NBA Finals - Game 4 - Results Inside - Postgame comments

matsu01 · by **matsu01** on Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:00 pm

There is only WIN nothing else!!!!
I agree that Payton must be involved the game.
DG and Fisher must make their shoting percentage better.
I don`t know weather Malone plays game4, Shaq and Malone have to occupy more offencive or deffencive rebounds.
They have been stolen their rebounds by Rasheed and Ven.
And Kobe should escape from Prince`s deffence and he should make chances for other players.

lofton_wu · by **lofton_wu** on Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:12 pm

I hate watching a lose game,that was disappointed,Game 3,it was over,we can forget about it,Game 4 MUST win,don't think Game 5 before we win Game 4!!Just WIN!!

And,I wanna ask everyone,how the Lakers's reaction after Game 3?I hope they know this is a big lost,and play Game 4 like we play against Spurs in Game 3,everyone get involve!!

GO LAKERS!!MUST WIN!!

gill · by **gill** on Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:21 pm

Well Payton assured in an interview that the team, especially Shaq and Kobe, will never play another horrible game again. They addressed that the issue is more of execution and not having the poise and be pushed around by the Pistons D.

Game 4 should be different for us. No more of this BS touch foul calls, no more being outhustled on the glass. Shaq's gotta eat up the boards, have a huge first half, and hand it off to Kobe to finish this pesky Detroit team in the 2nd half.

GO LAKERS GO!!!! IT'S PAYBACK TIME!!! :jam2:

JSM · by **JSM** on Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:28 pm

I think we will be fine, as long as Steve Javie stays as far away from the Palace as possible/

G|B|G|B · by **G|B|G|B** on Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:49 pm

who is refing the game?

JSM · by **JSM** on Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:09 pm

G|B|G|B wrote:who is refing the game?

We won't know until tomorrow night. I wish they would release who will be officiating each game in advance, so each team would know what to expect.

magicmoment · by **magicmoment** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 12:12 am

PUMP, PUMP, PUMP IT UP! GO LAKERS! MOTOWN, WE'RE COMING! UR GOIN' DOWN! :jam2:

MsEsquivel · by **MsEsquivel** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 1:17 am

I say the Lakers win by 15.

Again, I extend an invitation to my fellow Club Laker fans. I have a live chat located on my message board and it is available 24/7. The chat room is located at the bottom of the board. Oh, you must join first, (But I don't expect you to be an active member) and then you can just sign into the chat room. Feel free to use the chat anytime you like.

Go Lakers!!!!!!! :jam2:

by **Yinka_Dare** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 4:11 am

jsm0331 wrote:MUST WIN

This is EXACTLY what you said for game 3.

by **Guest** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 5:37 am

Yinka_Dare wrote:
jsm0331 wrote:MUST WIN

This is EXACTLY what you said for game 3.

That's cuz he was right! THe Lakers really need this win and I think they'll get it even though I want the Pistons to win... :man9:

fcb2001 · by **fcb2001** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:51 am

i dont want that jerk to show up either, i hate him,

Steve Javie is one of the biggest Laker Haters out there

jsm0331 wrote:I think we will be fine, as long as Steve Javie stays as far away from the Palace as possible/

Cookie Monster · by **Cookie Monster** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 12:37 pm

If Payton keeps up the good work for Detroit, they will win Game 4 and the series.

Prediction:

Lakers 92 Pistons 88 and Payton has a break out game...hopefully :mhihi:

Andrew Evenstar · by **Andrew Evenstar** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 4:03 pm

is it destiny for the pistons, will the Lakers suffer the biggest defeat in NBA history? What will Kobe, Malone, Shaq, and Payton do about it? Who will arise and be the hero. Will Larry Brown finally get his ring. What will happen to the Lakers in the offseason, will kobe stay? What about Phil and the other players. Will the finals be Malones last series? All these questions will be answered with game 4, if we win game 4, we win the series, if not, i think we're done for. What will the Lakers do about it, it's their series, the outcome lies in their hands. It's not Detroits defense that will win the series, it's the Lakers effort and gameplan.

KobeBryant583 · by **KobeBryant583** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 4:58 pm

lakers muz take this game...it's very important...if they take this game n lose game 5...they're down 2-3 but they got back the homecourt advantage so they still got a chance 2 grab da ring...and kobe n shaq is da key wheter lakers winz or lose...this two muz break detroit offense n show them how strong is da triangle offense...malone and payton realyy muz wake up...i kno malone hurt his leg but i wish hes championship will heat him up n play good offense n defense against da piston...Rush n Fisher is also a big factor...they muz drop bombs from downtown so lakers can score more!!

