exciting two days after Sunday's game vs. Portland, and just when we thought we'd seen it all, the Lakers gave us a new thriller from Hollywood, this time against the Phoenix Suns-again without Andrew Bynum, who turned his suspension-with an incredible victory in triple overtime. Incredible because they played very badly Harriers in some sections of the game. The maximum advantage in the game were more flawed and Cyclothymic in many years for the franchise, was 21 pts, advantage wasted by not taking advantage of the paint, bad defending the perimeter, and poor shot selection. Again
weighed heavily the absence of Bynum, who was not to be measured against Robin Lopez (although this was a zero) and Marcin Gortat , who would end
with 24 pts and 16 rebs coming from the banking. Pau Gasol finished with 24 pts, 13 rebs and two covers, but again did little to nothing on defense, and missed 16 of his 25 attempts to ring. On Monday, coach Phil Jackson had joked about that Pau was "depressed or " by having to play 45 minutes in the absence of Drew, and the Catalan Tuesday night was 52 minutes on court.
Meanwhile, Lamar Odom had a great game: 29 pts, 16 rebs and 5 asists in 55 minutes of absolute surrender, sometimes even excessive. And the latter means a kick in the first overtime, which nearly cost him the match to the Harriers, which led to Channing Frye to the foul line after an attempted triple (the very cold-blooded that is slowly becoming one of the best shooters in the league clutchers, hit the three, leading to additional second case). But despite this error, it was one of the best of the night, proving that, as many argue in the league, would be the deserved NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
Kobe Bryant had a mixed night, despite some fantastic numbers: 42 pts, 12 rebs and 9 asists. Angelina was the star who closed the curtain in the third overtime, with a run from coast to coast, facing three Suns, and placing a float that ended the scoring for the two-time four points of difference. Then Kobe would "pass" Vince Carter (17 pts and 5 rebs) in the other side of the court, for convenient tray decorated the result, which the captain protested harrier and chided himself for the dismissal.
Bry ant launched 31 shots, which scored 15. Not bad for him, he played 48 minutes. Knowing his stubbornness, he could have been worse, but not this time, fortunately. Jackson The game had almost closed at the end of 4th quarter, but Frye (32 pts and 15 rebs, CT 11/23, 5 / 13 in triples) hit a triple, followed by another Grant Hill ( 11 pts and 10 rebs, 4 / 8 CT) that tied the score equal to 112, bringing the game to overtime. While Hill does not was decisive, the output for six fouls in the third extra was an imbalance for those Alvin Gentry. The leader of the Suns was, as usual, Steve Nash with 19 pts, 5 rebs and 20 asists, one of which was a pass anti-gravity, cornered against the sideline under pressure from Odom and Derek Fisher (2 pts and 4 steals in 46 minutes, 0 / 7 CT): amazing pass that would end in a canastón the Suns to balance the game in the second overtime.
However, the great hero of the dramatic night angelina has a name: it is the executioner of the Suns, Ron Artest. The swingman not only provided a defense formidable, worthy of a prize, but hit a key triple in the first overtime to put the score 119-116 to the Lakers, even after the aforementioned reach three free throws after Frye's unfortunate lack of Odom.
But that was not the best ... in the last period (ie, the 3rd overtime) Artest stole the ball to Nash that alley thief for a run from coast to coast would end up with a great left-handed dunk with muscle kissing and greeting the public inflamed included.
The angelina bank performance was not as expected. Matt Barnes led alternates with 13 and 5 rebs, followed by Steve Blake and his 6 pts and 4 asists. The rest was just a sad contribution Shannon Brown, who with others were of no avail and did not help the starting lineup, without Bynum. Gentry clearly banking was higher, led by Gortat, Aaron Brooks (15 pts) and Mickael Pietrus defense , who also had 11 pts. A game of many emotions, almost as many as imperfections. The Lakers without Bynum show much instability, though thankfully the youth center could play again Friday in the next two-time game against the Clippers. Without Drew the paint does not pay: they lost 56-48 in pts in the key, and barely won the rebounds 56-52. Luckily did not miss many balls (only 6 ... in seven quarters! Quite an accomplishment for the Lakers), but the Suns were able to realize 19 pts in kickbacks. There were many lapses on defense, as stated, but a product of fatigue (Sunday's game was not what you say a visit to the spa) and absences.
The Lakers are the team with the best record after the All-Star (did not we told to be patient? ... You know when the season starts around here) with 13 victories and one defeat, are avoiding undue hardship as true champions, although it would be better not having to suffer so much ... Would it be better? [Fan-on mode] What the heck! These parties are great! [Fan-off mode] The game on Tuesday against the Suns will be a classic for this nascent rivalry pity that the Suns are not going to playoffs. In short, it was an unforgettable Latin Night, with very tight and more hard-fought victory than ever.
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