The Legend of Kobe Bryant 2: Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty

[CoachGreg]

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Courtside Weekly

NBA Standings - Updated: Nov 15, 2010
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC	W	L	Pct.	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	STREAK
Boston Celtics	5	5	.500	- - -	2-2	3-3	1-0	3-4	Won 1
New Jersey Nets	5	5	.500	- - -	4-2	1-3	0-0	4-4	Lost 1
Toronto Raptors	5	5	.500	- - -	2-2	3-3	0-1	2-3	Won 1
New York Knicks	4	7	.364	1.5	2-4	2-3	2-1	3-4	Lost 2
Philadelphia 76ers	2	8	.200	3.0	0-4	2-4	0-1	1-6	Lost 2
CENTRAL	W	L	Pct.	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	STREAK
Cleveland Cavaliers	6	3	.667	- - -	3-2	3-1	1-0	5-3	Won 1
Chicago Bulls	5	3	.625	0.5	4-2	1-1	1-0	2-2	Won 1
Indiana Pacers	5	3	.625	0.5	3-1	2-2	0-2	3-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Bucks	5	5	.500	1.5	3-2	2-3	1-0	3-2	Won 1
Detroit Pistons	5	6	.455	2.0	3-1	2-5	0-1	3-2	Lost 1
SOUTHEAST	W	L	Pct.	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	STREAK
Miami Heat	8	2	.800	- - -	5-1	3-1	1-0	6-1	Lost 1
Atlanta Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5	4-2	3-2	2-0	4-2	Won 1
Orlando Magic	7	4	.636	1.5	5-2	2-2	2-2	5-3	Won 1
Washington Wizards	3	5	.375	4.0	2-2	1-3	1-2	3-4	Lost 1
Charlotte Bobcats	3	8	.273	5.5	2-3	1-5	0-2	1-6	Won 2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
NORTHWEST	W	L	Pct.	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	STREAK
Portland Trail Blazers	6	5	.545	- - -	3-1	3-4	2-0	4-2	Lost 1
Denver Nuggets	5	5	.500	0.5	3-1	2-4	1-0	5-3	Lost 1
Utah Jazz	4	7	.364	2.0	2-2	2-5	0-3	1-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Timberwolves	4	8	.333	2.5	2-2	2-6	0-0	2-3	Lost 2
Oklahoma City Thunder	3	7	.300	2.5	1-5	2-2	2-2	3-3	Won 1
PACIFIC	W	L	Pct.	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	STREAK
Los Angeles Clippers	8	3	.727	- - -	4-2	4-1	1-0	6-3	Won 4
Phoenix Suns	7	3	.700	0.5	5-0	2-3	2-1	7-2	Won 1
Los Angeles Lakers	5	5	.500	2.5	5-2	0-3	1-3	4-5	Won 1
Golden State Warriors	5	6	.455	3.0	2-3	3-3	1-1	2-3	Won 1
Sacramento Kings	2	7	.222	5.0	1-4	1-3	1-1	2-3	Lost 4
SOUTHWEST	W	L	Pct.	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	STREAK
Dallas Mavericks	6	3	.667	- - -	6-0	0-3	2-1	3-3	Won 2
San Antonio Spurs	6	3	.667	- - -	4-1	2-2	2-0	3-3	Won 2
Houston Rockets	5	4	.556	1.0	2-1	3-3	1-1	3-3	Won 1
Memphis Grizzlies	5	6	.455	2.0	2-3	3-3	1-1	4-4	Lost 2
New Orleans Hornets	4	5	.444	2.0	3-2	1-3	0-3	1-5	Lost 1

NBA Injury Report
NAME	TEAM	INJURY	DURATION
Marreese Speights		Bruised Sternum	Hurt Day-to-Day
Devin Harris		Dislocated Finger	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Mike Miller		Strained Hamstring	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Toney Douglas		Bruised Tailbone	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Jerryd Bayless		Bruised Tailbone	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Yao Ming		Strained MCL	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Al Horford		Dislocated Finger	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Channing Frye		Sore Knee	Hurt Day-to-Day
Jason Kapono		Strained Achilles	Out Day-to-Day
David West		Broken Foot	Out 6-8 weeks
Eduardo Najera		Strained Abdomen	Out 4-6 weeks
Stephen Jackson		Sprained Neck	Out 1-2 weeks
Reggie Williams		Broken Wrist	Out 2-4 weeks
Nene		Strained Abdomen	Out Day-to-Day
Kevin Love		Torn Meniscus	Out 2-4 weeks
Wesley Matthews		Broken Toe	Out 2-4 weeks
Marquis Daniels		Strained Achilles	Out Day-to-Day

