Fri 5/18 - Lakers vs Thunder - Game 3 - Predictions/Comments

Friday, May 18th
Live: 7:30 PM PST
TV: ESPN
Radio: KSPN-AM 710/KWKW-AM 1330
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Don't forget to read through the CL G uidelines concerning personal attacks a\nd swearing.

well, it makes it harder to be a believer after witnessing that choke job. go lakers, i guess.

This is a just win game. Lose this game and we get swept. Win and we can still make this a series.

no prediction for that game . that loss was to devastating but if lakers could win that they are still in it but i don t know if lakers keep up fighting after that loss. i will be there and root for them . i stick with them but the outcome we will see

Defend home court. OKC doesn’t have to win at Staples. Game’s 5 and 7 are back in Hickville.

OKC did what they had to do which was protect their home court. We just need to do the same.

96 minutes of feeding the big men and we should be fine...

A must win. If we defend our home court at least we can make this a series.

I'm going to go out on a limb again. This will be a Lakers blowout victory and the start of a comeback from a 2-0 series deficit, just like in 2004 when the Lakers beat the Spurs in the West semis. To quote Arsenio Hall's preacher from Coming to America: "If I'm wrong, I don't want to be right!"

Jazzygirl205 wrote:I don't know anymore....um don't lose too bad..I guess? Go Lakers lose by single digits at least.

Well now we wouldn't want to have a big lead with 2 minutes to go and lose by 2 now, would we?

All the Thunder did was hold their home court advantage, which they did as expected. If Lakers hold their own for the next two games, then anything can happen. It's an exciting time to be a Lakers fan!

game 7

Lakers are going to take this series in 6 games.

Why do people have a problem with that last play in game 2? Kobe was clearly struggling to get free and Blake was wide open for the corner 3. No timeouts left so Artest made the right decision.

Just bought a case of beer... i'll need it one way or the other

Go Lakers!

Lakers have to win the next 4 out of 5. Well, one game at a time. Let's get this one and see what happens...

Kobe better put on a show tonight. He really has to redeem himself...

game 2 was...an epic fail.

laker911 wrote:Lakers are going to take this series in 6 games.

Why do people have a problem with that last play in game 2? Kobe was clearly struggling to get free and Blake was wide open for the corner 3. No timeouts left so Artest made the right decision.

I agree. It's too bad Kobe couldn't get free and Blake missed the shot. My main beef is with the plays that happened before that, especially when Kobe tried to inbound the ball to Pau and KD stole it. It was a lazy pass and it should have been thrown higher.

My optimism about this game is that the Game 2 loss typified what we have come to expect from this team in that they played very good defense in the second half but their offense was miserable AND it was a road game.

The other thing we have seen this season is that the team's offense at the Staples Center tends to be significantly better without the defense being any worse. Granted, some of OKCs scoring issues in Game 2 had nothing to do with the Lakers offense, but still, I think that so long as the Lakers remember to play both sides of the floor they can win this one. Obviously this is the must-win game. Game 2 was basically must-win as well.

okc offense wont be that bad again this series. plus refs really got harden out of the game...ya they called quick fouls on us but against role players not our big3.

if harden is playing the whole first half were screwed bc hell get going vs being in foul trouble.

Whatever happens, the Lakers have to play well at both ends. It's a must-win game. However, I have a feeling the Thunder will be in foul trouble tonight. I believe the NBA wants this series to last at least six games, and David Stern will be at tonight's game to "make sure" it does.

last time lakers had a game on a may 18th, TEN YEARS AGO: 2002 - win over sacramento

fksteveblake wrote:last time lakers had a game on a may 18th, TEN YEARS AGO: 2002 - win over sacramento

interesting....repeat history