The Association | NBA 2K11 Franchise Mode - L.A. Lakers

[CoachGreg]

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Suns come roaring back with big fourth quarter sending Lakers to another loss
Bryant scores 30, but gets little help in defeat

PHOENIX, AZ - Opening night didn't turn out the way the Lakers had hoped, but they had high spirits coming into Phoenix, a place where they have played fairly well the past three seasons including the playoffs. The last time the Lakers were here they were riding Kobe Bryant's fourth quarter performance on their way to the NBA Finals, eliminating the Suns in the Western Conference Finals. On this night however it would be the Suns with the fourth quarter performance and the ones celebrating at the final buzzer with a come from behind 90-84 victory over the Lakers.

The Lakers and Suns had a back and forth first half, both teams countering eachother, but the Lakers went into halftime up 47-43. The third quarter was more of the same back and forth style, but then came the fourth quarter.

The Suns held the Lakers scoreless the first four minutes of the fourth quarter and by doing so captured the lead and the Lakers could do little to put together a comeback. The Lakers didn't get much from their bench, while the Suns got some added offensive production from theirs outscoring the Lakers 36-26 in that area.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with a game high 30 points. He grabbed 9 rebounds as well and went a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line before fouling out with under a minute to go in the game. Pau Gasol was the only other Laker player to reach double figures with 16 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Ron Artest pulled down a season high 15 rebounds in the game along with 8 points.

Vince Carter put up 21 points to lead the Suns in the game. Grant Hill finished with 15 points and Hakim Warrick (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Marcin Gortat (12 points, 11 rebounds) both finished with double doubles. Channing Frye grabbed 12 rebounds off the bench for the Suns while Robin Lopez put in 10 points leading the Suns scoring off the bench. All five starters for the Suns reached double figures in the game.

Jordan Brand Player of the Game:
Vince Carter- 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8-10 fts

Los Angeles Lakers (0-2) at Phoenix Suns (1-2)
October 29, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Los Angeles Lakers 23 24 19 18 84 Phoenix Suns 27 16 21 26 90 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 30 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals Pau Gasol - 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists Vince Carter - 21 points, 7 rebounds Grant Hill - 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals	Team Stat Comparison LAL PHO FG Made-Attempted 33-93 32-95 3P Made-Attempted 5-20 4-25 FT Made-Attempted 13-15 22-26 Rebounds 57 62 Assists 20 12 Steals 8 5 Blocks 3 1 Turnovers 7 9
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Ron Artest 36 3-7 2-3 0-0 15 4 0 0 0 2 8 Pau Gasol 31 8-13 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 1 0 2 16 Andrew Bynum 38 2-5 0-0 2-2 9 1 0 2 1 2 6 Kobe Bryant 35 10-28 0-0 10-10 9 2 2 0 1 6 30 Derek Fisher 27 1-8 0-4 0-0 3 2 4 0 1 1 2 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Steve Blake 21 3-13 2-7 0-0 3 2 2 0 2 2 8 Lamar Odom 18 2-6 0-1 0-0 5 3 0 0 0 0 4 Shannon Brown 14 3-9 0-2 1-1 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 Matt Barnes 11 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Joe Smith 6 0-0 0-0 0-2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Theo Ratliff 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Luke Walton - DNP TEAM TOTALS 33-93 5-20 13-15 57 20 8 3 7 17 84 STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Grant Hill 40 5-14 0-1 5-5 5 0 2 0 1 1 15 Hakim Warrick 30 5-11 0-0 3-4 10 1 0 0 0 0 13 Marcin Gortat 31 5-11 0-0 2-3 11 0 0 1 0 3 12 Vince Carter 33 5-18 3-11 8-10 7 0 0 0 1 5 21 Steve Nash 37 4-15 0-3 2-2 6 8 2 0 3 0 10 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Channing Frye 19 0-5 0-4 0-0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 Robin Lopez 18 4-5 0-0 2-2 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 Jared Dudley 17 2-4 1-3 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 Aaron Brooks 12 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 Mickael Pietrus 8 1-7 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Garet Siler - DNP Josh Childress - DNP TEAM TOTALS 32-95 4-25 22-26 62 12 5 1 9 10 98

