[picappgallerysingle id=”7650270″] Records: Lakers 57-24 (1st in West, 3rd in NBA), Clippers 28-53 (12th in West, 29 games back) Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.9 (11th in NBA), Clippers 103.1 (28th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.6 (5th in NBA), Clippers 110.3 (23rd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, […]
Lakers/Kings: Shannon & Sasha Steal The Show
[picappgallerysingle id=”8423498″] Coming into this game, we all knew that the outcome didn’t count towards anything and that it may affect the intensity level of the players. So, in a game that felt like a scrimmage, it’s only appropriate that two of the Lakers back up players stepped up their games. Pau Gasol may have […]
Preview and Chat: The Sacramento Kings
[picappgallerysingle id=”8269041″] Records: Lakers 56-24 (1st in West, 3rd in NBA), Kings 25-56 (14th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.8 (11th in NBA), Kings 105.3 (22nd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.5 (5th in NBA), Kings 109.8 (20th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Kings: Tyreke […]
No Rest For The Weary
[picappgallerysingle id=”3836017″] As we look at the calendar, the Lakers likely have six more days until their first playoff game. While the schedules have not been released and no one knows for sure when the Lakers will play, I would bet that a Sunday matinee – where the league gets its most exposure – ends up […]
Lakers/Trailblazers: Close, But No Cigar
[picappgallerysingle id=”8483462″] This was a game that I’ve seen many times before (well not exactly like this, we’ll get to that in a second). The Lakers, for all their strengths, still have numerous faults and those bad traits came back to hurt them today. You combine that with the fact that the other team employs […]
Preview and Chat: The Portland Trailblazers
[picappgallerysingle id=”7829012″] Records: Lakers 56-23 (#1 seed in West; 2nd in NBA), Trailblazers 48-31 (8th in West, .5 games back of Spurs) Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.9 (10th in NBA), Trailblazers 110.7 (8th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.5 (5th in NBA), Trailblazers 106.9 (15th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron […]
Lakers/Timberwolves: Sometimes Talent Is Enough
[picappgallerysingle id=”8299217″] Coming into the game it was obvious that the Lakers had too much talent for the Timberwolves to handle over the course of an entire game. Which, for a Lakers team that hasn’t put together a complete 48 minutes in some time, was the perfect combination of factors that led to this uninspiring […]
Preview and Chat: The Minnesota Timberwolves
[picappgallerysingle id=”8299213″] Records: Lakers 55-23 (1st in West), Timberwolves 15-63 (last in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.9 (11th in NBA), Timberwolves 101.7 (29th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.5 (5th in NBA), Timberwolves 111.3 (28th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Timberwolves: Jonny Flynn, Corey […]
Lakers/Nuggets: A Missed Opportunity
[picappgallerysingle id=”8042538″] If this game could be explained in two words they would be the ones that are in the title of this post: missed opportunity. On a night where Kobe or Bynum didn’t play, the Lakers still had a lead in the final five minutes and couldn’t close out the game. Instead, Denver seized […]
Preview and Chat: The Denver Nuggets
[picappgallerysingle id=”7816535″] Records: Lakers 55-22 (1st in West), Nuggets 51-27 (3rd in West, 4.5 games behind Lakers) Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.9 (11th in NBA), Nuggets 112.0 (2nd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.4 (5th in NBA), Nuggets 107.2 (16th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Sasha Vujacic, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol […]