The Lakers did not look very good last night losing to the Golden State Warriors in a pre-season game return to the Great Western Forum. They lost 110-91. On a positive note, Andrew Bynum looked very good again. He dominated the paint once again against the Warriors this pre-season and looked healthy and strong. After…
Scoring against the Warriors isn’t much of a problem for any team, let alone the Lakers. In fact, in the three previous matchups between the two California squads, L.A. had averaged 124.3 points, all in winning efforts. Make that four wins for a season sweep. L.A. had to settle for 114 points on Thursday night…
Records: Lakers 53-14 (1st in the West) Warriors 24-43 (10th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.7 (1st in league) Warriors 109.5 (10th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (6th in league) Warriors 113.0 (28th of 30) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Warriors Monta Ellis, Stephen…
Falling down by as many as 12 points in the third quarter at ORACLE Arena against the Warriors didn’t seem to worry the Lakers. Not even a little bit. After all, Golden State may possess more than its fair share of offensive firepower, but the squad simply struggles to get stops when it counts. Keeping…
The Lakers are in Oakland to play a back-to-back game against the Golden State Warriors tonight, fresh off of a convincing win over the ATL. The Lakers will have to stay focused this is the first of several road games. The Lakers trailed early, and then basically broke the Hawks in half with an outstanding…
When the Lakers dropped Tuesday evening’s contest to the Hornets at home, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum had little to no stamp on the game, combining to take just 15 shots, making five, and grabbing a collective 16 rebounds despite playing an average of 38.5 minutes. Accordingly, heading into Wednesday’s contest in Oakland against the…
Talk about a game of runs! First it was all Warriors — then all Lakers, then the Warriors came back, then the Lakers opened it up — and a few more of those and a Laker victory. Good thing the game wasn’t 55 minutes long! In the expected high scoring game, the Lakers finished with…
The Lakers are in Oakland to play the Golden State Warriors tonight, fresh off of having their 15-game home winning streak snapped. The Lakers loss can be attributed to not executing on defense. The Lakers won the previous two games against the Hornets by jumping on them early and executing on defense. Lucky for the…
LOS ANGELES – As expected, there was a significant let down from the Lakers’ heartthrobbing Christmas day victory victory over the Boston Celtics. Not from the Lakers, however, but from their fans who were in playoff-mode voice for that showdown over the defending NBA-champion Celtics. Besides, how much animosity can one show for the Golden…
So, this one was a blowout. Even Forrest Gump could take a look at the postgame box and come to that conclusion. But heading into Sunday’s contest against the Warriors, you had a pretty obvious recipe for a letdown game: A: Exude maximum mental and physical effort to beat a Boston team that defeated your…
The Lakers hit the hardwood, after exacting a little revenge by beating the Boston Celtics in their highly anticipated Christmas day match-up, to battle the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers can’t have a let down or allow their intensity level to decrease because they’re facing a team that just acquired their ninth win. In the…
