G12 LAL @ HOU Game Thread+Chat

Reverse Layup!!

Every time I have been First on a game thread the Lakers have lost. p(^-^q)

too quick!
With you non-sleeping, Houston has no chance tonight!

There is always a first. It could be tonight.

Not sure, maybe defenders are waiting it to be called? LOL

winner!

Lenard poked the ball from LBJ’s dribble so many times…Lin should feel comforted. JK…

Yes

https://twitter.com/billoram/status/535241774634377216

Hi!

Why would Lin want to talk to any of you who trashed him when he was w/your org? smh His game will do all the talking!

he is now. lol

hi, welcome lychee!
:}

https://twitter.com/MS23xo/status/535242230630744064

it’s a good sign that Lin is very focused before the big game :]
This is good!

lol…is he being escorted by the pd so rox media can’t go at him?

Yes.Make yourself edible.(´▽｀)

brick mamba vs soft brothers

What flavor?

Good move Lin, don’t wanna give those suckie media of Houston something to talk about..

I predict that Lin will get a warm applause when his name is announced. Most Rockets fans appreciate Lin’s hard work and attitude when he was in Houston.

It might not seem that way online, where anonymous haters proliferate (on any topic). But I think the fans at the game will appreciate Lin’s time with the team.

If Lin managed to pull off the big win, I expect the interview to go something like this

“I learned so much about moving the ball out of a sticky situation in Houston.
I prayed I am that ball and it came true!” :p

is that a sleeping cat?

3q

First game back in Houston. He did well his first game back at MSG. Hope the trend continues.

I like to come here and transfer most valuable inforamtions back to my site, hope you guys don’t mind.

I love it, lin not available for comment per Laker PR….LOL

I was at that the first game of the season with the Rockets, lin did not exchange a single word with Beverly. lin talked to Howard/Harden. Beverly acted as though he didn’t know lin. it was so strange.

kobe has really. i see them talking all the time during games. but boozer is a friend. more like buddies. while kobe is the teacher type

https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/535117351859912705

Currently have a 3 by 3 in-n-out burger in front of me with a Heineken. LEGGO LIN

I think Beverly is just a phony and a product of media hype to make lin look bad and put the focus on harden. Problem is that Bev bought into it, and he will have a hard fall when his usefulness for morey and company has run out and they will drop him like a hot potato and not even look back.

https://twitter.com/PAIRhouston/status/535253159485378560

https://twitter.com/PAIRhouston/status/535155973200293888

You’re black?

I think she’s blue :]

at least there is a few mentees who appreciate JLin’s work through his foundation!

nah i doubt it i think its just some girls from the foundations lin had in houston

Ok. Thought she pulled a Blaiyan

https://twitter.com/penny10654/status/535255030719610880

and the plot thickens…

the girl in the left hot tough lol

True, I always thought he had a slimy way about him. I have less respect for him than even the beard dude. At least the beard dude never faked liking Lin. Scrub dude really showed his true colors when he completely ignored Lin’s hi-5 during a game. I have least respect for those who fake friendship for their own gain…just like another player( mavs ) whose name I’m not even going to say.

https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/535251232684642304

Bring it on!
https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/535256494493933568

He went as far as to say ‘I”m his brother from another mother.’ wth…I knew right then he was a con.

5) James Harden has struggled to find his shot this season, connecting on just 37.2 percent of his attempts, which ranks 123rd out of 127 qualified players. However, he is still sixth in the NBA in scoring (23.7 points per game), as he leads he league with 9.0 made free throws per game on 10.0 foul shots.

6) Dwight Howard is fifth in the NBA with 11.3 rebounds per game and third with a 92.7 defensive rating**. However, his strong season has been marred by a career-worst 46.2 free throw percentage (42-for-91). Howard has missed 49 shots at the foul line, more than nine NBA teams: Dallas (48), Portland (48), San Antonio (47), Cleveland (46), Brooklyn (45), New York (45), Phoenix (44), Golden State (43) and Boston (40).

7) The Rockets will be without Terrence Jones (left nerve inflammation), who has been a key part of their success. The power forward is averaging 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, while ranking behind only Klay Thompson in plus/minus*** ( +17.7). Jones also reached a double-double against the Lakers in the season opener with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

8) Houston (9-2) has been unbeatable this season when outrebounding its opponent (8-0) and scoring 100 points (6-0). The Lakers have won the rebounding battle three times and held their opponents to double figures twice this season.

9) The Rockets lead the league with a 94.3 defensive rating. Meanwhile, the Lakers are last in defensive rating at 114.9.

