Category — Lakers

We’re fans of Lakers rookie point guard Darius Morris. With Steve Blake out with a rib injury, Morris will show his worth. At least we think. No better stage to start than with Chris Paul and the Clip Joint tonight.

Folks are getting a bit impatient in Dallas.
Jilted lover Lamar Odom is averaging a disappointing 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game with the Mavericks. On Monday, Odom returns to L.A. to play the Lakers for the 1st time since they dumped him.

Ballin at its finest. Chris Paul was the man though, finishing with 27 points, 11 assists, 3 steals and 6 rebounds and handing the Heat their 2nd straight loss.
The Clippers and the Lakers, who beat the Jazz in overtime tonight in Utah, clash on Saturday.
AP

Is that you Shannon?
With the Lakers’ roster, we can’t blame Kobe Bryant for hogging the rock. Probably means another scoring title for him. Hell, he could take 40 shots in our book, as long as he shares with Andrew Bynum, and that wouldn’t be too many. Other than Pau Gasol, there aren’t many reliable options for the Lakers.
Kobe’s hotline: 48 points on 18 of 31 shooting, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. He hit 12 of 13 free throws. And he committed only 2 turnovers.
Oh, and the Lakers win.
ESPN LA

Not sure what’s up with that right hand.
Forty years ago, the Lakers won 33 in a row. It’s 1 of the greatest streaks of all time and another reason why Wilt also was the greatest of all time.
NBA.com

Ivan Johnson made a name for himself during Thursday’s Heat-Hawks triple overtime contest, which was won by Miami. Never heard of Ivan? Neither had we, but we’re a sucker for an underdog, particularly a 6-8, 230-pounder who played in the L.A. area.
SB Nation

“And then that bastard David Stern came in…”

TNT analyst and former GM Steve Kerr, among others, is sold on the Blazers, who hammered the Lakers again Thursday night in Portland. They have the best mark in the Western Conference at 5-1, their only loss coming courtesy of Chris Paul and the Clip Joint on Jan. 1 in L.A. One of those 5 wins came courtesy of the Thunder, who are everyone’s favorite flavor in the West.
“They are a scary bunch,” Chris Webber said of the Blazers Thursday night on the TNT studio show.
Speaking of the Lakers…: Happy 30th birthday to Gilbert Arenas. That brings us to the Lakers. Did Jim Buss or Mitch Kupchak consider signing Arenas instead of the defenseless Jason Kapono? Didn’t think so.

Sometimes, shit happens.
My worst occurred 15 or so years ago when I referred to Joe Niekro as “Joe Negro” in a caption. Even funnier was hearing my editor, who was white, saying how no 1 would believe it was actually a black guy who screwed this up.
Jim Romenesko.com

Give the brother a hand.
It’s 1 thing for Mike Brown to peacefully co-exist with Kobe Bryant, but for Brown to shake off T.J. Simers like water in the shower draws high praise from us.
L.A. Times