The Lakers came into tonight’s game winners of five straight road games, playing relatively well, but not great. Milwaukee came into tonight’s game missing three key players (Brandon Jennings, Corey Maggette and Drew Gooden) and were coming off of a bad loss to Portland. With the Miami game looming, the only thing the Lakers didn’t […]
Archives for December 2010
Preview and Chat: The Milwaukee Bucks
Records: Lakers 21-7 (3rd in West), Bucks 10-16 (9th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.5 (1st in NBA), Bucks 100.2 (30th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.4 (11th in NBA), Bucks 102.9 (8th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers:Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Bucks: Keyon Dooling, Chris Douglas-Roberts, John Salmons, […]
Around The World (Wide Web)
[picappgallerysingle id=”10069164″] From JE Skeets, The Basketball Jones: Saturday, December 18th was a strange night in the life of Ron Artest, even by Ron Artest’s standards. A group of Toronto artists created an art show celebrating Ron’s career entitled, “Lovable Badass.” And, as if to prove how unpredictable he is, Ron decided to show up. […]
Hometown Hero Kobe Bryant Dedicates Gym at Alma Mater
This past Thursday, Kobe Bryant had his high school gym at Lower Merion High dedicated and renamed in his honor. Lower Merion alumnus and sports journalism student at Penn State, Ben Goldberg-Morse was at the event and was kind enough to write up this piece for FB&G. Enjoy. He receives a mixed welcome every time he steps onto the […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers/Raptors Reactions
From Kevin Ding, OC Register: Andrew Bynum is getting better. He helped the Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors, 120-110, on Sunday to finish a winter trip East with a 5-1 record. Coach Phil Jackson, Pau Gasol and even Bynum agreed he is making a difference four games into his season; Bynum had 16 points and […]
Lakers/Raptors: Bynum & The Bench Bring Home The Win
The Lakers can win games in a variety of ways. This team can outscore an opponent or out-grind them. They can kill teams inside or snipe from the perimeter. They have stars in Kobe and Gasol that, when playing at peak performance, can control a game and they also have a more than capable bench […]
Preview and Chat: The Toronto Raptors
[picappgallerysingle id=”8213234″] Records: Lakers 20-7 (3rd in West), Raptors 10-17 (10th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.2 (1st in NBA), Raptors 107.6 (13th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.1 (11th in NBA), Raptors 110.8 (25th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Raptors: Jose Calderon, DeMar […]
Saturday Special: Let’s Make A Deal (Magic, Suns, Wizards Edition)
[picappgallerysingle id=”10386089″] We’re taking a break in our Laker coverage to talk about the trades that were just announced. We’ll be back talking Lakers tomorrow morning… Never let it be said again that a player is un-tradeable. Because it’s just not true. Not when Gilbert Arenas, Rashard Lewis, and Hedo Turkoglu are all traded on […]
Lakers/76ers: Odom and Barnes Great Down The Stretch
One night after Lower Merion High School named their gymnasium after Kobe, Kobe treated the city of Philadelphia to his lowest scoring total of the season on a 3-for-11 effort. With Kobe having one of those rare off-nights, it would be Lamar Odom and Matt Barnes who stepped up and helped lead the Lakers to […]
Preview and Chat: The Philadelphia 76ers
[picappgallerysingle id=”8117414″] Records: Lakers 19-7 (3rd in West), 76ers 10-15 (9th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.6 (1st in NBA), 76ers 105.6 (18th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.7 (11th in NBA),76ers 104.4 (10th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol 76ers: Jrue Holiday, Jodie Meeks, […]