenton Hassell
24.0 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 1st of 2 Free Throws
24.0 LAL Kobe Bryant made 2nd of 2 Free Throws
24.0 MIN Full Timeout
19.0 MIN Kevin Garnett missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
15.0 MIN Offensive Rebound by Fred Hoiberg
14.0 MIN Fred Hoiberg made Jump Shot
19.0 MIN Personal foul on Kevin Garnett
19.0 LAL Derek Fisher missed 1st of 2 Free Throws
19.0 LAL Derek Fisher made 2nd of 2 Free Throws
19.0 MIN Wally Szczerbiak made Layup
11.0 MIN Personal foul on Wally Szczerbiak
11.0 LAL Kobe Bryant made 1st of 2 Free Throws
11.0 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 2nd of 2 Free Throws
11.0 MIN Defensive Rebound by Fred Hoiberg
10.0 MIN Trenton Hassell made 3-pt. Jump Shot
0.0 End of period.
plenty of FT's failed for LA!! and still just with a lucky shot Minny covers!
2:49 LAL Kobe Bryant made 1st of 2 Free Throws
2:49 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 2nd of 2 Free Throws
2:49 MIN Defensive Rebound by Kevin Garnett
2:45 MIN Kevin Garnett made Layup
2:21 MIN Shooting foul on Latrell Sprewell
2:21 LAL Karl Malone made 1st of 2 Free Throws
2:21 LAL Karl Malone made 2nd of 2 Free Throws
2:14 MIN Latrell Sprewell missed Leaning Jump Shot
2:08 LAL Defensive Rebound by Karl Malone
1:50 MIN Shooting foul on Kevin Garnett
1:50 LAL Kobe Bryant made 1st of 2 Free Throws
1:50 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 2nd of 2 Free Throws
1:50 MIN Defensive Rebound by Wally Szczerbiak
1:50 MIN Lost ball turnover on Wally Szczerbiak, Stolen by Kareem Rush
1:19 LAL Kareem Rush missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
1:15 LAL Offensive Rebound by Derek Fisher
1:07 LAL Derek Fisher missed Jump Shot
1:04 MIN Defensive Rebound by Kevin Garnett
1:03 MIN Lost ball turnover on Kevin Garnett, Stolen by Kobe Bryant
41.0 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
38.0 MIN Defensive Rebound by Wally Szczerbiak
32.0 MIN Latrell Sprewell made 3-pt. Jump Shot, Assist Wally Szczerbiak
24.0 MIN Personal foul on Trenton Hassell
24.0 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 1st of 2 Free Throws
24.0 LAL Kobe Bryant made 2nd of 2 Free Throws
24.0 MIN Full Timeout
19.0 MIN Kevin Garnett missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
15.0 MIN Offensive Rebound by Fred Hoiberg
14.0 MIN Fred Hoiberg made Jump Shot
19.0 MIN Personal foul on Kevin Garnett
19.0 LAL Derek Fisher missed 1st of 2 Free Throws
19.0 LAL Derek Fisher made 2nd of 2 Free Throws
19.0 MIN Wally Szczerbiak made Layup
11.0 MIN Personal foul on Wally Szczerbiak
11.0 LAL Kobe Bryant made 1st of 2 Free Throws
11.0 LAL Kobe Bryant missed 2nd of 2 Free Throws
11.0 MIN Defensive Rebound by Fred Hoiberg
10.0 MIN Trenton Hassell made 3-pt. Jump Shot
0.0 End of period.
plenty of FT's failed for LA!! and still just with a lucky shot Minny covers!
Yeah, great logic...the NBA and refs colluding to try and keep Minny in the game and possibly win it. Would have been the worst thing for the NBA not to have the Lakers win and advance to the finals. Ratings would have been an absolute disaster if LA wasn't involved. Makes ZERO sense. Just because Payton and Malone bitch about every single call, along with the crowd, doesn't mean there shouldn't have been a foul called.
