KUDOS' KIDS!!!!

You could almost tell right from the

get-go that this game against Orlando

was very likely to be our game Sunday.

Pau looked pale I thought and sure 

enough, he did sit out a goodly portion

of the game feeling a bit ill. Jordan

Hill was our top man, making a career 

high 28 points. Nick young was playing 

too and made 26 points. Steve Nash 

played Friday against Washington 

but his back seemingly did not feel 

quite right so he decided not to play 

on Sunday.  Xavier Henry, who was 

back in the lineup for just 9 games 

after missing 28 games due to a bone 

bruise on his right knee, was then 

sidelined again due to a torn ligament 

in his left wrist. He will be re-examined  

today, (Monday). 

We have 8 games on our remaining

schedule and against teams that

currently are over 500.

Sundays' winning score was: 103-94.

Our oft-injured guard, Steve Nash,

stepped in for playing on Friday evening 

against the Washington Wizards 

and made 11 assists. Our point-guard, 

Jordan Farmar, is nursing a groin

injury so that left us open for  requiring

someone to fill his position. We lost that

game however, with the score: 117-107.

The Wizards are having their best

season ever since 2007-08 when

they ended a string of 4 consecutive 

playoff berths. They have already

surpassed last season's win total

by 7 with 13 games remaining for them.

They, in fact, are 6th in the Eastern

Conference with a 7 game lead over

the N.Y. Kicks, who the Lakers play

against next  this Tuesday evening 

in Madison Square Garden. 

And, according to Jeanie Buss,

engaged to former Laker Coach,

Phil Jackson, she seems to be alright

with his new job in New York.

Phil will be Knicks new president.

On another note, we see that the

leading NBA center of the 1970's,

Sam Lacey, has died at only age 66.

Lacey spent most of his National

Basketball Association seasons

with the Cincinnati Royals and with

the Kansas City Kings. Actually his

biggest game as a rookie took place

in Madison Square Garden  when he

blocked 3 shots by the Knicks' star,

Center Willis Reed. Thankyou for

those long ago games Sam. R.I.P.

BABS WELLS