[picappgallerysingle id=”7626982″] Having Andrew Bynum out is nothing new to the Lakers. In January 2008 he injured his knee against Memphis and missed the remainder of the regular season and playoffs as the Lakers made their first trip to the Finals since 2004. The following season, in some sort of cruel episode of deja vu, Bynum would […]
Archives for March 2010
Around the World (Wide Web): The Good, The Bad, And the Reactions
THE GOOD Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant both had very good nights in the Lakers 99-92 win over the Washington Wizards. Gasol finished with 28 and 12 to go along with three assists and a block. He was able to get to the line 14 times, making 12, putting pressure on the Wizards front line […]
Lakers/Wizards: Where One Half Was Good Enough
[picappgallerysingle id=”8140849″] What really needs to be said about this game? Going in to this contest, I don’t think there was any doubt that the Lakers would win the game and do so handily. The only question was, would the Lakers play just hard enough for just long enough that the game was close but […]
Preview and Chat: The Washington Wizards
[picappgallerysingle id=”7673539″] Records: Lakers 51-18 (1st in West), Wizards 21-46 (14th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.1 (10th in NBA), Wizards 104.1 (24th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.7 (5th in NBA), Wizards 109.2 (18th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Wizards: Shaun Livingston, Mike […]
Checking In On Andrew Bynum
[picappgallerysingle id=”7537923″] According the fantastic Kevin Ding and his magical twitter account, the MRI performed on Andrew Bynum’s strained (left) achilles tendon showed no rupture or tear. That is the good news. The bad news is that Ding also confirmed that Andrew will be reevaluated a week from now and that he (likely) will not […]
Lakers/T’Wolves: Lakers Win, Bynum Banged Up
[picappgallerysingle id=”2465308″] The big story from this game was the fact that in the middle of the ‘Wolves third quarter run (more on that later) Andrew Bynum jumped for a rebound, was a bit stiff after he landed, and left the game not to return. Reportedly, he has a strained left achilles tendon and will […]
Preview and Chat: The Minnesota T’Wolves
[picappgallerysingle id=”3075192″] Records: Lakers 50-18 (1st in West), T’Wolves 14-55 (Last in West, 36.5 games behind Lakers) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.1 (10th in NBA), T’Wolves 101.4 (29th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.8 (4th in NBA), T’Wolves 111.0 (28th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Welcoming Back Kurt Rambis
Tonight, the Lakers play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves and their old friend Kurt Rambis. Rambis has been trying to bring some of his old Laker values with him to Minnesota, most notably, the triangle offense, which SLAM notes that the ‘Wolves have struggled with mightily. With just about a month left to go in […]
Facing A Zone: Looking At The Lakers Zone Offense
An ongoing issue with the Lakers has been their execution on offense. We’ve discussed this several times before, so there’s really no need to expand on the specific ills that have hurt this team’s offensive efficiency over the course of the season. However, there has been a recent trend that has popped up that has […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Hodgepodge of Lakers News
I’ve compiled a hodgepodge of links gathered from the Lakers’ off day. On Home Court Advantage From Los Angeles Times: The Lakers finished with the best record in the Western Conference last season and secured home-court advantage throughout the West playoffs. That paid dividends after the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the best record in the […]