Dominate | Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty ft. Kobe Bryant

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Lakers bring different attitude and demeanor to the table, defeat Rockets again
Bryant and Howard combine for 66 as Lakers show no nonsense attitude in game

 

HOUSTON - It seems as if the rest of the team got the message that Kobe Bryant sent out following the Lakers loss on Sunday night against the Nuggets.  Bryant called the next three games a gut check for this team and a test to see if they are championship worthy contenders or pretenders.  Stepping onto the court in Houston the Lakers had a different tone about them, their attitude was different.  It was as if they had cloned Kobe Bryant's killer instinct and sheer will to win and did 12 transplants before the game.  Dwight Howard was not all smiles and giggles, infact he did not smile once throughtout the entire game.  The message was received loud and clear and Kobe Bryant himself led the charge as the Lakers snapped a two game losing streak with a 109-93 victory over the Rockets, their third win of the season against Houston.  Bryant finished with a game high 39 points, hitting an impressive 15-22 shots from the field and dished out 7 assists and was active defenisvely collecting 4 steals.  Dwight Howard was just as efficient, hitting 14-20 shots from the field en route to 29 points and 7 rebounds along with 2 block shots.  Bryant and Howard combined to score 66 points, more then half the teams total for the game.  Both Steve Nash and Earl Clark rounded up the Lakers who scored in double figures, both having 10 points apiece.  The Rockets had a rough first quarter, only scoring 10 points and couldn't seem to get any type of flow during the game, a game that coach Kevin McHale said the Rockets needed just from a confidence point of view against a team as talented as the Lakers.  James Harden led the Rockets with a team high 15 point, but could not find his shot, finishing 6-16 from the field and 1-6 from the three point line.  Patrick Patterson added 13 points and Omer Asik had a double double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.  For the Rockets, it was the their third loss in the last four games, dropping them down to third place behind the Spurs and Hornets.  The Lakers (22-12) jumped right on a plane after the game for a short flight to get into San Antonio early for a good night sleep before the second game of their back-to-back Texas road trip.  The Spurs hold the leagues best record and are the currently atop the Western Conference, however, the Lakers and Spurs met earlier in November where the Lakers provailed 94-88.

 

LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ HOUSTON ROCKETS
Jan 8, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles Lakers 23 24 34 28 109 Houston Rockets 10 27 32 24 93 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 39 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk Dwight Howard - 29 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk James Harden - 15 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl Patrick Patterson - 13 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl	Team Stats Comparison   LAL HOU Fast Break Pts 6 6 Pts in the Paint 36 34 2nd Chance Pts 6 10 Bench Pts 14 32 Offensive Rebs 7 8 Defensive Rebs 37 32 Biggest Lead 20 2 Time of Poss 22:53 25:07
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (22-12) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 35 3-9 2-4 2-2 4 11 1 0 2 10 Kobe Bryant 42 15-22 3-4 4-4 4 7 4 1 2 39 Metta World Peace 32 3-9 1-5 2-2 8 1 0 0 1 9 Earl Clark 28 4-8 1-3 1-2 5 1 0 2 0 10 Dwight Howard 37 14-20 0-0 1-2 7 2 0 2 1 29 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 27 1-8 0-1 4-5 6 2 2 1 2 6 Jordan Hill 20 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 8 Steve Blake 19 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 6 3 0 2 0 Darius Morris DNP COACH'S DECISION Devin Ebanks DNP COACH'S DECISION Robert Sacre DNP COACH'S DECISION Chris Duhon DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 44-82 7-18 14-17 39 30 10 6 11 109
HOUSTON ROCKETS (18-17) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jeremy Lin 34 2-10 0-5 6-7 3 8 0 0 2 10 James Harden 34 6-16 1-6 2-2 5 5 1 0 5 15 Chandler Parsons 30 3-7 1-2 4-4 4 2 2 2 0 11 Patrick Patterson 32 5-11 2-4 1-2 4 1 1 0 1 13 Omer Asik 32 5-11 0-0 2-4 12 0 0 2 0 12 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Carlos Delfino 26 1-6 1-3 3-3 2 4 0 0 4 6 Greg Smith 16 5-7 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 1 11 Toney Douglas 14 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 4 Terrence Jones 11 3-5 1-3 2-2 3 0 0 1 0 9 Marcus Morris 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 James Anderson DNP COACH'S DECISION Patrick Beverly DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 33-77 6-23 21-26 38 22 5 5 14 93

