Is HOU's win over LAL a wake-up call for LAKERS?

[cnleaf]

Is the first game just a wake-up call for LAL ? Or you think Hou can outplay LAL in this series?

[Mac4Lyfe]

Nope... Laker's been asleep for the last month. They have been playing uninspired basketball evidenced by giving up huge leads in the 2nd half. Tonight they were down in the 2nd half and didn't have enough to win down the stretch. Bynum hasn't given them anything since coming back. Fisher cannot hold Aaron Brooks and Battier/Artest are enough defensively to manage Kobe. Odum and Ariza are my Xfactors in this series and Odum looks lost. Scola can D him up and Artest and Battier are very good at help defense.

The Rocket's are very good in the half court and as long as they keep the Lakers from running and gunning and keep the score low they have a great shot.

[frostno98]

Lakers are Done, I don't see Kobe recovering from the Flu in time to save them!

[isiah121]

Rockets has been playing very good in the playoff. I don't think Los Angeles will ever be able to beat them by 10 or more in this series.

[cnleaf]

I havent seen Lakers won any game by their defense in the season so far. What they did is just outscoring their opponents.

[isiah121]

I'm sure those that got ML on Lakers must be really pissed tonight.

[MB]

Hope so. Houston outplayed them all game. There's no way it doesn't light a fire under their ass for next game. I think they'll win by 10+

[theplagy]

Maybe the flu, after all is a swine flu.

Then Kobe dies and the lakers are done...



what the fvck people?, counting Kobe off this early? you gotta be kidding me

[csimmalavong]

fisher needs to man the fuk up and guard this rookie

[007Fatty]

im on the +300 houston