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Prediction 0203 @BOS 1700 (Friday) Game 53 (BTB/Travel) - 1 Update
Prediction results 0202 @WAS - Game 52 plus Qstats/Box/Recap/PBP - 1 Update
Prediction 0202 @WAS 1600 (Thursday) Game 52 - 2 Updates
Wizards host Lakers in home-away mismatch - 1 Update
Prediction 0203 @BOS 1700 (Friday) Game 53 (BTB/Travel)
$Bill <news@todbe.com>: Feb 02 06:38PM -0800
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Prediction results 0202 @WAS - Game 52 plus Qstats/Box/Recap/PBP
$Bill <news@todbe.com>: Feb 02 06:37PM -0800
Lakers coulda won another one w/o the 20 TOs, 12 oORBs and poor 3 shooting.
5 Lakers in DFs and DLo and Black with the DDs. Lakers need to work on their
ball handling and D if they want some more Ws. 108-116 Lakers lose by 8.
Game Dbl-figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Clarkson 20 (69 /33 /0 )/ 2/ 1/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 1/+19
Russell 17 (33 /40 /50 )/ 7/11/ 1/ 2/ 7/ 3/+18 DD
Deng 17 (55 /43 /100)/ 6/ 0/ 1/ 0/ 1/ 1/+18
Williams 15 (33 /25 /100)/ 2/ 4/ 1/ 0/ 3/ 2/+11
Black 13 (83 /0 /60 )/11/ 1/ 0/ 0/ 3/ 4/+19 DD
Next game(s):
LAL at BOS: Fri Feb 3 1700 Game 53 (BTB/Travel)
LAL at NYK: Mon Feb 6 1600 Game 54
LAL at DET: Wed Feb 8 1630 Game 55
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LAL at WAS: Thu Feb 2 16:00:00 2017
NAME POST TIME LAL OPP DIFF VEC FROM
Actual Score 108 116 -8
Qualified:
$Bill 02/16:10:21 106 113 -7 3.606 Usenet
scooby10672 01/23:24:08 103 111 -8 7.071 Online
Average guess: 106.7 110.7 -4.0 9.255
Disqualified (doubles the vector score):
Ammammata 02/00:04:34 111 108 3 17.088 Usenet
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$Bill 47 14 8 2 23 73 23.188
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Ammammata 25 3 2 3 17 7 31.628
Sean S 29 4 3 1 21 9 32.364
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$Bill 47 14 8 2 23 73 23.188
svassier 13 4 0 1 7 14 26.905
Sean S 29 4 3 1 21 9 32.364
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Quarterly Laker scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):
Q1 - Lakers should have a 10 pt lead if not for the TOs/oORBs - shooting 55% vs
41%; pluses 2/1/2; minuses 6/2/6. Clarkson 7, Deng 6, Russell 5.
29-31=-2Q
Q2 - What a comedy of errors - Lakers doing everything wrong in Q2 and go down
luckily only 14 - shooting 25% vs 50%; pluses 5/2/1; minuses 9/6/1.
Ingram 4. 15-27=-12Q.
HT - Lakers terrible ball handling in H1, shooting in Q2 and RBing in Q1 have
them down 14 at HT - shooting 41% vs 45%; pluses 7/3/3; minuses 15/8/7.
Deng/Russell 8, Clarkson 7.
Q3 - Lakers only able to knock 3 off the deficit - shooting 62% vs 52%; pluses
3/1/3; minuses 3/7/2. Russell 9, Deng/Black/Clarkson 6, Young 5.
35-32=+3Q (79-90=-11).
Q4 - Refs make a bad OOB call and Lakers and the fans explode as the get a TO
and a runout to -4 - hundreds of loud Laker fans present - Lakers only
manage a +2 Q and take the L - shooting 42% vs 40%; pluses 2/2/2; minuses
2/8/3. Williams 12, Clarkson 7, Nance 4. 29-26=+2Q.
