Lakers vs. Chicago: Lakers start trip with loss to Bulls
Bulls 88, Lakers 84 (final)
It was not the kind of start to a six-game trip the Lakers were looking for. They hit the road with a loss at Chicago because they could not stop the Bulls' Derrick Rose.
Rose finished with 29 points, nine assists and five rebounds.
Kobe Bryant scored 23 points and moved past John Havlicek (26,395 points) for 11th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Bryant has 26,398.
But Bryant missed the second of two free throws with 11.9 seconds left, leaving the Lakers behind 86-83.
Pau Gasol had 21 points and Lamar Odom 18 for the Lakers.
Rose scored on a drive that ended with a left-handed layup for an 83-77 Bulls lead.
After Derek Fisher made a three-pointer, Rose scored again for an 85-80 Bulls lead that the Lakers were not able to overcome.
Bulls 66, Lakers 58 (end of third quarter)
The Lakers couldn't turn things around in the third quarter.
All the momentum they lost to the Bulls in the second quarter carried over to the third.
The Lakers went down by as many as 10 points in the third, leaving them in a hole to start the fourth quarter.
The Lakers' defense again wasn't very good, allowing the Bulls to score 30 points in the third.
Bulls 36, Lakers 32 (end of first half)
A 13-point Lakers lead disappeared in the second quarter.
Chicago outscored the Lakers, 24-10, in the second quarter.
Derrick Rose had nine of his 14 first-half points in the quarter, and three of his four first-half assists.
By the half, the Lakers were shooting 37.8% from the field. Kobe Bryant was three for nine from the field in the first half and Derek Fisher was one for five.
The Lakers had eight turnovers in the second quarter.
Lakers 22, Bulls 12 (end of first quarter)
It was all about the Lakers' defense in the first quarter.
It was a defense that stopped the Bulls cold, holding Chicago to 25% shooting in the first quarter.
Chicago's super-quick point guard, Derrick Rose, was two-for-eight shooting in the quarter.
Pau Gasol led the Lakers with 10 points.
Pregame
Once again, Lakers Coach Phil Jackson was asked about his feelings about coaching in Chicago at the United Center, a building where Jackson won the last three of the six NBA championships the Bulls collected when he was their coach.
Jackson said he didn't have any feelings about facing the Bulls on Friday night at the United Center, but that he does have feelings about the old Chicago Stadium, the Bulls' home arena when he won his first three consecutive titles (1991-93) with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
"If they could build the old arena and put it back up again, I get a lot of feelings out of that one," Jackson said. "It was a great place to play. We always rued the fact that they took it down, but this [United Center] is a beautiful place. It's a big barn. But it's not quite like that old place was."
Then for a brief moment, Jackson turned to the game that was being played Friday night. He said that rookie power forward Derrick Caracter, who suffered a sprained left ankle in the first quarter of Wednesday night's game against the Clippers, would be a game-time decision.
"He's going to be on the active roster, though, for sure," Jackson said.
Jackson has said he is calling this season "The Last Stand" because he is planning on retiring after the season.
"We hope it's not like Custer's last stand," Jackson said, smiling.
Jackson also spoke about how the Lakers need to slow down Bulls point guard Derrick Rose.
"He gets that ball down as quickly as anybody," Jackson said. "And he generates a lot of energy for this team."
The Lakers also will see old foe Carlos Boozer for the first time this season. Boozer, who left the Utah Jazz to join the Bulls as a free agent during the summer, was injured and didn't play in the first Bulls-Lakers game at Staples Center last month.
-- Broderick Turner, reporting from Chicago
Photo: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant drives to the basket against Bulls guard Keith Bogans in the first quarter Friday night. Credit: Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press
Hey gang,
Live game chat is up and running, I believe.
Catch you there.
Posted by: Dan Loumena | December 10, 2010 at 04:52 PM
Mr. Consistency Derek Fisher having an amazing first half. Hey Fisher LOVERS !!!! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!
Posted by: S Perkins | December 10, 2010 at 06:08 PM
Damn. 10 point second quarter. That's epic suckitude.
Posted by: LongTimeLakerFan | December 10, 2010 at 06:30 PM
Pau Gasol could be the greatest laker ever
Posted by: London Laker | December 10, 2010 at 06:41 PM
Fisher has played 24 minutes so far tonight and is 1 for 5 with 0 assists.
