NBA Memorial Weekend

Well, this weekend was history in the making, and I watched all of it.

Let\'s start off with my team, the LA Lakers. Truely a story I might add. Heres where they seperate the front runners with the true fans. I can just SMELL and see it everyday. My friends bet on playoff games, and I can tell you, all the assumed "true LA fans" all turned their backs and had their money on the Kings, and I saw the jersey\'s being worn in favor for Sacramento! Not suprised though.

Talk about a huge King accomplishment on Friday night, they really earned their win with phenominal shots down the stretch and keeping their composure throughout the 48 minutes. I had to tip my hat off to them for feating with their fears. I was actually glad LA lost because quite frankly, I don\'t see or feel they are playing to their game. A loss like that had to be like once in like 10 years kind thing, but I soon found out in the 1st quarter of Game 4, the Kings showed up to win..

But, I also felt the Kings were too confident, and sure enough, they broke down in the 2nd half. I saw it with they first inbounce, they walked up the ball instead of the high tiempo kind of play and passing. And what do you know, Mr. Clutch (yes, he is Mr. Clutch, not KB) hits his now famous 3-point jumper. I always loved this guy, and have been criticized forever about admiring him, saying he\'s nothing. All I can do now is laugh at all the nonbelievers.

Aside from that, how about the Celtics?? Walker bringing his team in the huddle at the start of the 4th quarter and going off on them. That\'s the kind of leadership they need. They definately got the supporting cast, but I doubt this will ever happen again for quite sometime. I know New Jersey\'s confience will be up to par next game, and Kidd will get downright dirty. Expect a thriller series.

Half court shot, end of half, hand on ball with triple zeros, enough said....

Originally posted by theomen
Half court shot, end of half, hand on ball with triple zeros, enough said....

The play offs have been full of bad officiating

yes they have, I\'m not blaming the loss souly on that bad call, I\'m just quite upset at the hole game.

Officials don\'t decide games, players do.  Officials aren\'t biased one way or the other.  Sometimes, the calls for one team just stand out more because they are on flashier plays (like halfcourt shots).  You ever tried officiating a game like that?  It\'s not as easy as it looks.

fix your avatar jm.

go raptors!!1:p

Looked like it would be another game 3 after the first quarter.. Who does everybody think will win? I know it\'s up in the air right now, but I see the Lakers taking it..

And who cares about Boston vs. NJ? :o

Can the Lakers once for the first goddamn time in the playoffs come out the first quarter with a lead?!?!

I hate the Lakers, I hate Horry, I hate Fisher. I hate everyone that has anything to do with that team. You act like Horry\'s some god, when all he does is sit at the 3 point line and wait for the ball. I mean, they have to score and Kobe drives, Horry stays out and somehow ends up with an open 3 at the buzzer. Pathetic, just pathetic. You guys knock on Vlade for flopping, what happened when Horry came down to his spot on the floor and barely touched Funderburke, then he flies into the Kings bench. Foul on Funderburke. The ref during the timeout says if someone gets hit going to their position with or without the ball, he\'s gonna call a foul. Well I wanna know why he didn\'t blow his whistle two plays before when Bibby was bringing the ball up and Fisher reached all the way across and stole the ball. It was clear that Fisher was all over him, no call.  Hell, even the announcers pointed that one out. The Lakers got lucky, and if Peja was playing the Kings would be up 3-1. Simple as that. If Peja plays game 5, Kings win. Game 6 in LA will be close, if the Lakers win they\'ll lose at Arco in game 7. Kings move on and beat the winner of the East...who will be...


....the Nets....if they stop breaking down in the 4th quarter. I want Boston to win, but i don\'t see them doing it. They don\'t have a good enough supporting cast. Pierce and Walker almost always play good, but the rest are inconsistant. Delk, Rodgers, and Kenny Anderson make some clutch shots sometimes, but they\'re usually quiet. The Nets on the other hand have Kidd, who can do wonders for a team. Van Horn makes some big shots, is a decent defender, and can pull down the boards. Martin is their bruiser, he bangs the other team up and pulls down boards. MaColloche (sp?) is a decent big man. I just don\'t see how Boston can win without huge games by Pierce and Walker. Oh well...


BEAT L.A.!!!![/size][/b]

I think the Lakers will do better when Peja returns. I can\'t explain it, but I just know it.

