HORNETS -at- LAKERS - 4/20 - Thoughts and :-)) Ratings

[DancingBarry]

The Point of Attack... Black clouds of bugs swarm the city unchecked. You feel the unease in the air, and some begin to choke on it.

Enough is enough. This is the Reign of the Four Horsemen.

"Horsemen!" you scream, wanting desperately for them to show themselves.

As if answering your call to defend the city, they arrive. Their names: Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death.

They go right after their opponent's point of attack, containing it while counterstriking with size. It's a physical, grind-it-out battle, but you hear it finally -- a bell ringing throughout the city signifying the Horsemen's victory.

As you pack your bags to head out on the road, you pick up a map of your destination. On it, a message from DancingBarry:

"The Four Horsemen were here. Destruction... Famine... whatever it takes. They elevated their effort and imposed their will.

I will continue to track them."


One game won't restore order, but for the first time in a while, the Lakers got back to what wins -- defense. They clamped down on the Hornets to take an 87-78 victory and even the series.

"That was the defense we played late in the season when we had our little run," Phil said.

Offense comes and goes as they say, but defense can always be your constant.

As expected, the Lakers were more aggressive on their screen-roll D against Chris Paul. They started out with Kobe helping shut down the point of attack, added a little Artest, Blake and DFish. They trapped to get the ball out of his hands late in the game when DFish guarded him and the Hornets struggled to overcome the Laker lead.

"It's about just rolling up your sleeves and getting after it," Fisher said.

The two guys who seemed to get after it the most were Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom. Both imposed their will on the game. Drew owned the paint on both ends, Lamar looked like, well, as Kobe said, "Lamar played like Sixth Man of the Year."

Ask the Lakers to defend their city and they come through. Now they have to take that intensity on the road and get after it.

The hive will be buzzing.


Kobe -- -- The Lakers switched Kobe onto Paul and Kobe looked like he got into his Team USA defensive stance and played with that same attitude. He was whistled for a number of fouls giving up FTs (especially on threes) but he made an impact. That effort could have also meant he deferred more to others on the offensive end, but he can usually put together an aggressive two-way game, if needed. He was purposely looking to orchestrate things for others out of the gates. "Tonight he was very focused on getting the team running the offense," Phil said. This was Kobe's lowest offensive playoff outing in 7 years. Ron was impressed. "That was amazing. For him to sacrafice like that it's important that we sacrafice," Artest said. Kobe probably should have had a few more points, getting several no calls on drives to the rim that seemed rather obvious. He struggled from the line, too, with the ones he got. He rarely settled for jumpers until the end of the game when he was running clock (probably a bit too much clock running as it stalled the offense). Fish said it was similar in some ways to the Game 7 win where Kobe had a bad offensive outing. "But we played defense, we worked hard, we played physical, we were active, we were helping each other. That's what we have to do if we want to be champions," Fish said. The Stats: He scored 11 points on 3-10 shooting (0-2 from three, 5-8 from the line) to go with 3 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls in 35 minutes. He was a +1. The Action: He picked up a foul covering Paul early on. He was called for a travel. He missed a falling fade across the lane. He hit Lamar cutting off the backdoor lob play for a layup. He posted up with a minute left, split the double and drew FTs in the middle of the paint, he made one. He no-looked a behind-the-back pass from the post to Pau under the hoop for FTs. He saw a gap, attacked it and scored the layup. He attacked, took contact and was blocked. He attacked, was hammered on the drive with no call, should have been FTs. Poor D on Paul at the end of the half and he gave up a wide open three to trim the lead from 9 to 6. He had 3 points on 1-4 shooting and 2 assists. Second Half: He gave up three FTs at the shotclock buzzer getting out too tight on a close out with a second left. He took body contact on a slam attempt and missed it with no call. He was blocked on a long three. He picked up his third foul on Paul's drive on the other end. He attacked down the lane, got contact and somehow banked while falling to the floor (he had to restrain himself from getting a tech). He had 5 points on 2-7 shooting after three quarters. He attacked from the wing and drew FTs, he made just one. Up 13, he was called for fouling Pau on a three, then picked up a tech (he said he was gesturing that Paul was kicking his leg, not trying to show up the ref). Nice follow on Fish's one-man break to draw FTs on the putback attempt, he made both. With the shotclock low, he took the inbounds, spun to lose his man and threw down the reverse two-hand jam. He ran clocked and missed a tough three on a wasted possession. Lazy ball protection when doubled and it was stripped off him out of bounds with 2:19 left. He barely grazed rim trying to beat the shotclock on the next possession. He was intentionally fouled, he made one FT.

