Game 6: Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 111-103. LA wins series 4-2.

That Suns bench is going INSANE.

If Mike was coaching the Suns, they'd never seen any playing time and the Lakers would be leading by 9 right now.

Alvin is a pretty good coach.

uh oh :lol:

uh oh :lol:

Jinroh_basic

Haha, exactly. Where are the Lakers fans? Pretty slow to get here when their team looses. Master_Live

[QUOTE="Master_Live"]Haha, exactly. Where are the Lakers fans? Pretty slow to get here when their team looses. andyboiii

nah, not trying to flame the Lakers fans so don't get me wrong here. but i must admit.... this is very amusing. :D in any case, the series isn't over yet so nobody should get carried away.

[QUOTE="Jinroh_basic"]

uh oh :lol:

Master_Live

No in not. So that is that.Master_Live

only if Lebron goes to NY right? ;)

[QUOTE="Master_Live"] No in not. So that is that.andyboiii

only if Lebron goes to NY right? ;)

And this quote is true: "Boozer and Joe Johnson make the Knicks at least the 6th seed in the East. Fact. And those two guys are just the fall guys if Bron/Bosh/Wade don't sign in NY."

And this quote is true: "Boozer and Joe Johnson make the Knicks at least the 6th seed in the East. Fact. And those two guys are just the fall guys if Bron/Bosh/Wade don't sign in NY."Master_Live

David Stern at work >> FTs in Phoenix : 74-33 for the Suns. That's not a typo.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Suns, but that's just a joke.

[QUOTE="Master_Live"]And this quote is true: "Boozer and Joe Johnson make the Knicks at least the 6th seed in the East. Fact. And those two guys are just the fall guys if Bron/Bosh/Wade don't sign in NY."andyboiii

I know your post isn't directed towards me but man, your shots at the Knicks really sting. :(

To think, I was rooting for the Lakers to win it all this year. :P

I still think LA will win this series but game by game, round by round, i am seeing a very disturbing trend for the lakers, and i'd be worried if i was a fan. THEY CAN'T STOP ANYBODY. OKC, after they got their feet wet in the first game, scored at will. Utah scored at will. And now the Suns are scoring at will. The problem is that none of those teams have the size or the overall defensive ability to stop the lakers on a consistant basis - but Boston does. They can getaway with it in the Western Conference(the land of the 6'8 centers), but not against the Celtics. And i'm honestly shocked more so called "experts" aren't pointing this out.It is becoming more and more evident that we are going to see a repeat of two years ago. I could be wrong but at this point in the season, there aren't to many drastic changes that can be made. You are who you are.

David Stern at work >> FTs in Phoenix : 74-33 for the Suns. That's not a typo.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Suns, but that's just a joke.

BaraChat

Did you even watch the games? THere's a reason for that. Mainly the Lakers shot too many outside shots (hell they went for 32 threes in one game) and the Suns attacked the basket.

I was impressed by the Suns bench. Really great game and I'm glad both conference finals got more interesting.

They made it a series! I don't see this going to 6. The Lakers are not the Mavs to let this one go. I love Nash, but at best, the Suns can push it to 7 games and thats it.

[QUOTE="BaraChat"]

David Stern at work >> FTs in Phoenix : 74-33 for the Suns. That's not a typo.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Suns, but that's just a joke.

AHUGECAT

Did you even watch the games? THere's a reason for that. Mainly the Lakers shot too many outside shots (hell they went for 32 threes in one game) and the Suns attacked the basket.

this series isn't over yet ;)andyboiii

Meh, over in 6.X360PS3AMD05

Suns 4 - 2 Lakers

Glad someone agrees. :)

I thought it was over 2 games ago according to you Faker fans. :lol:Messiahbolical-

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Meh, over in 6.Messiahbolical-

Suns 4 - 2 Lakers

Glad someone agrees. :)

Suns can't win in LA. Sorry buddy

and Suns don't have home court advantage, soo sorry :)

Meh, over in 6.X360PS3AMD05

[QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"]

Meh, over in 6.X360PS3AMD05

Suns 4 - 2 Lakers

Glad someone agrees. :)

Suns can't win in LA. Sorry buddy

and Suns don't have home court advantage, soo sorry :)

And if LA cant win in Phoenix this series goes 7.MoonMarvel

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"]And if LA cant win in Phoenix this series goes 7.andyboiii

Suns can't win in LA. Sorry buddy

and Suns don't have home court advantage, soo sorry :)

andyboiii

Do you really want this series to go 7? Do you ever wonder if LA has trouble with Phoenix that they will get slapped by Boston who is 4 time better? This series isnt very comforting.MoonMarvel

