Records: Lakers 24-6 (1st in West) Warriors 9-21 (14th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 107.3 (14th in league), Warriors 105.2 (19th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 100 (3rd in league) Warriors 110 (26th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum […]
Preview & Chat: The Phoenix Suns
[picappgallerysingle id=”7334518″] Records: Lakers 24-5 (1st in West) Suns 19-12 (5th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 107.3 (14th in league) Suns 114.4 (1st in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.3 (1st in league) Suns 110.8 (27th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Suns: Steve Nash, Jason […]
Tracking Andrew Bynum
[picappgallerysingle id=”7101010″] What is up with Andrew Bynum’s shot? In his last three games he is shooting 38.5% at the rim, although he is 2-4 from the rim out to 10 feet (Bynum rarely shoots beyond that range). In the last five games that improves to 57.9% at he rim (thanks to a good showing […]
Preview & Chat: The Sacramento Kings
[picappgallerysingle id=”7332772″] Records: Lakers 23-5 (1st in West) Kings 13-15 (13th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 107.5 (15th in league), Kings 109.1 (9th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.4 (2nd in league) Kings 110.4 (27th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, […]
We’ll Know A Lot More About The Lakers in Two Weeks
[picappgallerysingle id=”7392138″] Last year, the Boston Celtics came in to Christmas Day as the defending champs and a team with just a couple losses — they came in the best team in the NBA. And the Lakers thumped them in crunch time. Thumped them good. The Celtics went on to lose six of their next […]
Preview & Chat: Lakers & Cavs
[picappgallerysingle id=”7342177″] Records: Lakers 23-4 (1st in West) Cavaliers 22-8 (3rd in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108 (12th in league), Cavaliers 109.5 (8th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.2 (1st in league) Cavaliers 103.3 (6th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, […]
Festivus, Lakers Style
Today, we celebrate Festivus, Lakers style. First, we need to get the Festivus Pole. (It requires no decoration. I find tinsel distracting.) For our purposes, this is the Lakers Pole. About the best we can do here is a Polish Lakers Web site. It will have to do. This is followed by the Festivus Meal, […]
Basketball Caroling
You don’t want to stress out about Kobe’s knee (he says he’s fine but people in the locker room thought he was walking gingerly). You don’t want to stress out about the bench play. Or the blown layups. You want to get in the holiday spirit, NBA style, so here are Skeets and Tas from […]
Preview & Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
[picappgallerysingle id=”3937887″] Records: Lakers 22-4 (1st in West) Thunder 13-13 (9th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 107.8 (14th in league), Thunder 105.3 (21st in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 98.7 (1st in league) Thunder 104.7 (7th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, […]
Suggested Reading: Phil Jackson and Lakers Defense
[picappgallerysingle id=”7392014″] While Lakers fans are arguing over the franchise’s top 50 players, two really good things have appeared on the vast Internet worth discussing more. First is the rather silly “is Phil Jackson going to come back next year?” hand wringing. How the Los Angeles media deals with Phil Jackson versus the national media […]