GO LAKERS!! :jam2:

G|B|G|B · by **G|B|G|B** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:12 pm

some stuff lakers need to do in order to win:
They need to get rebounds
both off and def!
they need to get shots that they used to get in the SA and MIN series
they meed to get GP off in a hurry, if we can get him like 10 points in the first half, that chauncey billups guy will be tired, meaning he wont be able to be productive on off
george needs to hit those open shots
everyone needs to get to the ft line
and finally ( this is for PJ )
DONT PUT 2 rookies in at the same time
DONT take all of ur HOF out

Lakers Dynasty 2000 · by **Lakers Dynasty 2000** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:53 pm

Here's an idea. What about the experience? What about poise? What about the veterans?

Get Fox in there, he may not shoot worth a damn due to his injury, but he'll get the ball in there.

If I was Phil:

- Fisher
- Kobe
- Fox
- Malone/Walton/Slava (no order, although I would like to see Malone sit)
- Shaquille

Get your veterans in there, put Payton on the bench, that should be enough for him to come off and give us a good game. We need the experience at this point...

It's war now, BLOODY SUNDAY.

koberulz275 · by **koberulz275** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:14 pm

Key to a "must win" victory in game 4:
Energy!!

Lakers Dynasty 2000 · by **Lakers Dynasty 2000** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:18 pm

Don't forget heart or passion in that equation.

outfear · by **outfear** on Sat Jun 12, 2004 10:24 pm

Realm of Shadows wrote:They (Detroit?) will not win game 4.

Reporter: why is that?

They (Detroit) will not win game 4.

lakerzrule · by **lakerzrule** on Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:54 am

jsm0331 wrote:
lakerzrule wrote:
jsm0331 wrote:We need to establish Shaq early, if he goes off in the 1st quarter, then they will start flocking to him when he gets the ball, which will allow Kobe, Payton, and George to get open looks.

Shaq needs to get the ball more, get a lot more rebounds, and help out on the pick-and-roll. He's got to dominate, no one on the Pistons can guard him.

I agree. One problem is when Shaq did get the ball, he got horrible position, most of the passes were very bad. They gave it to his wrong hand, where Big Ben was ready to steal it or they gave it to him out of position, so he had to force a jump hook and couldn't back down. That is something they have to work on. I suggest have Luke on the court for every minute Shaq is, that way he is ensured to get a good pass.

Exactly. Shaq may have been joking at the press conference, but he was right when he said that Luke is better at giving him the ball than the other Lakers. I hope Luke doesn't get in foul trouble so he can be effective like he was in Game 2.

lakerzrule · by **lakerzrule** on Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:56 am

Lakers Dynasty 2000 wrote:Here's an idea. What about the experience? What about poise? What about the veterans?

Get Fox in there, he may not shoot worth a damn due to his injury, but he'll get the ball in there.

If I was Phil:

- Fisher
- Kobe
- Fox
- Malone/Walton/Slava (no order, although I would like to see Malone sit)
- Shaquille

Get your veterans in there, put Payton on the bench, that should be enough for him to come off and give us a good game. We need the experience at this point...

It's war now, BLOODY SUNDAY.

Don't forget about Bryon Russell. :man7:

gill · by **gill** on Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:57 am

Well, a starting lineup change might happen by tonight. One that will see the 5 remaining players from who's been there since the 2000 championship: Shaq, Kobe, Fox, George, Fisher.

Check out the article here

Hopefully Phil gives it a try.

lakerzrule · by **lakerzrule** on Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:58 am

As long as the Lakers win, I don't care who's in the lineup. Whatever works.

gill · by **gill** on Sun Jun 13, 2004 1:00 am

Well, the point I'm trying to make and the players is that all 5 of them have been together and know how to execute the triangle very well. This could give us an early boost in the game, especially with Malone's injury and Payton who we all know still don't know how to play the triangle that well (and is stubborn enough to admit to it).

by **Yinka_Dare** on Sun Jun 13, 2004 3:47 am

Cookie Monster wrote:Prediction:

Lakers 92 Pistons 88

Possible...

Cookie Monster wrote:and Payton has a break out game...hopefully

Yeah, like that's gonna happen. No matter who wins the series, Billups OWNED Payton.

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