Game #45: New Orleans Hornets (15-29) @ Los Angeles Lakers (19-25)

[Avenged24]

we had a +13 rebounding differential so I don't really mind the fact that Howard only had 4 rebs. As long as we are rebounding as a team, who cares how many each persons ends up with?

Dwight cares, unfortunately.

[ldawg]

Howard 4 rebs unacceptable

A win, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 24points and as a team we out rebound them 37-50. really dont care.

[GREATNESS ONE]

Smashing. Gotta keep focused and keep building as a unit.

[J4KOP99]

My worries:

1. We didn't control the pace as well as I would have liked. The Hornets got up 92 shots, whereas we only shot the ball 79 times.

2. We have up 2 very big leads

3. We relied on the 3 ball a little too much

4. We missed 12 ft's ("only" 5 of which were dwight)

[ldawg]

Dwight cares, unfortunately.

with a w i dont think he cares. He still had a very good productive night and he was involve.

[Mcdoh]

a win is a win..

[Iron24th]

Earl Clark since he's in the rotation (11 games):

12.0pts/9.2rbs/0.9blks

[Avenged24]

That's not true, phil's teams would always blow leads. Plus we didn't play down to the level of competition, we dominated most of the game and then just let up from the 6-2 minute mark. The defense was pretty strong for most of the game and the offensive execution was excellent with the exception of the most of the 4th. Lapses are going to happen when a team gets up big.

That was a championship contender though. Playing down to competition was not out of the norm for them because there was nobody to play up to. Once you're up, you can only go down. Lapses do happen, teams go on runs, but that was WAY too big of a run for one of the worst teams in the league. The Lakers have lost plenty of games like this - playing well the majority in the game only to let up in the final minutes. If it wasn't for games such as these, the Lakers could have themselves a good record by now. A team looking to find their identity needs composure and consistency.

[J4KOP99]

Yeah, Earl and Pau is a great rotation at the 4. I love Pau off the bench. Hopefully he understand how important he is in that role.

[D Blue987]

Be happy we freaken won people. This season has been a disaster to say the least. Take what you can get from this team and hope to God we make it to the 7th or 8th seed. lol.

[ldawg]

the goal as of right now is to get over .500 I dont think stat matters right now.

[kblo247]

Yeah, Earl and Pau is a great rotation at the 4. I love Pau off the bench. Hopefully he understand how important he is in that role.

Earl is a 3. Metta starts at 4. He defends them since earl got inserted. Jamison comes in with Pau who comes in for Dwight. Pau plays the 4 to close the second and fourth. But Clark is the SF, what we tried to give to Ebanks earlier this year actually

[Iron24th]

Earl Clark since he's in the rotation (11 games):

12.0pts/9.2rbs/0.9blks

52.2%FG (57-109)

61.1%3pt (11-18)

Impressive

[Hellcrooner]

Quote:
Kamenetzky Brothers ‏@KamBrothers
Pau will get a lot of questions about sitting down the stretch postgame. Doubt he'll bite, though. BK

https://twitter.com/KamBrothers

Media vultures are going to circle Pau/MWP, Dantoni, then Kobe/Nash/Dwight for their thoughts and try to bait a young earl into goofing, same with Twan. .... Just a bad choice by Pringles today

Pau shoul actually take it and ask to be traded or dantoni fired.

he wont.

but he should.

[LA RO]

good win