Ah the tripplemrox jinx.
Lakers@ Jazz
This game was played on thursday after I finished the hall of fame commitments, so i dont remember a hole lot. I do remember feeling I could just walk into the delta centre and dominate. After all, i had the best player in the league scoring well over 40 ppg, and i just beat san antonio in san antonio, so what could happen? Well, i could lose for starters. The Jazz jumped out to an early lead that i could never make up, and even despite kobe and odom combining for 52 points (it doesnt sound like much
), i never got into a ryhtym. I always felt I was in the game until the last 2 minutes when they pulled away for a 115-97 win.
Twolves @ Lakers
Once again, my overconfidence got the worst of me in this game. I wasn't worried after the Jazz loss, but i started this game 1-10 from the feild! The twolves with KG in the lineup are hard to score on, and I'm beginning to notice a different strategy on Kobe. Teams seem to have one guy playing phsyical on him, and not collapsing on him, but playing close to him. This makes it harder to pass to a cutter for an easy layup. After one the Timberwolves were up 29-14, with kobe only scoring 2 first quarter points. I benched kobe and started to make a run in the second quarter, and when kobe returned i actually tied it at 44 before the twolves closed the half out on a 5-0, but I brought it back to a two point deficit, 48-46 at halftime.
2nd Half
Despite that surge, I was still completely confident that I would win this game. Ricky Davis and KG put any hopes to bed in an anhiliation in the third. Minnesota outscored me by 16 points to lead 84 -66 going into the fourth. I played my started for the first few minutes, but once it was clear I couldnt cacth minnesota, i rested the main guys to prevent injury and took a 111-88 loss.
Player of the Game
Ricky Davis
30 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals
Kg had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks and one SICK move against eddie robinson where he span one direction, then spun he way before hitting a contested jumpshot. Its on video below if you want to see it.
Divison standings now:
Team W-L GB
Suns 10-4 0
Lakers 10-5 0.5
Kings 10-6 1.0
Clippers 6-9 4.5
Warriors 6-11 5.5
So I lost my division lead for now, but its only 1/2 game. That being said, Sacramento is also only 1/2 a game back of me as well. Luckily I have charlotte next and its a sunday home game, so i get to use the white jerseys
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Here's some screenshots and replays:
Smush completes a 3 point play in Utah
Eddie Robinson finishes the break in style with a big dunk
Kg's unstopaable move. Awesome. You have to check it out
Also, remember in the memphis game, Devean Georges steal and buzzer beater to finish the quarter? Well here it is:
George's buzzer beater
Now before I get 10 questions asking whether he got it off, look at this:
Wow what a big post
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