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After back to back blowout losses – at home, no less – it’s obvious to any basketball observer that the Lakers are playing poorly.  In the past few weeks, they’ve played below a “championship standard” and while wins have come, the caliber of basketball played has been mediocre at best.  During this period, I’ve often [...]

From Mark Heisler, LA Times: Happily for the Lakers — or as happily as anything can be now — they don’t have to worry about beating Miami in the Finals. Who said the Lakers will make the Finals? One game never means anything, even if it’s on Christmas and bidding on EBay for two courtside [...]

When as many things go wrong as they did against the Heat and the Lakers get blown out on a Christmas for the second straight year, it’s difficult to find a place to start an analysis of the game.  The Lakers simply ran into a team that’s playing much better than they are and the [...]

Records: Lakers 21-8 (Third in West) Heat 22-9 (Second in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.2 (Third in NBA) Heat 108.8 (Fourth in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.0 (Tenth in NBA) Heat 97.3 (Second in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Heat: Carlos Arroyo, Dwyane Wade (or [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="8163867"] Those that follow this site know that I’m a fan of X’s and O’s.  When I watch games I often put most of my focus on the action taking place off the ball in order to see how the players are deployed and what wrinkles are implemented to make a play successful.  I’m [...]