#2: 10/29 Lakers (2-0) 117 @ Clippers (0-1) 79

[dockingsched]

vs.


Date: Wednesday October 29th
Time: 7:30 pm pacific
Location: Staples Center, CA
TV: ESPN, KCAL, KTLA
Radio: KLAC am570



Los Angeles Lakers 1-0


Starting Five



derek fisher / kobe bryant / vlad radmanovic / pau gasol / andrew bynum

Key Reserves



lamar odom / jordan farmar / trevor ariza / sasha vujacic



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Los Angeles Clippers 0-0


Starting Five



baron davis / cuttino mobley / al thornton / tim thomas / chris kaman

Key Reserves



eric gordon / brian skinner / ricky davis

doubtful:


marcus camby


Key Matchup

vs.

andrew bynum vs. chris kaman

Mismatch watch



pau gasol vs. tim thomas



baron davis vs. derek fisher

[shobe_81]

Sweet another Home Opener for the Lakers

Defense was suffocating against the Blazers, hope we keep it up. Big A@@ Baron Davis will be a challenge as always but if No Camby = Advantage, and Bynum owned Kaman last time.

Exciting

[TyCobb]

Our second unit is disgusting. You can't match that. Our first unit gets the game out of reach, second unit comes in and plays the rest of the second half. We are going to have some fresh legs for the playoffs.

[slamdunk]

Watch Kobe destroy the Clippers with 40 points.

[Kweli]

Is Baron Davis healthy and playing?

I remember not that long ago reading something about him possibly missing the first few weeks with some kind of injury...I forget

[dockingsched]

Coach Mike Dunleavy said he expected Davis and forward Tim Thomas to be ready to play tonight and considered Marcus Camby (bruised right heel) "very doubtful."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketbal ... 3939.story

[hermes]

GO LAKERS

keep the hit parade rolling

[SALMIEN]

Go lakers send an other message you are the best kids

[TommyTheCat]

go lakers!!

[kno]

Our secound unit is just incredible.

Not to mention that besides a few minutes last game, the defense was completely suffocating. Cant remember the last time I saw that.

[Lakers_1990]

Yesterday the Blazers shot themselves out of the game, for the most part. I expect a little closer game this time, and this time Kobe will hit 30 pts. Lakers 105, Ppers 90.

[SALMIEN]

every thing was impressive , those are the type of games you can't even afford to miss a minuet
Go lakers so proud of you

[TonyMontana]

Lets do this..........MANG

[djericho]

I'm looking forward to Gasol and Bynum out sprinting Kaman and Skinner to the Lakers offensive basket for easy ones. I dunno if Kobe goes for 30, but I'll go out on a limb and say he goes for a triple double. I believe he had 5 assists in the first half of the season opener, but the hard foul by Pryzbilla got Kobe mad and Kobe went Kobe. Lakers needed that since the blazers came within 8.

Kobe did a good job @ locking down Roy so I guess he gets Bibby. crossing fingers Radman keeps up the above average radman defense and can keep up w/ thorton.

[KB20]

I hope Mobely guards Kobe so Kobe can absolutely demolish his @$$ and put up 40.

[Dexmor]

40 points? There is no reason for 40 now.
They have so many options. I can't see Kobe having 40 unless it is a close high scoring game.
With Bynum and Gasol I see him giving them the ball alot.

[Tommy Trojan]

Lakers by 28

[hermes]

kobe will only go for 40 if there is serious foul trouble or he is the only one who can score

otherwise there are too many weapons to take advantage of

[Flipdog69xxx]

Go Lakers! I got night class tonight so hopefully ESPN will replay the game later tonight or even FSN is gonna replay it tomorrow.

[dockingsched]

looks like espn will replay it at midnight, probably a bit later if the game runs long. game is on kcal so there won't be an fsn replay tomorrow morning/afternoon.