Tue. 11/30 @ Bucks - Results Inside - Postgame comments

Lakers @ Bucks
Tuesday, Nov. 30
5:00 pm
TV: KCAL, NBALP
Radio: KLAC-AM 570/KWKW-AM 1330
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Lakers - 95
Bucks - 90

Cook Stars; Lakers Roll
Brian Cook set career highs with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lift the Lakers to a 95-90 road win over the Bucks on Tuesday. Cook came off the bench to nail 10-of-14 shots for Los Angeles, which plays at Chicago on Wednesday.



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9-6



Lakers win!

Lakers by 20...Kobe with 50points and 10 assists

I hope kobe 20pts and 20 asts.

I got:

Lakers:
Kobe: 11-21 FG, 3-4 3PT, 9-10 FT, 34 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers
Lamar: 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT, 5-8 FT, 18 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers

Bucks:
Redd: 4-15 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks, 4 turnobers
Van Horn: 5-13, 1-3 3PT, 5-6 FT, 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks, 3 turnovers







Vlade: 6 points, 4 boards, 3 assists in 15 minutes.

dynasty4kobe wrote:I got:

Lakers:
Kobe: 11-21 FG, 3-4 3PT, 9-10 FT, 34 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers
Lamar: 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT, 5-8 FT, 18 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers

Bucks:
Redd: 4-15 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks, 4 turnobers
Van Horn: 5-13, 1-3 3PT, 5-6 FT, 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks, 3 turnovers







Vlade: 6 points, 4 boards, 3 assists in 15 minutes.

Perfect stats

were in a 3 way tie right now with Utah and Clips. If Minny and Sac losses one more game, theyll be the same...tight race

If we take the next 3 games, we can possible reach a 4-5 spot.

kobe 50 pts 20 ast
odom 20 pts 20 rebs
atkins 11pts 10 ast
mihm 15 pts 20 rebs
butler 15 pts 5 rebs 5 ast

Please start this road trip with a win and for once have a decent winning streak this early in the season.

GO LAKERS!!!

Milwaukee despite being 4-7 is playing quite well at home.

They are 4-1 at home this year with wins against Cleveland & Detroit.


The Lakers have to win these games, but somehow I think the team is too young to figure that out.

I keep expecting the team to come up with an impressive win, and each time, they let me down.

A 2-0 road trip would be impressive, and at the very least provide some sign of encouragement going forward into the season.

Beating two losing teams in their building is a START. It's not like I'm expecting them to do something impossible. Winning home games against contending teams, and beating road teams that are clearly inferior are good starts. Thus far they haven't done too well.

I hope they play better defense, and beat Milwaukee, and have enough in the tank to beat Chicago too.

We will lose! We are going to get more than 100 there! I hope we can win but i don´t believe it! As a contender it is a must to win there and as a playoff team you have to be able to win in milwaukee but we are playing to ugly defense! Don´t forget 10 of the next 12 games are on ther road! If we have no confidence we are going to have a 10-15 record at the end of this trip! We have to grow or we better stay at home! Its going to be a long 2 weeks now!

KB8 till infinity wrote:We will lose! We are going to get more than 100 there! I hope we can win but i don´t believe it! As a contender it is a must to win there and as a playoff team you have to be able to win in milwaukee but we are playing to ugly defense! Don´t forget 10 of the next 12 games are on ther road! If we have no confidence we are going to have a 10-15 record at the end of this trip! We have to grow or we better stay at home! Its going to be a long 2 weeks now!

It's gotta stop here. Phx & Sac ok fine... but at milwaukee... NO!

The defense has to show up. B/c this is the EASY part of the schedule, the tougher teams come later...

I mean, road games in Detroit, Indy, Seattle, San Antonio, Dallas, Sac, Denver... we haven't had any of those yet, those are the tough ones.

They got to... absolutely got to...

i think we will be able to pull it off. Lakers win but not by much

Don't give them too much credit...

They beat Detroit, but this is a Pistons team that is without one of their best players, is 6-7 on the year, and lost to the lowly Charlotte Hornets.

This is a Milwaukie team that we just beat last week, who by the way has a record of 4-7 and whom also has not beaten a team from the Western Conference all season.

Lets stand behind our team. If we don't believe in the Lakers, who will?

bigsleepy wrote:Don't give them too much credit...

They beat Detroit, but this is a Pistons team that is without one of their best players, is 6-7 on the year, and lost to the lowly Charlotte Hornets.

This is a Milwaukie team that we just beat last week, who by the way has a record of 4-7 and whom also has not beaten a team from the Western Conference all season.

Lets stand behind our team. If we don't believe in the Lakers, who will?

