Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

[Bert.]

told yall friday night Lakers would win

they will still miss the playoffs tho

 

[Deleted member 38182]

told yall friday night Lakers would win

they will still miss the playoffs tho

We can only hope

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

told yall friday night Lakers would win

they will still miss the playoffs tho

We can only hope

It's moments like these that make me smile when I think about the Kings moving.
lol jk

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Complete win

Finally. Dudes showed up and played some defense.


I'm not making a big deal out of the way Kobe is playing, dude has shown before that he'll do what he has to to get W's.

So why wait till your 8 games below .500

That's a good question but there's plenty of reasons why the Lakers have been garbage this year and how Kobe was playing on offense before is at the bottom of that list. He's having one of his best seasons offensively. This win really doesn't mean much to me. They're still not going anywhere IMO.

 

[Master Zik]

Yo so they find the most likely play Rondo tore his ACL and it's around 2:11 in the 4th. He must be cut from a different cloth to play 10 extra minutes with a torn ACL and be effective.

The way he injured it was quite different from Shump and Rose so I'm assuming it wasn't as bad as a tear initially.

 

[datznasty]

Derek Fisher was in the Thunder locker room after the game and was there to greet them coming off the court in the tunnel. Traitor?

 

[mr jordan04]

Apparently the fan Westbrook was going at earlier was none other than Ben Baller.

I missed it, what happened?

 

[Deleted member 38182]

told yall friday night Lakers would win

they will still miss the playoffs tho

We can only hope

It's moments like these that make me smile when I think about the Kings moving.
lol jk

When the Lakers win?

Plus your brother would be sad don't wish that on him

 

[grandtheftbike]

ben barra you say?

 

[seymore cake]

Jeff Teague has evolved into what I thought he would when I watched him at Wake

 

[bigmike23]

memphis LOL

 

[bhzmafia14]

memphis LOL

5th best record in the league. LOL


*****

Hollins dumbass lost his mind when Conley injured his ankle. Them stupid *** rotations he had going tonight.

 

[ripc]

Even if the Lakers suddenly get it together (which I doubt), they're not going to go like 30-10 to finish the season just to get an 8th seed.

 

[Bert.]

told yall friday night Lakers would win

they will still miss the playoffs tho

We can only hope

It's moments like these that make me smile when I think about the Kings moving.
lol jk

 

[nycknicks105]

I agree with the people saying Lakers will miss the playoffs. They have way too much ground to cover. Their schedule doesn't get any easier too.

 

[henz0]

Redick

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Hopefully Steph Curry gets Rondo's all star spot

jvg is that you?

Jesus, I'm smart 

 

[noblekane]

At this influx of Lakers' fans in this thread all of sudden.

It was very good win, and Kobe was great but y'all acting like Lakers just won the title.

Let the Lakers and Magic Mamba play like they did today on a more consistent basis before y'all start making proclamations about being back.

not seen one dude in here saying they back

 

[dman14]

I agree with the people saying Lakers will miss the playoffs. They have way too much ground to cover. Their schedule doesn't get any easier too.

steve blake is set to return soon. jodie meeks and antawn looking solid. i think the loss of jordan hill is tough, but earl clark is doing his best and improving. i definitely can see the lakers make the 8th spot. if they do make the playoffs, that means they are rolling cause they have a lot of ground to catch up. anything can happen and they got the ultimate competitor. i wouldnt want to see those guys in a series.

 

[pmatic]

I agree with the people saying Lakers will miss the playoffs. They have way too much ground to cover. Their schedule doesn't get any easier too.

Silver lining: Lakers next 7 opponents (Hornets, Suns, T'Wolves, Pistons, Nets, Celtics and Bobcats) are a combined 62 games below .500 (120-182).

@dexterfishmore Laker schedule breakdown over remaining 39 games: 18 home, 1 semi-home (@ Clippers), 20 away.

@dexterfishmore 11 games against very good or elite opponents (0.600 winning % or up), 13 games against bad opponents (0.400 or below), 15 vs middle tier.

I think there's a decent chance they can nab a 8 seed (maybe even 7), but they have got to start stringing together wins starting next week.

