Records: Lakers 6-4 (6th in West), Suns 4-4 (8th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.2 (14th in NBA), Suns 104.3 (12th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.0 (6th in NBA), Suns 100.6 (12th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Suns: Steve Nash, Jared Dudley, Grant […]
Archives for January 2012
Andrew Bynum’s Development & Taking The Next Step
Since he’s returned from his 4 game suspension, Andrew Bynum’s play has been met with fierce, well deserved praise. He’s been a monster in the middle, controlling the glass, blocking shots and altering shots, and attacking the paint on offense in a manner the Lakers haven’t seen since Shaquille O’Neal manned the pivot. He’s running hard […]
Lakers/Grizzlies: A Good, But Sloppy Win
Boxscore: Lakers 90, Grizzlies 82 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 94.7, Grizzlies 86.3 True Shooting %: Lakers 57.2%, Grizzlies 43.1% The Good: Kobe Bryant makes another appearance in this section and I have a feeling it won’t be his last. Kobe controlled this game and put his imprint on it from the opening tip. In the first […]
Preview & Chat: The Memphis Grizzlies
Records: Lakers 5-4 (7th in West), Grizzlies 3-4 (10th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 104.2 (14th in NBA), Grizzlies 98.5 (25th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.4 (10th in NBA), Grizzlies 102.1 (14th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Grizzlies: Mike Conley, Tony Allen, Rudy Gay, Dante Cunningham, Marc Gasol Injuries: Lakers: Derrick […]
Lakers/Warriors: Vintage Kobe Makes An Appearance
Boxscore: Lakers 97, Warriors 90 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 105.4, Warriors 97.8 True Shooting%: Lakers 58.2%, Warriors 55.4% The Good Kobe. Bean. Bryant. For all the hand-wringing about Kobe’s shot selection of late (which, to be fair, is both a complicated subject and not off base) it sure is a glorious sight when he has his […]
Preview & Chat: The Golden State Warriors
Records: Lakers 4-4 (6th in West), Warriors 2-4 (10th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 104.2 (12th in NBA), Warriors 98.9 (26th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.9 (12th in NBA), Warriors 106.5 (22nd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Warriors: Monta Ellis, Ishmael Smith (Klay […]
Scouting Monta: Beneficial to Kobe?
Earlier this week, Darius did a terrific job of asking whether the team should in fact run its offense through Kobe when both Pau and Bynum were more productive and more efficient in their scoring opportunities. But then, as if to respond to the ongoing debate about his shot selection against the Nuggets, Kobe had […]
Friday Forum
It’s been a bumpy eight games in twelve days. Somewhere around the third quarterin Portland last night, the Lakers blew a tire or two and went off the road. No rest for the weary. They’ll play the Golden State Warriors tonight and giants will grapple – Andrew versus the Warriors seven-million dollar man, aka Kwame Brown. J.M was […]
Lakers/Blazers: 3rd Quarter Collapse
No need for an in-depth, drawn out summary to this game. The Lakers lost to the Blazers 107 – 96 to drop their record to 4-4 on the year. And while the final margin was 11 points, the real difference in this contest was the 14 point differential in 3rd quarter scoring where the Lakers […]
Preview & Chat: The Portland Trailblazers
Records: Lakers 4-3 (6th in West), Blazers 4-1 (1st in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.9 (14th in NBA), Blazers 106.4 (9th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 98.4 (7th in NBA), Blazers 98.1 (6th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Blazers: Raymond Felton, Wesley Matthews, Gerald […]