2004-2005 NBA Thread

[davepeck]

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[ChrisPitch]

Right, as I said, Lakers over Heat in the finals...I mean Pacers over Timberwolves

[skalnbyc]

Can\'t believe Chris Mihm scores a career high in his Lakers debut.

[ChrisPitch]

Followed it up with a strong 6 in last night\'s debacle

[skalnbyc]

What happened in the game last night?


Terrible?

[ChrisPitch]

Jazz 104, Lakers 78

Kobe 38

Jazz took a 7-0 lead and it was never close

[demobug]

Watch out for the Washington Wizards this season.

With the addition of Jamison, Jarvis Hayes, and Michael Ruffin....plus Gilbert Arenas, Juan Dixon, Larry Hughes, Brendan Haywood, and Etan Thomas,...thats a solid 8

Good thing they got rid of Christian "stoner" Laitner

[ChrisPitch]

I agree. The Wiz are a rough diamond.

OK, now that I\'ve had some time, these were all made before last night\'s games:

EAST

PLAYOFF TEAMS

Pacers, Pistons, Heat, Knicks, Wizards, Raptors, Bulls, 76ers

FINAL FOUR

Pacers, Pistons, Heat, Knicks

EAST CHAMPIONSHIP

Pacers over Pistons

WEST

PLAYOFF TEAMS

Lakers, Mavericks, Timberwolves, Spurs, Kings, Nuggets, Rockets, Jazz

FINAL FOUR

Mavericks, Timberwolvs, Spurs, Rockets

EAST CHAMPIONSHIP

Timberwolves over Mavericks

NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

Pacers over Timberwolves in 7

[helluvahat]

As a Hornets fan, I\'ve already got that we\'ll get em next year attitude.  With practically no offseason moves (Rodney Rogers....oh boy), an all star that doesn\'t want to be there any more, no fans going to games, a town that already beginning to see why Charlotte hated George Shinn, and a move to West, I can\'t expect much.  Definintely one of most hurting franchises right now.  Hopefully once they get rid of Mash\'s contract, they\'ll have some money to work with......doubt B.D. will stick around that long though.

[skalnbyc]

Mike,

Maybe now is a good time to become a Bobcats fan.

[helluvahat]

couldbe Al!  Maybe b/w the two teams, I\'ll get to enjoy a total of 10 wins this year!!!

[skalnbyc]

I hear the Bobcats didn\'t get blown out in their NBA debut last night.  

Be the contrarian and get your jersey before they get hot.

[leith]

Lakers may have lost tonite but they made a game of it and showed me that with a little time together this team will be alright. Key to this is making sure Kobe and Lamar are on the floor @ the same time!!!!

[ChrisPitch]

Bryant had a decent game, but turned it over driving into a huge pack when the game was still up for grabs, down six with two minutes left. Odom had his best game as a Laker, but still had 6 of the team\'s 18 turnovers, in comparison to the Spurs 11. Chucky Atkins had as a good a game as any Laker, hitting 3-of-4 three-pointers, including the one that got them within six.

But nothing from the bench and you simply can\'t win when you allow anyone, in this case Duncan, to get 10 offensive rebounds, including two crucial ones down the stretch, one time after he had missed both free throws.

To the Lakers credit, the battled and battled and battled. To the Spurs credit, they got the W.

[Wolfman]

Not that anybody really wants another Lakers thread.