185 thoughts on “LA Lakers @ Target Center 7pm”

1. oh crap. Kevin Love not playing because of back spasms

   1. Kevin Love is afraid of the Lakers. Kobe snubbing the high five must have really scared Love.

   2. GOSO

   3. At least we've got Pek!!

      1. I think Pek!'s beard has grown since he last played

         1. Indeed. It's starting to look like Love's beard.

2. OH MY GAWD. Rodney Williams is a man child

3. Muskies jerseys...oh man I guess we are doomed. Im going back on my predictions already!

   1. We're shooting like Muskies.

4. Wes is the Kobe stopper!

5. Im flipping back and forth from the Gophers game and the Wolves game. Ed Hightower of the Big Ten reffing crew is the worst ref in the history of refs. Austin Hollins just got fouled out on a phantom foul call.

6. I loved how Pau Gasol was walking backwards before he threw that pass

7. Wait, didn't Pau Gasol get traded today?

8. No love, no problem.

   1. TRADE HIM FOR LEBRON!

      1. Whoops, I forgot my 1's and /stribbie tag/

         1. And you spelled "for" correctly.

            1. Multiple problems with this thing.

      2. LeBron one of three players ahead of Love in Bill Simmons trade value column.

         1. Just started it. Nice to see Love getting the respect he deserves.

9. what a head fake by Rubio

10. Good start

11. This game is going well. Up by 8. Every Laker has 5 fouls already.

12. Seemed like Dwill deserved an And 1 on that.

13. I am seriously enjoying the Derek Williams era.

    1. And the Ricky Rubio era.

       1. And the Pekovic era.

          1. It reminds me of that Beatles song "You Don't Even Need Love".

             1. httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=hNWArv4J4J8

                1. VH in Buffalo tonight!

                   1. the local classic rock radio station has been playing their new song. its turrbl

14. spectacular defense by the Wolves so far

15. McRoberts is the most unNBA name ever.

    1. I thought it was Wes Johnson.

    2. he looks like the constipated guy in a buddy comedy

16. Remember when the Wolves were having trouble scoring 20 points in the first quarter? I don't miss that.

    1. I blame Love.

       1. And Mauer.

       2. I blame Beasley and Darko being in the starting lineup at the time.

          1. Not a bad point.

17. That quarter kicked ass

    1. It sure did.

18. Rubio getting a technical? That seems out of character.

    1. did he call somebody a douche?

    2. It was a real power move.

       1. Is Rubio dadboner?

          1. 

             1. Really steamed, you guys.

19. Robbie just said "beast mode."

20. Williams loves scoring, apparently

21. Williams with an own goal.

22. Gophers up by 7 late, piss the lead away, lose in overtime. Saw that too many times this year.

    1. Funny. I saw it zero times.

23. Not sure why Bynum doesn't get a T for hanging on the rim there.

24. Bynum must not have a drop step. But Darko makes a stupid move.

25. B-Easy with the rarely attempted spinning turnover.

26. Milicic is a statue

27. Darko is less than useless.

28. Pek is just a little better than Darko.

    1. I thought Darko's strength was supposed to be his defense, but good lord, he's been terrible tonight.

29. Pek! with 10 FT attempts

30. Kobe can't guard Luke.

    1. And then he's posting Luke up and doesn't score. Good times.

    2. They need the Kobe stopper stopper.

31. SCB

32. Terrible call on that Pek foul.

33. Pek! looks like he's got a pretty good argument there.

34. I listened to the first part of the Simmons podcast with Magic today. I have to give the Sports Fella credit, he gives Magic a hard time right from the get go. It was pretty funny.

    1. While on that topic, Boston 84 Portland 45 with 2:45 left in the third quarter.

35. Oop!

36. whooooooooooa throwdown!

37. At this rate the next Calf is going to have the middle name Pekovic.

    1. FTP!LT

38. A nine point lead over the Lakers at half with no Love? I'll take it!

39. Good start for the Wolves, depressing start for Mass Effect 3.

40. Rumor has it Tolliver and Ellington are being made available.

    Yeah, I don't know that we are getting a lot there.

    1. We might be able to get Mark Madsen in that deal.

       1. Believe it or not, he may be available for less than that.

    2. Ellington has played :06 this month, Tolliver hasnt played since Feb 29th.

    3. Sounds like a package for OJ

41. Wha-wha-wha-what happened?

    1. That could be about the Lakers run or the Wes Johnson three.

    2. Wes Johnson hit two 3 pointers

42. This is a Wes I can deal with.

43. Who kidnapped Wes Johnson?

44. Wes to the rescue?

45. Metta World Campground.

46. this game is being played at a frenetic pace.

