Official 2012 Lakers vs Thunder Playoff Thread

[Teknique310]

Last Night

Turnovers
Lakers 15 Thunder 4
Fast Break
Lakers 0 Thunder 13
FT attempts
Lakers 15 Thunder 29

The Thunder will turn it over more than 4 times in game 2. No transition baskets for LA. The Lakers were just slower last night period.

They have to get Westbrook to make his mistakes. He had almost a perfect game last night
27 pts - 9asst -7 rebounds - 2 stls - 1 to

Sessions has put more pressure on RW. He played terrible last night.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

All we need is M.W.P. to do is put Durant in a coma, and this shit is a wrap!

exactly
cause before he did that to harden they were on their way to sweeping the series from you.

basically bynum and gasol have to both have 20+ points each and 12+ rebounds each for the lakers to have a chance to win.

you're just simply outmatched on the perimeter and anything kobe does will be negated by either durant or westbrook and you don't have anyone to go toe to toe on the perimeter with them and then harden as well...

so its inside or out of the playoffs for you guys

 

[KingTaharqa]

I love how some of the Kobe fans are hopping on the OKC/Durant bandwagon and already making excuses for their team losing this series.

"Durants a good guy I wanna see him win a chip"
"OKC is my 2nd team"

Lmao. Dudes done made up they mind there are no losers in this series and they pullin for both teams. What a joke!

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Last Night

Turnovers
Lakers 15 Thunder 4
Fast Break
Lakers 0 Thunder 13

The Thunder will turn it over more than 4 times in game 2. No transition baskets for LA. The Lakers were just slower last night period.

They have to get Westbrook to make his mistakes. He had almost a perfect game last night
27 pts - 9asst -7 rebounds - 2 stls - 1 to

Sessions has put more pressure on RW. He played terrible last night.

he can't
nobody can unless you put artest or kobe on him. they don't have the perimeter defense to do it. the lakers points are trash in comparison. they lose that battle.

like i was saying, you gotta save kobe for offense
mwp is on durant he has his hands full
sessions, blake, none of them can guard westbrook or harden
and none of those 3...durant, westbrook, harden... don't have to guard kobe at all or even guard someone who can really create their own shot consistently


big men is the only hope

 

[Teknique310]

he can't
nobody can unless you put artest or kobe on him. they don't have the perimeter defense to do it. the lakers points are trash in comparison. they lose that battle.

like i was saying, you gotta save kobe for offense
mwp is on durant he has his hands full
sessions, blake, none of them can guard westbrook or harden
and none of those 3...durant, westbrook, harden... don't have to guard kobe at all or even guard someone who can really create their own shot consistently


big men is the only hope

I agree. Brown has shown he is unwilling to mix things up at times. Have to throw a curve ball @ OKC. Throw some size at Westbrook. Have to make him work harder than he did last night. That was a clinic. He will take his bad shots & so I am content he will at least miss a few more Wed.

The other factor is Ibaka can play Pau 1 on 1 & he rotates well in help D.

 

[4 Dimensional]

I really slept good last night. Slept so good last night I woke up sore.

OKC was on some other shit though. I do not expect them to play like that every game though.

It was like LA had to pick their poison between Harden, Westbrook, and KD. Kobe and Artest can't guard everyone. Anyway I expect adjustments to be made on LA's part. That zone Mike Brown pulled was some for real desperation shit there. Its only game one though so.......we'll see.

 

[curryshotta]

I agree. Brown has shown he is unwilling to mix things up at times. Have to throw a curve ball @ OKC. Throw some size at Westbrook. Have to make him work harder than he did last night. That was a clinic. He will take his bad shots & so I am content he will at least miss a few more Wed.

The other factor is Ibaka can play Pau 1 on 1 & he rotates well in help D.

This is the matchup that LA should want. Pau should absolutely murder Serge. Do not be fooled by the blocks. Ibaka is a mediocre defender.

