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Lakers95
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 Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:37 pm Post subject: +++Lakers at Bobcats 12/14/13+++ |
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LA Lakers(10-12) @ Charlotte Bobcats(10-13)
Game time: 4:00 PST, 7:00 PM EST
Channel: TWC Sportsnet
Radio: ESPN 710
Projected Lakers Starters:
PG: Kobe Bryant
SG: Jodie Meeks
SF: Wesley Johnson
PF: Jordan Hill
C: Pau Gasol
Head Coach: Mike D'Antoni
Project Bobcats Starters:
PG: Gerald Henderson
SG: Jeff Taylor
SF: Kemba Walker
PF: Josh McRoberts
C: Al Jefferson
Head Coach: Steve Clifford
Injury report:
Lakers:
Steve Nash(OUT-back)
Jordan Farmar(OUT-hamstring)
Steve Blake(OUT-elbow)
Bobcats:
Bismack Bioyombo(Questionable-ankle/played last game)
Lakers' last game: 12/13-L 97-122 @ Thunder
Leaders:
Points: Nick Young(17)
Rebounds: Robert Sacre(8)
Assists: Kobe Bryant(13)
Bobcats' last game: 12/13-L 94-99 @ Pacers
Leaders:
Points: Al Jefferson(21)
Rebounds: Al Jefferson(9)
Assists: Kemba Walker(4), Gerald Henderson(4)
The last time the Lakers played the Bobcats: W 100-93 @ Charlotte. Highlights
Game notes: This will be the first time the Lakers will be playing the Bobcats this season. The Lakers went 2-0 in the regular season last season in matchups against the Bobcats.
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| Quote: | Injuries are forcing the Los Angeles Lakers to use Kobe Bryant as a point guard, and his coach, Mike D'Antoni, is continuing to feud with Pau Gasol.
Oh, and the Lakers are also mired in their longest losing streak of the season after a lopsided defeat last time out.
While some of their other woes might not go away quickly, the Lakers will at least try to snap a three-game skid Saturday night by sending the host Charlotte Bobcats to a season-high third consecutive defeat.
Already missing point guards Steve Nash and Jordan Farmar to injuries, the Lakers won't have Steve Blake for at least six weeks because of a torn ligament in his right elbow. That meant Los Angeles (10-12) had to find a substitute in Bryant, who was playing his third game Friday since returning from a torn left Achilles.
The Lakers star had 13 assists - two shy of matching a career high - but scored just four points on 2-of-6 shooting in a 122-97 drubbing in Oklahoma City, which dropped Los Angeles to 0-3 since his return.
Bryant, who had 20 points in a 114-108 loss to Phoenix on Tuesday, sat out the fourth quarter. The team's two leading scorers - Nick Young (17 points) and Xavier Henry (15) - in Friday's game were reserves.
"There is no secret formula that you can sprinkle out there," D'Antoni said. "(Bryant will) get more comfortable, then the guys will get more comfortable around him and then he'll do a better job."
Gasol had 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and seven rebounds against the Thunder after D'Antoni responded sharply to his criticism of his role in the offense. The Lakers coach told the league's website before Friday's game that Gasol's discomfort was "a nice excuse not to play hard."
"The message is the same to everybody: Just play hard and we'll figure it out," D'Antoni added. "If you don't play hard, it's hard to figure out what works and what doesn't work."
Gasol is shooting a career-low 42.3 percent this season but has made 12 of 21 shots (57.1 percent) in the past two contests and will try to keep that going against the Bobcats (10-13).
Charlotte won back-to-back games and topped 100 points in its first two games without Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who is out four to six weeks because of a broken hand, before losing its past two.
The Bobcats shot 36.9 percent in a 92-83 loss to Orlando on Wednesday and had a three-game home win streak snapped. Charlotte then failed to pull out a competitive game Friday against the team with the league's best record.
The Bobcats led Indiana by one point with 4:19 to go but scored just four points down the stretch in a 99-94 loss.
"We had them where we wanted," said center Al Jefferson, who had a team-best 21 points and nine rebounds. "We didn't do a great job getting back on defense. We played a heck of a game. We had a chance there at the end to be exactly where we wanted to against a good team. We were right there."
