I don't know how much NBA you watch, but guys get tangled boxing out all the time. And that push was just that, a push. It wasn't a shove, that'd get a flagrant immediately. And I don't know why you keep saying he put his elbow in Gasol's face. A lot of players go up with their forearms.

I think you're overreacting to a couple of physical plays.

I watch a lot, and play a lot more. I can guaranty you that in the eyes of any non biased person those were dirty (and illegal) moves. I don't have anything in particular against him, but he tends to do that a lot, maybe to compensate for his lack of skills.

rei

United States3594 Posts

April 05 2012 05:06 GMT

#5827

wow kobe wow

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

April 05 2012 05:08 GMT

#5828

ya that shot is pretty much unguardable cmon :p

edit: nvm I saw it again and I originally thought it was his turnaround fadeaway for a sec, but still good.

RowdierBob

Australia13430 Posts

April 05 2012 05:08 GMT

#5829

Dumb play from Paul there... Surprised he'd do that.

seiferoth10

3362 Posts

April 05 2012 05:10 GMT

#5830

Well, that was an entertaining game. It was a lot closer at the end than it should have been.

slyboogie

United States3423 Posts

April 05 2012 05:14 GMT

#5831

On April 05 2012 14:06 MilesTeg wrote:

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I don't understand how you can play basketball and watch a lot of NBA and think that's the definition of dirty. You're acting like this isn't what happens in every NBA game. But whatever, I am, in fact, biased; though I don't think I'm wrong. I am steeling myself for the endless bitching during the playoffs.

EDIT: Just for reference, that game had Josh Mcroberts, Reggie Evans, Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul. I mean...those guys are WAAAAY dirtier than Blake Griffin. How in any way is Blake's game like the 32 year old dude in the park flails his arms and swings his elbows. You get hit when you play ball - it's dirty when the other guy is trying to hurt you.

Vindicare605

United States16125 Posts

April 05 2012 05:14 GMT

#5832

Move out the way Lob City, Laker Nation still owns this town.

Final stats for Kobe and Bynum the one two punch that KO'd the clips tonight.

Kobe: 31 pts, 5 Rebs, 6 assists

Bynum: 36 pts, 8 rebs, 4 blks

Rebs

Pakistan10726 Posts

April 05 2012 05:22 GMT

#5833

On April 05 2012 14:14 Vindicare605 wrote:
Move out the way Lob City, Laker Nation still owns this town.

Final stats for Kobe and Bynum the one two punch that KO'd the clips tonight.

Kobe: 31 pts, 5 Rebs, 6 assists

Bynum: 36 pts, 8 rebs, 4 blks

Yea more importantly Kobe's been saving the clutch jumper a few games now. No double team and hes going to make that over a smaller defender. I mean he takes alot of bad shots and his percentages are really off. But man, you just cant not like how much clutch gene he has.

Vindicare605

United States16125 Posts

April 05 2012 05:28 GMT

#5834

On April 05 2012 14:22 Rebs wrote:

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2 clutch shots in 2 consecutive games.

And there's still people that argue that Kobe isn't clutch. It blows my mind.

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

April 05 2012 05:29 GMT

#5835

the blake on pau dunk got uploaded onto youtube, looks like a pretty blatant elbow to me.l.

Vindicare605

United States16125 Posts

April 05 2012 05:30 GMT

#5836

On April 05 2012 14:29 zulu_nation8 wrote:
the blake on pau dunk got uploaded onto youtube, looks like a pretty blatant elbow to me.l.

It was blatant.

zeehar

Korea (South)3804 Posts

April 05 2012 05:47 GMT

#5837

it was a fucking offensive foul. of course, they're not going to call it.

his putback was also an over-the-back, but of course, they didn't call it either.

glad the lakers won in spite of that though