Yeah baby, this is what we all wanted to see. Lakers up 2-1. and they have to go up 3-1 in the next home game. what a 2nd half exp 4th quarter. ball movements was good and there was good finish in every possessions. who had ever expected kobe to be averaging less than 30 in the post season and go up 2-1 against filthy #2 suns. who had ever expected all starters to be in double-figure in 2nd time in a row in the post-season? ironically, this has happened only 3 times in the regular season.do you guys know that lakers won 11 of their last 15 games in the regular season to grab the #7 for the playoffs. in this series, kobe has proved why he is the real mvp. he is not just the scoring machine, rather he is more than that, he is a playmaker for this young lakers team. what a performance by walton and parker tonite. better give mvp award to kobe, not to nash. go lakers!! go kobe....!!!

AX Bro:
I guess I will agree with you...Nash is the MVP (Since its already well-known) ;o)

However, I don't think playing this style fits every other team in teh NBA for Lakers....It was more of a great coaching, anf great execution of a game plan on Phil Jackson and the Lakers.....There are only handful of teams that run and Gun...if you know what I mean....Who whoula thunk...that Suns will not score 100??? when they average 109 in regular season?? and 17 fewer shots.....Lakers have slowed them down,,,and literally taken their shots ...killed the clock...all to their advantages....

AX Bro, and all of us in the Laker Land....Good luck tontie hai.....We need to close this series tonite......We need to eclipse the Suns when its setting in the West !!! Go KOBE ! GO LAKERS !!

On the hind-sight...just heard the news about Kwame Brown being investigated on a Sexual assualt...hope that won't be a distraction for the Lakers tonite !!!

Go Pistons....


Bad Boys from Motown.....

What a boring game last night. From the beginning i felt like Lakers came to play to loose. They were not alert like in other games..thats ok though. Lakers can close the series in LA now!!!
Raja Bell should be suspended for atleast 2 games. He claimed that he has been elbowed by kobe several times but when i checked the highlights,it clearly shows that he was flopping. but what he did to kobe was out of control. You just cant choke players like that. He should be suspended for atleast 2 games... 1 on thrusday and another 1 starting next season!
I guess Lakers gonna make more money now since there is another game at Staples center..thats why they lost.....i hope they bring the best on thrusday night!!!
GO LAKERS!!!!

Well said Aakash:

Man, last nite's game was in reach...esp when it was 71-81 at 6:57 mark after Kobe nailed a 3-pointer. Then, they gave up 2 3-pointers in a rown, and the deficit was back to 16.....Raja Bell should be suspended...that was done on-purpose..uncalled for...Lakers will close at home.....They lacked energy on Defense last nite.....Offense was ok....Kwame's foul trouble cost them some points in the paint...I really miss Chris Mihm...he would have been awesome in this series with the inside presence...Hope he comes back soon ! Go Lakers !! Go Kobe !!

suspend for what??? i watched on espn hilite and it doesn't look harm foul..... Kobe n Zen Master agrees with me ;);) dude got elbowed so he retaliated, that's all.... it's a playoff so expect for some unexpected fouls :=) Kobe should be happy he doesn't play Baseball else he should expect 90+ mph ball aiming his head :p

It seems Zen Master forgot to hand out good book to Kwame for Friday and see where he ends up :=) This kid should be in college not in NBA

m just glad Spurs won :=) Kings are very tough opponent... Series against Lakers would have been much easier for NBA CHAMPION SPURS :p

Ax bro... u just saw the highlights, i saw the whole game so before u make any judgement , think twice... what Raja bell did was worst than what Ron Artest did to manu janobli, it was worst than what J.Posey did to Hinrich... Raja Bell should be suspended. He was floppin all night to get some offensive foul on kobe but refs did a good job on that ..so Bell thought he would just wrap his hand around kobe's neck??? and u r tellin me that its not a hard foul??? cmon bro..u know better than that...
Nba is not gonna let this one slip away. IF anybody can wrap his hand around opponent's neck, then NBA will soon become a WWE..

I think Bell will be (should be) suspended for game 6. I am just waiting for Lakers/Clippers and Mavs/Spurs series.

aakash bro, never got elbowed??? if not let me know when you visit socal area :p:p bell did the right thing trying to hold him, you never should give easy 2 plus 1:) bro ur team coach and the superstar agree with me on this ;)

posey??? bro he pushed the dude going 100 mph so i think that suspension was justfied..... i don't agree with Artest suspension but i guess they looked at his history..... if he was not suspended I don't think Spurs would be having hard time like now so it worked out great for KINGS.

bro come n now... manu is an all star player you should know how to spell his last name by now :)

here's my theories why Lakers are playing good team basketball than in the regular season....
- Kobe was desperate to win the scoring title
- Zen Master wanted to show how genious he is in the playoffs with bad reg season
record which cost MVP trophy for Kobe.....

