Down by 3 with 8:53 to go. We need a run!
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I am in bed, watching the gamecast, waiting for a win, so I can sleep well tonight.
The 2006-07 Los Angeles Lakers thread
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I am in bed, watching the gamecast, waiting for a win, so I can sleep well tonight.
Lakers crap the bed in the first of two potential trap games with Houston and San Antonio on the horizon.
Hopefully this wakes them up and they kill the Hawks.
Never should have even let the Hornets be anywhere near this game...completely disgusted with the performance out there after the first quarter (and the defense in the first quarter was terrible.)
Hopefully this wakes them up and they kill the Hawks.
Never should have even let the Hornets be anywhere near this game...completely disgusted with the performance out there after the first quarter (and the defense in the first quarter was terrible.)
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abomb probably did too.
Ha! No way. The Cardinals have prepared me to watch any of my teams lose.
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Some Kwame Brown things...very funny.
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:thmbup:
Lakers win by 10ish over the Hawks.
No Kobe.
Luke plays big...so do Kwame, Evans and Farmar. Odom gets a ton of boards.
No Kobe.
Luke plays big...so do Kwame, Evans and Farmar. Odom gets a ton of boards.
Oh, and Kwame had something like 15 points, SEVEN ASSISTS and 8 boards.
Great game from my boy.
Great game from my boy.
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LA Lakers 106, San Antonio 99
By JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer
December 11, 2006
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Lakers hit San Antonio with a third quarter the high-flying Spurs won't soon forget.
Kobe Bryant had 34 points and eight rebounds, Lamar Odom just missed a triple-double, and Los Angeles took command in the third period en route to a 106-99 victory over the Spurs on Sunday night for its fifth win in six games.
"I think that's the best defensive quarter I've played in as a Laker," said Odom, in his third season with the team. "It was just effort, energy, rotating, talking. We got our hands on so many passes. That was the difference tonight."
Odom had 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Luke Walton added 17 points for the Lakers (14-6), who snapped San Antonio's four-game winning streak and handed the Spurs just their third loss in 11 road games this season.
The Lakers trailed by five points before outscoring the Spurs 24-6 in the last five minutes of the third period for an 83-70 lead, and they were on top the rest of the way. Odom scored nine points and Bryant and Walton added five each during the spurt.
"We had an inspirational third quarter that carried us," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "There are some things we learned tonight that I think as a team helped us grow up a little bit."
Jackson wouldn't identify what those things were.
"I thought the Lakers' pressure was great in the second half and we folded under that pressure -- absolutely folded. End of story," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
The Spurs were outscored 37-22 in the third period despite making 9-of-14 shots including 2-of-3 from 3-point range. That's because they committed nine of their 19 turnovers, leading to 19 Los Angeles points.
"They played good defense and we didn't play solid offense," San Antonio's Tony Parker said. "We lost the game in the third quarter. We tried to make a comeback in the fourth, but it was too late because it's always hard to get a lot of stops in a row."
Bryant showed no ill effects of a sprained right ankle that caused him to sit out the Lakers' 106-95 victory over Atlanta on Friday night.
"It's a little sore right now," he said. "All in all, it felt great."
Regarding the game, Bryant said: "For us to stifle them in the third quarter, that should give us a lot of confidence. Defensively, we really swarmed them. We played with a lot of poise. You have to have that against a team like San Antonio."
Manu Ginobili came off the bench to lead the Spurs (15-6) with 23 points. Parker added 21 points and nine assists, Tim Duncan had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Bruce Bowen scored 16 before fouling out with 21 seconds left.
Kwame Brown scored all 11 of his points in the second half and Smush Parker added 10 for the Lakers, who shot 48.9 percent and outrebounded the Spurs 42-33. San Antonio lost despite shooting 51.4 percent including 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from 3-point range.
Duncan scored four points during a 10-3 San Antonio run that trimmed the Lakers' lead to three points midway through the fourth quarter. But that's as close as the Spurs would get.
A basket by Brown gave the Lakers a six-point advantage, and Brown blocked a shot by Parker, leading to a three-point play by Walton that made it 99-92 with 2:46 left.
Then, Duncan was called for a technical foul after being tied up by Bryant, whose free throw with 2:21 to play put the Lakers up by eight.
The Lakers turned the ball over twice in the next minute, but the Spurs couldn't take full advantage as Duncan missed two free throws and Parker missed another pair down the stretch.
By JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer
December 11, 2006
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Lakers hit San Antonio with a third quarter the high-flying Spurs won't soon forget.
Kobe Bryant had 34 points and eight rebounds, Lamar Odom just missed a triple-double, and Los Angeles took command in the third period en route to a 106-99 victory over the Spurs on Sunday night for its fifth win in six games.
"I think that's the best defensive quarter I've played in as a Laker," said Odom, in his third season with the team. "It was just effort, energy, rotating, talking. We got our hands on so many passes. That was the difference tonight."
Odom had 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Luke Walton added 17 points for the Lakers (14-6), who snapped San Antonio's four-game winning streak and handed the Spurs just their third loss in 11 road games this season.
The Lakers trailed by five points before outscoring the Spurs 24-6 in the last five minutes of the third period for an 83-70 lead, and they were on top the rest of the way. Odom scored nine points and Bryant and Walton added five each during the spurt.
"We had an inspirational third quarter that carried us," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "There are some things we learned tonight that I think as a team helped us grow up a little bit."
Jackson wouldn't identify what those things were.
"I thought the Lakers' pressure was great in the second half and we folded under that pressure -- absolutely folded. End of story," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
The Spurs were outscored 37-22 in the third period despite making 9-of-14 shots including 2-of-3 from 3-point range. That's because they committed nine of their 19 turnovers, leading to 19 Los Angeles points.
