Dean Oliver’s seminal basketball statistics book, Basketball On Paper, breaks down the game into the “Four Factors†for winning games — shooting efficiency, getting to the free throw line, offensive rebounding and turnovers. You can win games by doing those things so well on offense you’re opponent can’t match it (what Golden State tries to [...]
Records: Lakers 14-9; Bulls 8-13 Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.3 (6th); Bulls 99.7 (28th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (11th); Bulls 105.0 (8th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Bulls: Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Joe Smith, Ben Wallace Lakers Notes: Swamped at work so we’re going to [...]
That was a great confidence-boosting, comfortable win for a team heading off on a four-game road trip. To be sure, the Clippers played poor defense on the perimeter (Kobe in the first and Sasha in the fourth got Clips to bite on fakes and that made their shots easier, the Clips rotations and coverage at [...]
Records: Lakers 13-9; Clippers 9-13 Offensive ratings: Lakers 110.8 (8th); Clippers 101.1 (28th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.2 (13th); Clippers 104.9 (9th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Sasha Vujacic, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Clippers: Brevin Knight, Cuttino Mobley, Corey Maggette, Tim Thomas, Chris “what hair?†Kaman. Lakers Notes:Kobe Bryant is a game-time decision [...]
Records: Lakers 13-8; Warriors 12-10 Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.2 (7th); Warriors 111.2 (7th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.1 (12th); Warriors 109.3 (20th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Warriors: Baron Davis, Monta Ellis, Matt Barnes, Al Harrington, Andris Biedrins Lakers Notes: No Tony Parker, no Tim Duncan and [...]
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