"In a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: "I am happy to say I am goin' to L.A." ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard reports that Artest and the Lakers have reached a verbal agreement on what is believed to be a three-year contract worth an estimated $18 million. Wednesday is the first day free agents are permitted to sign new deals."
- Frankie Warren
from Bookmarklet
The brawl, the trade demands and holdout, he plays good, hard D but he has a target on his back. He's a marked man in the eyes of officials. And I just think he's a liability. I'll think that until he proves me wrong but the Western Conference Semis furthered that. He got ejected two games in a row and even if he didn't deserve the second ejection, like I said, he's a marked man. He's a Sprewell. Exciting to watch b/c you know any minute he's gonna choke someone out.
- Bryan Zirkel
Even though I've been watching this in HD, it seems that everyone looks more beat tonight.
- Anika
...yeah, fatigue may be setting in. it's a LOOOOONG season.
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...Lakers already have 6 offensive rebounds. that says the Magic aren't defending their hoop as strong as they probably should. tired?
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Kobe has set a most games played record including the Olympics last two seasons. I think. I thought, I saw. :)
- Eric Logan
it doesn't seem the magic defends their hoop that much at all just watching the conf. playoffs and the finals.
- Anika
Kobe needs a break. If it's close in the fourth quarter tonight, I can guarantee you that Kobe will try to finish this all by himself
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I was down by Staples Center a couple of hours ago. Here's some pics I shot: http://friendfeed.com/fabooma... My husband wondered where Magic fans go.
- Anika
As soon as I finish this proposal I'll be back... Let's Go Lakers, end this thing tonight!
- Wayne Sutton
My brother told me that he is happy :-))) FISHER the man
- Johni Fisher
We'll see. Bryant may kick back if they're not too far behind or leading.
- Anika
...Dwight Howard has been invisible so far. what up?
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Anika ...thanks for the Staples photos. I really liked one of them more than the others. ;)
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I got more, LAG. My husband said, "Did you get photos of the hot chicks? All the booties and boobies?" Sigh. Yes, dear. Most of my pics were girl booty pics. Enabler.--->
- Anika
First quarter was the story of this series: Magic shoot 48%, play with energy, make few mistakes. Lakers play lackluster. It's only a 4 point game.
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WE GOT A GROWN MAN MOVE! Finally a Mark Jacksonism.
- Got Love For DB™?
Daryl... good one. let's keep a record of all the great Jacksonisms, and Van Gundyisms tonight. It may be a while before we see NBA basketball again
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Daryl welcome home ,have fun anjoy the game its the last one for June
- Johni Fisher
one of my boys relayed me that joke. i had to share it. ok enough magic roasting. courtney lee has been playing well. not much else from the magic, but it's not a big lead at all
- Cee Bee
Lakers need to go on a 10-0 run, 14pt lead is nothing, need a 25pt lead with 5min to go still,
- Wayne Sutton
All we needs now is a "fake hustle" or "real hustle" and it's finished.
- Got Love For DB™?
Wayne ...I'd agree with you if the Magic were showing that they can hit shots tonight, but the way they're playing, I think this game is over.
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game is pretty much done. real tough for a team like the magic to come back from a 15 point deficit. they haven't shown heart this game in particular. outplayed basically.
- Cee Bee
...it's a good thing the Lakers still don't have Mark "Maddog" Madsen ...man, he made a fool of himself the last time the Lakers had a parada. hahaha!
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And LAG, remember earlier I told you the Lakers were going to win by 20 tonight.
- Anika
Anika pls tell LAG that I told you that
- Johni Fisher
Was reading hoops hype about how some nba teams want Gortat
- Wayne Sutton
Anika ...but they have to win by 20 on the nose. None of this 25-point or 32-point business. .LOLz
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Skip don't want to come out of the game but if he's not playing well must come out but have to prove that he should have played in the 4qt and overtime in the last game
- Wayne Sutton
5 on Howard, smart by Gasol, take him to the basket, he can't guard Paul
- Wayne Sutton
Superman's f'in a foul out of this game. Way to show up Dwight!
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...you can hear a pin-drop in the Amway Center
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Wayne... this will be the longest 6 minutes of the year for the Lakers, but this game is hardly in doubt. Orlando has shown zero spark for 42 minutes, they won't wake up in the final minutes.
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oooooh Jeff tried a mark jacksonism
- Wayne Sutton
Lag, I know, 6min. to go. whew.. the wife just asked, will there be a one shinning moment tonight?
- Wayne Sutton
It's not over Mark Jackson.... Luke!!1
- Wayne Sutton
The Magic should have been playing like this when they came out in the third quarter. too little. too late.
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...I once saw Reggie Miller score 8 points in 8 seconds, so anything could happen, but this game is over.
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I think this thing has been in the refrigerator for a while now. The door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the Jell-O's jiggling!
- Victor Ganata
they're shooting off fireworks in my neighborhood.
- Anika
Shaq's recent tweet - "Congratualtions kobe, u deserve it. You played great . Enjoy it my man enjoy it. And I know what yur sayin rt now "Shaq how my ass taste ""
- Amani
from IM
Thanks for backing me up .LAG - I was sleep :) Funny though, Mashable just ran an article on the best ways to follow the NBA finals on social media and failed to recognize our massive threads on FriendFeed
- Bwana ☠
No problem Bwana. Now it's the dog days of summer. I'm looking forward to the NFL and College Football next. Let's see what we can do when footballs start flying through the air!
