Lakers at Mavericks 2/24/13

Of course I understand.  Just find it entertaining nonetheless. The LA/Miami CBS message board "rivalry" is humorous to me on many levels (1.the teams aren't rivals in real life and 2. it's no contest).

I do think LA will make the playoffs though 

I'm just lost why Robinson and Garcia have yet to play. I think Houston due to their offense will give any team trouble in the first round. When I say trouble for a bottom seed I mean 5 tough games or a 6 game series at best.

They aren't eligible yet.  The Sacto guys (Douglas, Patterson, Aldridge) reported late, so Robinson and Garcia can't play until those guys are cleared with physicals ect to complete the trade.. 

I think SA would sweep Houston.  They're too disciplined offensively.  Houston could take OKC to 5 or 6 though

I still don't understand the Lakers/heat rivalry on CBS?

Certain Lakers fans just hate the Heat with a passion ever since LBJ signed.

That jefe character hates the Heat more than Cavs fans hate the Heat

QID, just so you know, much of the "LA/Miami CBS message board "rivalry"" has nothing to do with any physical rivalry between the two basketball teams - it has more to do with a clashing of the mentalities of the fans of those two teams and the proliferation of a new breed of poster, most of whom are jumping on the Heat bandwagon, who are some of the most despicable and reprehensible voices this online community has ever seen. I have a very low threshold for idiocy.

Lakers 106, Dallas 100

Haha I thought those points were explicit in my post Jefe, but at the very least they were implicit 

I do think LA will make the playoffs though 

Will be close. I think they need at least 45 wins to have a 50/50 chance of making it. 47 should lock them in

Changing my prediction:

Lakers 105
Mavs 104

Lakers            109

Mavs               103

Lakers............106 Dallas.............100

Lakers 114
Mavs  109 

Outcome is largely dependent on which Kobe shows up today -- the Scorer or the Facilitator.

Jefe won me over to his side.

Kobe has to get at least 30 FGA for the Lakers to have any chance at a W.  

That's funny Slugs. More to the point, if Howard can play with and sustain some real aggression today, and Nash's back (which tightened up on him on Friday night) has loosened up a bit and he can start knocking down some shots again, I think you'll find Kobe a more than willing facilitator throughout this contest.

108-106 Lakers win. I hate when the Lakers play the earliest of the early games though.

Lakers should win if the 4th qtr don't do them in.

Lakers------108

Mavs--------105

That's funny Slugs.

Not at all.  I've got my #8 jersey out, waiting for the big show.  

81, bishes!  

Those two silly fouls on Dwight killed us.  Can't go prolonged periods of time with Jamison at the 5.  Just no rim protection.

Kobe is keeping us in this as Nash continues to struggle and Metta redefines horrible again.   

Nash finally woke up it seems and Earl's defense on Dirk has been great. I hope Dwight starts the 4th with the bench.

Not a huge fan of +/- but

Howard is +15
Meeks is +12

Everybody else sucks in +/- thus far.  

Howard is +15
Meeks is +12

Everybody else sucks in +/- thus far.  

There's a good reason not to be a big fan, especially when Howard is in foul trouble and goes to the bench and takes his defense with him and those left on the court are just trading baskets.  I doesn't mean the other players are suddendly playing badly.