The Credits: "Old Dogs"
One of the greatest rivalries in the NBA will be renewed tonight as our beloved Los Angeles Lakers visit the Boston Celtics. Both squads entered the season with more questions than answers, and both have struggled in games. Recently, however, Boston appears to have found some answers en route to five straight wins, and a 10-2 record since starting 5-9.
The Lakers' struggles are well documented, and it goes without saying that a win tonight means more contribution from anyone outside of our Big 3. Much needed practice time was welcomed yesterday, as Coach Mike Brown used the time to go over defensive adjustments.
He was a little chippy today," said Kobe Bryant. "He’s such a defensive-oriented coach, there were a lot of things that he saw that we needed to go over, because this was only really our third practice of the season.
A Kobe quote! Guess what that leads to? A Kobe article, where he thinks the Lakers are not done changing, and some tweaks will be made. May I suggest, Kobe, Adam Morrison?
Some names might have come and gone and these teams may not be clear Contenders, but dammit it's still L.A vs Boston, no matter what people think.
↓ Much more after the jump ↓
Lakers News
- Steve Blake Back in Action?
- Lakers Practice at Garden
- Kobe Bryant will miss Billups | ESPN LA
- Driven Kobe Bryant thinks Los Angeles Lakers will 'tweak' team | ESPN LA
- Los Angeles Lakers' Steve Blake returned to practice | ESPN LA
- Steve Blake practices, game-time decision vs. the Celtics | ESPN LA
- Kobe & Pau: Lakers teammates, Olympic opponents | ESPN LA
- Kobe Bryant, historical rankings, and incredible success in L.A. | ESPN LA
- Despite Lakers' issues, Kobe Bryant 'obsessed' to win another title | LA Times
- Lakers FYI: Lakers-Celtics isn't quite the same | LA Times
- Lakers visit Boston Celtics on Thursday | LA Times
- When will Father Time catch Kobe Bryant? Ask him | LA Times
- Steve Blake will probably return Thursday vs. Boston | LA Times
- Kobe declares right wrist healed: ‘I got through it’ | OC Register
- Lakers Thursday preview: at Boston Celtics (14-10) | OC Register
- Steve Blake (rib) likely to play Thursday night | OC Register
NBA.com
ESPN
- Jeremy Lin dazzles again as Knicks rip Wiz for 3rd straight win
- LeBron James won't apologize to Kendrick Perkins, tired of blame game
Yahoo! Sports
- Lin shines as NBA's newest star
- Rockets G Kyle Lowry leaves game against Blazers
- Lin, Chandler lead Knicks over Wizards 107-93
- Wilson Chandler intends to sign with Nuggets
- Kendrick Perkins rips LeBron for dunk tweet
ProBasketball Talk
- Kobe says he and Shaq were not built to last together
- Magic owner: "I don’t want to trade (Dwight Howard)"
- Kobe says wrist injury now healed, "I got through it"
- Sacramento one vote away from losing the Kings last night, but still in control of their destiny
- Kenyon Martin to make debut for Clippers Wednesday
- Warriors coach Jackson says "no excuses," then blames refs
- Larry Bird says he’d play with LeBron for fun, Kobe to win
- Photos: All-Star edition shoes for Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James
Dime Mag / SLAM Online
- Watch Monta Ellis' 48-Point Barrage Against the Thunder | Dime Magazine
- Hear Kevin Durant’s New Rap Song: "Worried Bout Tomorrow" | Dime Magazine
- Blake Griffin Leads All-Star Weekend’s Rising Stars | Dime Magazine
- NBA Video: Stephen Curry With the Sick Fake and Dime | Dime Magazine
- Kendrick Perkins Criticizes LeBron for Reaction to Blake Griffin Dunk | SLAM Online
- City of Houston to Host 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend | SLAM Online
- Video: Jeremy Lin Crosses Up John Wall, Throws it Down | SLAM Online
Blogs and Other Links
- Shooting Star | Searching For Slava
- Great News from Lakers Kobe Bryant - Wrist is Fully Healed | Lakers Nation
- Rookie/Sophomore Game Contestants Named – No Lakers Rookies Selected | Lakers Nation
- Steve Blake is a Game-Time Decision for Boston vs. Lakers Game | Lakers Nation
- A look at Jeremy Lin | NBA Playbook
- Reflecting On Kobe | Forum Blue & Gold
- Video: Jeremy Lin crosses John Wall and dunks | Eye On Basketball
- LeBron responds to Perkins, won't apologize | Eye On Basketball
- DeVos on Howard: 'I don't want to trade him' | Eye On Basketball
- A study in Lin-ear progression | Eye On Basketball
- Report: Cavs want first-round pick for Sessions | Eye On Basketball
- Kyrie Irving out with a concussion, day-to-day | Eye On Basketball
- Jeremy Lin Is Such A Legend | Shaky Ankles
- Power Ranking: Sorting The All-Star Reserves | Shaky Ankles
The Basketball Jones
- Believe it or not, Stephen Jackson is unhappy in Milwaukee
- 2012 Rising Stars challenge mock draft, version 1.0
- Perkins on LeBron: ‘He’s always looking for attention and he wants the world to like him'
Multimedia
- Fan Night's Top 10 | NBA.com
- PodKast w/Gary Oldman: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'Batman,' 'JFK,' and baseball | ESPN LA
- Ep. 757: Achilles Overwhelmed
- Video: The old Rubio-to-Williams-to-Johnson alley-oop
- Video: Jeremy Lin crosses John Wall, then throws it down | ProBasketballTalk
- Video: Will Ferrell with the best team introductions ever | ProBasketballTalk
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I wish the Lakers can get both as well Kobe.
