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Lakers95
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 Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:10 am Post subject: +++Lakers at Pistons+++11/29/13 |
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LA Lakers(8-8) @ Detroit Pistons(6-9)
Game time: 4:30 PST, 7:30 EST
Channel: TWC Sportsnet
Radio: ESPN 710
Projected Lakers starters:
PG: Steve Blake
SG: Jodie Meeks
SF: Wesley Johnson
PF: Jordan Hill
C: Pau Gasol
Head Coach: Mike D'Antoni
Projected Pistons starters:
PG: Brandon Jennings
SG: Kentavious Caldwell Pope
SF: Josh Smith
PF: Andre Drummond
C: Greg Monroe
Head Coach: Maurice Cheeks
Injury report:
Lakers:
Kobe Bryant(OUT-Achilles)
Nick Young(Questionable-sprained ring finger)
Steve Nash(OUT-back)
Pistons:
Chauncey Billups(OUT-Knee)
Kyle Singler(Day to day-sickness)
Will Bynum(OUT-Hamstring)
Lakers last game: W 99-94 @ Nets
Leaders:
Points: Nick Young(26)
Rebounds: Jordan Hill(12)
Assists: Steve Blake(10)
Pistons last game: L 99-79 vs Bulls
Leaders:
Points: Rodney Stuckey(25)
Rebounds: Josh Smith(11), Andre Drummond(11)
Assists: Brandon Jennings(4)
The last time the Lakers played the Pistons: 11/17/13- The Lakers won at home 99-114. Jordan Hill had a double double with 24 points and 17 rebounds, and Steve Blake tallied 16 assists. Highlights
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| Quote: | Pau Gasol and the Los Angeles Lakers began their turnaround at the expense of the Detroit Pistons earlier this month. They'll now try to get over .500 and cap their three-game road swing on a winning note Friday night by completing a sweep of their interconference series.
Struggling to find consistent offense as Kobe Bryant gets closer to returning from his Achilles injury, the Lakers sputtered early in the season, averaging 98.1 points while shooting 42.0 percent. Gasol contributed 13.1 points per game early but shot just 38.9 percent.
Los Angeles (8-8), though, has scored 105.2 points per game in winning four of five, shooting 47.8 percent in that span. Gasol has typified that improved efficiency, averaging 18.8 points and making 52.5 percent of his shots while also averaging 7.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
The veteran Spaniard provided the inside presence in the Lakers' 99-94 win at Brooklyn on Wednesday night, scoring 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting. Nick Young, though, delivered a career-high 26 points and teamed with Jordan Farmer to hit nine of Los Angeles' 13 shots from 3-point range as the team overcame blowing a 27-point lead to get the victory.
"We weren't doing anything wrong (early in the game)," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Everything was going and going, and guys were hitting shots. We just have to understand how we do it and bottle it and keep going."
Gasol, who has averaged 17.8 points in 22 career games versus the Pistons, has recorded double-doubles in six straight at Detroit.
The Pistons (6-9) know all about offensive inconsistency, failing to get a season-high third straight win Wednesday after they were stifled 99-79 by Chicago. Rodney Stuckey scored 25 off the bench, but Detroit had only 26 second-half points and went scoreless over 10 possessions in a game-deciding 7:08 stretch of the fourth quarter.
Yet coach Maurice Cheeks opted to focus on his team's defense at practice Thursday, and with good reason. The Pistons are last in the league in defending inside the arc - allowing opponents to shoot 51.8 percent - and can be exploited by a savvy veteran like Gasol.
"Just trying to keep the ball out of the paint," Cheeks told the team's official website following practice. "Keep scorers out of the paint. If we could do that, we would be a little bit better defensively.
"I understand Thanksgiving, but I thought we needed a little work and I think it did something for us today."
Stuckey has embraced his role as supersub, averaging a team-best 16.6 points, but has stepped up his play of late. He's scored 20.8 per contest while shooting 56.0 percent from the field and 84.8 percent from the foul line over the last six games.
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The_Dynasty24
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| Easy win |
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ryan_c
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| A win. |
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ForrestHump
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:41 am Post subject: |
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Cmon, win this one for daddy! Let's go over .500!
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| Hopefully they can finish this trip 2-1 |
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| Game Thread Standings wrote: | KOBEE 2.0............................2-3
George the Geek..................0-4
diando.................................3-0
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diando has won all his preseason and regular season games so far.
GTG has lost all of preseason and regular season games so far.
