Boxscore: Lakers 106, Bobcats 73 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 120.5, Bobcats 83.0 True Shooting %: Lakers 67.6%, Bobcats 39.7% The Good: The Lakers made three pointers. Lots of them. Of their 26 attempts, 12 of them found the bottom of the net. That 46.2% from deep is the best the Lakers shot from deep all season […]
Archives for January 2012
Preview and Chat: The Charlotte Bobcats
Records: Lakers 12-9 (7th in West), Bobcats 3-18 (Last in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.1 (15th in NBA), Bobcats 95.8 (29th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.4 (12th in NBA), Bobcats 108.4 (27th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Bobcats: Kemba Walker, Gerald Henderson, […]
When Being Amongst The League Leaders Isn’t A Good Thing
The Lakers are coming off a nice win over a young, hungry team. The game was hard fought as the Wolves made a furious comeback but the Lakers were able to hold on down the stretch and pull out the win. Considering the Lakers need every win they can get, in a conference where a […]
Lakers/Timberwolves: A Big Game From The Big Three
Boxscore: Lakers 106, Timberwolves 101 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 117.8, Timberwolves 112.2 True Shooting %: Lakers 63.1%, Timberwolves 46.3% The Good: Where to start? Kobe Bryant having another tremendous game in what is turning into a throwback, vintage season? Check. Pau Gasol starting out aggressive and sinking shots from everywhere on the floor? Check, again. Andrew […]
Preview & Chat: The Minnesota Timberwolves
Records: Lakers 11-9 (9th in West); T’Wolves 9-10 (11th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 102.3 (16th in NBA); T’Wolves 102.7 (15th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.8 (11th in NBA); T’Wolves 101.0 (13th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum T’Wolves: Luke Ridnour, Ricky Rubio, Wesley Johnson, Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic […]
Lakers/Bucks: Undone By The Defense
Boxscore: Lakers 89, Bucks 100 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 103.5, Bucks 116.3 True Shooting %: Lakers 51.9, Bucks 59.9 The Good: There’s only so many times Kobe can appear in this space it be a good thing for the team. Sure, it’s great to have Kobe playing at a level that rivals his peak in his […]
Preview and Chat: The Milwaukee Bucks
Records: Lakers 11-8 (8th in West), Bucks 7-11 (9th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 102.3 (16th in NBA), Bucks 100.6 (21st in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.1 (10th in NBA), Bucks 102.9 (17th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Bucks: Brandon Jennings, Shaun Livingston, Carlos Delfino, Luc Mbah a Moute, Drew Gooden Injuries: Lakers: […]
Friday Forum
The warm afterglow of Wednesday’s Lakers win over the Clippers, is still lingering. There’s no game tonight, with a back-to-back away trip tomorrow and Sunday, against Milwaukee and Minnesota respectively. The Lakers moved from 10th to 7th with one win, and are only 4.5 games out of first in the west. That’s how tight it […]
Keeping the Peace in L.A.
With 7:31 left in the third quarter, the artist formerly known as Ron Artest decided to momentarily ditch World Peace and ignite a battle that lasted the remainder of last night’s game against the Clippers, and also the foreseeable future. The Lakers had been flailing for the better part of two and a half quarters, […]
Has Goudelock Found A Role?
The Lakers won last night and now everything is a bit more tolerable this morning. Complaints about what went wrong can be replaced with chatter about Pau’s aggressiveness, Bynum’s late game buckets and block, or Kobe’s continued all-around brilliance. But what can’t be lost in all that talk is the play of the bench and how […]