10) Houston is averaging 11.5 triples on 32.8 3-point attempts per game. If those numbers hold, they will both break NBA records.

Would it be funny it all LAL players keep attacking Harden while
all HOU players keep attacking Boozer?

Why does it matter? I’m black and I love everything about lin. Me and my friends think that lin is all that and a bag of chips..LOL it is o interesting that now that we have seen him play in person my buddies are loving him even more. Even my niece and her friends have jumped on lin’s train..LOL

Lin through Harden!

short timer lol.

Hi good to see u here.

I’m Borean

black korean lmao

WOW That’s a huge turnaround. Good to hear that:-)

https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/535259585251397634

Oh. That’s interesting! Go JLin!!!!!!!!! Go Lakers!!!!!!!!! Get a win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

soft lol teddy bear

Yeah, really, he is out pending child abuse allegations. You got to love the press they are so creative..LOL

LOL, @psalm234:disqus You really crack me up lately:-) Like your sense of humor.

Samuel, we have gone thru this many times on this site, there wont be any name callings or player being mocked. Spell check please 🙂

now thats interesting

That’s my first thought as well. So coincident?????

Jeremy can have more than one mentor as well 🙂

LOL I begin to really like all these Lakers media, fans…..

A pleasant exchange between McHale and Jeremy.

how can one miss chilis

No Howard or Jones!!!

Before and during the game I can understand. Bev probably just wants to keep his competitive edge and “hate” his opponent. But if he doesn’t even talk to him after the end of the game then yeah that’s kinda weird.

Yeah, pushed him away lol

333333

33333!!!!

Lin for 3333333!!!!

No Dwight awesome time even better for that beat down! But Rockets can blame Dwight’s absence for the loss!

good game, indeed

Interior defense. C’mon Hill!

dont be jealous now

Teach Houston a lesson… go go go

early 3s always good…gives him the confidence

Harden convering Johnson figures. Should put Swaggy in instead and feed Swaggy

SMH at Jordan Hill. Lin is giving the ball to him so that he can take it to the basket and he stop and shoot. Where is Ed Davis?

They’re not standard on a burger at In-N-Out (but I guess neither is a 3 x 3) and need to be requested (a tip CaliUSMC shared previous thread).

WHAT is Hill doing throwing that pass by a mile?

sigh Hill.

Nice push by Lin on Bev trying to get to his space

Lakers not getting blown out yet! =)

Someone should blanket Ariza to prevent those 3s

https://twitter.com/Lakerholicz/status/535263821779443713

Yeah Animal Fries are part of their secret menu 🙂

5:56- Lin – 3 pts / 1 ast / 2to’s

offense a bit sloppy

Streaming is really bad. Can’t watch at all.

I agree and they seriously need someone to defend Ariza better!

http://firstrowca.eu/sport/basketball.html

If Davis started, Lakers would have been up by 5pts

ur wish granted he is in for Wes

aha, let’s see 😀

Kobe on him now should be fine!

Great D by Lin on Bev!

Kobe looks tired.

lin trying to pass too much. with dwight out drive

BevClank X 2

Davis!!!!!

Holy smokes Boozer is on fire and working hard today!

Ugly basketball….

Both teams play badly.

the passes are off today. offense a little out of sync

Yeah Harden is just trying to draw the foul all the time.

3 pts and 3TOs

perhaps Nick Young can guard him well

oh no!!!

it’s a superstar thing. superstars get the free pts even if their FT% is lower than another player.

Jeremy must have coached team on how not to foul Harden

double double

Kobe bad shot led to a 3 for Rockets on the other end
4-7 now

This is bad 5-8 from 3s

heavy legs on b2b games 4 him..

BS should rest Kobe, not Lin.

So D followed Jeremy to the bench…

Kobe bxtching at the ref about the no call.

Kobe 1-6

Lakers trailing only by 2, said the announcer.

Byron should take Kobe out and put Lin in, he’s tired and not fast enough on defense right now.

Lin barely played but started off with a nice 3. He just gotta keep shooting.

Kobe 1/6 back to chucking mode

Jeremy should shoot more, he can’t do worse than Kobe’s 1-6. Lin really needs to stay aggressive. that opens up shots for other players too.

One was a Rockets player was on the ground and Lin tripped over him on a drive. Weird.

officially: out due to strained knee.

He’s scared of Kobe so he ran.