You guys have one of the biggest fanbases in the NBA, yet your crowd is laughably quiet. Probably in the top 5 quietest in the NBA. That's just pathetic. I don't think many people are afraid of playing there.Messiahbolical-

That's because it's in LA and all the rich celebrities and stock brokers are all sitting in the front becaue they have the money to buy those tickets

Bill Simmons wrote that there are 3 types of Lakers fans and I find it to be very true

"The inherent problem with any Lakers game: There are three types of Lakers fans, so the balance of any crowd depends on Type A and Type C overriding Type B"

Type A would be the die-hards -- mostly middle or lower **** populating the upper levels of the arena as well as the higher corner seats. These are the ones who attend championship parades, stick flags on their cars, wear jerseys to games and defend Kobe to the death. They are my mortal enemies, and I love when they are unhappy ... but I respect their passion

Type B: wannabe die-hards, locals there to be seen, couples showing up late and leaving early, C-list celebrities, agents or producers jabbering with clients and ignoring the game … it's everything I hate about Los Angeles in a nutshell

Type C: Type C would be the wealthy die-hards -- upper **** connected, and in many cases, family-owned season-ticket holders since the days of Magic/Kareem or even West/Baylor -- only it's a disproportionately large group compared with any other NBA city except New York. I don't mind these fans unless they are giving their tickets to Spaulding Smails-type relatives. They always return for the playoffs, just one reason why those games are always better.

[QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"]You guys have one of the biggest fanbases in the NBA, yet your crowd is laughably quiet. Probably in the top 5 quietest in the NBA. That's just pathetic. I don't think many people are afraid of playing there.andyboiii

That's because it's in LA and all the rich celebrities and stock brokers are all sitting in the front becaue they have the money to buy those tickets

Bill Simmons wrote that there are 3 types of Lakers fans and I find it to be very true

"The inherent problem with any Lakers game: There are three types of Lakers fans, so the balance of any crowd depends on Type A and Type C overriding Type B"

Type A would be the die-hards -- mostly middle or lower **** populating the upper levels of the arena as well as the higher corner seats. These are the ones who attend championship parades, stick flags on their cars, wear jerseys to games and defend Kobe to the death. They are my mortal enemies, and I love when they are unhappy ... but I respect their passion

Type B: wannabe die-hards, locals there to be seen, couples showing up late and leaving early, C-list celebrities, agents or producers jabbering with clients and ignoring the game … it's everything I hate about Los Angeles in a nutshell

Type C: Type C would be the wealthy die-hards -- upper **** connected, and in many cases, family-owned season-ticket holders since the days of Magic/Kareem or even West/Baylor -- only it's a disproportionately large group compared with any other NBA city except New York. I don't mind these fans unless they are giving their tickets to Spaulding Smails-type relatives. They always return for the playoffs, just one reason why those games are always better.

I was gonna link that when he said something about the crowd, I don't always agree with Simmons but he's right on the Staples Center crowd. If the people sitting in the higher sections could afford the good seats the Staples Center would be loud as hell, go back and watch highlights of the 2000 playoff run, that place was LOUD.

[QUOTE="andyboiii"]

[QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"]You guys have one of the biggest fanbases in the NBA, yet your crowd is laughably quiet. Probably in the top 5 quietest in the NBA. That's just pathetic. I don't think many people are afraid of playing there.-Halftime-

That's because it's in LA and all the rich celebrities and stock brokers are all sitting in the front becaue they have the money to buy those tickets

Bill Simmons wrote that there are 3 types of Lakers fans and I find it to be very true

"The inherent problem with any Lakers game: There are three types of Lakers fans, so the balance of any crowd depends on Type A and Type C overriding Type B"

Type A would be the die-hards -- mostly middle or lower **** populating the upper levels of the arena as well as the higher corner seats. These are the ones who attend championship parades, stick flags on their cars, wear jerseys to games and defend Kobe to the death. They are my mortal enemies, and I love when they are unhappy ... but I respect their passion

Type B: wannabe die-hards, locals there to be seen, couples showing up late and leaving early, C-list celebrities, agents or producers jabbering with clients and ignoring the game … it's everything I hate about Los Angeles in a nutshell

Type C: Type C would be the wealthy die-hards -- upper **** connected, and in many cases, family-owned season-ticket holders since the days of Magic/Kareem or even West/Baylor -- only it's a disproportionately large group compared with any other NBA city except New York. I don't mind these fans unless they are giving their tickets to Spaulding Smails-type relatives. They always return for the playoffs, just one reason why those games are always better.

