The Lakers are only four games up on the Mavericks for first place in the West. The Mavericks are on fire right now, on a 10-game winning streak, with Kidd and Dirk. A lot of people were saying they missed the boat a few years go and now they look like they could be a threat.
The Lakers aren't playing well as a team right now, but I bet Phil will figure it out; they really need make a statement against the Magic for some momentum. The Magic are a great team with many All-Stars: Vince Carter, Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis.
The Lakers still don't have a game plan to use every night, which makes them unpredictable. Ron Artest said he is finding a rhythm on defence, and it's just like finding a rhythm from the perimeter.
Pau has played poorly, shooting 9 from 26 in the last two games, and has faded away.
If Bynum doesn't step up, they need to play Lamar Odom more. We all know what Lamar can do everything on the court: score, pass, rebound he also can handle the ball a little bit.
The Lakers' size is very effective, but sometimes they look a little bit slow, and they also are lacking another perimeter shooter b ...
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Are the Los Angeles Lakers in Jeopardy of Coming Second in the West?
March 6th, 2010 by Tristan Sather Leave a reply »
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