Box Score: Lakers 96, Mavs 91 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 110.3, Mavs 104.6 True Shooting %: Lakers 58.0%, Mavs 48.7% We knew that the Lakers had a bit of a tough mini-road trip ahead before the All-Star break. The Mavs have been pretty hot. They won 7 of their last 8 going into this game. THE […]
Archives for February 2012
Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
Records: Lakers 19-13 (5th in West), Mavericks 21-12 (3rd in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.1 (15th in NBA), Mavericks 102.0 (20th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.6 (11th in NBA), Mavericks 97.9 (3rd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Mavericks: Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, […]
Wednesday Storylines
The win against Portland on Monday night felt especially satisfying, coming on the heels of Kobe’s statement of support for a teammate that’s still on the block. Players pulled together on the floor. I don’t think there’s any way you watch a team on a regular basis and fail to notice something so elemental. And […]
The Breakdown: Andrew Bynum Feeds Troy Murphy
The Lakers have played the Phoenix Suns twice in the last five days to varying results. During their win in the Staples Center, there was one play that stood out to me and others on twitter. Andrew Bynum caught the ball at the pinch post and fed a cutting Troy Murphy, who finished the play […]
Lakers/Trailblazers: The Rout That Wasn’t
Boxscore: Lakers 103, Blazers 92 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 113.2, Blazers 101.1 True Shooting %: Lakers 58.6%, Blazers 55.5% The Good: In the preview for this game, I wrote this: Some of what makes a team successful is a bunker mentality where the players can rally together and find a common enemy (of sorts) that serves […]
Preview and Chat: The Portland Trailblazers
Records: Lakers 18-13 (5th in West), Trailblazers 17-15 (8th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 102.7 (16th in NBA), Trailblazers 104.4 (11th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.6 (10th in NBA), Trailblazers 99.2 (5th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Trailblazers: Raymond Felton, Wesley Matthews, Gerald Wallace, LaMarcus Aldridge, Marcus Camby Injuries: Lakers: none; […]
The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly — But Mostly Ugly
THE GOOD I ate some ice cream tonight, and that was as good as it got for me watching this game. The Lakers came out lethargic for the most part, Mike Brown had some awkward rotations, and the Lakers couldn’t defend a thesis proving that 1+1 is 2. However, the Lakers starting bigs were efficient. […]
Preview and Chat: The Phoenix Suns
Records: Lakers 18-12 (5th in West), Suns 12-19 (13th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.0 (15th in NBA), Suns 101.7 (21st in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.4 (8th in NBA), Suns 105.5 (22nd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Suns: Steve Nash, Jared Dudley, Grant Hill, Channing Frye, Marcin Gortat Injuries: Lakers: none; […]
Sunday Morning Reading: Scouting The Lakers
In every game preview we write here at FB&G, we try to break down the tendencies of the Lakers opponents, talk about what their strengths are, and discuss how the Lakers can go about attacking their opponent. In a way, this is a mini-scouting report for that game. What we do here though, is nowhere […]
Lakers/Suns: Is This Offense I See?
Box Score: Lakers 111, Suns 99 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 106.7, Suns 95.2 True Shooting %: Lakers 62.9%, Suns 53.3% It is always fun to watch Steve Nash play. Too bad, the Suns haven’t been as talented as in years past. But, of course, that’s also good news for Laker fans for that it’s an “easier” […]