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Preview/Game Thread - Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz

Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz, Dec 12, 2009 7:00 PM MST


Kobe Blows

via www.nba.com

Not too much more to say since we just played them a couple of days ago.  Here's my preview from that.

The updates are mostly injuries.  Kobe Bryan injured a finger on his shooting hand against Minnesota but returned to the game to play.  He's expected to play tonight.

We could see Price AND Korver AND AK return tonight.  How crazy would that be?  Price has already said he's suiting up while Korver and AK seem to be game-time decisions.  In order of likelihood of suiting up it look like we would start with Price,  then Korver, then AK.  Siler has all the updates.

The past couple of years including the playoffs the Jazz have almost always had three good quarters against the Lakers but have been atrocious in one quarter that does them in.  It's been the first quarter in a lot of cases and of course Wednesday's historically bad collapse.

Maybe I should have renamed this blog CanOnlyPlay36minutes.com.  It goes without saying that the Jazz will have to play 48 minutes to get the job done tonight.

Remember when Kobe sucked in the playoffs?  Those were the days.  I'll relish those airballs forever.

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BBJ thanks for posting the jinx rules

Good reminder.
By the way, the Knicks are streaking right now. Wouldn’t be suprised to see them make the playoffs. Oh well, there go our hopes for a high lottery pick.

by Juan B on Dec 12, 2009 5:17 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

Right, I'm officially confused...

We can only make statements of fact, right? Can’t say anything that will ‘put the mockers on’ as we say down here?

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 6:13 PM MST reply actions  

Right

So you can comment on scores, etc. but not with any inclination of whether it’s a good or bad thing.

by Basketball John on Dec 12, 2009 6:15 PM MST up reply actions  

Like this?

Twitter tells me that Kobe said himself he has a broken finger.

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 6:25 PM MST up reply actions  

WHAT THE HECK?

League Pass is showing Denver – PHX where it should be showing us. Argh.

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 7:02 PM MST reply actions  

GO JAZZ!!!!

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 7:10 PM MST reply actions  

Ugh...

Made me want to throw up.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:12 PM MST reply actions  

Yo dude.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:14 PM MST up reply actions  

Haven't been following the Hot Rod situation

Did he voluntarily retire or was he forced out? Anyone know?

by Juan B on Dec 12, 2009 7:12 PM MST reply actions  

They said he stepped down

I understand he just wanted to do home games so that he didn’t have to travel. The Jazz wanted all or nothing.

by Basketball John on Dec 12, 2009 7:13 PM MST up reply actions  

How about showing the game instead of the keys to the game
We just missed a Jazz possession turnover.

Fixed it.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:15 PM MST up reply actions  

I love for the announcers to stay focused on the game at hand.

Across the board. Seems they can find anything in the world to discuss except the game in front of them.

Same with all those graphics.

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 7:21 PM MST up reply actions  

Nice to see...

that he has his confidence going. He has struggled a little recently, so it’s nice to see him coming out firing.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:20 PM MST up reply actions  

is anyone watching atdhe?

because the video is jazz/lal but the audio is golden state?!

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 7:19 PM MST reply actions  

New @ ESA

The Jazz added the shot clock/clock on the back of the basket. Also went with the flat 24 sec clock up top.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:23 PM MST reply actions  

Why can't they call that blocking foul regardless of the shot?

He wasn’t gonna call it until he missed that. Frustrates the hell outta me.

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 7:23 PM MST reply actions  

They do that all the time

Usually after the other team is going the other way with the ball

by Basketball John on Dec 12, 2009 7:24 PM MST up reply actions  

Dish Network HD

Does anyone one locally in Utah hav dish network? the low definition is working, but HD is not showing anything, anyone know why?

by cmag on Dec 12, 2009 7:24 PM MST reply actions  

Got dish, got HD, but not tonight.

Don’t know the why’s just seems to be the way things are from time to time.

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 7:26 PM MST up reply actions  

Is it bad...

That I thought the same thing about the inbounds plays? It really is basketball at its best.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:26 PM MST up reply actions  

Eff you flu-like symptom boy.

I’m this close to going off on a Kobe hatred diatribe… for no reason.

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 7:29 PM MST reply actions  

Bogus call

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 7:30 PM MST reply actions  

MEMO!!!!! $$$$$

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 7:31 PM MST reply actions  

someone on the jazz team (i think it was pace)

just informed us kobe had had diarrhea all day.

thanks a lot.

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 7:31 PM MST reply actions  

Laptop is getting sleepy...

Am now commenting from the BlackBerry. Let’s see how this goes.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:32 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

WTG Farmar

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 7:33 PM MST reply actions  

I guess they like the green uniforms

I wonder if the marketing dept. does surveys to choose that or if it’s the players’ choice.

I'll make it coach.

by MTN on Dec 12, 2009 7:36 PM MST reply actions  

Harpring so far...

…mostly obvious comments, no?

I'll make it coach.

by MTN on Dec 12, 2009 7:36 PM MST reply actions  

Pretty much.

I’m hoping he brings up the fact he played football.

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 7:38 PM MST up reply actions  

so whoever is commentating with hot rod

isn’t even letting him talk!!! the guy is a yapper and interrupted hot rod when they were going to break.

it’s all so wrong.

