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[Houndy]

Great deal for you, Williams is a beast. You can send Lin to the d-league

[Martti.]

Will Lin get big minutes?

[kibaxx7]

Jeremy Lin. There's still hype over this guy?

[dare]

Minus Jeremy Lin and the trade would be okay, giving the Warriors some a veteran and a decent talent in return for their D-league star player.

I know I robbed the Warriors on this one, the thing is Ebanks got that 3 stars while Lin and Williams only got 1. I hope the patch can fix this kinds of trade.

Great deal for you, Williams is a beast. You can send Lin to the d-league

I need Lin more than Williams

Will Lin get big minutes?

Yup about 10 minutes of playing time

Jeremy Lin. There's still hype over this guy?

Don't know but I like this guy

[Fresh8]

Trading for Lin is believable as the Lakers did seem interested in him before the season started IRL

[megarover]

Highway Robbery on this one. You my friend are a master theif.

[dare]

Sit, I don't know that, I'm ashamed
megarover, Maybe Ebanks turn out to be a good player than Lin, you never know man.


Played a great game against the Celtics, will going to sometime.

[George7]

Amazing deal!You got a great player in Williams' face!

[dare]

[Game Links: Boxscore | Game Stats | Play-By-Play | Highlights]
Celtics-Lakers notebook
By: NBA.com
Posted January 30,2011

THE FACTS: The same as last year the game went on down to the wire and the same results. The Lakers won 118-117 thanks to a guy named Kobe Bryant. Bryant scored the last 12 points for the Lakers as he finished with a game high 42 points he also dishes 12 assists had 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Lamar Odom added 18 points and 9 boards while Pau Gasol had another double-double with 17 points and 12 boards. Andrew Bynum had 14 points and 7 boards.

Ray Allen leads the Celtics with 33 points and 4 steals. Paul Pierce had a good all around game with 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Shaquille Oneal scored 13 points and grabbed 9 boards against his former team. Jermaine Oneal had 10 points and Kevin Garnett only had 12 points and 5 boards. Rajon Rondo had 13 points on 4-15 shooting also had 9 assists but had 7 turnovers.

The Lakers extended their winning streak to 8 games while they ended the Celtics 10 games winning streak.

TURNING POINT: The game really is a closed one as the largest lead was only 3 points by the Celtics. Kobe's take over in the two overtime really puts the Lakers on top.

HOT: Both teams shot over 50% in the entire game.

NOT: The Celtics bigmans were outmatch by the Lakers bigs. The Lakers outscored the Celtics in the paint 84-66, they also out rebound them 40-30. Odom, Gasol and Bynum combined for 49 points and 28 rebounds while Shaq, Jermaine and Garnett only had 35 points and 18 rebounds.

GOOD MOVE: With the Lakers down by one with only 8 seconds left in the second overtime gets the ball in the right wing gets a screen from Ron Artest but Pierce and Allen doubled him. Bryant pump fake twice then shoots and it went in with only 3.8 seconds left. The Lakers lead 118-117.

BAD MOVE: On the Celtics final shot attempt after the Bryant shot the Lakers look for Garnett down low but Odom tipped the inbound pass and force Rondo to take a threepoint shot unfortunately it did not went in.

SIMMED GAMES:

Top Performers
LAKERS: Pau Gasol 37 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks | Andrew Bynum 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assist, 3 blocks
JAZZ: Deron Williams 30 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals | Allen Iverson 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals


Top Performers
LAKERS: Pau Gasol 30 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block | Andrew Bynum 18 points, 7 rebounds
KINGS: Carl Landry 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 block | Francisco Garcia 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals

UP NEXT:
HOUSTON ROCKETS @ LA LAKERS | FEBRUARY 1, 2011


SAN ANTONIO SPURS @ LA LAKERS | FEBRUARY 3, 2011


LA LAKERS @ NEW ORLEANS HORNETS | FEBRUARY 5, 2011

[kibaxx7]

Parker averaging 20 points per game. I wish he played like that for me.

[MrHeraklinos]

Nice win by the celtics, did you get the game-winning shot with Kobe ? Pau Gasol is beasting those simmed games. Shaq had a solid game, I see he's still trying to find that fountain of youth .

[megarover]

Kobe is super clutch. Too bad he wasn't knocking down those shots late in the game irl.

[dare]

Thierry •, But the Spurs are on the 9th spot of the West, they did a trade though.
MrHeraklinos, Didn't you read the recap? Anyways he did nail the shot. Gasol is finding his rhythm back.
megarover, I see you just read the article about Kobe being clutch.

[Kubik]

I like the win over Celtics. Kobe hasdone his job! Nice!

[MrHeraklinos]

dare, Must have missed it sorry, I see it now .

[dare]

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TEAM REPORTS

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking great. They still have the best record in the league with a 7 games lead over the Dallas Mavericks.

They had some problems earlier this month when veteran Derek Fisher suffers an injury and will be out for the rest of the season. The team also went on a three games losing streak against below .500 teams (Knicks, Cavaliers and Warriors).

