[picappgallerysingle id=”7540805″] In what was a tight, back and forth game for most of the evening, the Lakers just didn’t have enough in reserve to pull out a game that was there for the taking. All credit should go to Dallas who played well on both ends of the floor, rebounded the ball with effort […]
Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
[picappgallerysingle id=”7540815″] Records: Lakers 43-14 (1st in the West), Mavericks 36-21 (4th in the West, 7.0 games behind the Lakers) Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.8 (9th in NBA), Mavericks 108.0 (12th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.9 (2nd in NBA), Mavericks 105.9 (12th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau […]
Lakers/Grizzlies: Kobe Closes Door In The Clutch
[picappgallerysingle id=”7001948″] What a finish. In what is becoming standard operating procedure in games that the Lakers play against the Grizzlies, this game was a close one that came down to the final possession. Only, in this game, there wasn’t a Kobe pass and an Artest miss. It was all Kobe and he left no […]
Preview and Chat: The Memphis Grizzlies
[picappgallerysingle id=”7779434″] Records: Lakers 42-14 (1st in the West), Grizzlies 28-27 (tied for 10th in the West, 13.5 games behind Lakers) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.0 (9th in NBA), Grizzlies 108.4 (12th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.9 (2nd in NBA), Grizzlies 109.6 (24th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau […]
What It Means As We Welcome Back Kobe
[picappgallerysingle id=”7626386″] As we’ve been reading for the past couple of days, all indications point to Kobe returning against Memphis on Tuesday. Obviously, this is great news for the Lakers as the team is finally getting it’s key players healthy for their late season push into the playoffs. We all know that Phil Jackson loves […]
Fast Break Thoughts: Checking In On the Traded
Despite there not being any Lakers games since Thursday’s game against Boston, their have been a few interesting developments around the league over the past couple of days – especially in regards to some of the guys that changed area codes before the Thursday trade deadline. So, here are a few random thoughts on what […]
Saturday Special: That Kobe Guy
Light day today for Lakers news, so I thought I would try to find something worth watching on Kobe. Turns out, me and commenter jeremyLA24 were thinking the same thing this morning. So while I tip my cap to Jeremy, you can grab some popcorn, take 10 minutes and watch this video. Simply put, Kobe […]
How Trades Affect the Lakers
[picappgallerysingle id=”3375754″] If the playoffs were to start today, the Lakers would face Portland in the first round. And if the first round held its form with the higher seeds winning the series and advancing to the next round, the Lakers would then face Dallas. If we extrapolate this same line of thinking to the […]
Lakers/Celtics: Frustration After Faltering Down the Stretch
[picappgallerysingle id=”8005744″] In what was a wildly entertaining and hard fought game, the Lakers came up short. On this night, another that Kobe did not suit up, the Lakers were cursed by poor guard play and shoddy execution down the stretch and just didn’t have enough of a finishing kick to pull out a game […]
Preview and Chat: The Boston Celtics
[picappgallerysingle id=”7771178″] Records: Lakers 42-13 (1st in the West), Celtics 33-18 (4th in the East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.2 (9th in the NBA), Celtics 107.0 (13th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.0 (2nd in the NBA), Celtics 101.6 (1st in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew […]