Even though the Rockets are a better team, they could not put distance between us and them with our crappy squad. They are not going anywhere this season. Get 'em Kobe _________________ Ahhhh, those were the days...time for a new beginning!
Indeed. Didn't they call an elbowing foul on Howard originally?
Yes. Then they decided that Kobe had actually fouled Dwight (which he did several times) before Dwight elbowed Kobe (which he did several times). When the referees don't control the game by blowing whistle on contact, the players have to fend for themselves. The whole thing is avoided if they just call the foul when it happened. Granted, Dwight and Kobe are not fighters, but that would have escalated into a brawl with most players. Extremely poor officiating.
Were the elbows intentional? I thought the first few swings/swivels were just to clear space, but the final swing may have been intentional from Dwight. _________________ Good Laker book I recommend, "The Biggest What-If's in Lakers History" http://www.amazon.com/Biggest-What-Ifs-Angeles-History-ebook/dp/B00BB3OEC0
Were the elbows intentional? I thought the first few swings/swivels were just to clear space, but the final swing may have been intentional from Dwight.
They clearly were. Dwight has always thrown elbows. It's not even legal to swing elbows to clear space. Hacking a player 80 feet from the basket isn't legal either but the refs were asleep at the wheel as this whole thing was going on.
I like the fact that Davis came in between Kobe and Dwight after the incident, like "I got your back, bro" _________________ "We have a lot of guys that have been kinda discarded ... Myself with the injury and the age. Jeremy ... a bunch of players who other teams really felt they had no use for. So we have that kind of attitude built into ourselves" -- Kobe Bryant
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