"I don't have any teams, but I like when the Spurs win for the free cocoa."
The Lakers were left with only two reliable guards, point guard, Darius Morris and shooting guard, Andrew Goudelock, after guards Steve Nash, Steve Black, Jodi Meeks, and Kobe Bryant all sat out with injuries. Yes, Chris Duhon played 25 minutes, but remember, I said “reliable.”
Both Morris and Goudelock stepped up and played as starters
should. Morris surpassed his career best
by 14, scoring 24 points in 37 minutes.
Goudelock played 41 of 48 minutes in game three after playing only 6
minutes in game two. Goudelock added 20
points to the team’s score and had 3 steals.
Gasol, too, played hard, finishing with his third triple-double in the last 6 games- 11 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists. Howard led the team in scoring with 25
points.
To make the injury situation even worse, Metta World Peace
played only 17 minutes after having fluid drained from his knee early
Friday. World Peace, who had surgery on
his left knee in March, totaled 1 assist in game three, and is now doubtful for
game four. World Peace labeled himself the weak link on Friday saying, "I'll probably sit out Sunday. Then
these guys will be at full strength and they'll be a strong five for a
consistent game."
No team has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit to advance to
the next round in a playoff series (0-104).
And while I never doubt the Lakers, it’s going to be a struggle to be
the first to do so. Ask Coach D’Antoni
who, failing to recognize the hardworking bench-turned-starter players, in a
postgame interview said of his team, “for thirty minutes they played, and it just wasn’t enough.” So what did they do the
other 18 minutes, Coach? Plop their
indolent asses in a chair and make bad decisions? Sounds like your job to me.
There is a guy with the last name World Peace? That's silly..
ReplyDeleteHis real name is Ron Artest, he changed it to Metta World Peace..... But at least your free cocoa won't be at the expense of the Lakers anymore :(
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