Comments on: NBA Playoffs: Is Kevin Durant really a Kobe stopper? Or was Kobe the Kobe stopper?

By: RANDY

RANDY — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:51:59 +0000

the lakers will win the series,the writing is on the wall,the lakers are playing with them,it all about keeping the interest in the game. Watching from Barbados.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:57:30 +0000

“4. Just 5:30 and left and Kobe really tries to take him here — and Durant does his best defensive job of the night. From the top of the key Kobe drives left, then quickly comes behind his back to the right — and Durant is right with him, cutting off the lane. So Kobe steps back and goes to more of a power-drive left where once he gets to the baseline 12 feet out he tries a fade away, but Durant is not only there he blocks it. That was great defense from Durant.”…………
Except that it was also a very clear foul. In replay review, it’s absolutely clear that Durant squarely hit his shooting hand. Amazingly….. it wasn’t called.

By: Scott Gibson

Scott Gibson — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:03:38 +0000

Forget all replys… it’s called gamesmanship and Kobe said it best as quoted at the beginning of the article:
“It was a matchup that caught me by surprise. I think he did a great job,” Bryant said in his post-game press conference.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:44:25 +0000

Absolutely. Lakers in 5.

By: ocgunslinger

ocgunslinger — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:49:14 +0000

Watch out for what you wish for……
Lakers in 5

By: YO

YO — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:54:43 +0000

Obviously ur not from LA so go back to the MW u Laka Hata
Blah, blah, blah, blah. I don’t care how it happened or why it happened I’m just glad it did – it was worth it to see Kobe’s frustration missed shot after missed shot! Im rooting for ANY team playing against the Lakers and I live in LA. Roll Thunder ROLL!

By: tbs

tbs — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:35:50 +0000

In other words, the Lakers couldn’t execute their offense, threw it to Kobe with the clock winding down and asked him to bail them out under duress. Because the shots didn’t go down, Durant gets credit for great defense and Kobe is villified.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:26:19 +0000

Think about this. You’re Kobe, playing in a game. You know you’re not hot today. You have the option of 1) try to facilitate and create and let the other guys score more, or 2) keep throwing long shots hoping to get yourself into rhythm. What would you have done?
If you choose to keep shooting because you feel that you’re Kobe and can’t lose face, that’s effectively nothing better than Shaq being fat. Either you’re selfish or you’re outta shape, the result is the same.
I live in LA too….

By: LMAO in LA

LMAO in LA — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:28:29 +0000

Blah, blah, blah, blah. I don’t care how it happened or why it happened I’m just glad it did – it was worth it to see Kobe’s frustration missed shot after missed shot! Im rooting for ANY team playing against the Lakers and I live in LA. Roll Thunder ROLL!

By: Tyson

Tyson — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:55:18 +0000

The lakers were not playing hard for the sake of foul trouble. The thunder are not a very long team and when the lakers are settling for shooting, it is almost impossible to to win a game this way.
Of course, Kevin Durant got to the foul line with most of the referee’s doing exactly as he planned, sending him there. Not one laker got to the foul line besides gasol and bynum. When we saw what were clear fouls, the thunder hooted and hollered as though they weren’t getting the correct calls. The lakers, surprisingly, kept their composure, even whent he fouls that were called were in the thunders favor.
Then the commissioner went out and drew the line in the sand to say that referee’s are doing the best job that they can. If they can review whether a shot was a 2 or a 3, they can review if a player was fouled or not. It would slow the game down, but, it would be the correct call.

By: Randall from OklaCity

Randall from OklaCity — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:54:06 +0000

Kobe couldn’t get inside because Krstic, Collison, Sefalosha, Ibaka RULES THE PAINT

By: Bizzle

Bizzle — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:51:56 +0000

You want Kobe to start dancing in the middle of a game or d you mean not to shake hands after the series?
Or do you mean to sit out wheneve he has a tiny little injury?

By: Randall from OklaCity

Randall from OklaCity — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:51:42 +0000

Kobe ain’t MJ

By: EyeNeverSayNo

EyeNeverSayNo — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:39:11 +0000

Bottom line: Kobe got embarassingly sucked into a one-on-one battle with Durant and like a foolish rookie, Kobe kept playing into their hands, shooting his team right out of the game. What a head game they played on Kobe, playing right to his towering ego, getting him to throw the game away while trying to show the young scoring champ Durant a thing or two. It didn’t work and it was not smart basketball by Bryant or Jackson.

By: Just Maybe

Just Maybe — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:36:55 +0000

Kobe was distracted….he was looking in the stands for his next rape victim.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:13:12 +0000

This game reminds me of the playoff series against the Pistons when Shaq was still around. Kobe just wasn’t “creating”. 0 free throw attempts in this game? That’s insane. At one point in the game, I thought it was a better thing to do to just give the ball to Gasol and let him post up and pass the ball back out to create opportunities. As always, a lot of times I absolutely don’t agree with Kobe’s shot selection.

By: Lol

Lol — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:56:37 +0000

Kurt is a lakers fan. It shows.

By: Lol

Lol — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:56:15 +0000

Kurt is a lakers fan. It shows.

By: Jim Sanders

Jim Sanders — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:15:30 +0000

Kobe needs to play 48mins. Not this turn on-turn off performance.The Lakers are in the play offs.Play like the King.