Lakers @ Nets

Popozao time... Pau is starting! Tonight is already shaping up to be magical. The San Diego roommates get to play together...

Or maybe not because 24 (R. Jeff) just went down at the top of the 1st and 4 (Luke) is still on the bench. At least they got to hug before the game right?

Damn it's heard not to smile while watching this. So often new players from a trade are scrutinied heavily during their first game with the team but Pau is in a spot where he can do no wrong. He's even picked up the Triangle pretty well for having had 1.5 practices at it.

Even over on the bench nursing 2 fouls, Pau makes us smile. Why are they making us watch these people running around the court, let's just watch what Pau does.


Strahan!!!! He also, can do absolutely no wrong right now. In fact, Mr. Strahan, will you marry us?

Kobe's finger = :(
Nothing worse than watching one of your players making that face while being attended to by the athletic trainer... or actually, making that face any time.

We can't recall if it's just because he hasn't had enough people chillin' on the bench or if it's because he's Phil Jackson and doesn't feel like it but there hasn't been a lot of substitution on the Lakers roster this year. There has been a lot of substitution tonight.

Derek Fisher, we understand he's amazing tonight, but we've only got eyes for Pau Pow. We looked away for a second and we see Luke looking scrawny, is he not eating? See, that's why we need to continue with Pau watch 2008. Well, I guess he ate enough to alley oop to Kobe, good deal Walton, just don't go all manorexic on us.
Manorexia is getting physical tonight.

3:46 in the fourth: VIVA PAU! Pretty sure that's what everyone in our favorite colors just said during their jumping, chest bumping, screaming, smiling fit of joy. Kobe's dancing. Could this night get any better?

1:05: Isn't it time for Coby Karl to play? Gotta love the Net's cheering for Kobe like that while he walks off the floor.

Post game interview with Kobe: Wow. We don't think we've ever seen him this happy. EVER. When asked if it felt good to score only 6 points and still get a victory? "You have NO idea... there is a God". We could marry this Kobe Bryant. Tears of joy!

Our Player of the Night: Pau Ga-fuckin-sol! We don't even need an explanation, anyone who can make Kobe that excited is a deity in our book.