Im really looking forward to see this matchup tommorow and see them go at it.Artest did a very good job on T mac last time they played.He shut him down the entire 4th quarter and even in ot tmac couldnt get anything going.Tmac and kobe are the same type of players.Artest is gonna be all over kobe.It will be interesting to see how kobe will respond to artests defense this year
i think kobe will get 36, just because he's gonna shoot around 35-40 times, he'll make like 38% of his shots
I must say i have alwayy thought artest was overrated..so kobe to drop 32..because shaq will dominate with 35.
kobe will play second fiddle cuz they will be feeding the ball to shaq because he's been complaining recently about not getting it. look for kobe to score 26 on horrendous shooting
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "go_duke21":</div><div class="quote_post">kobe will play second fiddle cuz they will be feeding the ball to shaq because he's been complaining recently about not getting it. look for kobe to score 26 on horrendous shooting</div> you contradicted yourself...Kobe can't score 26 points on 'horrendous shooting' if he is feeding the ball to Shaq consistently...if he has a poor shooting night then you can't say he's gonna score 26 points when he's gonna be dumping the ball into Shaq a lot... i don't think the Lakers are gonna ride shaq that hard this game but thats just my opinion...Shaq looked tired and slow vs Seattle but we'll see how he looks after the nice break they had
every1 remember. Kobe is averaging 40.4 points in his last 15 games. He also has scored 30+ in the last 15. He also is 14 points away from being the youngest player in history 2 hit the 10,000 mark. Artest luvs this matchup and would like 2 keep him below 13. That wont happen, but, i guess that Ron will keep him below 30, which, considering Kobe's rrecent streak, is sum GREAT d! See the post about harington-kobe that i posted. it is interesting. i got skool 2morrow but i'm still gonna stay up till 1 2 see this game.
I won't be surprised to see Artest get in early foul trouble. Kobe is smart enough to know the Pacers will be gunning for him with Artest and Harrington so Kobe will simply rack up the assists tonight. My prediction Kobe will get a triple double 25 / 11 / 13
kobe's assist numbers are not dependent on whether or not he passes the ball...they are dependent on whether or not the rest of the scrubs on his team can actually hit the wide open shots he gets them -.-
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "Jermainiac":</div><div class="quote_post">every1 remember. Kobe is averaging 40.4 points in his last 15 games. He also has scored 30+ in the last 15. He also is 14 points away from being the youngest player in history 2 hit the 10,000 mark. Artest luvs this matchup and would like 2 keep him below 13. That wont happen, but, i guess that Ron will keep him below 30, which, considering Kobe's rrecent streak, is sum GREAT d! See the post about harington-kobe that i posted. it is interesting. i got skool 2morrow but i'm still gonna stay up till 1 2 see this game.</div> pretty much what i was thinking 23 points 8 rebounds 1 block 4 assists 2 steals Kobe and Artest will both get ejected,suspended, and fined too for breaking out a fight too bad for Artest :cry: good for Kobe 8)
artest plays good D. one of the better in the league. kobe will score between 15-25 points. they should goto shaq and lert him rackup the points.
