Suns/Lakers: Game 2 Beatdown
Goin’, Goin’, back, back, to Cali, Cali…
With Phoenix nursing a double digit lead midway through the second quarter last night, Phil Jackson had a lineup consisting of Sasha Vujacic, Lamar Odom, Brian Cook, Shammond Williams, and Maurice Evans on the floor. Even Doug Collins (who I’m almost certain is a Laker fan) came close to laughing at the absurdity of this decision. Me? I was punching myself in the throat. The Zen Master might as well have started waving a white flag from his seat. The game was over.
To save you (and myself) the pain and embarrassment, I will not rehash most of the details from last night’s carnage. The only thing we can and should say about game 2 is that the result was predictable. There was no way the Suns were going to allow themselves to travel to LA with a tied series. I just didn’t think the Lakers would be so accommodating. Six Suns players scored in double figures and - let’s be honest here - the Lakers simply did not show up.
A couple of questions:
1) Did Nash kiss his right bicep after a hard (and totally unnecessary) foul by Odom last night? If so, I hope Jack Nicholson puts out a cigarette in his eye before this series comes to an end.
2) Was anyone else secretly hoping that TNT would CGI some steam coming out of Kobe’s ears as he sat on the bench absolutely fuming when all hope was lost in the third quarter?
OK, time to stay positive…Deep breath…The Lakers will can win the next two games.
Yes, I’m perfectly aware that there’s no logical reason to believe what I just wrote in the previous sentence, but consider the following: The Lakers were 25-16 at home this year; game 3 is a must-win; the NBA would not be pleased with a sweep in this series; Kobe will most likely go off in the next two games; and even if I’m alone in this, I still believe, dammit!
Keys to game 3 (for the Lakers): A hot start. Lots of calls. Cold shooting from Phoenix. A Kobe explosion.
Keys to game 3 (for the Suns): More Barbosa. More Laker ineptitude.
See you tomorrow night, everyone. I’ll be enjoying several adult beverages during the contest. I suggest you do the same.
53 Responses to “Suns/Lakers: Game 2 Beatdown”
Apr.25 at 2:37 pm
Dennard C says:
That game looked like Aunt Esther, damn!!!
Apr.25 at 2:40 pm
Nadav Mor says:
you’re missing a “goin’”
Apr.25 at 2:43 pm
mutoni says:
fixed.
Apr.25 at 2:44 pm
Nathalie says:
So one of the commentators said the Sun’s were putting on a ‘clinic.’ Somehow I think that was the biggest understatement I’ve heard in a while, but I needed the best thesarus in the world to find another word for that ass-smacking.
Apr.25 at 2:50 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
Is it fair to say that Butler-Kwame was the worst trade the Lakers have made this century? Kwame looks absolutely lost out there. Someone should put together a parody of Gilbert’s impossible is nothing tv ad that features Kwame. From #1 pick to humiliated by the GOAT to heartless cake smasher to barely servicible bench player getting minutes on a crappy team.
Apr.25 at 2:51 pm
J-Bird says:
Barbosa is turning the first round into a skill showcase
Apr.25 at 2:57 pm
Max Airington says:
Kobe will break Jordan’s record of 63 before this is over. Promise. As for me, I just might crack my skull against a wall before this is over.
Apr.25 at 2:58 pm
Aaron says:
The Nash bicep kiss was classic and if you don’t find that funny you are eating something that is a little too bitter..
Apr.25 at 2:59 pm
Dennard C says:
Why exactly did the Lakers make the trade for the cake dropper? I mean I know he is young and all that, but what promise did he show in Washington to make them think he may turn around?
Apr.25 at 3:02 pm
djLino says:
i still believe too. lakers in 6!
Apr.25 at 3:08 pm
jawn says:
i don’t know about needing adult beverages to watch the next game, but i certainly needed them in the second half. You had to be under some type of influence to enjoy that half….
Apr.25 at 3:20 pm
Hersey says:
The Suns need to go for the jugular and put this team away quick.
I keep getting the feeling that Kwame is going imagine one of the Suns as cake and commit a flagrant foul before this series is over.
Apr.25 at 3:32 pm
Silky Slim says:
The Suns has taken the Lakers’lunch money!
Apr.25 at 3:36 pm
DubsGonDoIt says:
Suns > Lakers
Only if KB24 can put up 30+ shots & make 25 lol will the Lakers even stand a chance at winning a game.
Amare & Matrix > Kwame, Turiah & Bynum
Besides Bynum, do the Lakers even have their big men practice catching the ball in the post because damn they have some impressive hands of stone.
Apr.25 at 3:38 pm
Mike says:
Silky Slim says:
The Suns has taken the Lakers’lunch money!
