L.A. Lakers 08-09 Season (official thread)

[schwab]

LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/01/08 | Lakers 104, Nuggets 97

Kobe scores 33 in Lakers' win over Nuggets

DENVER(AP) Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Lakers nearly became the first team in three years to hold Carmelo Anthony to single digits in a 104-97 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
Coming off a two-game suspension, Anthony scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter. He made two 3-pointers with under a minute left.

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[ridler2013]

Kobe is in his prime right now. And the way the Lakers is playing right now I'm sure they will get the ring this season! Good luck!

[schwab]

LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/05/08 | Lakers 106, Clippers 88

Kobe scores 27 in Lakers' win over Clippers

LOS ANGELES (AP)- Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, and the unbeaten Los Angeles Lakers used a 22-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-88 Wednesday night, giving them six straight wins over their crosstown rivals.

Cuttino Mobley scored five straight points to give the Clippers an 81-79 lead with 8:16 remaining when the Lakers suddenly took command.

Bryant and Lamar Odom each scored six points and Jordan Farmar added four during the decisive run. Al Thornton ended the spurt by making a 3-pointer with 1:04 remaining -- the Clippers' first points in more than 7 minutes.

Odom had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers (4-0); Derek Fisher scored 13 points, Vladimir Radmanovic added 11, Trevor Ariza had 10, and Andrew Bynum had nine points, 17 rebounds to match a career high and four blocked shots.

Thornton led the Clippers (0-5) with 22 points. Tim Thomas added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Baron Davis had 17 points and seven assists.

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[schwab]

LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/09/08 | Lakers vs Rockets

Bryant, Gasol lead Lakers past Rockets

LOS ANGELES(AP) Kobe Bryant scored 23 points, Pau Gasol added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the unbeaten Los Angeles Lakers routed the Houston Rockets 111-82 on Sunday night.
Jordan Farmar added 16 points and six assists and Andrew Bynum had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 65.8 percent in the second half. Los Angeles has won its five games by an average of 22.4 points.
Aaron Brooks, a reserve, paced Houston (4-3) with 20 points and four assists. Yao Ming, Luis Scola and Carl Landry had 12 points apiece.
The Rockets trailed by only seven entering the fourth quarter, but Farmar scored eight points, Gasol and Lamar Odom added four each, and the Lakers shot 9-of-10 during a 22-9 run to start the period, giving them a 94-75 lead. Los Angeles wound up outscoring Houston 39-17 in the fourth quarter.
Houston's Tracy McGrady, a two-time NBA scoring champion and seven-time All-Star, had his second brutal shooting performance in a row at Staples Center, going 1-of-11 for three points two days after missing all five of his field-goal attempts and scoring two points in a 92-83 victory over the Clippers.

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[OCBucksFan]

Yeah, after tonights game I am actually impressed with this team. We had played no one special, and tonight we went up against a team that will make the playoffs and dominated.

[schwab]

I wish I had a logo like yours by my donor sign.

My life's goal.

Lakers 5-0.. expected. In fact, if this team isn't playing Boston for the title, it's a lost season. Bring in a new offensive coordinator, and probably also a new defensive coordinator too, just to make sure we are cleaned all the way out. Embarassing. I can't believe we only beat Houston by 29. Everyone knows their schedule is weak.

Is this still the CFB forum?

[OCBucksFan]

12.2 seconds to go, Lakers up by 5, Dirk fouled out.

Dallas had 60 points at the half, and 39 in the second half.

Ariza and Gasol were clutch at the end of the game.

Final: 106-99

[schwab]

LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/11/08 | Lakers 106, Mavericks 99

Kobe, Lakers beat Mavs, improve to 6-0

DALLAS (AP) -- Trevor Ariza turned an offensive rebound into an emphatic, go-ahead dunk early in the fourth quarter and Kobe Bryant quickly stretched the lead, sending the Los Angeles Lakers to a 106-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
Ariza's basket put Los Angeles up for the first time since the opening minutes, then Bryant began stretching the lead with a one-handed rebound-dunk on the next possession. Soon after, he scored seven straight points and the Lakers held off the Mavericks down the stretch to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 2001-02, their last championship season.

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[OCBucksFan]

The are playing nice right now, 73-52 starting the 4th.

[schwab]

Originally Posted by OCBucksFan

The are playing nice right now, 73-52 starting the 4th.

Then here came New Orleans...... but too little too late.


LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/12/08 | Lakers 93, Hornets 86

Fisher, Bryant lead Lakers past Hornets

NEW ORLEANS(AP) The Hornets were primed to pull off an improbable comeback until Kobe Bryant made it impossible.
Bryant scored 20 points, highlighted by a tough 3-pointer over James Posey with just over a minute left, and the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 7-0 with a 93-86 victory over New Orleans on Wednesday night.
"I just wanted to shoot it in his face,'' Bryant said of the late 3-pointer. "I knew I was due.''
The dramatic and deflating shot stemmed a frantic 17-4 Hornets run and put the Lakers ahead 86-80 with 1:08 to go.
"I knew Posey was going to sit on my arm, so I just had to back him up and try to shoot it,'' Bryant explained. "I knew it was going to be a tough shot because I had Posey draped all over me, so I just needed to focus on the basket and try to put it in.''
Derek Fisher hit four 3-pointers and also finished with 20. He had 18 through the first three quarters, leading what to that point had been a dominant effort by Los Angeles, which never trailed.
The Lakers led by as much as 23 before nervously holding on against a team that is expected to be one of their chief rivals for Western Conference supremacy.

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[OCBucksFan]

Originally Posted by schwab

Then here came New Orleans...... but too little too late.

Yeah, I got a little nervous when NO got it down to 3 with a couple minutes left to go.

[schwab]

Pistons at Lakers right now on ESPiN.

Detroit opened up on fire, hitting their first 6 shots from the field for a 12-2 lead. However, Kobe has responded with all kinds of nasty and the Lakers have run off 12 straight to get the lead.

Should be a great game. Iverson puts the 'Stons back up there with Boston, just above the Cavs come playoff time, IMO.

[OCBucksFan]

The Lakers aren't playing well right now, they are behind at the end of the first quarter... sadly, it feels like the old Lakers teams, they just play with teams then come back, only defending when they fall into a serious hole

[schwab]

Pistons on an 11-2 run since my post.... i feel like you from the other night.

I think the depth that the Lakers have will cause slow starts some nights, as the "on" players for a given game may be in the 2nd lineup. Also, Detroit will tire sooner, especially having played last night.

28-18 Pistons.

[OCBucksFan]

Down by 9 at the half, the Lakers are playing like they did last year, getting selfish. They need to play team ball in the second half and play hard to win.