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Prediction results 1112 @NOP - Game 8 plus Qstats/Box/Recap/PBP - 1 Update
Prediction 1112 @NOP 1700 (Wednesday) Game 8 (BTB) - 3 Updates
Lakers-Pelicans Preview (20141112) - 2 Updates
Prediction results 1111 @MEM - Game 7 Recap - 1 Update
Prediction results 1112 @NOP - Game 8 plus Qstats/Box/Recap/PBP
"$Bill" <news@todbe.com>: Nov 12 07:36PM -0800
Lakers got killed in Q3 and couldn't come back - not a decent showing even for
a BTB on either end - give someone else Kobe's 18 misses and it might have been
a lot closer - play some decent D in the paint (60 pts by NOP) and maybe you
get a W. 6 guys in DFs is always nice - Ed 1 basket short of a DD. Price
tossed for a flagrant 1 trying to block a shot from behind. Lakers really
falling asleep on D and not getting great shots. 102-109 Lakers lose by 7.
Game Dbl-figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Bryant 33 (36 /45 /100)/ 4/ 5/ 0/ 1/ 1/ 1/+24
Boozer 16 (46 /0 /67 )/ 6/ 0/ 0/ 2/ 2/ 2/+13
Lin 15 (36 /33 /100)/ 4/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 0/+18
Hill 10 (44 /0 /67 )/ 8/ 2/ 0/ 0/ 2/ 2/+12
Johnson 10 (44 /20 /100)/ 3/ 0/ 2/ 0/ 0/ 2/+10
Davis 8 (50 /0 /100)/11/ 0/ 2/ 0/ 2/ 2/+16
Next game: SAS at LAL: Fri Nov 14 1900 Game 9
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Congrats to me for closest predict - damn, off by one on each team.
LAL at NOP: Wed Nov 12 17:00:00 2014
NAME POST TIME LAL OPP DIFF VEC FROM
Actual Score 102 109 -7
Qualified:
$Bill 12/16:59:23 101 108 -7 1.414 Usenet
MontanaMark 12/09:17:11 103 113 -10 4.123 Online
svassier 11/21:29:26 95 112 -17 7.616 Online
Average guess: 103.7 107.3 -3.7 10.454
Disqualified (doubles the vector score):
Sean S 12/03:42:24 108 105 3 14.422 Usenet
scooby10672 12/16:52:16 104 102 2 14.560 Online
Ammammata 11/23:20:54 111 104 7 20.591 Usenet
Current prediction contest standings:
By vector avg: Usenet Vec
Predictor Tries Firsts Seconds Thirds DQs Score Avg
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$Bill 8 5 3 0 0 34 7.573
scooby10672 8 1 3 2 1 15 11.674
MontanaMark 8 1 3 2 1 15 14.305
svassier 8 1 0 3 2 6 18.123
Sean S 6 0 0 0 6 -6 24.906
Ammammata 6 0 0 0 5 -5 30.522
By Usenet 5:3:1 Scoring: Usenet Vec
Predictor Tries Firsts Seconds Thirds DQs Score Avg
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$Bill 8 5 3 0 0 34 7.573
scooby10672 8 1 3 2 1 15 11.674
MontanaMark 8 1 3 2 1 15 14.305
svassier 8 1 0 3 2 6 18.123
Ammammata 6 0 0 0 5 -5 30.522
Sean S 6 0 0 0 6 -6 24.906
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Cut-n-Paste Sched: http://www.todbe.com/lakers/cgi-bin/lakersched.pl?action=text
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Quarterly Laker scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):
Q1 - Lakers start ok, get down a bit and make a comeback for a 2 pt lead -
shooting 35% vs 50%; pluses 4/2/1; minuses 2/3/2. Bryant 14, Johnson 5.
25-23=+2Q.
Q2 - Lakers hanging in, but drop a few to go down 3 - shooting 52% vs 48%;
pluses 1/1/3; minuses 2/5/4. Boozer 9, Davis 4. 23-28=-5Q.
HT - Kobe/Lin/Hill shooting sluggish, but Lakers still in it - shooting 43% vs
49%; pluses 5/3/4; minuses 4/8/6. Bryant 16, Boozer 11, Johnson 7.
48-51=-3H.
Q3 - Lakers now down 13 after a poor Q3 showing on both ends - shooting 35% vs
73%; pluses 2/1/0; minuses 4/1/0 - gonna have to d a lot better in Q4 to
stay in this one. Bryant 9, Lin 7, Hill 5. 24-34=-10Q (72-85=-13).
