In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I talk about the Lakers scrimmage vs. the Mavericks on Thursday — how LeBron and AD looked, the play of the team overall, and how Kuz and Dion Waiters performed in taking over some of the duties Rajon Rondo would have performed. It really […]
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Lakers Lose to the Nets, Don’t Freak Out
I had a strong urge to simply have this post be entirely empty, only leaving the title as the lone thing you would read. Really, the title sums up my position tidily and offering anything more than that is probably superfluous. That said, I’m a man of the people; I’m the proletariat, not the potentate. […]
Lakers vs Clippers: Post Game Thoughts
In my game preview, I asked only one thing: win the game. How they did it, concerned me less than the result. Normally, I’m more of a process person. You know, close out on shooter X, contain the right hand dribble of player Y, make sure you get back in transition against player Z (he’s […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Pelicans
Sometimes you just have the best player and that guy decides he’s going to show everyone that he has the best player. The Lakers — thankfully, for those who root for them — experience this more nights than not. In their 118-109 win over the Pelicans, this was one of those nights. The Lakers had […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Nuggets
I was not confident about how well the Lakers would play vs. the Nuggets on Wednesday night. As I wrote in my game preview, I was hopeful they’d play hard and be attentive in their approach, but the circumstances of the game made it so I would not count on that happening. When the Lakers […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Rockets
Dictionary.com defines “passive voice” as follows: “One of the two “voices” of verbs (see also active voice). A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb. For example, in “The ball was thrown by the pitcher,” the ball (the subject) receives the action of the […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Knicks
Since the Lakers play again today, I’m going to keep this brief with a few bullet points. Know, though, that the Lakers beat the Knicks 100-92 on Wednesday night, righting the ship after that bad loss in Boston. The win was not “impressive” but it counts in the standings the same as if it were, […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Rockets
I love this Lakers team. Again without Anthony Davis, and coming off a loss vs. the Magic on Wednesday, the Lakers ventured to Houston for the first game of their Grammy Road trip and beat the Rockets 124-115 on Saturday night. They were powered by LeBron James 31 point, 5 rebound, 12 assist night, but […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Magic
When I was a kid, I went to the local fair. I can’t remember all that I ate that night, but I imagine cotton candy, a corn dog, and some sort of sugary drink were involved. I’m pretty sure I went down one of those big yellow slides on a potato sack, shot some hoops […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Cavaliers
The Lakers handled the Cavaliers on Monday night, dismantling them 128-99 to move their winning streak to 9 games and their overall record to 33-7 this season. The Lakers actually lost the first quarter 27-21, but outscored the Cavs 107-72 over the final 3 periods to blow them out of the water. Most of the […]