Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Dallas 95 Lakers 93 - Game 1

I'm rebooting my playoff game rundowns after a long vacation in Finland and Estonia where basketball is about as popular as AIDS. Enjoy.

Player of the Game: Dirk Nowitzki

He murdered the mongoloid that is Pau Gasol, including 14 boards with his 28 points, he played a fantastic game. 'Dirk 4 Führer' chants rang out from Mavericks fans all over Germany as he sank two clutch free throws to give Dallas the lead with 19.5 seconds left.

Most Surprising Moment: Pau Gasol's meltdown to end the game.

First he fouls Dirk moving away from the hoop on the inbounds pass 30+ feet out, then he accidentally hip checks Kobe while trying to get KB8 the ball and hands it off to Jason Kidd. Pau should be the most dominant player in this series, but he played about as weak as his weird bearded jawline in the 4th quarter.

Favorite Moments:

  • Pau Gasol's failures in the fourth quarter. I love the Lakers blowing a home game simply because they refuse to play basketball.
  • Jason Kidd playing like it's 2003 and sticking to Kobe. Kobe hasn't had that much white skin pressed against him since his spa trip in Colorado. Yes I am not above hackey rape jokes about Kobe Bryant. Also, his recent gay slur lead to this PSA from the Lakers. Way to rope your teammates into it Kobe, true leadership.
  • Kobe Bryant missed the game winner even though he was wide open. Bad D by Dallas and they got lucky, they'll need more luck to get through this series, but game one is a good start.

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