Lakers 113 Pistons 93 Final

[biggunsbob]

Preview

http://www.espn.com/nba/game?gameId=400974855

Detroit
5-2

Los Angeles
2-4

All-Time
Lakers lead regular season 204-131.
Lakers lead playoffs 26-21.
Total 230-152.

http://www.landofbasketball.com/head_to_head/pistons_vs_lakers_all_time.htm

 

[Mitchrapp]

Just leave Ball wide open all game. He seems to not be able to shoot very well.

 

[UMRules06]

Why didn't they play Clippers/Lakers back to back and THEN go to Golden State? Seems like some unnecessary travel in there, so that sucks.

Hope they have enough legs left for this one.

 

[biggunsbob]

Team forced 23 or 24 Golden st . Hope that type of defense continues. Our Bench is becoming a weapon . It was much better then Golden srates bench.

 

[dubbsco]

I never bought into the "having enough legs" stuff. They are pro athletes, it's all they do for a living. They aren't doing workouts on the plane, all that's required is boarding a plane, getting used to a new time zone for a day or two, and playing basketball.

They should be fine for Tuesday. Already in the west coast for a week, can take this entire day and go very light.

 

[UMRules06]

I never bought into the "having enough legs" stuff. They are pro athletes, it's all they do for a living. They aren't doing workouts on the plane, all that's required is boarding a plane, getting used to a new time zone for a day or two, and playing basketball.

They should be fine for Tuesday. Already in the west coast for a week, can take this entire day and go very light.

Never bought into it? Why exactly? It's a real thing absolutely. You need your legs to perform athletically, especially in basketball. Being professionals doesn't excuse them from being human beings and subject to natural fatigue.

Traveling absolutely leads to fatigue it's a well documented fact. Not just physical but psychological and mental. This is not to use this as an excuse if they perform poorly, but it could be a factor is all.

 

[dubbsco]

Sure, traveling leads to fatigue. But these guys have been doing it forever, it's all they have done their whole life. And again, they aren't businessmen taking a trip once a month. These guys do it non-stop.

The adjustment to the time zone should be all done since they got in last week. Now, they are used to it, have the day off, and play a regular game on Tuesday night, so that's essentially two full days off.

It's a rigorous sport. They'll be tired if they play 2 games in 4 nights in Detroit, or Utah, or wherever. If they flew in the night before, and then played two back to backs, fine. But that's not the scenario for Tuesday.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I agree. Most teams play better at home imo because of home cooking, their own beds, family but not so much fatigue.. 3 games in 5 nights at home vs away -- I don't see a huge difference. Unless they travel late and play early. Like a back to back.. Or like what the Browns experienced in London this weekend when they had to evacuate their hotel for some type of leak or something.

 

[biggunsbob]

Pistons starting slow as usual :/

 

[biggunsbob]

Pistons playing like crap.

 

[biggunsbob]

Down 14

 

[biggunsbob]

Clank after clank from three by Detroit.

 

[biggunsbob]

Awful half of basketball. Pistons playing no defense at all.

Trail 58-45 at half.

 

[biggunsbob]

Down 15

 

[biggunsbob]

Bench the starters .

 

[biggunsbob]

7 for 24 from three right now. Bradley 0-5, Harris 2-6 at 6:06 of the thrid. Johnson is 3 for 4.

 

[biggunsbob]

Down 15 going into the fourth. Harris may get kicked out . He has one T. And we can't get a foul call ro save out life called on the Lakers . He has been fouled multiple times and it's not called. Typical Garbage NBA refs. Pistons have ZERO free throw attempts!!!
Plus the Pistons are playing like shit .

 

[biggunsbob]

Down 11 with nine minutes left .

 

[biggunsbob]

They play good verses good teams and are no shows verses Philadelphia and Los Angeles Lakers who are shitty :/
Well this game is over. So no this team is not for real just yet. No killer instinct. It could have been a great road trip and it's just a pretty good road trip. Need to be greedy after winning the first two games of the trip.

 

[biggunsbob]

Here is the recap lol

YUCK !!!!!