“knee”

Someone said he had a “strange white knee” or something like that….

unofficially, some speculate didn’t want attention to child abuse case

Don’t see Lin

Lakers need to defend the 3s

6-11 from 3s will not be good for the Lakers

Price wide open afraid to take 3

Man, has chunky morey gotten bigger?

for the record, Lin went after Bev one play and got stopped by 2 bigs. Bev went after Lin and got stopped by Lin.

wow, that’s a bad TO by Price but finally he made a 3!

did that once before for bev

He’s not playing strong. He’s picking up his dribble and almost looks like he doesn’t want the ball in his hands. And 3 TOs in 1 quarter isn’t good.

Well, that guarantees Scott will keep him in.

ugh wes

yes… Houston gets a foul call!

there you go Hill, great post move

I’ve been watching for 3 min and already happened twice.

Harden zero !Sh……

Price chucking 3s

James Harden with 0 points lol.

maybe you guys shouldn’t have been making fun of Price being too scared to take 3s, now he’s chucking them

No But I don think handle is his weakness. Anyway…I guess that changes everyday

Let’s start to making fun of Lin

Really Scott…how is Price working for you?

Guys with the zebra strips aren’t helping him today.

let’s make fun of Motiejunas

Feels like I’m watching a YMCA pick-up game.

like we have a another back up

Harden with only 1 FGA lol

A back up that Scott doesn’t consider a back up. What happened to Clarkson…he can’t do worse.

They need Lin back… no one helped Hill who had the ball

wow sacre, with the fadeaway 3 ftr

Those are practice shots

Lin in.

L-in

Nice Lin assist to Hill

No defence on 3s? OMG!

GOOD D- LIN

man.. smthing wrong w/the Lakers D now

Bev! You can’t beat Lin!

3pts, 3asts, 3TOs for Jeremy.

Nice defense Jeremy on Beverley

head bob foul call lol

Lin’s shot was way off. He is thinking something

it one shot

He has to stay there. then his 9mil will be well worth it

Grrr, Harden up to his flops again.

I know I mean that one shot.

We need to see Lin make some baskets! He needs to get to the rim with no Dwight today!

I am about to type this, but obvious I am too slow, and saw this. ><

yes, 3 putbacks and 1 midrange ratio will be good for him

Kobe should just keep backdooring all game lol.

He’s looking better now, good.

yep

Who is covering Ariza? They leave him wide open for the 3. They must be double teaming Harden and effectively leaving Ariza open.

kobe?

Wow …first harden point!

And one for Boozer Yes!

nice, Lin closed on Bev 3, causing miss

Lin lunged and made Bev missed his 3.
8-16 now for HOU

Kobe is really old school. He always find the guy in the paint 1st

Harden and Bev tried to trap Lin again. Harden fouled again

good Harden has 2 pfs

Jeremy! badd…….

two short shot back to back game effect

LOL Bev the pet raised his hand and wanted the foul call but it was on Harden so he had to sit! haha I would love to see Harden foul out before 4th quarter!

That was way too short…LOL It is ok, just kept taking it

I think Lin has tired legs. He doesn’t have his usual burst driving to the rim

Lin looks tired back to back has always been a witness of his, wonder why.

He was off balance falling back trying to shoot that.

agreed

Lin needs some pep pills to come back gunning. This game is sloooooooow.

hes tired.. 🙁

Oh ya, if he’s tired they should rest hm

aw, Boozer missed Wes all alone under the basket

Lin looks off tonight

That’s one Kobe attempt to find Lin.

No positive comments from Hubie tonight..

Only in first half… wait for the 2nd half

Who is defending papnikolaou?

More Lin-Davis please. Sometimes I feel BS is helping the other team.

Just need to quadruple those numbers next half (except for TO).

LOL you are the TOV tracker

LOL good way to put it.

Hope he comes out on fire the second half.

Please specify which… 🙂

lakers look a bit tired which is expected. just have to fight through it. lin has to shoot those shot and not pass. a missed shot is better then a turn over. I’m sure he will make the adjustments. very boring game though

I’m tired of Lin being tired. He needs to drink some Red Bull and grab the bull by the …

Do you think Lin is a bit distracted thinking about all the abuse he got from Houston?

HOU without DW is vulnerable.

No, he’s playing great D.

If the Lakers keep playing this way, they are going to lose. The offense is not going thru Lin. Everyone is watching Kobe.

Yeah, but he needs to take some pep pills or something. He needs to come out strong in the 2nd half.

Maybe Lin should just keep shooting 3s with tired legs
He’s 1-1 from 3 so far. 0-2 from 2s

It seems. Hope he can bounce back and leave nothing left. Just mark the Toyota center. Go Lin.

I hope he will. Fatique can not be the excuse anyway. Just need to impact without the speed

LOL I dare him to shoot a half court

3 are the good kind … taking risk in o when D is broken.

