<div align="center"> @ November 5th, 2006 - 9:00PM ET<u>Starting Lineups</u><span style="color:#6600CC">Los Angeles Lakers (3-0)</span>PG <span style="color:#6600CC"> Smush Parker</span>SG <span style="color:#6600CC"> Kobe Bryant</span>SF <span style="color:#6600CC"> Luke Walton</span>PF <span style="color:#6600CC"> Lamar Odom</span>C <span style="color:#6600CC"> Andrew Bynum</span>Seattle Sonics (0-2)PG <span style="color:#006600"> Luke Ridnour</span>SG <span style="color:#006600"> Ray Allen</span>SF <span style="color:#006600"> Rashard Lewis</span>PF <span style="color:#006600"> Chris Wilcox</span>C <span style="color:#006600"> Mouhamed Sene</span><u>Key Matchup</u><span style="color:#6600CC">Kobe Bryant</span> and <span style="color:#006600">Ray Allen</span>I think from now on whenever Kobe and Ray Allen face off it's an automatic key matchup. 2 great shooters, 2 great all-stars, and 2 guys who like to talk about each other. Look for a good matchup when these 2 take the court.<u>X Factors</u><span style="color:#6600CC">LA Lakers: Maurice Evans</span>This guy has been a pretty good addition to the Lakers roster, and seeing how Seattle's defense off the bench is poor, expect him to come up for LA.<span style="color:#006600">Seattle Sonics: Damien Wilkins</span>Seeing his play versus Atlanta, crossing up Joe Johnson gets me really excited to see what he'll do tonight. I expect a good game from him.<u>Comments</u>This will be an exciting game to see how Seattle deals with their loss a couple nights back against the Lakers. Back-to-back games are always interesting to see who can really dominate. If the Lakers win this one, it's almost as if they really beat them, following up with the rematch.<u>Prediction</u>This will probably be a close game but the Lakers will just be too much for Seattle to handle. Expect Kobe and Odom both to have great games. Expect a 2nd half offensive explosion by LA.<span style="color:#6600CC">Lakers win, 108-99</span></div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>This forum will be used for National Televised games only. This gives everybody a chance to watch the games and discuss them as they happen. Non-Televised games should be posted in the team sections.</div>:-/
The Lakers have come out firing, it's 21-13. Kobe doesn't have a FGA yet, but he has 5 assists. It's only halfway through the first quarter too.27-21 Lakers with about 3 minutes left in the first. Bynum already has 9, so does Odom.
Made a mistake.. looks like Petro started today for the Sonics.But the game is looking pretty good on paper. I'm not watching it But it looks like Bynum is doing pretty good. 4-4 shooting.And Kobe with 5 assists, good job on the part of the whole squad.
Dam...that was a hard foul by Fortson hiting Kobe hard in the head. I have no idea why the fans were complaining about the call, it could have potentially been a flagerant.
Go sonicsd Go. No defense but can rqck em up in a hurry. down by 2 at the end of one up by 9 now 3.30 in to second. 20 secs later.....then there was Cook +5sonics
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clangus @ Nov 5 2006, 10:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Keeping you guys at a distance at the moment - hope it keeps up :SKobe sure is quiet?</div>doesn't really look like he has his legs yet
ODOW = wow. He could be the most all round player in the L if he wanted. He is amazing, dude could be the BEST in the league period if he put in the effort- that includes a certain team-mate.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clangus @ Nov 5 2006, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ODOW = wow. He could be the most all round player in the L if he wanted. He is amazing, dude could be the BEST in the league period if he put in the effort- that includes a certain team-mate.</div>Oh shut up..Kobe already has 5 assists and looking for his teamates more like he said he would. Not to mention he is still recovering his legs.
I don't think the Lakers play as well when Kobe Bryant doesn't take alot of shots.I watched the game in the 1st quarter and the Lakers were in control, Seems things changed pretty fast.
Ray ripped the lakers apart. Triple ThRRReat did it. nice.... IF those three keep that play up we could see an upset team pop up here.
No defense, no Lamar, no Kobe (a healthy Kobe), no win. There were some positives though, Bynum played well, with 13 points on 5/5 shooting, Farmar was great. He had 14 shooting 5/6. We saw a couple glimpses of the real Kobe, as he hit a couple outside jumpers, but it's obvious he doesn't have it back yet. I don't know what happened with Odom, he only put up 6 shots.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clangus @ Nov 5 2006, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I have no intension of shutting up. That was uncalled for. Looks like it is starting to get away.</div>lol I didn't mean it in a serious way, don't take it like that Anyway we didnt play that badly. We outrebounded them we shot almost 50 percent. They just where 63% percent from the three point line. When that happens its really tought to beat any team.
Everyone outrebounds us. Turnovers killed you. Watson with 4 stls was big. Like you said 63% from down town - tough to beat that. We'll have these nifght thriough the season, but not enough of them. Good win though I'll take it 5