Charlotte has lost four straight to the Lakers but had won three consecutive home matchups before a 100-93 loss Feb. 8. Bryant had 20 points in that victory, and he's averaged 28.7 in 16 career matchups, his most against any opponent. |
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chrisca91
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| Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Blowout Loss likely. |
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K0BEE 2.0
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| Hopefully the last time to see either MDA or Gasol.... |
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LakersMDGurl
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:51 am Post subject: |
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Gosh, we so dead with this one, its not even a joke... Walker gonna kill us...
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Kirby Brian
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:58 am Post subject: |
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| Walker and Henderson going to go ham |
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K0BEE 2.0
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| KobeMania wrote: | | Walker and Henderson going to go ham |
If that ham, gets Gasol traded then awesome  |
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LakersMDGurl
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Pau has mentioned going back to Memphis, who could we get for him that wouldn't hurt our plans for next year? I am not one to follow salaries and contracts or whatever..Does anyone know who we could get that could at least help us this season?
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K2
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:51 am Post subject: |
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Hope that the Lakers can pull one out.
Rare to see the team face two former Laker point guards on successive nights. Fisher last night and Sessions tonight. Don't give Ramon anything easy, please.
(he'll probably have a layupalooza tonight against the efense) |
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K2
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:55 am Post subject: |
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| Former Laker assistant Steve Clifford is their coach? I remember the time when some folks thought he was John Black, Lakers PR. |
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thejet24
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| LakersMDGurl wrote: | | Pau has mentioned going back to Memphis, who could we get for him that wouldn't hurt our plans for next year? I am not one to follow salaries and contracts or whatever..Does anyone know who we could get that could at least help us this season? |
Zbo…but i don't know why Memphis would do that.
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SCLakersfan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:40 am Post subject: |
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I'll be at the game tonight with my girlfriend and dad. Lets hope we can get a W. Go Lakers! 
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lakers96
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| They're also coming off a b2b. |
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magicdays
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:46 am Post subject: |
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| Go Lakers |
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mhan00
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:13 am Post subject: |
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| This is a game we must win, even with the back to back and the injuries and the Bobcats doing better overall. Calling Lakers 105 Bobcats 97. |
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Lak3rs1987
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| Calling it now, Career night for Biyombo. |
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yinoma2001
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Can't go down 0-4 when Kobe is back.
Lakers' old asst coach Steve Clifford is there. Kemba has played well and Gerald Henderson or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will cover Kobe, giving him a tough night.
Hopefully Al Jefferson doesn't go crazy on us.
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ForumBlueFrank
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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HEADS UP:
NBA League Pass is currently free till the 15th. This game will be aired for free today. |
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City_Dawg
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | Can't go down 0-4 when Kobe is back.
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Going 0-4 when Kobe is back is actually kind of easy.
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Treble Clef
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Leon Wood is reffing. The Lakers have lost 7 in a row with him and the Bobcats have lost 9 in a row. Someone is going to get their streak broken tonight. |
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pmacla
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| GO LAKERS !!!! Saturday afternoon special !!!! |
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| Game Thread Standings wrote: | KOBEE 2.0............................2-3
George the Geek..................0-4
diando.................................3-2
32........................................0-1
Chronicle.............................1-0
Pio2u...................................1-0
Lakers95..............................2-0
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Lakers95 is on a fire!!! Went undefeated in November.
diando has one moral victory against Portland.  Also went 3-0 in November. But 0-2 in December. I suggest he doesn't make another game thread until the team is 2 games over 500. 
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kobe_luver
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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WE GOT THIS GAME!! 
I BELIEVE!!
GO LAKERS!! |
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theunknownsoldier
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| kobe_luver wrote: | WE GOT THIS GAME!!
I BELIEVE!!
GO LAKERS!! |
As you said last nite.
Charlotte 101
Lakers 96 |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| K0BEE 2.0 wrote: | | Hopefully the last time to see either MDA or Gasol.... |
LOL. Okay. |
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K28
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| mhan00 wrote: | | This is a game we must win, even with the back to back and the injuries and the Bobcats doing better overall. Calling Lakers 105 Bobcats 97. |
We just don't have the horses bro. We're a chicken with no head since we have no point guards.
Kobe will try, but he's not a PG, and we're better off with him scoring than passing. |
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