The Lakers don\'t have anyone who can guard Peja. Even if they put Kobe on him, who\'s gonna guard Bibby? Fisher definately can\'t...

OH MY LORDEE LORD. Fisher is an exceptional, if not in the top 5, defensive PGs in the game. He hustles, gets loose balls, and has stellar defense.

Kobe vs. Peja = Kobe

Fisher vs. Bibby = Tie. This is a pendulum matchup, some times one shows up and sometimes the other. Bibby had bad games in the first meetings keep in mind, don\'t be blinded by his highlight games.

Horry vs. Webber = Webber. Although I personally think he\'s very overrated, I give this one to Webber. Horry\'s defense is great, but Horry tends to get in foul trouble often. Horry is the much better clutch performer though.

Fox vs. Turkoglu = Tie. Turkoglu\'s struggled this series and Fox has contributed on occasions, end of story.

O\'Neal vs. Divac = O\'neal. If the kings don\'t get the Championship ring, at least we all know that Divac will win an Oscar.

Lakers vs. Kings = Tie. Although when you look at the player matchups, you can\'t believe how this series is tied at 2 a piece right now. The fact is, Kings know how to play the Lakers, they aren\'t the number one seeded team in the west for nothing, although I think Lakers will come out on top, Kings are giving them a run for their money.

Originally posted by \\/apor Snake
OH MY LORDEE LORD. Fisher is an exceptional, if not in the top 5, defensive PGs in the game. He hustles, gets loose balls, and has stellar defense.

Kobe vs. Peja = Kobe

Fisher vs. Bibby = Tie. This is a pendulum matchup, some times one shows up and sometimes the other. Bibby had bad games in the first meetings keep in mind, don\'t be blinded by his highlight games.

Horry vs. Webber = Webber. Although I personally think he\'s very overrated, I give this one to Webber. Horry\'s defense is great, but Horry tends to get in foul trouble often. Horry is the much better clutch performer though.

Fox vs. Turkoglu = Tie. Turkoglu\'s struggled this series and Fox has contributed on occasions, end of story.

O\'Neal vs. Divac = O\'neal. If the kings don\'t get the Championship ring, at least we all know that Divac will win an Oscar.

Lakers vs. Kings = Tie. Although when you look at the player matchups, you can\'t believe how this series is tied at 2 a piece right now. The fact is, Kings know how to play the Lakers, they aren\'t the number one seeded team in the west for nothing, although I think Lakers will come out on top, Kings are giving them a run for their money.

problem!  the lineup with peja is as follows; Divac, Webber, Peja, Christie, and Bibby

Vlade vs Shaq=Shaq (Shaq 25points 12reb, Vlade 15 points 8 reb)

Webber vs Horry=Webber (Webber 24 points 10 reb, Horry 8 points 9 reb)

Peja vs Fox= Peja (Peja 22-25 points, Fox 8 points)

Christie vs Kobe=Kobe (Kobe 22 points, Christie 15)

Bibby vs Fisher=Bibby (Bibby 20, 7 assists, Fisher 12, 5 assists)

Sac Bench vs La bench= Sacramento


BTW Fayded I\'m beginging to like you more and more, I think it\'s because the sig

I was basically using the players that matchup best. I think Peja matches up with Kobe better than Christie.

And stats can be decieving because in the Fisher v. Bibby case, L.A. likes to rotate the PG position alot. You see Brian Shaw and Lindsey Hunter get in alot there. Same thing with Horry... Samaki Walker, Devean George and him usually rotate frequently.

But if we want to play with statistics:

Lakers have allowed less points per game.
Lakers have more Field Goals per game.
Lakers have more offensive repounds per game.
Lakers have more 3 pointers made per game.
Kings have more turnovers.
Lakers have more blocks per game.

And the bench is tied my friend. Both benches are average 18PPG.


LAKERS:
Devean George - 7.8
Lindsey Hunter - 5.5
Brian Shaw- 2.5
Samaki Walker - 2.2
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and


KINGS:
Bobby Jackson - 14.5
Gerald Wallace - 2.0
Scott Pollard - 1.5
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you forgot Hedo coming of the bench due to Peja starting.

btw the numbers I put up were by no ways accurate, those are just my predictions.