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

[CoachGreg]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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.

Thank you for the suggestions. I will try to implement them in my daily games. The reason why Kobe has a huge number of attempts is because I might at some point put the game in coach mode if I have something to do for a few minutes and that way I don't have to keep saving and resuming on occasions.

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | November 5, 2010
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Toronto Raptors (1-4, 1-1 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (2-3, 1-2 Home)
STARTING LINEUPS Jose Calderon Point Guard Derek Fisher Leandro Barbosa Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant James Johnson Small Forward Ron Artest Amir Johnson Power Forward Pau Gasol Andrea Bargnani Center Andrew Bynum Injury Report Julian Wright Devin Ebanks Solomon Alabi Derrick Caracter Alexis Ajinca Trey Johnson Game Notes The Lakers have won their last two games following three straight losses to open up the season. The Toronto Raptors are set to play their third game of a four game road trip, having lost the first two games in Sacramento and Utah. Lakers point guard Derek Fisher through the first five games is averaging 12.3 points per game. Leandro Barbosa leads the Raptors in scoring averaging 19.5 points per game.

[CoachGreg]

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Lakers win third straight behind Kobe Bryant's game high 33 points over Raptors
Lakers backcourt combines for 50 points; Lakers comeback in fourth

LOS ANGELES, CA - Just under a week ago the Lakers were looking at their worst start in the past 17 seasons and barely six days later, they find themselves sitting with a 3-3 record and a three game winning streak following a 100-92 victory against the Toronto Raptors infront of a sell out crowd. The Lakers continued their hot shooting to start the game jumping out to a 26-19 lead after the first quarter, but went through a dry spell that the Raptors took advantage of in the second and third quarters grabbing the lead and taking it into the fourth quarter, 72-67. The Lakers started to heat up again and their defense tightened up allowing them to erase the Raptors five point lead with a 33-19 fourth quarter.

Raptors center Andrea Bargnani led the way with 19 points along with pulling down 6 rebounds, but was not as efficient from the field as normal, hitting 8-22 shots. Amir Johnson recorded a double double, posting up 15 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa went 10-10 from the free throw line on his way to scoring 14 points while shooting 2-13 from the field. Point guard Jose Calderon had a team high 7 assists, but that was matched with his team high 7 turnovers.

Kobe Bryant poured in a game high 33 points after two lackluster scoring games. He was 14-17 from the free throw line and hit 9-23 shots in the game. Derek Fisher continued his offensive performances with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists along with 2 steals. Pau Gasol posted a double double with 12 points and 11 rebounds and Shannon Brown chipped in with 12 points off the bench.

Jordan Brand Player of the Game:
Kobe Bryant - 33 points, 1 assist, 1 steal, 14-17 fts

Toronto Raptors (1-4) at Los Angeles Lakers (3-3)
November 5, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Toronto Raptors 19 29 25 19 92 Los Angeles Lakers 26 24 17 33 100 Top Performers Andrea Bargnani - 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block Leandro Barbosa - 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal Kobe Bryant - 33 points, 1 assist, 1 steal Derek Fisher - 17 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals	Team Stat Comparison TOR LAL FG Made-Attempted 32-91 33-86 3P Made-Attempted 3-11 7-24 FT Made-Attempted 25-27 27-38 Rebounds 55 51 Assists 15 16 Steals 3 8 Blocks 1 5 Turnovers 10 4
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS James Johnson 35 3-7 0-1 4-5 4 2 0 0 0 2 10 Amir Johnson 37 6-10 0-0 3-3 15 1 0 0 2 2 15 Andrea Bargnani 39 8-22 1-3 2-2 6 0 0 1 0 4 19 Leandro Barbosa 34 2-13 0-2 10-10 3 1 1 0 0 4 14 Jose Calderon 32 2-11 1-3 0-0 8 7 0 0 7 4 5 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS DeMar DeRozan 17 1-8 0-0 2-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Jerryd Bayless 17 2-6 1-1 3-4 4 2 1 0 1 1 8 Ed Davis 12 2-2 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 Joey Dorsey 10 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 Linas Kleiza 7 3-8 0-1 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 2 7 Sonny Weems 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reggie Evans 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 32-91 3-11 25-27 55 15 10 3 1 21 92 STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Ron Artest 34 1-6 0-3 0-0 7 3 0 0 0 3 2 Pau Gasol 31 4-8 0-0 4-6 11 3 2 2 2 0 12 Andrew Bynum 34 3-6 0-0 1-2 7 0 1 0 0 2 7 Kobe Bryant 31 9-23 1-2 14-17 0 1 1 0 0 2 33 Derek Fisher 36 6-13 2-7 3-4 9 7 2 0 2 2 17 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Shannon Brown 18 4-9 2-4 2-2 4 2 0 1 0 3 12 Lamar Odom 18 4-10 0-2 1-5 3 3 1 1 0 0 9 Matt Barnes 15 0-3 0-0 2-2 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 Steve Blake 13 2-7 2-6 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 Theo Ratliff 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Joe Smith 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luke Walton - DNP TEAM TOTALS 33-86 7-24 27-38 51 21 4 8 5 16 100

