Consider this a short preview with a bunch of other stuff thrown in. Record: 17-18 (Pythagorean 17-18), 9th seed in the West Record last 10 games: 3-7 Offensive Rating: 106.6 (15th in league) Defensive Rating: 108.7 (20th in league) The Lakers coming in: Hopefully the Lakers learned this lesson against Portland: They can’t look past […]
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It’s not often the over-hyped games turn out to be entertaining, but the Laker/Cavs game lived up to that. A few thoughts from the game, and other stuff. • Sure it’s the one-on-one match up fans wanted to see, but why did Cleveland switch and put LeBron James on Kobe for those last three shots? […]
On Tap: The Cleveland Cavaliers
Record: 20-12 (Pythagorean 21-11), 4th seed in the East Record last 10 games: 7-3 Offensive Rating: 111.9 (2nd in league) Defensive Rating: 105.8 (13th in league) The Lakers coming in: I’d love to provide some brilliant, subtle insight into last night’s loss in Portland, but what went wrong was painfully obvious — even Joel Meyers […]
On Tap: The Portland Trailblazers
I’ve been swamped with work the last 48 hours, so I’ve had no time to do a preview (or even read my email). But consider this — in the last two blog polls ranking NBA teams, I’ve had Portland dead last. Portland is 30th in offensive efficiency in the league, 28th in defense. Not a […]
Fast Break
Lately there has been a lot of preview and not enough review on this site, I’ll try to get more done (I do get some in the previews in the “Lakers Coming In†section). Just a reminder, if there are things you’d like to see on the site, suggest it in the comments or drop […]
On Tap: The Indiana Pacers
Record: 18-13 (Pythagorean 19-12), 5th seed in the East Record last 10 games: 5-5 Offensive Rating: 105.7 (21st in league) Defensive Rating: 102.2 (3rd in league) About the Pacers: With Ron Artest, the Pacers were 11-7, without him 7-6, which includes a win last night in Sacramento (a blowout that allowed some key guys to […]
On Tap: The Los Angeles Clippers
Record: 17-13 (Pythagorean 18-12), 6th seed in the West Record last 10 games: 3-7 Laker Record against Clippers: 0-1 Offensive Rating: 105.2 (19th in league) Defensive Rating: 105.0 (10th in league) About the Clippers: After starting the season 14-5, the Clippers have been lost at sea. They are 3-8 in their last 11, including a […]
On Tap: The Philadelphia 76ers
Record: 16-16 (Pythagorean 17-15), 7th seed in the East Record last 10 games: 5-5 Offensive Rating: 111.2 (5th in league) Defensive Rating: 107.6 (20th in league) About the Sixers: For many seasons, Allen Iverson was the poster child for inefficient scoring — he got his points but took an inordinate amount of shots to do […]
My All Star Ballot, Part II
Yesterday, I laid out my ballot for the East. Today, the conference I’m a little more familiar with, the West. Western Conference Guards: Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant. Just missed out, Tony Parker, Chris Paul, Sam Cassell. Yes, it’s a Laker blog, so you knew Kobe was going to get a vote, but I think […]
My All Star Ballot, Part I
We’ve seen enough of this NBA season that I felt there was enough information to sit down and decide who I would want to send to Houston. My first thought was: I’ve been to Houston once, and think of returning as more punishment than reward. I could vote for a team of guys I want […]