Is there any worse player in the NBA ? Lakers know he can't guard anybody and is not a good passer and doesn't shoot well. Let's keep him in the game to hit the game winner !!!
Posted by: S Perkins | December 10, 2010 at 06:48 PM
wow... D Rose > K Bryant
Posted by: hungryneck | December 10, 2010 at 07:40 PM
Fish with a huge 3 pointer to win the game !!!! Oh they lost ???
Maybe if he shot a little better than 2 for 8, with 1 assist and no defense on Rose they would of won. The guy is terrible !!!!
Posted by: S Perkins | December 10, 2010 at 07:41 PM
alright alright, you hate fish. we get it.
Posted by: C. River | December 10, 2010 at 07:54 PM
Another pathetic effort!
Bynum cannot help this terrible team slide!
23 shots = 23 points!!???!
Turnovers and newby ref in the Bull's wallet didn't help either.
When are we going to quit doubling down and actually covering a notorious 3 point shooter!? Korver who was who's man...................?!?
Posted by: NuggetsCountry | December 10, 2010 at 07:57 PM
alright alright, you hate fish. we get it.
Posted by: C. River
If you get it then tell your buddies to quit writing all the nonsense
about how great Fisher still is and I will ease up on this pathetic excuse for a basketball player !!!!
Posted by: S Perkins | December 10, 2010 at 07:58 PM
S Perkins has a point. This is the result much more often that the game winners, and he can make the game winners without starting and playing most of the minutes.
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 08:10 PM
@S Perkins - People who question Derek Fisher and want to see the Lakers acquire the "latest, quickest, greatest" PG are asleep at the wheel. Class acts like D Fish come along once in a blue moon and his leadership qualities are un-quantifable. How many of these amazingly fast, sooooper skilled PGs have won a ring in the last 10 years?
Rajon Rondo and Tony Parker (1 and 2 rings, respectively), that's it and I would argue it's the system Rondo's in and the players that surround him that allow him to excel. Put Rondo on the Cavs right now and watch his stats plummet and his attitude as well, most likely. The other PGs to win it all? Bull dog types one and all: Derek Fisher, Chancey Billups have won a combined 6 rings shattering the myth you need lightning to win a ring.
I am quite sure I'll get some diaparaging comments from folks 'round here who just can't get over the fact that our PG isn't the most dynamic, athletic player in the league. The fact that Kobe would rather go to war with him than with any other guy in the NBA should tell them something...but I guess they're complaining about Fisher too much to hear. Oh well, we'll miss him when he retires mark my words.
Tell you what, S Perkins, lets see how many games Fisher 'loses' and how many games he has 'won' over the course of the season. The answer will always be Z-E-R-O because it's a team game. Also you're 2 for 8 argument is as sinkable as the Titanic. He tied for the most steals, had the highest +/- of the entire team and if you're really going to bring up shooting percentages than you'd better roast Kobe, Shannon Brown and Artest over the same fire.
Get it in your head that we win or lose as a team and you'll sound so much more intelligent, man. Blaming it all on Fish is just sort of silly.
Posted by: Jamie Sweet | December 10, 2010 at 08:10 PM
@S Perkins - In case you're confused, Derek Fisher has won 5 of those combined 6 rings betwixt he and B-B-B-Billups!
Posted by: Jamie Sweet | December 10, 2010 at 08:11 PM
Other teams would gladly see Fish on the floor vs. Blake or Brown....Fisher is a bum.
Posted by: hungryneck | December 10, 2010 at 08:17 PM
Lakers are really strugling man, whats the issue? Its pathetic! start matt barns and blake wheres bynum...weakling i say trade his ass for a solid center not flashy but steady!
Nene is on the market soon....losing to the bulls seriously? we had em the whole 1st qtr then a total reverse in points...phil u need to make adjustments and i understand its only dec but c'mon man!
Browns shot was MIA, and korver is nailing 3's really dont you scout teams why help off him!! dont u realize theres a 3 point shooter out there?
BS - i feel sick
Posted by: ryan | December 10, 2010 at 08:18 PM
I'm shocked I tell you.... just shocked
/sarcasm
Posted by: Tim-4-Show | December 10, 2010 at 08:21 PM
I demand to know what the heck is going on here!
I hardly ever comment on Fridays, but I missed the whole game while enjoying some quality time with Mrs. DBDH and felt compelled to vent. We came home to a huge disappointment while watching NBAtv.
