[picappgallerysingle id=”8619657″] We’ve been talking adjustments all series, so why stop now? In game 5, the Lakers implemented some subtle (and quite effective) changes on offense while also switching Kobe onto Russell Westbrook as a major defensive adjustment. These refinements on both sides of the ball (plus some good ‘ol fashion hustle) erased the memory of […]
Archives for April 2010
A Look At The Lakers Game 5 Offense
On Wednesday, Darius had a fantastic post about the re-emergence of the triangle offense in their Game 5 domination over the Thunder. In that post, he mentioned that he wished that he had visual examples. While he was able to paint the proverbial picture for those of us who are avid hoop fans, there are […]
Fast Break Thoughts
[picappgallerysingle id=”8648227″] With two days off inbetween games for the Lakrs, it’s again time to take a look around the rest of the league. *Fear the Deer. And if you don’t, at this point the Hawks probably should. Kurt penned a very good piece on the Hawks (and their coach’s lack of innovation in the closing […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Practice Reports, Kobe is Savvy
Practice report (with video) from NBA.com: The buzz word heading into L.A.’s impressive 111-87 Game 5 victory on Tuesday night was “transition,” which the Lakers certainly heeded in not just holding Oklahoma City to a series-low seven fast break points but in scoring 12 FB points themselves. Perhaps just as key as curtailing the Thunder […]
Look! It’s The Triangle Offense
[picappgallerysingle id=”8649878″] Somewhat lost in the shuffle of Kobe guarding Westbrook, the Lakers bigs coming up even larger than their combined 14 feet of height, and the overall dominance of a nearly 30 point victory, was the return of the Lakers actually running the Triangle Offense. Over in his behind the box score, Kelly Dwyer […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers Return The Favor
From Hardwood Paroxysm: We knew they had it in them. It’s been pretty obvious the last couple of months that if the Lakers wanted to play basketball the intelligent way then they would have a lot more games like this. Instead, the Lakers have been all over the place. They’ve been blaming their struggles on […]
Lakers/Thunder: The Performance We’ve Been Looking For
[picappgallerysingle id=”8647398″] In the recap to game 4, I said that the loss by the Lakers could only be described as a first class butt kicking. Well in game 5, the Lakers returned the favor as they dominated the Thunder in every aspect of the game and won the rubber match of this series 111-87 to […]
Lakers/Thunder: Game 5 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8591913″] We’re finally here. Game 5 is tonight and the chance to take back control of this series is now upon the Lakers. And for what it’s worth, the Lakers players and coaches seem confident about the game. Plus, as Kobe so graciously told us, he’s not sure “what the hell is going on around here” because the Lakers’ […]
Talking Adjustments On Defense
In situations like the one describing this Lakers/Thunder series, conventional wisdom would normally tell us that this should be a learning experience for the Oklahoma City Thunder. They’re a team with a collection of young talent making their first playoff appearance against the defending World Champions, a team that has gone to the NBA Finals […]
History Lessons & The Need To Prove It Again
[picappgallerysingle id=”8604744″] Many fans don’t want to hear about last year when referencing this year’s Lakers team. Last year was different. Last year the Lakers had big, signature wins in the regular season. Last year Kobe was healthy and Pau was stepping up. Last year the bench was better and Ariza was around. And to […]