Caught in the Web: Reactions to Lakers' 112-104 victory over the Clippers
Game stories
--The Times' Mike Bresnahan explains why the Lakers had a difficult time securing a 112-104 victory Friday over the Clippers.
--The Orange County Register's Janis Carr argued the Clippers don't have enough of a winning culture yet to regularly beat the Lakers.
--The Riverside Press Enterprise's David Lassen credits Kobe Bryant's scoring spree.
--The Daily News' Elliott Teaford credits the Lakers' victory to making plays late in the game.
Notebooks
--The Times' Bresnahan and the Riverside Press Enterprise's Lassen highlights Phil Jackson's argument that the Kings moving to Anaheim isn't a good idea.
--The Times' Lisa Dillman details DeAndre Jordan's return to the Clippers' lineup.
--The Daily News' Teaford compares and contrasts the Lakers and the Clippers.
Sidebars
--The Times' Broderick Turner details Pau Gasol's charitable contributions.
Columns
--The Times' Bill Dwyre criticizes the NBA and its players regarding technical fouls.
--The Times' Mark Heisler remains amazed with Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
--Fox Sports' Billy Witz looks at the tension between the Lakers and Clippers.
Blogs
--ESPN Los Angeles' Brian Kamenetzky breaks down the Lakers' victory over the Clippers.
--ESPN Los Angeles' Dave McMenamin lists 10 things to take away from the Lakers-Clippers game.
--Clips Nation's Dennis Lin faults the loss on Eric Gordon having a bad night.
--Silver Screen and Roll's DexterFishmore believes the Lakers' outcome was never in doubt.
--Forum Blue and Gold's Darius Soriano credits the offense from Bryant and Gasol.
Tweet of the Day: "I can't believe I jumped in the air like a silly pirate on drugs" -- ronartest (Lakers forward Ron Artest)
Rick Friedman Reader Comment of the Day: "Isn't it terrible the way that the Lakers franchise just surpassed ALL expectations as soon as Derek left and when he returned all we could do was compete for Championships in the Finals? I mean, what the heck? Mitch! You're an idiot! RE-SIGN SMUSH NOW!!!!!" -- Jon K.
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Photo: Lakers power forward Pau Gasol, who had 26 points and eight rebounds, puts away a dunk against the Clippers in the first half Friday night at Staples Center. Credit: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times
As much as I like Jon K, that comment was totally absurd. (but funny)
Posted by: Tim-4-Show | March 26, 2011 at 12:41 PM
Congrats JonK for the Friedman...lol@ the post....
Posted by: LEWSTRS | March 26, 2011 at 12:45 PM
OK, I gotta start reading backwards again. That was a great one Jon.
JR
Posted by: Jolly Rancher | March 26, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Hello
Police here. First and most important, good win by our Lake Show last night. The PSP was out all day friday so could not watch the game or chat/read up on the blog (more on that).
Mark Medina, the PSP forgive you for your unwarranted assault on the PSP. Next time though, look at the whole picture instead of just siding your buddies ok?
Lakerholic
You owe the PSP an apology for misrepresentation; Im waiting.
Thanks
PSP Officer
Posted by: Practice Season Police | March 26, 2011 at 12:53 PM
KobeMVP888
What happened to our olive branch? I guess you threw it out the window. Fine by me, the PSP is always ready to play.
You said:
Oh, and yes, the PSP handle should be banned. He is there for the sole purpose of causing exactly what you resent in here, which is to harass me. Rarely did he show up when I took my hiatus. He clearly doesn't grasp the concept because if he did, he wouldn't go there. Regardless, you are entitled to your opinion on that, but his explanation of the use of that handle is both a sham and a lie.
Posted by: KobeMVP888 | March 25, 2011 at 06:03 PM
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First like the PSP already stated, I am not here to harass anyone! Second, you say you took a hiatus yet you knew if the PSP was showing up or not? Explain yourself! (Btw, the PSP has continually posted while you were here and gone, both on the blog and on live chats, proof is in the archives). Then you call my explanation a sham and a lie? At least the PSP stepped up to the plate unlike you who Im still waiting on to show proof of your accusations of me. I really should look into becoming an attorney!
