Records: Lakers 28-15 (5 seed); Pistons 32-13 (2 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.3 (6th); Pistons 112.7 (4th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.3 (8th); Pistons 104.8 (5th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Pistons: Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Antonio McDyess, Rasheed Wallace Lakers Notes: On the road […]
Archives for January 2008
Prediction Time
Nine game road trip gets off to a tough start in Detroit tomorrow night. You can see the schedule here. My prediction: 4-5. I think 5-4 is very doable. 6-3 and I’d be thrilled. 3-6 and, well, I’d rather not talk about it. What do all of you predict?
Game Preview & Chat: The New York Knickerbockers
Records: Lakers 27-15 (6 seed); Knicks 14-29 (a lot of lottery ping-pong balls) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (6th); Knicks 104.3 (23rd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (8th); Knicks 112.4 (28th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Knicks: Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson, Mardy Collins, Zach Randolph, Eddy Curry Lakers […]
Looking At Losing Streak
Some thoughts on the three game losing streak and life without Bynum, and about the Lakers missing some of the easy baskets they used to get. • The last three games have been at a slower pace than the Lakers like — each of them at 91 possessions a game, 5 fewer than the Laker […]
Preview and Chat: The Cleveland Cavaliers
Records: Lakers 27-14 (6 seed); Cavaliers 23-19 (6 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (6th); Cavaliers 106.2 (17th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (8th); Cavaliers 110.4 (26th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Cavaliers: Larry Hughes, Ira Newbie, LeBron James, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lakers Notes: It’s raining in […]
Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
Records: Lakers 27-13 (6 seed); Mavs 28-13 (3 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.1 (7th); Mavs 114.2 (2nd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (7th); Mavs 107.7 (15th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Mavs: Devin Harris, Eddie Jones, Josh Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Eric Dampier Lakers Notes: Kobe is starting […]
Taking The Next Step
That is what good teams look like in the playoffs. Not the Spurs of the first half, who floated semi-aimlessly around the court. Rather, the team that came out in the third quarter and cranked up the defensive pressure. They pressured the ball, and Fisher made some ill-advised passes (a couple long ones up the […]
Game Preview & Chat: The San Antonio Spurs
Records: Lakers 27-12 (3 seed); Spurs 26-13 (6 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.1 (5th); Spurs 111.0 (8th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.4 (6th)(; Spurs 104.4 (4th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Spurs: Tony Parker, Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, Jeremy Richardson, Tim Duncan (they can call him a […]
Anatomy of an Assist
The first two times the Lakers played the Nuggets this season, Denver wanted to make sure Kobe didn’t beat them. It’s a strategy a lot of teams have used over the last few years — make those other guys around Kobe step up and win the game. That strategy doesn’t work anymore. Even without Bynum […]
Game Preview & Chat: The Denver Nuggets
Records: Lakers 26-12 (5th seed); Nuggets 24-15 (4th seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.8 (6th); Nuggets 109.4 (14th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.4 (7th); Nuggets 105.3 (6th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Nuggets: Allan Iverson, Anthony Carter, Linas Kleiza, Carmelo Anthony, Marcus Camby Yes, the records and seedings […]