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Is it dynasty or disaster? Stay tuned to find out...

Welcome fellow OS members, thank you for stopping by and taking a peak and following my official NBA 2K13 Los Angeles Lakers 30 team user controlled Association thread. This will be my official thread for the season. Just a quick overview, I am hoping to go 5-6 years deep into this association hopefully getting to the point where we see Kobe Bryant win that 6th championship ring and at what point does he retire as well as finding out if Dwight Howard re-signs in the off season and if Pau Gasol remains on the roster or if he is traded by the February deadline. Most importantly how will the Lakers respond to the hiring of their new head coach, Mike D'Antoni just days before the 2012-13 season gets underway. Following the first time in franchise history that the Lakers did not win a pre season game the team relieved then head coach Mike Brown of his duties the following day, just a mere three days before the season officially gets underway.

Throughout this thread you will see detailed practice and post game reports of all Lakers games as well as a quick glance at the other games on the schedule. There will be a complete breakdown of the standings once a week including NBA power rankings being released every Sunday. NBA player of the week awards will be announced on Sundays for games played the previous week and player and rookie of the months will be announced the first Sunday of the new month. Detailed boxscore reports of all Lakers games will include the +/- of all players. There will be monthly statistical reports for the Lakers and also weekly updates who league leaders in statistics and advance statistics such as PER.

So I hope you enjoy reading and following, it looks to be an exciting year and heres to hoping that the Black Mamba and Superman can bring the gold back to where it belongs.

For this season the Lakers with their superior starting lineup have been called.....

The Los Angeles Avengers!!!

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2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers Media Information

The Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 Media Information will be posted in this section.

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2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers Game Recaps

Los Angeles Lakers October 2012-13 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Oct 30	vs Dallas Mavericks	Won, 104-101
Oct 31	at Portland Trail Blazers	Won, 104-90

Los Angeles Lakers November 2012-13 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Nov 2	vs Los Angeles Clippers	Won, 98-91
Nov 4	vs Detroit Pistons	Won, 105-89
Nov 7	at Utah Jazz	Won, 92-62
Nov 9	vs Golden State Warriors	Won, 99-90
Nov 11	vs Sacramento Kings	Won, 100-73
Nov 13	vs San Antonio Spurs	Won, 101-95
Nov 16	vs Phoenix Suns	Won, 102-83
Nov 18	vs Houston Rockets	Won, 96-85
Nov 20	vs Brooklyn Nets	Won, 98-88
Nov 21	at Sacramento Kings	Won, 109-85
Nov 23	at Memphis Grizzlies
Nov 24	at Dallas Mavericks
Nov 27	vs Indiana Pacers
Nov 30	vs Denver Nuggets

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2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 Regular Season Player Statistics and Player Transaction.

					2012-13 Regular Season Statistics (Totals)
PLAYER	GP	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kobe Bryant	10	10	333	100-205	13-31	35-36	51	48	16	5	33	248
Dwight Howard	10	10	308	77-107	0-0	15-19	92	20	2	10	9	169
Pau Gasol	10	10	324	57-102	1-5	21-22	74	26	7	4	11	136
Steve Nash	10	10	338	44-100	10-29	16-16	49	84	16	3	23	114
Metta World Peace	10	10	315	30-67	7-22	8-9	62	22	6	2	9	75
Antawn Jamison	10	0	208	30-59	5-9	7-9	44	9	7	2	8	72
Jodie Meeks	10	0	143	26-61	8-28	6-7	24	12	4	2	10	66
Steve Blake	10	0	132	20-53	7-24	4-5	27	24	5	3	14	51
Devin Ebanks	10	0	82	10-18	1-5	5-6	12	5	3	1	1	26
Darius Morris	10	0	75	9-26	4-11	2-2	13	15	0	2	6	24
Jordan Hill	10	0	141	9-27	0-0	2-4	34	4	1	2	2	20
Totals	10	- - -	2400	412-825	56-164	121-135	482	269	67	36	126	1001

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2012-13 NBA Standings and Power Rankings