Thanks
PSP Solutions Architect
Posted by: Practice Season Police | March 26, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Big ups to my man Ron ron. Part of the reason we are playing so well is because of him.He looks comfortable out there, he's having fun, and even showing some athleticism by dunking the ball the last couple of games.You have to love what your seeing if your a Laker fan. So keep kissing the bisceps and flexing the muscles if its going to continue to produce wins.
Go Lakers!!
Posted by: OCLEZY | March 26, 2011 at 01:13 PM
As much as I was/am dismayed by the PG production (or lack thereof) this season, now is not the time to discuss it. There's not a whole lot that can be done, and frankly this team has proven time and again that it can win despite the weakness.
Not sure why Sleazy-E (aka Sam the Man) keeps harping on it. At least wait until the end of the season/parade
Posted by: Tim-4-Show | March 26, 2011 at 01:20 PM
Jon K with the Friedman!
Posted by: 63 Footer | March 26, 2011 at 01:58 PM
repost:
First of all Fisher barely touches the ball when the Lakers are on offense.
He does not run the offense like a traditional point guard. Second, once he passes the ball in at mid court...he rarely touches it again. So on offense most nights he is a non factor. He gets an occasional assist. He is not a good passer. On defense he cannot stay with anybody so he gets a lot of help. Roams around a lot helping out...and a lot of times gets out of position and is too slow to recover. How is he SOLID !!!
Posted by: S Perkins | March 26, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Like Black Mamba said, "This team doesn’t need a super pg. We have the pieces of the puzzle in place. People still don’t understand what they have in Fish." Apparently, S Perkins refuses to understand. But I think that S Perkins truly believes, in his mind, that his opinion far surpasses that of Kobe Bryant, owner of 5 rings and in the conversation for GOAT. And for a person who has such delusions of grandeur, nothing will knock him down from his/her pedestal.
Unfortunately for this S Perkins, he/she does not realize that the Lakers have reached the pinnacle of professional basketball the last two years - winning two consecutive titles. And even as they look on par to three-peat, he/she must dwell on any aspect of the team that can be remotely construed as negative. For what I'm assuming is a grown adult, his/her fixation (stalker-ish?) on Derek Fisher is quite disconcerting. But once again, I doubt that any amount of rational argument from any of us (let alone Kobe Bryant, who has been by Derek's side since 1996) will persuade him/her otherwise.
To everyone else, however, here's to being true Laker fans and taking joy in the latter part of the season as we gear up for the threepeat. Isn't it so much better to find joy in the game and to share joy amongst others in Laker Nation rather than to dwell on the negative and sulk after every victory?
P.S. After all, it is pretty much scientific fact that chronic stress is debilitating to health and a huge risk factor for a number of diseases. Live and enjoy life a little more, S Perkins!
Posted by: Mike | March 26, 2011 at 02:11 PM
I love the way the Lakers are playing these days, in spite of the spotty play of the Killer Bs of late. The re-insertion of Andrew Bynum and his newfound belief in his defense-first role, as well as the resurgence of both Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest are chiefly why the Lakers are in a position to re-establish their dominance over the rest of the league heading into the postseason.
The funniest part of last night's win - besides Chris Kaman looking to take his beef with Derek Fisher out into the parking lot (LOL!) - was Artest's two straight attempts to dunk the ball with his right hand...resulting in bad misses...when everyone knows he should've gone to his left hand!
Posted by: jefe101 | March 26, 2011 at 03:13 PM
John K - Congratulations on the Friedman!
The bench was horrible. The B's shot 2-11 and Lamar was 3-9. Every time they were on the floor, they let the Clippers back into the game and made it a long night for the starters.
Defense? We have to get back to playing the defense that we were playing before Bynum went out. That should have been a blow out.
Kobe is looking very good. He is attacking which he hasn't been doing a lot of this season. I like it!
Pau is a rock and a gentleman. Name another 7' player who can defend Dwight, dribble coast to coast, and hit a three... You can't!
D-Fish isn’t the biggest guy in the league, but he may be the strongest. He comes across as nice and everything, but he is as tough as nails. He had a nice game. He can smell the playoffs coming!
The reverse by Shannon was sick! It was very Kobe-esque. I loved Ron's reverse as well. I was praying he would get enough height. Kobe boxing out on the replay was very cool.
