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Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 1:16 pm**

Game Thread

Date: January 4, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM (LA), 10:30 PM (ET)
Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
TV: Fox Sports Net West

Starting Lineups:

PG-Derek Fisher
SG-Kobe Bryant
SF-Trevor Ariza
PF-Vladimir Radmanovic
C-Andrew Bynum

Key Bench Players:

C-Kwame Brown
PG-Jordan Farmar
PF-Ronny Turiaf
SG-Sasha Vujacic
SF-Luke Walton

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Starting Lineup:

PG-Andre Miller
SG-Andre Iguodala
SF-Rodney Carney
PF-Reggie Evans
C-Samuel Dalembert

Key Bench Players:

SG-Gordan Giricek

Key Matchup of the Game:

VS.

I'm sure Iguodala will play with a very big effort for his team but In our last game against the Sixers, Kobe has groin injury so he was not able to score 20+ points but thanks to Bynum and Lamar for having a good game.
Now, Lamar is out for the game so that is bad news but It's a little bit better to not have Lamar and having a healthy Kobe than having Lamar and having an injured Kobe. I think Kobe would have 30+ in this game.

Keys to Win the Game:

-Kobe for 25-30
-Ariza on Iguodala
-Bynum should outscore Dalembert
-Defense, Defense, Defense
-High FG%
-Bynum for 20+
-Fisher for 15+
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Predictions:

LA Lakers 115
Philadelphia 92

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Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 2:48 pm**

Nice game thread.

W/O Lamar is still a MUST WIN for us. If we really want to be a top five Western team, we have to win these kind of games against losing teams. Staples Center should be a tough fortress.

I would start both Ariza and Walton.

Lakers by 25+.

Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 4:36 pm**

As far as I'm concerned, this is a must win game.

Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 4:38 pm**

^^^ Yes ! Hope Bynum will bounce back !

Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 7:20 pm**

I hate these long layoffs...

Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 7:24 pm**

Hope we don't take this game lightly.
Philly is playing very well.
They can steal one from us if we don't come ready. They don't match up well with us. Carney is a great player as is Iguodala. Dalembert and Bynum will be a great match up. Both are long and block shots well.

It will be a great game.

Go Lakers
:clap:

Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 7:46 pm**

I agree...total must win. We can take this if we manage to keep the Andres in check.

Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 10:14 pm**

We will win this game.

Posted: **Wed Jan 2, 2008 11:53 pm**

Lakers got this one, but need to provide big offensive numbers as a team. Sammy D will provide some trouble for Bynum and Louis Williams, the sixers real impact guy can score very easily. If Kobe is the only guy scoring then this game will be close. I like Ariza starting and it should be a good matchup of him and Iggy. Watch for a lot of fast break points with Trevor.

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 12:31 am**

let's cash in on this east coast trip

go lakers!!

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 12:52 am**

TommyTheCat wrote:let's cash in on this east coast trip

go lakers!!

*tap on shoulder*

it's @ home....

but I don't see the lakers losing this after a bitter loss to the celts :banghead:

I expect a double digit win....

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 12:59 am**

I hope we get that W

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 2:31 am**

I know that there is 90% that we'll win this game even without Lamar. We can do this without him. We already beat them with Lamar and an injured Kobe so it's just the same.

Last Game against Sixers - Road, Injured Kobe, with Lamar
Next Game against Sixers - Home, Very Healthy Kobe, without Lamar

It's just the same. Swep the Series.

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 7:49 am**

If we lose this game then we should be looking to shake this team up.

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:05 am**

^ are u serious as in wut r u suggesting

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 9:35 am**

we'll win this game. i'm sure

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 9:42 am**

SpaceJam wrote:Lakers got this one, but need to provide big offensive numbers as a team. Sammy D will provide some trouble for Bynum and Louis Williams, the sixers real impact guy can score very easily. If Kobe is the only guy scoring then this game will be close. I like Ariza starting and it should be a good matchup of him and Iggy. Watch for a lot of fast break points with Trevor.

bynum @ phi dec 21st. 24 points, 10-11 fg, 11 reb.

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 7:25 pm**

CITYOFANGELSX3 wrote:We will win this game.

i hope we do because the sixers are not a good team.

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 7:29 pm**

KObe Bryant wrote:we'll win this game. i'm sure

You're kobe so you must know what you're talking about.

Posted: **Thu Jan 3, 2008 9:34 pm**

turiaf is getting the start.

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