November 4th, 2012

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NBA Standings - Updated: Nov 4, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Brooklyn Nets	2	0		2-0	2-0
Boston Celtics	2	1	0.5	0-0	2-1
Toronto Raptors	1	1	1.0	0-1	1-1
Philadelphia 76ers	0	1	1.5	0-0	0-0
New York Knicks	0	2	2.0	0-1	0-2
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Cleveland Cavaliers	3	0		2-0	3-0
Chicago Bulls	2	1	1.0	0-1	0-1
Detroit Pistons	1	1	1.5	0-0	0-0
Indiana Pacers	1	2	2.0	0-0	0-2
Milwaukee Bucks	0	2	2.5	0-1	0-2
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Miami Heat	3	0		0-0	2-0
Charlotte Bobcats	1	1	1.5	0-0	1-0
Atlanta Hawks	0	1	2.0	0-0	0-0
Orlando Magic	0	1	2.0	0-0	0-0
Washington Wizards	0	2	2.5	0-0	0-2
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Utah Jazz	3	0		0-0	3-0
Oklahoma City Thunder	2	0	0.5	1-0	2-0
Minnesota Timberwolves	1	0	1.0	0-0	1-0
Denver Nuggets	2	1	1.0	0-0	0-0
Portland Trail Blazers	1	2	2.0	0-1	1-2
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Los Angeles Lakers	3	0		1-0	3-0
Los Angeles Clippers	2	1	1.0	1-1	2-1
Phoenix Suns	1	1	1.5	1-0	1-0
Golden State Warriors	0	3	3.0	0-2	0-3
Sacramento Kings	0	3	3.0	0-0	0-1
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Houston Rockets	2	1		0-0	0-1
Memphis Grizzlies	1	1	0.5	0-0	1-1
Dallas Mavericks	1	2	1.0	0-0	0-2
San Antonio Spurs	1	2	1.0	1-0	1-2
New Orleans Hornets	0	3	2.0	0-1	0-2

November 10th, 2012

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NBA Standings - Updated: Nov 10, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Boston Celtics	5	1		1-0	5-1
Toronto Raptors	4	2	1.0	1-1	2-1
Brooklyn Nets	3	2	1.5	2-0	2-2
New York Knicks	3	2	1.5	2-1	2-2
Philadelphia 76ers	1	5	4.0	0-4	0-4
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Cleveland Cavaliers	4	2		2-0	3-0
Detroit Pistons	3	4	1.5	0-0	0-0
Chicago Bulls	2	4	2.0	0-1	0-2
Indiana Pacers	2	5	2.5	0-0	1-3
Milwaukee Bucks	0	5	3.5	0-1	0-4
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Miami Heat	6	0		1-0	4-0
Charlotte Bobcats	3	2	2.5	0-0	1-0
Orlando Magic	3	2	2.5	0-0	2-0
Washington Wizards	2	3	3.5	0-0	2-3
Atlanta Hawks	0	4	5.0	0-1	0-2
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Minnesota Timberwolves	5	1		0-0	1-0
Utah Jazz	5	2	0.5	1-0	5-2
Oklahoma City Thunder	4	2	1.0	1-0	2-0
Denver Nuggets	4	3	1.5	0-1	1-2
Portland Trail Blazers	3	3	2.0	0-1	3-3
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Los Angeles Lakers	6	0		2-0	5-0
Los Angeles Clippers	3	3	3.0	1-1	2-3
Golden State Warriors	3	4	3.5	1-3	2-4
Phoenix Suns	1	6	5.5	1-0	1-1
Sacramento Kings	0	6	6.0	0-1	0-3
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Memphis Grizzlies	4	1		1-0	3-1
San Antonio Spurs	4	3	1.5	1-0	3-3
Houston Rockets	3	3	1.5	0-1	0-3
Dallas Mavericks	2	5	3.0	0-0	1-2
New Orleans Hornets	1	4	3.0	0-1	0-2