Q4 - Lakers down like 20 get it back to 7 by EOG - shooting 47% vs 47%; pluses
4/4/1; minuses 1/5/2. Bryant 8, Clarkson/Lin 6, Boozer 5, Davis 4.
30-24=+6Q.
Final - Lakers got killed in Q3 and couldn't come back - not a decent showing
even for a BTB on either end - give someone else Kobe's 18 misses and it
might have been a lot closer - play some decent D in the paint (60 pts
by NOP) and maybe you get a W. 6 guys in DFs is always nice - Ed 1
basket short of a DD. Price tossed for a flagrant 1 trying to block a
shot from behind. Lakers really falling asleep on D and not getting
great shots. 102-109 Lakers lose by 7.
Game Dbl-figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Bryant 33 (36 /45 /100)/ 4/ 5/ 0/ 1/ 1/ 1/+24
Boozer 16 (46 /0 /67 )/ 6/ 0/ 0/ 2/ 2/ 2/+13
Lin 15 (36 /33 /100)/ 4/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 0/+18
Hill 10 (44 /0 /67 )/ 8/ 2/ 0/ 0/ 2/ 2/+12
Johnson 10 (44 /20 /100)/ 3/ 0/ 2/ 0/ 0/ 2/+10
Davis 8 (50 /0 /100)/11/ 0/ 2/ 0/ 2/ 2/+16
Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Lakers Opponent Lakers Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAL OPP
1 9-26 3-9 4-4 11-22 0-2 1-3 34.6 33.3 100 50 0.0 33.3 25 23
2 11-21 0-1 1-2 10-21 2-8 6-7 52.4 0.0 50 47.6 25 85.7 23 28
H 20-47 3-10 5-6 21-43 2-10 7-10 42.6 30 83.3 48.8 20 70 48 51
3 7-20 3-6 7-7 16-22 2-2 0-0 35 50 100 72.7 100 0 24 34
A3 27-67 6-16 12-13 37-65 4-12 7-10 40.3 37.5 92.3 56.9 33.3 70 72 85
4 8-17 1-5 13-19 8-17 4-7 4-8 47.1 20 68.4 47.1 57.1 50 30 24
F 35-84 7-21 25-32 45-82 8-19 11-18 41.7 33.3 78.1 54.9 42.1 61.1 102 109
Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Lakers Opponent Diff
Q OR RB AS TO ST BL PF OR RB AS TO ST BL PF OR RB AS TO ST BL PF
1 4 14 3 2 2 1 3 2 13 8 4 2 3 4 +2 +1 -5 -2 -2 -1
2 1 7 5 2 1 3 5 4 13 7 2 1 2 3 -3 -6 -2 +1 +2
H 5 21 8 4 3 4 8 6 26 15 6 3 5 7 -1 -5 -7 -2 -1 +1
3 2 5 4 4 1 0 1 0 9 8 3 0 3 6 +2 -4 -4 +1 +1 -3 -5
A3 7 26 12 8 4 4 9 6 35 23 9 3 8 13 +1 -9 -11 -1 +1 -4 -4
4 4 12 3 1 4 1 5 2 9 4 4 0 4 11 +2 +3 -1 -3 +4 -3 -6
F 11 38 15 9 8 5 14 8 44 27 13 3 12 24 +3 -6 -12 -4 +5 -7 -10
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Box Score from http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400578406
Team 1 2 3 4 Tot
Los Angeles Lakers 25 23 24 30 102
New Orleans Pelicans 23 28 34 24 109 - End of Q4
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS +/- EFF
Carlos Boozer PF 34 6-13 0-0 4-6 2 6 0 2 2 0 2 0 16 -3
Wesley Johnson SF 33 4-9 1-5 1-1 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 +0
Jordan Hill C 32 4-9 0-0 2-3 3 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 10 +2
Jeremy Lin PG 34 4-11 1-3 6-6 1 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 15 +3
Kobe Bryant SG 36 10-28 5-11 8-8 0 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 33 -9
Ed Davis PF 27 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 11 0 2 0 2 2 0 8 +8
Xavier Henry SF 10 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1
Robert Sacre C 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 +1
Jordan Clarkson PG 14 3-4 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 -3
Ronnie Price PG 17 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 +3
Totals 35-84 7-21 25-32 11 38 15 9 8 5 14 0
Percent 41.7% 33.3% 78.1%
Fast break points: 10
Points in the paint: 34
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 9 (13)
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS +/- EFF
Anthony Davis PF 37 12-16 0-0 1-4 1 12 1 3 1 6 1 0 25 +10
Tyreke Evans SF 37 8-16 2-2 1-2 1 5 11 2 0 0 2 0 19 +5
Omer Asik C 26 3-3 0-0 1-2 3 13 1 0 0 2 3 0 7 +15
Jrue Holiday PG 34 8-17 1-4 0-0 0 1 5 1 1 1 5 0 17 -2
Eric Gordon SG 36 2-8 0-3 3-3 0 1 5 2 0 1 4 0 7 -1
Ryan Anderson PF 20 7-12 3-7 0-0 2 8 0 3 0 0 1 0 17 +0
Luke Babbitt SF 17 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 +0