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Matchup Preview | January 9, 2013
Los Angeles Lakers (22-12, 9-7 Away)	AT&T Center San Antonio, TX	San Antonio Spurs (28-9, 12-4 Home)
Projected Starters Steve Nash Point Guard Tony Parker Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Danny Green Metta World Peace Small Forward Kawahi Leonard Earl Clark Power Forward Tiago Splitter Dwight Howard Center Tim Duncan Injury Report Jodie Meeks Separated Shoulder   Patrick Mills Pau Gasol Sprained Foot   Nando De Colo Game Notes The top two teams in the Western Conference, the Spurs and Lakers meet for the second time this season with the Lakers having won the first meeting 94-88. The Spurs (28-9) come in with the leagues best record and have won six straight while the Lakers (22-12) snapped a two game losing streak with an impressive victory last night in Houston. Series Matchup Game 1: Lakers 94, Spurs 88 Game 2: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 @ San Antonio, 7:00 pm Game 3: Sunday, April 14, 2013 @ Lakers, 6:30 pm

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Lakers able to grind out victory in San Antonio to sweep two game road trip

The Los Angeles Lakers have not played that many important games this season, but on the second night of a back-to-back short two game road trip through Texas to play the San Antonio Spurs, everyone viewed this a the most important game for the Lakers so far this season. The San Antonio Spurs have just simply been a symbol of excellence under Gregg Poppovich, winning four championships, and going toe to toe with the Los Angeles Lakers for nearly a decade now for Western Conference supremacy. So far this season all the Spurs have done is have the best record in the league, coming into the game 28-9 while the Lakers got a much needed victory the previous day in Houston and were looking to sweep their brief Texas trip. Infront of a soldout AT&T Center, the Lakers and Spurs methodically went at each other and it was not a game dominated by offense as both teams hung their hat on the defensive end and when the dust settled, the Lakers stood victorious with an 80-76 victory over the Spurs, their second win against San Antonio this season, having defeated them back in November, 94-88 at STAPLES. Kobe Bryant who has become somewhat more aggressive on the offensive end the past few games led the Lakers with a game high 28 points while grabbing 5 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists. Dwight Howard recorded another double double this season with 19 points and 10 rebounds along with 3 block shots and Steve Nash dished out a game high 13 assists. For those who like a fast pace, run and gun style game, this was not the one for you as both teams hounded eachother on both ends defensively, but in the third quarter it seemed as if both teams found their niche, but it didn't last. Tied up at halftime, 34-34, the Lakers outscored the Spurs 29-25 in the third quarter which proved to be enough to get the win, but the Lakers as a team finished the game shooting 28-78 from the field (35 percent) while the Spurs finished 28-76 (36 percent) from the field for the game. The Spurs however got some of the most disappointing performances from their stars with this being such a big conference game. Tim Duncan finished the game with just 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, but took only eleven shots the whole game. Point guard Tony Parker had only 11 points while dishing out 9 assists, but was 4-13 shooting from the field. The only other Spur play to reach double digit points was Danny Green who the led the Spurs with 14 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. Manu Ginobili had only 9 points in the game while second year forward Kawahi Leonard, one of the Spurs biggest and brighest rising stars was held to 4 points, going 1-11 from the field including 1-6 from the three point line. The win improved the Lakers to 23-12 overall and gave them some much needed momentum and confidence for their matchup on Friday night at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
5:30 PM PT - AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

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	14	20	29	17	80
	17	17	25	17	76

