Fri. 11/26 vs. Kings - Results Inside - Postgame comments

Lakers vs. Bucks
Tuesday, Nov. 23
7:30 pm
TV: FSN, NBALP
Radio: KLAC-AM 570/KWKW-AM 1330
Recap | Box Score | Photos

Kings - 109
Lakers - 106

Bryant Sparkles; Lakers Fall
Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 40 points, handed out eight assists and grabbed seven rebounds, but it wasn't enough to keep the Lakers from losing 109-106 to the visiting Kings on Friday. Lamar Odom, who had a double-double, missed a game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.



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go lakers!!!!!
queens suck chicken bootAy!!!!!

we need a bibby/jackson stopper. I would recommend Slava but hes still recovering.

MarkMadsen wrote:we need a bibby/jackson stopper. I would recommend Slava but hes still recovering.

well, we could use Cook's elbows as standby.

Friday is 11/26... in the title......... GO LAKERS!

I hate the kings...

lakers win by 4...

This one is going to be tough. The Lakers defense in the last three games have been below average.

Fortunately, Sacramento's defense isn't much better.


They absolutely have to win this one. They haven't had an impressive win all year (b/c three wins against Denver, Houston, and New Orleans isn't as impressive b/c all three teams are struggling with everybody).


A loss would bring them back closer to .500 affirming they are an average team.

But to go 8-5 would be great...

They gotta play defense, gotta take care of divisional games, defend home court.

Now Webber & Miller won't be the problem. The problem in this game is how LA contains Bibby and how they defend Peja. Butler isn't as tall and here's the type of game where you make assessments on whether Butler is our starting SF, and/or Atkins is a keeper at the PG.

Defensively... and offensively.


It's rather funny, in last night's game Atkins hits a three, and someone posts, "i don't care what you say, atkins is a keeper", that's nice against Milwaukee, but we're not trying to be average... its how he fares against the real PG's of the west, is how he'll be judged.

Lakers gotta win.

I watched the Kings on league pass last night. The whole game was basically on the shoulders of Pedja and Bibby... Christie is looking weak this year...Miller is in a funk and Webb aint what he used to be. However, Bibby and Pedja seem to be able to elevate their games to carry the team. They are able to get Webber involved in the action and get him alot of low post scores by opening up the floor. Jackson is pushing the tempo for them as well and he seems to be at full strength this year.

The Lakers need to contain Bibby... He has the ability to put up 30 points and hes done that many a time before against the Lakers.

Pedja cannot be allowed to establish a shooting rythem. Last night we saw how a player in the zone can BURN you as Desmond Mason seemed to be in that area in the second quarter. Pedja can get into that type of rythem at any time form behind the arc. We need to keep a long quick body on him all game.. Lamar would seem to be the ideal guy to cover up Pedja, but he'll have his chops full keeping Webber out of his favorite spots. Caron is gonna have to step up on D. Hes shown thusfar that hes a hustle player on defense and will do what it takes to keep his opponent down... The best thing would be for him to take it to Pedja at the other end and try to get to the line and get him in foul trouble.

Miller is a wildcard. I don't know what he will be able to bring against us, but I do know that Mhim is more than enough to handle Miller who got simply destroyed by Yao last night. If we were able to survive Yao ming, miller won't be a big deal.

Now the biggest problem that looms over the Lakers heads is giving up those leads. Its probably the only consistant thing about this team...we take off sprinting out of the gates and blow it all in the second quarter when the reserves come in.

Yesterday it happened when Lamar and Mhim went out of the game...

I haven't payed attention to what exactly sparks the comebacks by those other teams but my best guess is that the Lakes start to cruise when they get that big lead. Rudy gets comfortable with the lead. He gets comfortable and puts Brian Cook in...but if he isn't hitting his shots, hes letting other teams get easy scores in the post...giving them just the spark they need to get back in it.

The remidy for this is simple...when the team tries to push the ball and come back, the Lakers need to take it right to them... Instead of trying to play conservative in that situation, they need to come right back and match the other teams score... A 6-0 run against us is forgivable... if the other team scores 6...the Lakers need to somehow score with quick strikes. A 6-0 run can easily turn into a 12-0 run...

Also both Lakers and Kings have been doing a good job closing in 4th quarters. Gonna be an intresting game.

Lakers by 6!!!

Gonna be a great game to watch

Lakers by 3

I hate the Queens

GO SACTO.......the real capitol of Californya

Shaq Fan wrote:GO SACTO.......the real capitol of Californya

according to your boy Shaq, LA is the real capital of California

Last Kings Game:

Win Streak Rockets to Six

Recap: Bobby Jackson and Darius Songaila heated up late, scoring 10 and eight fourth-quarter points, respectively, to secure a 102-96 Kings win Tuesday over visiting Houston. Peja Stojakovic notched 22 points, Jackson finished with 18 and eight rebounds and Mike Bibby collected 10, nine and eight assists.

Lakers Dynasty 2000 wrote:Last Kings Game:

Win Streak Rockets to Six

Recap: Bobby Jackson and Darius Songaila heated up late, scoring 10 and eight fourth-quarter points, respectively, to secure a 102-96 Kings win Tuesday over visiting Houston. Peja Stojakovic notched 22 points, Jackson finished with 18 and eight rebounds and Mike Bibby collected 10, nine and eight assists.

Wow that sucks.
They are still only half a game ahead of the lakers. I think that the lakers can pull this one off still. They need to play hard and not turn the ball over, and the rest will come. The lakers have the talent, they just need the desire to win.

Shaq Fan wrote:GO SACTO.......the real capitol of Californya

the real "capitOL" of "californya"!!!!! .....

GWHiZiTSPHiL wrote:Wow pretty cool coincidence:

The Lakers activated Vlade and played him a game before he plays his former team on his new team's home court.

The Clippers activated Kittles and played him a game before he plays his former team on his new team's home court.

i say they planned it...

Shaq Fan wrote:GO SACTO.......the real capitol of Californya

hooked on phonics

Divac will get creamed like corn by C-Dubb

I know the Lakers are going to win because my friend is going to the game and she is really awesome, so that means she is going to be good luck for them.

Lakers 100
Kings 96

Honestly, how can a Laker fan think the lakers can win??

Shaq Fan wrote:Honestly, how can a Laker fan think the lakers can win??

its called FAITH... unlike u, we have a lot of it...

GO KINGS


Webber--------triple double??
Peja---------big game to show Divac why he left
Bibby------------will man-handle Atkins
Miller-----------will out rebound Mihm

Shaq Fan wrote:GO KINGS


Webber--------triple double??
Peja---------big game to show Divac why he left
Bibby------------will man-handle Atkins
Miller-----------will out rebound Mihm

christie - will be gay on the court