 

[noblekane]

Derek Fisher was in the Thunder locker room after the game and was there to greet them coming off the court in the tunnel. Traitor?

he wants back in with u guys lol

son prolly was wiping windows at staples center begging for a job from either clippers or lakers and got shut out

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

I agree with the people saying Lakers will miss the playoffs. They have way too much ground to cover. Their schedule doesn't get any easier too.

Silver lining: Lakers next 7 opponents (Hornets, Suns, T'Wolves, Pistons, Nets, Celtics and Bobcats) are a combined 62 games below .500 (120-182).

@dexterfishmore Laker schedule breakdown over remaining 39 games: 18 home, 1 semi-home (@ Clippers), 20 away.

@dexterfishmore 11 games against very good or elite opponents (0.600 winning % or up), 13 games against bad opponents (0.400 or below), 15 vs middle tier.

I think there's a decent chance they can nab a 8 seed (maybe even 7), but they have got to start stringing together wins starting next week.

Was going to say, we're only now hitting the do-or-die moment for the Lakers to make the playoffs.

 

[Deleted member 38182]

I agree with the people saying Lakers will miss the playoffs. They have way too much ground to cover. Their schedule doesn't get any easier too.

Silver lining: Lakers next 7 opponents (Hornets, Suns, T'Wolves, Pistons, Nets, Celtics and Bobcats) are a combined 62 games below .500 (120-182).

In that case, I'll be the first to say it

 

[dipsetgeneral]

Yo so they find the most likely play Rondo tore his ACL and it's around 2:11 in the 4th. He must be cut from a different cloth to play 10 extra minutes with a torn ACL and be effective.

The way he injured it was quite different from Shump and Rose so I'm assuming it wasn't as bad as a tear initially.

That's why I'm so confused.

Rajon Rondo will reportedly seek a second opinion on his knee before moving forward with surgery.
— Celticfanchat.com (@CelticsFanChat) January 27, 2013

 

[pmatic]

From the great Jackie MacMullan.

Rajon Rondo's injury hits hard

He thought he had a bum hamstring. On Saturday night, Rajon Rondo was hanging out at his friend Keyon Dooling's house watching TV, playing with the kids, and, as Dooling said, "talking about life."

"He mentioned in passing his leg was hurting," Dooling said. "No big deal."

Rondo never suspected a torn ACL, which he learned Sunday would sideline him for the remainder of the season. According to Boston Celtics officials, the All-Star guard suffered the injury sometime late in the fourth quarter of Friday's loss to Atlanta, but stayed in the game and played through two overtimes in a 123-111 loss. Rondo posted a triple-double (16 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) in that outing, which proved to be his last of the season.

Coach Doc Rivers said his point guard was "shocked" by the news.

"He thought it was his hamstring," Rivers reported. "He never said anything about his knee. At our shootaround [on Sunday morning], he had the [ice] pack on the back of his hamstring.

"Doc [Brian] McKeon took a look and started moving it around and said to me, 'I'm telling you, that's an ACL. I'm pretty sure.'"

McKeon immediately ruled Rondo out of the Garden tilt with the Miami Heat, then sent him to New England Baptist Hospital for an MRI.

By the early moments of the third quarter, various media outlets were reporting the Celtics feared he had suffered a torn ACL.

That's when I went looking for some answers.

As I walked into the back hallway where the Celtics' locker room is located, I found Rondo himself, who was just returning to the Garden from the hospital. He was dressed in shorts and a pair of slides and moving easily, seemingly without pain.

"Hey," I told him, "people are reporting you have a torn ACL."

"Who said that?" Rondo responded. "A torn ACL? I don't even have the results yet. I'm going to see the doc right now."

As he ambled toward the locker room, he asked, "Could I be walking around like this with a torn ACL?"

"Yes," I answered. "Guys have played with torn ACLs before."

"I don't feel that bad," Rondo said. "I don't feel like I have something that serious, but I've never had one before. All I know is my leg felt funny."

He stopped in front of the locker room. I asked him how hard it was to sit out of the Miami game, which included the celebrated return of former teammate Ray Allen.

