L.A.'S BEST

Any question? Our Lakers have shown
their worth and strutted their stuff!
Both Tuesday's game & Wednesday's game
were super and we cannot help but to
gloat just a bit. Unable to put Drew
out on the court due to his injured
ankle, the team fought hard to do
their level best for winning and win
they did. For awhile it was an uncertain
situation but then Kobe made a late
3 pointer. Over all, he made 24 points.
The Center was packed to the hilt and
the crowd, happy for the outcome.
No, the Lakers have not exactly
thrived after building comfortable
leads this season. For instance, they
barely survived against the Warriors
and the Hornets, winning by eight
against Golden State and by 3 against
New Orleans, so playing this game
without the tall 7 footer Drew, was
not the ideal situation. Josh McRoberts
started to replace Bynum for this game
with Pau Gasol shifting to center from
being power forward. Actually, this play
has been almost standard operating
procedure for the Lakers whenever needed.
Pau scored 18 of his 22 points in the
first half,when the Lakers dominated.
Pau also had 12 rebounds. Ramon Sessions
recorded his second double-double in 3
games making 19 points and 11 assists.
Score at games end was: Lakers 91 & New
Jersey 87. Also playing on Staples
court for following night with Clippers
hosting, brought both teams out for
some good practice before Wednesday's
game. With Andrew Bynum's "go ahead"
signal by Athletic trainer Gary Vitti,
allowed a loud sigh of relief to all.
Calling it the battle of L.A. may be
a bit harsh, but it has been pretty
much owned by the Lakers rather than
too much worry over the Clippers, even
with them having won their last 6 games.
There are 16 championship banners in purple
and gold pinned to the wall as testimony
to the Lakers team dominance in the NBA.
There really is nothing of note to indicate
the Clippers even play at Staples Center.
Our Wednesday night winning game gave us the
score of 113-108, & showed all that our team
is nothing to fret over too much in losses.
It was a bone of contention when Blake
Griffin angered Pau however, by whacking
him in the head. Then later Blake shoved
him from behind causing a collision at
baseline right into some of the photographers.
Drew scored 29 points on an 11-for-18
shooting in the first three quarters and
Kobe added 27 points on 11-for-16 shooting.
Evidently Drew's beforehand sprained left
ankle was of no concern for him and
even though there was a little soreness,
it did not hinder his playing on Wednesday.
Another two evenings of back to back play
are coming up. Friday we play Houston at
home and Saturday we play the Suns in Phoenix.
Have your protein drinks and join us then?
Babs Wells