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It was ugly, but there are two things I’ll add to that. First, there are some boxers that make a fighter look awkward, win or lose nobody looks good fighting them. The Bulls are like that — their defense and hustle can make a team look out of sorts. Second, and more important, a win [...]

Test Time. The Lakers beat the Raptors Friday night because, well, they were the Raptors, not because the Lakers played well. This week they can’t do that, starting tonight they have four games against quality teams – the Bulls, the Clippers, the Jazz and the Nets. I’ve got more on it a LAist, but think [...]

Friday night’s Laker win was certainly not a game they’ll want to keep a copy of at the basketball Hall of Fame, it was pretty ugly. But there were things to talk about, such as Kobe reaching 17,000 points or Chris Bosh now with three-point range. So, Ryan at Hoops Addict and I did, you [...]

81? Nah, not going to happen again, at least not tonight. But the Raptors do struggle to defend the two (PER against of 18.3), so Kobe should do well even with the sore knee. They are also struggling to cover the opposing center, a PER of 19.3 against, so watch out for Bynum. Well, let’s [...]

Regular commenter here Rob has been keeping a close eye on the Lakers stats this season and sent along a few thoughts, which I’m posting for general consumption. GENERAL There is one very important stat that seems to predict whether the Lakers win or lose. You might be surprised to find out it has nothing [...]