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Game 4: Lakers at Jazz In-Game

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Ty Nowell
May 11, 2008 in Playoffs and In-Game. 0 Comments

Overtime

  • Fish commits his sixth foul with 28.5 left to play and is out of the game.
  • Kobe has been clutching his back and getting assistance from Gary Vitti at every timeout. It’s obviously limiting the way he attacks the hoop and the way that Kirilenko is able to hang with him.
  • There are things I love about Jerry Sloan. Him going berserk after calls is second on the list just above his press conferences and behind the fact that he drives a pickup truck with one of those giant metal tool boxes in the back and leaves the arena 18 minutes after the final buzzer sounds like he’s got a cement job that has to be done before rain hits.
  • Sasha does it again. You never know when the other team is going to do something stupid and elbow the guy, but it happens every game. The way he’s been up on Korver I’m surprised it took this long.

    4th Quarter

  • Williams goes for a 20-footer that is blocked by Fish, just finishing up a MASSIVE 10-point fourth quarter for the veteran point man. OT on the way.
  • Kobe misses the contested lay-up but Odom rips his 13th board of the day and puts it home to tie it back up with 4.6 left. Utah takes their final timeout to diagram the final play of the game and advance the ball to halfcourt.
  • Lotta chances for the Lakers between the 33 second and 8 second mark, but nothing falls. Still Lakers ball down 108-106 with 7.8 left. A triple would rip the heart out of this state. Getting nothing evens the series as we head back to LA.
  • A Lamar Odom three ties the game for the first time since the 2 minute mark in the first. I never trust Lamar’s outside shot, but god bless it when it falls.
  • The Lakers are collapsing the paint and still managing to recover enough to cover their men, but Deron Williams just made a ridiculous shot. You can’t guard it any better than that.

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    • Game 3: Lakers at Jazz In-Game

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    Ty Nowell
    May 9, 2008     in Playoffs and In-Game. 0 Comments

    4th Quarter

  • They got the tip, but quickly lost the ball and put the Jazz at the line. Ronnie Brewer makes one of two and Kobe’s three point attempt sails long. That’s gonna wrap this one up for the Jazz.
  • The Lakers take a 20-second timeout with just fourteen seconds left and a jump ball between Gasol and Williams in Jazz territory. It should be an easy grab for Pau, but the Lakers will need to get a quick bucket off the tip and then get the ball back to cut into the 103-99 Jazz lead.
  • Six points on three quick possessions by Carlos Boozer push the lead back to nine with under two to play. None of the three were easy ones either. He’s 5 of 7 this quarter.
  • Back-to-back steals for Fisher cut the Jazz lead to three points after the free throws with 3:22 left to play. Fisher is also shaking off a poor first half (two fouls in the first three minutes) to make a huge impact as time dwindles off the clock. 95-92 Utah.
  • I don’t have the skills to describe what Kobe Bryant does sometimes. We’ll work on that for next year.
  • Boozer has managed to play 36 of the first 42 minutes tonight after just picking up his fourth foul with just 5:27 to go. Quite a change from the first two contest where he was largely ineffective because of limited minutes. The 17 boards show what a problem a strong inside presence is for the Lakers in the absence of Andrew Bynum.
  • The Lakers are picking it up on the defensive end, making the right switches for the first time all game and staying with everything. Fish makes two free throws to cut the lead to five at 86-81 with seven minutes left.
  • Kobe comes out of the timeout looking to exploit the same matchup, getting the and one on Harpring.
  • The Lakers go small, subbing Kobe back in for Walton while keeping Sasha in at the two. The Jazz immediately try to exploit the matchup of Harpring on Bryant, but Kobe is up to the task, blocking Harpring’s shot.
  • Ronny gets nicked for three fouls in the first three minutes of the quarter, upping his total to five and sending him to the bench. One definitely wasn’t deserved and our man from Martinique is doing all he can to contain himself.

    3rd Quarter

  • The huddle between quarters is animated. Ronny came off the floor slamming the ball all fired up and Kobe goes straight to the front of the bench barking words of encouragement to the rest of the squad.
  • The see-saw quarter ended up going the Lakers (barely) way as they won the quarter 29-27, but still traile by seven points at 79-72.
  • Kobe came out looking to make up for the sub-par first half by making six of his seven shots for 12-points, but the Lakers still trail by seven at 70-63. Normally when Bryant goes on a rampage like he has this quarter the Lakers mix in some stops and it allows them to take control of the game while also taking the crowd out of the mix.
  • Not covering Memo Okur behind the arc is what the Lakers do (tonight at least). He’s four of five from out there. Pau got out on the next one and it was way long.
  • Earth shattering tomahawks are what #24 does.
  • Kobe is taking more of a role this quarter, taking four of the Lakers first seven shots and controlling the ball on almost every possession.
  • That tip by Kirilenko was at least one beat after the clock had buzzed to indicate the delay of game. I’m guessing that one shouldn’t have counted.

