Lakers

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For those of you that have missed it, The Lakers (51-20) won both games during Andrew Bynum's suspension to make it five-straight victories and run their record to 13-1 since the All-Star break. We play the Clippers (28-44) for the last time this year this evening.

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48-57 Lakers at the half. Bynum is not doing much this game. Well he actually has 3 blocked shots and 6 boards but only 2 points in the first half.

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Pau donated $1000 to each point he scored in last night's game vs the Clippers to Japan to assist with the recent difficulties. Good job Pau!

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I could not get on this site so here is the info about last night's game:

Kobe Bryant posted 37 points and six assists as the Lakers defeated the Clippers 112-104 for their sixth consecutive win at Staples Center on Friday night. Pau Gasol added 26 points and eight rebounds while Andrew Bynum had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

I think it is cool Pau gave $26,000 to Japan. I admire him.

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Pau started a Twitter account today and within 3 hours had about 15,000 followers! He's a good guy to follow I'd say.

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The Los Angeles Lakers (52-20) look for a seventh straight victory overall and ninth in a row at STAPLES Center on Sunday night when they play a Hornets (42-31) team coping with the loss of David West for the season.

Lakers.com

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Week 22 power ranking:

The champs are officially back to playing like their old selves. The defense has been especially good, and Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom keep showing up and showing opponents that the Lakers just have a little more in the tank than most. It remains crowded at the top and this team has flaws, but they've earned this spot.

above was from Fox

L.A. Lakers (50-20)

Pace: 93.3 (20), Off: 108.5 (4), Def: 101.3 (7)

The Lakers' defense has been ridiculously good since the All-Star break, holding their opponents to just 97.0 points per 100 possessions. Even with Andrew Bynum serving the first game of his two-game suspension, they held the Blazers to 80 points (just 32 in the second half) on Sunday.

from NBA Power ranking. Edited March 28, 2011 by Dr T

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Last night Kobe scored 30 points and we sweep New Orleans this season. It was a 102-84 ball game last night. Pau added a double-double (23 points and 16 rebounds). Los Angeles has now won seven in a row and nine straight at home. WTG!

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Power Ranking as of 3/28/11. Lakers at #1 again. The Bulls have been playing really well also. Here's what NBA.com posted:

L.A. Lakers (53-20)

Pace: 93.3 (20), Off: 108.7 (4), Def: 101.5 (6)

He hasn't been all that efficient (43.5 percent shooting) since the break, but Kobe Bryant has scored 30-plus points in three straight games for just the second time this season. Six teams have been better offensively since All-Star, but the Lakers' offense is slightly improved (109.0).

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Kobe Bryant was names Western Conference Player of the Week today, 3/28/11, after leading the Lakers to a 3-0 record for the week with his 36.3 points per game. For games played Monday, March 21, through Sunday, March 27. WTG Kobe!

Edited March 29, 2011 by Dr T

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At the Lakers golf tournament, Jerry West shot a hole-in-one on the 16th hole. He won two tickets to a Lakers game!

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My boys are playing good ball. We have won 15-of-16 games out of the All-Star break and 9 straight at home. They talk about one area that the coaching staff would like to see improve heading into the playoffs: "the cohesion of the bench unit."

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Lakers.com posted this today about Kobe.

With L.A.’s win over New Orleans on March 27, Kobe Bryant became the longest tenured player in Lakers history.

Bryant has now appeared in 1,094 games for the Purple and Gold in his 15 seasons dating back to 1996-97, surpassing the 1,093 games played by NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Bryant also holds the franchise mark for most games played in the postseason (198).

In his storied NBA career, Bryant has averaged 25.3 points per game to climb all the way up to 6th on the league’s all-time scoring chart. He’s also contributed 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals while winning five championships and two Finals MVP awards, plus being named to All-NBA teams in 12 straight seasons, All-Defensive teams 10 times, and an All-Star starter 13 straight times with a record-tying four All-Star MVP’s. Kobe is now 32 years old.

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My boys (53-20) return to the STAPLES Center tonight against the Mavs. They have the best road record in the NBA. Dallas is 53-21. This is a big game.

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Dallas is a very good team. This is the 11th straight season they've won at least 50 games. They have star players, they play very well with a sharing attitude, have the Big man Dirk, a very stong bench and will really make it tough for us tonight. The Mavs are right on our heels but if we play how we know how, inside/out we can beat them for the second time in our third and last meeting with them this regular season. GO LAKERS!

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51-54 Lakers at the half but they've out rebounded us 25 to 18 and we are only shooting 25% from 3 point land. I'm happy we are winning but I really want to walk away with a W tonight. GO LAKERS!

