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Game Information
Who: The Orlando Magic
When: Friday, January 16th 2008
Time: 7:30 PM Pacific (9:30 CT)
Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
TV: ESPN, FSN West
Radio: AM 570 KLAC
Orlando Magic
PG: Jameer Nelson
16.6 Points Per Game
5.3 Assists Per Game
3.4 Rebounds Per Game
SG: Courtney Lee
6.3 Points Per Game
1.0 Assists Per Game
1.8 Rebounds Per Game
SF: Hedo Turkoglu
16.9 Points Per Game
5.3 Rebounds Per Game
4.8 Assists Per Game
PF: Rashard Lewis
19.1 Points Per Game
6.0 Rebounds Per Game
2.6 Assists Per Game
C: Dwight Howard
20.2 Points Per Game
13.8 Rebounds Per Game
3.2 Blocks Per Game
Key Bench Players
SG: Keith Bogans
6.0 Points Per Game
3.4 Rebounds Per Game
1.0 Assists Per Game
SG: JJ Redick
6.1 Points Per Game
1.7 Rebounds Per Game
1.0 Assists Per Game
Los Angeles Lakers Starting Lineup
PG: Derek Fisher
11.3 Points Per Game
3.8 Assists Per Game
1.2 Steals Per Game
SG: Kobe Bryant
27.2 Points Per Game
4.7 Assists Per Game
5.3 Rebounds Per Game
1.4 Steals Per Game
SF: Vladimir Radmanovic
6.6 Points Per Game
2.9 Rebounds Per Game
1.0 Assists Per Game
PF: Pau Gasol
17.7 Points Per Game
9.2 Rebounds Per Game
3.6 Assists Per Game
C: Andrew Bynum
12.6 Points Per Game
7.8 Rebounds Per Game
1.7 Blocks Per Game
Lakers "Bench Mob"
PF: Lamar Odom
8.9 Points Per Game
6.0 Rebounds Per Game
2.4 Assists Per Game
SF: Trevor Ariza
9.2 Points Per Game
5.2 Rebounds Per Game
1.7 Steals Per Game
Key Matchup of the Game
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Andrew Bynum vs Dwight Howard
The star of the Orlando Magic is "Superman" Dwight Howard and unfortunately for Drew, he's a beast. I think this is the key to the game. If Dwight goes off for 25 and 20, I don't think we'll have much chance at winning. Andrew has to body him up and do so without getting in foul trouble. Hopefully the referees let the big guys bang inside and not call chippys as they did when the Lakers played in Orlando. Drew has to watch out for the Alley-Oop dunks, and he has to box out Howard and keep him off the boards. Drew also has to get on the boards himself, only averaging 5 rebounds the last 10 games. On the offensive end, go at Howard. Try to get him into foul trouble, and make him work on the defensive end.
Key To A Lakers Win
- Game Tempo: I think we have to keep a good mix, and get the game to our tempo. When transition opportunities are there, we have to exploit them and our big guys especially, have to get down the court in a hurry. When it's not there, we can't force it. And when we run back on transition defense, besides Andrew on Dwight, we have to run to the 3 point line, not the basket.
- Pound The Ball Inside: A huge key to the game. Pound the ball into Pau and Andrew early. Gasol will be guarded by Rashard Lewis on most occasions, and Pau has to exploit that. He's not big or strong enough to hang with Pau down low on the box. When Drew gets touches, he has to attack Dwight Howard and see if we can get a couple early fouls called on Dwight.
- Perimeter Defense: The biggest key to the game. Orlando is an outside shooting team. They've lined up the roster with 3 point shooters, and we have to play good perimeter defense. The Magic hit an NBA record 23 three pointers in a rout against Sacramento on Tuesday night. If something even similar to that happens, I REALLY do not like our chances. If we can keep their long bombs respectable, about 6-9 makes, than we have a good shot. Outside of Howard, they have no inside game whatsoever.
GO LAKERS!!!!