2010-11 Power Rankings: Week 4

	RK	TEAM	REC	COMMENT
	1	Heat	8-2	Last week ranked #1
	2	Suns	6-2	Last week ranked #3
	3	Clippers	7-3	Last week ranked #12
	4	Spurs	5-3	Last week ranked #7
	5	Cavaliers	6-3	Last week ranked #4
	6	Bulls	5-3	Last week ranked #8
	7	Mavericks	5-3	Last week ranked #11
	8	Pacers	5-3	Last week ranked #10
	9	Magic	6-4	Last week ranked #2
	10	Hawks	6-4	Last week ranked #16
	11	Trail Blazers	6-5	Last week ranked #13
	12	Nuggets	5-4	Last week ranked #6
	13	Celtics	5-5	Last week ranked #15
	14	Nets	5-4	Last week ranked #17
	15	Hornets	4-4	Last week ranked #14
	16	Rockets	4-4	Last week ranked #22
	17	Bucks	5-5	Last week ranked #18
	18	Grizzlies	5-5	Last week ranked #9
	19	Lakers	4-5	Last week ranked #24
	20	Raptors	5-5	Last week ranked #27
	21	Jazz	4-6	Last week ranked #23
	22	Knicks	4-6	Last week ranked #26
	23	Warriors	4-6	Last week ranked #20
	24	Pistons	4-5	Last week ranked #5
	25	Timberwolves	4-6	Last week ranked #28
	26	Wizards	3-5	Last week ranked #21
	27	Thunder	2-6	Last week ranked #19
	28	Kings	2-6	Last week ranked #25
	29	76ers	2-8	Last week ranked #29
	30	Bobcats	2-8	Last week ranked #30

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | November 16, 2010
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Los Angeles Lakers (5-5, 0-3 Away)		Milwaukee Bucks (5-5, 3-2 Home)
Starting Lineups Derek Fisher Point Guard Luke Ridnour Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard John Salmons Ron Artest Small Forward Corey Maggette Pau Gasol Power Forward Ersan Ilyasova Andrew Bynum Center Andrew Bogut Team Stats Comparison 94.9 Points Per Game 91.8 94.5 Points Allowed 90.6 42.5% Field Goal Percentage 41.7% 33.5% Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 37.7% 80.5% Free Throw Percentage 80.3% 45.8 Rebounds Per Game 47.5 20.0 Assists Per Game 15.1 5.4 Steals Per Game 6.2 6.2 Blocked Shots Per Game 4.2 Game Notes The Lakers begin a very brief three game road trip this week. After 10 games into the season the Lakers are a very disappointing 5-5. First on the road trip is the Milwaukee Bucks (5-5). Kobe Bryant is leading the Lakers averaging 25.0 points per game and Pau Gasol is averaging a career low 14.0 points per game while Shannon Brown is averaging a career high off the bench with 12.4 points per game. The Bucks have balanced scoring and are led by Ersan Ilyasova and Corey Maggette each averaging 14 points per game.

[CoachGreg]

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Lakers open up road trip with team play and huge second half

MILWAUKEE, WI - The Lakers began a very brief one week road trip and the first stop was Milwaukee, to take on the Bucks. The Bucks (5-5) coming off tough defeats were able to put a strong first half together against the champions. Pau Gasol who has had a rough first ten games came out with some intensity and fire. It provided the Lakers the extra step on their opponent and it was the first game where the Lakers fed the ball into the post and allowed their post game to carry them tonight. Gasol finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds while Andrew Bynum had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant and Shannon Brown each had 20 points apiece in the Lakers 111-90 victory. "This was a game where everyone had a hot hand, we got good looks and knocked shots down that we needed to," said Shannon Brown.

The Lakers held the lead at halftime 56-52 until a 33-16 third quarter made some safe distance between everyone. The Lakers went 40-45 from the free throw line which would tell you where the game was possibly decided. They also out rebounded the Bucks 52-35 so they controlled the boards which is what you need to do on the road.