"They played good defense and we didn't play solid offense," San Antonio's Tony Parker said. "We lost the game in the third quarter. We tried to make a comeback in the fourth, but it was too late because it's always hard to get a lot of stops in a row."
Bryant showed no ill effects of a sprained right ankle that caused him to sit out the Lakers' 106-95 victory over Atlanta on Friday night.
"It's a little sore right now," he said. "All in all, it felt great."
Regarding the game, Bryant said: "For us to stifle them in the third quarter, that should give us a lot of confidence. Defensively, we really swarmed them. We played with a lot of poise. You have to have that against a team like San Antonio."
Manu Ginobili came off the bench to lead the Spurs (15-6) with 23 points. Parker added 21 points and nine assists, Tim Duncan had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Bruce Bowen scored 16 before fouling out with 21 seconds left.
Kwame Brown scored all 11 of his points in the second half and Smush Parker added 10 for the Lakers, who shot 48.9 percent and outrebounded the Spurs 42-33. San Antonio lost despite shooting 51.4 percent including 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from 3-point range.
Duncan scored four points during a 10-3 San Antonio run that trimmed the Lakers' lead to three points midway through the fourth quarter. But that's as close as the Spurs would get.
A basket by Brown gave the Lakers a six-point advantage, and Brown blocked a shot by Parker, leading to a three-point play by Walton that made it 99-92 with 2:46 left.
Then, Duncan was called for a technical foul after being tied up by Bryant, whose free throw with 2:21 to play put the Lakers up by eight.
The Lakers turned the ball over twice in the next minute, but the Spurs couldn't take full advantage as Duncan missed two free throws and Parker missed another pair down the stretch.
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Time to hit the road (eight of the next 10 and 22 of the next 34 on the road). Hopefully we can keep winning and stay in first place!
If you are a Laker fan, and you don't like Kwame Brown, you aren't a fan of either the Lakers, or the game of basketball. This guy is just straight up balling his ass off. He has been a HUGE part of the wins we've got, and the Spurs game tonight was another example. The guy is a BEAST.
LA is great for him. Go KWAME!!!! Kobe, Lamar, Bynum, Kwame, Farmar....those guys will be one hell of a starting five if we can teach KBII to play the PF in the next year and a half.
Kwame and Bynum on the floor together might be a little bit dangerous....
LA is great for him. Go KWAME!!!! Kobe, Lamar, Bynum, Kwame, Farmar....those guys will be one hell of a starting five if we can teach KBII to play the PF in the next year and a half.
Kwame and Bynum on the floor together might be a little bit dangerous....
I watched this game, and that sequence right there, plus another basket/and one by Kwame shortly after was the point the game was D.O.N.E.
This was a great second half...and the third quarter was AWESOME to watch.
Oh, and Kobe scored 34...I barely even realized it...that was very much like the 90s bulls where you know one guy will get a lot, but the rest of the team wins the game. Kobe poured 'em in, and played awesome, but it was Luke and Kwame and Lamar that stood out to me.
Congrats on a big win. I had stated at the start of the season that the Lakers needed to win 60% of the first twenty since they were predominantly at home and they have even exceeded that.
It should be a good race all season for the division. Hopefully by the time the playoffs come around we will be on opposite ends of the spectrum.
It should be a good race all season for the division. Hopefully by the time the playoffs come around we will be on opposite ends of the spectrum.
Renz
An Army of One
That rebound and put-back jam by Kwame was awesome!
Lamar sprained his knee....getting an MRI. Looks ok, but you never know.
So Lakers were up 27 and almost choked it away....with 9 minutes left in the fourth, and scrubs in, the Rockets got hot and went on a 21 point run....the Lakers end up winning by 8 or so.
No word yet on LO.
No word yet on LO.
LO has moderate MCL sprain. Estimates are out max a month, low as one week.
Stay tuned for more....
Stay tuned for more....
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gotta give credit where credit's due - this team is MUCH better than I thought they'd be - regardless of a very cushy schedule to start the year, this team has solid role players and one monster with Kobe and another stud in Lamar (when healthy). Hell, they're even giving the Mavs fits tonight, even without Lamar.
that being said, when they lose tonight, it's the last time they'll ever see the top of the Pacific division this season.
but this team is definitely back in the game in the west and it's only a matter of time (probably next year) before they are a legit NBA Title contender again.
that being said, when they lose tonight, it's the last time they'll ever see the top of the Pacific division this season.
but this team is definitely back in the game in the west and it's only a matter of time (probably next year) before they are a legit NBA Title contender again.
Thanks cheese...nice post as the Lakers drop one to the Mavs by 9.
I usually don't harp on ass end of b2bs, but having to come back in after being up 27 vs Houston last night, then seeing them down 1 in the 3rd and just gassed, I'm ok taking a moral victory away from this game.
Get well soon Lamar, you are needed.
I sure hope Kobe's arm isn't as bad as it looked when it first happened...I was thinking hairline fracture.
At least a ton of our road games coming up are against the east...we should fare ok.
I usually don't harp on ass end of b2bs, but having to come back in after being up 27 vs Houston last night, then seeing them down 1 in the 3rd and just gassed, I'm ok taking a moral victory away from this game.
Get well soon Lamar, you are needed.
I sure hope Kobe's arm isn't as bad as it looked when it first happened...I was thinking hairline fracture.
At least a ton of our road games coming up are against the east...we should fare ok.
I really hate back to backs. The Lakers peaked at the end of the third and the first two minutes of the fourth is some of the sloppiest basketball between two teams in a while.
Kobe's fall scared the crap out of me.
Kobe's fall scared the crap out of me.
