The major storyline of course is last night’s flip – the vaunted rebounds were nowhere in evidence and we were treated to a loss, courtesy of the Tony Parker revenge. This probably sets up the return of the Mamba nicely – there’s been some talk of him returning tonight against the Warriors, although it’s more […]
Archives for April 2012
Lakers/Spurs: On The Wrong End Of A Revenge Game
The Lakers had their hats handed to them by the Spurs, losing 112-91. After the game, Tony Parker said that he and his team were particularly motivated after being embarrassed in San Antonio last week and wanted to make up for it tonight. Well, mission accomplished Tony. Tonight’s game really was an example of two […]
Preview and Chat: The San Antonio Spurs
Records: Lakers 39-22 (3rd in the West), Spurs 43-16 (1st in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 106.3 (10th in the NBA), Spurs 109.6 (2nd in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.8 (13th in the NBA), Spurs 103.3 (12th in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Devin Ebanks, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Spurs: Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, […]
Has Devin Ebanks Earned A Rotation Spot?
In Kobe Bryant’s absence there have been several story-lines about players filling in the gaps and raising their collective games. Be it the players you’d expect in Pau and Bynum, guys you’d hope would step up like Ron and Barnes, or (in the case of someone like Steve Blake) someone who you may have had […]
Lakers/Mavericks: That Was Fun…
Without Kobe Bryant for the 5th straight game, the Lakers sought their 4th straight win and got it taking down the Mavs 112-108. The win gave the Lakers a season sweep over Dallas and bumped their lead to 1.5 games in the Pacific Division over the Clippers. The Lakers seem to be finding their stride […]
Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
Records: Lakers: 38-22 (3rd in the West), Mavericks: 34-26 (6th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers: 106.1 (8th in the NBA), Mavericks: 102.8 (23rd in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers: 103.6 (13th in the NBA), Mavericks: 101.4 (7th in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Devin Ebanks, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew […]
Lakers/Nuggets: The Matt Barnes Show
Box Score: Lakers 103, Nuggets 97 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 110.8, Nuggets 104.3 True Shooting %: Lakers 63.3%, Nuggets 50.9% For the fourth straight game, the Lakers were going to be without Kobe Bryant, who was still out with tuberculosis or whatever that shin injury is called. Looks like it was up to the other guys […]
Preview and Chat: The Denver Nuggets
Records: Lakers 37-22 (3rd in the West), Nuggets 32-26 (7th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (9th in the NBA), Nuggets 108.5 (3rd in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.6 (13th in the NBA), Nuggets 106.5 (23rd in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Devin Ebanks, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Nuggets: Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo, Danilo Gallinari, […]
Friday Forum
Carried on the broad backs on Andrew Bynum and Metta World Peace, the Lakers plowed deep into the trough of a massive breaker in San Antonio, emerging triumphant on the other side and heading for home. It was a perfect storm of a game, and might have been their best one of the season. Yesterday, […]
What The Lakers Can Learn From…
The Celtics? Don’t break your computer monitor or gouge your eyes out just yet and hear me out. Back in the 2007-08 season, the Celtics were a newly constructed team that was supposed to compete for the championship. They had a franchise stalwart (Pierce), two young players who were homegrown in their system (Rondo and […]