Records: Lakers 28-16 (6 seed); Heat 9-39 Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.9 (4th); Heat 102.3 (28th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.7 (9th); Heat 110.4 (25th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Heat: Jason Williams, Some Guy Not In My Fave Five, Shaun Marion, Dorell Wright, Mark Blount Hanging with […]
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Preview and Chat: The Orlando Magic
Records: Lakers 31-16 (5 seed); Magic 32-19 (3 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.7 (5th); Magic 112.2 (7th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.3 (7th); Magic) 107.5 (12th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Magic: Carlos Arroyo (although maybe Jameer Nelson, who has been playing well), Mo Evans, Hedo Turkoglu, […]
Preview and Chat: The Atlanta Hawks
Records: Lakers 31-16 (5 seed); Hawks 20-24 (7 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.7 (5th); Hawks 105.0 (20th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.3 (8th); Hawks 106.4 (9th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Hawks: Anthony Johnson, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Al Horford UPDATE: The Kamenetzky brothers (Andrew […]
Preview & Chat: The New Jersey Nets
Records: Lakers 30-16 (5 seed); Nets 20-27 (8 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.7 (5th); Nets 103.6 (25th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.5 (8th); Nets 109.6 (22nd) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Nets: Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Josh Boone, Sean Williams Lakers Notes: It’s Super Tuesday […]
Preview and Chat: The Washington Wizards
Records: Lakers 29-16 (5 seed); Wizards 24-21 (6 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.4 (5th); Wizards 109.2 (12th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.4 (8th); Wizards 109.0 (20th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Wizards: Antonio Daniels, DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison, Andray Blatche, Brendan Haywood My Prediction: I think the […]
Preview & Chat: The Toronto Raptors
Records: Lakers 28-16 (6 seed); Raptors 25-20 (5 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (6th); Raptors 111.4 (10th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.1 (8th); Raptors 107 (11th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Raptors: Jose Calderon, Anthony Parker, Jamario Moon, Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh Lakers Notes: I’ve said it […]
Preview & Chat: The Detroit Pistons
Records: Lakers 28-15 (5 seed); Pistons 32-13 (2 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.3 (6th); Pistons 112.7 (4th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.3 (8th); Pistons 104.8 (5th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Pistons: Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Antonio McDyess, Rasheed Wallace Lakers Notes: On the road […]
Game Preview & Chat: The New York Knickerbockers
Records: Lakers 27-15 (6 seed); Knicks 14-29 (a lot of lottery ping-pong balls) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (6th); Knicks 104.3 (23rd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (8th); Knicks 112.4 (28th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Knicks: Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson, Mardy Collins, Zach Randolph, Eddy Curry Lakers […]
Preview and Chat: The Cleveland Cavaliers
Records: Lakers 27-14 (6 seed); Cavaliers 23-19 (6 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (6th); Cavaliers 106.2 (17th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (8th); Cavaliers 110.4 (26th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Cavaliers: Larry Hughes, Ira Newbie, LeBron James, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lakers Notes: It’s raining in […]
Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
Records: Lakers 27-13 (6 seed); Mavs 28-13 (3 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.1 (7th); Mavs 114.2 (2nd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (7th); Mavs 107.7 (15th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Mavs: Devin Harris, Eddie Jones, Josh Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Eric Dampier Lakers Notes: Kobe is starting […]