The Credits: "The Matrix" - Lakers Links
Today's Lakers links and NBA news
Last Game
| Final - 4.28.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 103 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 82 |
Stories
Dwightmare V? That ship has sailed
Hoopsworld, quoting "sources close to the situation," suggests that Brooklyn is still interested in acquiring Dwight Howard, but admits such a deal would be difficult to carry out, because of limitations under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Phil has plenty to say about Kobe in new book
Phil Jackson's new book releases on Tuesday, but the L.A. Times received an advance copy and have some interesting quotes regarding Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and more.
The next evolution of big market muscle
The Los Angeles Lakers were unable to adapt in a terrible injury-filled season because the NBA is operating on a new playing field in which throwing money at your roster isn't always a viable answer. So, why not throw money at everything else?
Pacific Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Clippers
|
56 | 26 | .682 | 0 | Lost 4 |
|
Golden State
|
47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | Lost 1 |
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
45 | 37 | .548 | 11 | Lost 4 |
|
Sacramento
|
28 | 54 | .341 | 28 | Lost 4 |
|
Phoenix
|
25 | 57 | .304 | 31 | Lost 1 |
(updated 5.18.2013 at 6:17 AM EDT)
Mentoring, Trading, and the Blazers as Literature
Today's Mailbag Topics include signing veterans to mentor youngsters, trade possibilities, the season-long drop off, and the Trail Blazers as literature.
The Credits: "Edge of Darkness" - Lakers Links
Today's Lakers links and NBA news
Free agent capsule: Corey Brewer
We take a look at another wing hitting free agency this Summer in Corey Brewer. Is he in the Lakers' price range and does he fill enough needs?
Pau won't play for Spain in EuroBasket 2013
The Los Angeles Lakers forward decided against playing with his Spanish National Team for EuroBasket 2013.
Why Mark Madsen Is Perfect To Help Guide DLeaguers
Two-time NBA champ Mark Madsen has officially returned to the Lakers' organization as head coach of their minor league affiliate. His past experiences make him the perfect candidate to take on such a challenge.
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Kobe faked his injury
When Kobe Bryant ruptured his Achilles tendon right before the playoffs, everyone took the Lakers's word that the injury was legit. Dan Rubenstein, however, did further digging and exposes the coverup.
Two Kinds of Pressure on Damian Lillard
We start today's mailbag with pressure on Damian Lillard and finish with same, just pressure of another kind! In between we talk trades and cap consideration.
What went wrong with the Lakers front office?
What went wrong with the 2012-2013 Los Angeles Lakers ... front office?
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | Tuesday, October 30 2012 | loss 91 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | loss 106 - 116 | coverage |
| November | |||
| Los Angeles Clippers | Friday, November 02 2012 | loss 95 - 105 | coverage |
| Detroit | Sunday, November 04 2012 | win 108 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | loss 86 - 95 | coverage |
| Golden State | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 101 - 77 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Sunday, November 11 2012 | win 103 - 90 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | loss 82 - 84 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 114 - 102 | coverage |
| Houston | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 119 - 108 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 95 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | loss 97 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 98 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 115 - 89 | coverage |
| Indiana | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | loss 77 - 79 | coverage |
| Denver | Friday, November 30 2012 | win 122 - 103 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Orlando | Sunday, December 02 2012 | loss 103 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | loss 105 - 107 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 103 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Friday, December 07 2012 | loss 108 - 114 | coverage |
| Utah | Sunday, December 09 2012 | loss 110 - 117 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Tuesday, December 11 2012 | loss 94 - 100 | coverage |
| @ New York | Thursday, December 13 2012 | loss 107 - 116 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Friday, December 14 2012 | win 102 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Sunday, December 16 2012 | win 111 - 98 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | win 101 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 118 - 115 | coverage |
| New York | Tuesday, December 25 2012 | win 100 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | loss 114 - 126 | coverage |
| Portland | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 104 - 87 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Philadelphia | Tuesday, January 01 2013 | loss 99 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Friday, January 04 2013 | loss 102 - 107 | coverage |
| Denver | Sunday, January 06 2013 | loss 105 - 112 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Tuesday, January 08 2013 | loss 112 - 125 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 105 - 108 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Friday, January 11 2013 | loss 101 - 116 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Sunday, January 13 2013 | win 113 - 93 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Tuesday, January 15 2013 | win 104 - 88 | coverage |
| Miami | Thursday, January 17 2013 | loss 90 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Sunday, January 20 2013 | loss 103 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Monday, January 21 2013 | loss 83 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 93 - 106 | coverage |
| Utah | Friday, January 25 2013 | win 102 - 84 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Sunday, January 27 2013 | win 105 - 96 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | win 111 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 86 - 92 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Minnesota | Friday, February 01 2013 | win 111 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Sunday, February 03 2013 | win 98 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | win 92 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Thursday, February 07 2013 | loss 95 - 116 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Friday, February 08 2013 | win 100 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Sunday, February 10 2013 | loss 97 - 107 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | win 91 - 85 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Thursday, February 14 2013 | loss 101 - 125 | coverage |