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 7:37 PM MST reply actions  

Makes PHX's start even more impressive,

When you realize that they have played the fewest home games in the Association.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:45 PM MST via mobile up reply actions  

Crowd...

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:43 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

Hahaha...

He’s letting these guys play (Deron up to bench).

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 7:47 PM MST reply actions  

has anyone noticed that

from sort of far away, boozer looks exactly like felton spencer?

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 7:48 PM MST reply actions  

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by Basketball John on Dec 12, 2009 7:50 PM MST up reply actions  

the lakers guy

is going on about how the calls aren’t going both ways and things are only getting called on the lakers

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 7:56 PM MST reply actions  

Nice stat Boler:

“Memo comes in shooting 45% on 3’s.. HE’S HIT 7 of HIS LAST 14!”

Yeah, that’s 50% jack-a. What a roll..

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 7:56 PM MST reply actions  

Any chance...

Millsap gets a call this season? He’s not a rookie anymore. He’s getting paid, shouldn’t he get a damn call!

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 7:58 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

he'll never get a call as long as he's a bench guy

and when he’s a starter, even then it’s iffy

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 7:59 PM MST up reply actions  

ninja

I'll make it coach.

by MTN on Dec 12, 2009 8:03 PM MST reply actions  

DWILL!

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 8:03 PM MST reply actions  

yeah they are perplexed

(got them on the only stream I found that is working. anyone got a stream with Boller and Boone?)

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 8:05 PM MST reply actions  

They have 8 frrom the paint, Jazz have 3!

If we hit this many outside j’s in a normal game!

We would have killed all comers!

LA has 15 fouls Jazz 6 Go figure.

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 8:22 PM MST up reply actions  

kobe spent the entire halftime

getting fluids and resting

blah blah blah

he can barely fist bump

blah blah blah

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 8:23 PM MST reply actions  

Well if jackson leaves him in, then that's his problem!

Did not think LA was that shallow of a team…

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 8:24 PM MST up reply actions  

In a 14-year career...

Derek Fisher is yet to commit a foul. Just ask him.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 8:25 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

defense fail

omsw had to hit artest because the two guys in front of him just stood there

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 8:25 PM MST reply actions  

Did Booner just say...

It’s inedible that we’ll pick up some fouls in the second half?

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 8:25 PM MST reply actions  

Sounded like that to me

But I am upside down

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 8:26 PM MST up reply actions  

it's filling me with rageq

the way the lakers guy KEEPS interrupting hot rod

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 8:27 PM MST reply actions  

Was he?

I thought he was the play-by-play announcer, no?

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 8:30 PM MST up reply actions  

where are you hearing HRH?

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 8:30 PM MST up reply actions  

thx

I was listening to the lakers radio and did not hear him.

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 8:31 PM MST up reply actions  

I had to stop

Lakers guy is just talking over the top of HRH. RAEG.

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 8:31 PM MST up reply actions  

Uh oh..

it’s a Fisher OMG face.

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 8:29 PM MST reply actions  

yung breezy

is making up for the playoffs last year

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 8:29 PM MST up reply actions  

As long as its not Kobe's 'lockjaw' face...

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 8:29 PM MST up reply actions  

He will be in the hospital tonight!

Gee coach, thanks a bunch! (Pucker)

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 8:50 PM MST up reply actions  

True.

I just want to know how long until he’s out of the league. Shorter the better

by Basketball John on Dec 12, 2009 8:50 PM MST up reply actions  

Is there like an offer of some kind involved here?

RRR, putting a super edge on the fillet blade.

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 8:52 PM MST up reply actions  

Simmons has some great takes about the...

Amount of minutes Kobe has played. Especially with LA’s extended playoff runs and Olympic summers.

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 8:52 PM MST via mobile up reply actions  

is Kobe wearing a Snuggie on the bench?

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 8:55 PM MST reply actions  

locke spent all summer talking about how

kobe will inevitably decline after the 35,000 min mark

and then when it hasn’t happened now he’s back to talking about how kobe is the best player in the league

by moni on Dec 12, 2009 8:57 PM MST up reply actions  

Diamond play right there!

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 8:56 PM MST reply actions  

I just fell of the couch

NINJA!

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 8:56 PM MST reply actions  

Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?

by Shums on Dec 12, 2009 8:57 PM MST reply actions  

lmfao

I was jumping around at that last play in my kitchen and smashed my thumb on a chair sending my wife downstairs to see wtf I did.

GO JAZZ!!!!

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 8:57 PM MST reply actions  

D-Will...

NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASTY!

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 8:57 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

WHAT????

Did Booze touch his hair?

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 9:00 PM MST reply actions  

Can't fall asleep on offense!

Need some buckets!!!!!!!

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by BC7 on Dec 12, 2009 9:01 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

Pucken Reffs!!!!!

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by RRR on Dec 12, 2009 9:02 PM MST reply actions  

THIS IS BS

How the hell…

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 9:02 PM MST reply actions  

WE GOT A CALL

That ref to be dropped to the D-League this week

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by TazzJazzFan on Dec 12, 2009 9:03 PM MST reply actions  

Good lordy.

These offensive fouls are… offensive.

by rxmike12 on Dec 12, 2009 9:04 PM MST reply actions  

Ronnie B!

Not quite sure it was the shot of the year, but still pretty sick.

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