2011/2012 NBA Thread: Greatness & Awesomeness

[Scrandy Randy]

Two straight plays where Harden doesn't actually get a foul when driving to the basket. Both times he throws his hands up and looks at the refs in disbelief.

[Scrandy Randy]

I'm personally worried though. With the game this close it's looking all set up for OKC to go on a run with like 5 left and win by like ten.

[ComicChick]

Originally Posted by Scrandy Randy

Two straight plays where Harden doesn't actually get a foul when driving to the basket. Both times he throws his hands up and looks at the refs in disbelief.

P. Gasol is way worse

[Anubis]

Maybe they should start calling s**t.

[Scrandy Randy]

I want to feel good about this lead but there's still to much time. I'm worried.

[Scrandy Randy]

OKC live and die by the jump shot and in game one it worked but this game not so much.

[Parker Wayne]

This game is getting pretty good. Can't wait to see how it ends.

[Scrandy Randy]

Was that an eight point swing in two minutes?

[Scrandy Randy]

Kobe lost the game.

[Doc Samson]

Biggest Kobe fan in the world, but a spade's a spade, those two turnovers were backbreakers.

[Parker Wayne]

Really? They're reviewing? Just end the game. There is no possible way the Lakers will steal the ball and score in .3 seconds.

[Scrandy Randy]

The Lakers won't win this now. There was hope at 1-1 going to LA but it's not happening.

[Poeman]

Kobe collapse

[Doc Samson]

Originally Posted by Scrandy Randy

The Lakers won't win this now. There was hope at 1-1 going to LA but it's not happening.

If they can somehow hold serve at home, I still think they can force a game 7 at least, but the Thunder won't shoot this bad again most likely, just like they won't duplicate that Game 1 either. Somewhere in the middle is what I expect for Game 3, and I just don't know how deflating this will be for the Lakers.

[#1Batmanfan]

kobe choked !!!! hahahaha

[Doc Samson]

Whoa, I didn't know Game 3 & 4 were back to back?! Yeah, this definitely might've been the series right here, I doubt they're going to come with extreme energy two nights in a row.

[Raiden]

What a terribly, terribly disappointing game. I have to concede the series to OKC now, since there's no way that Lakers can win 4 out of the next 5 games against this Thunder team. Quite frankly, they should be ashamed for letting Thunder rallying back by scoring the final nine points; I thought Mike Brown was supposed to coach defense? What I'm afraid of is that Lakers will now be stuck in the second round purgatory, where they will neither be awful nor be good enough to win another championship. The front office needs to think long and hard what steps to take, because this team clearly is still missing pieces to win a ring.

[JaD]

Originally Posted by Doc Samson

Whoa, I didn't know Game 3 & 4 were back to back?! Yeah, this definitely might've been the series right here, I doubt they're going to come with extreme energy two nights in a row.

I know it's a condensed season and everything but really? Back2back playoff games? Is every team doing this in the 2nd round? *checks NBA.com*

[L.A.]

[JaD]

Wow. Words? I just can't find them.

[BatSpider]

Originally Posted by L.A.

damn...

[Mister J]

For ****'s sake, Bynum.

[Parker Wayne]

I see Bynum is still as immature as ever.

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by Parker Wayne

I see Bynum is still as immature as ever.

I'm not surprised. This is the same player who had declared that closeout games are "easy", then promptly had two no-show games (including sitting away from the huddle in game 6 while he pouts) before Lakers finally finish Nuggets in game 7. Bynum has and still remains to be immature, and I for one won't want Kobe to hand him the key of the franchise until he grows up.

[Parker Wayne]

Lakers should have traded him to Orlando when they had the chance.