Corey Maggette led the Bucks with a team high 22 points and also grabbed 5 rebounds. John Salmons added 20 points and Andrew Bogut had a double double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The loss sent the Bucks to 3-3 at home to start the season, a season that was suppose to be filled with alot of promise after the Bucks were hoping to build off the playoff run they had last year.

Los Angeles Lakers (6-5) @ Milwakee Bucks (5-6)
Nov 16, 2010 1 2 3 4 OT Final Lakers 28 28 33 22 - 111 Bucks 26 26 16 22 - 90 Top Performers Pau Gasol (22 pts, 11 rebs, 3 blks) Andrew Bynum (21 pts, 10 rebs, 4 asts) Corey Maggette (22 pts, 5 rebs, 1 ast) John Salmons (20 pts, 1 reb, 2 asts, 1 blk)	Team Stats Comparison LAL MIL FG Made-Att 34-76 38-83 3PT Made-Att 3-18 5-18 FT Made-Att 40-45 9-18 Rebounds 52 35 Assists 20 17 Turnovers 13 11 Steals 6 4 Blocks 6 3 Offensive Rebounds 10 5
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ron Artest 29 3-8 1-3 5-6 7 1 1 0 1 12 Pau Gasol 32 6-11 0-0 10-10 11 0 0 3 1 22 Andrew Bynum 29 6-6 0-0 9-11 10 4 0 0 1 21 Kobe Bryant 33 6-17 1-3 7-8 6 5 1 1 1 20 Derek Fisher 26 1-4 0-1 2-2 2 2 1 1 1 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lamar Odom 28 1-5 0-0 0-0 9 3 1 0 2 2 Steve Blake 20 1-3 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 2 Shannon Brown 21 7-14 1-5 5-6 2 1 0 0 4 20 Matt Barnes 20 3-8 0-4 2-2 7 1 1 0 1 8 Theo Ratliff 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luke Walton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 34-76 3-18 40-45 52 20 6 6 13 111
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Corey Maggette 34 8-15 0-2 6-8 5 1 0 0 4 22 Ersan Ilyasova 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 0 1 2 Andrew Bogut 35 6-14 0-0 2-8 10 0 0 1 3 14 John Salmons 36 9-13 2-3 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 20 Brandon Jennings 37 5-14 0-4 0-0 2 6 2 0 1 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Carlos Delfino 26 3-10 3-9 1-2 9 1 0 0 1 26 Larry Sanders 19 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 8 Earl Boykins 14 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 4 Chris Douglas-Roberts 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Luc Mbah a Moute 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Drew Gooden 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keyon Dooling 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 38-83 5-18 9-18 35 17 4 3 11 90

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You don't have updated rosters?

[CoachGreg]

Roster is updated and was finalized before NBA Draft. Any player movement that happened from the NBA Draft to the lockout will be inserted following the 1st year's conclusion.

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | November 17, 2010
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Los Angeles Lakers (6-5, 1-3 Away)		Detroit Pistons (5-6, 3-1 Home)
Starting Lineup Derek Fisher Point Guard Rodney Stuckey Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Richard Hamilton Ron Artest Small Forward Tayshaun Prince Pau Gasol Power Forward Greg Monroe Andrew Bynum Center Ben Wallace Team Stats Comparison 96.4 Points Per Game 95.8 94.1 Points Allowed 98.3 42.2% Field Goal Percentage 43.8% 31.8% Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 28.1% 81.8% Free Throw Percentage 73.2% 38.4 Rebounds Per Game 43.1 20.0 Assists Per Game 17.4 5.5 Steals Per Game 7.3 6.2 Blocked Shots Per Game 3.5 Game Notes The Lakers take on the Detroit Pistons in the second game of this three game road trip. The Lakers are coming off of a 111-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks that put them above .500 for the first time since winning on opening night. The Lakers and Pistons have met three times for the NBA Championship with the Lakers winning (1988) and the Pistons taking the latter (1989, 2004).

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I was just looking at the injury report and saw Devin Harris is still on the Nets is all.

[CoachGreg]

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Bryant, Gasol lead Lakers charge against Pistons, continue road trip strong

DETROIT, MI - The Los Angeles Lakers have had their down moments in the early part of this season, but one of the things that they can always count on is that their superstar, Kobe Bryant comes to play every game. That kind of work ethic has started to rub off on his teammates, especially in his all-star power forward Pau Gasol. Gasol by all stretches has had the worst statistical numbers in his career and the past two games it has looked as if Pau Gasol found Pau Gasol. Nothing was more noticeable last night in the Lakers 94-82 win over the Detroit Pistons and the Lakers second win on this three game road trip.