    Halftime

  • More than anything the Lakers have to feel lucky to only be down by 9 (52-43) with the way they played that half.
  • Out of sync is a word I use to describe the Lakers offensively in the first half. Pau is 3/6, but hasn’t been in any sort of rhythm. He’s letting Okur body him up. Kobe’s only has 8-points and 6 of them were from the line (that’s all you need to know about his first half). Vladi is back at it a little bit, that’s nice to see.
  • I hate seeing the Lakers whine on the court. It’s something that was rampant last season (and even into the start of this year), but hasn’t been much of an issue lately. It’s back in full force tonight. I think Kobe’s the only one that hasn’t made an official protest to the refs thus far.
  • 15-9 assists in favor of the Jazz, which is basically a flip flop of how the first couple games have gone.
  • Carlos Boozer reiterated after both games that the Jazz had played three good quarters each game, they just let one get away from them every night. Tonight they haven’t let that one get away…. yet.

    2nd Quarter

  • The Lakers finished the quarter 11-8 with Kobe back in it. They only shot 5 of 17 total that quarter.
  • Carlos Boozer vs. Derek Fisher in a jump ball situation. Of course Fish comes out with that one…. right?
  • Ronny just came up 4 inches short on a 30 inch shot, but his presence on the defensive end has carried over from game two as he continues to disrupt the paint on the Utah end.
  • The Jazz outscored the Lakers 18-10 to start the quarter while Kobe was on the bench.
  • Ronny Turiaf played the roll of super-sub, sliding over from the center spot to the power forward spot when Pau re-entered the game, and making all three of his shots. Still he’s on the sidelines upset. Emotions are running high tonight. I guess they always run high with Ronny, but everyone’s feeling it tonight.
  • Pau get’s hacked, doesn’t get the call, screams, and then gets a trey smashed in his face on the other end. Still going tough for that guy. Kobe gives him some words of encouragement as they roll to the TV timeout, but the big man has to keep his wits about him.
  • 9 turnovers and there’s still 8:36 left in this quarter. I guess the Lakers should feel lucky that Utah has only converted that into 12-points.
  • Even when Pau makes his first bucket of the quarter he looks at the official wondering where the foul is. Bad body language from the Spaniard.
  • Gasol starts the quarter after taking an early seat in the first. Kobe sits.

    1st Quarter

  • The Lakers shot a vastly superior percentage from the floor (53% - 41%), matched the rebounding effort (including the offensive boards where they’ve been getting killed all series), and shot the same amount of free throws, but still find themselves tied at 23 with the Jazz because of sloppy play. The six turnovers by the visiting team compared to just one for the home team killed any hope of taking the lead.
  • Pau is getting frustrated and possibly flustered by the physical play. He’s spent four post-possessions glaring at the official and asking for help–not a good sign this early in the game. With just over 2:30 to go in the quarter Phil decides to bring in Ronny to counter Boozer’s physical style.
  • There’s a sign being held up behind the Lakers bench, I can’t see what it says (I think it’s something to do with Most Valuable something I think), but Ronny doesn’t like it. He even goes so far as to tell the guys holding it “That’s stupid”, before discussing with Trevor how stupid the sign actually is.
  • The Lakers jumped out to an ealy 11-3 lead, but after three turnover and generally sloppy play the Jazz have come back to tie it, even worse the crowd has a reason to get excited. The mistakes have just been stupid ones too. A missed inbounds pass, stepping out of bounds, a three seconds call.
  • Jordan Farmar is going to have a hard time staying in front of Deron Williams. A very hard time.
  • Derek Fisher picks up two quick fouls in the first three minutes and gets replaced by Jordan Farmar. There was a smattering of jeers, but mostly cheers during the introductions. There were also multiple article in the local papers saying how fans should cheer Fish. Still, after each foul was lustily cheered, Fish hears it from a couple fans as he heads to the bench.

    Pre-Game

  • American Idol finalist David Archuleta sang the national anthem. I don’t watch the show and had no idea who he was, but he was on every single local station this morning as he made his way around the city. I couldn’t get away from the kid on the television dial and I can’t get away from him now that I’m at the game.
  • Deron Williams is introduced last and gets twice the ovation that Carlos Boozer got (although the crowd was distracted by the affectionate “BooooooZ” cheer). Considering Boozer was their lone all-star this year I thought he’s get more billing.