Gasol -- -- The offensive board stat was a glaring problem in the last game. If Pau wasn't getting the ball, he could have still asserted his size advantage with some aggression on the offensive glass off other's misses. That part of his game was probably the most notable difference in this one. He got to 5 offensive boards, tapping out a number at key times. Now, if we can just work on the rest of his game. He didn't get a defensive board, but did have some decent challenges. On both ends, he had some possessions out there where he just looked flat-out lost tonight. He didn't attack or shoot confidently. "As long as he doesn't worry about it and he stays with doing what we have to get done as far as the team goes, I'm okay," Phil said. Regardless, the 2-10 shooting won't get it done. Phil added that they need to have his offense out there. It's likely you will see them make some adjustments here. Pau will probably start to attack a little quicker off the catch. The two-man sequences may also become more of a featured part of the offense. The Stats: He scored 8 points on 2-10 shooting (4-4 from the line) to go with 5 offensive boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls in 36 minutes. He was a +1. The Action: He didn't hit rim on a face-up jumper on his first attempt. He attacked left, reversed directions and hit the jumphook. He missed a tough fallaway turnaround in the post. He attacked across the middle of the paint and lost the ball. He drew FTs cutting baseline toward Kobe who was posting up and found him, he made both. He posted up and hit Ron cutting for a layup on the next trip down. Nice challenge on Paul's drive to get a stop. He was hit on drive across the lane with no call and lost it. He faced up, swung through and banked. He had 6 points on 2-6 shooting and 1 board. Second Half: He helped knock a ball loose and ignite a break. Horrible fading turnaround jumper with plenty of time on the clock (just reset the offense). He didn't protect the ball in the post and was stripped. He tapped out a missed FT. He missed a drive. He missed an open elbow jumper. Weak post move and he missed an awkward jumper. He didn't score on 0-4 shooting in the third. He attacked Gray strong along the baseline and drew FTs (much better), he made both. He knocked out an offensive board and it led to Kobe FTs. Weak challenge on Ariza's drive and he gave up an And-1. He fought for a Ron miss in the final minute and reset the offense (it led to a Ron three with 40 seconds left).

Bynum -- -- Tonight, this was Bynum and Lamar's team. Drew led the team in points, boards and just owning the paint. He plugged up the middle and dominated. The Lakers won the points in the paint 50-32 largely because of Drew and improved screen-roll D from the team. Bynum was tired of seeing Paul drive into the lane (who wasn't?) "It was just getting annoying," Drew said. The Hornets got off to an early first quarter lead and Drew and the guys turned that annoyance into elevated defensive effort to turn things around. The result was 31 points less for the Hornets. Offensively, when he got good position, he was able to overpower his man for points. However, he also hit a couple of face-up jumpers. Rare we see that part of his game. "We're not very good at reading our advantages. We're just not, unfortunately. But again if we play the right way offensively and not turn over the ball, we'll be all right." Superb two-way effort from big Drew. "We think he can play at a higher level even than this," Phil said. The Stats: He scored 17 points on 8-11 shooting (1-3 from the line) to go with 11 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 6 fouls in 32 minutes. He was a +8. The Action: He faced up and muscled his way past Gray for a layup. He missed a jumphook (needed to be a foot or two closer). Low position in the middle of the paint, he drop-stepped and banked easily. He missed a layup on a lob. He faced up and sank a flat-footed wing jumper. He was tied up trying to power up quickly in the middle of the paint, he won the jumpball. He hit a jumphook across the middle of the lane. Next time down, he grabbed a pass off a poorly timed jump in crowd and he hit the And-1 at the front of the rim (animated after the make), he missed the FT. He sank a face-up jumper from the right side. He cut off Landry's drive (taking contact in the chest) then secured the defensive board. He swiped a pass in transition D. Kobe whipped a pass to him in early offense and he had to be wrapped up as he powered up (yet no FTs somehow, no one could believe it). He had 12 points on 6-8 shooting and 4 boards. Second Half: He cleaned up a missed Kobe dunk. He missed a turnaround jumper with the shotclock low. He was called for a moving pick. He was called for three seconds out of a timeout. He drew FTs on a repost, he made one. He erased a Green drive with a good challenge. He blocked Paul's attempt in the lane. He organized the offense, then got the ball in the post and hit the turnaround. He reposted and kicked to Shannon for a three. Great challenge on Jack's jumper on the other end to force a brick. He picked up his fifth foul preventing a dunk attempt (it saved two points on missed FTs, but he had to sit at the 7-minute mark). He forced Jack into a tough shot on a drive on iso D against him. He fouled out with 12 seconds left on a backcourt gamble that got him some ribbing from the bench.

