Tumbleweeds
Given that the reporter/player ratio in the locker room was an unfavorable 8/.3 (the one-third coming from periodic fly-bys from Ronny Turiaf), there wasn't much to get before the game. So with that in mind, you get PJ's pregame audio, and a look back at the ultra-scary 95-90 win the Lakers bagged in New York before Christmas. For those of you who were perhaps decorating your tree or doing a little last minute shopping, it was a tale of two halves. In the first, the Lakers utilized some epic ball movement, had great looks at the hoop, attacked, played some defense and generally looked like they were ready to run the Knicks out of the building. Around the middle of the third, they stopped doing all of those things. Jamal Crawford went all goony on them, and suddenly the Lakers found themselves in a dogfight.
Fortunately, they scraped by.
The Knicks come into the game playing- and this is relative, of course- well, having scraped together five wins in their last 10 games. Still, they're a lousy team everywhere, and particularly away from the Garden (4-15). And while the Lakers are weak up front these days, the defensive combination of Curry and Randolph may be as bad as any the league has ever seen.
The moral of the story? Get inside.
NOTES:
- Most of the audio is focused on the upcoming roadie, but also more words about the slumping forward combo in Luke and LO.
- INACTIVES: LAL- Ariza, Bynum, Mihm. NYK- Stephon Marbury, Jerome James, Randolph Morris (especially disappointing, given the heat of this political season).
- AUDIO: PJ- Download phil_jackson_1.29 preNYK.mp3
BK
Go Lakers!
Posted by: Faith | January 29, 2008 at 07:21 PM
GO LAKERS! It's GAME time!!!!
Posted by: David Whang | January 29, 2008 at 07:29 PM
Let us pray.
Posted by: troy | January 29, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Get inside. Ummm..... you mean, give the ball to Kwame?
GO LAKERS!
Posted by: Jon K. | January 29, 2008 at 07:41 PM
Would puke walton be in the nba if his daddy wasnt bill walton?
Posted by: White mamba24 | January 29, 2008 at 08:01 PM
Luke walton has a hip pointer, and the injury bug continues to haunt this team,but minus Luke i dont see a drop,that kid is made of clay just like his daddy weak as water.
Posted by: White mamba24 | January 29, 2008 at 08:13 PM
Can you believe Kwame is the highest scorer with 10?
Posted by: max | January 29, 2008 at 08:29 PM
Who are you guys gonna rip on now that iam hurt,my pops( bill walton)ya right,i will be watchin...hahahha
Posted by: Luke walton | January 29, 2008 at 09:12 PM