✰✰✰✰✰Lakers✰✰✰✰✰ Current Record:
6-6
Probable Starters:
Kobe Bryant
[Last game: 38 points on 11-20 shooting, 3 assists, 3 rebounds]
Pau Gasol
[Last game: 8 points on 3-10 shooting, 9 rebounds, 4 assists]
Dwight Howard
[Last game: 7 points on 2-4 shooting, 9 rebounds, 3 assists]
Metta World Peace
[Last game: 13 points on 4-10 shooting, 6 rebounds, 1 assist]
Darius Morris
[Last game: 12 points on 3-5 shooting, 2 assists, 1 rebound]
Injury Report:
Steve Blake (abdominal strain) is day-to-day.
Kobe Bryant (strained & bruised right foot) is very probable.
Jordan Hill (herniated disc / sprained right wrist) is
very probable.
Steve Nash (non-displaced fracture, left leg) is still out.
2012-2013 Team Statistic:
Pace 95.6 (10th)
OFF EFF 105.5 (5th)
DEF EFF 99.8 (13th)
TO 15.5 (28th)
✰✰✰✰✰Grizzlies✰✰✰✰✰ Current Record:
8-2
Probable Starters:
Rudy Gay
[Last game: 22 points on 8-13 shooting, 3 rebounds, 1 assist]
Zach Randolph
[Last game: 12 points on 6-15 shooting, 13 rebounds, 3 assists]
Marc Gasol
[Last game: 16 points on 5-7 shooting, 6 rebounds, 5 assists]
Tony Allen
[Last game: 8 points on 2-9 shooting, 5 rebounds, 1 assist]
Mike Conley
[Last game: 11 points on 4-10 shooting, 8 assists, 2 steals]
Injury Report:
Darrell Arthur (non‐displaced fracture, left fibula) is DAY‐TO‐DAY.
Tony Wroten (personal reasons) is NOT WITH TEAM.
2012-2013 Team Statistic:
Pace 95.3 (11th)
OFF EFF 104.0 (8th)
DEF EFF 98.2 (8th)
TO 12.8 (5th)
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Team Stat Leaders:
Points Bryant 27.3 Gay 20.0
Rebounds Howard 11.5 Randolph 13.8
Assists Bryant 5.2 Conley 6.6
Steals 2 players 1.5 Conley 2.0
Blocks Howard 2.7 Gasol 1.3
The honeymoon period for Mike D'Antoni and the Los Angeles Lakers may already be over.
They could have a tough time avoiding a second consecutive loss Friday night against the
Memphis Grizzlies, visiting the Western Conference's top team after a poor performance
against the worst.
Los Angeles (6-6) won its first three games after D'Antoni joined the team last Thursday,
a few days after being hired to replace Mike Brown. His ongoing recovery from knee
replacement surgery delayed his arrival as well as his debut on the Lakers bench, which
finally came Tuesday in a 95-90 home win over Brooklyn. Things didn't go nearly as well
the following night even though Los Angeles was playing a Sacramento team which entered
with a 2-8 record. The Lakers committed 20 turnovers and allowed a season-worst 54.3
percent shooting in a 113-97 defeat.
"I think you always have a little bit of shock when a guy comes in new, and so you start off
all like puppies out there," D'Antoni said of the team's turnaround after he took over.
"Now it's back to reality a little bit."
While D'Antoni remains on crutches, it was his star big men who appeared to have trouble
moving well Friday in his up-tempo offense.
Dwight Howard had only four field-goal attempts in 41 minutes, finishing with seven points
and nine rebounds following a stretch of five straight double-doubles. Pau Gasol had eight
points and shot 3 for 10 as the Lakers fell to 0-4 when he fails to score more than 10.
"It seemed like we were a little lethargic for whatever reason," said Kobe Bryant, one of the
few bright spots with 38 points as he shot 11 for 20. "We just have to push through it,
particularly the second unit, especially while Dwight is in there. You don't have to go to as
many pick-and-rolls, really, just dump the ball down to him and let him operate."
It could be tough for Howard to operate effectively against a talented Memphis frontcourt
ed by Zach Randolph and Gasol's baby brother, Marc. That duo is a major reason Memphis
(8-2) is the surprise conference leader.
Randolph has recorded a double-double in every game but scored a season-low 12 on
Monday as the Grizzlies had an eight-game winning streak snapped with a 97-92 home
loss to Denver.
Memphis hadn't been outrebounded by more than two in any game this season before the
Nuggets finished with a 47-33 advantage.
"We have to play hard to win games," said the 7-foot-1 Marc Gasol, who had 16 points
but only six boards. "We are not that good to just come out and be casual, make a shot,
don't run back and don't rebound because we are not that good."
The Grizzlies had won their previous 15 regular-season home games. One of only five
visiting teams to win in Memphis last season was Los Angeles, 116-111 in double
overtime March 13.
However, the Lakers join Washington and Sacramento as the only teams without a road
win this season at 0-3. Los Angeles, allowing an average of 108.0 points away from home,
hasn't started with four consecutive road losses since 1995.
Bryant averaged 30.0 points as the Lakers won these teams' first two matchups last season,
then was held to 18 in a 102-96 home loss to the Grizzlies on March 25 in the most recent
meeting. Randolph played that game after missing both losses due to injury.
The Lakers are 0-5 this season when Bryant has fewer than five assists.