 

[killa kadafi191]

I love how some of the Kobe fans are hopping on the OKC/Durant bandwagon and already making excuses for their team losing this series.

"Durants a good guy I wanna see him win a chip"
"OKC is my 2nd team"

Lmao. Dudes done made up they mind there are no losers in this series and they pullin for both teams. What a joke!

Who has said that????

Wow it's amazing this thread was cool at first now people are getting personal.

As for FJP I can speak for him. He isn't a Kobe hater. Now there are times I seen him criticize Kobe game as all basketball fans have. Kobe isn't perfect. I will critique Kobe's game the same way I would do to any other basketball player.

It's like this you can't say critique Kobe with out being a Kobe hater to some people or you can't praise him without being a dick rider.

Hell Cranrab and FJP said that LA has a chance to win this series and posted it in this thread.

 

[ljinsane]

Beeii YOU REP TWO TEAMS!!!!!!

That's like OJ Simpson shaking his head at Casey Anthony and saying "I can't believe this bitch got away with murder."

dude is such a fucking herb

 

[cranrab]

Thunder Playoff Thread

why would the comparisons persist this long, AND THE MAN HIMSELF ACTUALLY AGREE WITH THEM, if he isn't comparable?

shaquille o'neal explained this 2 nights ago on the TNT broadcast.

of course you "missed" it.

shaquille o'neal was bold enough to put out in public what i've been saying FOR YEARS about player comments (not game related) in the media.

which is funny, because those fictional comments are your entire knowledge base for a subject you have NO personal experience with. well, those fictional comments and YOUTUBE clips.

 

[cranrab]

Thunder Playoff Thread

Cranrab says he's not as good as Keith Bogans.

sad dude 8supremodivino8 still trying to link me to that discussion?

it's obvious you're a delusional fanboy, but your distorted version of reality keeps expanding beyond tobe worship.

post the link.

 

[BDR]

Re: Thunder Playoff Thread

Okc played the best bball they have all year too bad them niggas are bone heads turning the rock over 16 times a game

Couple that with LA some old ass niggas you bound to get games like yesterday

 

[cranrab]

Thunder Playoff Thread

artest can't guard durant because durant is too tall so he can shoot over him any time he wants to

i firmly believe that MWP can check anybody on the thunder's starting 5.

unfortunately for fakers fans, there's only 1 of MWP. so he'll have to get extended minutes (to impact both OKC units).

 

[cranrab]

Thunder Playoff Thread

Turnovers
Lakers 15 Thunder 4
Fast Break
Lakers 0 Thunder 13

this is a good example of why people need to watch the game and why ESPN and sports "journalists" (including ignoramus former players who now have careers as commentators) should stay the fuck away from the game.

the thunder's points off TOs last night was in the 20s.

fast break points (13) are not only a result of TOs, but long rebounds and bad shots that left the team out of position for transition D.

 

[cranrab]

Thunder Playoff Thread

besides cranrab nobody else really has a hate for Kobe.

for the record, i don't hate tobe. i do hate bad basketball.

 

[Complex]

I love how some of the Kobe fans are hopping on the OKC/Durant bandwagon and already making excuses for their team losing this series.

"Durants a good guy I wanna see him win a chip"
"OKC is my 2nd team"

Lmao. Dudes done made up they mind there are no losers in this series and they pullin for both teams. What a joke!

You need to concern yourself with Lebron instead of worrying about Kobe, he already has plenty of rings.

Running in every Kobe and Laker thread isn't going to win shit for Lebron.

 

[cranrab]

Thunder Playoff Thread

One thing I did realize is that OKC especially KD takes a TON of terrible shots.

kevin durant does have lapses in judgement, where it seems like he doesn't feel the flow/rhythm of the game in segements, and will put up a handful of poor shots in consecutive possessions.

that said, it makes his scoring achievements even that much MORE remarkable, considering he averages fewer than 20 FGAs per game.

