Game # 39: Denver @ LA Lakers - 10:30 PM ET on TNT

KObe Bryant · Post #1 » by **KObe Bryant** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:38 pm

Game Thread

Date: January 21, 2008
Time: 10:30 PM (Eastern Time), 7:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles , California

TV:

TNT and Fox Sports Net (West)

Los Angeles Lakers:

Record: 26-12 (5th in West , 2nd in Pacific Division)
Streak: Loss 1
Last 15 Games: 12-3
Home: 15-6

Starting Lineups:

C- Ronny Turiaf - Predictions: 12 Points, 7 Rebounds

F- Lamar Odom - Predictions: 26 Points, 16 Rebounds, 4 Assists

F- Trevor Ariza- Predictions: 10 Points, 4 Rebounds

G-Kobe Bryant - Predictions: 33 Points, 6 Assists, 6 Rebounds

G-Derek Fisher- Predictions: 15 Points, 3 Assists

Key Bench Players

Brown-Farmar-Vujacic-Walton-Crittenton

Denver Nuggets

Record: 23-15
Streak Win 1
Last 15 Games: 9-6
Road: 7-10

Starting Lineups:

G-Anthony Cater - Predictions: 5 Points, 6 Assists

G- Allen Iverson - Predictions: 35 Points, 5 Assists

F-Carmelo Anthony- Predictions: 28 Points, 7 Rebounds, 5 Assists

F-Kenyon Martin- Predictions: 8 Points, 7 Rebounds

C-Marcus Camby- Predictions 12 Points, 19 Rebounds, 4 Blocks

Key Bench Players:

Smith-Kleiza

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Keys to Win the Game:

-Defense, Defense, Defense
-Lamar for 20+ and 15+ Rebounds
-Kobe for 30+
-Bench Points
-Move the ball around
-Box Out Camby
-High FG and FT %
-Ariza on Melo

GO LAKERS!!

Predictions:

LA Lakers 106
Nuggets 95

SashAlex · Post #2 » by **SashAlex** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:18 pm

Good job !

I hope it is a win, a redifining one !

Post #3 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:32 pm

ariza is starting??

SashAlex · Post #4 » by **SashAlex** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:54 pm

Probably ?! ^^^

Frantik · Post #5 » by **Frantik** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:30 pm

ronny starting over kwame??

trippy · Post #6 » by **trippy** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:41 pm

Lakers might actually take this one. I think the game will be decided in the last 3-4 minutes, but it's up for grabs.

Desiderium · Post #7 » by **Desiderium** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:02 pm

denver likes to throw lobs. nobody on our team can contest those besides turiaf and he will more than likely get into foul trouble

Erik Eleven · Post #8 » by **Erik Eleven** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:23 pm

Go Lakers!

Hate to be a downer, but I think we will lose this game.

kobynum show · Post #9 » by **kobynum show** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:35 pm

i too would hate to be a downer but monday night will be the marcus camby show.
camby can jump over a person, kwame cant jump over a stapler

Tommy Trojan · Post #10 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:13 pm

I hope Kwame is fired up so when gets in the game he can dominate the paint.

Tesla · Post #11 » by **Tesla** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:23 pm

This is a must win... or we are looking at a 4 game losing streak. We need to win every home game possible, and this game is certainly winable.

Dexmor · Post #12 » by **Dexmor** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:58 pm

Don't mean to be buzzkillington but the Lakers got no shot here. They beat the Nuggets before and with the Lakers being in second place (I think it's second after the Suns game) the Nuggets will really want this game and they are just to talented for us right now. As good as Kobe is he can't outscore Melo and Iverson put together and Kwame Brown couldn't play well against my wife there is no way he is gonna score more then 5 points against Marcus Camby.

They could have a chance if for some odd reason they put Melo on Odom and Odom gets him into foul trouble but I think Odom will have a hard time doing his drives or post up with Camby there. Camby is one of the alltime great defenders in league history and with the offense being as weak as it is they can't win (unless they play Farm 40 minutes cause he could go off for 25 playing against Carter and AI who are not bad defenders but they are just to short and he can get his shot off at anytime.

Post #13 » by **tkb** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:31 pm

We got this (enough of the pessimism). Go Lakers!

Mindflayer · Post #14 » by **Mindflayer** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:56 am

Is Turiaf really starting? I hope this is true.

hermes · Post #15 » by **hermes** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:49 am

GO LAKERS

8'sReverse · Post #16 » by **8'sReverse** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:38 am

Kalel24 wrote:As good as Kobe is he can't outscore Melo and Iverson put together

Wanna bet? :pityfool:

GO LAKERS!!! PLAY TURIAF!!!

Post #17 » by **Slava** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:07 am

Camby's been on a tear of late and with AI and Melo on that team, I wouldn't want to provide them any extra firepower with second chance opportunities and stuff.

Take care of the boards guys!

DEEP3CL · Post #18 » by **DEEP3CL** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:13 am

I can't stand Kleiza can we stop this fool from looking like a player and expose the weak man he really is.

Griever24 · Post #19 » by **Griever24** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:35 am

Go lakers ! i say we win ... and kwame has a bounce back game .. trust me ! :wink:

incontrol__ · Post #20 » by **incontrol__** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:40 am

Kwame with 20 points, and 15 rebounds. :lol:

Hopefully Phil starts Ariza instead of Luke for this game.