im guessing carter didn't know they had a timeout left, and thats y u never put the game in the hands of an inexperienced player

you traiterous mothafucka.

hes been in the league forever, so inexperienced he is not

that he has been but he doesnt have much experince in the playoffs is what i ment, probably should have put that in there

I didn't like seeing a sweaty Kobe kiss his wife, that's a bit rude of him and disgusting. He should be ashamed of himself.

vanessa is a freak, she likes it like that

that she is

see 9 days of goofing off shooting half court shots pays off

Delante and Mo stepping up

God I hate close games ... when i have a rooting interest

Lebron +1 Dwight just fouled out!

Rashard Lewis!

What can Lebron do? Score his 50th point of the night to win it?

Dooooohhhh

That was a barnbarner.

Welcome to the playoffs Cleveland. Time to start playing real teams.

This will be Orlando's big "showing" of the conference finals. They wont shoot that well in the clutch often. Cleveland in 6.

Hope so. I'd rather the Lakers play Cleveland than Orlando.

Considering the hammering that every Orlando player was getting going to the basket in the first half giving Howard that foul was a joke. Someone let me know when the refs feel like calling a game consistently.

It was a foul because it was Lebron taking it to the bucket.

Is Dwight Howard the new Tim Duncan when it comes to complaining? He complained after about every call last night. I love the Magic and Dwight but I hated seeing him throw his arms up in the air after every call or no-call.

Yea and when Lebron smacked the shit of of Howard it was a no call, fucking ridiculous.

I did see Lebron pull a move in the post last night that actually impressed me though. It wasn't anything complicated, but it was so easy I just laugh at how much he avoids going down there for easy baskets.

I don't think he's mastered the "I'm completely shocked but I'm not going to to throw a fit so I'll just look around incredulously hoping everyone sees how completely shocked I am" look that Duncan does so well. But he's still young.

there was no contact and lebron still manages to get a foul called

id rather see that as well, but it would be nice to see the lakers have home court.

I think last night sort of proved Jada's point why he's not the "best" yet.

Champions don't pass the ball in a situation like the Cavs had at the end. He had been playing great all game and was in control, and then decides to let someone else take the potential game winner.

It's good to be a Magic fan right now.

bah if west hits that wide open shot - all the press is about how mature he is and how he trusts his teammates

there are plenty of highlights of Jordan passing off to paxson et al at the end of games

Ya, but that's bc teams forced him to give it up. Lebron wasn't comfortable taking a jumper and they closed off the lane. He forced himself to give the ball up by dribbling the ball into congestion. If they come out to double him it's a different story.

Chauncey off of Kobe's back and lay-up = best play ever

GO NUGGETS

Wow you cannot take Carmelo Anthony out of the game, George Karl! What are you doing?!

Oh he sweetness of 1-1 and the stinkness that it should be 2-0.


I was so tilted when I pulled up the menu on my DVR and accidentally deleted the Nuggets/Lakers game. I only missed the first half but still tilt balling.


I thought JR Smith extended his knee but the announcers said it was his calf.


Was Melo cramping at the end of the game?


Game one line opened with lakers -7 then adjusted to Lakers -6.5.
Game two had the Lakers at -5.5 which didn't adjust.
What will the line be on game 3? I'm thinking Lakers -1.5.

Jon Barry, cool it with the makeup a little bit buddy.

I thought that Nene and Birdman were very weak defensively last night. It seemed like Nene just refused to play hard and the Birdman didn't have his normal spark. A good win for the Nuggets. It will be interesting to see how the games turn out in Denver.

Even better because espn.com had a feature on Chauncey last week that included a story where he did that in high school and apologized to his grandma later for "showing off".





I was on the phone with my brother last night talking about this exact point. I'm not declaring the Nuggets will win the series, but there's pretty much no reason they can't. Going in, I had this lingering feeling of, "Yeah, but they still haven't quite made the jump...something will happen and they'll break down." I know it's only two games in, but I really don't feel like that now. Game 1 could have destroyed their confidence and pretty much ended the series. The first 20 minutes of Game 2 SHOULD have destroyed their confidence and pretty much ended the series. 2-0 would be ideal, obviously, but 1-1 and knowing that you have a great chance at taking control in Denver is good enough.