Artest -- -- Ron led the team in shot attempts (14), probably not the stat they want him to lead in, but he did a respectable job with it. And a couple of those attempts were off one sequence in the paint where he eventually scored. So, consider it more as a .500 type shooting job. He covered Paul at times when Kobe got into foul trouble. I'd rather see us bring in Blake and hide Kobe on Ariza when that happens. Paul seems to get into the open spaces much easier and Ron can't get up on him like he usually does with other defenders. Regardless, the Laker D was plenty good. Offensively, he needs to be careful on some of those off-balance perimeter chucks. When he was in control, he was much more effective all night. The Stats: He scored 15 points on 6-14 shooting (2-5 from three, 1-1 from the line) to go with 6 boards (3 offensive), 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul in 33 minutes. He was a -6. The Action: He missed a layup at the front of the rim on the post up. Quick swing pass to Fish for the three. With Paul on him in transition, he posted up and muscled in a layup. He sank a wing three to stop a 10-0 run. He stripped Landry on help D. He curled weak to strong off the screens, took the feed from Pau's post up and scored a layup (he wanted the And-1). He swatted Landry on help D. He blocked Belinelli's jumper on a close out. He had 7 points on 3-4 shooting and 2 blocks. Second Half: Pau poked a ball to him, he pushed it up, missed the layup, missed the tip but finally got it to go on the third attempt. He airballed a corner three. He outmuscled his man in the paint and scored an And-1 putback, he made the FT. He airballed a wing jumper getting tripped with no call. He missed an off-balance wing three on the next trip. He missed a top-of-the-key jumper. He missed a baseline jumper, Pau got it back, reset the offense and it worked back to Ron for a three.

Fisher -- -- Phil slid him onto either Ariza or Belinelli for most of the game while Kobe took Paul. That seemed to work better except for some foul issues for Kobe. Down the stretch, they put Fish back on Paul, but trapped off the screens to help Fish. That's what they should have done the last game in all regards. "Fish is better at chasing off screens, I'm better on ball," Kobe said. That probably resulted in Belinelli getting less minutes. Offensively, he made his only three. He didn't force up too many shots and was aggressive getting into the paint, which is important as long as people are ready to follow up misses when the D collapses and Fish misses. The Stats: He scored 9 points on 2-9 shooting (1-1 from three, 4-4 from the line) to go with 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 fouls in 30 minutes. He was a -1. The Action: He swished a sideline three off good ball movement. We somehow won a jumpball when he tied Gray up on the floor. He missed a wing jumper, challenged well. He attacked baseline, took contact with no call and missed. He choked an uncontested layup at the front of the rim. He missed a wing three out of a timeout. He fouled Landry on a double trying to help Drew (why help? Drew was irked). He pushed out after a stop, attacked the middle of the paint and scored a layup in traffic. Second Half: He drew an off-the-ball foul on Belinelli. Tight baseline shade on Belinelli to force a turnover. He drew FTs on the push out from Lamar, he made both. He missed a wing jumper. He missed a layup on the break. He was fouled intentionally, he made both FTs.

