Week 2: November 4.-10.
Lakers fly high over the Hawks
November 7, 2013: With the Hawks losing their first 2, it didn`t seem that it would get easier. Lakers however got back to their home court, to show their fans that they mean business. Game started out really tight, as neither team was caving in.
Josh Smith was carrying his team around, while
Kobe and
Dwight both showed up to play. Nobody wanted to give in, as every point was matched, and by the end of the third quarter, it was a tie game. Both teams really looked motivated to take it in the forth.
However, a complete meltdown by the Hawks cost them the game. The Lakers outscored the Hawks 38-18 in the last Q, which left them no chance for a comeback. Los Angeles fans were happy, as they saw their team win their first game at home.
Box Scores:
LakersK.Bryant 31 PTS| 4 REB| 5 AST| 1 STL| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 15-16 FG
D.Howard 26 PTS| 3 REB| 1 STL| 2 BLK| 2 TO | 13-15 FG
S.Nash 10 PTS| 5 REB| 10 AST| 5 STL| 1 TO| 5-7 FG
HawksJ.Smith 23 PTS| 7 REB| 1 AST | 1 STL | 1 TO| 11-19 FG
A.Horford 11 PTS| 8 REB| 3 AST | 2 STL| 1 BLK| 5-8 FG
T.Lawson 8 PTS| 1 REB| 11 AST | 4 TO| 3-12 FG
Lakers sting like a bee
November 9, 2013: Hornets really felt motivated, coming out of their first game with a win. But a fired up
Kobe and a Lakers team was waiting for them. But the Hornets seemed to have their number. As both teams were fighting for every shot, neither side made it look easy. The Hornets however grabbed the lead in the third, outscoring the Lakers by 10 points. After that, something happened.
Bryant happened.
He took over the game in the forth, scoring 14 of his 34 in the last stretch of the game. Hornets felt at a complete loss, especially seeing how well their own Shooting Guard,
Eric Gordon played. They didn`t have enough fight in them, and with that, the Lakers went out from New Orleans with another W.
Box Scores:
LakersK.Bryant 34 PTS| 3 REB| 8 AST| 3 STL| 2 TO| 14-19 FG
D.Howard 17 PTS| 4 REB| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 8-12 FG
P.Gasol 12 PTS| 4 REB| 2 BLK| 1 TO| 6-7 FG
E.Clark 11 PTS| 1 STL| 6-6 FG
HornetsE.Gordon 27 PTS| 1 REB| 3 STL| 11-19 FG
A.Davis 14 PTS| 4 REB| 7-9 FG
R.Lopez 12 PTS| 7 REB| 3 AST | 1 STL| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 5-6 FG
Z-Bo out, Kobe and Dwight slash the Grizzlies
November 10, 2013: Grizzlies had their first proper matchup coming, without their main man,
Zack Randolph, who injured his ankle in practise and will only miss this game. Fans were hoping that players like
Conley, Gasol and Prince could ride their team to a hard-fought W, but they had no chance from the start. The Laker wrecking-crew was running wild right from the start, with
Kobe and
Dwight leading the team, and taking advantage of every chance they got. Together they had 49 points and with the help of the whole team, Los Angeles took their forth straight victory, making their record 4-1.
LakersK.Bryant 27 PTS| 3 REB| 2 AST|1 TO| 11-17 FG
D.Howard 22 PTS| 11 REB| 1AST| 1 STL| 3 TO| 11-15 FG
P.Gasol 12 PTS| 4 REB| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 6-10 FG
M.World Peace 10 PTS| 6 REB| 4-6 FG
GrizzliesM.Conley 25 PTS| 1 REB| 7 AST| 2 STL| 1 TO| 12-19 FG
T.Allen 12 PTS| 4 REB|2 AST| 1 STL| 6-9 FG
M.Gasol 10 PTS| 3 REB| 2 AST | 2 STL| 2 TO| 4-9 FG
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Around the League November 5 -
Kevin Martin signs a new contract with the Thunder to 5yrs/$51.77M deal
November 5 -
Maurice Evans signs a new contract with the Thunder to 1yr/$1.31M deal
November 9 -
Darren Collison signs a new contract with the Mavericks to 5yrs/$39.89M deal
November 8 -
BREAKING!!!! Josh Smith has
torn his ACL and will be out for the rest of the season. The Hawks Power Forward was averaging 13.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG. Things don`t look good for the Hawks, with their main man out, they still haven´t won a game, and are 0-4, sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.