Some games are best forgotten quickly. This was one of those games. Facing an undermanned Hornets team, the Lakers played a relaxed and sloppy game but were able to pull out the win down the stretch by the count of 88-85. The Good: The Lakers starting big men both had very good games on offense. […]
Archives for March 2012
It Was The Worst Of Times, It Was The Best Of Times
Going into the 4th quarter, Kobe Bryant had zero points and was 0 for 15 from the field (making it the most shots he’d missed in a row in any game during his career). In the final frame, however, he went 3-6 scoring 11 points and hitting what would be the game winning shot on […]
Preview and Chat: The New Orleans Hornets
Records: Lakers 31-20 (3rd in the West), Hornets 13-38 (15th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 105.0 (14th in the NBA), Hornets 100.4 (27th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.5 (11th in the NBA), Hornets 105.5 (18th in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Hornets: Greivis Vasquez, Marco Belinelli, Al-Farouq Aminu, […]
The Breakdown: 4/5 Pick and Roll
A few days ago, Darius pointed out a trend he’s been noticing where the Lakers run a 4/5 pick and roll between Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. With the help of mySynergySports, I was able to look into it and saw that they’ve successfully ran a variation of the 4/5 P&R about four times in […]
Friday Forum
Another week of ups and downs, another game of sections. The Lakers played well for the first quarter and a half, and the Thunder played well from there. Derek Fisher returned, got love from the crowd and showed that he’s not quite ready for the scrap heat. Andrew Bynum showed that he can play fired […]
Lakers/Thunder: A Class Below
Boxscore: Lakers 93, Thunder 102 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 108.1, Thunder 118.6 True Shooting %: Lakers 52.2%, Thunder 53.8% The Good: After wondering how Bynum would play after having a string of performances that were newsworthy for the wrong reasons, he came out ready to play against the Thunder. He had 25 points (on only 15 […]
Preview & Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
Records: Lakers 31-19 (3rd in West), Thunder 38-12 (1st in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 105.0 (15th in NBA), Thunder 110.4 (1st in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.2 (10th in NBA), Thunder 103.4 (12th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins Injuries: Lakers: Jordan […]
Wednesday Storylines
The Lakers needed a win last night to get rid of the taste of Sunday night’s debacle against Memphis. Needed, in the sense of moving past Coach Brown’s fourth quarter benching of his reigning superstar, Kobe Bryant. They got the win, but haven’t moved past a coach’s corrective actions. This time, Brown sat the team’s […]
Lakers/Warriors: A Crazy, Crazy Game
On a night that turned exciting for several right and wrong reasons, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 104-101 to move their record to 31-19 on the year. It wasn’t the best played contest from the Lakers and the Warriors – as they’re known to do at home against their divisional rival – rode their fan’s […]
Preview & Chat: The Golden State Warriors
Records: Lakers 30-19 (3rd in West), Warriors 20-27 (13th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 104.8 (15th in NBA), Warriors 105.4 (11th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.1 (11th in NBA), Warriors 107.5 (26th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Warriors: Charles Jenkins, Clay Thompson, Dorell Wright, David Lee, Jeremy Tyler Injuries: Lakers: none; […]