Pau Gasol produced another double double with 26 points and 14 rebounds and an incredible display from the field going 11-15 shooting. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists as the Lakers jumped out infront with a strong opening quarter and didn't relinquish any of their 29-16 lead after the first quarter. The Lakers have the past couple of games become more of a passing team allowing just not certain players to get going, but rather an entire unit to get going. While scoring might not be the only stat that is focused on, the Lakers have made it a priority one, but have also relayed the message that to some players on this team, it is about the little things. "We have guys who are capable on any given night to put up 20-25 points, but that might be what we need from them on this particular night. Andrew Bynum, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom are players who could put those type of numbers, but we rely on Andrew to rebound the ball and block shots, we rely on Artest to play extremely pressure defense and to spread the defense on the offensive end and with Lamar, we just expect him to do a little bit of everything because of his talents," said coach Phil Jackson. It appears to be working as Bynum only had 9 points, but had 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Artest had only 5 points, but 4 assists and 2 steals. Odom had only 6 points, but pulled down 9 rebounds, dished out 2 assists and blocked 2 shots.

The Pistons, a team in a transition period. Not sure what their identity is but still have the leadership of Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince, but just couldn't overcome the Lakers tall front line. Prince led the Pistons with 21 points, but was quite on the boards only having 3 rebounds. Hamilton was covered by the triple team of Bryant, Artest and Barnes which held him to 11 points on 5-14 shooting from the field. Rodney Stuckey added 16 points and 5 assists but nothing else was able to give the Pistons any chance in this game.

The Lakers who had been winless on the road coming into this trip will look to go for a perfect 3-0 trip on Friday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Los Angeles Lakers (7-5) @ Detroit Pistons (5-7)
Nov 17, 2010 1 2 3 4 OT Final Lakers 29 22 22 21 - 94 Pistons 16 21 17 28 - 82 Top Performers Kobe Bryant (27 pts, 6 rebs, 8 asts, 1 stl) Pau Gasol (26 pts, 14 rebs, 2 asts) Tayshaun Prince (21 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast) Rodney Stuckey (16 pts, 2 rebs, 5 asts)	Team Stats Comparison LAL DET FG Made-Att 35-75 32-78 3PT Made-Att 5-14 4-9 FT Made-Att 19-24 14-19 Rebounds 50 34 Assists 22 20 Turnovers 22 17 Steals 10 12 Blocks 5 7 Offensive Rebounds 10 5
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ron Artest 30 2-8 1-2 0-0 3 4 2 1 3 5 Pau Gasol 31 11-15 0-0 4-4 14 2 0 0 1 26 Andrew Bynum 30 4-7 0-0 1-2 7 1 1 2 1 9 Kobe Bryant 34 11-20 0-1 5-6 6 8 1 0 3 27 Derek Fisher 25 2-6 2-4 1-2 3 0 4 0 3 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lamar Odom 28 1-6 0-1 4-6 9 2 0 2 2 6 Steve Blake 21 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 4 3 Shannon Brown 21 2-8 1-3 4-4 4 2 1 0 3 9 Matt Barnes 19 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 2 1 0 2 2 Theo Ratliff 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luke Walton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 35-75 5-14 19-24 50 22 10 5 22 94
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tayshaun Prince 33 7-16 0-2 7-8 3 1 0 0 3 21 Greg Monroe 33 1-6 0-0 1-2 7 6 5 3 2 3 Ben Wallace 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 1 1 0 Richard Hamilton 35 5-14 0-1 1-2 4 1 0 0 3 11 Rodney Stuckey 34 7-11 0-0 2-2 2 5 0 0 2 16 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tracy McGrady 22 3-6 1-1 1-1 4 1 0 1 0 8 Ben Gordon 14 2-7 1-3 1-2 2 0 0 0 1 6 Will Bynum 14 2-6 1-1 1-2 0 4 1 0 0 6 Austin Daye 6 2-3 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 5 Jason Maxiell 30 2-6 0-0 0-0 7 2 2 2 2 4 Jonas Jerebko 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Chris Wilcox 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 240 32-78 4-9 14-19 34 20 12 7 17 82