LOS ANGELES LAKERS (23-12)
		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Steve Nash	38	2-5	0-0	4-6	1	6	7	13	0	0	1	8
Kobe Bryant	39	10-22	1-3	7-7	0	5	5	5	0	0	2	28
Metta World Peace	30	2-7	0-5	1-2	0	4	4	0	2	0	3	5
Earl Clark	29	2-7	0-1	1-2	2	8	10	1	1	0	1	5
Dwight Howard	37	6-19	0-0	7-9	4	6	10	1	1	3	2	19
Antawn Jamison	27	1-8	0-3	0-0	3	4	7	0	1	0	1	2
Jordan Hill	20	3-6	0-0	2-2	2	6	8	0	0	0	1	8
Steve Blake	20	2-4	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	3	0	1	1	5
Devin Ebanks	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Darius Morris	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Robert Sacre	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Chris Duhon	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Totals	240	28-78	2-13	22-28	13	40	53	23	5	4	12	80
		35%	15%	78%	TEAM REBS: 6				TOTAL TO: 14
SAN ANTONIO SPURS (28-10)
		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tony Parker	35	4-13	0-2	3-4	0	6	6	9	3	0	2	11
Danny Green	27	5-10	2-3	2-4	1	6	7	2	3	0	2	14
Kawahi Leonard	31	1-11	1-6	1-2	1	3	4	2	0	1	0	4
Tiago Splitter	25	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	3	5	0	0	3	1	4
Tim Duncan	34	5-11	0-0	0-0	0	8	8	2	1	3	2	10
Manu Ginobili	25	3-8	2-5	1-2	0	2	2	3	1	0	1	9
Stephen Jackson	17	1-6	1-3	2-2	0	2	2	1	0	1	2	5
Boris Diaw	14	4-6	1-1	0-0	1	4	5	0	0	1	0	9
Gary Neal	12	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	3	1	0	1	5
DeJuan Blair	12	1-3	0-0	1-2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	3
Matt Bonner	8	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Cory Joseph	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Totals	240	28-76	8-23	12-18	5	45	50	23	9	9	11	76
		36%	34%	66%	TEAM REBS: 7				TOTAL TO: 12

INACTIVE Lakers: Meeks, Gasol Spurs: De Colo, Mills

ARENA STATS Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX Officials: Kane Fitzgerald, Dick Bavetta, Marc Davis

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
7:30 PM PT - STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

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Matchup Preview | News & Notes
Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15, 6-8 Away)	STAPLES Center Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Lakers (23-12, 13-5 Home)
Projected Starters Russell Westbrook Point Guard Steve Nash Thabo Sefolosha Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Kevin Durant Small Forward Metta World Peace Serge Ibaka Power Forward Earl Clark Kendrick Perkins Center Dwight Howard statistical leaders Kevin Durant 22.3 ppg Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 22.5 ppg Serge Ibaka 8.4 rpg Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 9.5 rpg Russell Westbrook 6.3 apg Assists Per Game Steve Nash 9.3 apg Russell Westbrook 1.9 spg Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.8 spg Serge Ibaka 2.5 bpg Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.3 bpg Game Notes The Los Angeles Lakers return home after a very successfull two game trip in Texas to host the Oklahoma City Thunder, in the second meeting of the season betweent the two teams.  The Thunder (20-15) come into tonights game with some questions hoping to be answered about their play as of late, they have lost two straight.  The Lakers (23-12) have won two straight as tonight begins a four game home stand that the Lakers could take advantage of with the finale next Thursday when the NBA Champion, Miami Heat make their only trip here to face the Lakers. regular season series schedule Game 1: Thunder 106, Lakers 105 Game 2: Friday, January 11, 2013 @ Lakers, 7:30 pm Game 3: Sunday, January 27, 2013 @ Lakers, 12:30 pm Game 4: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 @ Oklahoma City, 8:30 pm

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
7:30 PM PT - STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

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Lakers latest victory over Thunder may have shown that power has shifted

Returning home following a two game road trip in Texas, the Los Angeles Lakers seemed to have heeded the message from their leader Kobe Bryant and have taken a little more seriousness tone the last two games and it wasn't going to be a walk in the park for the Lakers as they hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder and try to avenge their first meeting of the season where the Thunder came away with a one point victory.  Still without Paul Gasol and Jodie Meeks, the Lakers once again counted on the duo of Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard to set the tone of the game early and the Thunder, who have been going through a slump the last few weeks looked more like a team that was unsure of themselves and the Lakers used it to their advantage to win their third straight and get their first win over the Thunder since last years playoffs with a 101-86 win.  Dwight Howard finished with a game high 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and blocked 5 shots, continuing his dominance on the defensive side of the ball.  Kobe Bryant also recorded a double double, finishing with 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds and was active as well defensively, collecting 4 steals.  Metta World Peace added 16 points and off the bench Jordan Hill had 14 points and 6 rebounds while Antawn Jamison added 12 points.  For the Thunder it was another disappointing game as it seems like they are not clicking like they expected to following the James Harden trade the day before the season started.  Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with a team high 18 point, but was 7-22 from the field and 0-6 from behind the three point line.  Serge Ibaka also finished with 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Kevin Durant struggled during the game, only hitting 5-15 shots from the field and scored only 12 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.  No other Thunder player reached double figures.  For the Lakers it was another solid gameplan they came out with and executed and got off on the right foot to begin this four game homestand.  The Lakers will host Cleveland on Sunday when the Cavaliers make their yearly appearance then will face the Milwaukee Bucks and wrap up the homestand next Thursday against the Heat.

