Why Even Watch The Game Against The Lakers?

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  1. MARIS61

    MARIS61 Real American

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    With Roy out the rest of the team will touch the ball a lot more and hopefully the Sergio/Bayless tandem gets big minutes.

    Fakers are going down.
     
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    I didn't even read this thread, but I'm going to say that you would watch this game BECAUSE YOU ARE A BLAZER FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How could you not!
     
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    alex42083 Thanks Brandon

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    If we can endure a 21-win season and even see guys like Bassy, Ha and Viktor beat the Lakers, there's no doubt I'll be watching. Rudy for 30, LMA for 25, Greg for 15-15, Bayless with 10, Blake with 15, let's do this!
     
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    16-1 is the Lakers home court record thus fare this season.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    don't you mean 16-2 after tonight? Yeah baby, you heard what I said ... ummm ... OK, that probably won't happen, but I'll be watching to see growth; to see if guys are going to step up and fill the void like they did against the Celtics, or if they are going shrink like wilting violets as they did against the Hornets (this is more about LMA and Greg, than it is about Rudy and Bayless replacing Brandon's production).
     
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  6. Further

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    I like watching games where the Blazers are big underdogs. If they lose, they were expected to lose, but if they win, it's a total rush. And even if they do lose, I will be looking for how certain young ones play, and hoping to see some glimpses of hope.
     
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    IF and I SAY IF!!!!!!! They let ODEN play the outside could be wide open for BLAKE and RUDY to have huge games. That's a big if though! Either way this game is a great learning lesson for our troops. Lord knows the Lakers will get the calls and Kobe and 1 will be rolling tonight. Can our boys play through it and make Gasol, Bynum and Walton beat us? Great test though!
     
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    Walton doesnt play 4th quarters...Ariza plays almost all the 4th every game the past several weeks
     
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    Falcons Never Had A Chance!! GO RED BIRDS!!
     
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  10. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    Why were they leading @ the half then?

    IMO, that miscue to start the 3rd, ending in a TD was the key pivitol moment, though. That, and the defense letting down near the end of the game allowing Warner & Co. to get a first down from a 3rd & 22 situation. Had the Falcons not gone brain dead and stopped that (I'm sure then bringing on a BIG momentum boost), I would have given them better than even chances to march the field for the win.

    Ahhh, well. Credit to the Cardinals for getting the job done.
     
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