Still bummed about Fisher gone?

Well this may be the case for some Laker fans but most of us are admiring the play of newly acquired PG Ramon Session. He is making us forget the tough loss of Fisher. Frankly I cannot believe that Sessions is not starting yet!! After he learns the offense more in depth he definitely will be in there to start games. Sessions had another good game with 17 points off the bench. Kobe once again had a great game with 30 points, 5 points, and 4 assists. Pau added 27 points and Bynum didn't have one of his best games with 9 points. He did have another technical foul this game and that has to worry fans somewhat. Bynum needs to stop complaining to the refs and getting these techs because it basically cost them the game last night. After he was tossed that was when the Rockets made their run and ultimately won the game after the Lakers started the game leading 40-25.
But it's always a positive when you can beat the defending champs by double digits. Lakers played a really good game tonight. Matt Barnes had another solid game off the bench with 11 points tonight. Barnes has been their best bench player this year so far! Lakers trailed by 2 at the end of the first quarter but since then got the lead in the 2nd and never looked back. Outscoring the Mavs 30-15 in the second quarter gave them the lead for good.
Nothing but positives to take from this loss. With the win the Lakers improve to 29-18 and remain 3rd in the West behind the Spurs. Lakers next contest is Friday back at Staples against the struggling Portland Blazers.

Make it 19 wins in a row!

Against the Timberwolves that it is. The Lakers won their 19th game in a row against the Timberwolves. This game brought the start of the Ramon Sessions era. Although Sessions did play Jordan Hill was in street clothes and will play his first game with the Lakers sunday vs the Jazz. Kobe had a game high 28 points, while Pau Gasol had 17 and Andrew Bynum finished with 15. Kobe led the team all the way making 5 of his 8 three pointers. In Ramon Sessions debut he played 19 minutes and scored 7 points. Sessions didn't look too bad in the offense tonight after playing only a day after being dealt to the Lake Show.
Top performer off the bench was Matt Barnes. He had 17 big points to go along with 3 of 4 three pointers made. Lakers were in control from the beginning. They grabbed the lead early in the first quarter and never looked back. The Timberwolves tried to mount the comeback in the 4th quarter getting within 5 at one point but Kobe and the lakers were just too strong and took the game in the end. Lakers looked very relaxed in this game and won the game pretty easily. The Lakers will host the Utah Jazz at the Staples Center Sunday! Another good opportunity for the Lakers to get their 6th win a row.

What a game!!

What a game Lakers vs Grizzlies! Took 2 overtimes to get it done but the Lakers pull it out in the end. Lakers were down at the end of the first quarter by 8 and rallied back to trail by only 1 at the half. Lakers had a poor 3rd and trailed by 9 until they pulled it together to tie it at the end of regulation. Both teams scored 6 points in the first overtime so they played a 2nd. Thats when the Lakers put the game to rest. Kobe and Andrew both made a pair of free throws and that is what iced the game with Memphis missing a pair of 3 pointers.
Andrew Bynum led the pace for the Lakers with 37 points, one of his best if not best game of the season. Also added 16 rebounds to his total. Kobe went for 34 and 9. Pau had 14 and 5 to finish out the big 3. Steve Blake was the leading scorer off the bench with 9 points. This was a hue win for the Lakers cause they have struggled all season with loosing games on the road(last 2 Detroit and Washington). But the Lakers showed resiliency and toughness in this game to never let the game get away from them, and ultimately comeback and get a good win against the team right behind them in the west standings. Next game is vs the Hornets tomorrow night

Defense disappears down the stretch

Failed attempt at beating an easy 13 win team in the Pistons. Lakers lose in overtime 88-85 to the Pistons. Lakers played pretty good defense holding the Pistons to only 88 pts even through overtime but they couldn't play defense down the stretch in crunch time. Bynum came through with 30 big points followed by Pau's 20 and Kobe's 22. The masked mamba, Kobe made the 2 point shot to send the game into overtime but could not convert the last shot  that would of tied the game and sent it into a second overtime. The turning point in overtime was when Pau was called for the charge and Stuckey making those 2 free throws. Laker had a good lead after the first and half way through the second but then trailed at halftime. They held Detroit to only 9 points in the third quarter only to let them comeback in the 4th and eventually win it in OT. Overall a real tough loss on the road where the Lakers have struggled all season long! Tough way to get their 3 game win streak snapped but the Lakers will comeback strong tomorrow when they face the Wizards in DC tomorrow. Tip off at 5pm!

