[picappgallerysingle id=”9945107″] Records: Lakers 14-6 (4th in the West), Wizards 6-13 (13th in the East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 115.2 (1st in NBA), Wizards 103.5 (26th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.8 (12th in NBA), Wizards 111.6 (28th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers:Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Wizards: John Wall, […]
Archives for December 2010
What’s Wrong With Ron Artest?
One of the undertold stories of this Laker campaign is how Ron Artest is playing. This makes sense considering sexier stories surrounding Kobe’s shooting, Gasol’s minutes, the play of the bench, and Bynum’s knees have been such major parts of the Lakers’ start to the season. Plus, when you throw in the Lakers’ strong start and then […]
Around the World (Wide Web):
From Janis Carr, OC Register: Lakers coach Phil Jackson said before Friday’s game that if a player is scoring as many points as shots attempted then that player is taking too many shots. He didn’t name names. He didn’t have to. During the Lakers’ four-game losing streak, Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest have not been […]
Saturday Special: The Highlights Tell The Story
When recapping yesterday’s Lakers/Kings game, I mentioned that it’s tough to take too much away from this game. The Kings are a bad team that are trending even further downward and they showed little fight in a contest where they got down early. So while it was a blowout win for the Lakers that showed […]
Lakers/Kings: What Losing Streak?
I think that the Lakers need to win big. This is a team that the Lakers have to jump on early, and ride the momentum throughout. The starting five have been playing way too many minutes as of late. We haven’t seen the taco unit end a game since the afore mentioned game against the […]
Preview and Chat: The Sacramento Kings
Records: Lakers 13-6 (4th in the West), Kings 4-12 (13th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.2 (1st in the NBA), Kings 99.7 (27th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.1 (11th in the NBA), Kings 106.6 (23rd in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol […]
Around the World (Wide Web)
Sorry for the lack of variety in this morning’s links. I was barely able to squeeze these in my busy morning (blah, meetings). If you guys have any links you particularly liked, go ahead and share them in the comments. Thanks. From Mark Medina, LA Times: The beginning of the game will quickly reveal whether […]
The Losses Have Been About 3s and Killer Bs
Right now, we’re in the wake of the Lakers first four-point skid since the 06-07 NBA season. There a lot of things that have gone on both the offensive and defensive end of the floor, but there is one glaring aspect of the Lakers game that has fallen off significantly during the current four-game losing […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers/Rockets Reactions
From Kevin Ding, OC Register: The Lakers have entered a world in which Shane Battier morphs into Kobe Bryant right in front of Bryant’s fourth-quarter eyes and they can and do lose four consecutive games despite having Pau Gasol. So in this universe, do the Lakers no longer win NBA championships? The Lakers lost, 109-99, […]
Lakers/Rockets: The Losses Continue To Pile Up
In what is becoming a common occurrence, the Lakers lost another close game on Wednesday night (even though the final score doesn’t reflect it). This time the opponent was the Houston Rockets and the Lakers were unable to hold on to a late lead and ultimately fell 109-99 to drop their 4th straight contest. This […]