I’m not going to say much about the win over Portland, the Lakers beat a team they should. Especially since Sunday’s game looks a lot like a first-round playoff preview. While things can certainly change, for now let’s pretend it will be for two reasons: 1) It’s a likely scenario; 2) I’ve done a lot […]
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On Tap: The Portland Trailblazers
First Round: Who do you want? I posed that question in a poll recently and 75% of you said Dallas, and I was with you because the Lakers match up best against Dallas (basically, the Mavs can’t slow Kobe). However, with Phoenix stumbling of late and not playing good defense, I’m having some second thoughts. […]
On Tap: The Golden State Warriors
Cook or Walton? A few more stats in the “who to start?†debate. Looking at the current starting four (Smush, Kobe, Odom and Kwame) and seeing how they do with Cook or Walton, here’s what 82games.com has found: With Cook, the Lakers five has beaten the opposing five 50% of the time, but are a […]
On Tap: The Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Is Burning: Short preview for this game because: 1) I spent yesterday at the Long Beach Grand Prix, watching races and drinking Tecate, topped off by a Bad Religion concert (and really, one of the better ones I’ve seen, despite the fact it was still light out), so let’s just say this morning, […]
On Tap: Phoenix Suns
Playoff Preview: If the playoffs started today, this would be your first-round match up. Turns out the playoffs don’t start for a few weeks. Right now, the Lakers are the seven seed, one game up on Sactown in eighth. The Lakers drop a few more like last night and Sacramento keeps beating the likes of […]
On Tap: The Houston Rockets
How happy is ABC? Do you think, before the season when they put this game on the schedule, they thought they’d have the 7th and 11th seeds in the West? Moneyhoops comes to Houston. The Rockets may be the most disappointing team in the NBA this season so you knew there would be changes, and […]
On Tap: The Seattle Supersonics
Just a head’s up, this preview may be shorter than normal but there will be two new posts over the weekend. For a change. About Last Night: Farmacia Rome IT If you wonder why we need Mihm back and more depth along the front line long term, last night was the perfect example. Kwame did […]
On Tap: The San Antonio Spurs
Top reason you don’t want to live in San Antonio: Hard to beat this one. Playoff preview? Maybe, not likely, but maybe. Right now the Lakers are the seven seed 2 games ahead of Sacramento, who has cooled faster than Schwarzenegger’s re-election chances. That means Phoenix is the odds-on choice for the Lakers first-round opponent, […]
On Tap: The New Orleans Hornets
Lots of questions before a big game tonight. Starting with, are there really a lot of Hornets in New Orleans? Oklahoma City? In case you didn’t know, the nickname Hornets fit in Charlotte because of a Civil War tie to that city. But New Orleans? Of course, there aren’t a lot of lakes in Los […]
On Tap: Milwaukee Bucks
Record: 34-34. 7th seed in the East Record last 10 games: 5-5 Offensive Rating: 102.3 (19th in the NBA) Defensive Rating: online pharmacy https://clarihealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/elavil.html no prescription 104.2 (21st in the NBA) Un-Freakin-Believable: I was so frustrated with UCLA’s play last night, the mental errors (that are just part of the college game but still not […]