shoeking2101
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Originally Posted by shoeking2101
Originally Posted by HankMoody
Kobe might be irrelevant to this series' outcome. If Bynum and Gasol don't completely dominate (at least 45/25 combined), LAL has absolutely no chance. Kobe could end up being the 5th best performer in the series (KD, Westbrook, Bynum and Harden).
Was semi saying this all day. Kobe isn't going to get anything in this series period. He's not beating Steph or James off the dribble, and is going to be a passer/jump shooter. It's all on Gasol and Bynum. They MUST completely win that battle in order for the lakers to have a chance. Both have to have monster 20 and 10 games, that's all there is to it. If they don't dominate those matchups, the Lakers won't be able to make those points up.
I still feel as though that Durant wont be much of a factor going into the series further. World Peace will do a good job on him. It's Westbrook and Harden. The only hope the lakers have against Westbrook is if he misses…seriously. And as for Harden, they have to somehow stop Harden from getting into the paint and making plays.
However, Westbrook and Durant won't shoot that well the rest of the series (I don't think) and they'll cough the ball up a bit more in the coming games which should bold well for LA.
Have to pat myself on the back on this, I was 100% right, I knew for the most part this was how the game was going to play out
The lakers did all the above and definitely had the game in the bag, did everything they were supposed to do. Definitely didn't account for "The most clutch player" performing that poorly in the final 3 minutes…
Series isn't over though. The Lakers have in my opinion have showed how they can beat the Thunder. I think this series comes back to OKC next week 2 up.