Lakers 87, Rockets 99: 12 points? Not that big of a beatdown, right? Well, when it’s a 29 point lead heading into the final quarter, I’d say that qualifies as an asswhooping…at the hands of a team without its best player and it’s most talented one.
The Lakers have two major weaknesses, one tangible, one potential BS. The BS one is the fact that this team has no chemistry and they don’t really give a shit. This shows up in their inconsistent defense and whenever a team that’s clearly inferior gives them a game the Lakers should’ve won by 20, not to mention whenever Kobe decides to take eleventy billion shots at the expense of the rest of the offense.
The other is a bit more concerning…the complete lack of defense on an opposing PG. Aaron Brooks scored 34 points. AARON BROOKS. This is not Deron Williams, Rondo or CP3, it’s a 6′ 160 lb, dude who’s two years removed from college. This probably won’t keep them from the finals, but if you’ve seen the Cavs/Hawks series, you saw the Cavs attack Mike Bibby, another defensive liability, to an absurd level scoring buckets at will (and I’d say the Hawks are just as physical in the paint as the Lakers are…which is to say they aren’t), and Chauncey Billups awaits in the next series.
Kobe had 15 points on 17 shots, didn’t get to the line and played some lackluster defense (despite the four steals) on the other end. Pau, predictably, had his way down low going off for 30, also on 17 shots.
The Lakers are gay.
Boston 95, Orlando 94: Why is it that every fucking series Boston is in gets dragged out WAY too long? And not just that these series are long, but they’re just horrible, horrible displays of “basketball?”
Fat Fuck Davis nailed a 20-footer at the buzzer for the win, but neither of these teams are worth a shit. I used to be scared shitless of Orlando, but they’re the biggest collection of pussies who play basketball I’ve ever seen. Outside of Dwight, they make the Lakers look physical. How can Rashard Lewis, a guy who LOOKS like he should be able to at least get a fucking rebound, play PF when he’s just going to be fagging around the perimeter? Shard isn’t Dirk in that he’s not any type of threat in the midrange or in the post, he can’t rebound, he can’t defend, he can’t pass…so why is he getting a max contract? And when he’s your 2nd best player, you’re fucked.
Back to the Celts…even tho I said they’re horrible above, I’m actually kind of liking them more and more. Rondo is the truth, and even though he only had 3 assists, he was a rebounding machine, even challenging Dwight on a few possessions. Paul Pierce is still a complete fag-hole but he’s not half bad, even though he’s breaking down in front of our eyes (LeBron might actually kill him in a 7-game series) and the rest of the Celts fit their offensive roles really well.
It’s shocking how when you excise a tumor like KG how much more likable a team becomes.
MLB:
Detroit 5, Cleveland 3: I’m going to the game this evening. If I see another shit show like this, there will be blood…mark my words.
Tampa 3, Boston 4: Jason Bay hit a CLUTCH double to take the lead only a few minutes after the Fenway scoreboard showed the final score for the Celtics game…pretty cool stuff. Beckett and Garza were solid enough to be entertaining and Papelbon, despite being the biggest asshole in the entire world (more than Kobe, KG and Ozzie combined) came in and was just filthy. FILTHY I SAY!
Washington 8, Arizona 10: I don’t care about the D-Backs, but Dunn’s of Fun hit two bombs with a pink bat and that deserves a mention.
St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 7: SIX homers? What is this, the American League? We want our double switches…wah wah wah.
Lebron > Kobe
Aaron Brooks is faster than Chauncey or Mo. I don’t think the Lakers are worried about a 12 point loss in Houston. It would be akin to the Cavs being worried because they lost by much more than 12 when they played the Lakers at Staples.
Spencer you left out the part about Cleveland LOSING and having the WORST record in all of baseball.
Wow, I just noticed that. Cleveland needs a case of roids, stat.
brooks is faster than chauncey, but as fast as mo. and even then…if you watched the lakers at all this year you saw that EVERY PG destroyed them, not just the super quick ones.
and it wasn’t a 12 point loss…it was a blowout. garbage time doesn’t make up for the fact that they were down 29 heading into the 4th.
and your cavs corollary blows…the lakers were at full strength and got blown to hell and back. when the cavs were in LA, they were missing key players.
so…suck on it.
OH MY GOD!!!
it’s may, retard.
It was nice to see the Tigers sweep team fishAIDS and climb back into first place.
Shared first place…with the Royals. That’s like sharing a bed with your sister.
Yea I know. Its pretty pathetic.
that wets the bed.
Spence seems worked up this morning. Quick, someone take his coffee away from him.
I’ll share a bed with your sister.
/can I get a ruling on sister jokes?
Eh, there’s nothing to be ashamed of in losing to a legitimate team from a legitimate conference on the road.
yes there is when the best players on said “legitimate” team are shane battier and ron artest.
“legitimate…” that’s fucking hysterical. you should write sitcoms.
It’s too bad the Cavs won’t take playoff games off and get blown out to “prove” how tough their conference is.
I guess that’s the price you pay, though, when you have a leader who doesn’t have a history of quitting on his team.
Mavs suck. Dirk dates monkeys.
Shane Battier was on the 2006 FIBA team where they won LeBronze, so he must have some value.
i think that was during the USA team’s “lets bring in shitty, overrated players so the media thinks we’re smart” period.
Melo, Wade, CP3 and D-Ho were also on that team.
They didn’t win gold again until Kobe came on.
We’re all quite animated this morning. Is it because Cleveland sucks and we’re celebrating?
@Hef: I’m as happy as a clam. Reds are 3 games over .500, and the Cavs are the best basketball team in the world.
Which world?
The same world where Tressel is the best football coach.
Im celebrating 11th de mayo.
Hell.
Lakers will be fine.
actually the world where you don’t need to make gay excuses for your 65 win team when they get smoked by some shitty also-ran without the cornerstones of their franchise.
no doubt…but just hope that kobe doesn’t have two stinkers in the WCF or finals like he’s had this series (he’ll probably rock the nugs, but against the cavs with a heavy dose of LBJ on him?).
Hey now, they aren’t my team. My team is busy getting Salvatore’d by the NuggShow.
Is that who Icon is gonna guard? I wasn’t sure because he guarded Radmonovic and Walton most of games this season.
It’ll all come to a sweet sweet end tonight.