NOW LET THE FUN BEGIN

Losing is a bummer and we felt kinda low in

losing to Charlotte and then to Minnesota.

Snow abounded in the midwest but heated

souls trying ever so hard to break that losing 

streak showed through. However inside the 

Target Center, the Timberwolves proved their

worth and scored a win with: 109-99.

Pau did not remain with the team though as he

nursed a sore groin. Kobe remained home

too and Hill and Meeks were not among the

players but Steve Nash was and he was very

much in demand out there on the floor.

We see he remained on the bench some but

played way longer than earlier anticipated.

Nash had some very encouraging words to

say about his trip up to Canada and about

his work with trainer Celebrini. He feels so

confident in his efforts to get well with the

enthusiasm Celebrini showed him and yet

he is trying hard to not hurry his wellness.

Nash tells us, "His trainer has an incredible talent

for recognizing balances and improper

movements. He's able to clean up your

movements so that you can be as efficient

athletically as is possible." Nash and Celebrini

both endorsed the star guard lying on his

back when he is not playing out on the court.

Former coach Mike Brown, back again with

the Cleveland team, found our Lakers in

a winning situation. Steve Blake back once

again helping us with his three's and Jordan

Farmar doing his level best for us to give us

that winning streak and yes!! WE WON ! 

At one point we were so far ahead it looked

like a done deal but the Cleveland team had

some surprises up their sleeves for us and

we had to re-assess our strategies.  The Cavaliers

were on top of us but we pulled through with

doing the best that our team could do and

we won, 119-108. On Friday we will be in

Philadelphia (Another stormy place) to play

at the Wells Fargo Center. Being Nick Young

suffered with a twisted left knee, he will be

having an MRI done and Jordan Hill stayed

out of Cleveland game due to a neck strain

but is expected to be playing in Friday's game.

Robert Sacre picked up his 6th. foul with only

3:31 left in Cleveland game, He remained in the game

because of an interesting twist in the NBA rulebook.

All NBA teams have to field  5 healthy players. So

Sacre stayed in the game, aware he would pick up

a technical foul for each ensuing foul he collected.

And so, seems we're victorious for now.Onward we

go to Pennsylvania to play Friday's game.

BABS WELLS