Props to the Lakers for getting it done. I didn't watch the game so I can't speak authoritatively, but I have watched a lot of Jazz basketball this season. I watched the play in question, and, I'm trying hard to be objective here, that was an obviously hard push in the back. Boozer gets called for that almost once a game on average, far too much. But you guys make it sound like that's the only way the Jazz can dominate in rebounds the way they do. Are you guys really saying the Jazz push people that hard that often? Honestly? By the way, Mehmet Okur is a very good rebounder and is a rapidly improving defender, enough to make life a little tougher on Pau Gasol by himself.
Anyway, you guys do realize you won the game right? The whining coming from the Laker side is surprisingly loud considering the calls went your way at the most pivotal moments of the game. WoW, you are bitching so much lately . . . even when you win! Are you hitting Manopause or something?
Here's part of what J.A. Adande had to say about it in the Dime:
"When the Jazz got close to the basket, there was more contact than in a rush-hour crowd shoving into the subway, but rarely a blown whistle. Meanwhile, at the other end, Lamar Odom breezed past Carlos Boozer for a layup and got a gift and-one. And Utah players and coaches are still wondering how Mehmet Okur could wind up sprawling toward the baseline, leaving Pau Gasol alone under the basket for an easy offensive rebound and dunk to put the Lakers ahead by five points with 20.5 seconds remaining."
That's an objective outsider's take on the closing minutes. And you're still bitching about that game?
