He was killin' us in the 1st half on the defensive end! Every time he'd come in they'd start making a run. I'll take that plate of crow with a smile on my face--I'm glad he proved me wrong!devil1197 wrote:Good call lol. Just playing.SQ_Crazies wrote: If Moon plays more than 10 minutes in the 2nd half the Cavs will lose this game. He's played 11 right now.
SQ_Crazies wrote: Starting 5 doesn't mean shit. When you include the bench, which is pointless not to do--the Lakers have a HUGE edge. It really shouldn't be close. The only reason the actual game could be is because LeBron can keep any team in any game on certain days. I'm hoping he has one against the Lakers--it'd be a nice Christmas present.
In one post you say the Lakers have the way better bench then in another you say the Lakers bench has been terrible all year so which is it?SQ_Crazies wrote:Kobe is 10/30...he hasn't played great today either. But the bench is no excuse--the Laker bench has been awful all season and the Cavs bench has been solid. You saw that coming before they ever tipped. The Cavs just outplayed the Lakers today, it wasn't close--bottom line.JakeGiant wrote: Again, I think the officiating part is so little in Kobe's frustration. The guy performs at a high level, and gets ticked when his teammates don't carry that same enthusiasm. I'm very disappointed in the supporting cast, i.e. the bench in which Cavs bench has totally creamed L.A.'s.
Great win for the Cavs. Still just one regular season game, time to move on and build on what they did today on the homecourt of the best team in the league. This was the best they've played as a team all season on both ends of the floor.
They haven't played well most of the year (they haven't had to in most games), but when you compare the whole rosters for both teams the Lakers have the clear edge.2quik4u wrote:SQ_Crazies wrote: Starting 5 doesn't mean shit. When you include the bench, which is pointless not to do--the Lakers have a HUGE edge. It really shouldn't be close. The only reason the actual game could be is because LeBron can keep any team in any game on certain days. I'm hoping he has one against the Lakers--it'd be a nice Christmas present.In one post you say the Lakers have the way better bench then in another you say the Lakers bench has been terrible all year so which is it?SQ_Crazies wrote:Kobe is 10/30...he hasn't played great today either. But the bench is no excuse--the Laker bench has been awful all season and the Cavs bench has been solid. You saw that coming before they ever tipped. The Cavs just outplayed the Lakers today, it wasn't close--bottom line.JakeGiant wrote: Again, I think the officiating part is so little in Kobe's frustration. The guy performs at a high level, and gets ticked when his teammates don't carry that same enthusiasm. I'm very disappointed in the supporting cast, i.e. the bench in which Cavs bench has totally creamed L.A.'s.
Great win for the Cavs. Still just one regular season game, time to move on and build on what they did today on the homecourt of the best team in the league. This was the best they've played as a team all season on both ends of the floor.
Oh ok thanks for clearing that upSQ_Crazies wrote:They haven't played well most of the year (they haven't had to in most games), but when you compare the whole rosters for both teams the Lakers have the clear edge.2quik4u wrote:SQ_Crazies wrote: Starting 5 doesn't mean shit. When you include the bench, which is pointless not to do--the Lakers have a HUGE edge. It really shouldn't be close. The only reason the actual game could be is because LeBron can keep any team in any game on certain days. I'm hoping he has one against the Lakers--it'd be a nice Christmas present.In one post you say the Lakers have the way better bench then in another you say the Lakers bench has been terrible all year so which is it?SQ_Crazies wrote:Kobe is 10/30...he hasn't played great today either. But the bench is no excuse--the Laker bench has been awful all season and the Cavs bench has been solid. You saw that coming before they ever tipped. The Cavs just outplayed the Lakers today, it wasn't close--bottom line.JakeGiant wrote: Again, I think the officiating part is so little in Kobe's frustration. The guy performs at a high level, and gets ticked when his teammates don't carry that same enthusiasm. I'm very disappointed in the supporting cast, i.e. the bench in which Cavs bench has totally creamed L.A.'s.
Great win for the Cavs. Still just one regular season game, time to move on and build on what they did today on the homecourt of the best team in the league. This was the best they've played as a team all season on both ends of the floor.
No, they didn't. Simply put.Cleveland Buck wrote: Kobe's teammates did show up.
Very true statement. I've always thought he was pretty important though--he brings a lot to the table for the Lakers. He is their version of Varejao, those kinds of players are very important.2quik4u wrote: I never thought I say this but Luke is a lot more important to the team then I thought.
2quik, that was me who stated Mo needs a big game. Everytime he comes up big Cleveland will win. He has hit 20+ 3 games in a row for 3 wins, he scored 8 against Dallas in a loss.devil1197 wrote: Why does Howard look pissed? That is pretty cool.
Only way Cleveland wins tomorrow is if the other guys step up like they have been the last two games.
-Mo had 27 and Z with 25 last night
-Mo had 24 and 3 others had 10+ against PHO.
Mo needs to pull out a 20+ game once again for Cleveland to win. Whether we agree or not, Mo is LeBron's #2 he will need to continue to play like it.
I saw them on the floor--they showed up. Just give the Cavs credit for great defense. It was the best game they played all year as a team, on both ends of the court. Bad day for the Lakers--key word being day, it's just one game. The Cavs just wanted it more today--their help defense was awesome all game.JakeGiant wrote:No, they didn't. Simply put.Cleveland Buck wrote: Kobe's teammates did show up.
It was the clear reason for their struggles in the playoffs last year. Just stating the obvious. We won't cry about that at all this year--like we all agreed before, we solved those problems in the offseason. You could see it pretty clearly today, last year's team couldn't have handled this Laker roster. This year's team can.Footwedge wrote: Won't have to listen to Cav fans cry about not matching up with anyone...blah..blah...blah...like a broken record last year.
Its exactly why Shaq was brought to Cleveland. Someone tried to debate me in a different thread, I think it was Footwedge to be exact.2quik4u wrote: it would have been nice to see someone contest Shaqs shots he had 5 easy dunks bynum got his ass owned
The Lakers made the mistake of not doubling him. It's hard to do with the shooters the Cavs have and of course LeBron--but even in his old age, you still have to double him or he'll get himself to the front of the rim. He's still got that ability, he just isn't as good at finishing as he once was. Did his job today though.2quik4u wrote: it would have been nice to see someone contest Shaqs shots he had 5 easy dunks bynum got his ass owned
SQ_Crazies wrote:I saw them on the floor--they showed up. Just give the Cavs credit for great defense. It was the best game they played all year as a team, on both ends of the court. Bad day for the Lakers--key word being day, it's just one game. The Cavs just wanted it more today--their help defense was awesome all game.JakeGiant wrote:No, they didn't. Simply put.Cleveland Buck wrote: Kobe's teammates did show up.
That's the easiest thing to say when your team just gets beat, I understand.JakeGiant wrote:SQ_Crazies wrote:I saw them on the floor--they showed up. Just give the Cavs credit for great defense. It was the best game they played all year as a team, on both ends of the court. Bad day for the Lakers--key word being day, it's just one game. The Cavs just wanted it more today--their help defense was awesome all game.JakeGiant wrote:No, they didn't. Simply put.Cleveland Buck wrote: Kobe's teammates did show up.
I still disagree, and you can't just look at defensive perspective. Lakers D was horrible today, and generally, the overall effort wasn't there.