November 17th, 2012

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NBA Standings - Updated: Nov 17, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Brooklyn Nets	6	2		3-0	5-2
Boston Celtics	7	3		2-1	7-2
New York Knicks	4	4	2	2-1	3-2
Toronto Raptors	4	5	2.5	1-2	2-3
Philadelphia 76ers	4	5	2.5	0-4	2-4
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Cleveland Cavaliers	5	4		3-1	2-0
Detroit Pistons	4	6	1.5	0-0	0-2
Indiana Pacers	4	6	1.5	0-1	2-4
Chicago Bulls	3	6	2.0	0-1	0-3
Milwaukee Bucks	1	7	3.5	1-1	1-5
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Miami Heat	7	4		1-0	4-0
Charlotte Bobcats	5	3	0.5	0-1	1-1
Washington Wizards	5	3	0.5	1-0	3-3
Orlando Magic	4	4	1.5	0-0	3-2
Atlanta Hawks	1	7	4.5	0-1	0-2
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Oklahoma City Thunder	7	3		1-0	4-0
Minnesota Timberwolves	6	3	0.5	0-0	2-1
Utah Jazz	7	4	0.5	1-0	5-2
Denver Nuggets	6	4	1.0	0-1	2-3
Portland Trail Blazers	5	4	1.5	0-1	4-4
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Los Angeles Lakers	9	0		4-0	8-0
Los Angeles Clippers	7	4	4.0	1-1	2-3
Golden State Warriors	4	5	5.0	1-3	3-4
Phoenix Suns	3	8	7.0	1-1	1-3
Sacramento Kings	2	7	7.0	0-2	1-4
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
San Antonio Spurs	6	4		1-0	4-4
Memphis Grizzlies	5	4	0.5	1-0	3-2
Houston Rockets	5	4	0.5	1-1	1-4
New Orleans Hornets	2	6	2.5	0-2	0-4
Dallas Mavericks	2	9	4.0	0-0	1-3

November 24th, 2012

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NBA Standings - Updated: Nov 24, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Boston Celtics	9	4		2-1	8-2
New York Knicks	8	4	0.5	2-1	4-2
Brooklyn Nets	7	5	1.5	3-0	5-2
Philadelphia 76ers	6	7	3.0	0-5	4-5
Toronto Raptors	5	8	4.0	2-2	3-6
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Chicago Bulls	6	6		1-1	1-3
Indiana Pacers	7	7		0-1	3-5
Cleveland Cavaliers	6	7	0.5	2-0	4-4
Detroit Pistons	6	7	0.5	0-0	2-3
Milwaukee Bucks	2	9	3.5	1-2	2-7
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Miami Heat	8	5		1-0	5-1
Charlotte Bobcats	7	5	0.5	0-3	3-3
Washington Wizards	6	5	1.0	2-1	4-5
Orlando Magic	6	6	1.5	1-0	5-4
Atlanta Hawks	3	9	4.5	2-2	2-3
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Oklahoma City Thunder	10	4		1-0	5-1
Minnesota Timberwolves	7	5	2.0	1-1	3-3
Portland Trail Blazers	7	5	2.0	1-1	6-4
Utah Jazz	8	6	2.0	1-0	6-4
Denver Nuggets	6	7	3.5	0-2	2-6
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Los Angeles Lakers	14	0		5-0	12-0
Los Angeles Clippers	8	5	5.5	1-1	4-3
Golden State Warriors	7	7	7.0	1-3	5-6
Phoenix Suns	4	9	9.5	1-1	2-4
Sacramento Kings	4	9	9.5	0-3	2-6
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Memphis Grizzlies	6	5		1-0	4-3
Houston Rockets	6	7	1.0	1-1	2-5
San Antonio Spurs	5	6	1.5	1-0	4-5
New Orleans Hornets	2	9	4.0	0-2	0-5
Dallas Mavericks	3	11	4.5	0-0	2-4

Power Rankings - Opening Night

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NBA Power Rankings - Opening Night
RK (LW)	Team	Record
1 ()	Los Angeles Lakers	0-0
2 ()	San Antonio Spurs	0-0
3 ()	Philadelphia 76ers	0-0
4 ()	Chicago Bulls	0-0
5 ()	Miami Heat	0-0
6 ()	Oklahoma City Thunder	0-0
7 ()	Indiana Pacers	0-0
8 ()	Denver Nuggets	0-0
9 ()	Boston Celtics	0-0
10 ()	New York Knicks	0-0
11 ()	Memphis Grizzlies	0-0
12 ()	Dallas Mavericks	0-0
13 ()	Minnesota Timberwolves	0-0
14 ()	New Orleans Hornets	0-0
15 ()	Portland Trailblazers	0-0
16 ()	Golden State Warriors	0-0
17 ()	Los Angeles Clippers	0-0
18 ()	Brooklyn Nets	0-0
19 ()	Cleveland Cavaliers	0-0
20 ()	Phoenix Suns	0-0
21 ()	Utah Jazz	0-0
22 ()	Atlanta Hawks	0-0
23 ()	Milwakee Bucks	0-0
24 ()	Detroit Pistons	0-0
25 ()	Houston Rockets	0-0
26 ()	Sacramento Kings	0-0
27 ()	Toronto Raptors	0-0
28 ()	Charlotte Bobcats	0-0
29 ()	Washington Wizards	0-0
30 ()	Orlando Magic	0-0

