Defending point guards has long been an issue for the Lakers. Derek Fisher is a good defender is several ways – he’s a bulldog fighting through screens, he’s still a master at drawing offensive fouls, and there are few players I’d trust more as the last man back in a 2 on 1 or 3 […]
Archives for February 2011
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From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: It was a terrific all around game for El Spaniard, who was key in helping the Lakers remain in the game after the Thunder got off to a hot start. 13 points and six rebounds, with baskets coming from inside, outside and all points in between. He finished the […]
Lakers/Thunder: This Game Proves LA Is Rounding Into Form
Resiliency. This is a trait that every championship team needs and the Lakers seem to have found their storage supply since coming back from the all-star break. After coming back from a big deficit in Portland earlier in the week, the Lakers again tapped into their reserves and held on against the Thunder and win […]
Preview and Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
Records: Lakers 41-19 (3rd in West), Thunder 36-21 (4th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (2nd in NBA), Thunder 110.5 (10th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.1 (11th in NBA), Thunder 108.3 (16th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin […]
Lakers At The Movies
Mike Crowder returns for another piece here at FB&G. With the Oscars coming up tomorrow and the Lakers considered (to a certain extent) “Hollywood”, Mike takes a look at the Lakers at the movies. Enjoy. As fans, we seek to understand our athletes. We want to know why they do what they do. We want […]
Lakers/Clippers: A Tale Of Two Power Forwards
Long story short, the Lakers beat the Clippers 108-95 to earn their third consecutive win and continue their post all-star break turnaround that has them on the right track in their push for the post-season. And while Kobe was brilliant in the third quarter outscoring the Clippers 18-17 all on his own – making a […]
Preview and Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
Records: Lakers 40-19 (3rd in West), Clippers 21-37 (13th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.8 (2nd in NBA), Clippers 105.9 (20th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.0 (10th in NBA), Clippers 109.6 (23rd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Clippers: Eric Bledsoe, Randy Foye, Ryan […]
Around the World (Wide Web): A Few Trade Links
From Mark Medina, LA Times: Throughout his rehabilitation process, Lakers forward Matt Barnes has understood the fine line between pushing up the intensity toward healing his surgically repaired right knee and putting himself at further risk. But his might be one of those times when his desire to come back quickly has gotten the best […]
Talking Trades At The Deadline
Here we stand only a few hours from the trade deadline. However, the Lakers are not very likely to make any sort of deal. After all, they’ve won two consecutive games against quality teams with last night Kobe Bryant coming up big in the closing moments to the surprise of no one that was actually […]
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From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: Ron Artest. Flat. Out. Huge. He’s had big games over the course of his relatively short Lakers career (you might remember a certain shot in a certain Finals game last season), but this very well could have been the best. Certainly it’s his best of this season. 24 points […]