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | November 7, 2010
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Portland Trail Blazers (3-4, 1-1 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (3-3, 2-2 Home)
STARTING LINEUPS Andre Miller Point Guard Derek Fisher Wesley Matthews Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Gerald Wallace Small Forward Ron Artest LaMarcus Aldridge Power Forward Pau Gasol Marcus Camby Center Andrew Bynum Injury Report Nicolas Batum - Bruised Heel Devin Ebanks Armon Johnson Derrick Caracter Luke Babbitt Trey Johnson Game Notes The Lakers, winners of three straight get ready to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers come in with a 3-4 record after a 120-106 victory last night over the Toronto Raptors. After two subpar offensive performances, Kobe Bryant put up 33 points Friday night against the Raptors. LaMarcus Aldridge comes into tonight's game leading the Trail Blazers averaging 21.5 points per game. Blazers forward Nicolas Batum is nursing a bruised heel, but is available.

[CoachGreg]

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Lakers offensive game suffers breakdown against Trail Blazers to snap winning streak
Lakers can only put up 74 points against Portland as Fisher goes down with injury

LOS ANGELES, CA - When everything is firing on all cylinders it's very easy to expect to be able to turn it on and off like a light switch during the course of a game, but when the switch fails to come on there isn't much you can other than hope the floodgates don't open all the way and carry you with it. For the Lakers last night, the floodgates waited til the final moments of the game before ruining any chance the Lakers had at making a low scoring affair with the Portland Trail Blazers possibly have another five minutes of action and send the game into overtime, but the Lakers were unable to come up with the timely baskets they needed and had their three game winning streak snapped as the Blazers walked off with a 78-74 victory. Both teams struggled throughout the course of the game, it was a combination of good defense and bad offense for both. Both the Lakers (27-81) and the Blazers (26-79) shot poorly from the field but it was the free throw shooting of the Blazers (20-22) that gave them edge over the Lakers (15-22). The Blazers also finished the game with a plus ten in the rebounding department, 56-46.

Portland was led by small forward Gerald Wallace who put up a team high 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for a double double. Off the bench, Patrick Mills added 14 points, hitting 4-7 shots from the floor. Wesley Matthews finished up the with 11 points as no other Portland player scored in double figures. LaMarcus Aldridge joined the long list of players who did not have a great performance finishing up with 6 points and 8 rebounds and Marcus Camby recorded 8 points and 8 rebounds.

With their offense struggling, the Lakers didn't get much production from the normal list of players. Pau Gasol finished with 17 points to lead the Lakers and also pulled down 7 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. The Lakers backcourt of Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher each finished with 13 points apiece but shot a combined 10-33 from the field. Off the bench, Lamar Odom and Matt Barnes each put in 7 points apiece. It was a struggle for center Andrew Bynum as he finished with a mere 3 points and 6 rebounds in 35 minutes.