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2012-13 League Leaders and Weekly Awards

This is where the weekly league leaders in statistics along with the player of the week and month awards will be posted.

Players of the Week Award

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Players of the Week | Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2012
Miami Heat (LeBron James, Forward)		Oklahoma City Thunder (Kevin Durant, Forward)

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Players of the Week | Nov. 4 - Nov. 10, 2012
Washington Wizards (John Wall, Guard)		Los Angeles Lakers (Kobe Bryant, Guard)

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Players of the Week | Nov. 11 - Nov. 17, 2012
Cleveland Cavaliers (Tristan Thompson, Forward)		Denver Nuggets (Andre Iguodala, Guard)

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Players of the Week | Nov. 18 - Nov. 24, 2012
Miami Heat (Chris Bosh, Center)		Dallas Mavericks (Dirk Nowitzki, Forward)

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2012-13 NBA Transactions and Injury Report

Monday, October 29th

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Signed forward Taj Gibson to a 4 year extension worth $36 million dollars.

Signed guard Ty Lawson to a 4 year $48 million dollar contract extension.

Signed guard Stephen Curry to a 4 year $44 million dollar extension.

Signed guard Jrue Holiday to a 4 year extension worth $48 million dollars.

Signed guard DeMar DeRozan to a 4 year extension worth $40 million dollars.

Friday, November 2nd

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Waived forward/center Eddy Curry. Signed forward Troy Murphy.

Tuesday, November 13th

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Traded forward Matt Carroll to the Hornets for forward Hakim Warrick.

Traded forward Hakim Warrick to the Bobcats for forward Matt Carroll.

Thursday, November 15th

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Waived guard Wil Conroy. Signed forward Josh Howard.

Waived guard Jannero Pargo. Signed guard Shaun Livingston.

Tuesday, November 20th

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Waived forward Matt Carroll.

Wednesday, November 21st

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Waived forward/center Darko Milicic.

Signed forward James Anderson.

Saturday, December 1st

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Waived forward/center Luke Harangody. Signed forward Kevin Jones.

Waived forward Troy Murphy. Signed guard Derek Fisher.

Waived forward Dominic McGuire. Signed forward Mickael Pietrus.

NBA Injury Report - Dec. 9, 2012
Team	Player	Injury	Duration
Portland Trail Blazers	Damian Lillard	Strained Quad	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Sacramento Kings	DeMarcus Cousins	Broken Back	Out Day-to-Day
Chicago Bulls	Joakim Noah	Broken Jaw	Out 6-8 weeks
New Orelans Hornets	Roger Mason	Sprained Foot	Out 2-4 weeks
Denver Nuggets	Ty Lawson	Sprained Finger	Out 1-2 weeks
Washington Wizards	Trevor Ariza	Broken Jaw	Out 1-2 weeks
Denver Nuggets	Jordan Hamilton	Dislocated Finger	Hurt 1-2 weeks
New York Knicks	Iman Shumpert	Twisted Ankle	Hurt Day-to-Day
Minnesota Timberwolves	Luke Ridnour	Back Spasms	Hurt Day-to-Day
Brooklyn Nets	Gerald Wallace	Broken Arm	Out 4-6 weeks
Boston Celtics	Jason Terry	Sore Footn	Out Day-to-Day
Golden State Warriors	Draymond Green	Broken Back	Out 2-4 weeks
Charlotte Bobcats	Ramon Sessions	Strained Hamstring	Hurt Day-to-Day
Orlando Magic	E'Tawun Moore	Twisted Ankle	Hurt Day-to-Day
San Antonio Spurs	Boris Diaw	Sprained Shoulder	Out 1-2 weeks
Oklahoma City Thunder	Kevin Martin	Twisted Ankle	Out 1-2 weeks
Indiana Pacers	Roy Hibbert	Bruised Tailbone	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Atlanta Hawks	Louis Williams	Broken Jaw	Out 4-6 weeks
Golden State Warriors	Andrew Bogut	Bruised Heel	Hurt 1-2 weeks
Orlando Magic	Hedo Turkoglu	Torn Meniscus	Out 4-6 weeks
Portland Trail Blazers	J.J. Hickson	Broken Back	Out 4-6 weeks
Sacramento Kings	Tyreke Evans	Sprained Shoulder	Out 2-4 weeks

