Los Angeles Lakers @ Portland T - Blazers, Game#59, on kcal

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Los Angeles Lakers“41 – 17” @ Portland Blazers“30 – 28”


Friday, Feb 29, 7 : 30 pm( Pacific Time ), 10 : 30 pm ET
vs. Trail Blazers
TV : KCAL HD, NBALP
Radio : KLAC, KWKW
Arena : – Rose Garden, Oregon





”Los Angeles Lakers Starting Lineup”


Point Guard

Derek Fisher #2
Born: 9-ago-1974
Height: 6-1 / 1,85
Weight: 210 lbs. / 95,3 kg.
College : Arkansas - Little Rock
Years Pro: 11

• 12.1 Points Per Game
• 2.2 Rebounds Per Game
• 2.8 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 27.0

Shooting Guard

Kobe Bryant #24
Born: 23.08.1978
Height: 6-6 / 1,98
Weight: 205 lbs. / 93,0 kg.
College: Lower Merion HS (PA)
Years Pro: 11

• 27.7 Points Per Game
• 6.0 Rebounds Per Game
• 5.4 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 38.1

Small Forward

Luke Walton #4
Born: 28.03.1980
Height: 6-8 / 2,03
Weight: 235 lbs. / 106,6 kg.
College: Arizona
Years Pro: 4

• 6.7 Points Per Game
• 3.8 Rebounds Per Game
• 3.0 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 24.3

Power Forward

Lamar Odom #7
Born: 06.11.1979
Height: 6-10 / 2,08
Weight: 230 lbs. / 104,3 kg.
College: Rhode Island
Years Pro: 8

• 13.5 Points Per Game
• 10.0 Rebounds Per Game
• 3.4 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 36.9

Center

Pau Gasol #16
Born: 6.7.1980
Height: 7-0 / 2,13
Weight: 260 lbs. / 117,9 kg.
From: Spain
Years Pro: 6

• 20.7 Points Per Game
• 7.7 Rebounds Per Game
• 2.7 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 34.7

Key Bench Players

Ronny Turiaf #21
Born: 13.01.1983
Height: 6-10 / 2,08
Weight: 250 lbs. / 113,4 kg.
College: Gonzaga
Years Pro: 2


• 6.6 Points Per Game
• 1.3 Assists Per Game
• 3.8 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 17.7


Jordan Farmar #5
Born: 30.11.1986
Height: 6-2 / 1,88
Weight: 180 lbs. / 81,6 kg.
College: UCLA
Years Pro: 1


• 9.7 Points Per Game
• 2.7 Assists Per Game
• 2.3 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 21.0

Sasha “The Machine” Vujacic #18
Born: 8.3.1984
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 205 lbs. / 93,0 kg.
From: Slovenia
Years Pro: 3


• 8.3 Points Per Game
• 1.7 Rebounds Per Game
• 16.3 Minutes Per Game






”Portland Trail Blazers Starting Lineup”


Point Guard

Steve Blake #2
Born: 26.02.1980
Height: 6-3 / 1,91
Weight: 172 lbs. / 78,0 kg.
College: Maryland
Years Pro: 4

• 7.8 Points Per Game
• 4.6 Assists Per Game
• 2.5 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 28.9

Shooting Guard

Martell Webster #8
Born: 04.12.1986
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 229 lbs. / 103,9 kg.
High School: Seattle Prep HS (WA)
Years Pro: 2

• 10.5 Points Per Game
• 4.0 Rebounds Per Game
• 1.2 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 28.8


Small Forward

Travis Outlaw #25
Born: 1984-09-18
Height: 6-9 / 2,06
Weight: 215 lbs. / 97,5 kg.
High School: Starkville HS (MS)
Years Pro: 4

• 13.5 Points Per Game
• 1.3 Assists Per Game
• 4.8 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 26.8


Power Forward

LaMarcus Aldridge #12
Born: 19.07.1985
Height: 6-11 / 2,11
Weight: 245 lbs. / 111,1 kg.
College: Texas
Years Pro: 1

• 16.9 Points Per Game
• 7.3 Rebounds Per Game
• 1.4 Blocks Per Game
• MPG – 34.4

Center

Joel Przybila #10
Born: 10.10.1979
Height: 7-1 / 2,16
Weight: 255 lbs. / 115,7 kg.
College: Minnesota
Years Pro: 7

• 4.7 Points Per Game
• 7.4 Rebounds Per Game
• 1.2 Blocks Per Game
• MPG – 21.8

Key Bench Players


Jarret Jack #1
Born: 28.10.1983
Height: 6-3 / 1,91
Weight: 197 lbs. / 89,4 kg.
College: Georgia Tech
Years Pro: 2

• 9.7 Points Per Game
• 2.9 Rebounds Per Game
• 3.9 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 27.4


Channing Frye #44
Born: 17.05.1983
Height: 6-11 / 2,11
Weight: 248 lbs. / 112,5 kg.
College: Arizona
Years Pro: 2

• 6.4 Points Per Game
• 4.2 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 17.1





The Deep Bench



_____CG_____
* DJ Mbenga #28 * C. Karl #11 *



_____ CGGF_____

* R. LaFrentz #9 * S. Rodriguez #11 * V. Wafer #21 * J. McRoberts #4 *

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”The Main Matchup”

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=-=-=-> Lamar Odom Vs. LaMarcus Aldridge <-=-=-=



Keys to beat the Trail Blazers :

• The same…
• Defense…executing
• Spread their defense
• Pick&rolls and ball movement. Just continue doing the same thing, executing and keep the momentum.