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 12-22 5-12 0-0 12-29 5-12 2-2 54.5 41.7 0 41.4 41.7 100 29 31
2 5-20 1-8 4-6 12-24 2-8 1-2 25 12.5 66.7 50 25 50 15 27
H 17-42 6-20 4-6 24-53 7-20 3-4 40.5 30 66.7 45.3 35 75 44 58
3 13-21 3-6 6-9 12-23 2-7 6-9 61.9 50 66.7 52.2 28.6 66.7 35 32
A3 30-63 9-26 10-15 36-76 9-27 9-13 47.6 34.6 66.7 47.4 33.3 69.2 79 90
4 10-24 3-13 6-7 8-20 3-6 7-8 41.7 23.1 85.7 40 50 87.5 29 26
F 40-87 12-39 16-22 44-96 12-33 16-21 46 30.8 72.7 45.8 36.4 76.2 108 116
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 2 11 6 6 1 2 2 6 12 9 1 4 1 3 -4 -1 -3 +5 -3 +1 -1
2 5 15 2 9 2 1 6 1 10 6 4 4 1 6 +4 +5 -4 +5 -2
H 7 26 8 15 3 3 8 7 22 15 5 8 2 9 +4 -7 +10 -5 +1 -1
3 3 11 5 3 1 3 7 2 8 9 2 2 2 6 +1 +3 -4 +1 -1 +1 +1
A3 10 37 13 18 4 6 15 9 30 24 7 10 4 15 +1 +7 -11 +11 -6 +2
4 2 10 6 2 2 2 8 3 15 3 3 1 2 4 -1 -5 +3 -1 +1 +4
F 12 47 19 20 6 8 23 12 45 27 10 11 6 19 +2 -8 +10 -5 +2 +4
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ESPN Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 4 Tot
Los Angeles Lakers 29 15 35 29 108
Washington Wizards 31 27 32 26 116 - Final
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS PPM +/- EFF
L. Deng SF 32 6-11 3-7 2-2 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 17 0.5 -- +18
T. Mozgov C 17 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 2 3 0 - -- +0
T. Black C 26 5-6 0-0 3-5 2 11 1 3 0 0 4 13 0.5 -- +19
D. Russell PG 31 5-15 4-10 3-6 1 7 11 7 2 1 3 17 0.5 -- +18
N. Young SG 24 3-10 1-8 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0.3 -- +1
L. Nance PF 20 4-8 0-0 0-0 3 6 1 1 3 0 2 8 0.4 -- +13
J. Randle PF 6 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.3 -- +0
B. Ingram SF 21 1-3 0-0 3-4 1 6 0 0 1 2 3 5 0.2 -- +11
I. Zubac C 11 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.4 -- +5
J. Clarkson PG 29 9-13 2-6 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20 0.7 -- +19
L. Williams SG 23 4-12 2-8 5-5 0 2 4 3 0 1 2 15 0.7 -- +11
J. Calderon PG DNP-COACH'S DECISION
M. Huertas PG DNP-COACH'S DECISION
Totals 40-87 12-39 16-22 12 47 19 20 6 8 23 108
Percent 46.0% 30.8% 72.7%
Fast Break Points: 12
Points in Paint: 48
Total Turnovers (Points Off Turnovers): 12 (6)
Flagrant Fouls: 0
Technical Fouls: 0
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS PPM +/- EFF
M. Morris PF 35 3-14 0-5 6-8 2 11 2 2 3 2 4 12 0.3 -- +15
O. Porter SF 38 4-9 3-6 0-0 0 6 3 0 2 0 1 11 0.3 -- +17
M. Gortat C 33 10-13 0-0 1-1 6 14 3 1 1 0 3 21 0.6 -- +35
J. Wall PG 41 11-23 3-7 8-10 1 3 11 3 3 1 2 33 0.8 -- +34
B. Beal SG 34 9-17 5-9 0-0 0 1 4 1 2 1 4 23 0.7 -- +22
J. Smith PF 15 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 0.3 -- +6
K. Oubre SF 24 2-5 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0.2 -- +1
T. Burke PG 12 2-8 0-1 1-2 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 5 0.4 -- +3
T. Satoransky SG 9 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.3 -- +5
D. Ochefu PF DNP-COACH'S DECISION
A. Nicholson PF DNP-COACH'S DECISION
M. Thornton SG DNP-COACH'S DECISION
S. McClellan SG DNP-COACH'S DECISION
Totals 44-96 12-33 16-21 12 45 27 10 11 6 19 116
Percent 45.8% 36.4% 76.2%
Fast Break Points: 12
Points in Paint: 48
Total Turnovers (Points Off Turnovers): 12 (6)
Flagrant Fouls: 0
Technical Fouls: 0
Game Information
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Line: WSH -11.0
Over/Under: 219
Attendance: 16,473
82% Capacity: 20,173 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Eric Dalen, Tre Maddox
NBA Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Los Angeles Lakers 29 15 35 29 108
Washington Wizards 31 27 32 26 116 - Final
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS PPM +/- EFF
Luol Deng F 31:56 6-11 3-7 2-2 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 17 0.5 -11 +18
Tarik Black F 25:49 5-6 0-0 3-5 2 11 1 3 0 0 4 13 0.5 2 +19
Timofey Mozgov C 17:01 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 2 3 0 0.0 -1 +0
Nick Young G 24:26 3-10 1-8 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0.3 1 +1
D'Angelo Russell G 31:25 5-15 4-10 3-6 1 7 11 7 2 1 3 17 0.5 -4 +18
Jordan Clarkson G 28:45 9-13 2-6 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20 0.7 -4 +19
Larry Nance Jr. F 19:37 4-8 0-0 0-0 3 6 1 1 3 0 2 8 0.4 -1 +13
Ivica Zubac C 11:05 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.4 -4 +5
Brandon Ingram F 21:21 1-3 0-0 3-4 1 6 0 0 1 2 3 5 0.2 -2 +11
Louis Williams G 23:00 4-12 2-8 5-5 0 2 4 3 0 1 2 15 0.7 -4 +11
