Much needed win for Miami
I thought wade got the best of bryant down the stretch.
Heat aren’t as good as the 21-1 streak and not as bad as their record against good teams.
Lakers are still the team to beat imo.
Fuck these playoffs are gonna be off the hook.
Gotta admit, calling him “Kobrick” was kinda funny.
But of course there’s a reason we’ve never heard that before…
Heat won and all but that was terrible officiating in the final minute. Big Z goaltended that first shot and then Wade fouled Kobe right infront of the ref before Kobe lost it out of bounds. That woulda made it Lakers lead or a tie game with 25 seconds or so left in the game. (everyone knows how
Clutch the heat are in situations like that)
It’s not like this game matters at all but I was hoping for a Lakers win. The Lakers will still be in their conference finals (at least) and the Heat will not.
The funny part is the Laker Girls in this thread would’ve been all over the Heat and declared it a huge victory had they won. But since the Heat won it’s just a “regular season game”
The foul by Wade had nothing to do with Kobe losing the ball which is really what is boils down to.
That’s why I thought it was funny when Kobaby Whinant complained to the ref about the foul after he butter fingered the ball. Refs are less likely to call small reach-in fouls down the stretch anyways.
replay of the apparent goaltending
2:30
[quote]therajraj wrote:
replay of the apparent goaltending
2:30[/quote]
It wasn’t going to go in, but that was still goaltending
[quote]therajraj wrote:
The funny part is the Laker Girls in this thread would’ve been all over the Heat and declared it a huge victory had they won. But since the Heat won it’s just a “regular season game”
The foul by Wade had nothing to do with Kobe losing the ball which is really what is boils down to.
That’s why I thought it was funny when Kobaby Whinant complained to the ref about the foul after he butter fingered the ball. Refs are less likely to call small reach-in fouls down the stretch anyways.
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Dude, I’m sure Rand would’ve come on here and shouted how great the Lakers are and talked shit about James endlessly, but it’s a regular season game with no real consequence. And, the foul by Wade yanked Bryants left arm. When he put it back on the ball he didn’t have full control and lost it. It’s that simple. I know Rand has pissed you off to the point of hating all things Laker but you’re better than that. You can tell Bryant felt like he let the game get away the way he wouldn’t have even a couple of years ago ‘cause he apperantly put up shots for close to 2 hours after the game. No matter what he said, he was pissed that he got the ball knocked away and missed that 30 footer. Part of me thinks it’s him recognizing he’'s getting older and he doesn’t want to lose his “crown”, and the other part thinks he’s just a basketball perfectionist and he needed to go right the ship. Either way, you gotta respect the work ethic.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
The funny part is the Laker Girls in this thread would’ve been all over the Heat and declared it a huge victory had they won. But since the Heat won it’s just a “regular season game”
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Ummm…no. Regular season game regardless. That you are taking this to mean anything and saying you hope the Lakers don’t see the Heat in the finals is laughable. You have been the only “girl” here.
18 offensive rebounds? Like the that will ever happen again against the Lakers. Gimme a break. The Heat desperately needed this win and they played like it. They earned it but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Gregeron is right. Lakers will still be there at the end and the Heat won’t even be close.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Dude, I’m sure Rand would’ve come on here and shouted how great the Lakers are and talked shit about James endlessly, but it’s a regular season game with no real consequence. [/quote]
Umm…no. It’s a regular season game for God sakes. I did want to see if they were going to cry again though ;0. I’ll talk shit about James for sure. I wouldn’t be spouting off how great the Lakers are if they beat them however. Are you kidding me? One game means nothing.
Is everyone in this thread basically picking the Lakers to 3 peat?
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
The funny part is the Laker Girls in this thread would’ve been all over the Heat and declared it a huge victory had they won. But since the Heat won it’s just a “regular season game”
The foul by Wade had nothing to do with Kobe losing the ball which is really what is boils down to.
That’s why I thought it was funny when Kobaby Whinant complained to the ref about the foul after he butter fingered the ball. Refs are less likely to call small reach-in fouls down the stretch anyways.
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Dude, I’m sure Rand would’ve come on here and shouted how great the Lakers are and talked shit about James endlessly, but it’s a regular season game with no real consequence. And, the foul by Wade yanked Bryants left arm. When he put it back on the ball he didn’t have full control and lost it. It’s that simple. I know Rand has pissed you off to the point of hating all things Laker but you’re better than that. You can tell Bryant felt like he let the game get away the way he wouldn’t have even a couple of years ago ‘cause he apperantly put up shots for close to 2 hours after the game. No matter what he said, he was pissed that he got the ball knocked away and missed that 30 footer. Part of me thinks it’s him recognizing he’'s getting older and he doesn’t want to lose his “crown”, and the other part thinks he’s just a basketball perfectionist and he needed to go right the ship. Either way, you gotta respect the work ethic.[/quote]
After watching the reply I agree. When I watched it on TV it didn’t look that bad
[quote]randman wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
The funny part is the Laker Girls in this thread would’ve been all over the Heat and declared it a huge victory had they won. But since the Heat won it’s just a “regular season game”
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Ummm…no. Regular season game regardless. That you are taking this to mean anything and saying you hope the Lakers don’t see the Heat in the finals is laughable. You have been the only “girl” here.
