"Five-game losing streak"
"I'll take 'phrases you never want to hear associated with your team' for $50, Alex."
Ugh. I just re-watched that Oklahoma City-Los Angeles game (Yes, I am a glutton for punishment). Remember a couple of months ago when I said OKC would be terrifying if they ever learned how to close? Well, guess what? They've learned how to close.
Maybe it's the addition of Kendrick Perkins. Maybe it's maturing as a team, but they are scary good. It feels wrong to say this, but the Lakers hung with OKC for the first 45 minutes last night rather than the other way around.
And then the turnovers spiked, LA looked tired and the shots kept dropping for the Thunder.
Game over.
I went back and forth about writing today. I like to write summaries of three or four game stretches for basketball. It's easier to discern patterns that way. Generally speaking I don't like to write one game at a time, day after analysis. If the Lakers win, it can come off as triumphalist. If they lose, it can come off as shrill and ...
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Los Angeles Lakers: A 5-Game Losing Streak Is No Way to Head into the Playoffs
April 11th, 2011 by Victoria Sterling Leave a reply »
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