Coming into this contest I thought there was a great chance that this could be a trap game. With the Celtics coming into to town on Sunday, I thought it’d be very easy for the Lakers to only go through the motions versus the Kings, simply relying on talent in the hope that outclassing the […]
Game Recap
Lakers/Jazz: Beating A Good Team Shouldn’t Look That Easy
Coming into this game, my hope was that the Lakers would jump on the reeling Jazz from the outset and carry over their strong play from Friday’s win against the Nuggets. My thought was that even though the Jazz hadn’t had much success at Staples (losing their last 16 games when visiting the Lakers) that […]
Lakers/Nuggets: Kobe’s Fingerprints All Over This Win
When previewing this game, I mentioned that a major key to this match up would be for the Lakers to play a controlled game where they kept an even keel and didn’t let the emotion of the game get away from them. Well, they were able to do just that as they defeated the Nuggets […]
Lakers/Mavericks: When You Don’t Play Good Defense, This Is What Happens
There will be games when scoring will be enough. Tonight, against the Mavs, was not one of those games. What the Lakers needed was defensive effort and the stops that follow but instead they tried to rely on their offense to carry the way and they fell way short by the score 109-100. Early on, […]
Lakers/Thunder: Westbrook goes wild, but Lakers’ balance wins out
The Lakers would never admit that they needed a win against a potential contender in the middle of January, which is precisely why that job falls onto people like us. This team, yes — the back-to-back defending champions — needed a solid, momentum-building victory over a strong playoff team and they got exactly that tonight, […]
Lakers/Clippers: Seeds of a Rivalry
The inconsistency that has plagued the Lakers all season long reared its ugly head in today’s matinee affair against the upstart Clippers, resulting in a 99-92 loss to end the forum blue and gold’s seven-game winning streak. Going into today, much of the focus was on the NBA’s newest darling, Blake Griffin. Unfortunately, for the […]
Lakers/Nets: Winning Ugly Still Counts
Some games, regardless of the outcome aren’t that much fun to watch. Whether the Lakers win or lose matters, of course, but there are games where how they get there doesn’t really excite or get the blood flowing. Friday’s game against the Nets just happened to be one such game for me. A combination of […]
Lakers/Cavaliers: I’ve Never Seen A Beating Like This
This really wasn’t an NBA game as much as it was some sort of glorified exhibition/feeding to the wolves ala the Harlem Globetrotters vs. the Washington Generals. The Lakers completely dominated the Cavs 112-57, handing out a the type of beat down rarely seen at this level of professional basketball. To put this game in […]
Lakers/Knicks: Defense Smothers New York
In a dominant performance that brought back visions of championship caliber basketball, the Lakers pummeled the Knicks 109-87 to extend their win streak to 4 games. The game showed that the Lakers continue to take positive steps in the right direction and may have signaled that they’re finally back on the right track after struggling […]
Lakers/Pistons: Beatdown Delivered, Lakers On The Good Side This Time
When the Lakers play well it really is a sight. The ball moves, the players have fun, and the baskets seem to come in bunches. When the Lakers play well and the opponent plays terribly, you have tonight’s contest against the Pistons. The Lakers demolished the Pistons 108-83 and pretty much dominated them in all […]