When pressed and asked if he would rather play with Orlando’s Dwight Howard or New Jersey’s Deron Williams, two players who have been linked to dozens of trade rumors this season, Bryant played along.
“Give me both, how about that?” Bryant said with a laugh.
What to expect via ESPN
In those rare moments a little light escapes from L.A.’s black holes, they have a chance. Via HoopsStats.com, the Lakers are 29th in point production at the point (12.9 ppg), and dead last at small forward (11.6, dropping to 8.8 on the road) and off the bench (20.2 overall, 18.2 on the road). Maybe it’s Derek Fisher hitting a few shots, or Metta World Peace outperforming his 32.6 percent mark from the floor, or Matt Barnes ending his slump of the bench. If they can widen the Big Three’s margin for error, the Lakers can win.
how you doin'
Twitter: @bluefalcon916
Now THIS is a rivalry. Hear that Clippers fans?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @76ers.
Tweetness
by SoCalGal on Feb 9, 2012 9:03 AM PST reply actions 10 recs
Rec'd
"You said you was king, you lied through your teeth For that fuck your fillings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped"
-Eminem
"Chris was simply the best I have ever seen. He would stay in the gym for hours, launching threes from everywhere inside halfcourt, in repetitions that spoke more of obsession than dedication. Chris practiced with fear, with a sort of cold sweated abandon, like he had been let out of hell to play ball one last time." -MATTHEW PIERCE
First of all I applaud the Adam Morrison inclusion
He may not come back to the NBA, yet, because he hasn’t finished blessing Europe with his presence. Aside from that, nice Perkins quote, and for a guy I’ve always felt was a pocket-thug this quote really rings true. I like the guy, frown and all, a little more. Respect given.
"You don’t see Kobe [Bryant] tweeting," Perkins said. "You don’t see Michael Jordan tweeting. If you’re an elite player, plays like that don’t excite you. At the end of the day, the guys who are playing for the right reasons who are trying to win championships are not worrying about one play. They also are not tweeting about themselves talking about going down to No. 2. I just feel [James] is always looking for attention and he wants the world to like him."
For me its the consistent inconsistency that concerns me - PAGFL
It's always AMMO Time, in spirit- DexterFishmore
lebron should just lock himself away and not talk for the rest of forever-LA32
I like Kobe's All Star shoes.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @76ers.
Tweetness
The space edition ones?
I kind of like KDs better
"I don't mind being the goat. I don't mind being the villain, hated. I've been that my whole career, so it's not like that's anything new. I don't mind people jumping on the bandwagon or jumping off. I just focus on playing the game." -Ron Artest
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Confucius
we make no excuses!.. but the refs screwed us
Mark Jackson, lol
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Twitter: @bluefalcon916
by bluexfalcon on Feb 9, 2012 9:36 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Haha oxy moron of the year.
"You said you was king, you lied through your teeth For that fuck your fillings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped"
-Eminem
"Chris was simply the best I have ever seen. He would stay in the gym for hours, launching threes from everywhere inside halfcourt, in repetitions that spoke more of obsession than dedication. Chris practiced with fear, with a sort of cold sweated abandon, like he had been let out of hell to play ball one last time." -MATTHEW PIERCE
I was at the game
They actually did screw them, pretty strongly, repeatedly. It was a little humorous, since I’m not a Warriors fan, but I felt sorry for them not getting the calls at the end of the game in their OWN home arena, LOL.
The OKC Sterns have always gotten the calls
They had a huge FT disparity over us in the 2010 first round, they won the game at Portland a few days ago after a horrible goaltending call against LaMarcus Aldridge allowed OKC to send the game into OT, and Golden State got screwed the very next night.
by The Dude Abides on Feb 9, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
Well to be fair
they’ve got a bunch of athletic players barreling to the rim every other play.
But yeah, some of the calls for them have been questionable.
Quality is our dignity. Service is our lift.
The game I was at
The problem was Durant driving hard then pulling up for a jumper and them calling a bump that supposedly happened on the beginning of the drive, thus giving him a free pull up jumper then two free throws. On the other end, Monta or Lee would dive hard at the goal and get no call. Then, at the end, Lee and Ellis were hacked visibly by Ibaka and Westbrook on two separate plays and the ref’s gave the Warriors no love. It was rough. But, the game was excellent.
JEREMY LIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
He's doing his thing.
Nice to see. The NBA gave him chances and now he’s shining with the right opportunity.
