He later apologized to the team for loosing his cool and most importantly giving the other team a point. Kobe had another 40 point game, but this time it wasnt enough. But thats not the reason we lost....This blog wont be long, because there isn't much to say. We lost to the Clippers 102-94. There were no lobs on this night..no monster blocks from Deandre Jordan. We actually held the Clips to 41% shooting. But,there are several reasons we lost and I will state a few:
* The number one reason in my opinion is rebounding. We were murdered on the boards. This type of thing can happen on any given night, but we are the 2nd highest rebounding team in the league and the Clippers are dead last! Its not algebra. There is no excuse. The Clippers had 17 offensive rebounds that turned in 25 points!! Not good.
* The next problem were our big men.
Sure Kobe went on a shooting spree as always. Come on the guy doesn't get 22 mil a year to pas the ball. Hes a scorer that's what he does. So if I hear one more time that " He needs to pass the ball and get our big men involved " I'm gonna scream!!.
How bout our big men fight for position?? Andrew Bynum was playing soo scared last night! You would've thought Dwight Howard was waiting for him in the key! Now don't get me wrong, Deandre Jordan is a very good player, but he has nothing on Bynum when it comes to size and mass! Sure he leads the league in blocks, but this is a mans game!! Go down low and see what happens!Be dominant!! Bynum is arguably the best offensive center in the league. Demand the ball!! Be aggressive! Bynum spent most of the game outside the key like he was scared to go inside!! Not good. Lets not start on Pau. He was slow on getting position as well, and when he did he would shoot that dumb fade away. The one time he got a basket inside it was a layup! If you are that tall and that close to the basket ( in my Bill Walton voice) THROW IT DOWN BIG MAN!!! Sure they both had a double double. Pau ( 14,10) and Bynum (12,16). But you wouldn't know it. At times I didn't even know Bynum was in the game. When he did actually take it to the rim and draw a foul he didn't convert. Pau ( make one miss one) Gasol didn't show much from the line either. They both COMBINED for 8 points the whole second HALF!!. Not Good.
* Another reason ( not excuse but reason) was fatigue. The Lakers were coming off of 4 games in 5 nights. The Clippers had 2 days rest. The Lakers lead the league in games played this season. The Clippers?? The have played the least amount of games. Add that to the fact we were on the 2nd day of a back to back, we had alot of injuries so many of our players have been playing extra minutes to fill in the gaps, and we are older. The Clippers have a young explosive team and they love to run the floor, we have a half court offense for the most part, and lastly we have so many holes in our roster it looks like Swiss cheese. We need a point guard and or another play maker like Kobe. Someone who can create his own shot. So...when you add all those things together its a recipe for disaster.
Don't get me wrong I'm not taking anything away from the Clippers. When you add Chris Paul to ANY team it will improve immensely. Bottom line, I would rather the Lakers work all these kinks out now than during the playoffs. All these things we are going through can and will be corrected. We all just have to be patient and trust that the Lakers will continue to make history like we always have
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