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | October 31, 2010
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Golden State Warriors (0-2, 0-0 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (0-2, 0-1 Home)
STARTING LINEUPS Stephen Curry Point Guard Derek Fisher Monta Ellis Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Dorell Wright Small Forward Ron Artest David Lee Power Forward Pau Gasol Andris Biedrins Center Andrew Bynum Injury Report Vladimir Radmanovic, Sore Knee Devin Ebanks Acie Law Derrick Caracter Jeremy Lin Trey Johnson Game Notes The Lakers have lost their first two games of the season for the first time since 2002-03. Kobe Bryant is averaging 36 points through the first two games. The Golden State Warriors also have started the season 0-2, with both losses coming at home. Monta Ellis is averaging 19 points through the first two games. Vladimir Radmanovic, a former Laker now with the Warriors is day to day with a sore knee.

[CoachGreg]

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Bryant unable to play hero role at the end, Warriors hand Lakers third straight loss
Bryant misses last second jump shot as, Lakers fall to 0-3

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Lakers are off their worst start in over 15 years following a 79-78 loss to the Golden State Warriors running their record to 0-3 to start the season. It wasn't the high powered offensive game that many would've expected from either team. Golden State coming into the game with one of the highest scoring offenses over the past few years and the Lakers who with their roster could seemingly put up big numbers on any given night.

Both teams had their issues as did they superstars throughout the course of the game. The Warriors backcourt duo of Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry were a combined 7-33 from the field for the game while the Lakers had only one player score in double figures. It could've been worse, but in the end the Lakers had the ball, the last shot of the game with a chance to win, but Kobe Bryants baseline jumper was long the Warriors escaped with a rare win at STAPLES Center.

David Lee led the Warriors with 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Charlie Bell had a big night off the bench for the Warriors putting in 13 points while Monta Ellis and Dorell Wright each had 12 points apiece.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers for the third straight game with 27 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the game. No other Laker player reached double figures. Shannon Brown put in 9 points off the bench for the Lakers while a group of Lakers including Ron Artest, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol all had 8 points each in the game.

Jordan Brand Player of the Game:
David Lee - 20 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

Golden State Warriors (1-2) at Los Angeles Lakers (0-3)
October 31, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Golden State Warriors 21 18 17 23 79 Los Angeles Lakers 18 26 18 16 78 Top Performers David Lee - 20 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal Charlie Bell - 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists Kobe Bryant - 27 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks Shannon Brown - 9 points, 1 rebound	Team Stat Comparison GSW LAL FG Made-Attempted 28-89 28-81 3P Made-Attempted 5-26 6-18 FT Made-Attempted 18-23 16-25 Rebounds 54 51 Assists 13 17 Steals 11 7 Blocks 1 5 Turnovers 10 12
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Dorell Wright 39 5-12 2-7 0-0 3 1 3 0 0 2 12 David Lee 38 7-13 0-0 6-8 14 2 1 0 2 2 20 Andris Biedrins 38 2-7 0-0 0-2 11 0 3 0 0 2 4 Monta Ellis 34 5-21 0-3 2-2 7 1 1 0 3 4 12 Stephen Curry 38 2-12 0-1 4-4 6 6 2 0 2 1 8 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Reggie Williams 22 2-8 1-5 2-2 5 1 0 0 0 2 7 Charlie Bell 12 4-11 2-7 3-3 2 2 0 0 0 0 13 Louis Amundson 11 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Epke Udoh 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 Vladimir Radmanovic 4 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Al Thoronton - DNP Jeff Adrien - DNP TEAM TOTALS 28-89 5-26 18-23 54 13 11 1 10 15 79 STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Ron Artest 33 3-7 2-5 0-0 8 1 1 0 2 0 8 Pau Gasol 28 3-6 0-0 2-4 9 3 0 0 2 4 8 Andrew Bynum 36 3-8 0-0 2-6 7 0 2 3 1 3 8 Kobe Bryant 36 9-29 0-2 9-11 8 4 1 2 2 1 27 Derek Fisher 33 2-7 1-3 0-0 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Lamar Odom 21 1-8 0-2 2-2 5 3 1 0 0 1 4 Steve Blake 16 1-4 1-3 0-0 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 Matt Barnes 16 1-4 1-2 1-2 5 3 1 0 2 0 4 Shannon Brown 13 4-6 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 Joe Smith 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Theo Ratliff 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luke Walton - DNP TEAM TOTALS 28-81 6-18 16-25 51 17 7 5 12 12 78