| Boston | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | win 113 - 99 | coverage |
| Portland | Friday, February 22 2013 | win 111 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Sunday, February 24 2013 | win 103 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Monday, February 25 2013 | loss 108 - 119 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 116 - 94 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Atlanta | Sunday, March 03 2013 | win 99 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Tuesday, March 05 2013 | loss 105 - 122 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 108 - 102 | coverage |
| Toronto | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 118 - 116 | coverage |
| Chicago | Sunday, March 10 2013 | win 90 - 81 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 106 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | loss 92 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Friday, March 15 2013 | win 99 - 93 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Sunday, March 17 2013 | win 113 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Monday, March 18 2013 | loss 76 - 99 | coverage |
| Washington | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 100 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Monday, March 25 2013 | loss 103 - 109 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | win 120 - 117 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Thursday, March 28 2013 | loss 103 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Saturday, March 30 2013 | win 103 - 98 | coverage |
| April | |||
| Dallas | Tuesday, April 02 2013 | win 101 - 81 | coverage |
| Memphis | Friday, April 05 2013 | win 86 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Sunday, April 07 2013 | loss 95 - 109 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | win 104 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | win 113 - 106 | coverage |
| Golden State | Friday, April 12 2013 | win 118 - 116 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Sunday, April 14 2013 | win 91 - 86 | coverage |
| Houston | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | win 99 - 95 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Sunday, April 21 2013 | loss 79 - 91 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Wednesday, April 24 2013 | loss 91 - 102 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Friday, April 26 2013 | loss 89 - 120 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Sunday, April 28 2013 | loss 82 - 103 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Tuesday, April 30 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| May | |||
| San Antonio | Thursday, May 02 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Saturday, May 04 2013 | TBA | coverage |
Roster
Los Angeles Lakers Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
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Stats
Los Angeles Lakers Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Kobe Bryant | 78 | 38.6 | 9.5 | 20.4 | 46.3 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 32.4 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 83.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 27.3 |
| Dwight Howard | 76 | 35.8 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 57.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 49.2 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 17.1 |
| Pau Gasol | 49 | 33.8 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 46.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 28.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 70.2 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 13.7 |
| Steve Nash | 50 | 32.5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 49.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 43.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 92.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 12.7 |
| Metta World Peace | 75 | 33.7 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 40.3 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 34.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 73.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 12.4 |
| Antawn Jamison | 76 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 36.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 69.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| Jodie Meeks | 78 | 21.3 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 38.7 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 35.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 89.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| Steve Blake | 45 | 26.1 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 42.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 42.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 77.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| Earl Clark | 59 | 23.1 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 44.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 33.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 69.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| Jordan Hill | 29 | 15.8 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 65.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 6.7 |
| Darius Morris | 48 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 38.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 36.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 64.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| Devin Ebanks | 19 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 32.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 27.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 78.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Chris Duhon | 46 | 17.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 38.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 36.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 46.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Robert Sacre | 32 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Andrew Goudelock | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