 

[Complex]

Re: Thunder Playoff Thread

for the record, i don't hate tobe. i do hate bad basketball.

You're a grown man calling him Tobe like a 12 year old would.

 

[curryshotta]

Re: Thunder Playoff Thread

If the games remain close around mid 4th quarter I can see the Lakers sneaking away with 2 of those games....

I want to see how MB will deal with defending the screens that Westbrook feasts off of

But I just see OKC beating these guys in 5 or 6

 

[cranrab]

Re: Thunder Playoff Thread

You're a grown man calling him Tobe like a 12 year old would.

ah, and your protests are absent when BGOL write "snaq o'meal", "wince harder" and "tracy mclady" (to name just a few) because?

right.



that aside, how does your claim prove hate?

 

[Complex]

Re: Thunder Playoff Thread

ah, and your protests are absent when BGOL write "snaq o'meal", "wince harder" and "tracy mclady" (to name just a few) because?

right.



that aside, how does your claim prove hate?

So they get talked about on BGOL on the regular and those names come up often

I've defended Vince and TMac before up here, and I've never even heard of that Shaq shit.

 

[xfactor]

Re: Thunder Playoff Thread

That's because the lakers have the best closer in the game

If the games remain close around mid 4th quarter I can see the Lakers sneaking away with 2 of those games....

 

[curryshotta]

Re: Thunder Playoff Thread

That's because the lakers have the best closer in the game

The thunder(or more specifically Scott Brooks play calls) are very predictable in the last 2 mins of a 4th quarter if its close.

Luckily Durant is tall with freakishly long arms so he can get off a shot that most people wouldnt be able to (eg.. Durant's game winner in G1 vs Dallas)

 

[xfactor]

They'll root for young guys or anyone that they don't believe is better than Wobe.

That's why they hate LeBron so much because they know deep down that he is better at every aspect of the game.

It's unfortunate that the lakers have little chance to win the series because I really want to see them face the Heat in the Finals.

In the mean time, I think we'll see a Clippers-Thunder, 76ers-Heat conference finals.

I love how some of the Kobe fans are hopping on the OKC/Durant bandwagon and already making excuses for their team losing this series.

"Durants a good guy I wanna see him win a chip"
"OKC is my 2nd team"

Lmao. Dudes done made up they mind there are no losers in this series and they pullin for both teams. What a joke!

 

[A-mystery]

I'm a Kobe fan for sure, but I can tell this series won't end well. When the Lakers get eliminated I'm done watching the playoffs.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Re: Thunder Playoff Thread

i firmly believe that MWP can check anybody on the thunder's starting 5.

unfortunately for fakers fans, there's only 1 of MWP. so he'll have to get extended minutes (to impact both OKC units).

i disagree
durant is too tall, he can shoot over him at any point at any time he wants.

if durant was a physical player, or tried to be then sure artest could combat that... but artest can't do anything once durant get the ball

and the lakers don't have another guard that they'll use to pressure the guard delivering the pass to durant.

 

[HeathCliff]

Man good fucking game out here.

This is the type of shit I like to see.

None of that blow out shit.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

perk out there scared!

 

[majorpayne]

Guess ppl don't care abt the thread until the lakers lose

 

[Complex]

Good game

We've come back strong from Monday

 

[HeathCliff]

I like this game here. Every possession is a struggle

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Guess ppl don't care abt the thread until the lakers lose

i couldn't find it

 

[Damn Right]

is harden a black israelite? that dude's beard is fierce.



but dayum it show is quiet in here? guess it has something to do with the containment of okc thus far?

 

[M.H.C.]

I sternly believe that Perk should never touch the ball more than 2 feet away from the basket and now I think he's starting to feel the same way. He's playing so soft on the offensive end. Go at the Laker bigs bruh.

 

[sharkbait28]

I like this game here. Every possession is a struggle