Records: Lakers 41-17 (1 seed); Blazers 30-28 (10 seed, five games out of the playoffs) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.6 (2nd); Blazers 107.7 (14th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.8 (6th); Blazers 108.8 (19th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Blazers: Martel Webster, Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw, LaMarcus Aldridge, Joel […]
Archives for February 2008
Preview & Chat: The Miami Heat
Records: Lakers 40-17 (1 seed); Heat 10-44 (more ping pong balls than any other franchise) Offensive ratings: Lakers 1133.6 (2nd); Heat 102.8 (28th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.8 (5th); Heat 110.3 (24th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Heat: Jason Williams, Dwayne Wade, Shawn Marion, Udonis Haslem, Mark […]
Talking Pau
There’s a discussion going on in the comments from last night’s game that I think deserves a little more space. That is, a breakdown of how Pau Gasol is fitting in with the Lakers 11 games in. I think we’re all various degrees of ecstatic with Gasol — the Lakers are 10-1 with him in […]
Preview and Chat: The Portland Trailblazers
Records: Lakers 39-17 (1 seed); Blazers 29-27 (10 seed, 4.5 games out of the playoffs) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.1 (2nd); Blazers 108.2 (14th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.4 (8th); Blazers 109 (20th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Blazers: Martel Webster (or Jarret Jack), Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw, […]
Preview and Chat: The Seattle Supersonics
Records: Lakers 38-17 (1 seed); Sonics 15-39 (13 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.6 (2nd); Sonics 101.7 (30th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.5 (7th); Sonics 108.7 (18th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Sonics: Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Chris Wilcox, Johan Petro What he said – the […]
Preview and Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
Records: Lakers 37-17 (3 seed); Clippers 19-33 (12 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.6 (2nd); Clippers 103.4 (26th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.7 (7th); Clippers 107.7 (13th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radminovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Clippers: Brevin Knight, Cuttino Mobley, Corry Maggette, “some call me†Tim Thomas, Chris Kaman Lakers Notes: […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Some thoughts on how the trade deadline shook out, and other stuff. • Commenter Drrayeye says he is a “doubting Thomas,†but I think the Kurt Thomas to the Spurs was a deal works for both sides, the Spurs in the short term and Seattle in the long term. Jonesonthenba has a great take on […]
A Win Worth Celebrating
First things first — there have been issues with the site for the last 12 hours or so. Apparently this has something to do with an “upstream service DNS migration,†whatever that means. I followed the instructions from my host and apparently everything should be solved. If by this afternoon people are still having issues, […]
Preview and Chat: The Phoenix Suns
Records: Lakers 36-17 (3 seed); Suns 37-16 (2 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.1 (2nd); Suns 115.2 (1st) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.4 (8th); Suns 107.9 (15th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radminovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Suns: Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Grant Hill, Amare Stoudemire, Shaquille O’Neal Lamar Odom talks: Over at […]
Preview and Chat: The Atlanta Hawks
Records: Lakers 35-17 (3 seed); Hawks 21-29 (9th seed, although just percentage points back of the Nets and 76ers, the 7 and 8 seeds) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.1 (2nd); Hawks 105 (21st) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.4 (8th); Hawks 107 (10th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radminovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Hawks: […]