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | November 2, 2010
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Memphis Grizzlies (2-1, 0-1 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (0-3, 0-2 Home)
STARTING LINEUPS Mike Conley Point Guard Derek Fisher Tony Allen Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Rudy Gay Small Forward Ron Artest Zach Randolph Power Forward Pau Gasol Marc Gasol Center Andrew Bynum Injury Report Ishmael Smith Devin Ebanks Greivis Vasquez Derrick Caracter Trey Johnson Game Notes The Lakers have started the season 0-3, their worst start in over 17 years. Their opponents, the Memphis Grizzlies have started the season 2-1 with both victories coming at home so far. Kobe Bryant is leading the league in scoring averaging 33 points per game. Zach Randolph leads the Grizzlies, averaging 19.7 points per game and 13.7 rebounds.

[CoachGreg]

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Lakers get first win of the season behind point guards hot shooting night
Fisher puts up 27 points in victory over the Grizzlies

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Lakers were looking for anything that would help them get their first victory of the season. Didn't matter how they got it or where it came from, they were in desperate need of a breakout game from someone other than Kobe Bryant. Answering the bell was Bryant's backcourt mate, point guard Derek Fisher. Fisher put on one of the best shooting displays in recent memory and with a barrage of three pointers dropping down from the left hand shooting of Fisher, the Lakers captured their first win of the season with a 99-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. It was different game plan then the ones in the previous three games, especially when Kobe Bryant picked up his second foul just four minutes into the game and was forced to sit the rest of the quarter, but it didn't stop there. Bryant was in foul trouble throughout the game recording only 21 minutes of playing time on the court.

The Grizzlies were completely caught offguard from the opening tip as the Lakers offense was clicking for the first time this season. Everything seemed to be going in while the Grizzlies struggled shooting from the field, they did however show some very natural toughness powering their way to the basket and creating fouls, getting to the foul line early and often. It still wasn't enough to combat the Lakers hot shooting from the field as the Lakers put up a season high 37 points in the first quarter on their way to a 37-19 lead.

The Grizzlies matched the Lakers even in the second quarter, but started to surge in the second half, including cutting the Lakers lead to single digits and at one point down to six points before Derek Fisher reloaded and started firing from the perimeter.

Rudy Gay put in a team high 25 points to lead the Grizzlies as well as pulling down 8 rebounds and dishing out 4 assists. Zach Randolph finished the game with a double double putting down 21 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. The Grizzlies as a team had their trouble from behind the three point line, hitting only 1-11 for the game while the Lakers finished a very impressive 11-18. The Grizzlies got 9 points from O.J. Mayo off the bench in 15 minutes of play.

The leading scorer in the league coming into the game, Kobe Bryant was able to reach double figures, although just barely, putting in a season low 11 points in the game having his shooting woes going 3-14 from the field. But it was Derek Fisher to the rescue with a game high 27 points, hitting 10-13 shots from the field and going 7-8 from behind the three point line. Fisher did start out hitting his first six three point shots in the game, including hitting three straight at one point. Pau Gasol recorded a double double of his own against his former team, finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Andrew Bynum outplayed Gasol's younger brother Marc finishing with 14 points and 9 rebounds for the game. With Bryant in foul trouble, Shannon Brown saw a huge increase in minutes playing 27 for the game and chipping in 12 points off the bench for the Lakers.

