LA Lakers 2011-12|Paused

[dare]

Mavs4Life,Yup nice scoring player when Kobe is on the bench.

KidJustin, I don't have the CAP space to sign Young while Rip only wants the minimum contract.

[Bucket]

Very good move, you have a nice experienced back-up for Kobe

[homicide1550]

Rip would be a nice compliment for Kobe. He adds another scoring option once Kobe hits the bench.

[kibaxx7]

Really liking the addition Good job.

[Martti.]

Shit, you're stacked.

[hova-]

Great signing, man. Rip is the perfect elder statesman shooting the corner three. I love it

[Houndy]

That's a steal, nice

[dare]

2011-12 NBA Rosters

[dare]

Sorry for the lack of updates, I had fun on coaching a young basketball team.

[Justine.]

Wow, loving the OKC squad

[shadowgrin]

I like the Roster/Depth chart presentation. Simple.

[µTorrent]

You have a pretty strong backcourt on your team
Good luck this season.

[kibaxx7]

Nice to see Big Ben (I think?) in San Antonio

[KidJustin]

my team is pretty legit, though we might need to upgrade the backup SF

i want to be a starter....but i'm hoping the young backcourt backup for me an Lawson will be killer

Smith should just give up his spot and go for 6th man of the year haha

[dare]

Justine., They really have a strong squad with the addition of Scola and Randolph.

shadowgrin, Glad you like it.

µTorrent, Kobe is the only great guard I have

Thierry •, Yup that's Big Ben, he won the DPOY last season.

KidJustin, There is no need to upgrade the SF spot, that Zach Taylor rookie is a pretty good scorer.

[µTorrent]

dare, But you have guys who pretty much have the guts to backup Kobe

[dare]

dare, But you have guys who pretty much have the guts to backup Kobe

Aside from Fisher and Vujacic I really can't trust anyone. Kobe is God

[George7]

Damn,I have much competition in the SG spot in the Cavs, though I believe I'm going to find time as It's a rather weak team...

[Bucket]

I very like OKC roster.
Blazers 8 PG/SG and only 2 PF/C...

[dare]

George7, Your going to fight for the minutes of being a back to Xavier.

Valdis, Didn't notice that, hope Lamrock see it too.

[hova-]

Great presentation. You have the best roster if you ask me. It's you and the Heat again. The Cats look horrible Denver could be interesting.

[dare]

Thanks man, I think the Hornets will be a tough team to beat.

[Houndy]

I like your roster the best, especially since rip agreed to join

[dare]

Not exactly the Los Angeles Lakers planned to start their season as the Houston Rockets stunned them in a 108-101 loss.

Rockets started on fire hitting their first 9 shots and outscoring the Lakers 32-20 to end the first quarter. Kevin Martin scored 17 points in that quarter and finished the game with 28 points. The Rockets finished the first half leading 58-41, they shot 65% while the Lakers only shot 42% ending the half.

The Lakers are determined to win the game as they started the third quarter with a 15-4 run, leading the way is their star Kobe Bryant. Bryant scored 15 points in the third to cut the Rockets lead to just 9 points entering the final quarter.

In the fourth quarter the Lakers tied the game thanks to their newly acquired player Rip Hamilton. Hamilton scored all of his 8 points in the fourth. The game was still tied but Ben Gordon hits a three pointer and the Rockets lead the game 102-101 with 1:40 left in the fourth.

Then all things went wrong for the Lakers as Pau Gasol got fouled out after committing a charged against Patrick Patterson and after Bryant intercepts the ball he tries a quick transition three pointer but misses badly with less than a minute left. The final blow was when Delonte West tries to take a charge but instead Martin nails an and one and that pretty much ended the game.

Goran Dragic had 19 points and 8 assists, Gordon had 12 points off the bench while Patterson had a good all around game with 12 points, 6 boards and 5 steals.

Gasol had a perfect shooting night (11-11) and finished with 24 points and 4 blocks. Lamar Odom had 13 points off the bench while Andrew Bynum had 10 points who only played limited minutes due to a bruised heel. Both team finished with a 50% shooting, the Rockets outrebound the Lakers 37-20.

[Axel The Great]

I like this recap style. Easy to read, and detailed enough. Tough loss on the home opener but I'm not one who'd be mad over it.