Records: Lakers 17-12 (5th in West), Suns 12-18 (13th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 102.9 (16th in NBA), Suns 101.9 (20th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.6 (10th in NBA), Suns 105.5 (23rd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Suns: Steve Nash, Jared Dudley, Grant […]
Archives for February 2012
Friday Forum
The Lakers have played a lot of games in a short period of time this season. This week brought a brief but welcome respite – they play the Phoenix Suns at Staples tonight, and will travel to play them again on Sunday. It’s an opportunity to further tighten what is already a bunched-up field in […]
Wednesday Storylines
With the Grammy road trip over, the Lakers were back in action last night against the Atlanta Hawks. They managed a win but there was some unpurty ball being played in the midsection. The Lakers are 12-2 at home this year, while not particularly looking like a team that should be 12-2 anywhere. Much of […]
Lakers/Hawks: Taking It Slow On Valentine’s Day
Box Score: Lakers 86, Hawks 78 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 97.7, Hawks 88.6 True Shooting %: Lakers 50.0%, Hawks 41.9% Honestly… going into this game, I knew watching the game was going to be a chore. I always have a hard time watching the Atlanta Hawks play. Add to the fact that the Lakers haven’t been […]
Preview and Chat: The Atlanta Hawks
Records: Lakers 16-12 (5th in West), Hawks 18-10 (4th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.1 (15th in NBA), Hawks 104.0 (12th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.0 (11th in NBA), Hawks 99.8 (7th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Hawks: Jeff Teague, Joe Johnson, […]
The Day We’ll Remember Forever
From ESPN Films, the trailer for Magic Johnson: The Announcement. Tune in (or set your DVR’s) on Sunday, March 11th at 9PM EST. I know I’ll be watching. (H/T to TrueHoop for the video clip)
The Lakers And Parlor Games
When I turned 7 years old, I went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate my birthday. As one of my fondest childhood memories, I’ll never forget that birthday party. All my friends came, we pigged out on all the pizza we could eat, I got an awesome cake and tons of gifts, and I got […]
Lakers/Raptors: Lakers Hold On (Barely)
Box Score: Lakers 94 – Raptors 92 The Good In the 1st, it looked like the Lakers were going to run away with this one, rushing out to a 7-0 lead to start the game. With a combination of solid defense and shot-making, the Lakers raced out to an early 18 point advantage, leading 29-11 […]
Preview and Chat: The Toronto Raptors
Records: Lakers 15-12 (7th in West), Raptors 9-19 (11th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.0 (14th in NBA), Raptors 97.3 (28th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.0 (11th in NBA), Raptors 103.6 (18th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Raptors: Jose Calderon, DeMar DeRozan, James Johnson, Amir Johnson, Aaron Gray Injuries: Lakers: none; […]
Kobe and the Lakers in the Clutch
So far this season, the Los Angeles Lakers have struggled with their late game execution. And that would be putting it lightly. Opponents have given the Lakers a multitude of different looks with the intent being on forcing the purple and gold to think about when and how to best attack them. The end result […]