Let's Go Lakers. This time I'll probably miss the game.
0-3 when I miss games. 8-5 when I see them. 3-0 when I make the Game Thread.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:11 am Post subject: |
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3rd game in 4 days for the Lakers. Revenge game for Detroit. This game could get ugly for us.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| 32 wrote: | | 3rd game in 4 days for the Lakers. Revenge game for Detroit. This game could get ugly for us. |
we've won two ugly games already 
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| This game is not that easy. Hope we win, tho |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| It would be a very good accomplishment if we go above 500 going into December. |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:29 am Post subject: |
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Let's GO LAKERS!  |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:51 am Post subject: |
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It might get ugly but as long as we win it!!!! We got the Blazers on Sunday and they are suddenly looking "Human" again. Get this Lakers!!! 9-8!!!!!!!! We a game behind Golden State and about 2.5 games behind the Clippers/Rockets!!! We CAN do THIS!!!
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Portland played Wednesday and they have 3 days off before we play them on Sunday. 
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Detroit is coming out with a vengeance tonight. Extremely tough game tonight, despite Detroit's record.
Knew tonight would be tough, but damn was it fun to watch.
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| 32 wrote: | | Portland played Wednesday and they have 3 days off before we play them on Sunday. |
I'm making the Game Thread on Sunday. 
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Winning this game is a HUGE step in the right direction.
The team has to be able to beat bad teams on the road. That loss to the Wizards was truly awful and they almost let the Nets take them as well.
D'Antoni has GOT to get some damn consistency in his closing lineup. I'll never understand why his only adjustment is to add another pointguard and run a super small offensive only lineup in crunch time. JUST USE THE STARTERS D'ANTONI.
Go lakers.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:37 am Post subject: |
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| Hope Kaman gets out of the dog house tonight. We could use his size and skill. |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:41 am Post subject: |
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I think Detroit is going to be too atheltic for us tonight. Stuckey, Monroe, Smith, Drummond and Jennings.
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| 32 wrote: | | I think Detroit is going to be too atheltic for us tonight. Stuckey, Monroe, Smith, Drummond and Jennings. |
The Bulls are not athletic and they beat Detroit by 20 points at the palace, it doesn't matter how athletic the Pistons are, they have a lot of low IQ players... like Smith and Jennings. |
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| 32 wrote: | | I think Detroit is going to be too atheltic for us tonight. Stuckey, Monroe, Smith, Drummond and Jennings. |
I think we can match them athletically, Henry, Johnson, Williams and Young. Also our bench is better. I have a problem with losing large leads. This seems to be a carry over from last season. We need to develop a killer instinct.
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| mhan00 wrote: | | Hope Kaman gets out of the dog house tonight. We could use his size and skill. |
He's not in the dog house, he's hurting.
| Quote: | LOS ANGELES LAKERS
UPDATED PLAYER POS INJURY EXPECTED RETURN
11/28/13 Chris Kaman C Back Questionable for Nov. 29 at Detroit
11/26/13 Kobe Bryant SG Achilles Out until at least early December
11/11/13 Steve Nash PG Back Out until at least late November |
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Denver is playing a lot better lately. They are going to be tougher when they get McGee and Gallinari back.
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| jodeke wrote: | | 32 wrote: | | I think Detroit is going to be too atheltic for us tonight. Stuckey, Monroe, Smith, Drummond and Jennings. |
I think we can match them athletically, Henry, Johnson, Williams and Young. Also our bench is better. I have a problem with losing large leads. This seems to be a carry over from last season. We need to develop a killer instinct. |
Which carried over from the year before (Brown) which carried over from yet another year before (2011 phil)
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I think Pau is going to struggle tonight against an athletic frontline (Monroe, Drummond, Smith). He has been playing too many minutes averaging 36 minutes a game in the last 4 games. Fire up the P&M thread.
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| jodeke wrote: | | mhan00 wrote: | | Hope Kaman gets out of the dog house tonight. We could use his size and skill. |
He's not in the dog house, he's hurting.
| Quote: | LOS ANGELES LAKERS
UPDATED PLAYER POS INJURY EXPECTED RETURN
11/28/13 Chris Kaman C Back Questionable for Nov. 29 at Detroit
11/26/13 Kobe Bryant SG Achilles Out until at least early December
11/11/13 Steve Nash PG Back Out until at least late November |
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This isn't accurate. His back has been better for awhile now. He was available for the Brooklyn game. Coaches decision.
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