Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:47 am Post subject: ***LAKERS -at- THUNDER 4/24 Game 4 Thread***
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:49 am Post subject:
Lakers will win!! Stern gave the Thunder one game so that they look good in front of their home court..Lakers just gotta come out and play like they did when they had the 15-3 lead and they will win the game
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:09 am Post subject:
I'm thinking if the Lakers blow another double-digit lead late in the 3rd quarter, LG will be pissed. Because, hey, when the defending champs are up by double figures with a little over a quarter to play, you expect them to close it out. Anything less is unacceptable.
i expected one game to be a blowout for okc and the other one close. i was hoping that we could steal the close one but we blew it. we had our chance last game and we failed.
I think its 4th quarter adjustment time. 3 things I'd like to see happen.
1. Kobe guarding Westbrook. He's not gonna be able to raise up over Kobe on the little 1,2 dribble pull ups that easy and he won't be able to use the body to bang Kobe off for foul calls.
2. If the OKC goes KD on Kobe and Harden on Artest Kobe has to drive and we gotta post Artest and use and abuse him with Artest down low.
3. have Artest drag behind Durant and have the bigs just trap him out high force the ball elsewhere. Just straight trap him off the screens.
I think we can get the wins if we follow he same script as last game get the ball inside early and often and this time bring it home in the fourth by being agressive driving the ball.
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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:19 am Post subject:
1. Ron and Fish have to hit their jump shots. If Ron and Fish are not considered a shooting threat, our chances of winning goes WAY down. Long 3's lead to OKC's fastbreak, so if they're given wide-open 3's, take a few steps in a take the higher % shot.
2. Gotta somehow figure out how to get the ball into the bigs. If they're fronting, then we have to seal them off, reverse the ball and go high/low. Or seal-off and use the corner-entry. Or gotta get the ball in there early, before the fronting gets there. Getting Drew and Pau involved has to be priority #1 - especially in the 2nd half.
3. Odom HAS to make an impact on this game. Either 20 points or 20 boards, but he has to put his imprint on the game.
Outside of that, we need to control tempo (but not play so slow that we don't have any time on the shot clock to run our sets); we must not shoot early jump shots; Ron needs to continue harassing KD; we need a team-defensive effort against Westbrook; we must limit TO's. _________________ Everything. Changes.
i expected one game to be a blowout for okc and the other one close. i was hoping that we could steal the close one but we blew it. we had our chance last game and we failed.
okc win by 15
My thoughts exactly. OKC has confidence that they can beat us now, and they are a tough matchup for us since their athleticism is a good counter vs. our length.
OKC by 10+, LG melts down, Lakers win game 5 and 6.
i expected one game to be a blowout for okc and the other one close. i was hoping that we could steal the close one but we blew it. we had our chance last game and we failed.
okc win by 15
My thoughts exactly. OKC has confidence that they can beat us now, and they are a tough matchup for us since their athleticism is a good counter vs. our length.
OKC by 10+, LG melts down, Lakers win game 5 and 6.
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I think its 4th quarter adjustment time. 3 things I'd like to see happen.
1. Kobe guarding Westbrook. He's not gonna be able to raise up over Kobe on the little 1,2 dribble pull ups that easy and he won't be able to use the body to bang Kobe off for foul calls.
2. If the OKC goes KD on Kobe and Harden on Artest Kobe has to drive and we gotta post Artest and use and abuse him with Artest down low.
3. have Artest drag behind Durant and have the bigs just trap him out high force the ball elsewhere. Just straight trap him off the screens.
I think we can get the wins if we follow he same script as last game get the ball inside early and often and this time bring it home in the fourth by being agressive driving the ball.
I totally agree. I think Kobe has to draw some fouls if KD is guarding him. Break the Durantula's spirit a little bit.
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