Bryant is smiling again and the Lakers are contenders

Friday, February 29, 2008
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
The Oregonian Staff

Kobe Bryant's scowl of last summer has been replaced by a smile befitting an early spring.

Rarely has a team's -- or a star player's -- outlook changed as much after the start of the season as it has for Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.

When the Lakers played their first game Nov. 2, Bryant was brooding because he was still in Los Angeles and the team hadn't acquired another star to help him win. Almost four months later, as the Lakers make their first Portland appearance of the season, the star guard has many reasons to grin.

Beat L.A.? Won’t be easy from now on

Tonight in the Rose Garden, you’ll see a preview of what’s possibly going to be the Next Big Thing in the NBA, as soon as Greg Oden gets into the lineup.

Over the next several seasons, you can forget about Boston, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix and Houston – the Portland Trail Blazers vs. the Los Angeles Lakers is what it’s going to be all about.

No return date yet for Bynum

The center is beginning a second week of jogging in a therapeutic pool in his recovery from a dislocated kneecap. He probably won't play until late March or early April.

By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 29, 2008

Andrew Bynum began his second week of jogging in a therapeutic pool, although there still wasn't a specific target date for his return.

He hasn't started jogging on a treadmill, the next step in his rehabilitation, making a late March or early April return date more likely.

The Lakers, however, were not concerned with Bynum's overall progress.

Go Lakers !!!

Discuss…

[Tommy Trojan]

This will be a though game for us, back to back and on the road. So our guys do not have any room to slack off

[Erik Eleven]

This will be a loss.

[SashAlex]

This will be a loss.

[Tommy Trojan]

This will be a loss.

Hey hey don't jinx it.

Although I was thinking that too, but did not want to say it

[Air Bryant]

This will be a loss.

I agree.

Oh and by the way, Portland's loss...

[Air Bryant]

I almost forgot! Great game thread...just wow...sashalex for president!!!

Go lakers...keep the streak going.

[semi-sentient]

Is Roy playing? If so, then Portlands chances increase considerably.

I'm not sure what to make of this match up just yet. Portland has historically given us problems, so it'll be interesting to see how we respond. This is one of those games that we pretty much need to win if we expect to come out of the West. We have 2 more games after this against the Blazers, so this game will be a good indicator of how we will finish the season. If we can handle the Blazers (winning 3 of 4), we are on our way to coming out of the West.

[c-mac 4.35]

I think we will win by alot... we want to prove that wecan play better than last game against them!

Martell will have a good game though.

[Big Bird]

The Oregonian reported that Roy probably won't play tonight.

I have a bad feeling about this one, mostly because of bad history in Rose Garden, but I'll patiently and quietly hope for an extension of the you know what...

The Lakers know that even without Roy in the line-up, there is no room for slacking, considering the way the Blazers played on Tuesday.

Go Lakers!

[TheFatArastotle]

Lakers by 13... only 26 minutes for Pau last night and only a 2 1/2 hour flight. It's gonna be fun to go to a game and talk **** to these punk Blazer fans too... It's been a couple years since the Lakers put a good beatdown on them in Portland.

[Patterns]

I feel riped for a loss. I really do.

I think we've developed some bad habits and it'll take a loss to make us regroup.

I hope I am wrong though.

[The Laker Kid]

This will be a VERY VERY TOUGH game to pull. They want revenge.. on top of that they are playing AT Porkland. Lakers feel very comfortable at 10-game winning streak and they might relax a little.

I see us winning... but BARELY. Final score---- LA 92, POR 91.. Quadruple Overtime.

[Kobe_for_3]

This is going to be a close one, but we will pull it out at the end. Lakers by 9 book it!

[Desiderium]

This will be a VERY VERY TOUGH game to pull. They want revenge.. on top of that they are playing AT Porkland. Lakers feel very comfortable at 10-game winning streak and they might relax a little.

I see us winning... but BARELY. Final score---- LA 92, POR 91.. Quadruple Overtime.

so in 4 overtimes, we only manage to score 92 points. wow maybe i wont watch this game afterall...

[chefy]

126-102 lakers win, portland is a good team but they got a little bit lucky last time they played us and our players are not focusing in that game

[taufblazers33]

Blazers fan here.. Just want to wish you guys good luck. u guys are gonna win most likely cuz we suck as of late. i enjoy watching ur team play, u guys play such unselfish basketball. im picking lakers to win the west and i hope u guys beat down the suns cuz i cant stand them and steve nash. anywayz, good luck with this game and the rest of the season.

[bobobolas1]

Gasol at the buzzer in Overtime.

[El Hardee]

War Lakers!

[Tommy Trojan]

I like it War Lakers!