B2B legs and you KNOW Rox targeting him.

focus on ur work, dont get caught.. 🙂

Not to mention Harden not getting his foul calls and bricking shots lol.

Boozer and Kobe don’t seem affected by B2B

Better Q2 but need to stepup on D

I guess because they don have D12. LAL is a much better team now too

they are rushing him on screens

don’t underestimate their paint D … Dmo we know plays intelligent ball.

Lin cannot find rhythm tonight probably due to rox’s fast pace. Fortunately, Neither did Rockets find rhythm.
Looking forward to the 2nd half. Hope the team gets some adjustment.

True

I mean compare with the 1st meetings.

Harden has only 4 pts

Wish they’d lose Wes too.

I guess Rox just don want Lin to beat them.

are you sure it’s in his head? I saw Bev slam his head, but it don’t go in.

I hope lin wants to beat them badly.

Sure seems like it.

It’s all in the D, on both ends.

over anylazing

I meant LAL…overall

You do see there are a lot of body around him, right? LOL

Well, even if I put a big SIGN before him, he would just ignore. I will use my telepathy.

Tired Lin = passive.
Tired Kobe/or any other nba player = will still shoot

we’ll see 2nd half. I see him many times in the paint but he has 2 bigs around him. He’s pushing the passes to try to get that score. 2 TOs that way. Another was attempted Alley Oop He got the backdoor to Kobe loe that. So, theme the breaks.

Then, you seen him many times stop the HOU score. Bev 2x for sure.

I assume you know of his double-double work last night…

LOL

valid excuse, but its still excuse

As was 4 games in 5 days. 🙂

Brent, no I never watched a whole NBA game before Lin, but I thought he had hard time played against 1st Rox game because of Dwight.

Bev is pathetic when he tries to make moves on Lin and he orchestrates nothing. He gets rebounds, shoots 3s and plays defense. Lin has so much more talent but he’s limiting himself today and maybe he’s tired.

and your point…look i love lin, but he needs to find a happy medium and bring it every night even if he doesn’t feel it. that is what starters do in this league

It’s not that simple dorothy. It’s a dance and Lin has had his share of pushes that didn’t work out this half. Believe me, he’s killing my fantasy stats, but he’s trying and to could be 3 more assists instead of TOs. for 6 more points. The the 2 midranges that were short.

He plays hard D, b2b, Bev and Harden BOTH out to get him, and no break? Tough love Joyce! 🙂

That call was unacceptable.

i knew Houston was going to play Lin physical, and so far its working

I’m with joyce on this

why is lin just standing in corner

That is why lin needs to work around that. Lin knows that this is not a level playing field when it comes to him.That is why he never needs to give them reason to point the finger at him.

Bring the bench out please!

M&M trying to prove a point.

that is why lin needs to figure it out and get past it. He needs to do what he has to do to help the team for a win.

that was a 2 right?

no. 1. Lin has disrupted at least 2 3FGA.

Houston has improved their PnR defense a lot.

That was the only 3 on JLin, 8 points were on Price!

Lin hardly got screen…

I thought that’s the coach’s job… LOL

If I were Lin, I will be pissed with the long 2 right on my face. Lin just won’t turn it on tonight.

Yes Lin should get pissed with all those BS foul calls!

yes, twice that happened

So far all balls go thru Kobe. Can’t complain. Lin is too passive and heavily defended.

The Laker’s offense has no flow, no ball movement… Basically Lin and Wes standing in the corner while Kobe and Hill take their shots.

they’re countering pnr by double teaming him. if open man can make it, then less dbl teams

Lin is not passive and is heavily doubled once he breaks down Bev.

No PG on the floor for LAL

they ensure that Lin would look good @ their home…

I just hope lin get at least 12 point s tonight, but he need to find a happy medium on how to play. He needs to realize that the defense is going to load up on him ,and needs to work it out on how to get around it.

By sitting on the bench…LOL

15 points? How?

Ironic how Rockets game talking about PPG points per possession yet Lin was the efficient of the team last season!

Garcia sighting again! Good to see at least

hope lin plays with the bench and gets going

PNR cannot be done alone.

LAL announcers complimented Price on defense… during the 1st half…

Bryan needs to sit…

kobe D on papa … very bad tonight.

Announcers just tolling BS’s line! Price gave up 8 points against Bev!

He is very bad on eveyone

Right on.

The Rockets are moving the ball while the Lakers are watching Kobe shooting the ball. Byron Scott is losing me. He won’t start Davis and Kobe is on his shooting binge. This is a recipe for a lost.

I think the problem is his tired legs eliminate his weapon to drive to the rim and draw fouls.
Then Hill can’t set good screens for Lin to get the PnR going.