Jeff Withey C 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 +2
Alexis Ajinca C 12 1-2 0-0 4-5 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 +0
Austin Rivers SG 20 3-6 1-2 1-2 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 8 +0
Darius Miller SF DNP COACH'S DECISION
John Salmons SF DNP COACH'S DECISION
Jimmer Fredette PG DNP COACH'S DECISION
Totals 45-82 8-19 11-18 8 44 27 13 3 12 24 0
Percent 54.9% 42.1% 61.1%
Fast break points: 18
Points in the paint: 60
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 14 (16)
Flagrant Fouls: 1 LALAKERS ( Price 1 )
Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None - TEAMS: NEW ORLEANS (1) - COACHES: None
Attendance: 17,359
8:00 PM ET, November 12, 2014 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Box Score from http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers-new-orleans-pelicans-2014111203
Team 1 2 3 4 Tot
Los Angeles Lakers 25 23 24 30 102
New Orleans Pelicans 23 28 34 24 109 Final
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Carlos Boozer F 33:54 6-13 0-0 4-6 2 6 0 2 2 0 3 2 16 -15 +13
Wesley Johnson F 32:50 4-9 1-5 1-1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 -14 +10
Jordan Hill C 31:57 4-9 0-0 2-3 3 8 2 2 0 0 1 2 10 -16 +12
Kobe Bryant G 36:12 10-28 5-11 8-8 0 4 5 1 1 0 3 1 33 -14 +24
Jeremy Lin G 34:15 4-11 1-3 6-6 1 4 4 1 2 1 2 0 15 -9 +18
Ed Davis 26:59 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 11 0 2 0 2 3 2 8 +7 +16
Ronnie Price 16:34 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 -3 +3
Jordan Clarkson 13:51 3-4 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 +5 +5
Xavier Henry 10:18 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 +14 +1
Robert Sacre 3:10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 +10 +1
Wayne Ellington 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Ryan Kelly 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Julius Randle 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Steve Nash Inactive
Nick Young Inactive
Totals 35-84 7-21 25-32 11 38 15 9 8 5 12 14 102
Percent 41.7% 33.3% 78.1% Team RBs: 9
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Tyreke Evans F 36:45 8-16 2-2 1-2 1 5 11 2 0 0 1 2 19 +16 +24
Anthony Davis F 36:42 12-16 0-0 1-4 1 12 1 3 1 6 0 1 25 +15 +35
Omer Asik C 26:04 3-3 0-0 1-2 3 13 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 +10 +22
Eric Gordon G 35:30 2-8 0-3 3-3 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 4 7 +11 +6
Jrue Holiday G 34:23 8-17 1-4 0-0 0 1 5 1 1 1 1 5 17 -3 +15
Austin Rivers 20:26 3-6 1-2 1-2 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 8 -3 +8
Ryan Anderson 20:05 7-12 3-7 0-0 2 8 0 3 0 0 1 1 17 +5 +17
Luke Babbitt 16:56 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 +0 +3
Alexis Ajinca 11:39 1-2 0-0 4-5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 -9 +6
Jeff Withey 1:30 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -7 +2
Jimmer Fredette 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Darius Miller 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
John Salmons 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Russ Smith Inactive
Patric Young Inactive
Totals 45-82 8-19 11-18 8 44 27 13 3 12 5 24 109
Percent 54.9% 42.1% 61.1% Team RBs: 9
Venue: Smoothie King Center
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ESPN: http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400578406
Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans - Recap - November 12, 2014 - ESPN
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Davis had 25 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked
shots, and the New Orleans Pelicans pulled away from the reeling Los
Angeles Lakers for a 109-102 victory Wednesday night.
