Los Angeles Lakers @ Charlotte Bobcats 3/31/09

[BigMike]

A lot is being made of the fact that we are one of only two teams to have a winning record (5-4) VS the Lakers, and are 4-1 in the last 5.
Then there is the Radman / Morrison trade that has worked out well for us, add to that a triple overtime loss and a rare instance of Kobe getting fouled out and there is a lot of contention between these two seemingly miss matched teams.

The question is can we convert the hype into another win, garnering us a title as perennial thorns in the Lakers feet, or will they come back swinging and tie our all time record back up?


Here is a game thread in an active Lakers Forum



-- Go Cats!

[BigMike]

My predicition,

Raja bell does a good job containing Kobe, keeping him below 40 points.
Omeka is not intimidated by Gasol so he will get his double double with at least 1 monster block on Kobe who will be overly aggressive against Oak.
Felton will be left alone too often and IF his shooting percentage is up will make them pay for it, otherwise I hope they get in DJ soon enough.
Diaw will have a sold game but give up a few to many turn overs but will get some good open looks.
Crash and Vlady will be switching on and off all night so they can both attack the Lakers, I see both in double digits.



-- Go CATS!

[dav7z]

I can,t wait it's like the game of the year . We all ways play them tough. I will be going crazy in the arena tonight.

[davcbow]

Its gonna be a good game... I hope LB watches Felton close and if he starts missing a lot of shots then get DJ in there early and not wait. I think a lot of times Feltons bad night shooting effects DJs shooting and causes him to also have a bad night. I hope DJ dont listen to Felts on offense .... I know they all will hold their own on defense but I hope Bell also has a good night on offense...
Go Bobcats!!!!!

[BobcatinDC]

Vegas has us a 5 point underdog going against Kobe and the Lakers.

That's not too bad. They at least think it'll be a competitive game, and so do I.

This week is going to be our toughest remaining. We absolutely must adopt NCAA March Madness strategy of "survive and advance" by pulling out at least a game before the weekend. I think we have it in us.


On an unrelated note, will you boo Ammo tonight? I was trying to decide if present I would even give him the acknowledgement of a jeer. Frankly, I'm happy we got him because it led to the arrival of Vlad the impaler, who I love.

[BobCatsFanInTx]

My prediction is that this game will be close til the early stages of the fourth quarter when one team will pull away. That team will most likely be the Lakers. Lack of depth will be what hurts our Bobcats in the end. I hope I am wrong but it just seems like our weaknesses will show up more now than any other time when we play top tier teams in the NBA. Top teams are getting geared up for the post season and will be in playoff form. If Koby has an off night our Bobcats have a chance. It helped Atlanta win. Otherwise when top teams have their best players healthy I doubt our team is good enough to beat them. If I am wrong I will gladly eat crow and wash it down with humble tea.

[BigMike]

If I was able to go i would cheer for him. I was one of the people that thought he needed to get into a system where he had no expectations and could relax into his game agian.

Morrison helped his new team in two ways, first sharing the terminology the Bobcats use in calling their plays and later directing the team on how to get into Charlotte's practice gym after the Lakers bus pulled up when nobody else was around.

[davcbow]

My prediction is that this game will be close til the early stages of the fourth quarter when one team will pull away. That team will most likely be the Lakers. Lack of depth will be what hurts our Bobcats in the end. I hope I am wrong but it just seems like our weaknesses will show up more now than any other time when we play top tier teams in the NBA. Top teams are getting geared up for the post season and will be in playoff form. If Koby has an off night our Bobcats have a chance. It helped Atlanta win. Otherwise when top teams have their best players healthy I doubt our team is good enough to beat them. If I am wrong I will gladly eat crow and wash it down with humble tea.

Just like the first game? Remember we won the first game?

[BigMike]

Just like the first game? Remember we won the first game?

That was after they put Crash in the hospital, you gota wonder about his mindset going into this game.

And that was before we got Vlady, agian you have to wonder at his mindset going into this game.

Two players able to put up a lot of points between them, both with an ax to grind......



GO CATS!!

[rsxnova]

We should be out for blood tonight