    • Game 2: Lakers vs. Jazz In-Game

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    May 7, 2008     in Playoffs and In-Game. 0 Comments

    Inactives for Tonight’s Game:
    Jazz: Almond Morris, Kyrylo Fresenko
    Lakers: Coby Karl, Andrew Bynum, Trevor Ariza

    1st Quarter:
    12:00 Kobe gets a raucous standing ovation from the gold-clad crowd after receiving his first MVP award from NBA Commissioner David Stern. After thanking the crowd, Kobe screamed, “Let’s get this party started!”

    10:57 The Lakers hit their first two shots of the game, the first a near three pointer by Fisher and the second, a jumper by Radmanovic that hits nothing but net. It’s only been a minute, but the Lakers look focused and ready to play, easing any initial concerns about a hangover effect from the pre-game MVP ceremony.

    9:11 Mr. MVP hits his second consecutive shot to open the game, the first on a driving reverse layup and the second on one of his signature fadeaway jumpers. The STAPLES Center is buzzing early–much more so than they were in Game 1. Kobe is tied with Lamar for the early lead in scoring with four.

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    Game 1: Lakers vs. Jazz In-Game

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    1st Quarter:
    10:58 Lamar gets the Lakers on the board with a driving dunk after a great pass by Kobe. Odom’s basket comes after consecutive Jazz layups, the first by Boozer and the second by Kirilenko. The STAPLES Center crowd is buzzing every time Kobe touches the ball, obviously amped up about the expected announcement that he’s won the MVP award.

    8:20 Fisher delivers his second straight perfect pass to Pau in the lane, both resulting in uncontested layups. After the Jazz scored the first four points of the game, the Lakers have come roaring back with nine straight points. Gasol and Kobe are tied for the team lead in scoring with four a piece.

    6:33 Turiaf checks into the game for the time today, replacing Gasol who just picked up his second personal foul.

    5:40 Jackson calls timeout after the Jazz are in the middle of a mini 9-4 run of their own to tie the score at 13 with a little less than half of the first quarter remaining. Carlos Boozer has dominated L.A. in the point so far, tallying six points on three of four shooting to lead the Jazz.

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    Game 4: Lakers at Nuggets In-Game

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    Ty Nowell
    April 28, 2008     in Playoffs and In-Game. 0 Comments

    As mentioned last time, I’m in Denver… and there’s no way I’m pulling off a full In-Game blog like at the home games, so you’ll be getting some random notes during the game. Check back for the latest.

    4th Quarter

  • LAKERS ADVANCE TO THE SECOND ROUND
  • Now it’s Nene hitting the bench with his sixth. Kobe makes both free throws. JR Smith throws up an airball. Six point lead with 12 seconds left and people are exiting en mass.
  • Kobe goes sailing into the Lakers huddle after slicing through the paint to give the Lakers another five point lead with just 40 seconds remaining.
  • Melo’s hitting the showers with 1:19 left after picking up his 6th foul. The Nuggets are left with a lineup of Camby, Nene, Kleiza, Smith, & Iverson as they try to fight back from the 101-96 disadvantage.
  • Kenyon out at the 2:25 mark with his 6th foul. This is the second time Martin has fouled out this series. It’s not easy guarding #24.
  • Luke with a HUGE three right in front of the Nuggets bench (with Anthony Carter yelling in his ear no less) forces George Karl to call a TO with 2:37 left and the Lakers leading 100-96. Denver decided to quickly double Bryant which caused Melo to switch to Gasol and left Walton all by himself in the corner.
  • JR Smith was one more ticky tack foul from losing his mind. Now he’s the catalyst keeping the Nuggets in this game.
  • 7 straight Lakers points for Kobe as we get down to the four minute mark with the Lakers up by five. He wants the ball everytime down and so far he’s getting it.
  • Lamar has finished consecutive possessions on the floor after taking it to the rack and not getting any help from the officials. There were times in the past where a sequence like that would take Odom out of the game mentally, but Kobe is quick to pop off the bench and console #7 as we head to a timeout.
  • Kleiza’s hyper-extended right elbow is obviously limiting him, he’s had a terrible shooting night and has even shied away from a couple open looks.

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    • Game 3: Lakers at Nuggets In-Game

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    Ty Nowell
    April 26, 2008     in Playoffs and In-Game. 0 Comments

    I’m in Denver, but no way I’m pulling off a full In-Game blog like at the home games, so you’ll be getting some random notes during the game. Check back for the latest.

    4th Quarter

  • The worm has turned and the mass exodus is on as the Lakers carry their biggest lead of the day (23) into a timeout at 5:29. Fans behind the Nuggets bench are irate. Lakers fans in the building couldn’t be having a better time.
  • My fan of the game goes to the guy wearing his Sunday White Kobe jersey in the fourth row of section 136. His constant jersey popping and general harassment of super fans around him is something to be admired. If I knew what he was saying I’m sure I’d love him ten times more. A stellar performance, with his contribution to the whiteout being the only blemish to the stat sheet.

