The five game skid is no more. The Lakers brought home a 102-93 win and with it took one step closer to locking up the #2 seed in the playoffs. The Spurs were intentionally short handed with Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili all in street clothes but they proved a game opponent, hustling all over the […]
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Lakers/Thunder: Down The Stretch, OKC Seized The Win
For the first time since the 2006-07 season, the Lakers are losers of 5 straight. The Thunder came to Staples and pulled out the win by the count of 120-106, pulling away down the stretch while the Lakers faltered. A pretty frustrating way to end the night considering the tenor of the game at the […]
Thoughts From Another Loss
I’m a sucker for old quotes from great coaches. One of my favorites is the Vince Lombardi line, “Fatigue makes cowards of us all”. The quote is so simple, yet so true. In professional football, this translates to lack of tackling and blocking – or the fundamental acts that help you win at that game. […]
Lakers at Warriors: Turnovers Tell the Tale
Will the real Lakers please stand up? It’s difficult to place too much stock in tonight’s 95-87 buy solosec online solosec online generic no show against the Warriors after a season of confounding losses amidst stellar play since the All-Star break. After losing to Denver and Utah, the forum blue and gold came out of […]
Lakers/Jazz: The Lakers Let One Slip Away
Over the past twelve quarters, the Lakers have played well for two of them. Unfortunately, that’s not enough to win consistently and tonight – like Sunday – that poor play resulted in another loss, this time to the Jazz by a score of 86-85. Any hopes of home court in the West have now slipped […]
Lakers/Nuggets: Turnovers and Rebounds
With 15 seconds left to play, Lamar Odom pulled up and knocked down a huge three to cut a Denver Nuggets lead from five to two. On the ensuing inbounds play, Denver got the ball into Danilo Gallinari, forced him to pass the ball and fouled Nene, who is a career 68 percent free throw […]
Lakers/Jazz: Second Half Surge Too Much For Utah
A mark of a championship team is winning when you don’t play your best. Another is being able to play well enough in spurts to keep a game close and then turning it on at an opportune time to bring home a win. Against the Jazz, the Lakers showed both qualities in spades to earn […]
Lakers/Mavericks: When Push Comes To Shove, Lakers Outclass The Mavs
Calling this game wild doesn’t really do it justice. Three Lakers and two Mavericks were ejected. Seven technicals were handed out to seven different players. The teams combined to shoot 62 FT’s. A first half of offensive fireworks turned into a defensive, foul heavy slug fest in the second half. And after it was all […]
Lakers/Hornets: 15th Win in 16 tries, Not Bad.
Tonight is just one of those nights where the Lakers’ collective talent was enough to win the game, but you never got the feeling of this game being dominated by an obviously superior team. The Lakers’ inability to put teams away has been a pet peeve of mine of lately, and tonight’s game was no […]
Lakers/Clippers: Ron’s D, Kobe & Pau’s O Lead The Way
The wins just keep coming. The Lakers were able to improve their post ASG record to a sparkling 14-1 with a 112-104 victory over the Clippers. However, I’d be lying if I said that the Lakers played their best game or that this win was some sort of dominant performance indicative of how the Lakers […]