Mon. 2/07 @ Hawks - Results Inside - Postgame comments

Lakers @ Hawks
Monday, Feb. 7
4:30pm
TV: NBALP, KCAL
Radio: KLAC-AM 570/KWKW-AM 1330
Recap | Box Score | Photos

Lakers - 108
Hawks - 114

Lakers Stopped In Atlanta
Despite a season-high 28 points from Lamar Odom and a career-high 27 from Tierre Brown, the Lakers fell to the Hawks 114-108 Monday in Atlanta. Chucky Atkins scored 25 for L.A., which travels to New Jersey on Wednesday.



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FIRST!!!!!

Hawks by 5.

The Hawks will not beat the Los Angeles Lakers.

Lakers Dynasty 2000 wrote:The Hawks will not beat the Los Angeles Lakers.

... you never know.

They did beat the Mavericks..

Not win means a step closer to no post season. I want a reaction now.

lakers will massacare the hawks. I know its a back2back but they will.

I'll be there tomorrow night. I'll take some pictures and post them when I get back.

Bye-game

jsm0331 wrote:I'll be there tomorrow night. I'll take some pictures and post them when I get back.

alright!! hope you have fun!


ok, this is the Hawks we are talking about! if we dont win.....imma . yah... this is a back to back game, but this shouldn't be THAT hard.. if we can make good comebacks like that of today's, then we'll be alright..

GOOOOOO LAKERS!!!!!!

Don't take the Hawks lightly there is no for sure victory with this team this year. Any team can win on any given night... But I think the Lakers can win

take the momentum from the end of sunday and realize you guys can always play that hard and efficiently ..

DO OR DIE It has never been that clear.

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Los Angeles Lakers (24-21)
Atlanta Hawks (9-37)

Date: Monday, February 7th
Time: 4:30 PM
TV: KCAL, NBALP

Previous Games
Lakers @ Rockets 103-102 (LOSS)
Pacers @ Hawks 84-79 (LOSS)






Coach Frank Hamblen

C - Chris Mihm (10.8 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 0.6 APG)
PF - Lamar Odom (15.3 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 3.4 APG)
SF - Jumaine Jones (6.7 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 0.7 APG)
SG - Caron Butler (14.7 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.6 APG)
PG - Chucky Atkins (13.5 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 4.5 APG)




Coach Mike Woodson

C - Obinna Ekezie (2.2 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 0.2 APG)
PF - Antoine Walker (19.9 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 3.8 APG)
SF - Al Harrington (17.1 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 3.1 APG)
SG - Josh Childress (6.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.5 APG)
PG - Boris Diaw (3.4 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.9 APG)



LAKERS - Luke Walton
Predicted Stats: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists

HAWKS - Tony Delk
Predicted Stats: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists



LAKERS - Caron Butler
Predicted Stats: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists

HAWKS - Antoine Walker
Predicted Stats: 24 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists


There's not much to say about this game, other than the fact that this is a must-win for the Lakers. Since Kobe's absence, Los Angeles has lost 6 of those 11 games with him on the sidelines, something Buss and Kupchak can't bear to watch, as well as every Laker fan from California to NYC. A team below .500 in the West only means that their season ends before the beginning of May...so how important is Kobe's return to this squad? More than you can imagine.

Against the Hawks, the Lakers will need to play tough perimeter defense. Keep the ball out of Walker's hands when he's free to shoot, and stop Harrington's slashing...and this game may be over by the third quarter. We don't need a three point contest in today's game, either...so the Lakers should focus solely on pounding the ball inside, both to Mihm and by driving the baseline, cutting to the hoop, running fast breaks, or just slashing into the paint.

Off the bench, two guys that may do some damage in this game are Luke Walton and Tony Delk. Walton's passing, along with his hustling and court awareness, has been seeing more minutes under Hamblen. Luke can easily lose his defender, possibly better than anyone on this squad at the moment, and if he will just attack the rim, the Hawks may find that he's a tough player to keep from the net. Delk is no scrub...with a size advantage over both Atkins and Brown, you may see him post them both up and use his upper body strength to force his way inside for easy jumpers.


The Lakers have to win...nothing else will be acceptable at this point. Lakers beat the Hawks, 95-81.

@realdealbneal
You broke your word man. I thought you ain´t going to make those previews till Kobe returns
I knew I miss something during those game day threads. Now I remember it was your preview

KB8 till infinity wrote:@realdealbneal
You broke your word man. I thought you ain´t going to make those previews till Kobe returns
I knew I miss something during those game day threads. Now I remember it was your preview

Nah, I had one last game too. I said that if the Lakers lost to the Bobcats, I wouldn't make another preview until Kobe returned.

Boris Diaw was born in my city, but Lakers 4 life

The Hawks are a team that we just should and have to beat it. They shouldn't be underrestimated but if we can't take such a poor side we could just give up our play-off spot to the Clippers or TWolves.

We better not lose tonight! I have money riding on this game!

There are no gimmes with this team if I can use Ring it Up phrases.. If they dont win tonight kiss the playoffs goodbye. Because the Clippers and the Wolves are not that far behind.. But also remember for the last few seasons the Hawks have tied the season series at 1-1.. But this is bigger then ever for the Lakers.. Lakers have to grow a sack and go take this game if they want to advance as the season progresses.. Go out and win POINT BLANK!!!

kobe6962 wrote: If they dont win tonight kiss the playoffs goodbye.

screw the other 40 games left i guess.... :man7:

if we lose this one
might as well give up on the lakers

whatever..imma be a fan whether they lose or win....anyway...


does ne1 kno if this game is delayed on KCAL?

al harrington (their second option just got placed on the IL.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap.php#1107817179

So we better win this tonight!!!