Lin needs to take pull-up 3s or midrange Js which might not be high% but I hope he tries something.
Right now HOU is neutralizing Lin’s impact

Which is why his legs aren’t as tired.

hate to say it, rockets are moving the ball well. down vote.

The offense is getting messy. Kobe is looking tired. Young’s handles are questionable. Lin needs to get out of the funk he is in. I believe he can. He has to believe in himself and just play his game.

I don’t agree…but it is what it is 😛 Not saying he should not step up, just saying he needs help like anybody else.

He could if not playing with Kobe at the same time

They are blind to not to work on their offense. Booze and Hill take too many long 2s. No rebound.

I am actually rooting for Lakers to win whether or not Lin plays well for this game because it’s against Rockets. I rather Lakers win even if Lin plays badly, just for this game.

I know but it’s really only a BTB and I just wish J had some extra energy to stick it to Houston.

That’s only true to a certain extent. Kobe starts doing this when he thinks he has to step up and take responsibility so he says.

I believe everyone is…LOL

I think everyone want Lakers to win but not going to happen now full Kobe mode.

Kobe kept the Lakers close, now he is losing the game… perhaps he needs to sit down?!!!!

Alright guys, I havent been watching.
I’ll start watching the 4thQ and help turn their luck around.

I don’t think so. Full quarter. Lin has to play through this and hopefully Scott lets him and Lin steps it up

Shoot! why!

Because Lakers looking like a disorganized mob with Lin out.

Wow JLin coming in with a minute to go at end of 3rd. Let’s go Lin.

Please!!!

True, But I don’t think Scott found the way to break that double team on Lin yet.

JLin back in Ed Davis gets going!

laker have to fight since they are tired

Crazy “rotation”

Ha ha, Harden tries a 3 flop.

because of the TOV

Win still come 1st I think.

Can I call a flat rotation “flotation”? LOL

I like Hardens last shot, he should keep doing that.

exactly

Lakers look pretty good with effort on defense. They need better offense sets. This is on BS.

Yes Harden please keep brick so Lakers can take the lead!

that is impoosible to get it done by oneself. You need your team mates to be in the right spot. Their only way I saw so far is to run 1 2 pNR

I hope so.

Yeah, go into Kobe mode!

only if Kobe sits and Ln gets to call Davis. I want Ln to sit too, every minute in this game is killing my fantasy game.

Well YES!!!

pop open a can of spinach

ok, Kobe is resting at the start of Q4

But Price is playing PG and Lin playing SG. Not good

I see now what you are saying.

Bev… can’t say i enjoy the way he plays… thought he got praises…

Davis saved Lin’s miss with a tip in.
Good drive!

P.Bev > Lin right now.. smh

Jeremy’s new bromance!

They keep doubling Lin.
Come one, Lin!

You can solve this Rocket puzzle

JLin not playing well this game =/ He’s passing way too much and need to take shots!

lin too passive right now stop playing through boozer

that was a dumb play by Booz …. Lin wide open at 3 and booz chose to turnaround brick.

houston is going physical w/o little refs’ interventions…

yes

Exactly.

He’s playing well. He’s got what 15 points, he’s hustling and getting rebounds and Lin has done nothing against him.

b2bs have always been Jeremy’s kryptonite, really ugly game.
I need them to pull out the win so it’ll ease the pain XD

announcers noticed…

I see that too, very obvious home court advantage!

exactly

Price and Lin lineup is not good.

That’s cause Price isn’t good at all!! He should be the one going out not Lin!

Lin’s getting double teamed off a pick and has no passing lanes. Not sure what he can do.

This is wrong, in Houston of all places, to pull Lin in the fourth. Price has done nothing on Bev thus far.

haha,,, harden pass…

refs sucks

PB played well

Made your day huh?

have a not-so-good feeling that refs will help Rox to win despite 50-50

Young is more effective because he got single coverage.

Scott apparently doesn’t notice. Should put Kobe and Lin in so they can’t double team without leaving one open.

Nice tap Wes.

JLin out and Nick Young takes over the game guy plays fearless! If only Lin could play like that!

He gets doubled too. Also guarded by Bev., but not shy to shoot. Hate saying it.

Swaggy did well there. Come on, Lakers!

Lin in court bring up Rox def energy lol.

No…Scott has to be ashamed that he has no counter at all.

Are you sure? you said that last time and he came in 🙂

Haha Harden no call on that BS drive.

Hou’s D is only focused on Lin. Once Lin’s out their D disappears.

Uh. You must be a little too emotional. How about you scroll down and check. Try again.