Pau Gasol has been inconsistent this month and only averaged 15.5 PPG and 5.3 RPG but he did bounce back in the last three games of the Lakers. Steve Blake suffered a minor injury and that forces the Lakers to trade for Jeremy Lin and Reggie Williams. Williams is a good shooter and can also handle the ball while Lin is a rookie point guard but with good size and can be turn into a good combo guard.

The Lakers ended the month with a great win against the Boston Celtics, now they currently have an eight games winning streak.

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PLAYER STATS

[hova-]

Good win over the Cs. Your player stats pretty much resemble real life which is good. (maybe Pau could grab some more rebounds than 8)

[Mandich]

Pau and Lamar need to step up with their rebounding

[kibaxx7]

Pau and Lamar need to step up with their rebounding

Bynum too. At least Kobe is averaging almost 30 points

[dare]

Guys for the rebounding I think the RPG only represents Defensive Rebounds. So basically you will just add the ORPG and RPG. So Gasol had actually 8.5 Rebounds per game and Odom had 8.0

[dare]

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STORIES AROUND THE LEAGUE

Gentry On His Way Out?

With Amare Stoudemire leaving, the Phoenix Suns obviously is a weaker team. But when you have guys like Steve Nash and Grant Hill leading they can still be a competitive team. The head coach should be the one who motivates his team but coach Alvin Gentry isn't doing that in fact he was actively arguing with his players during games. He publicly said that he gave up on his team and it's only a matter of time for him to also leave Phoenix.

Vinny No Control Over Players

The LA Clippers are struggling again this season and head coach Vinny Del Negro takes all the blame. He insist on starting rookie Al-Farouq Aminu and Randy Foye. Both players are struggling and role players like Ryan Gomes and Rasual Butler ain't getting their minutes. It looks like Vinny will leave the team in just his first year of coaching.

Too Much Expectation

Last year the Oklahoma City Thunder gave the LA Lakers a fight in the playoffs and for that many expects them to be at least a top four in the West. But the Thunder now is currently on the 10th spot with a 22-25 record losing 7 straight games. The Thunder defense greatly decrease compared to their top caliber defense last year. It's still a long way before the playoffs come but securing a spot is not easy especially on the Western Conference.

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TRANSACTIONS

Pistons Shake Things Up

The Detroit Pistons finally let go of Rip Hamilton. They traded Hamilton and 2011 2nd round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for forward Jeff Pendergraph, 2011 2nd round pick and 2012 1st round pick.

After that trade the Pistons gave Ben Wallace and Will Bynum to the San Antonio Spurs for Antonio McDyess and James Anderson.

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STANDINGS AND LEAGUE LEADERS

	1. K.Bryant (LAL) 2. D.Rose (CHI) 3. K.Durant (OKC) 4. M.Ellis (GSW) 5. B.Roy (POR)	29.4 29.4 28.9 27.7 27.1		1. D.Howard (ORL) 2. K.Love (MIN) 3. B.Wallace (SAS) 4. C.Kaman (LAC) 5. J.Smith (ATL) 27. P.Gasol (LAL)	12.5 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.0 8.5
	1. J.Kidd (DAL) 2. R.Rondo (BOS) 3. D.Williams (UTA) 4. D.Rose (CHI) 5. C.Paul (NOH) 35. K.Bryant (LAL)	11.3 11.1 8.7 8.4 8.4 4.7		1. D.Howard (ORL) 2. J.McGee (WAS) 3. D.Milicic (MIN) 4. A.Bogut (MIL) 5. T.Duncan (SAS) 16. P.Gasol (LAL)	2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.4
	1. P.Millsap (UTA) 2. J.J.Hickson (CLE) 3. D.Lee (GSW) 4. D.Rose (CHI) 5. C.Boozer (CHI) 15. P.Gasol (LAL)	.580 .546 .530 .530 .528 .504		1. R.Rondo (BOS) 2. J.Wall (WAS) 3. R.Felton (NYK) 4. J.Salmons (MIL) 5. A.Kirilenko (UTA) 26. R.Artest (LAL)	2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.8
	1. S.Blake (LAL) 2. M.Barnes (LAL) 3. M.Pietrus (PHX) 4. J.Johnson (ATL) 5. A.Afflalo (DEN)	.524 .524 .465 .460 .458		1. D.Rose (CHI) 2. M.Ellis (GSW) 3. T.Parker (SAS) 4. J.Wall (WAS) 5. J.Flynn (MIN) 10. K.Bryant (LAL)	3.6 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9

[KidJustin]

whoa whoa...Randy Foye starting? What's wrong with Gordon?

[hova-]

dare, I knew that rebounding, but 8 is not that many for Gasol. My Kings really suck. The block & steal sim engine is flawed.

[dare]

KidJustin, viewtopic.php?f=92&t=77605&start=50#p1321535
hova-, I know I think the block and steals should switch sides

[KidJustin]

oh yea...i forgot