Lakers' first game since Kobe's passing- starting now on TNT

[Goo Punch 4,275]

Just the pregame ceremonies alone are bringing out the emotions. I'm hoping for a very close game and an incredible night, culminating with an epic Lakers win.

[Wally Pryor 5,410]

It's like a funeral.   

[Catdaddyhorn 3,466]

TNT?? Or ESPN??

[aggie08 21,796]

"Usher, we need you to stretch Amazing Grace into 13 minutes."

[Goo Punch 4,275]

that was the best, most moving rendition of Amazing Grace I've ever heard.  

[Goo Punch 4,275]

1 minute ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

TNT?? Or ESPN??

TNT.

[Kermit 3,162]

Is this a funeral? Because it feels like a funeral. 

[aggie08 21,796]

3 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:

that was the best, most moving rendition of Amazing Grace I've ever heard.  

I thought that it was so distractingly slow that it was almost impossible to follow, let alone carry a moving tune. To each his own.

[Wally Pryor 5,410]

Will they tip before midnight?

[Wally Pryor 5,410]

8 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

"Usher, we need you to stretch Amazing Grace into 13 minutes."

Imagine what he could with the Anthem on Sunday.

[Goo Punch 4,275]

4 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

I thought that it was so distractingly slow that it was almost impossible to follow, let alone carry a moving tune. To each his own.

i find amazing Grace to be an incredibly boring song, so i really enjoyed what he did with it. 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

I'm just rooting so hard for Quin Cook tonight. I hope he gets a brilliant moment or two out there, preferably late in the 4Q.

Edited February 1, 2020 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4,275]

did anyone else lose their feed?

[Wally Pryor 5,410]

11 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

I thought that it was so distractingly slow that it was almost impossible to follow, let alone carry a moving tune. To each his own.

Yeah, but did you had the over on him?   

 

[Catdaddyhorn 3,466]

22 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

"Usher, we need you to stretch Amazing Grace into 13 minutes."

That's a quintessential American style of singing.  Before we got that gospelish style and all the other derivations of it, people were singing operatically and just mimicking whatever was done in Europe. 

Edited February 1, 2020 by Catdaddyhorn

[Wally Pryor 5,410]

Van Gundy's face is perpetually ready for this moment / game.

[Goo Punch 4,275]

man i hope both teams just light it up all night long. 

[Wally Pryor 5,410]

We'll see how many 24 second violations they take.

[Pato del Muerto 53,472]

10 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:

did anyone else lose their feed?

Was it just pregame on tnt?  Game is on espn. 

[CurlyDumps 4,654]

Crowd wanted to explode on that first play, but McGee McGee’d lol 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Was it just pregame on tnt?  Game is on espn. 

yeah i was tripping earlier when i said that. it was all on ESPN. 

edit- wow i said it was on TNT twice. I just woke up at 9 pm, and clearly i need my coffee. /derka'd

edit 2: maybe report my OP with a note about changing the thread title

Edited February 1, 2020 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4,275]

LeBron is still such an impressive athlete. I'm a month older than he is, and if i go shoot baskets today then my bicep will be sore tomorrow. Ridiculous.

[Wally Pryor 5,410]

Cool shot of Pelinka and daughter.

[Goo Punch 4,275]

28 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:

man i hope both teams just light it up all night long. 

off to a good start.

[Sgt Hulk 14,428]

Amazing video 

[washparkhorn 9,973]

They are playing hard. Kobe way or playing. Glad it’s a good game. 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

Lakers playing Bron, AD, Javale, Green, and Bradley. That's a big lineup, but when you have freaks like AD and LeBron I guess you can do that. Lakers are winning the title this year if they stay healthy. 

[Radical Larry 28,820]

Holy shit, Dame.

[Pam Cummings 9,868]

Wow Lillard just torching them.

[Radical Larry 28,820]

Dame time again.

[CurlyDumps 4,654]

 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

29 minutes ago, Radical Larry said:

Holy shit, Dame.

he is something else. 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

Whiteside having himself a game. He, Dame, and AD have all showed out, while LeBron has been more quiet than i would have anticipated.

[Radical Larry 28,820]

Whiteside is 13-14 shooting with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks. That's a hell of a stat line.

[Goo Punch 4,275]

AD- 14-22 FG, 3-5 3PA, 37 pts, 15 reb, 6 ast, 5 blk. 

Edited February 1, 2020 by Goo Punch

[orangecat92 306]

Lakers lose by eight.  I would have predicted winning by eight.

[UpperWestside 6,274]

I was at work and saw the pre-game ceremony. There was no way they were going to win. They were emotionally drained before they took the court. Dealing with a tragedy like this can take a mighty toll on any of us, much less dealing with the loss of someone they all considered a brother and having to do so while being in the public eye constantly. 

I am glad they honored him properly and LeBron spoke straight from the heart which was nice. I do not like to hear Amazing Grace. The last time I heard it was at my dad's funeral while the bagpipes were playing it. Just brings back a sad memory. I thought Usher did a tremendous job with it though. I sing in a gospel choir in the Bronx and this is the style I would've heard it in at church.

[d2o 1,603]

8 hours ago, Radical Larry said:

Whiteside is 13-14 shooting with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks. That's a hell of a stat line.

He has really been playing well this yr.   It will be interesting to see what POR does with him before the trade deadline since he was always considered a placeholder until Nurkic returned.

[CurlyDumps 4,654]

7 hours ago, UpperWestside said:

I was at work and saw the pre-game ceremony. There was no way they were going to win. They were emotionally drained before they took the court. Dealing with a tragedy like this can take a mighty toll on any of us, much less dealing with the loss of someone they all considered a brother and having to do so while being in the public eye constantly. 

Another thing I didn't notice, which Frank Vogel was asked about at the post-game presser: everyone played. All thirteen guys on the active roster got minutes. Very cool gesture, but not conducive to winning.

box score

[Goo Punch 4,275]

they got everyone in before the 1Q was up fwiw.

[Goo Punch 4,275]

Iman Shumpert tells a very Jordan-esque story about guarding Kobe one night at The Garden:

https://m.worldstarhiphop.com/apple/video.php?v=wshhcVB213hrbs4m1hs3