It is a team ball he can’t do it all by himself.

Refs didn’t fall for that one, so obvious he fell himself!

I am gonna stop talking, I think pll thinking I am like a homer…LOL

I wonder why the other rookie PG has not played for two games? I thought he played better than price. Was he shooting too much and got benched ?

I agree with you. Not the homer part, the other part. There is only so much one can do in a team sport.

I don’t care, just hope Lakers can win. Nick Young really plays fearless and has fun doing those circus shots that go in. Lin used to be fearless too, Houston ruined him.

He has to change his strategy if it doesn’t work. Same rules for everyone. But yes, BS not helping.

beat ROX will be nice… also 2 wins on a roll is good for morale… including Lin fans

trollin yourself?

Favoritism what else?! Same reason why a player like that gets 20 minutes a game. Clarkson plays alot better than Price!

I agree 100.

And as usual he played right into their hands…smh

saw Kobe ran back after scoring… a good sign

He just needs to shoot the balll. That is why he is on the bench, no fearlessness…smh

Rockets planned for Lin and Scott did nothing to help him, but this is why people keep calling him inconsistent. A bit disappointing. Seems Rockets really got to him. Everything takes time.

Lin back. Come on Jeremy

ok, Lin is back with 3:37!!!

Don’t lose faith. He lost the battle today but there will be more of them later in the season.

Brent is wrong again 🙂

Yes, Lin… just be yourself.
Mr. 4th Quarter!

It will be Kobe ball mostly so..

LOL

Great defense by JLin knock the ball out.

Lin almost a steal on Harden’s pass to Bev!
Good deflection

Mr. 4th quarter please show up!!

You know, this is nothing new to lin. He had to fend for himself for two years in Houston, so why is this any different. That is why I say he should bring it everyday so that the critics won’t have a chance to point fingers at him. I just hope he gets it one day

A very nice confidence booster.
Unlike in HOU where he wouldve been benched since the 1stQ.

I don’t like a lot of what Scott does but he put JLin back in. McHale would never have done that.

I am pleasantly surprised. I thought he was out for good.

Hope Kobe draws the double team leaving Lin open for the 3.

I agree with you. He has to bring it every game. He knows it too so I’m not sure what happens sometimes.

Announcer: “Harden split the goal post” :p

Bryant with the 3 point play!

Give Kobe credit this game he took over for only short periods of time when the game started getting out of hand but still made passes.

kobe really trusts Young. He never passed those balls up in the 4th Q, but he did to Young.

I’ve bitten all my nails off.

Same here I just want Rockets to lose!

Nick&Kobe Show

Yes, he trusts Nick Young to score, but not Lin. To be fair, Young is better at creating his own shot.

Nick Young plays fearless and he always ready to score and create his own shots.

Lin is in the corner as he’s a 3PT threat.
Kobe and Swaggy have been quite hot so they get to handle the ball.

I hope there’s an offensive rebound and kick out to Lin for 3.
Or someone will pass to Lin.

He can. Not tonight.

Until M&M happened…

Kobe has played a good game today and has his shot on despite shooting %

Lin for the Win!!

Johnson playing aggressive for those rebounds and defense thank goodness he’s useful at least for something!

JOHNSON!! You’ve redeemed yourself!!

Forget not Houston’s got an agenda against Lin.

nice!! steal from Harden

Yes, Wes

Johnson for the win 🙂

Best play by Johnson all season

That works too..

How many times did we see Harden do that last year? LOL HAHA

Yeah, that part is BS’ fault. He should run plays so Lin can get going.

Wes’ alarm clock just went off!

Johnson was sleep walking this entire time just for this moment LOL. Awesome Lakers needs to play defense and make another shot to seal the win!

if we win ill be happy lol not happy about lin stats but we need a win. 2 more points is enough

Your game is off tonight, Brent 😛

Get in line… 🙂

No knocking my favorite player for the last 30 seconds ヽ(｀Д´)ﾉ

At least some things don’t change

He finally woke up from his insomnia! Hope he can run with this confidence boost from now on!

Pretty sure you meant coma, insomnia is when one cannot sleep. 😀

I always said Wes was a bigtime player #shameless

Lin really needs to work on improving and watching film to not play like this anymore. A lot of those air ball jumper and floaters don’t help

LOL… Nick Young got fouled!

Lin got fouled too

Crawford is refing for the lakers! Love it

Nick Young made the Fts Lakers got this!

Is he a Kobe fan?

ill take it lol

Good enough for Scott to let him guarding 2 players in the weakside.

probably just a Rox hater, bless his heart

If they can win with acrappy Lin, imagine if they get it together!

