Records: Lakers: 26-16 (3rd in West), Hornets: 10-32 (15th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers: 104.1 (14th in NBA), Hornets: 99.1 (29th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers: 101.4 (9th in NBA), Hornets: 104.9 (17th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Hornets: Jarrett Jack, Marco Belinelli, […]
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The Rumor Mill: Using The TPE
Welcome to the Rumor Mill, a place to talk about all the rumors, innuendo, and speculation about potential Lakers moves as we approach the trade deadline. In this space we’ll offer up links to reports, opinions on the speculation of the day, and anything else trade related that crosses our minds. This may or may […]
Preview and Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
Records: Lakers 20-13 (5th in West), Thunder 26-7 (1st in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.3 (15th in NBA), Thunder 108.9 (2nd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.7 (11th in NBA), Thunder 102.4 (14th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Thunder: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, […]
Preview and Chat: The New York Knicks
Records: Lakers 15-11 (5th in West), Knicks 11-15 (9th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 103.5 (14th in NBA), Knicks 101.2 (22nd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.1 (11th in NBA), Knicks 100.6 (9th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Knick:s Jeremy Lin, Landry Fields, […]
Lakers/Celtics: Pau Gasol Does It All
Box Score: Lakers 88, Celtics 87 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 91.9, Celtics 90.4 True Shooting %: Lakers 44.1%, Celtics 43.9% The Good: First and foremost, any win on the Parquet is sweet. That the Lakers, coming off a tough loss in Philadelphia, have now won four straight regular season contests in Boston, this one on the […]
Lakers/76ers: A Milestone for the Mamba, but Another Flailing Finish
Box Score: Lakers 90, 76ers 95 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 106.1, 76ers 112.5 True Shooting %: Lakers 50.1%, 76ers 53.7% The Good: It’d be criminal to simply gloss over Andrew Bynum’s performance. ‘Drew was, for the most part (the five turnovers are a bit ugly), sensational on Monday night, posting the second 20-20 game of his […]
Lakers/Heat: Too Little, Too Late, Too Much LeBron
Box score: Lakers 87, Heat 98 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 97.7, Heat 110.2 True Shooting %: Lakers 49.4%, Heat 52.7% The Good: Pau Gasol was excellent in this game. He was aggressive early, scoring eight points (on 3-of-4 from the field) in the game’s opening five minutes, crashed the offensive glass (two early, four for the […]
Lakers/Jazz: 40 Again, Plus The Bigs Deliver In Crunch Time
Box score: Lakers 90, Jazz 87 (Overtime) Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 90.6, Jazz 86.1 True Shooting %: Lakers 49.8%, Jazz 43.5% The Good: Through three quarters not only was this not a contest, I was hard pressed to identify an honorable mention. As he did last night against the Suns, Kobe Bryant set the tone early […]
Preview & Chat: The Golden State Warriors
Records: Lakers 4-4 (6th in West), Warriors 2-4 (10th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 104.2 (12th in NBA), Warriors 98.9 (26th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.9 (12th in NBA), Warriors 106.5 (22nd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Warriors: Monta Ellis, Ishmael Smith (Klay […]
Pau Gasol’s #NBARank
The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the 2011 Western Conference Semifinals at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks for a multitude of reasons. The one that most chose to focus on was the subpar play of Lakers starting power forward Pau Gasol. And really, it would have been impossible not to direct some blame […]