And, really, JR hasn't contributed yet. If we get the same production from our starters AND he has one of his games where he just starts going nuts...I'll be happy.

And, LK was huge last night. Thank you, Lithuania.

My buddy pointed out that Birdman probably spent too much time on the beach because he was all sunburned. He had one big block I can recall, but, like JR, he hasn't made his normal impact either.

Nene is an enigma. If he doesn't get it going immediately, his confidence seems to plummet and he plays scared and weak.

I was so frustrated in the first half because the Nuggets weren't playing hard. It seemed like LA was dominating the game but only had around a 10 point lead.

Nuggets had a HUGE win last night!!! The bar I was at downtown went absolutely crazy at the end. I was so fired up. This series looks a whole lot different now. I have said this all along Nuggets in 6 if it goes 7 all bes are off but the Lakers would most likely win game 7 . If the Magic somehow win the east the winner is decided in the nugs/lakers series.



Something that has not been discussed (or I have not seen) is how bad the refs are doing this series. What is up with some of these calls??? Does the NBA really want it to be a Kobe/LeBron finals?

Did the Nuggets even play that well in Game 2? I think the Lakers might be in trouble.......but I am not sure if Denver's rampant immaturity will make them blow it. I dont think Denver can win a game 7 in LA so they need to finish it off in 6.

so instead of settling for a contested jumper, he tried to drive and get a good shot and then instead of forcing a tough runner he found a wide open teammate who just hit the same shot a minute earlier......and thats somehow a knock on him?

49,8,6 and people still wont accept the obvious. Was Kobe somehow responsible for the Game 2 loss last night? Because he passed to Fisher? This is nonsense.

For not getting open on the inbound play and letting Fisher take a very contested fade away 3. Yea, I'd say he is a little to blame.

Jackson said in the postgame news conferences that it was a set play for Fisher. He said he thought they were going to foul and would overplay Kobe on the inbounds so he thought Fisher would be open. Kobe was basically a decoy.

All season the Bird and Nene have played so much better at Pepsi Center... I think those guys and JR will get it going in game 3 and we get the first big win of the series.

Good call Phil.

The bulls would often do this in playoff games too, making plays for paxton and others. The thing is, they were 3 point specialists. The lakers don't have any of those, really.

I was thinking about that last night. I think Bird needs the crowd there, because they absolutely love him. I was thinking about it last night when I noticed again how apathetic the LA crowds are. If the crowd at Pepsi Center starts going nuts at a random time in the game it means one thing: Andersen stood up and is heading to the scorer's table.

I can't imagine the crowd in LA doing something like that.

My buddy and I have this thing with JR where we say he's in "FIIS" mode (Fuck it, I'm shooting). You'll know when it happens because he just starts throwing balls up from anywhere. Sometimes it's great and sometimes you want to smack him in the mouth. But when he has it going, watch out. He really needs a game like that in Game 3 or 4.

he lost, and he didnt miss a shot the entire game why wouldnt he shoot one more

he shoots a high percentage because he does not force bad shots. He is a great teammate and that is why the Cavs have such good chemistry. Orlando is not the best matchup for them but I think they will find a way.....plus the Magic are choke artists.

LOL @ no tech being called on Williams for throwing the ball at Howard.

how are the magic choke artists after beating boston in games 6 and 7, and then beating the cavs in game 1.

Cavs are playing like the Magic did against the Celts, can't put 'em away.


Those two "blocking" calls were also atrocious. Clearly outside the smiley face TWICE within a couple minutes, and both go to the home team that everyone thinks is going to the finals? God bless NBA officiating.

I will say, the reffing after those two calls got much, much better. It's all about consistency, and they found some.

oh no

That was one hell of a shot.

So the Cavs BARELY pull out a 1-1 split at home, this is going to be bad for them if they don't play any better there.

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