Jordan Brand Player of the Game:
Gerald Wallace - 23 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals

Portland Trail Blazers (4-4) at Los Angeles Lakers (3-4)
November 7, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Portland Trail Blazers 21 19 18 20 78 Los Angeles Lakers 15 24 18 17 74 Top Performers Gerald Wallace - 23 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals Patrick Mills - 14 points, 1 assist Pau Gasol - 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists Kobe Bryant - 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal	Team Stat Comparison POR LAL FG Made-Attempted 26-79 27-81 3P Made-Attempted 6-18 5-18 FT Made-Attempted 20-22 15-22 Rebounds 56 46 Assists 14 16 Steals 4 9 Blocks 1 2 Turnovers 11 6
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Gerald Wallace 40 9-17 2-3 3-4 13 1 2 0 1 1 23 LaMarcus Aldridge 21 2-8 0-0 2-2 8 0 0 0 1 5 6 Marcus Camby 37 3-7 0-0 2-2 8 1 0 0 0 3 8 Wesley Matthews 34 4-11 0-1 3-4 5 4 1 0 0 2 11 Andre Miller 37 0-11 0-0 6-6 4 7 0 0 2 0 6 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Nicolas Batum 25 2-8 1-2 0-0 8 0 0 0 1 1 5 Brandon Roy 13 1-5 1-4 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 1 3 Patrick Mills 12 4-7 2-4 4-4 0 1 0 0 3 0 14 Greg Oden 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Barron 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 Rudy Fernandez 7 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Eliott Williams - DNP TEAM TOTALS 26-79 6-18 20-22 56 14 4 1 11 13 78 STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Ron Artest 33 1-6 0-2 4-4 5 2 1 1 1 1 6 Pau Gasol 29 7-14 0-0 3-4 7 5 0 0 2 3 17 Andrew Bynum 35 1-3 0-0 1-2 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 Kobe Bryant 36 5-20 0-2 3-4 4 3 1 0 1 1 13 Derek Fisher 30 5-13 2-5 1-2 6 1 2 0 1 1 13 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Lamar Odom 20 3-7 0-0 1-2 3 3 1 1 0 2 7 Steve Blake 19 1-6 1-5 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 Matt Barnes 16 2-3 1-2 2-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 Shannon Brown 13 2-8 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 Theo Ratliff 7 0-0 0-0 0-2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Smith 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Luke Walton - DNP TEAM TOTALS 27-81 5-18 15-22 46 16 9 2 6 11 74

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | November 9, 2010
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Minnesota Timberwolves (2-5, 1-3 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (3-4, 2-3 Home)
STARTING LINEUPS Luke Ridnour Point Guard Derek Fisher Wesley Johnson Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Michael Beasley Small Forward Ron Artest Kevin Love Power Forward Pau Gasol Anthony Tolliver Center Andrew Bynum Injury Report Darko Milicic - Strained Abdomen Devin Ebanks Armon Johnson Derrick Caracter Luke Babbitt Derek Fisher - Bruised Tailbone Game Notes The Lakers three game winning streak was snapped Sunday night after a 78-74 loss to the Trail Blazers. The Minnesota Timberwolves come into tonight's game with a 2-5 record, recording a 108-96 victory Sunday against the Rockets. Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers in scoring averaging 24.9 points per game after a poor game against the Blazers where he scored 13 points and shot 5-20 from the field. Michael Beasley comes in as the Timberwolves leading scorer, averaging 22.7 points per game. Lakers point guard Derek Fisher suffered a bruised tailbone in Sunday's game but will start and play tonight. He is day-to-day. The Timberwolves will be without starting center Darko Milicic, who is out for another 1-2 weeks with a strained abdomen.

[CoachGreg]

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Lakers slow start to begin game is the difference in loss to Timberwolves
T'Wolves hit clutch perimeter shots down the stretch

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Lakers offensive struggles from their game against the Trail Blazers on Sunday carried over to the first half of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves got off to a hot start and got some much needed breathing room from the Lakers after the first quarter holding a 31-14 lead. The Lakers made a big run in the second half cutting the Wolves lead all the way down to six points with about 1:30 left in the fourth quarter, but two back-court violation turnovers by the Lakers gave the Wolves a sigh of relief and also a 110-102 victory. The Wolves as a team grabbed 63 rebounds while the Lakers only were able to pull down 47.