Jordan Brand Player of the Game:
Derek Fisher - 27 points, 10-13 fgs, 7-8 3fgs

Memphis Grizzlies (2-2) at Los Angeles Lakers (1-3)
November 2, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Memphis Grizzlies 19 24 26 22 91 Los Angeles Lakers 37 24 17 21 99 Top Performers Rudy Gay - 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals Zach Randolph - 21 points, 13 rebounds, 1 steal Derek Fisher - 27 points, 3 assists, 7-8 3FGM-A Pau Gasol - 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks	Team Stat Comparison MEM LAL FG Made-Attempted 34-88 34-84 3P Made-Attempted 1-11 11-18 FT Made-Attempted 22-31 20-24 Rebounds 52 54 Assists 17 16 Steals 7 4 Blocks 2 5 Turnovers 7 10
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Rudy Gay 35 10-21 0-2 5-6 8 4 2 0 0 1 25 Zach Randolph 37 8-13 0-1 5-6 13 0 1 0 1 1 21 Marc Gasol 33 2-5 0-0 1-2 6 0 1 2 0 3 5 Tony Allen 39 2-7 0-0 4-6 7 2 2 0 1 2 8 Mike Conley 35 3-14 0-1 3-4 2 7 0 0 1 3 9 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Hamed Haddadi 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 O.J. Mayo 15 4-10 0-1 1-2 5 2 0 0 1 2 9 Shane Battier 14 1-3 0-1 1-1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 Darrell Arthur 12 1-3 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Jason Williams 10 1-9 1-5 1-2 3 2 0 0 0 1 4 Sam Young - DNP Leon Powe - DNP TEAM TOTALS 34-88 1-11 22-31 52 17 7 2 7 15 91 STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Ron Artest 34 0-3 0-1 1-2 8 2 1 0 4 1 1 Pau Gasol 26 6-13 0-0 4-4 10 1 0 2 0 3 16 Andrew Bynum 33 5-9 0-0 4-5 9 1 0 1 1 3 14 Kobe Bryant 21 3-14 0-1 5-5 5 3 0 0 1 3 11 Derek Fisher 30 10-13 7-8 0-1 1 3 1 0 1 2 27 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Shannon Brown 27 4-10 2-4 2-2 3 2 1 0 1 0 12 Lamar Odom 23 2-9 0-1 2-2 7 1 0 0 2 2 6 Steve Blake 19 1-6 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 Matt Barnes 15 2-4 1-1 2-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 Joe Smith 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 Theo Ratliff 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 Luke Walton 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 34-84 11-18 20-24 54 16 4 5 10 16 99

[CoachGreg]

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ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA

Matchup Preview | November 3, 2010
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Los Angeles Lakers (1-3, 0-1 Away)		Sacramento Kings (2-2, 1-0 Home)
STARTING LINEUPS Derek Fisher Point Guard Beno Udrih Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Tyreke Evans Ron Artest Small Forward Francisco Garcia Pau Gasol Power Forward DeMarcus Cousins Andrew Bynum Center Samuel Dalembert Injury Report Devin Ebanks Hassan Whiteside Derrick Caracter Darnell Jackson Trey Johnson Game Notes The Lakers got their first victory of the season with a 99-91 win over the Grizzlies last night. Their opponents, the Sacramento Kings enter the game with a 2-2 record and coming off their home opener victory. Despite scoring only 11 points last night Kobe Bryant is still one of the leading scorers in the league averaging 27.5 points. The Sacramento Kings second year guard Tyreke Evans leads the team averaging 19.3 points per game.

[CoachGreg]

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Lakers win second straight game led by backcourt mates Bryant and Fisher
Fisher puts up 20 points in Lakers first road victory of the season

SACRAMENTO, CA - There isn't much now these days for the Sacramento Kings normal fan to be happy about. The Kings who were a dominating force in the Western Conference early in the decade have fallen down to the bottom with very little hope on the horizon. With the Lakers coming into town however, ARCO Arena, sounded just like it did back during the playoff battles between both teams from 2000-2002. Cowbells ringing all over the place, Phil Jackson wearing ear plugs and Derek Fisher continuing his offense onslaught on another opponent. The Lakers used a 47-26 run during the second and third quarters to take firm control of the game as they went on to a 91-81 victory, their first on the road this season.