    3rd Quarter

  • Superior ball movement made every basket for the Lakers an easy one in the 3rd while the Nuggets had to work for every thing they got. 83-64 Lakers.
  • Kobe & Fish combined for 22 points on 9-12 shooting. Lamar Odom was the only other Laker to score and had six, four of which came from the line. The Lakers threw out another good defensive quarter and held Denver to just 18 points.

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    • Game 2: Lakers vs. Nuggets In-Game

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    April 23, 2008     in Playoffs and In-Game. 0 Comments

    Inactives for Today’s Game:
    Nuggets: Taurean Green, Bobby Jones
    Lakers: Andrew Bynum, Trevor Ariza, Ronny Turiaf

    1st Quarter:
    10:56 Fisher starts off the scoring for both teams, stealing the ball from Martin before taking it to about the free throw line and drilling a jumper that sends a raucous STAPLES Center crowd to their feet. Derek had a quiet opening game so look for him to come out with a much stronger effort in Game 2.

    8:30 Kobe gets his first two of the game, confidently shooting over Martin for an eight footer that falls in off the backboard. On the Lakers’ ensuing possession, Bryant nailed a long range jumper that puts him at 2-3 on the night from the field. The Nuggets still lead early though 10-9.

    6:41 After a wild sequence of bobbled balls following Gasol’s miss in the lane, the center finally regains control of the ball and throws up one of his signature baby hooks for his first points of the night. Pau also had two rebounds on the night to lead the Lakers almost halfway through the first quarter.

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    Lakers vs. Nuggets, Game 1 In-Game

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    April 20, 2008     in Playoffs and In-Game. 0 Comments

    Inactives for Today’s Game:
    Nuggets: Taurean Green, Bobby Jones
    Lakers: Andrew Bynum, Trevor Ariza, Coby Karl

    1st Quarter:
    10:59 Radmanovic gets the Lakers on the board first, taking the nice pass and laying it in off glass. Both teams look focused early on, with two full out dive-and-scramble to the floor plays in the opening minute alone. Two Denver starters have also picked up early fouls, with Anthony and Martin tallying one a piece.

    9:52 Walton replaces Vladi in the Lakers lineup after the forward picked up his first foul.

    7:57 Odom makes an incredible pass to a streaking Gasol who hammers it home and gets the sold out STAPLES Center crowd off of their feet for the first time tonight. Although Odom hasn’t scored yet himself, he has been extremely aggressive on both ends of the floor to open up the game. Based on his tremendous playoff series the past two years, no one should be surprised.

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    Lakers vs. Kings In-Game

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    April 15, 2008     in In-Game. 0 Comments

    Inactives for Tonight’s Game:
    Kings: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Brad Miller
    Lakers: Andrew Bynum, Trevor Ariza, Coby Karl

    1st Quarter:
    11:00 The Lakers deliver on their first two possesions of the game, the first a nifty mid-range jumper off glass for Pau and the second, an uncontested dunk from Odom after a great pass by Kobe. The STAPLES Center crowd seems extra pumped up tonight, obviously aware that the Lakers have a chance to secure the number one seed in the Western Conference with a win tonight.

    10:07 The hot start continues as Lamar Odom is the latest Laker to throw it down for an early 8-0 lead and his fourth point of the night. Gasol also has two points for the Lakers who have come out with a focused, business-like attitude in the opening minutes of the game.

    8:51 Turiaf enters the game early tonight, replacing Lamar after he picked up his second personal.

    7:23 The Lakers’ exceptional interior passing continues with Vladi the recipient of a great pass in the lane for yet another uncontested layup just one play after Gasol broke loose inside for a wide-open dunk. Pau has six points so far to lead the team, followed by Radmanovic’s four.

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    Lakers vs. Spurs In-Game

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    April 13, 2008     in In-Game. 0 Comments

    Inactives for Tonight’s Game:
    Spurs: Robert Horry, Ian Mahinmi, Brent Barry
    Lakers: Trevor Ariza, Coby Karl, Andrew Bynum

    1st Quarter:
    9:39 Lamar Odom finally scores the first points of the game for the Lakers, hitting two free throws after being fouled by Oberto. Prior to the makes, the Spurs had opened the game on a 7-0 run, capped by a jumper in the lane from Parker. It’s only been a little over two minutes, but it looks like the Lakers might be a little groggy considering the early start time and their emotional win over New Orleans on Friday.

    9:12 Oberto picks up his second foul already, sending veteran Kurt Thomas into the Spurs’ lineup.

    8:38 One minute after picking up the Lakers’ first points of the game, Odom connects on the Lakers’ first field goal of the game–an uncontested dunk for his team-leading fourth point of the night. So far, it looks like Popovic is matching Thomas up against Odom–a matchup the Lakers would be wise to take advantage of.

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