Game Recap

[picappgallerysingle id=”8117414″] We all know the old fable of the tortoise vs. the hare.  Slow and steady wins the race.  Against the Sixers, the Lakers definitely looked slow.  And while they weren’t that steady, they were stable enough to pull out a win against a game opponent.  And for that, they deserve some credit. But […]

[picappgallerysingle id=”7540805″] In what was a tight, back and forth game for most of the evening, the Lakers just didn’t have enough in reserve to pull out a game that was there for the taking.  All credit should go to Dallas who played well on both ends of the floor, rebounded the ball with effort […]

[picappgallerysingle id=”7001948″] What a finish. In what is becoming standard operating procedure in games that the Lakers play against the Grizzlies, this game was a close one that came down to the final possession.  Only, in this game, there wasn’t a Kobe pass and an Artest miss.  It was all Kobe and he left no […]

[picappgallerysingle id=”8005744″] In what was a wildly entertaining and hard fought game, the Lakers came up short.  On this night, another that Kobe did not suit up, the Lakers were cursed by poor guard play and shoddy execution down the stretch and just didn’t have enough of a finishing kick to pull out a game […]

[picappgallerysingle id=”7650167″] In a game that Kobe ended up not playing, his replacement provided a nice impersonation.   Shannon Brown, fresh off a less than stellar dunk contest on all-star Saturday, showed that he seems to do his best work in live game action.  Shannon stepped in for Kobe, played a great all around game, […]

[picappgallerysingle id=”7101014″] (Editors Note: Long time reader and new contributor Phillip is the author of this post.  He’ll be joining us here at FB&G more frequently this season with lots of goodies for all of you.  Please welcome him and enjoy his first post.) The Lakers went into Wednesday night’s wire-to-wire rout of the Jazz […]

[picappgallerysingle id=”7589296″] Teamwork. It’s a simple word that has a vast meaning.  It’s what creates a dynamic where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.  And in basketball, it results in a beautiful style of play where no one player is king, but all players make an impact.  That’s what we’re seeing […]

[picappgallerysingle id=”7591132″] We knew about an hour before tip off that at least one streak would be broken in this clash between the Lakers and the Blazers when it was announced that Kobe would miss his first game in 235 contests due to his sprained ankle.  But by the time the final buzzer sounded, a […]