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We did it! We had 5 players scored in double figures as we defeated the Mavericks 110-82 in our house tonight. Kobe scored 28 points, 5 boards and 4 assists while Bynum added 18 points and 13 rebounds and Pau had 20 points and 7 rebounds. L.O. took off in the 3rd and played like we need him to in this game starting off the 4th well also he finished with 16 points with 11 boards and Artest tallied 13 points tonight too. :) This was a testy game and there were ejections! I'm happy with the win.

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We have a back-to-back tomorrow night vs. Utah. They often play us tough so I don't want to take them lightly. Then on Sunday we face Denver. We can do it boys!

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We've won 8 straight and sit 2.5 games back of first place in the Western Conference. We are (54-20). Tonight we see the new look at an old foe's new lineup when we travel to Utah to face the Jazz (36-39)

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Matt Barnes has been suspended one game without pay for "escalating an on-court altercation and actions following his ejection", it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. An assistant coach grabbed Barnes and Barnes shook him off and the coach fell into the chairs. He kept saying, "These guys are like family. You can't somebody come into your house and hit your brother like that or push him to the floor."

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From Lakers.com

Kobe Bryant Named Western Conference Player of the Month

Apr 1 2011 8:00PM

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Bryant averaged 25.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists, leading the Lakers to a 12-1 record on the month.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant today was named the NBA Western Conference Players of the Month for games played during March.

Bryant averaged 25.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists, leading the Lakers to a 12-1 record on the month, bringing them within 2 ½ games of San Antonio for first place in the Western Conference. Bryant achieved several milestones in March, moving ahead of Moses Malone for sixth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list during a 26-point performance in a win at Atlanta on March 8, and passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Lakers’ all-time leader in games played in a win over New Orleans on March 27. Bryant also tallied a season-high 42 points, to go along with 12 rebounds and nine assists in a win over Phoenix on March 22.

Here is a closer look at the month for Bryant:

• March 6 @ San Antonio: Logged 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 99-83 win.
• March 22 vs. Phoenix: Had a season-high 42 points and 12 rebounds in a 139-137 triple-overtime victory.
• March 25 vs. Clippers: Tallied 37 points, four rebounds and six assists in a 112-104 win.
• March 31 vs. Dallas: Scored 28 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists in a 110-82 victory.

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This one was also from Lakers.com

PHIL JACKSON NAMED NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE COACH OF THE MONTH

Apr 1 2011 4:44PM

Jackson led the Lakers to a league-best 12-1 record for March.

NEW YORK, April. 1, 2011 – The Chicago Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Phil Jackson today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in March.

Thibodeau guided the Bulls to an Eastern Conference-best 13-3 record for March, a month in which they surpassed Boston and Miami atop the Eastern Conference standings. Key wins included back-to-back victories over Orlando and Miami on March 4 and March 6. Under Thibodeau, the Bulls have wrapped up their first division title since the 1997-98 season, the year of their last NBA Championship.

Jackson led the Lakers to a league-best 12-1 record for March. The Lakers, owners of a 54-20 record, currently stand in second place in the West, trailing the San Antonio Spurs by 2 ½ games for the number one seed. Highlighting their 12 wins was a 99-83 victory at San Antonio on March 6. Jackson’s squad also went on to defeat Dallas twice in March and clinched the Pacific Division title with an 84-80 victory over Portland on March 20.

Other nominees for Coach of the Month were Denver’s George Karl, Houston Rick Adelman, Memphis’ Lionel Hollins, Miami’s Erik Spoelstra, Oklahoma City’s Scott Brooks, Orlando’s Stan Van Gundy and Philadelphia’s Doug Collins.

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Our game tonight against Utah started out just as I feared. We were not playing too hot. We were down by as many as 17 in the first half. We cut the lead close to the end of the first half then we came out a really played. We took this game 96-85. Kobe had 21 points while Pau and L.O. each scored 16. We won our 9th straight and moved to within a game and a half of first place in the Western Conference since the Spurs lost to the Rockets in OT tonight. :) This is FUN! Keep it up boys! I'd like home court. :)

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I understand LO was throwing up while in UT before the game last night. I'm happy he played and did well and is now feeling better. Matt Barnes is back at pract. today too. Keep it up boys. We have some tough games left and the Spurs only need to win 1 or two while we can't lose another one to take top seed in the West. it's ok. No pressure. (As if any of them are reading this )

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We host Denver tomorrow at 12:30. They traded Anthony and Billups so their team looks different. Thay have faster new additions and very athletic gaurds. They also have Nene at center and he gives us a hard time. Bynum is a taller but Nene is bigger in size I think. The Lakers (55-20) look to push their nine-game winning streak into double-digits today when they take on the Denver Nuggets (46-29) who are riding a five-game winning streak of their own. GO LAKERS!