I've obviously been slacking here, but for good reason. I'll leave it at that and get to the point. In the last three months, we know the Lakers clinched the best record in the West, and then dismantled a very good Utah team in five games in what I thought would be the Lakers toughest opponent in the playoffs based on match-ups. Now, before I get dive into what has become a very touchy and physical series between the Purple & Gold and the Rockets, keep in mind everything I know about this series is what I've seen of the highlights and read up on the game recaps online. I have not been able to watch a game in over a week for various reasons.
Here's what we know: the Lakers have a two-games-to-one series lead heading into Game Four tomorrow afternoon in Houston. But it hasn't been pretty. They looked lost in a Game One loss at Staples. Tensions began to boil over in this game when Houston's Shane Battier took an inadvertent elbow from Sasha Vujacic.
The Lakers rebounded nicely in Game Two defending their home court, but with what seemed like a chip on their shoulder. Ron Artest was ejected late in the game for making a threatening gesture to Kobe from across the court, but not before Derek Fisher threw an unexpected elbow at Luis Scola and was eventually suspended for Game Three. There was plenty of jawing going on as Scola, Lamar Odom and Luke Walton were all given technical fouls. Kobe was assessed a technical foul which the league ruled a Flagrant Foul 1 the following day. Can someone please explain to me what the hell a Flagrant Foul 1 is?
The Lakers then marched into the Toyota Center in Houston and won back home-court with an impressive Game Three win over the Rockets, minus Derek Fisher. The game was a much cleaner, well played game on both ends by both teams in what seemed like see-saw battle in the middle of the game. But the end of the game turned testy, as it did in Game Two, and Artest was ejected for a hard foul on Pau Gasol. In the end, the Lakers kept their cool, and roll into tomorrow's Game Four with a chance to take a very commanding three-games-to-one lead heading back to L.A. for Game Five.
Stay tuned!
Here's what we know: the Lakers have a two-games-to-one series lead heading into Game Four tomorrow afternoon in Houston. But it hasn't been pretty. They looked lost in a Game One loss at Staples. Tensions began to boil over in this game when Houston's Shane Battier took an inadvertent elbow from Sasha Vujacic.
The Lakers rebounded nicely in Game Two defending their home court, but with what seemed like a chip on their shoulder. Ron Artest was ejected late in the game for making a threatening gesture to Kobe from across the court, but not before Derek Fisher threw an unexpected elbow at Luis Scola and was eventually suspended for Game Three. There was plenty of jawing going on as Scola, Lamar Odom and Luke Walton were all given technical fouls. Kobe was assessed a technical foul which the league ruled a Flagrant Foul 1 the following day. Can someone please explain to me what the hell a Flagrant Foul 1 is?
The Lakers then marched into the Toyota Center in Houston and won back home-court with an impressive Game Three win over the Rockets, minus Derek Fisher. The game was a much cleaner, well played game on both ends by both teams in what seemed like see-saw battle in the middle of the game. But the end of the game turned testy, as it did in Game Two, and Artest was ejected for a hard foul on Pau Gasol. In the end, the Lakers kept their cool, and roll into tomorrow's Game Four with a chance to take a very commanding three-games-to-one lead heading back to L.A. for Game Five.
Stay tuned!
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