Dallas destroys the Lakers to move on to conference finals:

bajaden

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Peja and Jason Terry combined for 53 points off the bench today killing any chance of the Lakers pulling off a miracle. Peja was 6 of 6 from behind the 3 pt line, and Terry was 9 of 10 from behind the line. Peja ended up with 21 points and Terry 32 points. Thats what depth will do for your folks.

Dallas did what it needed to to. They came out, knocked the Lakers down and then put their foot on the Lakers throat and finished it. This was just and old fashion 4 game a$$ kicking. Possiblly the end of the Laker team as we know it. I'm sure there will be some major changes. And, for the first time in a while, no Phil Jackson..
 
pdxKingsFan

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I never hated the Mavs like some here do but I really don't like seeing Peja wearing that jersey. Still I feel almost compelled to root for them until the Heat get knocked out despite my preference for the underdog.
 
Vlade4GM

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I'm curious. If any other team was on the end of that loss, would you guys think it was wrong for Dallas to run the score up like that?
 
pdxKingsFan

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Only teams that hadn't come back from 20+pt deficits in the playoffs?

Mavs are excused just for that Portland game.
 
Fear the Putin

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when you're dealing with such a pompous, arrogant, soulless, and flat out cheap shot throwing team like the Lakers, you are allowed to run the score up and step on their throats.
 
vikinginferno

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Vlade4GM said:
I'm curious. If any other team was on the end of that loss, would you guys think it was wrong for Dallas to run the score up like that?
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You are the defending champs. 4 out of 5 of the players are from the bench. What do you want them to do? Stop taking any shots the whole 4th quarter? If you want the score to not be run up, how about you play some defense and actually score some points to save the embarrasment. It is the Lakers fault and the Lakers fault only that the score was like that.

And I just wanted to post this because I felt like this defined the Lakers series:
 
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PurpleHaze

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Vlade4GM said:
I'm curious. If any other team was on the end of that loss, would you guys think it was wrong for Dallas to run the score up like that?
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I don't think Dallas did anything wrong, in so-called running up the score. LA stopped executing on offense and defense. Dallas just continued to execute and thus put LA out of their misery once and for all.
 
Vlade4GM

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You are the defending champs. 4 out of 5 of the players are from the bench. What do you want them to do? Stop taking any shots the whole 4th quarter? If you want the score to not be run up, how about you play some defense and actually score some points to save the embarrasment. It is the Lakers fault and the Lakers fault only that the score was like that.
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You're just deflecting to avoid answering the question.
 
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PurpleHaze

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Score by quarters: 1st - DAL 27 LA 23; 2nd - DAL 36 LA 16; 3rd - DAL 23 LA 23; 4th - DAL 36 LA 24

Looks like Dallas ran up score in 2nd Q to get a big half-time lead and then ran it up some more in 4th Q to win going away. Just what it is - a win going away. Ho-hum, at least for the Mavs in the sweep.
 
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Vlade4GM said:
You're just deflecting to avoid answering the question.
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Regardless - if it was Jordan's Bulls, Duncan's Spurs, 80s era Lakers, Celts or Pistons, would anyone have a problem? Miami today? They are defending champs, until the final whistle they are always dangerous, although today apparently that meant to your long term future instead of your stay in the playoffs.

Moreover if it was Memphis doing it to OKC or Atlanta to Chicago would anyone even notice?
 
bajaden

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Vlade4GM said:
I'm curious. If any other team was on the end of that loss, would you guys think it was wrong for Dallas to run the score up like that?
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After the classless act the Lakers put on, I have no sympathy for them. And it was no other team on the end of that loss. But if it was another team, my answer would still be no. My attitude has always been, that if you don't like the way I'm scoring the ball, then do something to stop it.
 
Bricklayer

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Last time I can remember a defending title team going down as such little bitches were the Bad Boy Pistons, exposed as petulant quitters in the end. This was a debacle, and for all Dallas played well, this whole series had little to do with them and everything to do with the Lakers.
 
Krunker

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It's the playoffs in an elimination game, I have no problem with the Mavs scoring as much as possible. That said, the Lakers really showed off their entitled attitude. I just wish it could have been the Kings wiping the Lakers out, but at least Peja got the opportunity.
 
est.1999

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Vlade4GM said:
I'm curious. If any other team was on the end of that loss, would you guys think it was wrong for Dallas to run the score up like that?
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It's as if you didn't even watch the game. The way the game flowed, the way the Lakers were taking cheap shots, and the fact that it was Dallas' bench that tied the lakers team in points doesn't show any signs of running up the score to me.
 
vikinginferno

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Vlade4GM said:
In case you guys missed it, Kobe showed unambiguous disapproval of what Lamar and Bynum did in his post-game comments.
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Why are you being so defensive about the Lakers? They acted classless and Kobe saying that he doesn't agree with what they did in a postgame news conference doesn't matter. News conferences are about as real as Sarah Palin's daughter's new face anyway.
 
est.1999

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I know. But it just seemed so out of line. Watching that game, and judging by the reactions of many lakers fans that I know, running up the score was the last thing that ran trough anyone's mind.
 
Vlade4GM

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est.1999 said:
I know. But it just seemed so out of line. Watching that game, and judging by the reactions of many lakers fans that I know, running up the score was the last thing that ran trough anyone's mind.
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It's not like it's a big deal to me, I saw someone else point it out and I was curious whether some here might have seen it that way if it wasn't a team that they hated. Personally, I don't really care about teams running up the score, but I can understand about players getting pissed off about it.
 
Vlade4GM

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vikinginferno said:
Why are you being so defensive about the Lakers? They acted classless and Kobe saying that he doesn't agree with what they did in a postgame news conference doesn't matter. News conferences are about as real as Sarah Palin's daughter's new face anyway.
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I like to play devil's advocate.

I think what Bynum did was really the horrible thing here. If that didn't happen I probably would just written off what Lamar did, so I guess I just don't understand the claim of "classlessness" on the feet of the entire team because of what a couple individuals did. Kobe seemed to be apologetic when he approached Barrea, I think he genuinely disapproves of what happened. I think that counts for something since he's the leader of the team.
 
captain bill

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Vlade4GM said:
I like to play devil's advocate.

I think what Bynum did was really the horrible thing here. If that didn't happen I probably would just written off what Lamar did, so I guess I just don't understand the claim of "classlessness" on the feet of the entire team because of what a couple individuals did. Kobe seemed to be apologetic when he approached Barrea, I think he genuinely disapproves of what happened. I think that counts for something since he's the leader of the team.
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Don't forget Fisher, the other vet 'leader' on the team (and Kobe's clear #2):


Kobe and the Lakers have always been dirty. Of course he's gonna say he didn't approve of the hit. If he said anything else he'd be short a couple hundred thousand come monday.
 
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Vlade4GM

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captain bill said:
Don't forget Fisher, the other vet 'leader' on the team (and Kobe's clear #2):


Kobe and the Lakers have always been dirty. Of course he's gonna say he didn't approve of the hit. If he said anything else he'd be short a couple hundred thousand come monday.
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You can find "dirty" plays on plenty of players, it's a physical and emotional game, it's eventually going to happen. I bet I could find plenty for Webber and Vlade. That doesn't automatically make someone a dirty player.

I call obvious and total BS on the claim that he'd be fined it he didn't disappove of what happened, that simply has no basis in reality. You're basically just setting up a fantasy scenario where no matter what Kobe does he's guilty.
 
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