The Lakers snapped their 3 game losing streak at home Tuesday night against the Raptors. All it took was a fourth quarter comeback capped by a game winner from none other than Kobe Bryant.
After Bosh hit a three in the closing seconds, Kobe answered with a fadeaway jumper with just over a second remaining to give the Lakers a 109-107 victory.
The Lakers simply didn’t play hard in the first half, giving up 58 points to Toronto and couldn’t hit a shot from downtown ending 3 of 15.
While it was an ugly win, it was much needed. The Lakers need to get some wins with Denver creeping up on them in the standings.
The starting Laker bigs offensively did well with 39 points combined, but did a poor job on the glass as the Lakers only got 40 rebounds as a team, allowing 11 offensive boards.
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The Lakers made a great late comeback to put the game in overtime, but it wasn’t enough Thursday night as the Heat made the final run.
Kobe Bryant did all you could ask for as he brought us back making incredible shot after incredible shot. He also should have won us the game, but the refs blew a big call late as Wade fouled Kobe in the closing seconds of the fourth.
Six Lakers hit double figures, shooting over 50% for the game and even higher in the second half.
The downside tonight, aside from the loss was the lack of ball movement. The Lakers only had 15 assists all night as they watched Kobe take over.
Wade didn’t particularly hurt the Lakers tonight even though he had 27 points and 14 assits. The Dagger came from Richardson who hit a guarded three to put Miami up two as he finished with 25 points.
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The Lakers finally blew out an opponent Tuesday night at Staples with another balanced scoring attack.
Th offense really came through for the Lakers as they hit over 50% of their shots including 10 pointers with lots of points off the bench. They also had 33 assists for the night and forced many turnovers to a sloppy Indiana team.
It was just a very good performance by the Lakers as they looked as good as they have in a long time.
Every Laker that played scored, except for Powell and six hit double figures. The Lakers really just hit their shots and grabbed every loose ball.
Definitely a fun game to watch!
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This game went much similar to last nights game vs. Memphis, but Dallas wasn’t quite so easy in the final minute.
The Lakers nearly battled back for another road victory, but fell short on a missed Kobe three point attempt with 30 seconds left in the game.
The Lakers defensively played very well holding the Mavericks to under 44 % from the field and 16 turnovers, but they got beat up on the glass and shot 10 less freethrows. They really shot poor behind the arc making only 5 of 17, about one three short from possibly sending the game into to overtime.
Every Laker starter hit double figures and Lamar added 21 off the bench.
This was a big game for the Lakers as it was a potential Western Conference Finals matchup, and the Lakers can take away many good things from tonights loss on the road in a back to back.
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This one went back and forth for awhile before Memphis opened up a lead in the fourth. Clearly that lead wasn’t large enough as it only took two missed free throws by Mayo and two clutch threes by Kobe to seal a win for the Lakers Tuesday night in Memphis.
Kobe and Mayo battled all night in this game. Both players made some incredible shots and led their teams in scoring.
The Grizzlies really played well tonight and made some difficult shots in traffic.
In the end, the Lakers inside presence was just too much. Gasol and Bynum may not have scored much, but they physically wore down the Grizzlies big men.
It was a pretty sloppy game for the team, but they did just enough to come out with the win–much thanks to number 24.
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Shannon Bryant, err… I mean Brown came through tonight against the Golden State Warriors as Kobe missed his fourth consecutive game.
Against an explosive Warrior team, the Lakers needed plenty of offense and Brown led the way with 27 points for our Lakers. Every Lakers player starter hit double figures, which was a must tonight as they really only rotated 8 players.
The key tonight was the Lakers perimeter defense as they held the Warrior guards Corey Maggette and Stephen Curry to a combined 9 of 37 shooting!
The Lakers also out rebounded the Warriors 53 to 36 mostly due to Lamar’s 18 off the bench.
Biedren’s was never really a factor tonight as he was in foul trouble all night long. It was a really sloppy games on both ends, but the Lakers great defense helped hide their 19 turnovers.
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The Lakers rebounded from Sunday’s loss with an easy win Tuesday night in the Nation’s Capital.
The Lakers shot the ball very well, shooting over 58% from the field. The Lakers also took care of the ball with 23 assists to only 9 turnovers for the game. They were clean with only 13 fouls.
It really was just an easy game for the Lakers against a poor Wizards team.
Five Laker players hit double figures, including Kobe and Pau with 26 apiece. The Lakers defense tonight wasn’t particularly amazing but the offense made up for it.
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The Lakers couldn’t pull this one out Sunday night in Toronto. It was one of the few games since Gasol arrived in L.A. that the Lakers lost after leading after 3 quarters of play.
The Lakers had a 4 point lead with less than 2 minutes and the ball, but did not execute well late. Bad fouls, bad shots, and turnovers beat the Lakers.
It really just sucks to lose at the free-throw line. I would have also liked to see the Lakers set up a better final play rather than Kobe hoisting a long fadeway three-pointer in the final second.
Three Lakers had over 20 points tonight and Farmar came in off the bench to add 17.
The difference tonight came at the line where the Raptors shot 17 more free throws than the Lakers.
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The Lakers continued their road trip Friday night in a back-to-back in New York.
The many Laker fans in attendance got a treat in a game that went back and forth until the fourth quarter when the Lakers clamped down on defense finally and hit many big shots. The Lakers fourth quarter effort tonight was just enough as they hung on for a 115-105 victory.
Every Laker starter hit double figures, both Farmar and Brown had 9 off the bench. As a team, the Lakers shot over 50% from both the field and three-point line.
It was a clean game with only 14 turnovers combined from both teams and very little interior defense as the bigs from both teams dominated the game.
Kobe and Pau also had 23 of the final 31 for the Lakers tonight.
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The Lakers continued to struggle on the road as they got beaten by the Spurs Tuesday night. The Spurs pretty much controlled this game after the first five minutes, holding at one point a 20 point lead.
The Lakers made a late run in the fourth to make the game interesting, but the Spurs finished with the final run to rout the Lakers.
The Spurs bench really stepped up tonight with four players scoring 8 or more off the bench. Parker and Duncan killed the Lakers tonight as they combined for 47 points. As a team the Spurs shot over 57% from the field, one of the highest the Lakers have allowed in quite some time.
San Antonio had 29 assists to only 10 turnovers, whereas the Lakers had 13 assits to 14 turnovers.
The Lakers just weren’t in sync tonight as the Spurs got their hands on more loose balls and hit the open jumpers.
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