I was gonna link that when he said something about the crowd, I don't always agree with Simmons but he's right on the Staples Center crowd. If the people sitting in the higher sections could afford the good seats the Staples Center would be loud as hell, go back and watch highlights of the 2000 playoff run, that place was LOUD.

Anyways, the Suns need to be aware despite tying the series, they are still the underdogs, the Lakers are favored to win the series for a reason. Can the Suns win the series? Absolutely. Would you bet that can take 2 out of 3 of the next games with 2 of the games being in LA? I dont think so.

Lakers vs Boston, it's NBA Destiny.

You know what, I want Lakers but I'm kind of glad Suns won. Why? More wins mean more basketball to watch! And I'm glad Orlando won and I hope they win again Wed night!

Lakers need to be battle tested more. They got lazy (and cocky) after sweeping Utah and beating the Suns twice. They need to be tested so that they can be ready for Boston (or Orlando if there's a miracle) in the finals. Seriously, with Boston's toughness, physical play, and Rondo playing crazy, Lakers need a little kick in the pants to prepare for that battle.

So no worries.

Same thing happened with OKC and that series made the Lakers a tougher team. So it's all good.

Hope Orlando wins two more and takes those old guys in green to 7 games! I want to see more games during the week. I hate all those sweeps. It's been a boring playoffs so I'm glad there's finally some good competition!

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"]Do you really want this series to go 7? Do you ever wonder if LA has trouble with Phoenix that they will get slapped by Boston who is 4 time better? This series isnt very comforting.andyboiii

damn straight they won't be no cakewalk....boston is gonna win no matter who wins this series

i'd just rather the lakers win this series because there is nothing better than the celtics getting championships by beating the lakers :)

Fisher pretty much been sweeping his hand at anyone with the ball, Nash and Amare? wth?

I said this would be a close series, glad to see the Suns tie it!

Lakers in 7, though I hope Nash and the Suns win

kozzy1234

My friends who are Lakers fans where making this face last night during the game

hehe, good series so far, it was crazy in that 1st half last night when Frye and Kobe where just hitting 3's back and forth.

I see Kobe coming out SHOOTING alot next game and lakers goign up 3-2

I don't care about basketball or the NBA. But watching the Suns tie this up makes me so happy, now all the cocky Laker fans will be quiet.monkeytoes61

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"]

[QUOTE="BaraChat"]

David Stern at work >> FTs in Phoenix : 74-33 for the Suns. That's not a typo.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Suns, but that's just a joke.

Mister__Awesome

Did you even watch the games? THere's a reason for that. Mainly the Lakers shot too many outside shots (hell they went for 32 threes in one game) and the Suns attacked the basket.

Guys (or girls?), I watched the games. I'm a Suns fan. The Lakers lost the games because they didn't play Lakers basketball, they played the way the Suns wanted them to play. HUGE props to the Suns and Alvin Gentry for that. And I'm glad to see they aren't dead nor giving up. This series could really well go to 7 games, which would be great news.

But a 2.24 to 1 FT advantage is ridiculous. And I'd bet the proportion will stay the same in LA, only this time it will be for LA. That's why I'm saying it's ridiculous.

I doubt the Suns will win this series but I want them to prove me - and the NBA - wrong. They are playing Championship caliber basketball right now, and for those who say that Boston will run over them remember the Suns beat Boston TWICE during the regular season, and big wins too. Now I don't know about Boston's health during those 2 games (injuries?) but I do know they started something like 5-0 or 6-0 until the SUNS beat them.

So don't put the Suns down yet.

Question for Lakers fans.. if you where a coach on the Lakers.. what would you try to do to play better against the Zone? Since the suns have gone to the zone the lakers have settled for so many jumpshots and 3 pointers (thus not getting to the line as much as the suns).

How would you tell your team to attack the zone? This is a very interesting series to me, as the lakers dominated first two games and then since suns went to the zone they have been doing alot better. Suns made the first adjustment... can the lakers make the next one?

i think its pretty obvious why and how the sun won last night

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Question for Lakers fans.. if you where a coach on the Lakers.. what would you try to do to play better against the Zone? Since the suns have gone to the zone the lakers have settled for so many jumpshots and 3 pointers (thus not getting to the line as much as the suns).

How would you tell your team to attack the zone? This is a very interesting series to me, as the lakers dominated first two games and then since suns went to the zone they have been doing alot better. Suns made the first adjustment... can the lakers make the next one?

kozzy1234