I don’t care if the Celtics are oh-for the season, whenever the Lakers beat them it always feels good. That’s especially the case when a back and forth contest where the Lakers have to make plays down the stretch – and do – to win it. And that was the case today. After getting up […]
Archives for March 2012
Preview & Chat: The Boston Celtics
Records: Lakers 24-16 (4th in West), Celtics 21-18 (7th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.9 (14th in NBA), Celtics 100.3 (25th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.4 (10th in NBA), Celtics 99.0 (3rd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Celtics: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett Injuries: Lakers: none; […]
Lakers/Wolves: I Don’t Even Know This Team Anymore
Box Score: Lakers 105, Wolves 102 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 115.4, Wolves 112.1 True Shooting %: Lakers 59.7%, Wolves 58.8% After winning eight of ten, the Lakers looked like the Lakers we’ve known all season after they lost winnable games on the road against Detroit and Washington. And it looked like they were going to be […]
Preview and Chat: The Minnesota Timberwolves
Records: Lakers 23-16 (5th in West), Timberwolves 21-19 (8th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.6 (15th in NBA), Timberwolves 104.5 (11th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.1 (10th in NBA), Timbewolves 103.2 (15th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Timberwolves: Ricky Rubio, Martell Webster, Wesley Johnson, Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic Injuries: Lakers: none; […]
The Breakdown: Going Through Progressions
Last Sunday, the Lakers came away with their biggest win of the season — a 10-point win over the Miami Heat. While the Lakers have struggled in their last two against lottery bound teams in Detroit and Washington, we have seen improvements in the Lakers offense over the course of the last 15 games. According […]
Lakers/Wizards: Apocalypse Now
What matters is that the Lakers must start to take some pride in their game when it travels. What matters is that the Lakers need to stop being a different team on the road than they are at home. If the Lakers decide they’ll be aggressive, that they’ll attack the defense by moving the ball, […]
Preview & Chat: The Washington Wizards
Records: Lakers 23-15 (4th in West), Wizards 8-29 (14th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.6 (15th in NBA), Wizards 99.2 (27th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.8 (10th in NBA), Wizards 108.4 (27th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Wizards: John Wall, Jordan Crawford, […]
Wednesday Storylines
The Lakers bump along, brilliance against the best and mediocrity against a team they should have handled easily. If you had put a ball machine on the floor and fired lobs to the basket every trip down, Andrew could probably have won the thing by himself. That’s not really true (it may be a little […]
Lakers/Pistons: Motowned..
Box Score: Pistons 88, Lakers 85 Offensive Efficiency: Pistons 107.3, Lakers 103.7 True Shooting %: Pistons 46.0%, Lakers 50.2% Coming off a big victory at home against the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon, the Lakers had a chance to build on their three-game winning streak by taking on the Detroit Pistons on the road. If […]
Motor City Mishap
In a game that leaves everyone feeling frustrated, the Lakers show that their road woes are not behind them with an 88-85 loss at the hands of the Pistons. The Lakers were up big early but then got complacent, stopped executing, and the Pistons hung tough. Down the stretch, the Pistons showed the confidence of […]