As a crestfallen Lakers fan, I will be watching "Inception" tonight, as I already know the outcome, and I'm quite satisfied with it.
DBDH!
Posted by: Don't Blame Del Harris! | December 10, 2010 at 08:21 PM
Piggybacking on Jamie Sweet's excellent comments:
The fact that basketball is a team game, one has to look at the long-term effect of a player, not a game-to-game thing.
There are few players in the game who's game supersede their statistics - Fish is just such a player. His unselfishness, his spirit, his intelligence overtake his statistics. Especially on such a talented team as the Lakers, a player as team-oriented and smart as Fisher will not be putting up big numbers.
Yes, players such as Rose, Paul or even a guard like A.I. will burn *any* team they are playing against, they are the top of the heap for their respective position, much like pretty much no defender can properly defend Kobe. Does that mean we need Steve Nash to win? Well, we've won with Fish as PG, no team led by Nash, Kidd, Rose, CP3, D-Will, Westbrook, etc... has won at title.
In fact, Fish has won 5 more titles as starting PG than that entire group combined.
Give it a break. You guys aren't smarter than Phil - the whole lot of you. He is starting Fish, winning titles.
All that's left is the "Phil sucks" comments...
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Mamba, LRob, pfunk36: Unfortunately, we were right with our feelings about the outcome of this game...
GO LAKERS!!!!!!
Posted by: CyberCosmiX | December 10, 2010 at 08:29 PM
"...because they could not stop the Bulls' Derrick Rose."
The guy is pretty good, but the real reason we lost is because we didn't hit our darn shots. Simple as that!
We were pretty close at certain times but then, when we needed most, a brick.
All good, that happens. Besides, CHI is a good team overall. We can beat them, but we didn't tonight.
Kudos to the Bulls, but the feeling is that we lost to ourselves again. "Poor shooting..." said PJ; "We didn't shoot well tonight..." said Worthy. I have to agree.
We need to pratice. Days off are no good. If the team is tired, don't do any training, but at least have everybody in the hardwood with some balls and let them have fun, shoot, stretch, hit some freebies, whatever. The ball is friendly to whoever treats her right. Kiss her and throw her towards the basket, you'll see...it will go in.
Posted by: Magic Phil | December 10, 2010 at 08:36 PM
Come on. Which way is it -- a team game or not?
Don't post about how great a team player Fish is, and then compare him individually to other players, and if they have rings or not. Weak. Who cares if Fish won 5 titles? Let's run Robert Horry back out there then, because has a whole drawer full.
Fish is lousy now, and his play proves it.
Posted by: hungryneck | December 10, 2010 at 08:40 PM
Lakers have no heart and just don't care more often than not. The press was going crazy about the team and the bench - and bam! a run of .500 ball. Kobe is done. Oh, still a good player but can't pick this team up and carry them. The Glassman isn't the answer. How long until he goes down again? Pau is back to playing WNBA ball. Artest is - wow, who knows. 50 wins may be a stretch.
Posted by: Iceberg | December 10, 2010 at 08:43 PM
Dude... you Fish defenders are PATHATIC, always making a point what fish brings to the team, nothing ..total BS. He needs to retire void that contract and save face. OOH my bad, he actually thinks he has a role like so many of theses Lakerholic. As I perdicted this team road trip 3-3, no doubt. Hope everybody is watching the King, can't wait for the Christmas Day game. Man it's going to be UGLY.
Posted by: Justa Hater | December 10, 2010 at 08:46 PM
Iceberg put some ice on it.
Do you remember last year when the lakers were just yawning there way to June?
Zen ZZZZZZZZ is still coaching this team.
So go to sleep like the lakers do until June.
Ok good night June Bug.
Next!!!!!!
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 08:47 PM
Sacha played 28 secs? WTH?
Shannon 0-4? WTH?
Fish 2-8? WTH?
Where was Ebanks? PJ, c'mon! Ebanks is good and he can handle the thing with easy...oh well.
Posted by: Magic Phil | December 10, 2010 at 08:47 PM
My bad PATHETIC....JUST SAYING.
Posted by: Justa Hater | December 10, 2010 at 08:48 PM
"Come on. Which way is it -- a team game or not?
Don't post about how great a team player Fish is, and then compare him individually to other players, and if they have rings or not. Weak. Who cares if Fish won 5 titles? Let's run Robert Horry back out there then, because has a whole drawer full.