Lamar -- -- As mentioned, he and Drew carried the team tonight. Lamar packed a lot into his 28 minutes and probably could have stole a few more minutes from Pau if Drew wasn't in foul trouble late in the game. Lamar was aggressive and engaged offensively. He was battling on the boards defensively. Some of those led to immediate push outs which we were missing in the last game...and one of the many reasons why he has to get defensive boards. When he does that Magic Johnson defensive board and push out, the second unit thrives off it. Prior to the game, Lamar was given his well-deserved Sixth Man of the Year award. He went out and proved to everyone why he got that as one of the players of the game. "Great accomplishment not just for myself by my friends, my family, the fans of L.A. showing me so much support," Lamar said afterward. The Stats: He scored 16 points on 8-12 shooting (0-1 from three, 0-2 from the line) to go with 7 boards, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls in 28 minutes. He was a +12. The Action: He didn't get a defensive board, allowing Landry to draw FTs on Bynum. He missed a wing jumper in early offense. He scored a layup off the backdoor lob play out of the timeout. Quick first step baseline and he flipped in a layup. He sank a wing jumper to tie it up. He trailed Blake's push out, got the ball in the lane and scored a layup off glass around a defender. He threw an outlet away. He was called for a charge trying to post up Paul. He was tapped on a wing three. He had 8 points on 4-6 shooting and 1 board. Second Half: He yanked down a board in a crowd and pushed it out to help lead to Fisher FTs. He drew a clear-out foul in the post on Landry. He was hand-checked trying to attack off the three line for FTs, he missed both. He got the ball back on that possession and hit the runner in the lane. He grabbed a board, pushed it out, attacked right and went glass while twisting and fading a little from the hoop. He missed a wing three to start the quarter. He swished a step-back wing jumper. He attacked and swished a pull-up over Gray in the lane. He missed a wing jumper.

Blake -- -- Got to give chickenpox Blake some props for the effort tonight. Such a big difference between him on Paul than really anyone else on this team. Kobe had some moments but gave up about a thousand FTs. Blake never switched, always recovered and moved his feet well through all those screens. Much, much quicker than Fish, of course. That second unit with Lamar, Blake and Barnes really came up big. You could feel the game change when both LO and Blake were on the floor. When Blake came in for his first stint, the Lakers quickly dug themselves out of a hole. When they were up against the Hornet starters to open the fourth, they extended the lead. Blake didn't score, but it didn't matter. It's those other things that are key. If you are just looking for points, you're not watching close enough to that 78-point defensive effort. Paul was held to a more respectable 20 by the four Lakers defenders and Jack had just 6 points and a team-low -13. The Stats: He didn't score on 0-2 shooting (0-1 from three) to go with 3 boards, 5 assists, 2 turnovers and no fouls in 18 minutes. He was a +10. The Action: He beat the Hornets to a ball, pushed it up as far as he could then found Lamar for the score. He pushed up the outlet and hit Barnes for a lyup. He threw an outlet away, score for the Hornets. He missed a corner three next time down. Second Half: Paul hit a three on him at the end of the quarter (saw that coming, should have crowded him off that three line). He missed a pull-up in the lane after grabbing a loose ball.

Barnes -- -- With Blake back, the Killer B's were more like themselves. They had the counter attack going and Barnes was in the mix for transition scores. Got to love the efficient hustle points. Some very nice finishes by Barnes around the rim. He was just making things happen. Defensively, he also was slapped with a flagrant for a hard foul on Ariza. The Lakers lost the physical battle in the last game, but flipped the tables tonight. The Stats: He scored 8 points on 4-4 shooting to go with 4 boards, 2 steals and 2 fouls in 12 minutes. He was a +8. The Action: He attacked from the corner and hit the floater in the lane. He filled a lane, drew contact and banked in a layup. He scooped up the loose ball, quickly pushed it to Shannon, got it back on the lob and scored the layup. Second Half: He busted out on the counterstrike, took the pass from Shannon, attacked baseline and scored a layup slicing between defenders. He was called for a flagrant on a hard foul on Ariza (who missed both FTs).

