On a night of crazy highlights, Kobe (as is his way) provided the best one. (Some of you old timers may remember that Larry Bird hit a similar shot during a game, but when you watch the video you see the ref starting to wave it off immediately. Was Kobe’s shot legal? Rondo hit one […]
Archives for November 2009
Preview & Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
[picappgallerysingle id=”3937805″] Records: Lakers 9-3 Thunder 7-6 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 105.9 (16th in league), Thunder 104.5 (21st in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 101.8 (9th in league) Thunder 101.1 (6th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Thabo […]
Welcome Back Fluidity. We Missed You.
I think fluid was the word of the night. For the first time this season the offense started to look fluid again (and the defense looked improved as well, in part just because of the size and length). Here are a few other thoughts. • I asked Kobe about being out on the perimeter more […]
He’s Baaaaaack!
The return of Pau Gasol, to me, was like going to see a really hyped-up movie, and then the movie actually being really good. I sat down with my soda, popcorn, and watermelon Sour Patch Kids, totally prepared to be disappointed. Little did I know that Pau would capture my attention early with a superb […]
Preview & Chat: The Chicago Bulls
Records: Lakers 8-3 Bulls 6-4 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 105.4 (16th in league), Bulls 98.0 (27th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 102.3 (10th in league) Bulls 99.5 (4th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Bulls: Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Loul […]
Really, Can You See This Enough?
Just a little something to start out the day.
What To Expect With Gasol Back
That Handel’s Messiah’s chorus you hear is Lakers fans rejoicing at the return of Pau Gasol, which will happen Thursday night against the Bulls. It’s easy to say the Lakers will be better with their second best player back — but it’s how they will be better that could fix a lot of the Lakers […]
Three Things That Worked For Us; Three Things That Worked For Them
Kwame A. sent in this breakdown from the Piston’s game. A couple things from last-night’s game against the Pistons: Worked For Us: Odom/Bynum two-man game. This has been developing nicely over the course of this short season. When the Laker guards bring the ball up the court the first pass triggers a cut to the […]
Preview & Chat: The Detroit Pistons
Records: Lakers 7-3 Pistons 5-5 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 104.5 (18th in league), Pistons 106.8 (14th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 102.5 (10th in league) Pistons 104.7 (15th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Pistons: Rodney Stuckey , Ben Gordon, […]
Tracking Aaron Brook’s Path Through The Lakers
So many things went wrong in the Lakers loss to Houston (and Denver, really) that it’s hard to focus on just one. In the two losses the Lakers have gotten killed in transition (Houston scored 51 of its points in transition or the first 7 seconds of the clock). The Lakers rebounding is just sad. […]