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Opening Night - October 30th, 2012 vs. Dallas Mavericks

 

Matchup Preview *|* October 30, 2012
Dallas Mavericks (0-0, 0-0 Away)	STAPLES Center Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Lakers (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Darren Collison Point Guard Steve Nash O.J. Mayo Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Shawn Marion Small Forward Metta World Peace Dirk Nowitzki Power Forward Pau Gasol Chris Kaman Center Dwight Howard Injury Report Bernard James/Inactive Day-to-Day   Darius Johnson-Odom/Inactive Day-to-Day Eddy Curry/Inactive Day-to-Day   Earl Clark/Inactive Day-to-Day Jared Cunningham/Inactive Day-to-Day   Robert Sacre/Inactive Day-to-Day Game Notes Opening night for the 2012-13 NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Dallas Mavericks in a matchup of the last two Western Conference teams to win the NBA Championship. Both teams made significant moves over the offseason. The Mavericks brought in veterans Elton Brand, Chris Kaman as well as some young athletic players O.J. Mayo, Darren Collison and Dahntay Jones. The Lakers meanwhile made the two biggest headlines of the summer acquiring two time MVP point guard Steve Nash and three time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard in trades. They also brought in veteran Antawn Jamison and sharpshooter Jodie Meeks in free agency. Tonight also marks the debut of new Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni who was hired two days ago following the firing of Mike Brown after an 0-8 preseason.. Series Matchup Game 1: October 30, 2012 @ Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30pm Game 2: November 24, 2012 @ Dallas, 5:30pm Game 3: February 24, 2013 @ Dallas, 12:00pm Game 4: April 2, 2013 @ Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30pm

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Lakers 104, Mavericks 101

Lakers hot night of offense takes a backseat to defensive stops
In the final minutes Lakers defense holds firm to secure win

LOS ANGELES, As the lights turned off and the STAPLES Center court was on display for the opening night introductions the one could feel the excitement all through the arena with the debut of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard in their first regular season game as a member of the Lakers not to mention the head coaching debut of Mike D'Antoni who was named over the weekend following the shocking events leading to Mike Brown being relieved of his duties. It didn't take long for the Lakers to feel right at home and it didn't take very long before Steve Nash had the ball in his hands and was racing up court throwing a lob to Pau Gasol which got the sold out crowd even louder. It was the Lakers new offensive scheme under D'Antoni that was allowing them to pass up good shots in order to get great shots which in all led them to shoot a remarkable 56% from the field during the game. Led by Kobe Bryant, the Lakers were able to hold off a very tough and crafty Mavericks squad in a 104-101 victory on opening night. Bryant led all scorers with a game high 30 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Pau Gasol was award player of the game honors while finishing with a double double with 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, hitting 11-17 shots from the floor. Despite being plagued by foul trouble in the first half Dwight Howard finished with 13 points and 9 rebounds while only playing a mere 24 minutes. Steve Nash hit a timely three point shot to start the fourth quarter and give the Lakers the lead for good and finished with 9 points and 9 assists for the game. The Mavericks were trailing 94-84 when things started to get heat up for them, fighting their way back to take the lead in the final minute before Gasol's two free throws put the Lakers ahead for good. The Mavs though got a great performance from O.J. Mayo who finished with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, but had a dreadful shooting night from the field hitting only 9-24 shots and 6-17 from the three point line. Dirk Nowitzki who had been bothered by a lower back injury did his best out there and wound up with 12 points and 5 rebounds while Shawn Marion rounded up the players who scored in double figures with 10 points and 6 rebounds for the game. The Lakers trailed 27-22 after the first quarter, but quickly turned that around thanks to Kobe Bryant's scoring in the second quarter, the Lakers didn't surrender the lead until the Mavericks scored with the thirty nine seconds left in the game at 101-100. Both Gasol and Bryant hit four straight free throws in the final seconds to pull out the win for the Lakers. The Lakers will now jump on a plane for a trip up to the great white north to take on the Portland Trail Blazers tomorrow night.

