Records: Lakers 53-14 (1st in the West) Warriors 24-43 (10th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.7 (1st in league) Warriors 109.5 (10th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (6th in league) Warriors 113.0 (28th of 30) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Warriors Monta Ellis, Stephen […]
Archives for March 2009
It’s All Mental
It’s what makes losses like the one to the 76ers frustrating — mental lapses. If the Lakers bench issues were just a matter of cold shooting or the other team hitting great shots, that happens sometimes. Like that last shot of the game, credit Iguodala. But the Lakers suffer more from the mental lapses than […]
Preview & Chat: The Philadelphia 76ers
Records: Lakers 53-13 (1st in the West) 76ers 33-31 (6th in the East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.8 (1st in league) 76ers 106.3 (23rd in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (6th in league) 76ers 105.6 (6th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol 76ers Andre Miller, Willie […]
Remember the Mantra
The Lakers will go as far as their defense will take them I typed that sentence roughly 8 million times in the preseason and the first month of games. But as the season has moved on and wins kept piling up, the early season mantra has faded out. The offense has been beautiful, shiny toy […]
March Madness at Forum Blue & Gold
Here’s my dilemma: For only the second time ever, my alma mater Cal State Northridge made the tournament. So, I’m obligated to pick them to win a game. Except, they drew Memphis, a team I want to have going very deep into the tournament. So now, do I pick the Matadors and hope I’m wrong […]
Preview & Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
Records: Lakers 52-13 (1st in the West) Mavericks 40-26 (8th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.8 (1st in league) Mavericks 109.6 (8th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (6th in league) Mavericks 108.0 (15th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Mavericks Jason Kidd, Jose […]
Lakers at Spurs Live Blog powered by nomuskles
Can the Lakers sustain the momentum they built yesterday against the Rockets or was that an outlier against a downward trend? The Lakers will attempt to answer this question in the positive tonight against the former inhabitants of the cavernous Alamo Dome. A peek behind the curtains: I’m actually doing this live blog after it […]
Preview & Chat: The San Antonio Spurs
Records: Lakers 51-13 (1st in the West) Spurs 43-20 (2nd in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.9 (1st in league) Spurs 108.7 (14th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (6th in league) Spurs 104.0 (4th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Spurs Tony Parker, Roger […]
Preview & Chat: The Houston Rockets
Records: Lakers 50-13 (1st in the West) Rockets 42-23 (3rd in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.9 (1st in league) Rockets 108.3 (15th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (6th in league) Rockets 104.1 (5th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Josh Powell, Pau Gasol Rockets Mel Brooks, Ron […]
19 and Counting
Last night I started to break down a section of the game where the Lakers looked particularly inept (there were several options to choose from) but stopped after about a minute of game time. I wasn’t really learning anything, and I’m not sure that we didn’t all know what was going on: Luke Walton tried […]