Thanks for the bad juju fusionstorm

 

Rockets got buried alive.

 

don't forget to thank ritesh also.

 

hehehe... The Lakers ate them alive tonight.

Let's see if the Lakers show some consistency and killer instincts, and close out this series in 6. I have my doubts, they have not shown this yet... in these playoffs.

Game 6 is gonna say a lot about the Lakers, and their hopes for a championship.

Go Lakers!

 

they just need to play with half the intensity they did tonight and they should be fine. if they play solid d and show some hustle, everything else falls into place. i'm glad they erased the 1st quarter deficit early on. they seem to struggle when they are pressing and playing from behind.

 

If DFish, Shannon Brown & Jordan Farmar are able to contain Chauncey's ability to run Denver's offense, then LA will win pretty easily. I don't think they'll be able to contain him, as few PGs have been able to stop Chauncey since he's joined the Nuggets. That's what should make this a compelling series.

As for my statement that the Nuggets have a better 7 or 8 guys than the Lakers, I'm not basing that on a player to player comparison. I'm looking at it from a team perspective, since lineups are interchangeable. The starting lineups are close, probably a slight advantage to the Lakers. Where the Nuggets own a solid advantage right now is with their bench. JR Smith gives them instant offense, and Birdman brings considerable defensive and rebounding presence. The Lakers haven't been getting that sort of consistent pop from their bench during this postseason. If they do, then the Nuggets won't have much of a chance to win the series.

 

I never said the Rockets were going to win the series.....

But yea, my post disrupted the shooting abilities of the entire team tonight......

I suspect that Game 6 will be a much closer affair, but the Lakers will pull out the victory. That should make you happy, as you'll undoubtedly feel that I'm putting out bad juju for the Lakers......

 

YUP

 

The Lakers really put it together last night. It was great to see solid contributions from the entire team, especially Bynum and Farmar, who have been almost non-existent for the Lakers in the playoffs so far. I am really hoping that Vujacic regains the form he had in the playoff run last year, but Shannon Brown seems to be stepping in and filling that role nicely.

I'm not sure if any of you all have noticed, but Shannon Brown has a vertical leap that has been listed as somewhere between 45 and 48 inches!!!! That kid can sky!!!! Do a youtube search on him, you will be amazed.

As far as Houston goes, I have to hand it to them. They have played with heart, guts and determination. When they are at full strength again next year, they are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the West.

 

Even if the Rockets are able to win the next game, I don't think they could win game 7. Oh well, I'm not really that into basketball any way, I'll head back to the pit stop section, where I'm really interested.