Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:58 am

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Wednesday, January 20, 2015, 7:30 PM PDT
Staples Center, Losa Angeles, CA

Referees: Ron Garretson, Josh Tiven, Justin Van Duyne

Line: Queens -7


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GAME PREVIEW: QUEENS AT LAKERS

By KEVIN MASSOTH, NBA.com

The Sacramento Kings' latest win over the Los Angeles Lakers opened a homestand that ended in disappointing fashion. They hope the next meeting will result in a perfect road trip while aiding in their search for consistency.

The Kings seek their third straight win and sixth in a row against the Lakers on Wednesday night in their second game this week at Staples Center.

Sacramento (17-23) has been up and down since winning five of seven in mid- December, starting with a three-game losing streak that was followed by wins in three of four. The final victory of that stretch was a 118-115 victory over the Lakers on Jan. 7.

But that three-game homestand concluded with 12-point losses to Golden State and New Orleans, and the roller coaster continued with Thursday's 103-101 win at Utah and Saturday's 110-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.

DeMarcus Cousins finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists against the Clippers, who were missing DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin inside. Cousins has averaged 31.1 points and 13.4 rebounds in his last eight games.

"It's a big win for us," said Cousins, who had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in the last matchup against the Lakers. "We're still making a lot of mistakes as a team and still having a lot of ups and downs this season, so we're just trying to find that consistency."

The Kings are rolling offensively as the second-highest scoring team in the league this month at 114.8 points per game, shy of only Golden State's 115.1. The defense remains the issue. While Sacramento allows the most points in the league at 108.3, Los Angeles isn't far down the list at 106.0 - though that number drops to 101.9 in January.

The Kings won the first meeting this season between the Pacific Division foes, 132-114 on Oct. 30, though that also came in Sacramento. The Lakers (9-34) have won 12 of the last 14 in this series at home.

The tight loss against the Kings earlier this month was the second for Los Angeles during a stretch of seven defeats in eight games.

Kobe Bryant - who scored 28 in his final game in Sacramento - has averaged 27.2 points against the Kings in his career, including 29.3 in three postseason series in the early 2000s. The Lakers have one game remaining against Sacramento on March 15 in Los Angeles.

Bryant played through a sore right Achilles and finished with five points during Sunday's 112-95 loss to Houston that opened a three-game homestand. The 17-time All-Star was held to fewer than 10 points for the fourth straight game, but he did match a season high with nine assists - passing Jerry West for second place on the franchise's all-time list with 6,244 behind Magic Johnson (10,141).

Coach Byron Scott says Bryant "is a go" for Wednesday's game, while calling rookie Larry Nance Jr. doubtful with a sore right knee.

Nance started 22 straight games before sitting out Sunday. If he can't play, Julius Randle will take his place in the starting lineup - where he has averaged 11.7 points and 9.3 rebounds in 21 games.

"If (Randle) plays 20-25 minutes, he's almost a walking double-double," Scott told the team's official website. "He has been able to do that all season long."


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Re: Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:50 am

The 2002 WCFinals was epic. It had everything. Best team Kobe and Shaq beat in their era IMO. The 2001 or 2002 Spurs weren't as good as the Kings were in 2002 nor were any of the finalist. Pacers were ok but that Kings team was loaded.
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Re: Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Lakers4Life » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:18 pm

3Peatkb24 wrote:The 2002 WCFinals was epic. It had everything. Best team Kobe and Shaq beat in their era IMO. The 2001 or 2002 Spurs weren't as good as the Kings were in 2002 nor were any of the finalist. Pacers were ok but that Kings team was loaded.


Yeah. That would be correct. I just watched game 4 of the 2002 WCF. The one we were about to go down 3 games to 1 in that series. Until......Robert "BIG SHOT ROB" Horry hit the 2nd biggest shot in Laker history!!

We were losing that game throughout. Matter of fact we only had 2 leads in the game. 2 to zero. Then 100 to 99 (the final score)

If we lose that game we lose that series AND don't 3-Peat!!
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Re: Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Lakers4Life » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:20 pm

Btw, That's my 2nd best rivalry in Laker history. (Celtics/Lakers #1)
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Re: Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:44 pm

Both teams sport that Royal Purple, but only one has spent its entire existence playing court jester.

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Re: Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Lakers4Life » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:02 pm

LET'S GO LAKERS!!!
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Re: Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:36 pm

Too much vs. too little. And the Kobe retirement train keeps a' rolling.
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Re: Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:21 am

Yeah, another ugly game. Was busy earlier at work and actually missed the game. Looks like I didn't miss much. Look at it like this guys - Russell, Nance, and Randle will have a full year under their belts after this season, we will probably have a Top 3 pick, and have a ton of Cap room to get at least someone Good in Free Agency. We also have Clarky for tradebait if Mitch wants to roll that way.
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Re: Gm 44: Queens at Lakers GAME THREAD

Postby Julius Russell » Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:20 pm

Even if we were playing better , we wouldn't beat the Kings. Cousins is too much for our young bigs. And they have too much veteran talent.
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