 

Dallas Mavericks @ Los Angeles Lakers
Oct 30, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Dallas Mavericks 27 23 30 21 101 Los Angeles Lakers 22 31 27 24 104 Top Performers O.J. Mayo - 27 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl Dirk Nowitzki - 12 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk Kobe Bryant - 30 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast Pau Gasol 24 - Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl	Team Stats Comparison   DAL LAL FG Made-Att 35-81 44-78 3PT Made-Att 9-29 7-11 FT Made-Att 22-26 9-11 Rebounds 38 44 Assists 22 28 Turnovers 12 18 Steals 14 6 Blocks 3 2
DALLAS MAVERICKS (0-1) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Darren Collison 37 2-15 0-3 4-4 3 13 3 0 4 8 O.J. Mayo 37 9-24 6-17 3-4 4 4 2 1 0 27 Shawn Marion 35 4-6 0-0 2-2 6 1 1 0 1 10 Dirk Nowitzki 33 6-11 0-1 0-0 5 0 1 1 1 12 Chris Kaman 28 1-3 0-0 4-4 5 1 3 1 0 6 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Elton Brand 20 4-5 0-0 1-2 6 0 0 0 2 9 Vince Carter 16 2-6 1-3 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 5 Dahntay Jones 11 2-3 1-2 4-4 0 0 2 0 0 9 Rodrigue Beaubois 10 1-3 0-2 1-2 0 2 0 0 3 3 Brandan Wright 10 3-4 0-0 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 9 Jae Crowder 7 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 3 Dominique Jones DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 35-81 9-29 22-26 38 22 14 3 12 101
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (1-0) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 35 3-9 1-3 2-2 1 9 3 0 2 9 Kobe Bryant 38 12-23 2-2 4-4 7 4 0 0 5 30 Metta World Peace 31 2-3 1-2 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 5 Pau Gasol 38 11-17 0-0 2-2 13 4 2 0 2 24 Dwight Howard 24 6-9 0-0 1-2 9 2 0 0 2 13 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 25 5-8 1-1 0-1 3 0 1 0 2 11 Jodie Meeks 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Jordan Hill 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Blake 12 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Devin Ebanks 8 3-3 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 7 Darius Morris 6 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 5 Chris Duhon DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 44-78 7-11 9-11 44 28 6 2 18 104

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Portland Trail Blazers Preview

 

Matchup Preview *|* October 31, 2012
Los Angeles Lakers (1-0, 0-0 Away)	Rose Garden Portland, OR	Portland Trail Blazers (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Steve Nash Point Guard Damian Lillard Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Wes Matthews Metta World Peace Small Forward Nicolas Batum Pau Gasol Power Forward LaMarcus Aldridge Dwight Howard Center J.J. Hickson Injury Report Darius Johnson-Odom/Inactive Day-to-Day   Victor Claver/Inactive Day-to-Day Earl Clark/Inactive Day-to-Day   Joel Freeland/Inactive Day-to-Day Robert Sacre/Inactive Day-to-Day   Will Barton/Inactive Day-to-Day Game Notes After an impressive win last night over the Mavericks to open up the season the Lakers travel up north to play the Portland Trail Blazers, in their season and home opener. The Trail Blazers, following last seasons cleaning house were able to draft point guard Damian Lillard with the 6th pick and he is a possible Rookie of the Year candidate. The Trail Blazers also replaced their interim head coach, Kaleb Canales, hiring former Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks head coach, Terry Stotts. Canales, who was one of the finalists for the position decided to remain with the team as part of Stotts coaching staff. Series Matchup Game 1: October 31, 2012 @ Portland, 7:00pm Game 2: December 28, 2012 @ Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30pm Game 3: February 22, 2013 @ Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30pm Game 4: April 10, 2013 @ Portland, 7:00pm