Did you know:
+Lakers acquired Pau Gasol from Memphis in exchange for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton,
Aaron McKie and the draft rights to his brother, Marc Gasol, on February 1, 2008.
+In 2007-08, Bryant scored an NBA season-high 53 points 3/28/08 vs. Memphis.Four
seasons ago in Memphis (3/22/07), Bryant scored a series-high 60 points, becoming only the
3rd player in NBA history to score 50+ points in three consecutive games.
"We're going to face against a well rested, young, and a legit team that is playing very well
right now in the NBA. This game's going to be very tough. Fatigue might kick in again for the
Lakers." ✰Lakers First✰
"We kind of know what to do, it's just about getting in the spots, and we've got to run a little
bit more. We've got to kind of pick up the pace a little bit – particularly Pau. Howard used
to running - he's not in tip-top shape (because of April back surgery) but he will be. But Pau
is used to kind of just laboring up the floor, coasting a little bit. And in this offense, you've
really got to kind of put the motor on in the first few steps and get up the court." ✰Kobe Bryant✰
Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 5648 Location: Costa Mesa
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 8:26 pm Post subject:
Since when did game threads give so much info?? It used to be time and date, that's all! _________________ KobeDunk wrote:
I say 50/50 chance somehting happens....
Drzucchini wrote:
Either something happens or something doesn't? Damn. Bold claim.
Uh...that's a bit out of sight prediction.
This game is not going to be easy bro.
Those Grizzlies has been resting for like 3+ days now while our guys are tired from the back-2-back games a day ago.
They are hungry for us..
Vegas has the Lakers as a 4.5 point underdog in this game. Memphis is playing great ball right now. I am not going to guarantee a Laker win but I do expect the team will play with energy and effort for 48 minutes. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold.
Grizz are ballin right now and Lakers are probably stuck in "lol, it's the team with Pau's lil bro" mode. Doesn't help everyone's gonna be full of turkey.
Since when did game threads give so much info?? It used to be time and date, that's all!
This.
But props on the links and info, LF & K24GC. It's an overload but women love overloads.
Lol, you guys are so spoiled! Now even complain about having all these information right in front of you so you could save bun of clickings and typing?!
Since when did game threads give so much info?? It used to be time and date, that's all!
This.
But props on the links and info, LF & K24GC. It's an overload but women love overloads.
Lol, you guys are so spoiled! Now even complain about having all these information right in front of you so you could save bun of clickings and typing?!
Grizz are ballin right now and Lakers are probably stuck in "lol, it's the team with Pau's lil bro" mode. Doesn't help everyone's gonna be full of turkey.
Hardly a trap game -- Lakes know they have to play well for 48 minutes.
Lakers by 4
Uh...that's a bit out of sight prediction.
This game is not going to be easy bro.
Those Grizzlies has been resting for like 3+ days now while our guys are tired from the back-2-back games a day ago.
They are hungry for us..
Grizz are ballin right now and Lakers are probably stuck in "lol, it's the team with Pau's lil bro" mode. Doesn't help everyone's gonna be full of turkey.
...trap games are ones where a bad team on a losing streak can suprise you and take advantage of ur over confidence///this game doesnt fit the bill
Joined: 11 Dec 2011 Posts: 1164 Location: Tyler , Texas
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:03 pm Post subject:
IPhilKobe wrote:
Lakers First wrote:
IPhilKobe wrote:
El Daddy702 wrote:
Since when did game threads give so much info?? It used to be time and date, that's all!
This.
But props on the links and info, LF & K24GC. It's an overload but women love overloads.
Lol, you guys are so spoiled! Now even complain about having all these information right in front of you so you could save bun of clickings and typing?!
Don't see a complaint. Just curiosity and a compliment. But okay.
I do not see just " curiosity " .
At the end of the day we are the Lakers and to have Game Threads with just the time and date is quite disrespectful .
For a while now I have seen Game Threads with so little information that it should not even be made .
Sure there are people who make G.T'S who are not trying to impress Lakers Nation but damn there should be something in there worth reading .
Why even ask " Since when did game threads give so much info ?? It used to be time and date, that's all! " ....... I take it that the people asking questions like that have been on here for a while and should know when it happened in the first place .
Quite frankly I grow tired of people just wanting to make a Game Thread just to make one and not because they care about sending out info.
Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 5648 Location: Costa Mesa
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:57 pm Post subject:
lol I was complaining? I asked a question, and stated that it just used to be time and date. Relax guys! _________________ KobeDunk wrote:
I say 50/50 chance somehting happens....
Drzucchini wrote:
Either something happens or something doesn't? Damn. Bold claim.
Grizz are ballin right now and Lakers are probably stuck in "lol, it's the team with Pau's lil bro" mode. Doesn't help everyone's gonna be full of turkey.
trap game? i think you don't know what that is.
the grizzles are on fire. everybody knows that. they play the lakers tough EVERY YEAR, especially in memphis. this isn't a trap game. _________________ Dominating every day.
hate to say it but i feel the Grizzlies will win. Zach Randolf really kills Gasol, and while i feel Howard will give Mark a hard time Mark is a very good passer and has his brothers mid range shot so it will be similar to almost guarding Brook Lopez except quicker and better passing. It is going to be one hell of a crazy game thats for sure. It will probably have to come down to Kobe and Dwight making free throws.
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