Pistons vs. Lakers

[Anonymouse]

Game 4 belongs to the Lakers. And that's when the Pistons will be out of it.

Nope. Just watch. You will say "Mouse you were right".

[dstyle]

What a joke of a game. Worst officiating ever. Ticky tack fouls on the Lakers on one end, and when they're on offense they get hit, no call. booo the referees. Lakers still in 6.

[Darorinag]

See what I mean?

[Anonymouse]

What a joke of a game. Worst officiating ever. Ticky tack fouls on the Lakers on one end, and when they're on offense they get hit, no call. booo the referees. Lakers still in 6.

can you please stop blaming officials for what is inherently the problem of the Fakers? Just accept that they sucked.

[patlajan]

Rooting for the Lakers is like hoping Bill Gates wins the lottery.

[Anonymouse]

The Fakers are outrebounded, lack better free throw shooters, outscored them from the field, outdefended them. There is no way Pistons will lose. Face it Fakers, having "Stars" and the overrated "playa" Kobe, isn't gonna get anyone a championship.

[loseyourname]

It's gotten them 3 in the last 4 years. Did this somehow escape your attention?

[Anonymouse]

It's gotten them 3 in the last 4 years. Did this somehow escape your attention?

Well, when you consider that Payton and Malone signed on to "win" and have contributed nothing the whole season and now, you really have to wonder why they have done zilch for the team. Both are passed their primes and neither have done much. Therefore that whole "Star" business is pointless here. I remember when the Wolves were showing good defense against the Lakers, the Lakers got confused, and Kobe was virtually helpless. Now the same applies to the Pistons, for here is a team that has studied the Fakers and knows them. Kobe and Shaq are nothing now, and the only ones left to do anything are two old hall of famers passed their prime, and other mediocre players. Basically, the Lakers will not overcome the Pistons defense, and Kobe and Shaq will not be allowed to work together, and hence the Pistons will win Game 4, and Game 5, closing the series in Detroit. Of course that is my prediction.

[loseyourname]

And of course you are almost certainly wrong. This Laker team has managed to recover every time a defeat like this has come and there is no good reason to believe they won't find a way to do so this time. Besides, no team has ever won all three of the consecutive home games in a finals series and there is no good reason to believe the Pistons will be the first.

I don't think you can question the fact that if the Lakers had not had Shaq and Kobe the past four years, they would not have won three championships. Having stars certainly matters. Even the Pistons probably would not have made the finals this year if not for their acquiring of Rasheed Wallace, which has allowed them to basically shut down the middle of the lane the same way San Antonio did last year with Duncan and Robinson.

Also, I don't think the Lakers win against San Antonio without Malone. It was obvious how much trouble he caused Tim Duncan on defense, something that no one on the team could do last year, resulting in Duncan's field day and the Laker's elimination. It seems like they've been surprised by the way the Pistons have come out and actually challenged them. It's obvious they weren't expecting it. The same thing happened last year when the Wolves went up 2-1 on them and the year before when Sacramento went up 2-1. The Lakers won both of those series, mostly because they had more experience, an area in which there is no comparison between them and the Pistons.

[Darorinag]

The Lakers only won against San Antonio because of luck. That Fisher shot was pure luck. That series could've ended differently if the Spurs had won that game.