Box Score: Lakers 98, Spurs 84 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 110.1, Spurs 94.4 True Shooting %: Lakers 53.5%, Spurs 50.6% The Lakers faced San Antonio for the first time this season. Kobe was still out. The Spurs rested Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili in the previous game so they would feel more fresh. We […]
Archives for April 2012
Preview and Chat: The San Antonio Spurs
Records: Lakers 36-22 (3rd in the West), Spurs 40-15 (2nd in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 105.9 (11th in the NBA), Spurs 109.6 (2nd in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.8 (13th in the NBA), Spurs 103.5 (12th in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Devin Ebanks, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Spurs: Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, […]
Wednesday Storylines
The Lakers arrive in San Antonio for the first of their three match-ups against the Spurs, luxuriously spread out over the final eight games. I have no idea if this was a logistic practicality from the league’s schedule makers, or if David Stern is enjoying some twisted joke. The comparisons between the teams are fascinating […]
Trending Down: The Lakers’ Defense
For the first time all season, the Lakers are – statistically speaking – a better offensive team than a defensive one. All year, the Lakers have hovered at or below 10th in Defensive efficiency while sitting at 15th or lower in offensive efficiency. Today, though, the Lakers are up to 11th on offense but have […]
Lakers/Hornets: What Matters Is Victory
Box Score: Lakers 93, Hornets 91 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 113.4, Hornets 111.0 True Shooting %: Lakers 59.1%, Hornets 55.4% The Lakers have lost two straight coming into this game against New Orleans. At this point, there are no sure wins for the Lakers, even if it’s against the team with the worst record in the […]
Preview & Chat: The New Orleans Hornets
Records: Lakers 35-22 (3rd in the West), Hornets 15-41 (15th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 105.8 (11th in the NBA), Hornets 100.6 (29th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.7 (13th in the NBA), Hornets 105.9 (20th in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Devin Ebanks, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Hornets: Greivis Vasquez, Eric Gordon, Trevor Ariza, […]
Magic and Bird Take Broadway – A Review
From Francios Battiste’s comically squeaky Bryant Gumbel (seriously, that’s either an inside joke or BG really ticked someone off) to Tug Coker’s almost cartoonishly awkward Larry Bird to a whirlwind of scenes that at times feels rushed, the six-person production of “Magic/Bird” is certainly not without flaw. With that said, however, the play does well […]
Lakers/Suns: Defense Is A Foreign Word
Box Score: Lakers 105, Suns 125 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 110.5, Suns 131.6 True Shooting %: Lakers 52.0%, Suns 63.4% The outlook went from bad to worse with Kobe becoming a late scratch in this game due to… uh… tenosynovitis. In other words, his shin is bothering him. Meanwhile, the Suns are fighting for a playoff […]
Preview & Chat: The Phoenix Suns
Records: Lakers 35-21 (3rd in the West), Suns 28-27 (10th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 105.7 (11th in the NBA), Suns 105.3 (14th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.2 (11th in the NBA), Suns 105.8 (19th in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Ramon Sessions, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Suns: Steve Nash, Shannon Brown, Jared Dudley, […]
Lakers/Rockets: Club 17 In Effect Again
Box Score: Lakers 107, Rockets 112 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 108.1, Rockets 113.1 True Shooting %: Lakers 58.2%, Rockets 60.3% Lakers had a four-game winning streak coming into this while the Rockets are fighting for their playoff lives. Also of note? The Rockets won their last meeting against the Lakers. L.A. hoped for a different result […]