The playoffs are a little over a week away and the Lakers are in the midst of a losing streak while playing pretty poorly. Their execution is spotty, their legs look weary, and they’re pretty much locked into their current seed for the Western playoffs. (As for the race for homecourt in the East, the […]
Archives for April 2011
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers/Warriors Reactions
From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: By the end of the third — again, the point at which the game was too far gone — the Warriors had 17 offensive rebounds on 44 misses, a very healthy 38.6 percent, well more than their 26.5 percent average. Sure, the Lakers tightened up in the fourth quarter […]
Lakers at Warriors: Turnovers Tell the Tale
Will the real Lakers please stand up? It’s difficult to place too much stock in tonight’s 95-87 no show against the Warriors after a season of confounding losses amidst stellar play since the All-Star break. After losing to Denver and Utah, the forum blue and gold came out of the gates with a vengeance, holding […]
Preview and Chat: The Golden State Warriors
Records: Lakers 55-22 (2nd in West), Warriors 34-44 (12th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.3 (5th in NBA), Warriors 108.2 (11th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.0 (6th in NBA), Warriors 110.9 (27th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Warriors: Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis, Dorell […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers/Jazz Reactions
From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: If the collective purpose for the Lakers and Jazz in Tuesday night’s game at Staples was to set basketball back about 50 years, congratulations on a spectacular effort. If it was to entertain those in attendance … yikes. Describing the lack of quality in a way to do it […]
Lakers/Jazz: The Lakers Let One Slip Away
Over the past twelve quarters, the Lakers have played well for two of them. Unfortunately, that’s not enough to win consistently and tonight – like Sunday – that poor play resulted in another loss, this time to the Jazz by a score of 86-85. Any hopes of home court in the West have now slipped […]
Preview and Chat: The Utah Jazz
Records: Lakers 55-21 (2nd in West), Jazz 36-41 (11th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.6 (4th in NBA), Jazz 110.3 (11th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.2 (6th in NBA), Jazz 110.3 (24th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Jazz: Earl Watson, C.J. Miles, Paul […]
Around The World (Wide Web)
*During the Denver game, we all had a bit of a scare when both Bynum and Gasol left the game clutching their knees. As Andy Kamenetzky put it, we were all holding our breath and hoping for the best. *Well, we can all breathe a sigh of relief as Gasol has been diagnosed with a bone […]
Dictating On Defense II: Potential Playoff Opponents
Matt Scribbins provides insight and analysis throughout ESPN’s TrueHoop Network, including at HoopData and Magic Basketball. He graduated with distinction from Iowa State University last spring, where he was also a member of the Cyclone football team. In the fall, Matt is part of Football Outsiders’ Game Charting Project. You can also find him on twitter: @mattscribbins […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers/Nuggets Reactions
From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: They can’t win ’em all, right? Guess not. Sunday afternoon, the early-start bug again bit the Lakers, who were sluggish offensively from the get-go, and over the second half couldn’t adequately match the intensity of the visiting Nuggets. Give Denver plenty of credit, though. The Nuggets came into Staples […]