Michael Beasley led the Wolves with 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while hitting 10-17 shots from the field. Wesley Johnson added 24 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds for a double double. Kevin Love also recorded a double double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Jonny Flynn came off the bench and put in 12 points and Luke Ridnour added 10.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with a game high 33 points, but did not shoot the ball very well from the field finishing 11-32, but he was able to get to the free throw line and finish 9-10.
Derek Fisher put up 16 points and dished out 8 assists. Andrew Bynum added 12 points and 12 rebounds, finishing with a double double. Shannon Brown scored 12 points off the bench and Lamar Odom finished with 6 points and 7 rebounds. Starting power forward Pau Gasol had a rough game scoring only 6 points while shooting 2-9 from the field.

Jordan Brand Player of the Game:
Wesley Johnson - 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Minnesota Timberwolves (3-5) at Los Angeles Lakers (3-5)
November 9, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Minnesota Timberwolves 31 18 29 32 110 Los Angeles Lakers 14 20 30 38 102 Top Performers Michael Beasley - 26 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist Wesley Johnson - 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Kobe Bryant - 33 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Derek Fisher - 16 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals	Team Stat Comparison MIN LAL FG Made-Attempted 40-88 35-96 3P Made-Attempted 5-16 7-23 FT Made-Attempted 25-28 25-30 Rebounds 63 47 Assists 19 19 Steals 5 14 Blocks 2 4 Turnovers 18 9
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Michael Beasley 42 10-17 1-2 5-5 12 1 0 0 4 1 26 Kevin Love 39 8-15 0-2 5-5 10 1 0 1 0 5 21 Anthony Tolliver 24 4-8 0-1 0-1 10 1 0 0 2 1 8 Wesley Johnson 37 9-19 3-5 3-5 10 3 2 0 4 3 24 Luke Ridnour 32 2-8 0-1 6-6 4 9 1 0 4 5 10 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Jonny Flynn 22 4-9 0-3 4-4 7 4 0 0 2 1 12 Nikola Pekovic 20 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 Martell Webster 11 0-2 0-1 2-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Anthony Randolph 10 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 Wayne Ellington 8 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 Sebastian Telfair - DNP Lazar Hayward - DNP TEAM TOTALS 40-88 5-16 25-28 63 19 5 2 18 19 110 STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Ron Artest 35 3-5 1-2 3-3 8 2 1 0 1 1 10 Pau Gasol 31 2-9 0-0 2-2 10 2 1 0 0 2 6 Andrew Bynum 37 5-8 0-0 2-4 12 1 0 3 1 4 12 Kobe Bryant 37 11-32 2-4 9-10 2 3 2 0 3 4 33 Derek Fisher 37 5-14 3-7 3-4 2 8 2 0 3 4 16 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Lamar Odom 18 3-8 0-2 0-1 7 1 2 0 0 2 6 Steve Blake 15 0-7 0-4 2-2 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 Matt Barnes 14 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 Shannon Brown 12 4-9 0-2 4-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 Theo Ratliff 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Joe Smith 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luke Walton - DNP TEAM TOTALS 35-96 7-23 25-30 47 19 14 4 9 20 102

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | November 11, 2010
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Los Angeles Lakers (3-5, 1-1 Away)		Denver Nuggets (3-5, 2-1 Home)
STARTING LINEUPS Derek Fisher Point Guard Raymond Felton Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Arron Afflalo Ron Artest Small Forward Wilson Chandler Pau Gasol Power Forward Kenyon Martin Andrew Bynum Center Nene Injury Report Devin Ebanks Kenyon Martin - Sore Knee Derrick Caracter Gary Forbes - Strained Abdomen Derek Fisher - Bruised Tailbone Kosta Koufos Game Notes The Lakers enter tonight's game having lost their last two games at home to Portland and Minnesota running their record now to 3-5. They travel to the Mile High City to take on the Denver Nuggets who also come into the game with a 3-5 record. Kobe Bryant raised his point average to 25.9 to continue to lead the Lakers. Ty Lawson off the bench for the Nuggets leads them in scoring, averaging 14.8 points per game. The Lakers Derek Fisher is still filling the effects of a bruised tailbone, but is still starting tonight. The Nuggets are dealing with a few injuries, one of them being to their starting power forward, Kenyon Martin who has a sore knee and is day-to-day and rookie Gary Forbes is dealing with a strained abdomen but it is not believed to be serious.