Records: Lakers 5-1 Hornets 2-4 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 106.9, Hornets 107.1 Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 103.3 Hornets 113.9 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, DJ Mbenga Hornets: Chris Paul, Devin Brown, Julian Wright, David West, Emeka Okafor The Lakers Coming in: Second verse, same […]
Archives for November 2009
History of the Carry-Over Call
Last night during Phil Jackson’s pregame talk, he was asked questions about the unique talent that Allen Iverson is, a small player who could get to the rim among the trees and finish. Phil talked about a couple things, including the discontinued dribble (carry over, if you want to call the game old school), which […]
In Game Chat: The Memphis Grizzlies
I’m at Staples and I’ll be chatting at ESPN’s Daily Dime live plus posting thoughts on the game here as it progresses. Pregame notes: Phil Jackson strongly hints that DJ Mbenga will get the start. The key for him, he said, is not to get in foul trouble. He said in the preseason when DJ […]
Preview & Chat: The Memphis Grizzlies
Records: Lakers 4-1 Grizzlies 1-4 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 102.8, Grizzlies 109.0 Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 101.8 Grizzlies 117.7 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, DJ Mbenga Grizzlies: Mike Conley, OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol The Lakers Coming in: Tonight is going […]
Small Ball: No Bynum, No Gasol for Friday Night
The good news first: Andrew Bynum has a mild strain in his elbow, nothing serious. Also, Pau Gasol participated in practice — not contact drills — on Thursday, the first full practice he has taken part in for weeks. The bad news: Neither is likely to play against Memphis. Well, maybe that’s not bad news […]
Winning: The Little Things and Getting Healthy
Winning two games of a back-to-back road trip is good, doesn’t matter if it was pretty or not. Being 4-1 without Pau Gasol is good, doesn’t matter how easy it came. First, time for the all-to-regular injury update: Andrew Bynum is going to have an MRI today on the elbow that got hurt — likely […]
Preview & Chat: The Houston Rockets
Records: Lakers 3-1 Rockets 3-1 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 101.8, Rockets 111.1 Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 100.7 Rockets 107.8 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Rockets: Aaron Brooks, Trevor Ariza, Shane Battier, Luis Scola, Chuck Hayes The Lakers Coming in: I called the […]
Preview & Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
Records: Lakers 2-1 Thunder 2-1 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 102.3, Thunder 101.1 Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 101.9 Thunder 96.6 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Jeff Green, Kevin Durant, Nenad Krstic The Lakers Coming in: Once again, no […]
Lakers/Hawks Thoughts
Last season, the mantra at this site was “The Lakers will go as far as their defense will take them.” Maybe we should not have changed that. Sunday night against Atlanta was the first time the Lakers defense won a game for them this season. And it was the first one where Ron Artest’s defense […]
Preview & Chat: The Atlanta Hawks
I’m at the game, so I’ll be throwing in running notes: • Bynum spent a lot of warm-ups 45 minutes before the game working on little five footers with the left and right hand. When the game started he promptly missed his first two of those. (He hit the third.) • Early on tonight, it […]