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Lakers-Warriors Notebook
By: Lakers.com
Posted November 1,2014

Sat, Nov 1, 2014 | Recap

	93	STAT LEADERS
		Bryant 26	PTS	Thompson 24
	96	Hill 8	REB	Bogut 14
		Lin 5	AST	Curry 4

Top Performers

Los Angeles	Golden State
K. Bryant Pts: 26 Reb: 3 Ast: 5 Stl: 2 Blk: 1	K. Thompson Pts: 24 Reb: 7 Ast: 2 Stl: 2 Blk: 2
SEASON SERIES 1-0 GSW

MVP: Klay Thompson. Thompson showed off why many consider him the best two way shooting guard in the NBA by standing toe to toe with Kobe Bryant and getting the best of him. Wes Johnson had to duty to guard Thompson but Thompson guarded Kobe to entire a game and still finished with 24 points and 7 rebounds on 10-of-18 shooting. Thompson also grabbed 7 boards and finished with 2 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

LVP: Jeremy Lin. Lin has continued his funk to start the season finishing with just 8 points on 3-of-12 shooting. The former Harvard grad has struggled to find his role with the Lakers dating back to the preseason. Bryant has wanted Lin to take control of the offense but he hasn't been able to buy a bucket all season and has struggled with turning the ball over at an alarming rate.

X-Factor: David Lee. Lee had a very efficient night going up against Carlos Boozer finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Lee shot a blistering 8-of-11 from the field making Boozer look silly at times. With Curry struggling all game, Lee stepped in to help the Warriors in a low scoring affair by their standards.

Rookie Watch: Julius Randle. Randle finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench for the Lakers. While Boozer played 12 more minutes, Randle matched his point totale and only had 2 less rebounds while going a perfect 5-of-5 from the field.

By The Numbers: 47. The Lakers shot a season worse 47% from the free throw line. In a game where they only lost by three points, those missed freebies came back to haunt them.

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Up Next: vs PHX

	Suns (1-2, 1-0 away)	Tuesday November 4, 2014 7:30 PM
	Lakers (3-1, 2-0 home)

Phoenix

Los Angeles

Eric Bledsoe	PG	Jeremy Lin
Goran Dragic	SG	Kobe Bryant
P.J. Tucker	SF	Wesley Johnson
Markieff Morris	PF	Carlos Boozer
Alex Len	C	Jordan Hill
SEASON SERIES 1-0 LAL

Key Matchup

E. Bledsoe Points: 20.3 Reb: 3.3 Ast: 4.3 Stl: 0.3 Blk: 0.7	K. Bryant Points: 34.5 Reb: 4.2 Ast: 6.3 Stl: 1.5 Blk: 0.5
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns will meet for the 2nd time in the young NBA season with the Lakers winning the first matchup 93-91 on 10/29.14.

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Lakers-Suns Notebook
By: Lakers.com
Posted November 4,2014

Tue, Nov 4, 2014 | Recap

	103	STAT LEADERS
		Dragic 20	PTS	Bryant 29
	111	Len 13	REB	Boozer 10
		Dragic 7	AST	Bryant 9

Top Performers

Phoenix	Los Angeles
G. Dragic Pts: 20 Reb: 3 Ast: 7 Stl: 1 Blk: 1	K. Bryant Pts: 29 Reb: 4 Ast: 9 Stl: 0 Blk: 1
SEASON SERIES 2-0 LAL

MVP: Kobe Bryant. Through the first 5 game of the season, Kobe Bryant has been in MVP form. Showing to effects from his past two major surgeries, Bryant has picked up his play from 2 years ago when he tore his achilles. Bryant finished with 29 points, 4 rebounds, and 9 assist on 12-of-24 shooting in the win.

LVP: Isaiah Thomas. Thomas was paid the big bucks to come to Phoenix to give them a top notch scoring threat off the bench and to be insurance in case Eric Bledsoe got injured again. Thomas struggled against the pesky defense of Jeremy Lin going a woeful 4-of-13 from the field in 24 minutes. Thomas' plus/minus was a -6 for the Suns while on the court.

X-Factor: Ed Davis. The Lakers picked up the former Tar Heel on a bargain deal this summer and it has paid off. Davis finished with 10 points and 7 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting. Davis feasted on Phoenix's second unit big men scoring at will on Anthony Tolliver and Marcus Morris.

Rookie Watch: Julius Randle. Randle had a quiet night against the Suns with 6 points and 4 rebounds. The 7th overall pick had a rough night shooting the ball finishing 3-of-10 from the field. As soon as Randle would get near the paint Phoenix would bring a double team and the rookie would force up a shot instead of looking for the open man.

By The Numbers: 21. The Suns, known for their red hot three point shooting, shot just 21% from three point land while the Lakers shot 47% from three.

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Updated: November 2, 2014, 12:05 PM ET

Lin Sidelined With Broken Ankle
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ESPN.com news services

The Los Angeles Lakers announced today that point guard Jeremy Lin will miss time with a broken ankle he suffered against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Head Trained Gary Vitti said Lin will have surgery today.

The injury bug bites LA again.

Lin, was acquired from the Houston Rockets over the summer, has appeared in 5 games for the Lakers and has averaged 7.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.8 apg, and 1.0 spg while shooting a career low 31% from the field and a career high 47% from three.

During the 3rd quarter against Phoenix, Lin came down awkwardly on his ankle after missing a corner three. He needed to be help off the court after not being able to apply any pressure on the broken ankle. Lin said he knew something was wrong because he heard a pop as soon as he landed on the ground.

The Lakers estimate that Lin will miss the next 6-8 weeks with the broken ankle. This is bad news for the Lakers who already without Steve Nash (back) and Nick Young (hand). Nash is expected to miss the entire season while Young is expected back in a few weeks.

With Lin out, veteran Ronnie Price is expected to become the starter and rookie Jordan Clarkson will see a increase in minutes off the bench.

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