Records: Lakers 30-16 (5 seed); Nets 20-27 (8 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.7 (5th); Nets 103.6 (25th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.5 (8th); Nets 109.6 (22nd) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Nets: Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Josh Boone, Sean Williams Lakers Notes: It’s Super Tuesday […]
Archives for February 2008
Pau and Defense
More than anything else — even more than Andrew Bynum’s emergence as a low-post scorer — it is the Lakers defense that has turned the team around this season. Last season the Lakers have up 110.5 points per 100 opponent possessions, 24th in the NBA, and opposing teams shot 50% (eFG%). This season other teams […]
Preview and Chat: The Washington Wizards
Records: Lakers 29-16 (5 seed); Wizards 24-21 (6 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.4 (5th); Wizards 109.2 (12th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.4 (8th); Wizards 109.0 (20th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Wizards: Antonio Daniels, DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison, Andray Blatche, Brendan Haywood My Prediction: I think the […]
It’s A Good Day To Be A Lakers Fan
How often have we looked at one of those seemingly lopsided trades — ones that would be protested in any fantasy league — and say, “Why can’t our GM pull one of those off?†Well, now he has, and Mitch Kupchak deserves a lot of credit. He’s taken an unworldly amount of heat from fans […]
Pau Gasol Traded To Lakers
The Memphis Commercial Appeal is reporting that Pau Gasol has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton and first round picks in 2008 and 2010. If this is true, this is a huge win for the Lakers. Updates will be flowing as they come in. UPDATE# 1: The LA Times […]
Preview & Chat: The Toronto Raptors
Records: Lakers 28-16 (6 seed); Raptors 25-20 (5 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (6th); Raptors 111.4 (10th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.1 (8th); Raptors 107 (11th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Raptors: Jose Calderon, Anthony Parker, Jamario Moon, Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh Lakers Notes: I’ve said it […]