Go Wes!

team win! Lin no O but good D.

How crappy was he…I’m not bball expert enough to tell. Wasn’t he getting double teamed like crazy? Seems like he did well on D. No?

Harden’s airball!
This game is getting better by the second :]

didn’t think a Laker Win can feel this good

*EXHALES*

I’m happy LAL won…..

Finally a back to back win for the Lakers and against the Rockets!

Same! And just really glad that BS put him back him. That’s a huge show of confidence. I take back what I said of BS. While he may not be a great tactical coach, he does know how to manage a person’s spirit.

Usually you make a three to put the nail in the coffin, but in Harden’s case… LOL.

Yes lol he sure did!!!

Prove it 😛

James’ mustve thought this was the playoffs XD

My bad I was wrong, Kobe shot more than 20 and Lakers still won.

Bev always the leech of star players!

Why didnt Dwight play tonight?

Now Lin fans would be flooding CF? lol

Got to give PB credits. He played well tonight.

Want spot light.

lakers win lin heavily struggled to get passed the rox defense. but we beat the rox and another win. so all smiles. lin look tired but it was the traps that limited him. he has to get around that. next goal

They said it was a knee injury, but who knows.

Not in this site. Game spoke itself.

Well, Lin didn’t do well individually but he made the right play to his teammates who are making their shots while being double-teamed, trapped throughout the game.

We might not like it as Lin fans but Lin is all about making the right play, even if he’s not the one scoring.
That’s what a good PG will do.

I’m not going to be upset with him at all. He stays true to his philosophy to make the right TEAMPLAYs

oh ok “knee issue”, that softie was probably scared of Kobe

hahahahaha. Did he do well?

Rox only played defense on Lin, everyone else they were the same old bad defensive team!

And thank goodness he was in it at crunch time.

Lin was not very good but they won :).

Young is not a PG.

Swaggy’s return has definitely been a nice luck charm for the Lakers.
Jeremy better be calling him Swaggy P from now on, he’s earned it lol

Yes I give him credit for benching Lin which allowed Nick Young to take over and Lakers to go on a run. It was the right decision but he still allowed Lin to finish the game in crunch time when it counted!

Lin got blocked by Bev, so Lin should remember this forever. lol. I was glad Lin was not out of control.

Bev always does that cause he knows where the cameras are.

Kobe actually took the time to talk to Bev first. It’s okay.
Giving props to Bev for hustling hard is good sportmanships

the rox are a worse team. offensively they are whimper all harden and dwight. defensively i have to say they are better. did great on lin. lin has to ver come this. top teams can and have stopped him.

Guess that didn’t happen.

@SamAmicoFSO: Rockets G Jason Terry on blowout loss to Grizzlies: “We will take it out on the Lakers (Wednesday).”

Yes for his back to back fouls LMAO! Defensive Juggernaut!

don;t mind that… if Price ends up getting shots… but he is not super efficient…

January 25 is when they play them again.

First game they lost and Lin did poorly.

Second game they won and Lin also did poorly

Third game they’ll win and Lin will do amazing!

Third time’s a charm!

lmaO

Announcers said the same thing but I didn’t catch all of it. Nice adjustment by Scott indeed.

yes, exactly.. when one player is double-teamed, other players need to make it.
And they did :]
Great basketball plays

Thats one of the shortfall the Coaching staff need to recognize and remedy

Right now he’s passing too much and no scoring enough.

Satisfied with Team win. Lakers D looking good, that’s what won the game. They really need to figure out their offense now.

passing doesnt count, creating for others do count

5-13 and 2 assists with a -15 +/- is nothing spectacular. Not sure why he deserves so much credit.

It’s okay Lin will bring his A-Game against his former BFF on Friday.

Kobe just said something briefly and was about to away a couple times, but Bev did keep talking to him. It’s okay, sure. But I thought Bev was something he doesn’t appear to be now.

IIRC, Lin blocked Bev too.

Who cares. P.Bev is dead to me.

Bev always trying to mingle with the star players so he can leech on their spotlight don’t care!

I got a “Hold on, this is waiting to be approved by JLinPortal.” in one of my comments that didnt say anything inappropriate, could it be cuz I commented too quick after my last comment?

Lin needs to learn how to score when double teamed maybe Kobe can give him some advice, I’m serious!

Gloat about what? A loss?

Could be. Weird disqus system.

I’m a little disappointed because I thought Lin would ball without DHo. He still seems to struggle with hard traps and double teams, and sometimes coughs the ball up. part of it is on him and part of it is on BS for not adjusting imo

Not really there are players who can create shots for themselves including Kobe and Nick Young. There didn’t seem to be any help for Nick Young he just went for his shots. Lin can do that too but he just needs to play and not think too much. So what if he makes a mistake.

