My goodness. It’s as if the Lakers take some sort of sadistic joy from building up our hopes, then proceeding to crush them viciously. I thought I was ready; I thought I was prepared. I tweeted before and during the game things like, I'm so pumped for this Laker's loss! #countonlosing — Jeff King (@ZephidFB_G) […]
Preview and Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
Records: Lakers 15-16 (11th in the West), Clippers 25-8 (2nd in the West) Offensive Ratings: Lakers 106.4 (6th in the NBA), Clippers 106.9 (5th in the NBA) Defensive Ratings: Lakers 102.7 (18th in the NBA), Clippers 97.8 (3rd in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Steve Nash, Darius Morris, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard Clippers: […]
Lakers/Warriors: A Turning Point (?)
My goodness. In what is clearly the game of the season so far for the Lakers (and maybe the league), the guys in forum blue and gold managed to pull off a gutsy comeback over a hot Warriors team, earning a hard-fought 118-115 OT win. While this certainly wasn’t the prettiest of games, the entire […]
Lakers/Thunder: The Most We Can Get is a Moral Victory
Let’s look at some of the facts: The Lakers were coming in a sub-.500 team at 9-10 The Thunder were on a 6 game winning-streak, by an average of 18+ points. The game was in Oklahoma City. The Lakers were missing 2 of their top 4 players. Needless to say, winning this game would’ve been […]
Crowded Up Front
Over the past few games, the Lakers play has been extraordinarily up and down. Seemingly shifting overnight from blowouts to getting blown out, the Lakers play has been nothing if not inconsistent. Part of this surely has to be blamed on the firing of Mike Brown after 5 games, the hiring of Mike D’Antoni, and […]
Lakers/Grizzlies: Bizarro Game
This game was just bizarre. In the midst of 4 games in 5 nights, it would be tough to expect the Lakers to beat one of the league’s hottest teams, while lacking one of their 4 best players, and having a new coach. The Lakers managed to make it respectable in the end, a 106-98 […]
Mo Money, Mo Problems
(Is it blasphemous to cite a Biggie song in an LA blog?) While the Lakers have traditionally been one of the big spending teams in the league, the new CBA comes with new terms that will almost certainly curb the Lakers spending in more ways than one. As of now, the Lakers have a whopping […]
Lakers 2012-13 Schedule Breakdown
With the NBA recently releasing the schedule for the 2012-13 regular season, it’s that time of the year again where I try to predict the Lakers record for the upcoming year. First, let’s get some basics out of the way: The Lakers have a total of 16 back-to-backs. With reports out there that some teams […]
Lakers/Grizzlies: Double OT Slugfest
Lakers 116 – Grizzlies 111 Box Score The Good In a gutsy, hard-fought game, the Lakers escaped Memphis with a win after playing two extra periods. Dominating for most of the game, Andrew Bynum brought the Lakers back from an early deficit, shooting 7-9 in the 1st half, finishing with a monstrous 15-18 for 37 […]
Lakers/Raptors: Lakers Hold On (Barely)
Box Score: Lakers 94 – Raptors 92 The Good In the 1st, it looked like the Lakers were going to run away with this one, rushing out to a 7-0 lead to start the game. With a combination of solid defense and shot-making, the Lakers raced out to an early 18 point advantage, leading 29-11 […]