Fish is lousy now, and his play proves it.
Posted by: hungryneck | December 10, 2010 at 08:40 PM "
THANK YOU!! I'm LOLing at some of the arguments. On one hand they say "don't blame Fisher, it's a TEAM game" but then they go and say "Fisher has more rings than those other PGs!"
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 08:49 PM
The Ls were waaaaay to careless with the ball tonite, TOs left and right, and it didn't help that the Bs got a lotta favorable calls either. I guess that's to be expected. Kinda hard to win like that, especially on the road. Hope they tighten that up next game, as well as the interior D, which is still a glaring problem.
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Let's go Ls...all the way to a 3-peat!!!!!
Posted by: G in DC(aka GDUB) | December 10, 2010 at 08:50 PM
hungryneck: "Don't post about how great a team player Fish is, and then compare him individually to other players, and if they have rings or not. Weak. Who cares if Fish won 5 titles? Let's run Robert Horry back out there then, because has a whole drawer full.
Fish is lousy now, and his play proves it."
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Why then does Phil Jackson continue to place him in his starting lineups?
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Magic Phil: Right on!
Don't know if it's quite enough to kiss the ball and treat her well in order to succeed (as I'm sure I'd have benefited as a 9-yr old with a new basketball that had 'leather-like surface'...) however wholeheartedly agree with the feelings we beat ourselves. Not that Chi-town is a bad team, but had we played our game we wouldn't have lost...
GO LAKERS!!!!!!
Posted by: CyberCosmiX | December 10, 2010 at 08:50 PM
Everybody all upset about season games that bring no banner.
Typical juniors who don't see the big picture.
Yawn.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 08:53 PM
Why are we on the Fish thing again?
That ship done sailed a year ago... now it's time to run with the horses you got
Posted by: Tim-4-Show | December 10, 2010 at 08:53 PM
Magic has 5 rings and he no longer owns the team. Let's sign him
Posted by: Tim-4-Show | December 10, 2010 at 08:55 PM
"Why then does Phil Jackson continue to place him in his starting lineups?
Posted by: CyberCosmiX | December 10, 2010 at 08:50 PM "
I heard he was offended by the Lakers contract negotiations in the offseason. I am wondering if he had to be promised the starting job to re-sign.
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 08:57 PM
Lewstrs,
I thought you said there was fans in here that bleed purple and gold.
All I'm hearing is Treason.
Wow Tito Get Them A Tissue.
The NBA WHERE CRY BABIES WHERE PURPLE AND GOLD.
NEXT!!!
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 08:58 PM
"Magic has 5 rings and he no longer owns the team. Let's sign him
Posted by: Tim-4-Show | December 10, 2010 at 08:55 PM "
LOL, good one.
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 08:59 PM
Bay to LA: "THANK YOU!! I'm LOLing at some of the arguments. On one hand they say "don't blame Fisher, it's a TEAM game" but then they go and say "Fisher has more rings than those other PGs!"
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Fisher DOES have 5 rings, that group of 'NBA Elite' PG's have the same amount as I have. zero.
Maybe, that group of PG's need to learn how to WIN RINGS by watching Fish.
It *IS* a team game, regardless of what you clowns say.
Nash, Kidd, Rose, CP3, D-Will, etc... should watch D-Fish to know what a championship PG does/says/acts/plays etc... Yes, Fish is 36 which is truly ANCIENT in terms of PG's, but yet he is in better shape than all of them? hmmm.....
Fact is, Fish is a WINNER, Fish is a CHAMPION and Fish is hella-smarter than the whole lot of you all.
Oh yeah, Phil sucks...
GO LAKERS!!!!!!
Posted by: CyberCosmiX | December 10, 2010 at 09:01 PM
IS IT TO LATE FOR THE 72-10 BANDWAGON? Just Saying.... How about the HOMECOURT BANDWAGON? WTH, where are all the Bandwagoneers?
Just Saying....The Heat next World Champs
Posted by: Justa Hater | December 10, 2010 at 09:01 PM
CyberCosmiX
Oh so there is one person in here that bleeds purple and gold.
I thought this was a clipper forum for a moment.
High 5 Fisher.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:04 PM
Justa Heat ,
You sound like the Cavs of last year and year before and year before.....
clank clank clank go grease up tin man.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:06 PM
So who in here thinks the Bulls can Beat The Mighty Lakers In A 7 Game Series?