Second Half

Lakers started off the second half with a solid victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-85. Lakers put together a nice game on both ends of the floor to win this one. Player of the game has to be the Mamba!! Playing with a broken nose and a concussion! Scored 31 points as old announcer Joel Myers would say AMAZING!! Bynum had 13 and 13 and had a new career high in double doubles in a season. Gasol finished with 15 points. But what the Lakers have prided themselves on all year is their defense! And it came through again tonight. Lakers pulled away in the 3rd quarter outscoring Minnesota 33-15. 30 points for the bench tonight which is way more than usual. Considering they came in while the Lakers were up by 20+ had a big reason to do with it but anyways it's a good confident booster for the streaky bench corps for the Lake Show. All in all a good solid win with nothing but positives to take away from it. Next game is Friday night. Lakers vs. Queens! Goodnight Laker fans!

I'm back with a Lakers Victory!

Sorry for being gone the past couple of games, been busy with homework and what not. But excited to be back with a Lakers victory! They started off strong and faded at the end but still held on to a double digit win. Kobe like always led the Lake Show in scoring with 28 points. Gasol had 16 and Bynum had 14 to round out the big 3. What I liked about Kobe's performance early was him passing the ball around. I believe that's why they were able to get that 29-7 first quarter lead was cause Bryant passed up on some shots and passed it to the open guy. The Lakers definitely played more like a team tonight for the first time in a couple of games. Looks like they were rallying behind Pau Gasol who is yet again in the midst of trade rumors.
A big part of the game for me was the play of Steve Blake. Had 17 big points off the bench tonight and was another reason why the Lakers won this game. He was also 5-6 from beyond the arc which was huge because the Lakers has a team don't shoot very well from 3's. The defense kind of faded down the stretch but the Lakers still held on anyway. At one point in the game the lead was 30 for the Lake Show. All and all nothing but positives to take from this game. After a bad loss on the road to the Suns the Lakers came home and took care of business on Portland who is contending for the last spot in the west. Next Laker game is Wednesday at Dallas. Peace Laker fans!
   

Busy

Sorry everyone for not blogging after the last couple of Laker games, been busy with school and stuff. Will not be able to watch the game tonight either. Valentine's day is more important. So i'll be back on blogging after their game Friday when the Lakers take on the Phoenix Suns!

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What a game!

Finally get a chance to write something positive in this thing! Seems like it's been forever. The Lake Show finally played well the whole game and down to the last buzzer. Clutch clutch block at the end by Pau Gasol! Another big game by the big 3! Kobe, Bynum, and Gasol with 27, 16, and 25 respectively. Bynum had a huge game with 16 points and 17 rebounds. Bynum had a huge game on the glass with those boards.
      The most important part of the game for the Lakers was their ability to not give up! The Lakers really didn't get the lead outright until the 3rd quarter when they went up by 4-5 points. But like always that could not last forever. With the celtics up by a deuce Pau Gasol came up with the huge game saving tip in with 9 seconds left in regulation; and then they played great defense and put it into overtime. But the biggest play of the game was made by the Spaniard Pau Gasol. When Pierce missed the open 18 footer Ray Allen got the rebound off the miss and went for the game winning put back with time expired but Gasol blocked that attempt sealing the victory. Just a hard played game all around and big and much needed win for the Lake Show! After losing some tough games the last week or so this was a must win big game for them! The bench was pretty much not there again at it hasn't been forever. Matt Barnes was the leading scorer on the bench with 11 points. Standout rookie Andrew Goudelock did not have a point in 8 minutes. Steve Blake's return definitely had a factor on his playing time tonight. But as we all know a win keeps these things in the shadows.
       Let's look to see if the Lakers can continue their winning ways tomorrow night as the 6 game road trip is almost over. Big game against the knicks tomorrow! Goodnight Laker fans and enjoy this win!

