Originally Posted by Dumars4Ever

Disappointing finish to what had been an encouraging game, with Amir and Samb leading an energetic charge off the bench to build up a 6 point lead after 3 quarters. But the starters fell apart with a flurry of turnovers, 4 in a row that allowed the Lakers to take the lead even with Kobe on the bench. Once he came back in, they couldn't miss--off balance 3s, runners in the lane off lucky bounces from the officials, everything was falling for them. It was blowout city from that point on. The importance of CB's ball handling (and hopefully Stuckey, once he gets healthy) became painfully apparent during that fourth quarter collapse.

Still, there were some definite positives from this game, as the three young big guys--JMax, Amir, and Samb--all had a major impact. They combined for 7 blocks and 15 boards, 7 boards and 4 blocks from Amir alone. JMax even hit his FTs, 7-8. Amir and Samb were monsters in the lane on D, challenging or affecting almost every single shot. Let's sure hope we see more of them, their energy is amazing.