Gregeron is right. Lakers will still be there at the end and the Heat won’t even be close.[/quote]
We’ll see.
[quote]overstand wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
replay of the apparent goaltending
2:30[/quote]
It wasn’t going to go in, but that was still goaltending[/quote]
It looked like 50/50 call, could’ve gone either way.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Is everyone in this thread basically picking the Lakers to 3 peat?[/quote]
I’m not so sure this year. If they have to be on the road for 3 series in a row (my guess: Mavs, Spurs and then Celtics) then that may be too much to overcome. We’ll see…
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Is everyone in this thread basically picking the Lakers to 3 peat?[/quote]
Way too early for any meaningful prediction, but LAL remains best in the West in terms of pedigree and “being constructed” for halfcourt, playoff basketball.
And with that East bracket looking like a bloodbath in every round, only a very tough team figures to emerge.
Personally, I’m hoping for one more BOS-LAL Finals but I would hardly “predict” that matchup…
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]overstand wrote:
It wasn’t going to go in, but that was still goaltending[/quote]
It looked like 50/50 call, could’ve gone either way.[/quote]
Its not 50/50 that it was still in the cylinder, which is textbook definition of goaltending
[quote]gregron wrote:
Heat won and all but that was terrible officiating in the final minute. Big Z goaltended that first shot and then Wade fouled Kobe right infront of the ref before Kobe lost it out of bounds. That woulda made it Lakers lead or a tie game with 25 seconds or so left in the game. (everyone knows how
Clutch the heat are in situations like that)
It’s not like this game matters at all but I was hoping for a Lakers win. The Lakers will still be in their conference finals (at least) and the Heat will not.[/quote]
You really are gonna make fun of the heat’s clutchness after Kobe once again bricked like 3 consecutive 1-on-5’s? I agree the Zydrunas call in particular was bogus but Kobe had the ball several times in the last 2 minutes and did nothing with it on possessions with no foul or goaltending.
I’ve said it many times…Kobe makes AND MISSES a lot of game-winning shots. Sometimes I think he should pass it (especially in the regular season) just so when the playoffs come around he won’t be double/triple teamed when he touches it.
[quote]randman wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Is everyone in this thread basically picking the Lakers to 3 peat?[/quote]
I’m not so sure this year. If they have to be on the road for 3 series in a row (my guess: Mavs, Spurs and then Celtics) then that may be too much to overcome. We’ll see…[/quote]
They have the talent but this is their main obstacle. I think there is like ONE team that’s done it in the past 30 years (I’m ballparking that stat, don’t scream if I’m off by 5 years or 1 team… you get the point).
Ok is anyone else pissed about Kobe’s manufactured postgame practice the media ate up like a starving puppy? There’s a fucking perfectly sized practice court in American Airlines arena he could’ve used.
To me it’s just such a transparent “look at me, I’m still the hardest working player!” attention-grab. Don’t get me wrong - Kobe probably IS the hardest working player in the NBA - but I think that practice was done more for the attention than getting work in on his jumper.
I just don’t think he cares THAT much about an early-March regular season game.
[quote]scj119 wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
Heat won and all but that was terrible officiating in the final minute. Big Z goaltended that first shot and then Wade fouled Kobe right infront of the ref before Kobe lost it out of bounds. That woulda made it Lakers lead or a tie game with 25 seconds or so left in the game. (everyone knows how
Clutch the heat are in situations like that)
It’s not like this game matters at all but I was hoping for a Lakers win. The Lakers will still be in their conference finals (at least) and the Heat will not.[/quote]
You really are gonna make fun of the heat’s clutchness after Kobe once again bricked like 3 consecutive 1-on-5’s? I agree the Zydrunas call in particular was bogus but Kobe had the ball several times in the last 2 minutes and did nothing with it on possessions with no foul or goaltending.
I’ve said it many times…Kobe makes AND MISSES a lot of game-winning shots. Sometimes I think he should pass it (especially in the regular season) just so when the playoffs come around he won’t be double/triple teamed when he touches it.[/quote]
Enough with the stats. I could throw ones up as well that they showed during the game last night. In the last 5 years with 30 seconds left in a game, Kobe’s shooting percentage was like 34% and Wade and James combined was 29%. So you can diss his shooting % all you want with the game on the line. There’s a stat that doesn’t lie. Never mind the foul that Wade admitted to Kobe he did on his 3 pt attempt that missed badly that was not called. That would have been 3 free throws and wouldn’t go down as a miss in the stats.