Brown -- -- Some of his passes weren't always pretty (one was simply ridiculously bad), but he managed to get it to Barnes and Bynum for scores in the paint. That sharing is a step in the right direction. Same song and dance from Shannon again on some shot selection, however. When he lets the offense run, good things tend to happen. When he tries to create his own, it was usually a wasted possession. I would have liked to see a little longer run for Barnes sliding Kobe to the SG in the fourth than having Shannon there. The Stats: He scored 3 points on 1-4 shooting (1-1 from three) to go with 2 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and no fouls in 16 minutes. He was a +12. The Action: He missed a layup on the push out in transition. Not close on a wing jumper trying to turn and fire on the inbounds. Horrible bounce pass that was easily picked off on the perimeter. He lobbed to Barnes on the break for a layup. Sketchy pass to Bynum in traffic, but it was high and Bynum was able to get it and score the And-1. Second Half: He swished a wing three on the repost and kickout from Bynum. Quick fire jumper off the dribble next time down, brick (sigh, run the offense like you did last time). Next time down, he tried to attack off the dribble, lost control and was tied up (he lost the jumpball).

Phil -- -- The Lakers trailed 14-11 when the first timeout came. Kobe had yet to take a shot trying to get the bigmen involved first... Down 16-11 with 4:35 left and Phil sat Pau for Lamar... A 10-0 run until Ron hit a three to stop the bleeding... Down by 6, Phil sat Fisher for Blake, Artest for Shannon and Bynum for Pau... They cut it to 1 and Phil sat Kobe for Barnes... After trailing big, the second unit brought them back. Good D by Blake... The Lakers were tied 23-23 after the first quarter... Phil started a Pau, Lamar, Barnes, Brown, Blake unit... He sat Pau for Bynum with the score still tied... Phil sat the Killer B's and Lamar for the starters (wholesale change) up by 4... They pulled out to a 43-33 lead when the Hornets called a timeout. A 10-0 run for the Lakers during this stretch... Poor close to the half. The Lakers were jobbed out of FTs, as well... The Lakers led 47-41 at the half. They shot 52.5 percent (21-40, 2-4 from three, 3-5 from the line). The Hornets shot 44 percent (16-36, 2-4 from three, 7-8 from the line). The Lakers had 16 assists and scored 12 points off 10 Hornet turnovers. Kobe had just 3 points on 4 shots... Kobe on Paul defensively, gave up 5 FTs and picked up his second and third foul midway through the quarter... Horrible offensive execution early in the second half with the shotclock winding down on them just about every time. They scored just 4 points in the first 6 minutes and Phil called a timeout. He sat Pau for Lamar... He would switch Artest onto Paul after Kobe picked up his third... They led by 8 when Bynum sat for Pau... They led 61-49 forcing a Hornet timeout with 3 minutes left. Phil brought in Blake for Fisher... A minute and a half later, he sat Kobe for Shannon... Kobe and Pau had just 2 points in the third. Poor close again to the quarter... The Lakers led 63-56 heading into the fourth... Phil started a Bynum, Lamar, Barnes, Brown, Blake unit. The Hornets had 4 of their starters... They pulled out to a 10-point lead after 3 minutes... Up 13, Phil sat Barnes for Kobe... Drew picked up his fifth trying to prevent a dunk. Phil sat him for Pau... They were up 12 when Phil sat Brown and Blake for Artest and Fisher with 6 minutes left... Kobe stalled the offense on a couple possessions trying to run clock with under 3 minutes left and we got nothing out of those. About a couple possession too soon to do that... Phil brought in Drew for Lamar with 2 minutes left... The Lakers scored 22 points off 16 Hornet turnovers. The Hornets shot 39 percent from the floor and 62 percent from the line...

[SweetP]

Nice recovery from the last stinker for the guys.
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[OregonLakerGuy]

Thanks DB.

[E=MC²]

Much needed win.

What the heck is going on with Pau Gasol?

[Texas_Pete]

Thanks DB.

This was by far Drew's best playoff game. He was a man amongst boys out there. Good to see.

[limchrc]

Thanks, good win.

[wolfpaclaker]

Game changed when Blake came in. He defended Paul better, the offense sped up a bit and you started to see him get the ball to the right guys.

To me the player of the game is Blake. Without Blake, there is no way we win this game last night IMO. Not playing Fisher 40 minutes and having Blake was huge.

When you have talent like Odom, Bynum, Artest as your 3rd-4th-5th options, you will always get some really stand out games from them.

But they key was Blake coming in and Fisher not playing 39 minutes again. When Fisher wasn't on Paul, Marco was going off on him.