Don’t worry about that. The Lakers don’t need lunch money, Kwame brought cake.
Apr.25 at 3:39 pm
Michael says:
If Kobe goes off for 70 the lakers will losr by 25. They can’t beat the suns that way, the more he scores the worse off they are. WHich means we have absolutely no shot cause everyone but Lamar and Farmar have completely dissapeared. By the way F**K Smush Parker.
Apr.25 at 3:40 pm
mutoni says:
laker fandom: join the FUN!!!
Apr.25 at 3:40 pm
Mike says:
DubsGonDoIt: don’t lump Turiaf in with Kwame. He’s not supposed to catch the ball in the post. His job is to chase down Kobe’s errant shots, immediately give the ball back to Kobe, and go do it again.
Apr.25 at 3:51 pm
DubsGonDoIt says:
Mike, haha okay you win with that point. However, whenever I have seen Turiaf get fed the ball in the post (which I agree isn’t what the Lakers should be doing) he goes all Kwame on them and usually drops the ball and kicks it off his shoes.
Apr.25 at 4:00 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
That was the kind of game where you should just forfeit the rest of the series afterwards. Lamar Odom’s postgame interview was a cry for help.
Apr.25 at 4:01 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
Kobe has learned his lesson. Instead of quitting on the game, he will give the fans what they want, which is 60 points in a loss. But yeah, Phil Jackson and his staff really need to come up with something amazing.
The injured Caron Butler is doing more for the Wizards right now than Kwame is for the Lakers.
Apr.25 at 4:02 pm
data187 says:
you think the lakers fare would be any better if they made the bynum for kidd trade?
Apr.25 at 4:06 pm
mutoni says:
data187: yes.
Apr.25 at 4:06 pm
mutoni says:
but only in the very short term. bynum will be a star in this league someday.
Apr.25 at 4:08 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
mutoni - when? 2010?
Apr.25 at 4:10 pm
SwingMan says:
Keys to game 3 for the Lakers include “Lots of calls”? Sheer desperation. Tsk, tsk, tsk…..
Apr.25 at 4:11 pm
mutoni says:
um, he’ll only be something like 23 years old then. so, yes, he’ll be a star at the age of 23.
Apr.25 at 4:11 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I think my favorite moment in the game was when Doug Collins said something about the Suns having to be careful not to lose their focus—when they were up 25 in the third. No wonder all his players always wound up hating him. What a psycho.
Apr.25 at 4:12 pm
mutoni says:
swingman: i thought about putting in “injuries to amare, nash, barbosa, and marion”, but i figured that would’ve been going too far. perhaps after game 3…
Apr.25 at 4:16 pm
Reggie Evans says:
I am bringing out Billy Bong Thornton for Game 3.
Apr.25 at 4:17 pm
SwingMan says:
mutoni says: “swingman: i thought about putting in “injuries to amare, nash, barbosa, and marion”, but i figured that would’ve been going too far. perhaps after game 3…”….. AND wishing injury to other players - even CALLING for it. Classless: Just what I expect from a Laker homer.
Apr.25 at 4:24 pm
Reggie Evans says:
Maybe this is too “Cam’ron”, but I think I figured out why although I can appreciate Steve Nash, I find his style of play annoying: He’s the Ultimate Coach’s Pet. I’m surprised he’s not the son of D’Antoni. He just plays like the Coach’s Pet. Namely, the “right” way. Nash is what Bobby Hurley wished to be. Maybe MVP stands for Most Valuable Pet… Great interview with Nash in this month’s Playboy, by the way. He seems like a decent human being.
Apr.25 at 4:25 pm
Tom says:
I think Smush is doing the most damage to the lakers right now, when you see him on the courts in this series he looks like he’d rather be anywhere else except playing off the bench in this playoff series. If i’m Jackson I wouldn’t play him at all and just go with Farmar/Vujacic/Evans, I mean how much worse could it get?
Apr.25 at 4:34 pm
aaron says:
i thought i was watching someone play NBA LIVE on rookie mode
Apr.25 at 4:36 pm
Pat B says:
Lakers are done!!!!!
Apr.25 at 4:48 pm
Ken says:
I agree with Tom, I loved the way Smush started his laker tenure, but he looks like he’s not even trying out there. He’s the buggest defensive liability on the floor, and now that his offensive game has disappeared, sit him on the bench. I like Farmar’s hustle, and Vujacic isn’t great on D, but at least he can hit some open threes and bother Nash on defense. I still believe though. I bleed purple and gold. P.S. Phx fans have no class, cheering when Kobe got hurt, and even starting a “Kobe sucks” chant while he was lying on the floor. Reminds me of when Tom Tolbert said that the Seattle fans were a bunch of “idiots” after they started cheerign Tim Duncan getting hurt on the floor a couple of years ago. Anyone who cheers when a player gets injured shouldn’t even be allowed in an NBA arena.
