(LAL/HOU) Game 1 - Results Inside - Postgame comments

I Support #8 · by **I Support #8** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:33 pm

We have got to get healthy and get healthy fast!!

SMUnderground · by **SMUnderground** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:35 pm

man...the most important moment..16 secs left..rockets down by 1 and their ball..

I Support #8 · by **I Support #8** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:37 pm

WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! :bow:

G|B|G|B · by **G|B|G|B** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:37 pm

wow
we escaped there

G|B|G|B · by **G|B|G|B** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:37 pm

outfear · by **outfear** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:38 pm

lucky win tho....

that's a wide open 3 by JJ, we are lucky

I Support #8 · by **I Support #8** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:39 pm

ShadowRacer.com wrote:wow
we escaped there

And by that.. you truly do mean escaped! Man.. we need to get all of our players healthy and start stepping up for real! I'm not too sure of how much longer we're going to survive playing the way that we have been playing.

luis2k10 · by **luis2k10** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:39 pm

we did it. Barely but we did it. Go LAKERS! Lets get healthy for the next game and go to Houston with a 2-0 lead. :jam2:

G|B|G|B · by **G|B|G|B** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:39 pm

yup
lakers need it to pick it up next time

iWuVkObE8BrYaNT · by **iWuVkObE8BrYaNT** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:40 pm

dayum they scared the shi!t outta me. im so helLa happy they got the W. i dont care if they win by 1 or a 100, as long as they get it done!!!!!!!! :bow:

I Support #8 · by **I Support #8** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:40 pm

iWuVkObE8BrYaNT wrote:dayum they scared the shi!t outta me. im so helLa happy they got the W. i dont care if they win by 1 or a 100, as long as they get it done!!!!!!!!

On the other side of things.. yes, I'll second that thought! :jam2:

KingsFan in LA · by **KingsFan in LA** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:40 pm

that game was pretty intense. BTW....why does everyone say kobe passes the ball when he air balls it?

JSM · by **JSM** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:41 pm

Gary still is a very good defender, he did a perfect job of not letting Francis get the ball with 11 seconds left, this forced the Rockets to call another timeout.

murcielago62 · by **murcielago62** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:41 pm

I'm an opimist, so I'm looking at it from another angle. Lakers played awesome D tonight, very Spurs-esque, no easy baskets. If we keep this up we'll win it all

dlivneh · by **dlivneh** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:42 pm

bad game, but it is a win

JSM · by **JSM** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:42 pm

72

71

Final

Leading Scorers:

Shaq-20 points
Francis-18 points

I Support #8 · by **I Support #8** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:42 pm

KingsFan in LA wrote:that game was pretty intense. BTW....why does everyone say kobe passes the ball when he air balls it?

lol, I was noticing that, but I don't know if Bill Walton was talking tongue-in-cheek or actually believing it was a pass. He made the same call in the 1st quarter I believe when his son air-balled a three that Shaq caught and put back in. I think he was just jokingly saying they were passes though.

LakersGyrl2003 · by **LakersGyrl2003** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:43 pm

Dayam we really sucked tonight.. I'm surprised Jackson didn't hit that 3 at the end of the game. Nothing was goin well tonight, and to top it all off Javie was one of the officials... We barely won, and I'm just glad that somehow we pulled though.

murcielago62 · by **murcielago62** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:44 pm

Terrible Offense; Amazing Defense...

G|B|G|B · by **G|B|G|B** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:44 pm

murcielago62 wrote:Terrible Offense; Amazing Defense...

nice way to put it =)

Realm of Shadows · by **Realm of Shadows** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:50 pm

LakersGyrl2003 wrote:Dayam we really sucked tonight.. I'm surprised Jackson didn't hit that 3 at the end of the game. Nothing was goin well tonight, and to top it all off Javie was one of the officials... We barely won, and I'm just glad that somehow we pulled though.

I'd take 1000 ugly wins over any pretty loss.

rydjorker121 · by **rydjorker121** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:52 pm

murcielago62 wrote:Terrible Offense; Amazing Defense...

wouldn't exactly call it that way; Houston, having never really experienced a playoff game since Hakeem, were just trying to "probe" their way through the playoff atmosphere; remember, this is Van Gundy's first season guiding the team and Yao's first playoff appearance. The team combined has only been in 41 playoff appearances. They didn't know what to expect and as a result had 22 turnovers and lots of missed shots--although yes, you've got to credit a lot of it on our defense.

Also this game had the feeling that the refs dominated the game. Okay, I'll admit we weren't exactly playing well either but I felt that the refs saw more physical contact than they called. I also think that we had many opportunities to put this team away with most of their big men getting into foul trouble but that wasn't the case--it may have been "playing to the level of their competition. It was a somewhat sloppy game--I think both teams were trying to probe the playoff atmosphere once more, the Lakers were trying to acclimate GP and the Mailman in to see what they can do. And don't forget, a lot of the guys on both teams were playing through injuries.

murcielago62 · by **murcielago62** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:53 pm

If you're one who puts alot of weight in stats, this series should be over. Phil is 36-0 in series where he won game 1...

Lakers Dynasty 2000 · by **Lakers Dynasty 2000** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:54 pm

Listen, we didn't suck. It was one of the most highly contested basketball games I've ever seen. Both teams played superb defense.

There's alot we can improve on from game 1. And that's the beauty of the playoffs - you can make adjustment. We're up in the series 1-0, and now we can make adjustments for a more dominant victory.

Great game, the last thing we're complaining about is offense. Ironically, that's been our plus this season. Keep your heads up guys, we're in good shoes right now.

Lakers Dynasty 2000 · by **Lakers Dynasty 2000** on Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:55 pm

Also, that was one of the worst officiating games this season. I was complaining on Rocket calls, let alone Laker ones.

Terrible.

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