Since Friday night’s win against Minnesota, nearly every member of the Lakers traveling crew told me how tough it was for L.A. to play in Portland. Mychal Thompson (who played for the Blazers for seven years and the Lakers for four and a half) told me. Stu Lantz told me. Joel Meyers, Spero Dedes, John…
Records: Lakers 50-12 (1st in the West) Trailblazers 39-23 (7th in the West) Offensive ratings: 114.0 (1st in league) Trailblazers 113.3 (2nd in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.3 (6th in league) Trailblazers 109.0 (18th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Trailblazers Brandon Roy, Steve Blake,…
Of paramount importance in L.A.’s sixth straight win Sunday at STAPLES Center was a terrific defensive second half in which the visiting Blazers managed just 36 points as the Lakers jumped on top of Boston in the NBA’s league-wide standings. When evaluating basketball games after the fact, statistics can either tell the whole story like…