[mhan00]

thank god lamar woke up. now if only pau could find his game again . . .

[angrypuppy]

Thanks DB.

I liked what I saw out of Kobe last night, in that he didn't force himself to be a scorer on offense. We had far bigger mismatches on the floor, so it was smart for him to save those legs and work Chris Paul on defense.

Andrew just destroyed the bugs interior. Let's hope the Lakers vigilantly monitor Andrew, getting him the ball in the low post. Even though Andrew doesn't have the post repertoire of Pau he has considerable size and strength over anyone he's likely to face this postseason. Make him the second option and make it a point that he touches the ball on every possession.

Blake gave us key minutes... with Blake and Kobe there will be no more 33/14 outbursts for Chris Paul this series.

[angrypuppy]

One more thing item. In terms of evaluating Phil I see both a plus and a minus. The plus was substituting Lamar for Pau when the latter kept faltering, but not to an extent where it might undermine Pau later. The minus is what I've been asking all season long, and that is why not let Blake have more minutes with the starting unit? While Blake's performance has been uneven with the second unit, I think running the tri with the first unit would have been a better learning course than the ragtag second unit. It also would relieve Kobe of the duty of defending the speedy PGs that destroy Fisher.

[Shaber]

Oh boy, did Blake look ... drained

Anybody here with weight problem? Get some chickenpox!
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Lakers depth chart

PG Johnson / Goodrich
SG Bryant / West / Scott
SF Baylor / Worthy / Cooper
PF Mikkelsen / Hairston / McAdoo / Gasol
C Chamberlain / Abdul-Jabbar / O'Neal / Mikan

[Shaber]

[Marty]

Thanks, DB. This is one of the 1st threads I read when I missed the game. Now, off to the DVR to watch it.

[angrypuppy]

[TooMuchMajicBuss]

I missed the game and didn't record it; daughter had an emergency appendectomy and I spent the night at the hospital. Daughter is fine but very groggy and sore. I'm happy to read that The Horsemen were definitely not groggy and the B's are back too! I wish I could have seen this one. This is one morning I appreciate your recaps even more; thanks DB!

[calistrtballr]

Since Pau is too much of a wuss in the post this series.... Why not post up Ron. Force foul issues on no defense Marko. Trev will have to check Ron, and that leaves midgets on kobe all game.

[Klone_dd]

I don't know if I should be more surprised that Shannon actually passed the ball (but he still managed his overdribbling and get my own shot thing) or that he had as many assists than Kobe and Pau combined.

From mid-1Q to the end, the Lakers played some stellar, lockdown, active D.

Bynum was impressive on both ends. On D, he was challenging everything and grabbing boards. On O, it seemed like he actually orchestrated a lot. He and LO ran the side p&r to get LO an open 3 to start the 4th (that shot is becoming a part of the script). He had a well-executed post, re-post and kick out to Shannon for a wide open 3 within the offense. On another sequence, he yelled at Shannon to clear through so he could post up Landry. Him being assertive, especially with the 2nd unit, shows the kid is maturing.

Still need something from Pau. I agree that we need to get him the ball more on the move and that he needs to make quicker decisions. You can tell that if he's taking turnaround jumpers, he's lost his rhythm.

Liked that Kobe sacrificed his O to play more D on CP3. Also, the Lakers seemed to run Fish off several screens, kinda like what the Celts do for Ray Allen, to bang CP3 around a bit. A lot of subtle things to keep CP3 from playing the relaxed game he had in game 1.

[Burgundy]

I can't wait for the Lakers to finally get back to their home court so they can finally get some calls to go their way.

Wait...what? The Lakers were the home team these past two games?

[DancingBarry]

[DancingBarry]

[DancingBarry]

[revgen]

^He made that remark after he told reporters that Phil was sometimes actually calling plays from the sideline since we do such a poor job of recognizing the plays we're supposed to make. It wasn't a criticism of his teammates as much as it was just the truth. The triangle is not a play calling offense. Players are supposed to recognize the situation themselves. But at this point, Phil and the coaches seems to be doing the thinking for them.
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[RVCdesigns]

Thanks Db, MANDREW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Arbitrary]

Glad to see Bynum with 30+ minutes.


Thanks DB!


Go and win @ the hive Lakers!