Relax on the debris

Relax on the debris



Lakers lost a game last night, a game they fought until last 0.2 second, a game still within their reach until Kobe’s last TO, a game they wanted too much but lost their patience and rhythm. Fairly and squarely, Lakers lost to a better team last night. I may agree that it is not Lakers best performance, but it is definitely not their worst as well. Yes, Bynum is still slow, but he helped defensively; LO was not as powerful as previous two games, but Gasol had been consistently effective and efficient; Fish couldn't keep the pace of a hot, rarely, Alston, but Farmar stood up sometimes; Kobe did blow off the winning opportunity at the end of game, or his 5 missing Fts doomed it earlier, but he was the one who kept Lakers in this game most of the time. Lakers played par last night, which was just not enough to beat a team with 75% shooting percentage in the first half and 63% overall.

Unlike the game 4 and 6 in Rox series, unlike the game 4 in Denver, it is an acceptable lost for Lakers fans. "Acceptable" doesn't mean we don't understand how better the situation would be in 3:0 lead instead of 2:1, it is because Lakers didn't have the mindset that it was an affordable game for them to lose, even it maybe was. They lost mostly because they were too anxious to win; because Kobe suddenly smelt the blood of victory; because they just did not want to wait any longer.

Relax, Lakers, mentally and physically. We all know how close we are right now. Let Lakers be Lakers. Forget about all the expert’s projection, in 5 or in 6 or in 7? We DO NOT care. We, as fans, believe in Alston couldn't shoot 8-12 every night; we believe in you are more experienced than Magic to close out a game; we believe in Kobe wouldn't be faltering in two consecutive games. We believe in, overall, you are the best team now in the league.

Relax, buddy. Step back, take a deep breath. PJ has 48 hours to prove his Zen master nickname one more time. Recommend another movie for you before the game, “the longest day". We've been waiting for 7 years; one more week wouldn't bother us that much.

Just relax, buddy!

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• 顶一下! -布哈林- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 10:52:17

• Glad I didn't write anything before I hit "F5" :) -Warsteiner- ♂ (1688 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 10:56:39

• looking forward to game 4!!!!!!!!!! -lake3peat- ♂ (50 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 11:22:43

• Some beef I had with Kobe though -Warsteiner- ♂ (804 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 11:58:42

• agreed,. -背影68- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:05:08

• through all this playoffs, he is not as patient as he supposed t -背影68- ♂ (182 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:08:51

• you are not alone -lake3peat- ♂ (1002 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:14:05

• That's why I always say life is easier for wing than big men. -Warsteiner- ♂ (628 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:23:03

• you got a point there -lake3peat- ♂ (360 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:27:06

• c'mon, I've read a lot of your stuff -背影68- ♂ (256 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:02:04

• But he also won a few games with last play. -Warsteiner- ♂ (423 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:06:11

• maybe I am not a fan of his style. -背影68- ♂ (281 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:18:44

• Great stuff, but who's panicking? -lake3peat- ♂ (627 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 11:20:22

• haha, I was not talking about you , I know you are fine -背影68- ♂ (601 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 12:50:01

• agree and disagree -lake3peat- ♂ (439 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 13:06:44

• 哈哈， i 服了 u， you scrutinize every game like this ? -背影68- ♂ (257 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 13:32:00

• no, not always:-) -lake3peat- ♂ (296 bytes) () 06/10/2009 postreply 14:41:29