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Lakers 104, Trail Blazers 90

Lakers cruise through victory in a non familiar place
Howard puts up 24, Nash hands out 14 assists in victory

PORTLAND, It's not the easiest or friendliest place for the Los Angeles Lakers, but on Halloween this year the Lakers trick or treated their way through the game and came out with a 104-90 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers spoiling the home debut of Blazers first round pick Damian Lillard. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with a game high 28 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Dwight Howard bounced back after his lackluster performance on opening night with 24 points and 9 rebounds while hitting an impressive 11-13 shots from the field. Steve Nash dished out a season high 14 assists and Jodie Meeks off the bench put in 10 points and 7 rebounds as the Lakers (2-0) won their first road game of the year. Nicolas Batum led the Blazers with 25 points, but it was first round pick, point guard Damian Lillard that people tuned in to see finishing with 15 points and handing out 14 assists in a losing effort. The Lakers went into the fourth quarter leading 78-70 and quickly extended the lead by as many as 16 in the final quarters opening minutes. The Lakers will return home where they will take on their STAPLES Center occupants, the Los Angeles Clippers in a must see matchup of two teams that are expected to make deep playoff runs this year.

 

LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Oct 31, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles Lakers 26 26 26 26 104 Portland Trail Blazers 20 24 26 20 90 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 28 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl Dwight Howard - 24 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast Nicolas Batum - 25 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk LaMarcus Aldridge - 18 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk	Team Stats Comparison   LAL POR FG Made-Att 42-78 35-88 3PT Made-Att 7-17 6-17 FT Made-Att 13-15 14-16 Rebounds 52 37 Assists 32 26 Turnovers 22 12 Steals 7 14 Blocks 2 4
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (2-0) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 37 3-10 2-4 0-0 7 14 0 1 6 8 Kobe Bryant 37 9-18 2-2 8-8 7 4 2 0 5 28 Metta World Peace 35 3-4 2-3 0-0 6 4 1 1 4 8 Pau Gasol 33 7-14 0-1 2-2 5 1 0 0 1 16 Dwight Howard 34 11-13 0-0 2-2 9 3 0 0 0 24 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 20 2-6 0-2 0-0 3 1 3 0 2 4 Jodie Meeks 15 4-7 1-3 1-2 7 0 0 1 3 10 Jordan Hill 14 1-1 0-0 0-1 7 1 0 0 0 2 Steve Blake 11 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 0 1 4 Devin Ebanks 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Darius Morris 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Duhon DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 42-78 7-17 13-15 52 32 7 2 22 104
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (0-1) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Damian Lillard 36 4-11 1-3 6-6 4 14 1 0 3 15 Wes Matthews 34 5-15 2-4 0-0 4 2 1 0 0 12 Nicolas Batum 35 11-19 3-8 0-0 2 2 3 1 4 25 LaMarcus Aldridge 34 8-12 0-0 2-2 8 4 2 3 2 18 J.J. Hickson 36 3-8 0-0 1-2 8 1 2 0 0 7 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Sasha Pavlovic 17 0-7 0-1 3-4 3 1 3 0 1 3 Meyers Leonard 13 1-2 0-0 2-2 5 0 1 0 0 4 Ronnie Price 12 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 2 Jared Jeffries 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Luke Babbitt 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nolan Smith 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Elliott Williams 6 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 35-88 6-17 14-16 37 26 14 4 12 90

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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers Preview

 

Matchup Preview *|* November 2, 2012
Los Angeles Clippers (1-0, 0-0 Away)	STAPLES Center Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Lakers (3-0, 2-0 Home)
Projected Starters Chris Paul Point Guard Steve Nash Chauncey Billups Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Caron Butler Small Forward Metta World Peace Blake Griffin Power Forward Pau Gasol DeAndre Jordan Center Dwight Howard Injury Report Ryan Hollins/Inactive Day-to-Day   Darius Johnson-Odom/Inactive Day-to-Day Trey Thompkins/Inactive Day-to-Day   Earl Clark/Inactive Day-to-Day     Robert Sacre/Inactive Day-to-Day Game Notes The first meeting of the season between the cross-town rivals, the Lakers and Clippers takes place tonight. The Lakers have jumped out of the gates with two impressive wins over Dallas and Portland. The Clippers won their season opener on Wednesday defeating the Memphis Grizzlies. The Clippers reshuffled their bench during the offseason adding free agents Jamal Crawford, Ronny Turiaf, Matt Barnes, Ryan Hollins, Grant Hill, and acquired Lamar Odom and Willie Green in trades. Four former Lakers on currently on the Clippers roster (Barnes, Butler, Odom and Turiaf). Series Matchup Game 1: November 2, 2012 @ Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30pm Game 2: January 4, 2013 @ Los Angeles Clippers, 7:30pm Game 3: February 14, 2013 @ Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30pm Game 4: April 7, 2014 @ Los Angeles Clippers, `12:30pm