HAHA!

how true!

Nick had single coverage. HOU’s biggest mistake.

Lin needs to learn how to tactical those double teams, who better to ask than Kobe who does it every game.

What plays did lin make?

i think BS did a good adjustment using Hill to get ball out of Harden at the end.

Rox’s hidden agenda, what else is knew. They doubled Lin instead of Kobe just to prove they were right.

He did. But this will not work every time.

Sometimes the hold on comment may show up later.

Good mistake:-) I like it!

The Lakers’ tactic was to make Lin draw all the attention and give them a false sense that they were doing a good job, and then Lakers sneaked up on them to take a cookie away.

Not really, but this is a good joke LOL

Yes Nick Young shoots with no hesitation and came back right away shooting well no rust at all!

Lin need to improve 1 on 2 skill. I am not joking

harden was very efficient tonite though. he was hitting some big shots in the 3rd. glad BS at least try something.

Those TOs could’ve been avoid if Lin went to the rim and took the shots himself. Could’ve been a step back jumper. Passing too much near the rim made his plays very predictable.

yea when he gets trapped. again rox did a great job defending him with no dwight .

Those shots are out of control. You can only guarding anyone in a statistical sense. Reduce his FG%. Even Lin got 3pts

I got the same thing…didn’t say anything in appropriate and my post is waiting approval.

lol

https://twitter.com/Lakerholicz/status/535303570569330688

You forgot that Lakers got Nick Young back, practically a 2nd option and Kobe Jr on his own!

Well said. I like Scott too though he still has no control of Kobe like former coaches of LAL.

Wes redeemed himself for his absence during last 10 games by his several plays at the end today.

Indeed, that will be his most impactful play of his NBA career.

Without DH12, Rox may not even make it to the payoff.

uh, that’s because Rocket is playing small, so…….

But, at he get Boozer down, Boozer was killing the team in both end….

Good one Kobe. LOL.
https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/535304432188420096

OKC is officially the worst team in the WEST and not the Lakers anymore, woohoo.
They’re moving on up :3

Small, big, medium, McHale wouldve benched Jeremy after a couple of TOs for the rest of the night

lol.

at least he only tried to hit lin 2x. Once in head Harden Bev high trap. Once Westbrook lunge.

There were at least 2-3 plays where Kobe shot his turnaround deep in the corner, missed, and Houston got the rebound and started a 5 on 4 break going the other way. Kobe was so far off the court after his shot and didn’t bother to get back on transition D.

He needs to pass off faster and let laker go 4 on 3 but team not ready to do it

Very true, JLin should really ask Kobe for advice! I’m dead serious!

He is ok on timing. on his part, he need that pull back move. for the temporary spacing. Nash is very good at it.

Lin still inconsistent scoring and Kobe still inefficient scoring.

Yes, Like I said, ppl sould not Pin this on Lin. BUT Lin has something to work on too.

had nothing to do with that. rox played great defense on him. he still has to work on his 1 on 1 moves. he was also tired so his shot was short. all he had was the drive of which they trapped him. his passing was off. he again has stuff to work on

No…if it was 1 on 1, lin would had no problems

I am sorry, lin needs to figure it out and make it work. I am sure he will do better against the Mavericks, and I do think that Lakers want to groom lin for a possible spot a s their premier PG,, and as time progresses he will get better, but he has to bring it every night even if he is he i tired.

It is not about playing with Kobe. Lin can always do something more.

IMO whats keeping him a role player and holding him back is his inability to play through hard traps and pressure

Thats true joyce.
Jeremy says he wants to be a starter in this league but for that you need to put up POINTS.
I appreciate his mentality of wanting to get his teammates involved so much but true point guards are a thing of the past, stop deferring so much and be a scoring point guard. It’s what he was during Linsanity and what teams want of their PGs nowadays.

But that said, today his bad play could simply be attributed to being on a back2back, you know how bad he always is on those lol

I agree w you. I am happy Lakers won but I also feel D12 helped too… Anyway, Lin should take this chance to shine but …

he did his job

Fully agree with you.

Yes I hope off season Lin will focus on his 1 on 1/2 moves and creating shots for himself. If he’s still with the Lakers he should train with Kobe. Kobe’s a ball hog but he can always make those double team shots without hesitation.

Not many can, including Harden in the 4Q

Thought it was the other way around

PB was playing very well. He was over performing.

Any one other than Kobe makes that shot will be benched by the coach.