Box Score: Lakers 96, Clippers 91 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 114.3, Clippers 108.3 True Shooting %: Lakers 65.7%, Clippers 50.5% The Good: The good? A win, of course! They snap a three-game losing skid and beat a very good team. Let’s give Pau Gasol a lot of props. He wanted the ball more and he got […]
Archives for January 2012
Preview & Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
Records: Lakers 10-8 (10th in West), Clippers 9-5 (3rd in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 101.8 (17th in NBA), Clippers 106.2 (7th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.7 (9th in NBA), Clippers 104.8 (23rd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Clippers: Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups, Caron […]
Wednesday Storylines
With a recent three-game skid, questions about the Lakers’ direction and purpose have been stacking up from fans, writers, and even El Spaniard, normally a model of diplomacy. Personally, when Pau complains that he’s not spending enough time in the paint, I tend to listen. It would have been easy to fill a page with […]
Discussing Clippers-Lakers
It’s Battle of Los Angeles: Part deux. With the Clippers now trying to claim the city as theirs at the expense of the Lakers, Forum Blue & Gold reached out to Breene Murphy of Clipperblog to discuss the game. J.M. Poulard, Forum Blue & Gold: With three losses in a row, the Los Angeles Lakers […]
Notes On A Floundering Offense
At this point in the season, calling the Lakers offense mediocre might be a compliment. In terms of offensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions) the Lakers are 19th in NBA with a mark of 101.8. Their 51.6 true shooting percentage (which takes into account free throws and 3 pointers) is 18th in the NBA, which is […]
Lakers/Pacers: Come From Ahead Loss
(Oof, of course the duty of recapping this game would fall to me) Box Score: Lakers 96, Pacers 98. The Good I really wish I could skip this section, but if I had to choose bright spots from this gloomy game, I would have to choose: Pau Gasol’s passing Pau made some truly beautiful passes […]
Preview and Chat: The Indiana Pacers
Records: Lakers 10-7 (6th in West), Pacers 10-4 (5th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 101.4 (18th in NBA), Pacers 101.3 (19th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.1 (6th in NBA), Pacers 97.4 (4th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Pacers: Darren Collison, Paul George, Danny Granger, David West, Roy Hibbert Injuries: Lakers: Steve Blake […]
Discussing Pacers-Lakers
With the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Indiana Pacers tonight, Forum Blue & Gold reached out to Jared Wade of 8 points 9 seconds to discuss the game. J.M. Poulard, Forum Blue & Gold: Although most would not necessarily call them the frontline of the future, I am a big fan of the Pacers starting […]
A Race Against The Clock
For the past couple of weeks, I must have used the phrase “work in progress” to describe this Laker team at least a dozen times. With an entirely new coaching staff, new schemes on both sides of the ball, a training camp and pre-season that offered little time to prep with a full team (remember, […]
Lakers/Magic: Offensive Offense
Box Score: Lakers 80, Magic 92 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 94.1, Magic 108.2 True Shooting %: Lakers 49.5%, Magic 55.6% The Good: Kobe Bryant had an efficient 30 points and 8 assists. They showed some fight on some parts of the game. It was nice to see them play through Pau Gasol at the start of […]