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05-22-2012, 02:08 AM
Thunder win series 4-1
Kobe's 42 still wasn't good enough
Kobe's 42 still wasn't good enough
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05-22-2012, 02:15 AM
The Thunder are good and they are going to be a tough match for anybody. Even the Spurs. Can't wait to see this series!!!
05-22-2012, 09:49 AM
05-22-2012, 11:18 AM
Done.
05-22-2012, 11:33 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY -- As the red and blue streamers dropped from the sky around the fallen Lakers faces, it felt like more than the end of a series.
With "Takin' Care of Business'' thumping and thousands rhythmically clapping around the staggering Lakers bodies, it felt like more than the end of a season.
What happened here on a strange and sad Monday night felt like the end of an era.
Kobe Bryant's window to win a sixth championship in Los Angeles may have officially shut, and who knows whether he will want to stick around to spend his final years pressing his nose against the glass?
In the two seasons since they won the fifth championship of the Kobe era, the Lakers have lost their famed head coach, their celebrated locker room leader, and the powerful influence of their aging owner.
Now they have been dragged to the curb of two consecutive postseasons like bags of old clothes, this time in a 106-90 loss to Oklahoma City that gave the Thunder a 4-1 series victory in the second round.
What now?
The Lakers flew home late Monday night with the raucous boos from the Chesapeake Energy Arena fans ringing in their ears while their future looked silent and brooding.
Combine this loss with the four-game sweep by Dallas in last year's second round, and this is a team that has gone 9-13 in the last two postseasons.
Combine Monday's four-rebound game from Andrew Bynum with his inconsistent playoffs and turbulent regular season, and this is a team whose brightest young star is a dim bulb.
When Coach Mike Brown was asked late Monday where the Lakers go from here, he shook his head.
"No place," said the usually cheery Brown, who finally looked drained as his first Lakers season mercifully ended. "We have a long time to think about it."
Brown showed up for his postgame news conference in a white dress shirt, black sweat pants and tennis shoes, the perfect outfit for this mismatched team.
Seriously, what now?
Bryant, who showed up for his postgame interview in baggy sweat pants instead of his usual fancy suit, sounded both defiant and confused.
One moment, he said, "I'm not fading into the shadows.... I'm not going anywhere.... We're not going anywhere.... We've built title teams pretty quickly....We just have to do it again.… Come hell or high water, we're going to be there again.''
But then in another moment, when asked about the future, he said, "I'm not really sure, I don't really know, that's a loaded question.… This is kind of unfamiliar territory.... It's pretty odd for me, I'm not the most patient of people.''
But then he added, "I'm sure we'll figure it out, we always have.''
But what if they can't? And right now, it seems as if the salary cap and roster composition are going to make it nearly impossible to figure out, and so what does Bryant, who turns 34 in August, do then?http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball...318.column
With "Takin' Care of Business'' thumping and thousands rhythmically clapping around the staggering Lakers bodies, it felt like more than the end of a season.
What happened here on a strange and sad Monday night felt like the end of an era.
Kobe Bryant's window to win a sixth championship in Los Angeles may have officially shut, and who knows whether he will want to stick around to spend his final years pressing his nose against the glass?
In the two seasons since they won the fifth championship of the Kobe era, the Lakers have lost their famed head coach, their celebrated locker room leader, and the powerful influence of their aging owner.
Now they have been dragged to the curb of two consecutive postseasons like bags of old clothes, this time in a 106-90 loss to Oklahoma City that gave the Thunder a 4-1 series victory in the second round.
What now?
The Lakers flew home late Monday night with the raucous boos from the Chesapeake Energy Arena fans ringing in their ears while their future looked silent and brooding.
Combine this loss with the four-game sweep by Dallas in last year's second round, and this is a team that has gone 9-13 in the last two postseasons.
Combine Monday's four-rebound game from Andrew Bynum with his inconsistent playoffs and turbulent regular season, and this is a team whose brightest young star is a dim bulb.
When Coach Mike Brown was asked late Monday where the Lakers go from here, he shook his head.
"No place," said the usually cheery Brown, who finally looked drained as his first Lakers season mercifully ended. "We have a long time to think about it."
Brown showed up for his postgame news conference in a white dress shirt, black sweat pants and tennis shoes, the perfect outfit for this mismatched team.
Seriously, what now?
Bryant, who showed up for his postgame interview in baggy sweat pants instead of his usual fancy suit, sounded both defiant and confused.
One moment, he said, "I'm not fading into the shadows.... I'm not going anywhere.... We're not going anywhere.... We've built title teams pretty quickly....We just have to do it again.… Come hell or high water, we're going to be there again.''
But then in another moment, when asked about the future, he said, "I'm not really sure, I don't really know, that's a loaded question.… This is kind of unfamiliar territory.... It's pretty odd for me, I'm not the most patient of people.''
But then he added, "I'm sure we'll figure it out, we always have.''
But what if they can't? And right now, it seems as if the salary cap and roster composition are going to make it nearly impossible to figure out, and so what does Bryant, who turns 34 in August, do then?http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball...318.column
05-22-2012, 11:34 AM
05-22-2012, 11:34 AM
05-22-2012, 11:35 AM
When you guard, always put your hand in their face....
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05-22-2012, 11:35 AM
05-22-2012, 11:36 AM
Maybe it was NOT Kobe's OFFENSE that was bad last night......
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05-22-2012, 11:37 AM
05-22-2012, 11:37 AM
There is some of that UK Wildcat "D"
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05-22-2012, 11:38 AM
Kobe with an up close "Wow, that's BIG"
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05-22-2012, 11:39 AM
Lakers are DONE - Now the WORLD IS AT PEACE!!!
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05-22-2012, 11:56 AM
The reason why I am a Spurs fan and not a Lakers fan:
Every time the Lakers lose they start to look at "who can they pick up", or "who can we trade for."
They are no better then the Celtics and Heat....
But on the other hand you have the Spurs, a team that drafted their superstar (Duncan), and then built 2 very good players around him. but you've never heard SA trading or signing anyone because they didn't win it one year.
Every time the Lakers lose they start to look at "who can they pick up", or "who can we trade for."
They are no better then the Celtics and Heat....
But on the other hand you have the Spurs, a team that drafted their superstar (Duncan), and then built 2 very good players around him. but you've never heard SA trading or signing anyone because they didn't win it one year.
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