Ron is getting better and better as the games go by. He had a few awkward moments, but over-all a great game. The other teams have to be thinking, "First it was just Kobe and Lamar. We could handle that. Then they got Pau. Ok, tougher, but we still had a chance. Now they have Drew tearing it up and, what timing, Ron kicks it into another gear. We are completely f'ed!"
Who is going to stop us? Spurs? No - they don't have the size. Dallas? No - they don't have the balls. OK, Bulls or Denver? No- they don't have the experience. Celtics? No, they don't have Perkins. Miami? No, they don't have a team. Magic? No - they are just not as good as we are.
I may be ever so slightly biased because...
I am a Lakerholic.
Posted by: Lakerholic | March 26, 2011 at 03:21 PM
First of all Fisher barely touches the ball when the Lakers are on offense.
He does not run the offense like a traditional point guard. Second, once he passes the ball in at mid court...he rarely touches it again. So on offense most nights he is a non factor. He gets an occasional assist. He is not a good passer. On defense he cannot stay with anybody so he gets a lot of help. Roams around a lot helping out...and a lot of times gets out of position and is too slow to recover. How is he SOLID !!!
Posted by: S Perkins | March 26, 2011 at 12:10 PM
The Lakers offense, like most in the NBA, doesn't have room for more than one primary ball handler as there is only one ball allowed in the game. Our primary ball handler is Kobe. He is one of the best at it. That is why we don't need a "traditional" pg. It would take the ball out of Kobe's hands. Yes Kobe could play off the ball, but we don't need him to. It is one of the reason's Miami is struggling more than most people expected. Wade and Lebron are both primary ball handlers. It would work better to have only one of them and a second superstar who specializes in playing off the ball/coming off screens, like a Ray Allen/Reggie Miller type.
Posted by: Troy B | March 26, 2011 at 03:28 PM
@PSP - My apologies. I re-read and saw that MM said "Regular Season Police." My bad! I still think you should lighten up... ;-) We are all rooting for the same team. It would be nice to be able to discuss it intelligently and agree to disagree rather than get into personal back and forth’s. I guess I was guilty of it as well, so it is obviously an easy trap to fall into. Even though I tend to disagree with you, I actually find a lot of your posts to be pretty funny.
I miss Mamba24.
Posted by: Lakerholic | March 26, 2011 at 03:36 PM
Jon K.
Posted by: Lakerholic | March 26, 2011 at 03:43 PM
Yes I think that Kobe is lying when he says that Fish is solid !! Second I think the Lakers winning the last 2 championships has WAY more to do with the Lakers being given the GIFT of Pau Gasol than the BUFFOON named Derek Fisher. And getting Gasol was no slick move by Mitch Kupchak. The Bulls for one offered way more than the Lakers offered. So the Memphis fans got screwed by an owner that was looking to save money not make his team better for the fans !!
Posted by: S Perkins | March 26, 2011 at 04:12 PM
Lakerholic
Fair enough bro; lets go lakers!
Thanks
PSP Intern
Posted by: Practice Season Police | March 26, 2011 at 07:29 PM
i am amazed how some people in here really really lacks the attention and totally crave for acknowledgement around here. tsk tsk tsk... are you guys little children? perhaps teenagers?
My question is, what if the other person doesn't acknowledge he is wrong? What is that to you? Or what if the other person thinks that your opinion is wrong and does not agree? What is that to you? Will the world stop turning just becuase somebody seemingly couldn't agree with you and perhaps hurt your fragile ego, and didn't say sorry or apologize for it? Has the person have to really apologize for that disagreement? I am not sure they should. This is a blog, for heaven's sake! Be thankful that you have a venue to vent your inner cravings.
this whole beckering-jousting-back-and-forth-arguing thing just makes me to stay away from commenting regularly here. And I am sure there are many others also.
I miss Mike T. If you know what I mean.
Go lakers!!! Go Kobe!!!
Posted by: dice8up | March 26, 2011 at 07:57 PM
Congrats on the Friedman, Jon K....Funny stuff!!
Posted by: bronxlakerfan | March 26, 2011 at 08:08 PM
This is what Laker fans think of the Clippers.
http://www.lakersnation.com/serving-the-clippers-with-a-60-day-notice-to-vacate/2011/03/26/
Posted by: Becca | March 27, 2011 at 10:02 AM