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Mashable! Smashable! Friendfeed thread + live sports is the best
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Wayne - no worries, I knew the Magic would lose... big reason why I didn't bother to watch
- Bwana ☠
Finally Kobe can get some sleep. He needs to sleep for like 2 weeks.
- Got Love For DB™?
Wayne - in response to "Yeah going to miss you guys! big thanks to Bwana for starting the friendfeed chats sorry that Orlando didn't win for him"
- Bwana ☠
Yet another reason why FF needs another level of threading
- Bwana ☠
I think maybe just explaining what you meant might be easier.
- Ken Sheppardson
like you did, I mean... vs redesigning the UI and cheezing off a ton of folks
- Ken Sheppardson
...well, the thing about FF is, it's still evolving. this live thread wouldn't have been possible last year when the Celtics were playing the Lakers. FF's come a long way in a year.
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true, alright guys/gals... Good night
- Wayne Sutton
The Magic brought out their ace in the hole again. That little girl singing means the Lakers are doomed.
- Got Love For DB™?
Wow, Lee for 3. He must've heard me talking bad about him.
- Anika
Hi all! I'm stuck at the office, and the satellite receiver is busted. does anyone have a link for a Web video feed. I'm googling now, but any tips appreciated.
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Good morning folks on the road for a long weekend getaway it would be awesome if you Can write the score once in a while thx
- Yunus Tunak
...the funny thing about this JustinTV feed is: it's being broadcast in Turkish. It's like "blah blah blah blah blah KO-BEE BRYANT!" .LOLz
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LOL Really. I think I picked it up from a Turkish thread.
- Anika
...it works for me. i can do my work, and glance at it when I hear: "...KO-BEEE BRYANT!"
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Oh, Johni...that's a GREAT listing. I'm going to try one of these feeds. Thanks so much! (Not that I have anything against Turkish...except I don't understand it.) ;-))
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So who was the Celtic coach with the other 2 championships during the Russell era?
- Tom Landini
from BuddyFeed
It looks like the Turkish Web stream is giving me the best performance. I'll stick with it... "blah blah blah blah blah KO-BEE BRYANT!"
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...let's consider the "refs are paid off" scenario, from the NBA's point-of-view, allegedly: the best thing for the league, from a TV revenue angle is to extend the series so it gets back to LA. another Magic win guarantees that outcome.
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sure you dunk it. there was nothing wrong with dunking the ball at the end of the game. this ain't charity. Pau's 7 ft tall anyway. it doesn't take much for him to reach the rim
- Cee Bee
so how did the lakers shoot no free throws for a fifteen minute stretch at the end of the game again
- Daniel J. Pritchett
it wasn't from a lack of effort. kobe was trying his best to draw the foul.
- Got Love For DB™?
the problem is the magic have low basketball IQ
- Amani
from IM
disagree. they will not be in the finals if they have low bb iq
- AJ Batac
remember you are up against lakers and still go to OT. man, that is a good team there.
- AJ Batac
several games they have showed little mistakes b/c of low basktball IQ - not closing out properly on shooters, improper rotation, silly fouls, stale offense, etc, etc
- Amani
from IM
if they played smarter they could be UP 3-1 in the series
- Amani
from IM
that's what it is, the magic are inexperienced and it sure don't help them that the master of panic is coaching them. don't get me wrong, he's a good coach, but not usually during clutch moments when the pressure is on the magic.
- Cee Bee
The Magic choked. They don't deserve it anymore. They had the talent, but not the experience. Lakers will win it next game. The Magic aren't even going to show up next game.
- Emilio_M
choke is the word. orlando dominated the first half. they gave their lead back in the first few minutes of the 3rd. all down hill from there.
- Got Love For DB™?
I still remember the voice.. 'Double dribble!'
- Rodfather
I would only try to slow motion dunks. nothing else.
- chrisofspades
from email
I actually don't think it's a double. Probably a travel, though...
- Ryne Nelson
Ryne, it's very clearly a double dribble. not even close. you cannot switch the ball from one hand to the other mid-dribble. it has to hit the ground.
- chrisofspades
Come on Magic! Sidenote: My little girl has been cheering for the Lakers since about 4:45. Nonstop. I finally calmed her down and put on the pregame show.
- Anika
The Magic are 0-6 in Finals games in their short history. I think the numbers are on their side for at least one win in this series. Tonight's the best night to get it. Because if they lose, it's probably over.
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Is this game going to be aired on the internet
- Matt Bebich
His first "grown man move" comment won't be until late 3rd quarter. he's been holding that one back this playoffs much to my disappointment.
- Got Love For DB™?
tip off, 1st basket a dunk by howard
- Wayne Sutton
So, when did basketball audiences become football audiences with the face painting and Terrible Towel (yes, it waill *always* be the Terrible Towel no matter the color)?
- Anika
Has anyone else noticed that all the folks in that NBA "Thank You" commercial are playoff losers? With Howard at the very end. NBA practicing some foreshadowing?
- Got Love For DB™?
Anika ...when basketball got a bigger TV contract, and more clowns realized they could get on TV by dressing up like, well, clowns, and leaving their houses for the arena. My theory. <wink>
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The more I see of the Magic, the more I see a team that's just not ready for a championship, but they have a lot of the pieces. mostly missing experience.
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