
Gasol Suffers an Injury
Pau Gasol is currently suffering from a bruised hip injury. Report says that it will take at least two weeks for it to recover. He got the injury against the Indiana Pacers but he played through it, against the Philadelphia 76ers where he played 30 minutes that the injury worsens.
The team will played in Toronto as the last game of their 7 games road trip. Gasol said that he have no plans of sitting out a game, Coach Phil Jackson said that he will limit Gasol’s playing time if necessary.
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Heat-Lakers notebook
By: NBA.com
Posted December 25,2010
THE FACTS: Kobe Bryant scored 32 points and grabbed 7 boards to lead the Lakers, Lamar Odom had an all around game with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Pau Gasol only played 24 minutes due to injury finished the game with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Dwayne Wade led the Heat in scoring with 24 points, while Lebron James had 22 points. Chris Bosh finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds in limited minutes due to early foul troubles.
THE STAT: 26719 this was Bryant's total career points, he now surpassed Oscar Robertson as the 9th leading scorer in the NBA. The "Big O" had 26710 career points. Bryant received a standing ovation during his freethrow in the third quarter which surpassed Robertson.
TURNING POINT: Odom's aggressive plays during the second quarter gave the Lakers a five point lead, he had 6 points in that quarter and he also gave Bosh it's 3rd foul of the game. The Lakers outscored the Heat 24-18 in that quarter.
HOT: Shannon Brown never missed a shot in this game, (2-2) beyond the arc, (2-2) in the freethrow line. He scored 10 points off the bench.
NOT: James had 18 points in the first half but only scored 6 points in the second half. he only shot 8-21 from the field including 1-6 beyond the arc.
GOOD MOVE: The Heat tied the game at 88 and cut an 8 point deficit in the fourth quarter. Bryant then nails a fade away shot over James to take the lead after that Ron Artest steals the pass by Eddie House for an easy layup to increase the lead to 4, 92-88 with less than a minute left.
BAD MOVE: Derek Fisher's shot that could increase the lead to 6 was blocked by James then he went to force a one man fast break. He tried to dunk the ball but he missed it. The Heat was forced to foul Bryant with only 30 seconds left in the game.
NOTABLE: Artest played great defense against James in the second half, forcing James to only take jumpshots. He was greatly praised by his coach Phil Jackson.
SIMMED GAMES:
Top Performers
LAKERS: Kobe Bryant 31 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist | Derek Fisher 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists
RAPTORS: Andrea Bargnani 26 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals | Demar Derozan 22 points, 5 rebound, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Top Performers
LAKERS: Kobe Bryant 25 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals | Lamar Odom 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists
BUCKS: Andrew Bogut 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block | Brandon Jennings 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
UP NEXT:
LA LAKERS @ SAN ANTONIO SPURS | DECEMBER 28, 2010
LA LAKERS @ NEW ORLEANS HORNETS | DECEMBER 29, 2010
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS @ LA LAKERS | DECEMBER 31, 2010
Lightning Strike wrote:Thierry • wrote:Lightning Strike, where have you been man? Nice to see you back!dare wrote:[b]Lightning Strike, Thanks man and like Thierry said where have you been?
Cheers guys, I appreciate the re-welcoming. A lot of personal issues occurred in my life last year, couple it with the stress of school at the time and I wasn't in the best of mind frames. I didn't have the time nor was I really in the mood to forum surf at all, but things are back on track for me now so I decided to come back.
Sit wrote:Lightning Strike wrote:Thierry • wrote:Lightning Strike, where have you been man? Nice to see you back!dare wrote:[b]Lightning Strike, Thanks man and like Thierry said where have you been?
Cheers guys, I appreciate the re-welcoming. A lot of personal issues occurred in my life last year, couple it with the stress of school at the time and I wasn't in the best of mind frames. I didn't have the time nor was I really in the mood to forum surf at all, but things are back on track for me now so I decided to come back.
He's lying. The only reason he came back was because of me.
dare wrote:Sit wrote:Lightning Strike wrote:Thierry • wrote:Lightning Strike, where have you been man? Nice to see you back!dare wrote:[b]Lightning Strike, Thanks man and like Thierry said where have you been?
Cheers guys, I appreciate the re-welcoming. A lot of personal issues occurred in my life last year, couple it with the stress of school at the time and I wasn't in the best of mind frames. I didn't have the time nor was I really in the mood to forum surf at all, but things are back on track for me now so I decided to come back.
He's lying. The only reason he came back was because of me.
Because he was mentioned in the milestone post, I hope I can get a milestone soon.
dare wrote:Because he was mentioned in the milestone post, I hope I can get a milestone soon.
Sit wrote:No... it's because I'm awesome.
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76es-Lakers notebook
By: NBA.com
Posted December 31,2010
THE FACTS: Andrew Bynum scored 20 points and did not even missed any shots (9-9), he also grabbed five rebounds and blocked three shots in only 22 minutes of playing time. Kobe Bryant had 19 points, four rebounds, six assists and a piece of block and steal, Pau Gasol had a double-double with 10 points and eleven boards he also had one block. Andre Iguodala led his team with 17 points but struggles the whole game, Thaddeus Young added 16 points while Jrue Holiday had 13 points and seven assists. The Lakers are now in a 5 games winning streak.
TURNING POINT: The Lakers huge run in the second quarter really ends the game, they opened the quarter with a 15-2 run and outscored the 76ers 29-14 to lead by 21 going to halftime.
HOT: Bynum's second game was truly perfect, he did not missed any shots. His first game was against the Hornets where he score 15 points in 6-8 shooting. He only missed two shots so far a good sign for someone who return from an injury.
NOT: Steve Blake almost led the game slide when he started in the fourth quarter, he turn the ball over 5 times that led to a 10-0 run by the 76ers. He also shot two air balls in that quarter.
NOTABLE: Lamar Odom first game off the bench finished with 8 points, six rebounds, six assists and one steal in only 16 minutes of playing time... The 76ers have a disappointing 8-25 win loss record and rumors about firing head coach Doug Collins maybe coming to a close...
SIMMED GAMES:
Top Performers
LAKERS: Kobe Bryant 20 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals | Lamar Odom 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists
SPURS: Manu Ginobili 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal | Tim Duncan 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Top Performers
LAKERS: Kobe Bryant 25 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals | Lamar Odom 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists
HORNETS: Chris Paul 14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal | Trevor Ariza 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
UP NEXT:
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES @ LA LAKERS | JANUARY 2, 2011
DETROIT PISTONS @ LA LAKERS | JANUARY 4, 2011
LA LAKERS @ PHOENIX SUNS | JANUARY 5, 2011
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS @ LA LAKERS | JANUARY 7, 2011
NEW YORK KNICKS @ LA LAKERS | JANUARY 9, 2011
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