Both Teams Played Hard
Both Teams Played Hard

What a comeback by the Lakers in the last three minutes of regulation.

Big, big things out of Lamar Odom late. And all game, frankly.

It’s also kind of funny that all those people chastising LeBron for missing clutch lay-ups who used the “Kobe Bryant doesn’t miss that shot” argument should probably just stop talking for a while…maybe sit the next couple plays out.

Notable OT happenings:

• Kyle Elliot Korver picking up an offensive foul for throwing elbows 40 feet from the basket.
• An injured Kobe being yelled at to “Run the offense” by the Zen Master.
• Okur sticking a patented Okur dagger.
• Gasol with a sick post move to the other side of the hoop only to blow the dunk.
• Boozer mishandling a pass and turning it over with 3:00 minutes left as Utah is trying to go up four.
• Okur sticking a patented Okur dagger again (and again with his oafish toes on the line).
• Ivan Drago smacking a Kobe lay-up attempt into the 5th row.
• Gasol responding by blocking a weak Boozer post move attempt into the stands.
• Kobe breaking AK-47 down off the bounce to (surprisingly) score LA’s first FG of the OT with 1:20 left.
• Korver missing a fadaway three (that Kaleb thought was going in) but Okur grabbing the offensive board.
• Deron resetting after said offensive board and neglecting to pass to a struggling Boozer in a pick-and-roll, and instead finding a cutting Kirlenko who reverses the lay-up and dunks on Lamar’s head — plus the foul.
• Kobe finding a lane off the dribble, but again missing a lay-up. Shockingly, he thought he was fouled.
• Kyle drilling two free throws to ice it.
• Or wait…Kobe getting fouled shooting a three with 24.5 seconds left. Swish. Swish. Rattles in the third. LA now only down four.
• Deron going two-for-two from the line. Up six. Lamar dunking. K.E.K swishing two more free throws.
• Yeah. It’s over.

Great game. Series tied 2-2.

Now, let’s take it back to Los Angeles.

And more importantly…Your overtime heroes, ladies and gentlemen:

May 11, 2008, posted by Wade