Score: BOS 46 LAL 44
Alright welcome in to another ESPN televised game between the Lakers and their old nemesis from the east, the Celtics where the Lakers have battled back after sluggish start, but the C's have the two point edge in this recent meeting of the two historical rivals.
Come to think of it, this could be a short halftime post. Overall, just a boring game to watch.
Onto the positives, there are not a lot of positives, but Pau Gasol and Kent Bazemore have been positives. Welcome back Gasol as he's the only Laker player so far in double figures with 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Yup, Gasol is still a Laker even after the trade deadline. He's been the guy all season long to look up to put up efficient numbers. My opinion, he's still one of the best big men and power forwards in this game, but it's hard to rank him that this season considering how crappy this Laker team has been. Other than that, nice to have him back. Another positive, Kent Bazemore, yeah he's shooting 3-7 from the field, but 7 points in his first game as a Laker is not a bad start. Personally, I haven't seen highlight of him a lot considering the Warriors barely use him, but from what I'm hearing, he's a slasher. Yeah he's known for his cheerleading, but he's contributing at least and I thought Brooks would contribute more, but again it's just one game and both players are gonna compete hard to earn a spot. Kendall Marshall and Jodie Meeks, positives as well with 5 points and 5 assists by Marshall and 9 points by Meeks, they've been playing well all season.
Onto the negatives, can I just say that the kind of turnovers the Lakers are committing look like a football game? They're just going for the long pass on the break and the Celtics have done a good job to get back on defense and have good awareness on the ball. This whole game so far is a negative. Just imagine if this was the finals and both the Lakers and Celtics are playing this kind of bad basketball?
Overall, this is a lazy halftime post. I'm trying to sugarcoat at how boring this game is to keep myself interested, but it is what it is. One more half, hope the Lakers at least pull this out against the Celtics, especially since this is Dr. Jerry Buss' death anniversary week.
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