Comments on: Lakers/Jazz Game 2 Chat

By: kwame a.

kwame a. — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:07:27 +0000

No team can beat the Lakers by outscoring them. This has been true all season long, and why I am happy to face teams that can’t or won’t commit to stopping us.

By: harold

harold — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:00:32 +0000

That knee situation is worrisome. There is probably a silver lining to that at AB’s expense, but still I’d much rather hear that he’s on his way without hitch.

Only team undefeated, only team to score over a 100 in each and every game.

Let’s get game 3. Let’s make nuggets out of those Jazz.

By: Underbruin

Underbruin — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:14:32 +0000

71 – Agreed. Also, missing Ariza’s defense here hurts, I feel. His length and speed could give Utah’s wings (aside from maybe Harpring) fits. He;d be ideal for shadowing Korver.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:56:29 +0000

Nomuskles live blog of game 2 is up, his form on this one is as good as the Lakers offense tonight.

By: Snoopy2006

Snoopy2006 — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:51:53 +0000

62 – I just saw that too. This is potentially devastating news. It looks like there’s something more wrong with Bynum than the first diagnosis showed. I hate to throw this out there….but wasn’t Oden’s microfracture surgery done after an exploratory arthroscopy made it clear microfracture was needed?

This arthroscopy (a simple procedure) will find out what else (if anything) is wrong with Bynum’s knee. Hopefully it’s something minor. That could be devastating, though, we have to keep our eye on that.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:28:25 +0000

67- I guess so, it just jumped off of the page. The only other stat to do that is Vlad’s 2 pts, no reb’s, an assist, and 2 turnovers…in 19 minutes. His D and size I guess are what keep him in there, but when Bynum comes back, he may need to play better otherwise he’ll be the odd man out.

Last point-I love how Phil has the confidence in Sasha to play him down the stretch and thus move Kobe to SF. He really has come a long way this year.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:26:40 +0000

Pau played 44 minutes. He looked a little tired out there in the 4th quarter, but I can understand PJ leaving him in. With Bynum out, Mihm seemingly not in the playoff rotation, and Ronny’s tendacy to get quick fouls, that puts a lot of pressure on Pau. Fortunately he is rarely in any foul trouble.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:22:13 +0000

65, the Lakers had less field goal attempts because they were fouled in the act of shooting more often. Stats can be deceiving.

By: chibi

chibi — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:07:32 +0000

I thought the Lakers played a pretty good game. I thought Odom, Kobe, Fish, Walton, and Turiaf played very decisively; but I thought Pau and Sasha seemed a little hesitant and indecisive at times. For the most part, the rhythm was there.

Collins is kind of irritating: he spends a lot of time regurgitating the same 4 or 5 talking points every Laker game he calls.

Even though the Lakers are my favorite team, it seemed to me that they received a lot of favorable calls. It was almost embarrassing.

By: Underbruin

Underbruin — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:05:06 +0000

Hrm. “64″ is actually in reference to what is now “65″ (Aaron’s post about 33 more FGA for the Jazz). Sorry for the confusion.