Although they were out rebounded 52-45, the Lakers counted on the outside shooting tonight, hitting 9-20 from behind the three point line and going an impressive 20-23 from the free throw line as a team. The Kings were just as on point from the free throw line hitting 17-21 for the game, but was unable to find the stroke from behind the three point line finishing up a very bleak 2-12.

For the second straight game the Lakers were led by Derek Fisher who put in 20 points including 4-8 shots from behind the three point line, making Fisher in the last two games from the three point line 11-16. Kobe Bryant failed to reach 20 points for the second straight game, finishing with 18 points including 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Lamar Odom provided 11 points off the bench for the Lakers. Both Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum each scored 9 points apiece with Bynum pulling down a game high 17 rebounds.

Kings rookie power forward DeMarcus Cousins scored a team high 18 points while grabbing 13 rebounds to record a double double in the early season. Francisco Garcia added 14 points along with 6 rebounds while Marcus Thornton put up 13 points off the bench. Last year's rookie of the year, Tyreke Evans was held to 9 points throughout the game and his backcourt mate Beno Udrih could only put down 4 points.

Jordan Brand Player of the Game:
Derek Fisher - 20 points, 2 assists, 1 steal, 4-8 3fgs

Los Angeles Lakers (2-3) at Sacramento Kings (2-3)
November 3, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Los Angeles Lakers 23 25 22 21 91 Sacramento Kings 28 15 11 27 81 Top Performers Derek Fisher - 20 points, 2 assists, 1 steal Kobe Bryant - 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists DeMarcus Cousins - 18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals Francisco Garcia - 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists	Team Stat Comparison LAL SAC FG Made-Attempted 31-77 31-80 3P Made-Attempted 9-20 2-12 FT Made-Attempted 20-23 17-21 Rebounds 45 52 Assists 19 16 Steals 9 4 Blocks 2 2 Turnovers 7 10
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Ron Artest 32 2-4 1-2 2-2 5 4 0 0 2 1 7 Pau Gasol 30 4-8 0-0 1-1 5 2 0 2 1 2 9 Andrew Bynum 37 3-4 0-0 3-4 17 0 4 0 0 3 9 Kobe Bryant 37 5-17 0-2 8-10 5 5 1 0 2 3 18 Derek Fisher 34 7-18 4-8 2-2 0 2 1 0 0 1 20 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Lamar Odom 19 3-8 1-2 4-4 3 1 1 0 1 1 11 Matt Barnes 17 2-2 1-1 0-0 3 4 1 0 1 0 5 Steve Blake 15 3-7 2-5 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 Shannon Brown 12 2-9 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Theo Ratliff 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Smith 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Luke Walton - DNP TEAM TOTALS 31-77 9-20 20-23 45 19 9 2 7 13 91 STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Francisco Garcia 38 5-12 0-2 4-4 6 2 1 0 1 1 14 DeMarcus Cousins 38 7-22 0-1 4-6 13 1 2 0 1 2 18 Samuel Dalembert 33 3-4 0-0 1-2 10 0 0 1 4 2 7 Tyreke Evans 25 4-12 0-1 1-1 2 1 0 1 2 5 9 Beno Udrih 39 1-5 0-1 2-2 6 7 1 0 2 3 4 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Marcus Thornton 24 4-10 1-3 4-4 3 1 0 0 0 0 13 Omri Casspi 14 3-5 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Jason Thompson 14 0-1 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eugene Jeter 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Marquis Daniels 7 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 Jermaine Taylor 4 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Donte Greene 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 31-80 2-12 17-21 52 16 4 2 10 14 81

[DukeC]

Question: Why are you forcing it so much with Kobe (Which is obvious from the stat line)? If you're dead set on getting him points get him a couple of easy baskets utilizing the pick and roll with Gasol. Once you pass Gasol the ball Kobe should be isolated on one side of the court and you can get him in the post against an inferior defender, especially when up against Kobe's post game(as the typical SG has abysmal post defense).

Edit: The good thing I'm seeing is that you're not shooting any 3's with him. That's simply not his game anymore. Also, try to get Gasol involved more. A few easy buckets and he'll be draining mid-range jumpers all day. He can become just as annoying as KG when his jumper is falling.