***LAKERS -vs- SUNS 5/27 Game 5 Thread***

moonriver24 · Franchise Player Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 15265

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moonriver24 · Franchise Player Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 15265

I was aboout to say WTH till I saw the winning number.

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Sage_10 · Star Player Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668

Glad to see LO make cameo, but if he wants to be part of the cast he needs to take his act on the road.
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Sage_10 · Star Player Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668

They're not going to make that call at the end of the game. Besides if the Lakers would have rebounded the ball better, the game ends there.
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Sleepy · Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 5:34 am Post subject:

Agreed about that call wasn't something they're going to call. Just like Kobe's last shot - if he was fouled, it won't be called. but the rest of the game....

That OBVIOUS travel Nash got away with that gave Amar'e 2 points....just wow. The entire Laker team practically stopped playing to motion a travel to the refs, yet they ignored it. How do you miss something so obvious as a player stopping and changing pivot feet with a HUGE step?

GQue24 · Star Player Joined: 03 May 2010 Posts: 1891

He stopped gunning jumpers and focused on close range shots. thats what I have been asking him to do all year.

But for the love of the LAkers LO close out on the 3pt shooter. Im sick of seeing every sun light his mouth up with 3 after 3 after 3 after 3. MEntal laspes brought Suns back in teh game along with the ref assistance. Close out harder and Lo and dont foul on the closeout on the Road.
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wolfpaclaker · Retired Number Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 58421

Best 3rd guy on a team in the NBA.

Kobe = Best 1st guy
Pau = Best 2nd guy
Lamar = Best 3rd guy

Given the 3rd most minutes as was the case last night, we often see LO produce like the best 3rd guy in the NBA.

But having a Pau Gasol in the middle is critical.

tenike1 · Star Player Joined: 03 Oct 2008 Posts: 2465

Dumb play by Artest jacking up the ill-advised three. richardson makes a lucky three to tie the game.

Dumb play by richardson ball-watching and not boxing out. Artest makes a hustle play to win the game.

One lucky shot deserves another?

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marga86 · Star Player Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 3442

Take a look at the sequence of events in the closing minutes of the 4th Quarter...if anyone was lucky it was the suns, to even be in POSITION to go to OT.

what was it? 2 and 1's, a 4pt play and 2 offensive rebounds leading to a BANKED 3ptr + a missed dunk by pau?

I seriously lol'd when i heard frye said "we just didnt get a lucky break".

actually, u got most of the lucky breaks.

Wolverine · Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 7:56 am Post subject:

Nice!

mde24 · Starting Rotation Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 755

The Suns were'nt lucky they had help from the ref's all night. The ref's handed them calls and non calls. Yea we were lucky, but we made our own luck.

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

I think we have HEART OF A CHAMPION!

Champion caliber team/player make the shot/play that counted the most.

Bynum4MVP · Star Player Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 4816

Give me some Lucky Bill.
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LakerSanity · Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:20 am Post subject:

This might have been the longest single game game thread in LG history (yes, longer than any game threads in our final appearances against either Orlando or Boston).
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novano2004 · Starting Rotation Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Posts: 312

3rd 4th
24 28
35 22
32 32
21 30
27 29
27.8 28.2

We are allowing them to average 28 in both quarters. They get back in the game. this must change in game 6 or its going to GM 7.

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Fleur-de-Lis · Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:28 am Post subject:

It's got to do with their bench. They make runs at the end 3rd / beginning of 4t with their bench.

Phil has done nothing to anticipate/stem this.
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Nahtanoj · Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:29 am Post subject:

It's the Suns' bench.
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OCLakersFan · Starting Rotation Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 333

i know the game is over....but how on earth is the last dunk with Gasol at the rim getting hacked badly not called?

utcahoop · Starting Rotation Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 263

We have to play better in the last 2 minutes of each quarter and to win game #6 we need to win the 4th quarter- something we have not done in the last 3 games!