From Zach Harper, CBS Sports: Only three players in NBA history have scored more points than Kobe Bryant. Other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Michael Jordan, Bryant has outscored thousands and thousands of players who have laced up sneakers and put on a jersey in the NBA. We know Kobe is going to pass Michael Jordan’s […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Lakers Looking To Get Back On Track
From Mike Bresnahan, LA Times: The 1971-72 Lakers can exhale. Their 33-game winning streak is still the NBA’s longest. The current crop of Lakers took some pride in its preservation after the Miami Heat’s streak ended at 27 with a 101-97 loss Wednesday to the Chicago Bulls. Some players were even happy. “In a big way, I am,” said Pau Gasol, who in his six […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Lakers Fall To The Warriors
From Mike Bresnahan, LA Times: Uh-oh. Another sham-mockery. Coach Mike D’Antoni didn’t go ballistic after this game, but the Lakers certainly imploded during a 109-103 loss Monday night at Oracle Arena. As teams try to build momentum and magnetism heading into the playoffs, the Lakers showed neither while losing a third consecutive game. Not that they seemed especially worried about that. “I’m terrified,” Kobe Bryant said, […]
Around The World (Wide Web): The Aftermath Of The Wizards Debacle
From Actuarially Sound, Silver Screen & Roll: The return of Pau Gasol Friday night solidified the Lakers rotation which, barring further injuries, will likely remain unchanged the rest of the season. Unfortunately Gasol’s return also appears to signal the relegation of Earl Clark back to the bench. After playing at least 20 minutes per game for the last few months, Clark saw […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Lakers Lose To Suns
From Elizabeth Benson, Lakers Nation: The Lakers have played much improve ball as of late. Their 11-4 record since the All-Star break is proof of that. However, sometimes a team just has one of those nights, and hopefully for the Lakers, Monday’s game against the Phoenix Suns was just that. The Lakers played with little energy from tip-off […]
Preview and Chat: The Phoenix Suns
Records: Lakers 36-32 (8th in the West), Suns 22-45 (14th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 105.8 (8th in the NBA), Suns 97.9 (28th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.4 (18th in the NBA), Suns 105.2 (23rd in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Steve Nash, Jodie Meeks, Metta World Peace, Earl Clark, Dwight Howard Suns: Goran Dragic, Wes Johnson, Markieff Morris, Marcus Morris, […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Other Guys Stepping Up
From C.A. Clark, Silver Screen & Roll: With the playoffs approaching, and the Los Angeles Lakers looking more and more likely to be an active participant after all, sportswriters the world over will soon be attempting to distill all the complexities of a match-up between two teams and 16-20 players into just a few paragraphs. One of the […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Lakers Lose, Kobe’s Down
From Eric Pincus, LA Times: The Lakers lost a winnable game on Wednesday, unable to take advantage of the short-handedAtlanta Hawks. After a victory on Tuesday in Orlando, the Lakers failed for the 13th time this season to win both games in a back-to-back set. So far this year, the Lakers have lost both games on back-to-back nights […]
Around The World (Wide Web): All Dwight Everything
From Drew Garrison, Silver Screen & Roll: When Dwight Howard was sent from Disney World to Disney Land to the Los Angeles Lakers by the Orlando Magic it was a moment to behold for fans of the purple and gold. A glorious turning of the page. Andrew Bynum had done his part, helped the Lakers pick up two more stars for their new half-court logo, […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Lakers Continue Winning
From, J.A. Adande, ESPN: However overdue it might seem, however fleeting or lasting it might turn out to be, it finally can be said that the Los Angeles Lakers are a playoff team. The proclamation comes by virtue of their 90-81 victory over the Chicago Bulls that was low in aesthetic value and high in significance, because […]