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Re: The Avengers | Los Angeles Lakers 2K13 Association

Excited to see more of this. Keep up the nice work Greg.

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Re: The Avengers | Los Angeles Lakers 2K13 Association

Keep up the good work man. This is pretty awesome so far! #GoLakers

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Lakers 98, Clippers 91

Lakers defense key down the stretch against arena rivals Bryant and Nash hit clutch free throws down the end

LOS ANGELES, A fitting way to spend your Friday night was at STAPLES Center with the two teams that call the place home on display for the first meeting of the season and both didn't disappoint even though it was the Lakers fans cheering at the final buzzer coming away with a 98-91 victory over the Clippers. The defense buckled down late in the game forcing the Clippers into numerous turnovers in the final two minutes and Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant both hit a pair of free throws to extend a 94-91 lead into a 98-91 lead in the final minute. Bryant put in a game high 28 points while Nash notched a double double with 14 points and 10 assist. Dwight Howard was effective throughout the night posted 23 points on 11-13 shooting from the field and Pau Gasol rounded out the group with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Blake Griffin was high man for the Clippers with 21 points, hitting all ten of his shots from the field and Caron Butler added 17 points while Jamal Crawford put in 15 points off the bench. The Lakers remain undefeated at 3-0 while handing the Clippers their first loss of the season.

 

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS @ LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Nov 2, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles Clippers 20 26 18 27 91 Los Angeles Lakers 20 27 21 30 98 Top Performers Blake Griffin - 21 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl Caron Butler - 17 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl Kobe Bryant - 28 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk Dwight Howard - 23 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk	Team Stats Comparison   LAC LAL FG Made-Att 38-87 43-78 3PT Made-Att 3-13 3-14 FT Made-Att 12-15 9-10 Rebounds 42 40 Assists 19 29 Turnovers 15 18 Steals 13 8 Blocks 0 5
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (1-1) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Chris Paul 33 3-10 1-3 4-4 2 2 0 0 3 11 Chauncey Billups 28 2-9 0-0 0-0 2 6 3 0 4 4 Caron Butler 38 7-20 1-6 2-3 4 3 2 0 0 17 Blake Griffin 37 10-10 0-0 1-2 9 3 1 0 2 21 DeAndre Jordan 37 4-9 0-0 1-2 7 0 1 0 0 9 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jamal Crawford 22 5-11 1-3 4-4 3 1 1 0 2 15 Grant Hill 14 0-3 0-0 0-0 7 1 2 0 0 0 Lamar Odom 13 4-8 0-1 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 8 Eric Bledsoe 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Matt Barnes 9 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 0 0 2 Willie Green 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Ronny Turiaf DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 38-87 3-13 12-15 42 19 13 0 15 91
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (3-0) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 35 5-11 0-2 4-4 4 10 1 1 2 14 Kobe Bryant 31 12-19 1-2 3-3 3 3 1 1 5 28 Metta World Peace 28 1-2 0-1 0-0 5 0 2 0 1 2 Pau Gasol 36 8-13 0-1 1-2 7 7 1 0 0 17 Dwight Howard 36 11-13 0-0 1-1 7 2 0 2 2 23 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 24 2-3 0-0 0-0 6 3 1 0 3 4 Steve Blake 18 2-6 2-6 0-0 4 2 0 1 2 6 Jodie Meeks 13 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 2 2 Jordan Hill 11 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Devin Ebanks 6 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Darius Morris 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Chris Duhon DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 43-78 3-14 9-10 40 29 8 5 18 98