THE STARS AT NIGHT ARE BIG AND BRIGHT

When our Lakers decide this nonsense
of losing gets their tempo going,
seems there is almost nothing to stop
them. Our last two games played were
such fun to see. First, last Monday's
game with New Orleans and no, Kobe
was not in his jerseys ready to play
but instead sidelined with a shin
injury causing him to continue wearing
a "Boot" that enabled him to walk about.
He acted as a sort of second coach though
and was directly in contact with each
Laker team member in the huddles too.
He has really been a steadying influence.
While in New Orleans, Pau Gasol had 25
points and 9 rebounds and we won:93-91.
Andrew Bynum had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Ramon Sessions had 17 points on 5-for-9
shooting plus 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Yes, seems at one point he did jam his
index finger but he is a trooper and played.
Right at the crucial point in this game,
Matt Barnes had 1.2 seconds to make some
decision so he stole, seeing the grounder,
scooped it up and the buzzer sounded. Whew!
Talk around the Basketball circuit is that
our former Laker, Lamar Odom, sent to play
with the Dallas Mavericks has now been cut
to inactive player for the rest of the season.
Appears he has had some personal issues to contend
with but for some reason they did not release
him entirely and the Lakers cannot make a
trade for him unless it is through some deal
in conjunction with the June 29 draft.
Not really knowing any details we shall just
have to wait it out to see what might be
in store for this player voted 6th. man.
And now, our game in the lone star state
of Texas at San Antonio. What a night this
one was! Our players did not let up for
the entirety of the game..being in front
for almost every second and running down
the court like teen agers. Kobe sat on
the bench with a grin so broad it made
any body seeing him smile in return.
We won handsomely with score of:98-84.
Poor Duncan hid his head and dared not
to even watch as the game progressed.
Andrew Bynum made a season record high
of 30 rebounds and a season's best 26
points from M.World Peace (Ron Artest).
San Antonio Spurs, remember, are second
in the Western Conference & not to be
taken lightly, certainly. So for this
winning night, it surely seemed a coup.
Ramon Sessions has exceeded all expect-
taions and with his quiet confidence
showing, has averaged 13.7 points
on 51.5 % shooting in his 15 games
played with us. He has given us all a lift.
And by the way, playoff tickets will go
on sale Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for the
first round tickets sold and only 4
tickets are to be sold per person, per
game. Tickets will not be available at
Staples Center but for additional info.,
call 1-800-4-NBA-TIX (or) go online
at www.ticketmaster.com
Next game coming up will be on Friday
the 13th at home, playing against Denver.
We are on a run!
Babs Wells