Jazz v. Lakers

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I just don't see how the Jazz plan on matching up with the Lakers. If they double Kobe, he now has proven that he will pass to the open cutter or spot shooter. Gasol usually benefits and gets his 20+. If they double Gasol, Kobe carves up the defense and draws fouls. And nobody seems to care to pay much attention to Lamar, as he quietly gets 19 and 16!

This series is over. It may take 6 games, but it is over. The Jazz have zero shot at winning this.

The biggest surprise in this series has been Deron. He has basically sucked. His stats and performance and good, but unacceptable for someone who is knocking on stardom's door. Fisher has made him look silly. Deron finished with 25 points tonight, almost 10 of them in complete garbage time. he needs to figure it out in the first quarter, not the last 5 minutes of the 4th.

Millsap, on the other hand....dude, when does that guy become a free agent?

Harpring did a great job on Kobe. He really got in his head. He can't do it for a full 48 minutes because he is too old, but he played Kobe very well tonight. Kirilenko also did a decent job. Kobe is simply the best player in the NBA right now, but that doesn't mean the Lakers will win the series. The Jazz will get their composure back at home.