[picappgallerysingle id=”8005744″] In what was a wildly entertaining and hard fought game, the Lakers came up short. On this night, another that Kobe did not suit up, the Lakers were cursed by poor guard play and shoddy execution down the stretch and just didn’t have enough of a finishing kick to pull out a game […]
Archives for February 2010
Preview and Chat: The Boston Celtics
[picappgallerysingle id=”7771178″] Records: Lakers 42-13 (1st in the West), Celtics 33-18 (4th in the East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.2 (9th in the NBA), Celtics 107.0 (13th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.0 (2nd in the NBA), Celtics 101.6 (1st in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Trading Frenzy, Kobe Update
Before I get into any of the trade links, here are a few links on Kobe’s status as of yesterday after the Lakers’ practice. Kobe was interviewed after practice, and when asked if it were a definite no in playing in tomorrow’s game against the Celtics, he responded saying, “right now it’s a no, but […]
Missing Luke Walton
[picappgallerysingle id=”7540789″] Over the years, Luke Walton’s tenure with the Lakers has been a bit of a touchy subject. Many fans take one of two stances on Luke: he’s either an overpaid player that isn’t very good or he’s a valued contributor whose feel for the game and the Lakers system makes him a player […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Warriors Notes – Golden State, Bynum, and Karl
[picappgallerysingle id=”7976252″] Again, for the fourth straight win, the Lakers get it done without Kobe Bryant. Last night’s game saw the return of Andrew Bynum, who played very well alongside both Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom. All five of the Lakers starters finished in double digits, and were led, surprisingly, by Shannon Brown’s career highs […]
Lakers/Warriors: Shannon Shines in Victory
[picappgallerysingle id=”7650167″] In a game that Kobe ended up not playing, his replacement provided a nice impersonation. Shannon Brown, fresh off a less than stellar dunk contest on all-star Saturday, showed that he seems to do his best work in live game action. Shannon stepped in for Kobe, played a great all around game, […]
Preview and Chat: The Golden State Warriors
[picappgallerysingle id=”3462201″] Records: Lakers 41-13 (1st in the West), Warriors 14-37 (14th in the West, 25.5 games behind the Lakers) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.4 (9th in the NBA), Warriors 106.7 (16th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.2 (2nd in the NBA), Warriors 110.6 (27th in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Lamar […]
Around the World (Wide Web): They’re Back…
[picappgallerysingle id=”7673463″] With the NBA taking a league-wide day off, there wasn’t much news to be reported since no major deals have been made just yet (although it looks like Miami is making a hard push to acquire Amar’e Stoudemire). However, there was much good news and a bit of bad news in the Lakers […]
Talking Trades
[picappgallerysingle id=”4891368″] During the All-Star game coverage, Charles Barkley said something that I think bears repeating when he was talking about all of the trade rumors and (in the case of the Dallas/Washington swap) trades that have already happened. Chuck said that all of these trades that contenders are making are for one reason – […]
Around the World (Wide Web): All-Star Edition
[picappgallerysingle id=”7939909″] For basketball fans across the world, All Star Saturday Night was not easy on us (just read this headline from The Times Of India, which pretty much sums it all up). The night featured a H.O.R.S.E. competition that didn’t end with the participants taking H.O.R.S.E. shots, but rather Kevin Duriant showing us all […]