Mon. 5/4 - Lakers vs. HOU - Game 1 - Predictions/Comments

Monday, May 4th
7:30 PM PST
TV: TNT, FSN
Radio: KLAC-AM 570/KWKW-AM 1330
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This one will be quick and easy.

1-0

Kobe scores 50 on Artest.

Lakers win it with flying colors.

Ok another double digit win. But pls dont lose the lead anymore !

JSM combo-broke me! I had a string of 18 gameday threads created in a row.

Gonna be at this game. We betta win.

better win on my birthday!

A tough, gritty win. Bynum comes to play.

^^ haha

Lakers win by double digits.

i hope we win and we dont blow any leads!
lakers are going to be rusty, its been a week since they last played

Go Lakers!!! Don't relax after getting up by 20.

G|B|G|B wrote:i hope we win and we dont blow any leads!
lakers are going to be rusty, its been a week since they last played

Agreed. Plus Bynum back in the starting lineup. I expect a slow start, maybe even Houston winning after a quarter. But we shake the rust off and kill these guys late in the third and finish them off by a 10-13 point margin. Get it done guys!!

I think you guys are off a little. I predict a big first, a bad second, a good third and a sub-par fourth. That's the formula of this team.

^^ Nah. That's the pattern against Utah. Most often teams have scored against us in the first, especially when we have the twin towers in. They still have some trouble in the first and with a week off the rust will be apparent. They'll need a good fourth quarter. Kobe having that sore throat and missing shootaround worries me though. A less than 100% Kobe could be trouble for us. No one else in the first unit can get the two bigs the ball in the post very well. Ariza is so so at it, Fisher atrocious. Actually a series like this we could use some Walton time - yeah, I said it.

Let's tap that @ss and show Houston that we mean business. Don't give them ANY confidence whatsoever.

Lakerjones wrote:^^ Nah. That's the pattern against Utah. Most often teams have scored against us in the first, especially when we have the twin towers in. They still have some trouble in the first and with a week off the rust will be apparent. They'll need a good fourth quarter. Kobe having that sore throat and missing shootaround worries me though. A less than 100% Kobe could be trouble for us. No one else in the first unit can get the two bigs the ball in the post very well. Ariza is so so at it, Fisher atrocious. Actually a series like this we could use some Walton time - yeah, I said it.

Well actually Ariza is an awful into the post passer. That's where most of his turnovers come from. Fisher is just a teensy bit better. You're right, Walton would be useful right now.

Was watching some stuff on yahoo videos, next video that popped up was a "Rocket pep rally" which looks like a friggin championship celebration. It's pathetic

therealdeal wrote:

Lakerjones wrote:^^ Nah. That's the pattern against Utah. Most often teams have scored against us in the first, especially when we have the twin towers in. They still have some trouble in the first and with a week off the rust will be apparent. They'll need a good fourth quarter. Kobe having that sore throat and missing shootaround worries me though. A less than 100% Kobe could be trouble for us. No one else in the first unit can get the two bigs the ball in the post very well. Ariza is so so at it, Fisher atrocious. Actually a series like this we could use some Walton time - yeah, I said it.

Well actually Ariza is an awful into the post passer. That's where most of his turnovers come from. Fisher is just a teensy bit better. You're right, Walton would be useful right now.

Yeah, it's a sore point. I have been impressed by Shannon though. He's been running the offense pretty efficiently for stretches and he can get the ball to the ball to the post unlike D. Fish. I'd love to have Shannon take over the starting PG if they can keep him next year.

Lakerjones wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

Lakerjones wrote:^^ Nah. That's the pattern against Utah. Most often teams have scored against us in the first, especially when we have the twin towers in. They still have some trouble in the first and with a week off the rust will be apparent. They'll need a good fourth quarter. Kobe having that sore throat and missing shootaround worries me though. A less than 100% Kobe could be trouble for us. No one else in the first unit can get the two bigs the ball in the post very well. Ariza is so so at it, Fisher atrocious. Actually a series like this we could use some Walton time - yeah, I said it.

Well actually Ariza is an awful into the post passer. That's where most of his turnovers come from. Fisher is just a teensy bit better. You're right, Walton would be useful right now.

Yeah, it's a sore point. I have been impressed by Shannon though. He's been running the offense pretty efficiently for stretches and he can get the ball to the ball to the post unlike D. Fish. I'd love to have Shannon take over the starting PG if they can keep him next year.

I was hesitant at first, but he's been continually improving. If he sticks around, he definitely has a future here.

If anyone is watching the ORL@BOS game, then you can see why we aren't the only team who has issues keeping a large lead.

Orlando is a good defensive team and have let the Celtics get back to within 10 after being up 28. If only people would watch more non-Laker games, they'd see the many issues we have (i.e. dropping leads, allowing 3s) are problems EVERY team has and most of them have more problems with it than we do.