Apr.25 at 4:53 pm
Dennard C says:
Doug Collins’ hair creeps me out, what is that shit?
Apr.25 at 5:01 pm
Max Airington says:
Reggie, I agree that Nash seems like a decent human being, but with all of his dominating of the ball(yes, I realize the context of the accusation considering my love for #24.),constant jump passes, off balance fadeways, and lackluster defense, he hardly plays “the right way” himself. But hes still fun to watch. And Doug Collins looks like Eminem’s father.
Apr.25 at 5:25 pm
namik says:
heres a piece of advice-Dont wear your teams jersey all day on the day they get blown out by 30 and talk sh*t to everyone. Especially when the team is the Lakers and its a Kobe Bryant jersey. Everyone will make fun of the next day and all you can do is stay shut. Damn you Xerxes Barbosa!
Apr.25 at 5:30 pm
namik says:
Swingman-Classless? You mean like the whole Phoenix arena cheering when Kobe rolled his ankle and was on the floor. You guys better hope the Spurs AND Dallas get eliminated because if you meet them, that series is over. Give Stevie the MVP, Dirk would rather have the Finals MVP anyway.
Apr.25 at 5:39 pm
Styliztik Jones says:
I think Phil Jackson got some action at Vegas. How do you tell your best player to be more of a distributor? And how do you not have the starting lineup in the second quarter?
Apr.25 at 5:54 pm
chucknorris says:
Did anyone notice how Kobe completely left his team out to dry after the game with this statement “It’s no surprise that we don’t have a lot of talent on our team.” Classic Kobe, winning points with teammates at every opportunity! This guy has always been a class act.
Apr.25 at 6:04 pm
J-Bird says:
Bring on Dallas and San Antonio, the Suns would love to put a hurtin on them if they make it out of their first round series’.
Apr.25 at 7:11 pm
Shiz says:
Smushy playin like shitlz & bits. Kwame always been terrible. I love watchin Kob’ do his thang, but the Lakers is dunzo…What? Does Smush NOT like playing professional basketball for the Lakers?…beaches, bitches, and ball…what is there not to love?..f’ em…waive em and sign Penny for that Ron Harper role…bring Farmar off the bench…do somethin! Cuz Smush is just boneheaded right now.
Apr.25 at 7:28 pm
LJ McKay says:
Suns’ fans weren’t booing and chanting “Kobe sucks” when he was on the floor. Those were Laker fans who were at that whup-ass fest. Seriously, I was there. I saw PHX fans shushing folks in Lakers shirts telling them to stop it. It was shameful, no doubt about it, whoever was doing it and be advised, MOST PHX fans know better.
Apr.25 at 7:36 pm
Dennard C says:
Smush’s attitude reads like this: “If you don’t give a damn, I don’t give a f*ck.”
Apr.25 at 9:57 pm
C says:
chucknorris- way to twist the facts. Kobe was stating the obvious truth in order to make the point that they should all play harder. There’s nothing wrong with that.
Apr.26 at 12:08 am
Cory C. from Pa - hoe - nix says:
For those people that were sitting at home and not at the game you have no right to judge Phx fans and equate us to idiots as Doug Collins said about Seattle fans. I can just imagine LA fans throwing cups of beer at Phx players if another smackdown happens. lol I love talkin’ smack
Apr.26 at 1:59 am
Bigi says:
Mutoni I’m witchu!It ain’t over yet…Don’t think KB will take these losses easy…I’m pretty sure he will score more than 15 in Game 3.
Apr.26 at 5:33 am
Drolfe says:
Punching yourself in the throat? Ouch.
Apr.26 at 10:00 am
Sesa says:
This is the hard one to win for the Lakers. Injuries for them’ starters, anything worse than that? I’m very glad if I’m wrong. O yea, Phoenix gladly cheered when Kobe rolled his ankle. Y’all know why? People think “Finally, our biggest threat had gone down”. You can’t blame them Phoenix fans. Kobe is the one who stand in their way betweeen a championship(?) and a possible upset.
Apr.26 at 5:42 pm
Abdullah says:
why are laker fans even online right now .. if i was a laker fan id still be in a corner crying .. your franchise is done for a long time to come.
Apr.27 at 1:39 am
tike says:
Lakers finally earning a game but if i have to listen to Doug Collins im going to smoke myself to sleep… the guy is just so annoying