..and love the Kareem quote and avatar

Los Angeles Lakers (8-6) @ Milwaukee Bucks (4-7)

Date: Tuesday, November 30th
Time: 5:00 PM
TV: KCAL, NBALP

Previous Games
Hornets @ Lakers 89-76 (WIN)
Pistons @ Bucks 96-90 (WIN)

Projected Starting Lineups
LAKERS

(Rudy Tomjanovich)

C - Chris Mihm (11.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 0.5 APG)
PF - Lamar Odom (14.2 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 2.6 APG)
SF - Caron Butler (13.6 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.6 APG)
SG - Kobe Bryant (28.4 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 6.1 APG)
PG - Chucky Atkins (10.6 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.6 APG)

VS

BUCKS

(Terry Porter)

C - Dan Gadzuric (5.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 0.5 APG)
PF - Keith Van Horn (17.5 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.6 APG)
SF - Desmond Mason (16.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.9 APG)
SG - Michael Redd (23.5 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.0 APG)
PG - Maurice Williams (8.9 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 7.1 APG)

Game MVPs

LAKERS - Kobe Bryant
Predicted Stats: 28 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists

BUCKS - Desmond Mason
Predicted Stats: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

Brandon's Analysis
Against the Hornets, the Lakers struggled with turnovers…which could be the main problem in Tuesday’s game against the Bucks. Kobe’s passing hasn’t been at its best, but there are more people to blame for his bad passes than just Bryant. To avoid these turnovers, the Lakers must make quick chest passes on the perimeter, and soft bounce passes in the lane…but more importantly, the player receiving the pass absolutely has to step into it (unlike Brian Cook did when Kobe’s pass turned ugly late in the Kings thriller).

Also, the Lakers have to crash the boards, especially on the offensive end. Pulling down defensive rebounds hasn’t been much of a problem, but allowing defensive rebounds has. Mihm and Odom need to hit the boards hard when a shot is put up, as well as Caron (who may have a rebounding advantage against Mason). Second chance points are great…especially if the Lakers have trouble shooting early in the game.

For both teams, one word: defense. The Lakers need to step it up defensively…because right now, they are terrible defenders, allowing too many perimeter players to free up for the open shot, and not paying attention to guards cutting and looking for the easy bucket. The Bucks should keep their hands up, but try and draw offensive fouls against both Mihm and Odom, to put them out of the game early in the second quarter.

The Bucks should hope for Redd to find his shot in this game. In their previous meeting, Redd was “shut down� by Bryant, going only 1-8 from the field and scoring a disappointing 6 points. On the other hand, Desmond Mason dumped in 26 points off the bench, igniting the Bucks’ offense late in the game and almost pulling off a victory, losing to the Lakers by only four, 100-96.

Key players for both teams off the bench will be Luke Walton (LAKERS) and Mike James (BUCKS). Walton’s passing skills could come in handy, as well as his ability to get open for a long-range jumper. James threw 11 assists in the first game against the Lakers, and if Williams is struggling, don’t be surprised to see Mike James playing 25+ minutes in this one.

Brandon's Prediction
I see this game being a tough battle between the two teams, with it being a home game for the Bucks. The Lakers are going to have to be consistent on the offensive end for all four quarters, and hold the Bucks’ scoring to under 90 points to be able to win this game. I believe the Lakers will come out shooting, and missing…but will more than likely take the lead in the 4th and hold on for the win in Milwaukee, 93-86.

leftymo wrote:

KB8 till infinity wrote:We will lose! We are going to get more than 100 there! I hope we can win but i don´t believe it! As a contender it is a must to win there and as a playoff team you have to be able to win in milwaukee but we are playing to ugly defense! Don´t forget 10 of the next 12 games are on ther road! If we have no confidence we are going to have a 10-15 record at the end of this trip! We have to grow or we better stay at home! Its going to be a long 2 weeks now!

It's gotta stop here. Phx & Sac ok fine... but at milwaukee... NO!

The defense has to show up. B/c this is the EASY part of the schedule, the tougher teams come later...

I mean, road games in Detroit, Indy, Seattle, San Antonio, Dallas, Sac, Denver... we haven't had any of those yet, those are the tough ones.

They got to... absolutely got to...

Lets hope the players understand that!

Nice to see that our entire starting line-up is averaging double figures.

Here is something interesting:
Each player from our starting line-up has topped the 20 point mark at least once already this season. And that is withough 4 Hall of Famers:
Chucky Atkins - 21 points at Orlando Magic
Kobe Bryant - 41 points at Orlando Magic
Caron Butler - 23 points at New Orleans Hornets
Lamar Odom - 24 points vs. San Antonio Spurs
Chris Mihm - 23 points vs. Denver Nuggets


Anyone know what other NBA teams have had all 5 starters top the 20 point mark this season?

realdealbneal wrote:HORNETS

(Byron Scott)

C - Dan Gadzuric (5.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 0.5 APG)
PF - Keith Van Horn (17.5 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.6 APG)
SF - Desmond Mason (16.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.9 APG)
SG - Michael Redd (23.5 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.0 APG)
PG - Maurice Williams (8.9 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 7.1 APG)

mo williams has been extremely suprising this year...great assisting under scott's guidance


lol other than that another awesome analysis

You didn't know? Byron Scott is the new coach.

Lakers by 12

Runway wrote:Lakers by 12

Kobe by 10!

nice new logo