Little known rule was utilized tonight

[Archie Moses]

we need to tank like the lakers.

They got it going right now.

They won the game.

 

[Stifle Tower]

They won the game.

Somebody had too. That's what's great about 2 tanking teams playing each other...it's a war of wills to see which bench players are going to rebel against their coaches and have good games. I thought it was funny that Nash went and put on his jersey. Brought to mind the lyrics "put me in coach"...even though I relaize that's a song about baseball.

 

[colton]

Interesting sidenote from the Lakers/Cavs game:

The Lakers had eight available players coming into the game. Then Nick Young twisted his left knee in the first half and Chris Kaman fouled out early in the fourth quarter. When Jordan Farmar left with leg cramps in the final period, that put Los Angeles at five players. Sacre committed his sixth foul with 3:32 remaining, but stayed in the game because D'Antoni was out of healthy bodies. The Lakers were assessed a technical foul.


Each side has to have five players on the court at all times during an NBA game. With the Lakers down to five healthy players, D'Antoni was informed by the officials that he could leave Sacre on the floor and any addition foul on the center would also result in a technical.

Was putting Kaman back in under those same conditions also an option?

 

[addictionary]

Was putting Kaman back in under those same conditions also an option?

Nope. The already out ones stay out.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Idiot OP should know better...this belongs in the NBA Forum as it has nothing to do with the Jazz. $#%^ troll!

 

[akirac73]

Yeah, it has. Kevin Pelton tweeted that it happened to the Warriors TWICE in the 2009-10 season.

In addition, I saw it almost 30 years ago in a Jazz-Hawks game in the Salt Palace. Hawks dressed the minimum number of 8 players, then lost 4 to either injuries or fouls, so one had to stay in.

I remember that game, that's why I was kinda shocked how much attention this Lakers game was getting for it. The way the media was handling it, was like it NEVER happened before. I guess since it's the Lakers, it's big news.

 

[addictionary]

Idiot OP should know better...this belongs in the NBA Forum as it has nothing to do with the Jazz. $#%^ troll!

lol wtf?? did pkm capture your account?

 

[Stifle Tower]

lol wtf?? did pkm capture your account?

Just having fun. I knew I should have posted this in the General NBA graveyard originally.