Results tagged “manuginobili”

Lakers 112, Pacers 96 - The purple and gold have won six of seven and 12 of their last 15 games. Against Indiana, several players had big nights. All five starters hit double-digits in scoring, including 26 from Kobe Bryant, 23 from Andrew Bynum, and 22 from Derek Fisher. The Pacers are 0-9 against the Lakers in Staples Center.

Knicks 99, Lakers 94 - The Lakers got through the first half of the season without losing three games in a row, but it finally happened at Madison Square Garden. Kobe Bryant missed the game on a suspension for elbowing San Antonio's Manu Ginobili on Sunday. The elbow didn't draw a foul in the game, but the league responded strongly. Since the Lakers were already in New York, just down the street from the NBA's...

Lakers 106, Hawks 95 - The Lakers starting shooting guard had 22 points in 40 minutes. Not bad, considering he wasn't named Kobe. Maurice Evans had a carrer high while filling in for the injured star, who was still nursing a sprained ankle. Luke Walton contributed 25, a career high, and Justin Farmer had 15, also a career high. Spurs 111, Clippers 82 - San Antonio had five players score double digits, Manu Ginobili...

Malone redefined his position after years of perfecting the pick-and-roll with John Stockton, but when he came to LA, he redefined himself. LAist is still convinced that if Malone were healthy, the Lakers would have beaten Detroit for the title. With Kobe and Shaq squabbling all season, and Gary Payton looking dead, Malone handled the West's best power forwards defensively, while doing every little thing that the rest of the team seemed incapable of. Without Malone, the Lakers had no answer for Rasheed and Ben Wallace, and could not prevent the Pistons from running the floor.

Of course, even with Shaq, the Lakers needed a Derek Fisher miracle to beat San Antonio. But LA just didn't have the horses to slow down Tim Duncan, and contain Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. The big difference though was probably 14 points from Rasho Nesterovic.