"Hell, I hate missing it," he said. "I wanted this one really bad."

Rondo disappeared into the locker room at 2:38 p.m. Three minutes later, Celtics public relations director Jeff Twiss emerged with the official diagnosis: a torn ACL, done for the season, surgery imminent.

His teammates played on, oblivious that their long-term fortunes had just suffered a serious blow. The Miami Heat also were unaware of Rondo's plight -- until 2:50 p.m., when Dwyane Wade left the court and entered the visiting locker room, presumably to use the facilities.

"What's going on?" he asked me as he walked by.

"Rondo has a torn ACL," I answered.

"No, please. Don't tell me that," Wade grimaced. "Oh, that's awful. Now listen, we have a bad history, but I never wish that on anyone."

Wade passed on the news to his bench. When James Jones also retreated to the locker room in the third quarter, he offered, "Tough break for Boston. Sorry about Rondo."

The grim news of Rondo's injury passed like a wave through the stands of the capacity crowd, which, in spite of Boston's spirited play, remained subdued. Included among those fans were New England Patriots players Patrick Chung and Donte Stallworth, who stood in the hallway commiserating with each other.

"Is he still back there?" Chung asked. "Tell him we wish him the best. It's an athlete's worst nightmare."

As the game went into a first, then a second overtime, Rondo pulled on some jeans and a sweatshirt and popped out to the edge of the court to watch the remainder of the game. He was flanked by multiple security guards and his friend, Dooling.

"He's taking it OK," Dooling said. "I think he's still in shock about the whole thing."

Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck had sat with Rondo in the locker room during the third quarter and reported he was "down but not out."

"He can't believe it's torn," Grousbeck said. "He told me, 'I'm done. Done for the year.' It probably hasn't hit him yet.

"But just after he said that, he was saying to me, 'Look at that play.' He was totally focused on the game.

"Rondo and KG are the heart of our team. Players like [Avery] Bradley and [Jared] Sullinger feed off them. It's a big loss for us."

Doc Rivers suffered a torn ACL during his NBA career. He described Rondo as "emotional" when discussing the diagnosis with him.

"I told him I remembered the next day after my [ACL tear] I felt pretty good," Rivers said. "I thought the doctors were wrong."

Even before Rondo's devastating injury, there has been a plethora of discussion about what to do to shake the Celtics out of their malaise. The suggestions have including "blowing up" the roster, with Rondo as the primary trade chip.

"I don't get that," Rivers said, shaking his head.

The coach said he wasn't sure if Boston would immediately add another player. His second unit was successful in working without a point guard during the week.

"We can still get wins," Rivers insisted. "I still like my team."

His team won a big one Sunday. It thwarted the Heat with an inspired effort that extended Miami's regular-season losing streak in Boston to 10 games, dating back to 2007.

(The key words here, obviously, are "regular season." Clearly the Heat have found ways to win when it matters most -- in the playoffs.).

Miami was gracious regarding Rondo's fate.

"It's terrible," LeBron James offered. "As much as a competitor and as much as I've been a rival with Boston over the years, I never want to see anyone go down."

It was purely unintentional, yet Rondo's injury completely upstaged the return of Ray Allen to the Garden for the first time since he chose to take his talents to South Beach.

The video tribute to Allen and the smattering of boos and round of applause were all forgotten once the Garden faithful became aware that Rondo was gone, and he wasn't coming back anytime soon.

At 4:45 p.m., as the Garden emptied out and Rondo retreated home with his family, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was asked to make sense of an afternoon with so much promise that went so horribly awry.

He expressed confidence in his personnel, said he would evaluate what moves need to be made in the coming days, then conceded the team "will be different."

"We've had success playing for short periods of time without Rajon," Ainge said, "but we've never had to play without him for long periods of time.

"It will be an interesting test for us. Not a test we wanted. And, frankly, I'm worried about that test."

Rondo was telling friends and teammates he would be back in record time -- six months, he figured.

He said that as he walked under his own power, with limited pain and the stride of a defiant, proud athlete.

An athlete who had just been blindsided by the cruelest blow of them all.

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