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NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
June 12 2009 04:16 GMT
#3401
lol, calls are pretty bad, but hey, it all balances out in the end. :3
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city42
Profile Joined October 2007
1656 Posts
June 12 2009 04:16 GMT
#3402
On June 12 2009 13:11 CTStalker wrote:
sweet elbow to nelson's face from bryant
like... iso play, double team, and the ref's blow that call? ridiculous

What part of it was blown? That is a legal play for Kobe, remember what he did to Mike Bibby?
new_construct
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Canada1041 Posts
June 12 2009 04:17 GMT
#3403
way to choke, dwight....
NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
June 12 2009 04:18 GMT
#3404
woo, old man Fisher in the end
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shmay
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States1091 Posts
June 12 2009 04:19 GMT
#3405
epic fail
CSN
Profile Joined February 2009
United States175 Posts
June 12 2009 04:20 GMT
#3406
it looked more like nelson ran his face into kobe's elbow rather than kobe elbow him
"you posting only about sports here makes you a non-contributing member, and therefor, your arrogant attitude towards him is not good humor, just you being a prick." -kazius
sashkata
Profile Joined September 2008
Bulgaria3241 Posts
June 12 2009 04:21 GMT
#3407
Damn, damn, damn!
unknown.sam
Profile Joined May 2007
Philippines2701 Posts
June 12 2009 04:23 GMT
#3408
FTs once again playing a factor
"Thanks for the kind words, but if SS is the most interesting book you've ever read, you must have just started reading a couple of weeks ago." - Mark Rippetoe
Pressure
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
7326 Posts
June 12 2009 04:23 GMT
#3409
THAT
GAME
WAS
AHHHHHHHHHHH
CSN
Profile Joined February 2009
United States175 Posts
June 12 2009 04:24 GMT
#3410
seriously? were yall really expecting howard to make free throws? give him a break. he's just short of a 60% free throw shooter.
"you posting only about sports here makes you a non-contributing member, and therefor, your arrogant attitude towards him is not good humor, just you being a prick." -kazius
PanoRaMa
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States5070 Posts
June 12 2009 04:24 GMT
#3411
ONE MORE WIN IMOOOOOOO
SaveYourSavior
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1071 Posts
June 12 2009 04:25 GMT
#3412
I'm a Lakers fan and a Fisher fanboy but when I see blatant, offensive fouls not being called it really kills the game to me.

Very empty victory for the Lakers (in my opinion)
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BalliSLife
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
1339 Posts
June 12 2009 04:25 GMT
#3413
Man that no call on kobe's shot would of been controversial , fish and ariza were clutch tonight and kobe came through in ot as well. SICK game
Ya well, at least I don't fuck a fleshlight with a condom on and cry at the same time.
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
June 12 2009 04:25 GMT
#3414
That was definitely a foul by Kobe, but that "fouls" by Fisher and Bynum at the other end were equally laughable as that no call.

I'm pretty sure the Magic are on the verge of dethroning the Mavs as the biggest chokers in the playoffs.
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YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
June 12 2009 04:34 GMT
#3415
Most people just look at the obvious fault at all blame it on dwight, but if you go back to the entire game, if ANY of the magic palyers made an extra 2 point shot that they didn't, they coulda won. Its not dwight's fault, tho it seems most people are blaming it on him.
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igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
June 12 2009 04:34 GMT
#3416
Magic gave it away. They put themselves in a position to lose. How many turnovers is that? Over how many possessions?

I don't understand the sudden switch to nelson, I won't go so far as saying it was bad, but strange.
Pau played great and deserves the player of the game award. Howard had like 3 blocks near the end of the 4th.
Kingkosi
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States1215 Posts
June 12 2009 04:42 GMT
#3417
On June 12 2009 13:25 Jibba wrote:
That was definitely a foul by Kobe, but that "fouls" by Fisher and Bynum at the other end were equally laughable as that no call.

I'm pretty sure the Magic are on the verge of dethroning the Mavs as the biggest chokers in the playoffs.

I wouldn't say that only because Dirk got MVP prior and the mavs where considered favorites to win the championship that year if I recall. If they lose hopefully they can take the off season to prepare harder and get back to the final game again because lets be honest when the playoffs first started not a lot of people predicted they'd get this far or even dethrone the Cleveland Lebrons who's collapse this post season could be considered Mavs like but I get your point.
Twitter: @KingKosi
StRyKeR
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States1756 Posts
June 12 2009 04:43 GMT
#3418
MAGIC HAD THAT OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG

FREE THROWSSSSSSSS PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Ars longa, vita brevis, principia aeturna.
tenbagger
Profile Joined October 2002
United States1289 Posts
June 12 2009 04:48 GMT
#3419
On June 12 2009 13:34 YPang wrote:
Most people just look at the obvious fault at all blame it on dwight, but if you go back to the entire game, if ANY of the magic palyers made an extra 2 point shot that they didn't, they coulda won. Its not dwight's fault, tho it seems most people are blaming it on him.


I see the logic of this, but a play in the first quarter and a play near the end of the game are different. Fact remains that Howard had two free throws and needed to make just one to virtually put the game away and he failed to do so.

I've been very impressed at Howard's FT shooting throughout the playoffs. But making free throws at the end of a close game in the NBA finals is another story. Bottom line is a star of a championship team needs to be able to make 1 of 2 to close out a game and Howard failed and it's a shame that people will remember the choke at the end rather than his absolute domination on the glass and on the defensive end of the court.
unknown.sam
Profile Joined May 2007
Philippines2701 Posts
June 12 2009 04:48 GMT
#3420
On June 12 2009 13:43 StRyKeR wrote:
MAGIC HAD THAT OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG

FREE THROWSSSSSSSS PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

yeah...hedo and dwight missed 5 free throws in crunch time. hedo missed 3 of his last 4 if i remember correctly
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