

Los Angeles Lakers “6 – 0” VS Portland Trail-Blazers “5 – 2 ”
Sunday, Nov 7, 9:30 pm ET
vs. Portland Trail-Blazers
TV : FSW, CSN
Arena :


Los Angeles Lakers Starting Lineup
Point Guard

Derek Fisher #2
• 9.5 Points Per Game
• 2.3 Rebounds Per Game
• 2.2 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 27.0
Shooting Guard

Kobe Bryant #24
• 24.7 Points Per Game
• 6.3 Rebounds Per Game
• 5.2 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 32.5
Small Forward

Ron Artest #15
• 9.5 Points Per Game
• 3.5 Rebounds Per Game
• 2.0 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 28.3
Power Forward

Lamar Odom #7
• 15.0 Points Per Game
• 11.0 Rebounds Per Game
• 3.5 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 35.7
Center

Pau Gasol #16
• 24.8 Points Per Game
• 10.3 Rebounds Per Game
• 4.2 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 38.5
”The Killer B’s”
Shannon Brown # 12

• 9.0 Points Per Game
• 1.5 Steals Per Game
• 1.5 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 18.7
Steve Blake # 5

• 7.8 Points Per Game
• 2.0 Assists Per Game
• 1.5 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 18.7
Matt Barnes # 9

• 8.5 Points Per Game
• 2.0 Assists Per Game
• 6.5 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 20.8


Portland Trail-Blazers Starting Lineup
Point Guard

Andre Miller #24
• 12.0 Points Per Game
• 8.7 Assists Per Game
• 3.6 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 32.1
Shooting Guard

Brandon Roy #7
• 22.0 Points Per Game
• 4.0 Rebounds Per Game
• 3.0 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 40.0
Small Forward

Nicolas Batum #88
• 12.1 Points Per Game
• 4.7 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 28.6
Power Forward

LaMarcus Aldridge #12
• 19.7 Points Per Game
• 8.6 Rebounds Per Game
• 1.6 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 39.1
Center

Marcus Camby #23
• 8.3 Points Per Game
• 11.6 Rebounds Per Game
• 1.5 Blocks Per Game
• MPG – 30.0
Portland’s Key Bench Players

Wesley Matthews #2
• 10.0 Points Per Game
• 1.4 Assists Per Game
• 2.6 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 21.7

Rudy Fernandez #5
• 5.4 Points Per Game
• 1.4 Assists Per Game
• MPG – 18.4

Dante Cunningham #33
• 5.1 Points Per Game
• 3.7 Rebounds Per Game
• MPG – 18.0
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”The Marquee Matchup”
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-=-=-=-=-> Kobe Bryant Vs. Brandon Roy <-=-=-=-=-
Well, you don’t need too much introduction for this matchup. It’s Kobe Bryant vs one of the most “unguardable guards” in the league today. How does it sound ? Hmm ?… Even if Kobe’s not there yet in terms of athletic ability, he’ll get out there and have fun playing against a great player, as he usually does. I’m not sure about the defensive part, ‘cause Kobe is not the one to guard Roy, but offensively, both players will take care of it. Our weakside defense is gonna be tested a lot with Roy cutting or shooting threes and dishing it to Aldridge after pick’n rolls or double teams. Kobe’s gonna need some help from Artest and Pau not to allow Roy to penetrate into the paint and cut our defense. Kobe ? Kobe, hopefully will do the same job he’s been doing recently, playing a-la Magic, drawing attention and double teams and the rest is history. Definitely a great matchup.
How to beat the Trail-Blazers :
• Don’t allow their supporting cast to get hot. Put a body on Camby and dominate the glass.
• Use weakside pick’n rolls against their at times vulnerable defense.
• Pau and Kobe in the post usually a success.
Go Lakers !!!
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