Tyreke Evans had 19 points and 11 assists for New Orleans. Ryan
Anderson and Jrue Holiday each added 17 points.
Kobe Bryant scored 33 on 10-of-28 shooting, one night after setting the
NBA record for most missed field goals in a career.
Carlos Boozer had 16 points and Jeremy Lin 15 for the Lakers, who lost
their second straight and dropped to 1-7 this season.
The Lakers were as close as 63-60 on Lin's jumper from about 4 feet
behind the 3-point line in the middle of the third quarter, but the
Pelicans closed the period on a 22-12 run that included nine points
from Holiday.
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Game flow URL: http://www.popcornmachine.net/cgi-bin/gameflow.cgi?date=20141112&game=LALNOP
Play-by-play from http://www.nba.com/games/20141112/LALNOP/gameinfo.html#nbaGIPlay
New Orleans Pelicans V: Los Angeles Lakers (1-7)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Davis vs Hill (Holiday gains possession)
11:46 H: Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)
11:35 [LAL 2-0] V: Lin Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
11:21 H: Davis Jump Shot: Missed
11:20 H: Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
11:09 H: Evans Layup Shot: Missed
11:08 V: Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
10:56 V: Lin 3pt Shot: Missed
10:54 H: Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
10:47 [NOP 2-2] H: Gordon Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
10:47 V: Boozer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
10:47 [NOP 3-2] H: Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
10:35 [LAL 4-3] V: Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
10:11 [NOP 5-4] H: Davis Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
10:00 [LAL 6-5] V: Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
10:00 H: Evans Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
10:00 [LAL 7-5] V: Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
09:46 H: Holiday Jump Shot: Missed
09:45 V: Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
09:27 V: Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
09:26 V: Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
09:23 V: Hill Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)
09:21 H: Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
09:08 V: Bryant Foul: Personal (1 PF)
09:02 [NOP 7-7] H: Davis Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gordon (1 AST)
08:46 V: Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Holiday (1 ST)
08:39 [NOP 9-7] H: Evans Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gordon (2 AST)
08:21 V: Lin Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)
08:15 [NOP 11-7] H: Evans Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Holiday (1 AST)
07:52 V: Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
07:51 H:
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Prediction 1112 @NOP 1700 (Wednesday) Game 8 (BTB)
Ammammata <ammammata@tiscalinet.it>: Nov 12 07:20AM
LAL 111
NOP 104
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Sean S <seans_efn_dotorg>: Nov 12 05:42AM -0600
LAL 108
NOP 105
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"$Bill" <news@todbe.com>: Nov 12 04:59PM -0800
101 108
Lakers could turn it around again if they have the energy.
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Lakers-Pelicans Preview (20141112)
"$Bill" <news@todbe.com>: Nov 12 12:08AM -0800
NBA: http://www.nba.com/games/20141112/LALNOP/gameinfo.html
Lakers-Pelicans Preview (20141112)
By NOEY KUPCHAN Posted Nov 12 2014 1:33AM
No one in NBA history has missed more shots than Kobe Bryant. He's having
an especially hard time finding his stroke in his 19th season.
Bryant and the struggling Los Angeles Lakers try to get on track Wednesday
night when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Lakers (1-6) got by Charlotte 107-92 on Sunday for their first win, but
their woes resumed in Tuesday's 107-102 loss at Memphis. Bryant finished
with 28 points while shooting 10 of 26, surpassing Boston Celtics great
John Havlicek with 13,421 missed shots over the course of his career.
While Bryant leads the league in scoring with 26.7 points per game, he's
been held to 39.3 percent from the floor - well off his career mark of
45.3. The 16-time All-Star has shot below 45.0 percent in every game thus
far.
Carlos Boozer added 20 points Tuesday as the Lakers cut a 17-point deficit
to three with 37 seconds left. Los Angeles, giving up an NBA-worst 111.9
points per contest, allowed the Grizzlies to shoot 52.6 percent.
"I guess it just kind of sums up our season thus far," point guard Jeremy
Lin said. "We did enough to learn and be there and didn't do enough to
win."