What you Lakers fans have to say???

Dont' worry guys, Lakers will bounce back tomorrow and finish up this series. As I told you before, this series will end up 4-2 in favor of lakers. kobe had a good performance but it was not like a team as it was in game 2,3, and 4. i am for sure, they will be again for one more time. yeah, as per raja, they should ring his baja and finig him. it was on purpose, it was crystal-clear. he was so jealous with kobe's performance.

tomorrow is the day guys.go lakers!! go kobe...!!

Hey Delicate,
aba NCAA sidiyo ani NBA suru vayo timro laagi..

AX Bro:
Don't hate on us Coz we love Kobe man...Gimme a break....it was a good hard NBA foul??? Man, do u live on Earth or Pluto man??? It ain't WWE or UFC.....you can't close-line a guy in a basketball..much less in the NBA. Bell got lucky, he only got a game suspension...that was totally uncalled for....he should have been suspended for multiple games....What if Rasheed Wallace doing the same, or Ron Artest does that to you beloved Duncan or Ginobli??? Just becoz you hate Kobe does not mean Bell didn't foul him,,,,,,,Bell almost cost the gaem...mind u..after he left, it was 10 points lead...and u know for Lakers, 10 points in 7 mins or so is not big off a deal...bad thing is, they gave back to back 3 pointers....If you listened to Barkley last nite, he said it best...Bell flopped so many times to get offensive fouls against Kobe...he got some...he lost some...Kobe will Kill the Phoenix tomorrow..He is like a wounded tiger...he will pound so hard....Suns will set into the West for 2005-2006 season ! RIP !!...take my words for it.....Oh, and If you took Phil's and Kobe's word for saying "Why suspend Raja Bell", that means suspend him....aight...

Peace hai AX Bro.....nottin personal....
Delicate Bro, Dead_B...Aakash...We got this series man....2 of the best matches of 1st round tomorrow, Chicago Vs Miami, and Lakers Vs Suns !! Go Lakers, Go Kobe !!!

Ax bro..afterall David Stern is a smart man. Raja ko baja bajaidyo.. he is a cry baby.. i get elbow all the time,..what the F***..dont play then..if u scared of gettin elbow, dont play basketball....quit bell quit! u aint no superstar anyway!!!

I like that Aakash !!

He was a bench player...and no one knew about him until last year...he should consider himself lucky for getting so much air time on media...be it for bad reasons !! There is no such thing called "Bad-Publicity"...right??? I bet Bell is enjoying while he can !!! A home stay...hahahaha!!

By the way,
Aakash, is that ur real name?? R u aakash Bhandari??? Just curious !!

Aakash bro,

Now it seems like you come into the line. Were you saying that it was very good hard foul? As KC bro told before, may you are from different planet man. TNT was showing again and again and it was clear that Bell was grabing kobe's neck and squeezing him to get down on the floor. And this is just good hard foul? Wow dude, seems like you were on a crack, just go out for a walk and freshen up a lil' bit.Peace!!

Eh dalli aka Ma Chameli, timilai chameli naam chahi sarhai ramro lagchha jasto cha. keho phone garda pani kahile pani callback garne hoina. thikai cha.

Delicate man...are u in Crack or something? what r u talking bout? when did i say what????? what is this comment all bout?akash bro,
Aakash bro,
Now it seems like you come into the line. Were you saying that it was very good hard foul? As KC bro told before, may you are from different planet man. TNT was showing again and again and it was clear that Bell was grabing kobe's neck and squeezing him to get down on the floor. And this is just good hard foul? Wow dude, seems like you were on a crack, just go out for a walk and freshen up a lil' bit.Peace!!

u must have misunderstood ...go back and read what i had written....
GO LAKERS!!!

कोबी आइ हेट हिम बृङ इट ओन मभेरीक्क्स् आर वेटइङ फर यु (damn...sounds like hindi-english)........me being a Mavericks fan (MFFL-Mavericks fan for life), I don't like him at all....i don't disregard his ability to play...he is superb.....but on personal level, i don't like him...i am hoping that Suns beat the crap out of him (them).....if not, eventually Mavericks will take care of the business....I am not a Lakers Hater.....I just don't like Kobe because he displaced Shaq....raped a girl and shut her mouth bringing her past into present.....Money makes every one powerful.....Kobe was about to go downhill and bring Lakers with him....Phil Jackson came back and brought good of him....he even said in his book that Kobe was unmanageable......

hey Aakash bro,
sorry for misinterpretation, actually i was refering to AX bro.

Mr Ram Prasad, you don't like kobe because of his personal level, then don't talk about it. but there is only always truth that no one can deny his ability to play b'ball. please don't even talk about his personal life and try to make that point to judge him and his whole team. you like mavericks so what?? i understand they are good, but just be patience bro, they will fall short in front of spurs. just keep looking!! go lakers!! go kobe...!!