Julius Randle F 5:35 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.4 -12 +0
Jose Calderon G DNP
Marcelo Huertas G DNP
Totals 240:0 40-87 12-39 16-22 12 47 19 20 6 8 23 108
Percent 46.0% 30.8% 72.7%
Biggest Lead: 2
Fastbreak Points: 10
Longest Run: 9
Points In Paint: 42
Points Off Turnovers: 6
Second Chance Points: 17
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS PPM +/- EFF
Otto Porter F 37:51 4-9 3-6 0-0 0 6 3 0 2 0 1 11 0.3 6 +17
Markieff Morris F 35:11 3-14 0-5 6-8 2 11 2 2 3 2 4 12 0.3 5 +15
Marcin Gortat C 32:43 10-13 0-0 1-1 6 14 3 1 1 0 3 21 0.6 8 +35
Bradley Beal G 33:46 9-17 5-9 0-0 0 1 4 1 2 1 4 23 0.7 12 +22
John Wall G 40:35 11-23 3-7 8-10 1 3 11 3 3 1 2 33 0.8 8 +34
Kelly Oubre Jr. F 23:30 2-5 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0.2 7 +1
Tomas Satoransky G-F 9:22 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.3 -3 +5
Jason Smith F-C 14:39 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 0.3 -2 +6
Trey Burke G 12:23 2-8 0-1 1-2 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 5 0.4 -1 +3
Sheldon McClella G-F DNP
Andrew Nicholson F DNP
Daniel Ochefu F DNP
Marcus Thornton G-F DNP
Totals 240:0 44-96 12-33 16-21 12 45 27 10 11 6 19 116
Percent 45.8% 36.4% 76.2%
Biggest Lead: 19
Fastbreak Points: 12
Longest Run: 9
Points In Paint: 48
Points Off Turnovers: 24
Second Chance Points: 20
Times Tied: 0; Lead Changes: 0
Attendance: 16473; Duration: 2:17
Officials: Derrick Stafford, Eric Dalen, Tre Maddox
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From http://espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=400899446
1st Quarter
0-0 12:00 Timofey Mozgov vs. Marcin Gortat (D'Angelo Russell gains possession)
2-0 11:42 D'Angelo Russell makes 20-foot jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
2-2 11:29 Marcin Gortat makes 10-foot two point shot (John Wall assists)
2-2 11:03 Nick Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
2-2 11:02 Bradley Beal defensive rebound
2-2 10:52 Otto Porter Jr. misses 21-foot jumper
2-2 10:51 D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound
4-2 10:41 Tarik Black makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
4-5 10:34 Bradley Beal makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Wall assists)
4-5 10:19 Tarik Black vs. Markieff Morris (Otto Porter Jr. gains possession)
4-5 10:19 Tarik Black lost ball turnover (Markieff Morris steals)
4-5 10:07 Bradley Beal lost ball turnover (D'Angelo Russell steals)
4-5 10:02 D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Marcin Gortat steals)
4-5 9:56 Markieff Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
4-5 9:55 Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound
4-5 9:45 D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
4-5 9:45 Marcin Gortat defensive rebound
4-5 9:32 Marcin Gortat misses 14-foot jumper
4-5 9:30 Tarik Black defensive rebound
4-5 9:23 Nick Young misses 23-foot three point jumper
4-5 9:22 Lakers offensive team rebound
4-5 9:19 Timofey Mozgov illegal screen turnover
4-5 9:07 Marcin Gortat misses layup
4-5 9:06 Marcin Gortat offensive rebound
4-7 9:03 Marcin Gortat makes tip shot
7-7 8:49 Luol Deng makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
7-7 8:26 Markieff Morris misses 17-foot jumper
7-7 8:26 Marcin Gortat offensive rebound
7-10 8:22 Bradley Beal makes 26-foot three point jumper (John Wall assists)
9-10 8:06 Nick Young makes jumper
9-10 7:58 Otto Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
9-10 7:58 Tarik Black defensive rebound
9-10 7:45 D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Bradley Beal steals)
9-10 7:37 John Wall misses 26-foot three point jumper
9-10 7:37 John Wall offensive rebound
9-10 7:33 Timofey Mozgov blocks John Wall's layup
9-10 7:31 Wizards offensive team rebound
9-12 7:28 Markieff Morris makes 22-foot jumper (Otto Porter Jr. assists)
9-12 7:11 Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
9-12 7:09 Otto Porter Jr. defensive rebound
9-14 7:05 John Wall makes two point shot (Otto Porter Jr. assists)
9-14 7:05 Lakers Full timeout
12-14 6:46 D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three point jumper
12-15 6:30 Timofey Mozgov shooting foul (John Wall draws the foul)
12-15 6:30 John Wall makes free throw 1 of 2
12-15 6:30 Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Nick Young
12-16 6:30 John Wall makes free throw 2 of 2
15-16 6:18 Luol Deng makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
15-19 5:58 Otto Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Wall assists)
