Insidehoops Los Angeles Lakers Gamecast

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Since no one is making gamecasts anymore, we'll use this thread for game days.

Lakers at OKC!
Tonight, 8:00 PM on ESPN, FSOK, TWSN
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/sta...53144267886592

Kobe Bryant is playing point guard and will guard Russell Westbrook tonight vs Thunder, coach Mike D'Antoni says.

Typical D'Antoni, always making questionable decisions.

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It might work as long as Kobe doesn't defend Westbrook like he defends Rondo. With Westbrook, you have to stick close because he can shoot (unlike Rondo)

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It's the Achilles that I'm worried about.

How can he keep up with this?

[DKLaker]

It's the Achilles that I'm worried about.

How can he keep up with this?

Yeah, and Kobe just came back and 'Antoni wants him to chase quick guards
Give the coach enough time and he'll make sure Kobe gets injured again

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I missed the game last night. They won, & snapped their 3 game losing streak since Kobe's been back.


Check the Trade/Acq. THREAD for the Pau trade rumor.

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Anyone watching the game? Lakers @ Hawks, 100-114.

1-4 since Kobe's return.

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smh. Up by 6 or 7, 20 seconds left on the shot clock, Meeks with the ball, get a screen by Robert Sacre, Meeks shoots a wild 3, he has been struggling for the past 4 games now, does not know when to chill. 3-8 3PA.

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Kobe shot up a 3 making it 91-85.

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Now 2-4 since Kobe's return. 2-2 on the road. W against @Memphis.

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Link: http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-n...ay/2013/12/24/

The Lakers have been decimated by injuries to every player who has even attempted to play point guard this season. While Steve Nash, Steve Blake, and Kobe Bryant are still a ways away from returning, the Lakers got an early Christmas gift with news that Jordan Farmar has been cleared to return for the Christmas Day matchup with the Miami Heat.

Welcome back.

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Link: http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-n...ks/2014/01/02/
[QUOTE]On Thursday morning, Los Angeles Lakers guard Jodie Meeks received a warning from the NBA about flopping. Midway through the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks, it appeared that rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo elbowed Meeks, which caused him to fall down. After numerous replays, Antetokounmpo

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Link: http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-n...ks/2014/01/02/

Grief considering the flopping and call drawing superstars get in the league it's rather baffling, the league seems to have turned away from helping the Lakers to starting to go against them a little, the Stern veto (although he was acting as the Hornets GM at the time was allowed to do so you'd think they'd want their most financially successful team to do well) haha or maybe that's just slight paranoia anyway, shocking unfortunately not much will be done about it, referees are inclined to allow stars etc to get away with it then make ridiculous decisions like that for the lesser players, non-monetary corruption

[DKLaker]

Flopping is one thing, but the Refs rarely call legitimate charging anymore, and now guys are scared to take them because it may be deemed a flop
Stern has done so much to ruin the actual sport that it's not even funny.
Its also hard for me to watch games sometimes because of all the illegal picks and screens, I don't know why they ever bother calling it since they let 99% of them go. Certain teams like the Spurs and Heat live on it. Not real basketball IMO.

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D'Antoni To Go With Same Starters Against The Denver Nuggets Tonight.

D'Antoni said we will see the same starting line up from last night tomorrow vs. Denver: Marshall, Meeks, Young, Gasol and Sacre.

http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-n...ts/2014/01/04/