The Lakers began this road trip winners of six straight, looking to close out the regular season on a high note as they have in the past during championship runs. They went into San Antonio and began the trip with a great win without Andrew Bynum – and the second half of that game was […]
Archives for March 2010
Preview and Chat: The Atlanta Hawks
[picappgallerysingle id=”8349036″] Records: Lakers 54-20 (1st in West), Hawks 47-26 (4th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.1 (10th in NBA), Hawks 111.7 (3rd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.1 (5th in NBA), Hawks 106.7 (14th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Hawks: Mike Bibby, Joe […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Bynum, Walton and Kobe in the Studio
Silver Screen and Roll on Andrew Bynum: As the Lakers slouch toward the end of an uninspired road trip, the status of Andrew Bynum is a festering problem. The convalescent big man has now missed five games with a strained Achilles tendon – tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks will make it six – and there’s […]
No Switch To Flip, No Panic Button To Press
[picappgallerysingle id=”7626743″] We’re 74 games into the season and this Lakers team has not changed at all. I mentioned it in the recap to the Hornets game and several other times before: the Lakers are what they are – consistently inconsistent. That said, while this is frustrating, I’ve learned to live with it. That’s because following […]
Around the World (Wide Web): The Good, The Bad and The Reactions
THE GOOD Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant are about as long as the list of Lakers who played well last night. Ron Artest had some good moments early in the game, but it would be hard for me to find any other Laker to include in The Good. Pau scored the Lakers first 12 points […]
Lakers/Hornets: Kobe & Pau All Alone In Loss
[picappgallerysingle id=”3216358″] (Yeah I went with an old school ‘Zo picture here. What can I say, I’m in that kind of mood. That look on his face is just like mine…) After game four of the 2004 NBA Finals, Phil Jackson said something along the lines of “we wasted one of the great games from […]
Preview and Chat: The New Orleans Hornets
[picappgallerysingle id=”4058133″] Records: Lakers 54-19 (1st in West), Hornets 34-40 (11th in West, 20.5 games behind Lakers) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.0 (10th in NBA), Hornets 107.1 (16th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.8 (4th in NBA), Hornets 109.8 (23rd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers/Rockets Reactions
From Land O’ Lakers: Do not be fooled by the final score. In this case, objects in mirror were not nearly as close as they appeared. Not after the first 12 minutes of play, at least. In a lot of ways, the first quarter of Saturday night’s game could easily have been the fifth of […]
Lakers/Rockets: Some Offensive Wrinkles Return
When you watch an NBA game and already know the outcome, you get to look at what happens in the contest in a bit of a different light. In the case of the Lakers/Rockets game, I already knew that the Lakers had beat the Rockets 109-101 when I hit the play button on my DVR […]
Preview and Chat: The Houston Rockets
[picappgallerysingle id=”7001950″] Records: Lakers 53-19 (1st in West), Rockets 36-35 (10th in West, 16.5 behind Lakers) Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.8 (11th in NBA), Rockets 107.0 (16th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.7 (4th in NBA), Rockets 107.2 (16th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Rockets: […]