The Pelicans (3-3) had limited teams to an average of 95.2 points in their
first five games before falling 118-111 at Cleveland on Monday. Ryan
Anderson scored 32 points off the bench while Anthony Davis added 27 and 14
rebounds, but New Orleans had no answer defensively for the Cavaliers, who
made 13 3-pointers and shot 48.1 percent from beyond the arc.
"In order for you to become one of the best you have to play the best and
learn from them," Davis said. "I love playing against LeBron (James) and
the Cavs. They're a tough team. They have three players who can score the
ball at will. We broke down defensively. They scored 118 points. We can't
allow teams to do that."
The Pelicans, though, may be able to stifle the Lakers on the perimeter -
Los Angeles gets only 15.4 percent of its 102.7 points per game from beyond
the arc, ranking 28th.
Davis is averaging 24.8 points to go along with NBA bests of 13.0 boards
and 4.2 blocks per game.
"He's one of the elite players," James said. "It doesn't compare to
anybody."
Davis averaged 25.0 points on 62.2 percent shooting as New Orleans took two
of three from Los Angeles last season, snapping an 11-game losing streak in
the series.
Despite the Lakers' early struggles, New Orleans knows better than to take
them lightly.
"They have Kobe. And they have some veterans on their team that have won a
lot of games in Boozer and Lin," coach Monty Williams said. "They look like
they battle and scrap every game.
"We have to go out and play a lot better than we played (Monday) night."
Bryant, who didn't face the Pelicans last season due to injury, is
averaging 28.1 points against them for his highest career mark against any
team. He finished with 42 and 12 assists during his last visit to New
Orleans, a 108-102 victory March 6, 2013.
Lin and Boozer are averaging 17.0 and 16.3 points, respectively, over the
last three games.
The Lakers will again be without guard Wayne Ellington Jr., who has been
granted an indefinite leave of absence after his father was shot and killed
over the weekend. He is averaging 7.8 points off the bench.
Bill <news@todbe.com>: Nov 12 12:08AM -0800
NBA: http://www.nba.com/games/20141112/LALNOP/gameinfo.html
Lakers-Pelicans Preview (20141112)
By NOEY KUPCHAN Posted Nov 12 2014 1:33AM
No one in NBA history has missed more shots than Kobe Bryant. He's having
an especially hard time finding his stroke in his 19th season.
Bryant and the struggling Los Angeles Lakers try to get on track Wednesday
night when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Lakers (1-6) got by Charlotte 107-92 on Sunday for their first win, but
their woes resumed in Tuesday's 107-102 loss at Memphis. Bryant finished
with 28 points while shooting 10 of 26, surpassing Boston Celtics great
John Havlicek with 13,421 missed shots over the course of his career.
While Bryant leads the league in scoring with 26.7 points per game, he's
been held to 39.3 percent from the floor - well off his career mark of
45.3. The 16-time All-Star has shot below 45.0 percent in every game thus
far.
Carlos Boozer added 20 points Tuesday as the Lakers cut a 17-point deficit
to three with 37 seconds left. Los Angeles, giving up an NBA-worst 111.9
points per contest, allowed the Grizzlies to shoot 52.6 percent.
"I guess it just kind of sums up our season thus far," point guard Jeremy
Lin said. "We did enough to learn and be there and didn't do enough to
win."
The Pelicans (3-3) had limited teams to an average of 95.2 points in their
first five games before falling 118-111 at Cleveland on Monday. Ryan
Anderson scored 32 points off the bench while Anthony Davis added 27 and 14
rebounds, but New Orleans had no answer defensively for the Cavaliers, who
made 13 3-pointers and shot 48.1 percent from beyond the arc.
"In order for you to become one of the best you have to play the best and
learn from them," Davis said. "I love playing against LeBron (James) and
the Cavs. They're a tough team. They have three players who can score the
ball at will. We broke down defensively. They scored 118 points. We can't
allow teams to do that."
The Pelicans, though, may be able to stifle the Lakers on the perimeter -
Los Angeles gets only 15.4 percent of its 102.7 points per game from beyond
the arc, ranking 28th.
Davis is averaging 24.8 points to go along with NBA bests of 13.0 boards
and 4.2 blocks per game.
"He's one of the elite players," James said. "It doesn't compare to
anybody."
Davis averaged 25.0 points on 62.2 percent shooting as New Orleans took two
of three from Los Angeles last season, snapping an 11-game losing streak in
the series.
Despite the Lakers' early struggles, New Orleans knows better than to take
them lightly.