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	15	24	22	25	86
	24	25	29	23	101

 

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (20-16)
		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Russell Westbrook	34	7-22	0-6	4-4	2	3	5	4	1	0	2	18
Thabo Sefolosha	28	4-7	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	1	3	9
Kevin Durant	37	5-15	0-1	2-2	4	6	10	5	1	2	7	12
Serge Ibaka	32	6-13	0-0	6-8	5	8	13	0	0	0	0	18
Kendrick Perkins	28	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	4	9	1	2	1	2	4
Kevin Martin	23	4-8	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	9
Nick Collison	20	1-6	0-0	1-2	0	5	5	2	0	0	1	3
Eric Maynor	11	1-3	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4
Jeremy Lamb	9	2-3	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Perry Jones	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3
DeAndre Liggins	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Totals	240	33-84	3-17	17-20	16	33	49	20	5	4	18	86
		39%	17%	85%	TEAM REBS: 5				TOTAL TO: 20
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (24-12)
		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Steve Nash	36	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	12	4	0	2	3
Kobe Bryant	40	4-17	1-2	11-13	3	7	10	4	4	0	3	20
Metta World Peace	30	7-13	2-5	0-0	0	4	4	0	1	0	1	16
Earl Clark	28	2-4	1-1	1-2	0	3	3	5	0	1	1	6
Dwight Howard	40	11-20	0-0	2-6	2	9	11	0	0	5	0	24
Antawn Jamison	27	5-10	0-1	2-2	0	4	4	2	1	0	2	12
Steve Blake	20	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	5	0	0	1	5
Jordan Hill	19	6-9	0-0	2-2	1	5	6	0	0	1	0	14
Devin Ebanks	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Darius Morris	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Robert Sacre	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Chris Duhon	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Totals	240	38-77	5-10	20-27	6	35	41	28	10	7	10	101
		49%	50%	74%	TEAM REBS: 9				TOTAL TO: 13

INACTIVE Thunder: Thabeet, Jackson Lakers: Meeks, Gasol

ARENA STATS Arena: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA Officials: Violet Palmer, Sean Corbin, Joey Crawford

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Quote: Originally Posted by Eaglerock562

Matchup Preview | January 6, 2013 Denver Nuggets (18-17, 12-10 Away) STAPLES Center Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Lakers (21-11, 13-4 Home) Projected Starters Andre Miller Point Guard Steve Nash Andre Iguodala Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Danilo Gallinari Small Forward Metta World Peace Kenneth Faried Power Forward Earl Clark Kosta Koufos Center Dwight Howard Injury Report Ty Lawson Torn MCL   Jodie Meeks Separated Shoulder Quincy Miller   Pau Gasol Sprained Foot Julyan Stone   Darius Johnson-Odom Game Notes The Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets tonight, the third meeting of the season between the teams. The Lakers defeated the Nuggets in their two meetings. The Nuggets are trying to salvage their season, but continue to hover around .500 without their leader and starting point guard Ty Lawson who is out with a torn MCL for the season. Series Matchup Game 1: Lakers 116, Nuggets 109 Game 2: Lakers 113, Nuggets 108 (OT) Game 3: Sunday, January 6, 2013 @ Lakers, 6:30 pm Game 4: Monday, February 25, 2013 @ Denver, 7:00 pm

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Where are you getting the images for your Game Previews and Recaps? Are you just editing the OS Tables?

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I love what you're doing! Where are you getting the images for your Game Previews and Recaps? Are you just editing the OS Tables?

I'm glad you guys like the different styled layouts. Breaking news: I purchased REDITOR this past weekend and bought the tabs necessary to edit and input information into association files so I will be returing to square one again as I have been working the last two days on my association file template and am just about done and I will be unleashing and starting the most Authentic and most In Depth Association mode anyone has attempted to do. You ask what makes it so in depth and different well because I have successfully made a head coaches and assistant coaches free agent pool that holds 30 head coaching candidates and 30 assistant coaching candidates, all of them real life current and former coaches of both areas. I have given some of the top assistants special consideration and have included them in the head coaches pool while keeping them assigned to their current position with their current team. I have also included former players that might have recently retired and expressed interest in coaching in the assistant coaches pool. I will be posting a short detailed blog post later on that you can continue to read about the added features.

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Can't wait, what's the REDITOR?