Here at FB&G we’ve always talked about the peaks and valleys of a season. How you have to enjoy the ride and appreciate the wins rather than expect them. Right now, I think it’s fair to say that no one is enjoying this part of the ride as we’ve entered the deepest and darkest valley […]
Game Recap
Lakers/Mavs Game 2: The Hole Just Got Deeper
If today was a must win (and before the game I stated that this was as close to that as there was), the Lakers just came up short in their most important game of the season. In the game preview I mentioned that the Lakers needed to play harder and smarter for longer than the […]
Lakers/Mavericks Game 1: Sunk Down The Stretch
Game 1’s don’t seem to agree with the Lakers so far these playoffs. Just as with the Hornets series, the Lakers find themselves trailing after the first contest, with the Mavs winning 96-94 and stealing away home court in a game with so many twists and turns it should have been played on Lombard St. in […]
Lakers/Hornets Game 6: Closing Out With Defense
In Darius’ Preview and Chat, he opened up with a discussion on how difficult it is to close out teams on the road in the playoffs, and brought up this comment from The Dude Abides: The Lakers of the Pau Gasol era are 7-1 in road closeout games, including the last five in a row. […]
Lakers/Hornets Game 5: One More To Go
Before the game, I mentioned that tonight – like it or not – questions would be answered tonight. Suffice to say, we like the answers. The Lakers came out ready to play top shelf basketball and by doing so took down the Hornets 106-90 to take a 3-2 lead in the series. The Lakers are […]
Lakers/Hornets Game 4: It’s A Three Game Series Now
If game 3 was a must win for the Lakers, game 4 was certainly a must win for the Hornets. Going down 3-1 with a game at Staples Center potentially deciding the series would essentially guarantee a series loss for New Orleans and tonight they came out and played like it, answering the call and […]
Lakers/Hornets Game 3: Big Win in the Big Easy
This wasn’t the Lakers first win of the series, but it was definitely their first win showing flashes of the championship dominance of the previous two seasons. After the Game 2 win, commenter J.D. Hastings said, “Teams that win ugly win titles.” It can also be said that those very same teams also win on […]
Lakers/Hornets Game 2: It’s All Even Now
This was a game that the Lakers needed to have and they got it. If you’re looking for a single positive from another hard fought, ugly game there you go. In the playoffs it’s quite rare for things to come easy and this game was further proof of that. But the Lakers – as a […]
Lakers/Hornets Game 1: That Chris Paul Guy Is Good
Coming into this afternoon’s game, no one was really willing to give the New Orleans Hornets a puncher’s chance in upsetting the Lakers in this first round playoff series. The Lakers swept the Hornets in their season series, with the Hornets’s biggest lead in any of the games was a mere four points. But as […]
Lakers/Kings: A Game That Encapsulated A Season
If one game could sum up a season, this was it. The Lakers found their footing early, extended the lead going into the home stretch, gave up that entire big lead through sloppy play and poor execution, had Kobe bail them out, and then out talented their opponent at the end with excellent big man […]