"They have Kobe. And they have some veterans on their team that have won a
lot of games in Boozer and Lin," coach Monty Williams said. "They look like
they battle and scrap every game.
"We have to go out and play a lot better than we played (Monday) night."
Bryant, who didn't face the Pelicans last season due to injury, is
averaging 28.1 points against them for his highest career mark against any
team. He finished with 42 and 12 assists during his last visit to New
Orleans, a 108-102 victory March 6, 2013.
Lin and Boozer are averaging 17.0 and 16.3 points, respectively, over the
last three games.
The Lakers will again be without guard Wayne Ellington Jr., who has been
granted an indefinite leave of absence after his father was shot and killed
over the weekend. He is averaging 7.8 points off the bench.
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Prediction results 1111 @MEM - Game 7 Recap
"$Bill" <news@todbe.com>: Nov 12 12:08AM -0800
ESPN: http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400578396
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies - Recap - November 11, 2014 - ESPN
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- On a night when Kobe Bryant set the record for most
missed field goals in an NBA career, the Memphis Grizzlies extended
their winning streak at home.
Mike Conley scored 23 points and the Grizzlies finally got a strong
effort from their struggling bench to turn away the Los Angeles Lakers
107-102 on Tuesday night.
It was the 17th straight regular-season home victory for Memphis,
dating to last season.
The Lakers put together a furious rally after trailing by 17 in the
fourth quarter, including 11 straight points. Los Angeles was down
105-102 with about 30 seconds left when Jordan Hill missed a 21-foot
jumper, leading to an exasperated look from Bryant in the right corner.
After Hill's miss, Zach Randolph scored on a putback of Marc Gasol 's
shot that was blocked by Ed Davis with 5.2 seconds remaining, providing
the final margin.
"You've got to understand what's going on with the game and what's
going on at that point in the situation," Lakers coach Byron Scott
said.
The Lakers played without reserve guard Wayne Ellington, whose father
was killed Sunday night in Philadelphia. Ellington was not with the
team.
"This is our livelihood, but this is still just a game," Scott said
before the game. "This thing that's happened to Wayne is real life. It
kind of puts everything in perspective."
Bryant led the Lakers (1-6) with 28 points, but shot 10 of 26 from the
field and surpassed Boston Celtics great John Havlicek for the most
missed field goals in an NBA career.
"He kind of got it going, but he went 10 for 26," said Memphis forward
Tony Allen, who guarded Bryant most of the night.
Backup guard Beno Udrih had 16 points for Memphis. Courtney Lee scored
15 as six Grizzlies finished in double figures, including Randolph with
11 points and 10 rebounds.
Memphis has not dropped a regular-season home game since a February
loss to Dallas.
Carlos Boozer scored 20 points for the Lakers. Wesley Johnson added 15,
while Hill had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Bryant had six assists.
Bryant, who entered shooting 39 percent this season, didn't get off to
a very good start, connecting on only one of his first five shots. At
that point, the watch on Bryant reaching the NBA record for misses
began to gain attention.
Memphis held a 56-52 advantage at halftime.
The Grizzlies led most of the way, with the 17-point advantage in the
fourth marking their largest of the night before the final Los Angeles
rally.
"I guess it just kind of sums up our season thus far," said Lakers
guard Jeremy Lin, who had 12 points. "We did enough to learn and be
there and didn't do enough to win."
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TIP-INS
Lakers: Havlicek missed 13,417 shots. Bryant now has 13,421. ... Los
Angeles has several former Grizzlies on the roster: Davis, Xavier Henry
and Ellington. ... The Lakers started a stretch of six games in nine
days.
Grizzlies: Udrih had 10 points in the first half, becoming the first
Memphis reserve to reach double figures this season. Kosta Koufos had
14 points in a backup role, as the Memphis bench outscored the Lakers'
reserves 38-14.
LOOK WHO'S HERE
Veteran NBA forward Kenyon Martin was at the game, sitting next to
Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace. Martin reportedly is in
discussion with the team about a possible workout.
BAD MEMORIES
The game was Bryant's first in Memphis since he broke his left knee
against the Grizzlies last December, ending his season. Despite being
injured during that game, Bryant finished with 21 points. Asked how he
continued to play through the injury, he replied: "I figured if I'm
going to be out for a while, I might as well finish this game."
UP NEXT
Lakers: At New Orleans on Wednesday.
Grizzlies: Home against Sacramento on Thursday.
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