Lakers Fall in Miami

The Lakers cap off their Grammy road trip with a 4-3 record and end it with a loss in Miami. It was definitely a tale of two halves as the Lakers were putting up a good fight against the Heat, slowing down the pace in the first half, but the Heat turned up the jets in the second half and pulled away 97-107. Kobe Bryant lead the Lakers with 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists, but it wasn't enough to stop the speed and athleticism of the defending champs lead by Wade and LeBron yet again like the last meeting. Earl Clark had a near double-double with 18 points and 9 rebounds, continuing his great play while Steve Nash and Dwight Howard both tallied 15 points with Howard grabbing 9 boards.

Final Score: @ Miami 97-107 [L]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20130210/LALMIA/gameinfo.html

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Next Game: vs. Phoenix (02/11/13)

Lakers Tame Bobcats

If a comeback like this happened against Boston or Miami, this would've been talked about for weeks. After flushing down the embarrassing loss to Boston, the Lakers bounced back in a huge way overcoming a 20 point deficit against the Bobcats, who surprisingly play good against the Lakers in Charlotte, but not this time. Kobe Bryant was an integral part in the comeback after going scoreless in the first half. Kobe turned the jets up in the second half as he lead the Lakers with 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists to help beat the Bobcats 100-93. All starters were in double figures with 17 points and 7 assists by Steve Nash, 17 points too for Earl Clark to go along with 10 boards, Dwight Howard also with a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and MWP tallied 11 points. Jodie Meeks came off the bench with 14 points and also played a big part in the comeback.

Final Score: @ Charlotte 100-93 [W]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20130208/LALCHA/gameinfo.html

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Next Game: @ Miami (02/10/13)

Lakers Throat Punched by Celtics

This game reminded me so much on how Game 6 of the 08 finals went down when we were thrashed by 39 points. The Lakers' 4 game winning streak at the garden and on the road trip this season came to an end after heading towards a brick wall in their arch-enemy Celtics. Looks like it's the end of the assists tenure for Kobe Bryant, as he took it upon himself to lead the Lakers with 27 points, 7 rebounds, and a whopping 0 assists (who knows). However, the Celtics met the Lakers with an offense barrage as they beat the Lakers 95-115 as they are 5-0 since Rondo went down with a torn ACL. Although Antawn Jamison and Jodie Meeks got their double digit points in garbage time, they were the only ones who joined Kobe in double figures as they both lead the bench with 11 points by Jamison and 13 points by Meeks. Hoping to forget this loss, the Lakers will try to bounce back as they head to Charlotte to face the Bobcats. Although the Bobcats are a mediocre team, they somehow have the Lakers' number in Charlotte.

Final Score: @ Boston 95-116 [L]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20130207/LALBOS/gameinfo.html

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Next Game: @ Charlotte (Today 4:00 PT)

Lakers Close Out the Right Way vs. Nets

Thought I posted up results of this game already. Re-checked my blog, turns out I didn't. The Lakers have won 3 straight road games after losing their opening Grammy road game vs. the Suns. Kobe Bryant, put on a spectacle at the Barclay's Center as he lead the Lakers with 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists to go with 4 steals and a blast from the past afro Kobe dunk over Gerald Wallace and Kris Humphries in the 4th as the Lakers close out the Nets on a 10-0 run to get the win 92-83. A little bad news on the side as Pau Gasol finished with 15 points, but suffered an ankle injury that could lead him to miss 4-6 weeks. Meanwhile, Earl Clark continues to be a diamond in the rough for the Lakers as he scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to go along with a few clutch shots in the 4th and Steve Nash finished with 17 points to go with 8 assists. Celtics-Lakers, doesn't get any better than that matchup. The Lakers head to Boston to meet their Eastern Conference nemesis as the Celtics have won 5 straight games since Rondo went down (they just won against Toronto tonight), but history is on the Lakers' side as they have won 4 straight games at the TD Garden dating back to the 08-09 season.

Final Score: @ Brooklyn 92-83 [W]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20130205/LALBKN/gameinfo.html

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Next Game: @ Boston (02/07/13)

Baltimore Beats SF For Lombardi Trophy

Wait a minute this is a Raiders-Lakers only blog why are you posting a game that is irrelevant to your team? Good question, instead of only congratulating, I would post up results too. Same thing I'm gonna do for in the NBA Finals if or if not the Lakers make it. Same applies if or if not my Raiders make it, I'll be posting up the Super Bowl results. Now without a further ado...

The Ravens and 49ers put together a thriller yet again, so fitting for a Super Bowl. The Ravens were lead by Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco, who completed 22 of 33 passes for 287 yards and 3 TDs, 2 to Anquan Boldin, who lead the team with 6 receptions for 104 yards, and 1 to Jacoby Jones who finished 1 reception for 56 yards, including a record tying 108 kickoff return for a TD.

All as well for Baltimore in the first half and early second half, but after a 30 min long blackout in the Superdome, the Niners somehow found some life. Colin Kaepernick, after throwing an INT to Ed Reed in the first half, came out firing as he finished completing 16-28 passes for 302 yards and threw 1 TD to Michael Crabtree, leading the Niners with 5 receptions for 109 yards. Kaepernick also rushed for 62 yards and 1 TD to put the Niners within 2, but failed on a two-point attempt to Randy Moss to tie it.

In a last chance for the Niners, they went for it on 4th down and goal in the winding minutes of the 4th quarter, but the Niners fell short after attempted pass by Kaepernick to Crabtree, in what was considered a controversial no call. The Ravens hold on for their second Super Bowl title as they beat the Niners 34-31, sending Ray Lewis to retirement a champion.

Final Score: Super Bowl XLVII BAL 34 SF 31
Full recap: http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2013020300/2012/POST22/ravens@49ers#menu=highlights&tab=recap

Congrats Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII Champions!

Lakers Escape Detroit

Take the win, but pissed at how this game played out. Pau Gasol lead the Lakers with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists, and was key to a defensive stop as the Pistons were going for the game winning alley-oop as the Lakers escape the Pistons 98-97 on Super Bowl Sunday. Steve Nash and Earl Clark joined Gasol in double-double figures with 17 points and 10 rebounds from Clark and 11 points and 10 assists from Nash. Kobe Bryant's streak of 8+ assists came to an end as he finished with 18 points and 5 assists, and Antawn Jamison lead the bench with 10 points.

Final Score: @ Detroit 98-97 [W]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20130203/LALDET/gameinfo.html

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Next Game: @ Brooklyn (02/05/13)

Lakers Get It Back vs. T'Wolves

After a sour start to the road trip in a loss to Phoenix, the Lakers managed to keep their eyes on the road as they extend their winning streak against Minnesota to 20 after last night's victory 111-100. Pau Gasol, filling for a day-to-day injured Dwight Howard, had his best game as a starter since opening night, leading the Lakers with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 assists. Joining Gasol in the double-double club were Kobe Bryant and Earl Clark as Kobe racked up 17 points and 12 rebounds, plus chipping in 8 assists, and Clark finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash tallied 17 points and Antawn Jamison and Steve Blake lead the bench with 18 points from Jamison and 10 points from Blake.

Final Score: @ Minnesota 111-100 [W]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20130201/LALMIN/gameinfo.html

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Next Game: @ Detroit (02/03/13)