Records: Lakers 15-11 (5th in West), Knicks 11-15 (9th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.5 (14th in NBA), Knicks 101.2 (22nd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.1 (11th in NBA), Knicks 100.6 (9th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Knick:s Jeremy Lin, Landry Fields, […]
Lakers/Celtics: Pau Gasol Does It All
Box Score: Lakers 88, Celtics 87 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 91.9, Celtics 90.4 True Shooting %: Lakers 44.1%, Celtics 43.9% The Good: First and foremost, any win on the Parquet is sweet. That the Lakers, coming off a tough loss in Philadelphia, have now won four straight regular season contests in Boston, this one on the […]
Lakers/76ers: A Milestone for the Mamba, but Another Flailing Finish
Box Score: Lakers 90, 76ers 95 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 106.1, 76ers 112.5 True Shooting %: Lakers 50.1%, 76ers 53.7% The Good: It’d be criminal to simply gloss over Andrew Bynum’s performance. ‘Drew was, for the most part (the five turnovers are a bit ugly), sensational on Monday night, posting the second 20-20 game of his […]
Lakers/Heat: Too Little, Too Late, Too Much LeBron
Box score: Lakers 87, Heat 98 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 97.7, Heat 110.2 True Shooting %: Lakers 49.4%, Heat 52.7% The Good: Pau Gasol was excellent in this game. He was aggressive early, scoring eight points (on 3-of-4 from the field) in the game’s opening five minutes, crashed the offensive glass (two early, four for the […]
Lakers/Jazz: 40 Again, Plus The Bigs Deliver In Crunch Time
Box score: Lakers 90, Jazz 87 (Overtime) Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 90.6, Jazz 86.1 True Shooting %: Lakers 49.8%, Jazz 43.5% The Good: Through three quarters not only was this not a contest, I was hard pressed to identify an honorable mention. As he did last night against the Suns, Kobe Bryant set the tone early […]
Preview & Chat: The Golden State Warriors
Records: Lakers 4-4 (6th in West), Warriors 2-4 (10th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 104.2 (12th in NBA), Warriors 98.9 (26th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.9 (12th in NBA), Warriors 106.5 (22nd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Warriors: Monta Ellis, Ishmael Smith (Klay […]
A Fond Farewell: Wishing Lamar Odom The Peace He Deserves
At what point does a person’s income preclude him from complaining about some of life’s breaks? Is there a line of demarcation? $10 million per year? A million? $500,000? $100,000? At what point does compensation beget dehumanization? Though I share neither their income bracket nor VIP status, I have a tendency to empathize with athletes […]