Oh srafrank I was only complaining about 1 loss.
Well get over it theres 50 plus games left.
The NBA Where Traders Happen!!!!
lets trade him, lets deal him, lets bench him,lets throw in ....
Oh another Parade
Wow where did the season go?
You got stuck on the chicago game fool!!!!!!!!
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:17 PM
"Fisher DOES have 5 rings, that group of 'NBA Elite' PG's have the same amount as I have. zero.
Maybe, that group of PG's need to learn how to WIN RINGS by watching Fish.
It *IS* a team game, regardless of what you clowns say.
Nash, Kidd, Rose, CP3, D-Will, etc... should watch D-Fish to know what a championship PG does/says/acts/plays etc... Yes, Fish is 36 which is truly ANCIENT in terms of PG's, but yet he is in better shape than all of them? hmmm.....
Fact is, Fish is a WINNER, Fish is a CHAMPION and Fish is hella-smarter than the whole lot of you all.
Oh yeah, Phil sucks...
GO LAKERS!!!!!!
Posted by: CyberCosmiX | December 10, 2010 at 09:01 PM "
So why didn't the Warriors win championships with Fisher? Or the Jazz?
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 09:17 PM
So why didn't the Warriors win championships with Fisher? Or the Jazz?
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 09:17 PM
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Wow are you still in diapers.
Fisher fits the triangle offense and PJ controls the switches.
Now what PJ does not deserve 10 rings.
Somebody give this guy a churro.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:21 PM
Andrew would be enough to turn these close losses into wins. Any kind of quality minutes from him would be minutes Pau could rest. Rotations change, all is well.
Having said that, you'd think there's been enough losses for Phil to start considering options.
Posted by: VMan | December 10, 2010 at 09:22 PM
Churro by the Bay who left LA.
LMAO!!!!
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:23 PM
Free Sasha.
Posted by: troy | December 10, 2010 at 09:23 PM
I will soon have to start up my RANDOM THOUGHTS posts again.
Posted by: troy | December 10, 2010 at 09:24 PM
Now its PJ fault.
Hey Buss fire PJ for loss to chicago.
Hey Buss why didn't you fire PJ last christmas.
Jingle Bells.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:26 PM
I missed the game due to work obligations.
Now I can see dead people and want to kill pandas. Fluffy, cute pandas.
Not awesome.
What do we play for? RINGS!!!
Lakers Today... Lakers Tomorrow... Lakers Forever.
GO LAKERS!!!!
Posted by: Jon K. | December 10, 2010 at 09:27 PM
Wow..I am a Bulls fan and checked the LATimes to see what the reaction was to the Bulls win. Your team is the 2X defending champs. Treat them with respect. They probably will be in the finals again this year. They lost to a good Bulls team on the road. Do any of you even understand the game?
Posted by: Pete | December 10, 2010 at 09:28 PM
Hmmm, Derek Fisher . . . he's still a good fit with the Lakers' personnel and triangle offense. Although the Lakers do have problems when facing elite point guards, but who doesn't? Unless you guys trade him for a defensive stopper out front . . .
Anyway, a new post is up. I'll admit it, the post is a little weak compared to Mark Medina's postgame wraps, but I've got to move on to some other work now.
Catch you later.
Posted by: Dan Loumena | December 10, 2010 at 09:29 PM
"Wow are you still in diapers.
Fisher fits the triangle offense and PJ controls the switches.
Now what PJ does not deserve 10 rings.
Somebody give this guy a churro.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:21 PM "
Well he is trying to say that Fisher is better than those other PGs because he has 5 rings and they don't.
Answer me this, if the Lakers traded Fisher for Deron Williams tomorrow, and the Jazz played the Lakers in the playoffs, would you be picking the Jazz because they have Fisher? Take all the time you need to answer.
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 09:31 PM
Churro by the Bay who left LA.
Listen , I'm not a Fisher fan.
To me its all about the structure of The Organization called Purple and Gold.
I know Jerry Buss , I've spoken to Jerry Buss,
And Your No JERRY BUSS.
Next!!!!
assuming your way to the bay.
LOL
I should make a Haiku Poem.
I think I will.
Churro by the Bay.
Has lost his way to LA.
SO stay at the Bay.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:42 PM
IS ANYBODY ON THE LAKER ORGANIZATION LISTENING: The weakness of the Lakers is speed. Check the past videos to see if I'm not correct.