Threw it away

The title says it all. Lakers should have won another game that they threw away. Overshadowed i this contest was that Kobe became 5th on the all time scoring list passing his former teammate Shaq. Kobe came out of the gates firing on all cylinders scoring 15 points in the first quarter and having 24 by the half.  But Kobe only finished with 28 points. Lakers ranked near the bottom of the league in 3rd quarter scoring (Credit Jacob Shackelford) Lakers only scored 19 points and lost the lead they had at the half. It's been a theme this year for the Lakers, lead at the half and then lose it in the last quarter. As always here is the stats breakdown. Kobe lead all scorers with 28 points. Pau had 16 and Bynum had 20 to round out the "real" big 3.
       Story of the year and probably the season for the Lakers has been bench scoring. Young Andrew Goudelock led the team with 9 this game. I don't know about you guys but I miss the good ole days of the bench mob scoring 30-40 points a game with Farmer, Vujacic, and Lamar. Safe to say the Lakers still need to find a way to trade for a point guard or just someone that can pick up some of the scoring slack. Overall I'm very disappointed with this loss. Too many opportunities not tajen and the Lakers lose another one. They should be 3-0 on this road trip but instead they fall to 1-2.

Refs??

WOW! All I have to say is how are these refs in business? Probably one of the worst officiated games i've seen. Every call the refs could of blown against the Lakers they seemed to miss. Countless times Kobe and Pau got hacked and nothing was called. Lakers really should've won that game if it was officiated fairly.
     If it even matters heres the stats: Kobe, Bynum, and Gasol had 26,21, and 24 respectively. Kobe really had a good game too bad it was overshadowed by the awful refs. Bynum again had a really strong game and the three were the only positive out of the game tonight. Not too much bench help tonight, barely any actually with Barnes 5 points the most of any bench player in the game. I still wonder whats wrong with Metta World Peace. It seems like he averages like 2 points a game these days. He is a big part of the offense that just doesn't seem to be there which is really sad. But nonetheless the season is still not even half way over so positive thoughts Laker fans!

Halftime Report

Kobe's tenacity has the Lakers up at the half! Lakers played determined with Kobe, Pau, and Andrew all in double digits scoring wise at the half. Couple mistakes on defense like last night though. Still giving up some easy buckets on the defensive end. Gotta keep getting back in transition and playing hard defensive on the Jazz big men.
     Kobe has 1 technical already so he has to watch that in the second half. The refs have been let him get beat up down low so he'll have to deal with that. Bynum playing real well early! Showing off that he's an allstar. Look for the Lakers to keep the scoring up in the second half. Lets hope for another win Laker fans!

Ugly but a win

Wow! What a crazy game! Lakers come out of that game with a win nonetheless but it was definitely an ugly one! Horrible calls down the stretch by the refs against the Lakers in my opinion but thats what you'd expect playing in a hostile arena in Denver. Some stats on the game, Kobe ended up with 20 points shooting 7-23 from the field which isn't great but he's been taking tons of shots all year so that is nothing new. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol had 22 and 13 points respectively. Bynum had the best game in my opinion he went 10-13 from the field.
          Back to those bad calls I was talking about. Lots of call seemed to go against the Lakers tonight. Whether it was Kobe's push out of bounds by Afflalo at the end or Bynum not getting the foul call with seconds left there were many blown calls in my opinion. But you know the refs in the NBA will always make those shady calls sometimes so you got to overcome those and the Lakers did.
        Two big keys that the Lakers didn't do so well was turnovers and getting back on defense. There was way too many turnovers from the Lakers then I like to see. Their getting back on defense was absolutely horrible. Way to many times they gave up easy layups or easy buckets down at the other end which was hard to watch but hopefully they'll tighten that up for their game tomorrow in Utah. Will post more tomorrow after the Lakers vs Jazz game. Peace Laker fans!

First Post

Looking forward to starting this blog during the next Lakers game. Will be posting after each game, sometimes after some of the quarters depending on if there is something that comes up during the game that I think is an important topic.