A Los Angeles Lakers blog for the serious fan, with rational discussions of on the court topics, with a nod to the franchise's history thrown in. A member of ESPN's TrueHoop Network.
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I’m getting concerned about the Lakers defense. That is what has pulled them through so far. Despite injuries and Bynum’s funk and and Kobe’s finger and Sasha’s shot going snowboarding with Radmanovic, the Lakers have kept winning because they had been at the top of the league defensively. But in...
Records: Lakers 24-6 (1st in West) Warriors 9-21 (14th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 107.3 (14th in league), Warriors 105.2 (19th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 100 (3rd in league) Warriors 110 (26th in league) Projected Starting Lineups:...
What is up with Andrew Bynum’s shot? In his last three games he is shooting 38.5% at the rim, although he is 2-4 from the rim out to 10 feet (Bynum rarely shoots beyond that range). ...
Records: Lakers 24-5 (1st in West) Suns 19-12 (5th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 107.3 (14th in league) Suns 114.4 (1st in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.3 (1st in league) Suns 110.8 (27th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Pau...
Otherwise known as Where Amazing Didn’t Happen At All. After getting mauled by the bear that is the Cavaliers and gutting out a win against the Kings, the Lakers swoop into Phoenix to take in their third viewing of The Steve Nash Show. ...
Records: Lakers 23-5 (1st in West) Kings 13-15 (13th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 107.5 (15th in league), Kings 109.1 (9th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.4 (2nd in league) Kings 110.4 (27th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers:...
Last year, the Boston Celtics came in to Christmas Day as the defending champs and a team with just a couple losses — they came in the best team in the NBA. And the Lakers thumped them. Thumped them good. The Celtics went on to lose six of their next eight. ...
Records: Lakers 23-4 (1st in West) Cavaliers 22-8 (3rd in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108 (12th in league), Cavaliers 109.5 (8th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.2 (1st in league) Cavaliers 103.3 (6th in league) Projected Starting Lineups:...
Today, we celebrate Festivus, Lakers style. First, we need to get the Festivus Pole. (It requires no decoration. I find tinsel distracting.) For our purposes, this is the Lakers Pole. About the best we can do here is a Polish Lakers Web site. It will have to do...
It’s not often that players in the NBA are able to find a true turn-around in perception and production. In 2004-2005, Lamar was struggling like most every other Lakers player. According82games.com Lamar was not contributing in proportion with his salary. ...
Records: Lakers 22-4 (1st in West) Thunder 13-13 (9th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 107.8 (14th in league), Thunder 105.3 (21st in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 98.7 (1st in league) Thunder 104.7 (7th in league) Projected Starting Lineups:...
You don’t want to stress out about Kobe’s knee (he says he’s fine but people in the locker room thought he was walking gingerly). You don’t want to stress out about the bench play. Or the blown layups. You w...
While Lakers fans are arguing over the franchise’s top 50 players, two really good things have appeared on the vast Internet worth discussing more. First is the rather silly “is Phil Jackson going to come back next year?” hand wringing. How ...
Records: Lakers 21-4 (1st in West) Pistons 11-15 (7th in East) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.2 (13th in league), Pistons 106.2 (18th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.2 (1st in league) Pistons 108.4 (19th in league) Projected Starting Lineups:...
Shannon Brown is the crowd favorite. His dunks ignite the Lakers faithful like only Kobe with the game on the line can do — heck, they have their own Web site and twitter following. But more than that, he has shown potential on defense, potential under pressure situations. ...