17-19 5:41 Jordan Clarkson makes 10-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
17-22 5:30 Bradley Beal makes 26-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)
17-22 5:11 Jordan Clarkson misses 30-foot three point jumper
17-22 5:11 Tarik Black offensive rebound
17-22 5:11 Markieff Morris loose ball foul (Tarik Black draws the foul)
17-22 5:11 Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Tarik Black
17-22 5:11 Kelly Oubre Jr. enters the game for Markieff Morris
17-22 5:09 Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)
17-22 4:58 Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)
17-22 4:52 D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
17-22 4:50 Marcin Gortat defensive rebound
17-22 4:43 Bradley Beal misses 8-foot jumper
17-22 4:43 D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound
17-22 4:37 Luol Deng misses 25-foot three point jumper
17-22 4:35 Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound
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Prediction 0202 @WAS 1600 (Thursday) Game 52
Ammammata <ammammata@tiscalinet.it>: Feb 02 08:04AM
LAL 111
WAS 108
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$Bill <news@todbe.com>: Feb 02 04:10PM -0800
# Like to see a W here, but doubtful.
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Wizards host Lakers in home-away mismatch
$Bill <news@todbe.com>: Feb 02 02:52PM -0800
Preview from http://espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=400899446
Wizards host Lakers in home-away mismatch
STATS LLC - 2017-02-02T05:54:34Z
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Wizards have the longest active home-court
winning streak in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers have the fewest road wins
in the Western Conference.
On paper, that adds up to a big mismatch Thursday.
The Wizards (28-20) concluded a second straight impressive month with a
117-101 rout over the New York Knicks on Tuesday behind 28 points from
Bradley Beal. Six players scored in double figures and three recorded
double-doubles, including All-Star guard John Wall, while holding New York
to 37 percent shooting.
Since Dec. 1, the Wizards are an Eastern Conference-best 22-9 -- including
12 wins in their last 14 games. Washington, 12-4 in January, matched the
Golden State Warriors for the most wins in the month. No wonder their
collective confidence is, according to Beal, even higher than recent
versions that had playoff success.
"I think the joy that we have, the fun that we have is amazing," Beal said.
"It's positive in there and we want nothing but the best for one another.
There is great camaraderie, and we just take it all on the floor."
Washington, third in the NBA in field goal percentage, rarely has a bad
night offensively with Wall running the attack and finding shooters all
over the court. Otto Porter leads the league in 3-point accuracy at 46.2
percent. Big man Marcin Gortat, shooting 60 percent, made all seven of his
shots against New York and has hit 36 of 45 over the last six games.
Now the defense isn't starting to keep pace with the offense.
"We weren't on the same page," Wall said of Washington's guarding woes
earlier in the season. "We weren't helping each other and listening to the
coaches we have. ... It was just about 'Can you stop people multiple
times?' And I think we figured out ways to do that."
Los Angeles (17-34) did win in Washington last season. The Lakers also lost
10 of 15 in January, though a 120-116 win at Denver on Tuesday helped them
close the month in style.
D'Angelo Russell tallied 22 points and a career-high 10 assists in a
120-116 win over the Nuggets.
"He was our leader on the court, and he was making all the right plays,"
19-year-old rookie center Ivica Zubac said. "He needs to play like that,
and I think he can do it every night."
Nick Young, who started his career with the Wizards, scored 23 with five
3-pointers. Zubac added a career-high 17 points.
"Guys were making shots left and right, we were getting stops and it just
made it easier for me," said Russell, who missed the previous three games
with a mild MCL sprain in his right knee and a strained right calf.
The Lakers have shown the ability to score, but they have struggled
stopping the opposition. Los Angeles, just 5-21 on the road, ranks 27th in
scoring defense at 110.2 points per game.
Starting forward Julius Randle missed the last two games with pneumonia.
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