47. Wes is more?

    1. Wesley Sniper.

       1. Go Wes Young Man.

          1. I think Tom Hanneman has used that one

             1. Hot Wess.

                1. Westicles.

                   1. I just hope his talents don't acquiWesce

48. Harbinger?

    1. I hope it turns out to be Permenant Wes.

49. Get Tolliver out of there.

50. STOP SHOOTING THREES ANTHONY TOLLIVER.

51. Time to put in Erkel.

52. I liked this game better when the Wolves had an 8 point lead

53. Bynum is just killing it when Darko is in the game

54. How on earth is Luke providing competent defense against Kobe? It doesn't make any sense.

55. DEREK WILLIAMS!

56. DWILL!

57. Where is Love to grab the rebound when you need him?

58. Steve Blake and Matt Barnes look like extras from Breaking Bad.

59. Martell Webster is a turd.

    1. We want Wes.

       1. We are getting DeWessed.

    2. The guy has the basketball IQ of Ricky Davis.

       1. Ouch.

       2. The guy has the basketball IQ of Ricky Davis.
          that made me laugh

60. blarrrrrgh

61. Crap.

62. Ugh.

63. This was looking like one of the Wes games of the season until that last sequence. What a bunch of barf.

64. evening, all.

65. I love seeing Ron Artest having the ball in his hands with 2 seconds left on the shot clock.

66. let MWPeace shot that all day long. He is Corey Brewer like shooting 3s

    LUUUUUKE

67. HOLY LUKE!

    1. DO NOT SELL TRADE THIS FARM LUKE RAY, KAHN!

       1. Yeah, I've done a 180 on Luke this season.

          1. People will come Ray, Kahn. People will most definitely come.

             1. I actually now feel kind of bad for ragging on him so hard last season when he was playing in a role he was clearly not totally suited for.

68. Great D.

69. Luuuuuke

70. wtLuke?

71. Metta World Peace for three. Music to my ears.

72. PEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

73. Pek! My word

74. Pek. O. Vic.

75. Pek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That is all.

76. Pek! is just the best.

77. beast mode, baby.

78. Spek!tacular!

79. How does Pek only have 25?

    1. It feels like 142.

    2. I blame Darko

80. 25/14 for Pek! damn!

81. How much fun is Pek? He's on the very short list of my all-time favorite Wolves.

    1. Easily my favorite Wolves C of all time.

    2. He runs like us!

82. aww, MWP is out...

83. oooooh crap

84. This is the worst thing that could have happened.

85. Ah hell.

86. If Kobe just killed Rubio I will be very unhappy.

    1. Not to mention it was a shitty foul call.

       1. Not to mention that Kobe is a douche.

87. Jeebus. Last shot time.

88. OFFS.

89. Where's our fuckin' foul call???

    1. Williams' problem was not bum-rushing a Laker

       1. Gasol had exactly zero feet on the ground when he ran into DWill. That has to be one of the worst no calls I've ever seen.

       2. Williams' problem was not bum-rushing being a Laker

          FTFY.

          FDS.

90. Whatever, the Lakers are going to win by, at most, 3 points without Love in the line up. Big deal.

91. Shit.

92. I hate Kobe Bryant. I hate the Lakers. BLARG

93. booooooo.

94. Lame.

    Has there ever been a guy that actually deserves purposeful and serious injury more than Bynum? Every time I see the guy play, I want someone to blow his knee out.

    1. Like Kobe did to Rubio?

       1. Yeah, Kobe is second on that list.

    2. Every New Orleans Saint.

       1. Hmmmm, good point.

    3. Offer a bounty

       1. Heh, a player would have to really hate Bynum to hurt him with what I can offer.

95. Wow. I'm...pissed.

96. I don't care that the Wolves lost. If Rubio is injured words can not exWes how much this hurts Minnesota.

97. I came in at the end. What happened to Rubio?

    1. The douche lowered a shoulder at him causing him to kind of land awkwardly on his left knee.

       1. I think he hyper extended it.

    2. here is the replay of how he got hurt
       httpv://youtu.be/CG0Lv5vbeR0

       after seeing that, Im pretty angry. Kobe truck sticked Rubio and Rubio gets the foul. for stupid

       1. Looks like they banged knees.

       2. That is even a worse call than the no call on the play after it. Kobe just ran him over.

          1. Looked to me like Rubio stepped in too far. His feet were in front of his body and he wasn't really set.

             1. I think he was set, but in terms of an actual foul call, I don't think it matters. When the offensive player initiates all of the contact, it's an offensive foul. You're not allowed to lower your shoulder and run through a defender.

                1. Unless you're Kobe.

       3. Oy. Knees are scary.

          1. Just saw the replay on the news. I'm going to speculate a jammed knee. He came down hard on it, straight up and down, trying to stop short just as Kobe drove into him. I didn't see any twisting, it looked like more of a compression trauma. But I'm no trainer.

             1. That was my thought too. Looks like a minor sprain, but probably not a tear.

                1. The collision looks more like he just hyper-extended it, but that could be enough to take out the ACL. The trainer was checking his ACL at the end of the video, but when I tore mine the first orthopedic doctor I went to missed that it was torn. Really, no use speculating until after the MRI. Knee injuries suck.

98. I think our guards for the next game will be Luke Ridnour, Malcolm Lee, Wayne Ellington, Martell Webster

    oh man

99. 'possible ACL' says a Wolves source

    hopefully his source is a popcorn vendor and not a doctor and Rubio's knee is a-ok

    1. I'm hoping "possible" in this context is equivalent to "it's possible I'll be hit by a meteorite today"

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