***LAKERS -at- MAGIC 6/14 NBA Finals Game 5 Thread***

RealOne · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:48 pm Post subject:

Streak Breakers:

Cleveland's 23 game home winning streak
Houston's 11 game home winning streak
Boston's 6-game home winning streak
little anthem girl's 7-0 streak
John Ireland's 10-0 prediction streak (said Lakers win Tuesday)
Orlando never losing 2 games at home in a row streak
Houston's "teams that beat Houston in playoffs never win championship" streak
Phil's Finals 0-2 streak (the THIRD time's the charm... sound familiar?)
Kobe's Finals 0-2 streak
LA Lakers 7 year non-championship streak

Curse breakers:
Dave Smith's hurtful and terrible "Curse of Chick" on-air schtick/abomination
Can't win without Shaq curse
Can't win with just Kobe curse

thurloly · Franchise Player Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 23930

When did we have a curse?

Brandon98 · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject:

bryants2hot2handle · Star Player Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 5411

0 more to go.....

MagicScott · Sixth Man Joined: 07 Jun 2009 Posts: 62

Shaq also said back in 2006 that we had a curse for trading him and that the Lakers wouldn't win a title again. Guess that curse is over with as well.

RealOne · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:55 pm Post subject:

^ The only thing that the Curse of Shaq actually affected was Krispy Kreme. They are down to a few stores now.

steve_42 · Starting Rotation Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 485

Sweet Redemption with sweet number 15

Air Apparent · Star Player Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 5893

It still hasn't sunk in yet. Maybe after Im sober.

mefor3 · Sixth Man Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 67

where's DB's review so i can go to bed? celebrated waaaaaaaay tooo mcuh

patmcfar8 · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject:

Team of the 80's · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

Just got back from Hollywood. Watched the game with 150 Lakers fans. The haters are still trying to rain on our parade but it wont work. Savor this Laker fans....all glory is fleeting.

supercarbide289 · Starting Rotation Joined: 14 May 2009 Posts: 404

So I'm watching the replay on ESPN, and JVG mentioned that Rashard Lewis was a very versatile player on the HEAT. LOL. JVG also said ANDREW BATTIE instead of Tony Battie. LOL.

So I guess it was okay that JVG was a commentator. I still would've liked Mike Tirico and Hubie Brown for the telecast, and have Breen, JVG, and Jackson.

Lakers For Life · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject:

I wanna see a picture of Phil wearing all 10 rings.
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Oh Henry · Sixth Man Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 62

-- Lamar Odom, sitting at the podium next to Pau Gasol one year removed from the pounding he and Pau absorbed from the Boston Celtics' front line, when asked how it felt to be a champion now after both had been discarded by Miami and Memphis, respectively.

lol

Vishnu · Franchise Player Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 16558

I saw that

vida24 · Star Player Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 2986

LO was funny when he said that lol..he wanted to talk trash then he went on to say how getting traded is one of the worst things in basketball but he also acknowledged how both of them are lucky they were traded to Lakers....

Uh LO made me happy tonight...uh i love everybody tonight.

JUST-MING · Retired Number Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 44174

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0614/nba_g_kobepostgm2_576.jpg

twoface723 · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject:

Does anyone have the whole press conference from Odom. It was badass..

RealOne · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:01 am Post subject:

Remember some Rockets fans were telling us about the curse of eliminating the Rockets? STREAK BUSTED tonight.

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No Eastern Conference team or Western Conference team that has eliminated the Rockets in rounds prior to the NBA Finals has ever gone on to win the championship.

The Lakers will be cursed if they go on and eliminate the Rockets, losing in either the West Finals or the NBA Finals.

1969 --- Atlanta, eliminated by LA
1975 --- Boston, eliminated by the Bullets
1977 --- Philadelphia, eliminated by Portland
1979 --- Atlanta, eliminated by the Bullets
1980 --- Boston, eliminated by Philadelphia
1982 --- Seattle, eliminated by San Antonio
1985 --- Utah, eliminated by Denver
1987 --- Seattle, eliminated by LA
1988 --- Dallas, eliminated by LA
1989 --- Seattle, eliminated by LA
1990 --- LA, eliminated by Phoenix
1991 --- LA, eliminated by Chicago
1993 --- Seattle, eliminated by Phoenix
1996 --- Seattle, eliminated by Chicago
1997 --- Utah, eliminated by Chicago
1998 --- Utah, eliminated by Chicago
1999 --- LA, eliminated by San Antonio
2004 --- LA, eliminated by Detroit
2005 --- Dallas, eliminated by Phoenix
2007 --- Utah, eliminated by San Antonio
2008 --- Utah, eliminated by LA

2009 --- Lakers DEFEAT Orlando. Streak Busted.

dgrynch · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:04 am Post subject:

The so-called Rocket curse is actually kind of spooky.
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Fishlakers · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:06 am Post subject:

Done and Done!!!!

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Bballguru5000 · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:09 am Post subject:

24KaratGold · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 17350

Kobe can't win without D-Fish

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24KaratGold · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 17350

That's hilarious. I love Lamar.
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limchrc · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 11477

Too bad... I did not see that.