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Yes. Its interesting that he barely got his shot on the last day of the summer league
only because the guard on his team got hurt.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
but..but we aren't winning anything this year : * )
There is still time, no need to jump off the Mitch and Lakers bandwagon yet. bandwagon fans!! As Kobe said, just be “patient” give it time.
“Now, I don’t think that’s the case. They obviously tried to pull the trigger on a trade that they thought was going to improve our team with CP and it just didn’t happen. But, that shows me that they’re thinking in the right direction in terms of doing things to improve our ballclub. So that’s why I’m not really tripping on it. We have to be patient and we have to make the right moves and I’m sure we will.”
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
With this current roster
I’m not sure…. Doesn’t look bright. But I’d like to see what happens after March 15 before I have a definite answer
"I don't mind being the goat. I don't mind being the villain, hated. I've been that my whole career, so it's not like that's anything new. I don't mind people jumping on the bandwagon or jumping off. I just focus on playing the game." -Ron Artest
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Confucius
Lakers planning to retire #34 next year...I'm all for it.
http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-set-to-retire-shaquille-oneals-jersey-in-2012-13/2012/02/09/
"El Hombre es esclavo de lo que dice y Amo de lo que calla"
by Jonny 4 F1ng3rs on Feb 9, 2012 11:12 AM PST reply actions
I would love to make that game.
"What we want to remember—what we will remember—is the indelible vision of Kobe, his arms outstretched, delirious with joy and disbelief, running after and grabbing hold of Lamar Odom’s floating downcourt pass, while all the purple and gold streamers in the world are raining down on the hardwood." - Brian Tung
yeah i didnt really like Shaq once he left the LAKERS (sour grapes)
but now that he is retired i think he deserves it.
"We will attack this day with enthusiasm unknown to mankind" - Coach Harbaugh's dad
Should his jersey retirement come before Kareem's statue?
"You said you was king, you lied through your teeth For that fuck your fillings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped"
-Eminem
"Chris was simply the best I have ever seen. He would stay in the gym for hours, launching threes from everywhere inside halfcourt, in repetitions that spoke more of obsession than dedication. Chris practiced with fear, with a sort of cold sweated abandon, like he had been let out of hell to play ball one last time." -MATTHEW PIERCE
I'm really glad the Lakers are showing respect for everything he did,
we’d be 3 banners worse without the big fella, and I still love what he did for the Lakers even if it came with the drama that followed.
we would have sssssssooooooooo many
if we had the standards of other teams.
but we dont. this is the lakers. our standards are above everyone else. we dont disappear for 20 years.
"What we want to remember—what we will remember—is the indelible vision of Kobe, his arms outstretched, delirious with joy and disbelief, running after and grabbing hold of Lamar Odom’s floating downcourt pass, while all the purple and gold streamers in the world are raining down on the hardwood." - Brian Tung
If Blake is returning, hopefully Morris can finally get some D-League reps.
No need for him to have him as insurance on the active roster with three guards in Fisher, Blake, and Goudelock capable of playing at the point. Will help him a hell of a lot more than sitting on the bench during a season in which he can’t even work on his game in practice seeing that we barely have any.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. -- Sun Tzu
by Ben R on Feb 9, 2012 11:16 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
I........tripled it ???
"El Hombre es esclavo de lo que dice y Amo de lo que calla"
by Jonny 4 F1ng3rs on Feb 9, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
hopefully this happens
"What we want to remember—what we will remember—is the indelible vision of Kobe, his arms outstretched, delirious with joy and disbelief, running after and grabbing hold of Lamar Odom’s floating downcourt pass, while all the purple and gold streamers in the world are raining down on the hardwood." - Brian Tung
I agree...
But for Blake’s sake I would much rather him take an extra day or two off to ensure he is 100%. The last thing the Lakers need is for Blake to rush back tonight, catch and elbow from Garnett, and be out for another 4 weeks.
by Actuarially Sound on Feb 9, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
If what Kobe said will happen in terms of the team making a tweak or change that it isn't
in the form of another PG but a guard. If the guard that they get is good enough then they can survive with the current PGs that they currently have on the roster.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
I think we can survive with Fish, Blake, Glock & kobe @ the 1 and 2.
its the 3 that is killing us.
a backup c would be nice too.
"What we want to remember—what we will remember—is the indelible vision of Kobe, his arms outstretched, delirious with joy and disbelief, running after and grabbing hold of Lamar Odom’s floating downcourt pass, while all the purple and gold streamers in the world are raining down on the hardwood." - Brian Tung
Having Blake back is huge.
But yeah, the 3 provides us ZERO offense… I think Ebanks should be put back in because of his offensive ability (albeit slight), but better than anyone else.
If you can't laugh at yourself... laugh at someone else
by x Nightwing x on Feb 9, 2012 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
You made a typo Blue, but don't worry, I gotcha covered,
One ofthe greatest rivalriesy in the NBA will be renewed tonight
I second your AMMO suggestion
"I could never wear another uniform. I will always be a Yankee"- Jorge Posada
Thanks for the memories Jorge
Hopefully Rondo... :-P
But I’d put sessions second.
If you can't laugh at yourself... laugh at someone else
by x Nightwing x on Feb 9, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
AMMO!!!! YES!!!!
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...

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