Posted by: Paul Espinoza | December 10, 2010 at 09:43 PM
"Churro by the Bay who left LA.
Listen , I'm not a Fisher fan.
To me its all about the structure of The Organization called Purple and Gold.
I know Jerry Buss , I've spoken to Jerry Buss,
And Your No JERRY BUSS.
Next!!!!
assuming your way to the bay.
LOL
I should make a Haiku Poem.
I think I will.
Churro by the Bay.
Has lost his way to LA.
SO stay at the Bay.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:42 PM "
I'm not interested in name calling with you. I just don't think Fisher is a starting PG anymore. They have won with hm there in the past but with Blake and Brown around, I think the team is better if Fisher's minutes go down in favor of those guys. If you, Phil, Jerry Buss, or anyone else don't agree with me, that's fine.
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 09:49 PM
Stick to your day job at the bay.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:54 PM
Da BULLS!
Posted by: Temecula Joe | December 10, 2010 at 09:54 PM
temecula joe
didn't I tell you to finish picking those avocados?
The Chicago Way.
LMAO!!!
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:56 PM
"Stick to your day job at the bay.
Posted by: srafrank | December 10, 2010 at 09:54 PM
"
I will, and I might recommend you leave the liquor cabinet alone for a little while.
Posted by: Bay to LA | December 10, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Lakers need to shake it up. I'd go with Brown in crunch time. Or just keep it like it is, and keep looking pathetic. But it is more than Fish, right now they are basically 8 deep, not enough horses.
And I doubt they can win without home court this year.
Posted by: hungryneck | December 10, 2010 at 10:04 PM
Rose is a great talent and he does this to every team. Good defensive effort overall.
Too bad talented AK and BK got recruited to ESPN. Not too many insightful things to read on this blog now compared to before (I'm not talking about Turner).
No writer here wants to address the fact that Pau Gasol....well, I'll let Phil Jackson say what many have said throughout the year:
"They got physical with him and Pau got disconcerted," Jackson said. "He started worrying about whether he was getting fouled or not. It changed how he played."
Posted by: Tom | December 10, 2010 at 10:32 PM
Your Lakers are old period. Kobe is playing hurt/injured most of the time. Three-peat wont happen this season folks, its just a wishful thingking.
Posted by: BlackAvalone | December 10, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Laker's defense? The Bulls missed open shot after missed layup. The "defense" had nothing to do with it. Do you people actually watch the games? The only things that stopped the Bulls were their poor shooting and the refs (as usual).
Posted by: B | December 10, 2010 at 10:46 PM
3 and 3 on this swing. 2 more losses to the dregs of the league. Drew will pull up lame and miss several more weeks. Just saying.
Posted by: Iceberg | December 10, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Some of you people need saliva tests. BFG, a close loss on the road against a good team. When will you morons trust in PJ. He is the closest thing to Coaching Jesus there is.
Posted by: Stephen J. Smith | December 11, 2010 at 01:33 AM
very disappointed every time lakers play against the top ten point guard in the league lakers lose...guess fisher isthe problem of the team...change fisher to starting five...pau and odom tired bec of chasing fisher's man...
Posted by: jay_kb24 | December 11, 2010 at 01:49 AM
WTF is going on? The Lakers need to return their salaries (earned?) so far this year. Us fans deserve better then the pansy assed way they have been playing. 23 shots Kobe? Dirk went 8 for 10 the other night and got 21.
Bench Fisher now, bench him last year and the year before. I didn't sleep well last night and woke up in a worse mood. I will not be watching tomorrow against the Nets as the Lakers dont' deserve me as a fan right now.
Jesus, with Miami, Boston, San Antonio and even Dallas playing far better,
why do we have a team that can barely beat the Clippers? You all suck and we as fans deserve better. So play better or else I will be at the airport to beat you all down. When you have the Redskins and the Nationals as your other teams, not to mention Jeff Gordon and Tiger, I only have the Lakers to be my best team and now they are letting me down. Play harder mo'fos.
Or return your overpriced salary to your fans. I am so fuqquing pissed off now, I may never calm down.
When is Bynum coming back? We need more news then hearing about Cam "Reggie Bush" Newton.
Posted by: Mike Dills | December 11, 2010 at 10:05 AM
id like to see sasha bring the action. he is a pesky defender and a good shooter. i don't know what PJ thinks.
Posted by: sanchino | December 11, 2010 at 09:11 PM