2011-12 LAKERS NEWS AND NOTES
 Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers / W 103-92 / Streak: won 1 / Record 19-13
Feb 20: The Lakers took a 30-point lead in the second-quarter that allowed them to get a 103-92 victory over Portland in their final game at home before the All-Star Weekend. Kobe scored 28 points, Andrew Bynum had 14 points and 19 rebounds. Pau Gasol added 16 and 12 the day after Kobe criticized the team’s front office for his uncertain trade situation.
 Lakers at Phoenix Suns / L 90-102 / Streak: lost 1 / Record 18-13
Feb 19: The Lakers trailed by as much as 27 in third quarter and at the end lost 90-102 at Phoenix. Kobe Bryant scored 32 points but committed 10 turnovers, one shy of his career worst and Gasol had 17 points and 12 rebounds. After the game Kobe had strong words against the management, saying it's not fair for Gasol to play without knowing whether he will be traded or not.
Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns / W 111-99 / Streak: won 3 / Record 18-12
Feb 17: Kobe Bryant had 18 of his 36 points in the third quarter to led the Lakers to a 111-99 victory over the Suns. He also had 9 rebounds and 6 assists as the team scored 100 of more points for the fourth time this season.
 Lakers vs. Atlanta Hawks / W 86-78 / Streak: won 2 / Record 17-12
Feb 14: Pau Gasol scored 7 of his 20 points in the final 5:20 and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-78. Kobe finished with only 10 points in 34 minutes on 5 for 18 shooting and Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 15 rebounds. The Lakers seem to be comfortable playing at a slow pace, having scored 100 or more points in just 3 of 29 games so far.
 Lakers at Toronto Raptors / W 94-92 / Streak: won 1 / Record 16-12
Feb 12: Bryant hit a go-ahead baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Lakers won 94-92 at Toronto ending their 6-game road trip with a 3-3 record. Kobe, this season's NBA scoring leader with 29.3 ppg, had 27 points and Pau Gasol added 16 and 17 rebounds. Jose Calderon had 30 points for the Raptors who were down by 18 in the first half. It was the second game in a row in which the opposite point guard had a career-high in points.
 Lakers at New York Knicks / L 85-92 / Streak: lost 1 / Record 15-12
Feb 10: Two weeks ago nobody knew who Jeremy Lin was but his one-week stardom continued with 38 points and 7 assists in the Knicks victory 92-85 over the Lakers. Playing without Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire the Knicks had control of the game from the beginning. Kobe had 34 points but started really bad making just 1 of his first 11 field goals.. Gasol ended with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Bynum had a terrible night with 3 points in 35 minutes.
 Lakers at Boston Celtics / W 88-87 OT / Streak: won 1 / Record 15-11
Feb 9: There was no doubt Lakers were going to lose when Ray Allen grabbed the rebound under the basket with 1 second left in overtime, but Pau Gasol appeared from nowhere to block Allen's shot and give the Lakers an 88-87 OT win in just the latest chapter of the NBA's greatest rivalry. Trade rumors and not being selected for the All-Star Game didn't demoralized Gasol who ended with 25 points and 14 rebounds and also tipped in Bryant’s miss to tie it 82-all in regulation. Kobe Bryant added 27 points while Andrew Bynum had 16 and 14 rebounds. Allen led the Celtics with 22.
 Lakers at Philadelphia 76ers / L 90-95 / Streak: lost 2 / Record 14-11
Feb 6: The Lakers lost again on the road, this time 90-95 at the hands of the 76ers. Louis Williams made the go-ahead 3-pointer and scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for Philadelphia. Kobe Bryant, who scored 28 points (24 in the first half) became the NBA's all-time fifth scoring leader with 28,601 career points, surpassing his former teammate Shaquille O'Neal...
 Lakers at Utah Jazz / L 87-96 / Streak: lost 1 / Record 14-10
Feb 4: Kobe Bryant scored 26 points and Gasol had 24 points and 16 rebounds but the Lakers dropped to 3-8 on the road. Coach Mike Brown was ejected from the game after apparently bumping a referee and the Jazz used a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter to get a 87-96 win.
 Lakers at Denver Nuggets / W 93-89 / Streak: won 3 / Record 14-9
Feb 3: Andrew Bynum had 22 points, Kobe added 20 and 9 assists and Pau Gasol collected 17 rebounds for the Lakers who started their six-game road trip with a 93-89 victory at Denver in only the second win there in the last 7 attempts.
 Lakers vs. Charlotte Bobcats / W 73-106 / Streak: won 2 / Record 13-9
Jan 31: With their 106-73 victory over the Bobcats at the Staples Center the Lakers improved to 11-2 at home to compensate their 2-7 road record. Kobe had 18 of his 24 points a first quarter the Lakers dominated 30-18. The lead was 60-36 by halftime. Andrew Bynum added 20 while the team scored more than 100 for the second consecutive game after failing to so so in the previous 13.
 Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves / W 106-101 / Streak: won 1 / Record 12-9
Jan 29: With 35 points and 14 rebounds from Bryant and 28 points from Gasol, the Lakers got their second road victory of the season, 106-101 at Minnesota. L.A.'s 18-point lead in the third quarter disappeared in the fourth and the T-Wolves lead 94-93 with 3:19 to play but Kobe, Pau and Bynum were too much for host team in the final minutes. Kobe surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most field goals made in franchise history.
 Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks / L 89-100 / Streak: lost 1 / Record 11-9
Jan 28: The Lakers are playing bad on the road this season and they extended their negative record to 1-7 with a 100-89 loss at Milwaukee. Kobe had 27 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds. With starting center Andrew Bogut out with an injury it was supposed to be easy for the Lakers interior game but Bynum and Gasol combined for just 27 points. Pau shot 6 for 18 from the floor and took 15 rebounds.
 Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers / W 96-91 / Streak: won 1 / Record 11-8
Jan 25: While the brand new rivalry between Lakers and Clippers is starting to heat up with technical fouls and almost-fights the Lakers had the necessary intensity to get a 96-91 win and tie the season series with their Division rival. Kobe had 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Pau Gasol was involved in the ball movement as he was publicly reclaiming (23 points, 10 rebounds) and rookie Andrew Goudelock showed he's not shy by scoring 14 points. World Peace' attitude was the spark that kept the Lakers focused and added 7 assists.
 Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers / L 96-98 / Streak: lost 3 / Record 11-7
Jan 22: Maybe it is s the compressed schedule, maybe it is the adaptation to the new coach, but against the Pacers the Lakers failed to score 100 points for the 11th consecutive game and lost 98-96. Kobe had 33 points but needed 30 field goals and missed 5 of 6 shots in the fourth including long three-point attempt with 3.5 seconds to play.
 Lakers at Orlando Magic / L 80-92 / Streak: lost 2 / Record 10-7
Jan 20: For the second night in a row the Lakers offense was awful, scoring just 10 points in the first quarter to set the tone of a 92-80 defeat at Orlando. The Lakers want to trade Dwight Howard for Andrew Bynum but it was clear Bynum is still not in the same category of the Magic's center. Howard had 21 points and 23 rebounds, Bynum got into foul trouble early and ended with 10 and 12. Kobe had 30 points and is leading the league with a 30.4 average.
 Lakers at Miami Heat / L 87-98 / Streak: lost 1 / Record 10-6
Jan 19: Even without Dwyane Wade and with an ill Lebron James the Miami Heat easily controlled the Lakers 98-87. L.A. started bad and couldn't recover. Kobe, who ended with 24 points and 7 assists, made just 1 of 8 field goal attempts in the first half while the team shot 31 percent in those 24 minutes. The Lakers showed all their flaws in this game, the offense was uncoordinated, the point guard position looked weak (Steve Blake is injured) and the reserves didn't contributed much with a Metta World Peace that is the ghost of Ron Artest. Pau Gasol had a good performance with 26 points.
 Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks / W 73-70 / Streak: won 1 / Record 10-5
Jan 16: Derek Fisher scored 9 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds to play to give the Lakers the win 73-70 over the current NBA Champions Dallas Mavericks. Kobe, who assisted Fisher in the game-winning play had 14 points (ending this way his streak of 40+ games) and 7 assists. Vince Carter missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the defending champion. / Highlights...
Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers / L 94-102 / Streak: lost 1 / Record 9-5
Jan 15: Kobe continues his streak of 40+ games but this time it wasn't enough and the Lakers fell at the hands of their neighbors Clippers 94-102. Like a ghost from a trade that wasn't Chris Paul had 33 points including 6 three pointers in 6 attempts.
 Lakers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers / W 97-92 / Streak: won 5 / Record 9-4
Jan 13: The Lakers almost blew an early 19-point lead but managed to get their fifth straight victory, 97-92 over the Cavaliers. Kobe Bryant scored 42 points in his third straight 40-point performance. Kobe, the current NBA scoring leader, is third in NBA history with 110 games of 40 or more points, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. Pau Gasol added 19 points and 10 rebounds and Andrew Bynum 15 and 11.
Lakers at Utah Jazz / W 90-87 OT / Streak: won 4 / Record 8-4
Jan 11: Kobe had his second straight 40-point game to help the Lakers beat the Jazz 90-87 in overtime. Pau Gasol's first 3-pointer of the season gave the Lakers the lead in overtime and Andrew Bynum had an impressive block at the end to seal the victory.
Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns / W 99-83 / Streak: won 3 / Record 7-4
Jan 10: Kobe Bryant scored 15 of his team's final 17 points and the Lakers won 99-83 over the Suns. Still playing with an ailing right wrist he had a total of 48 points, the best personal performance in the league so far this 2012 season. Pau Gasol added 16 points and 12 rebounds and former Laker Shannon Brown played for Phoenix and had 11 points. It was Kobe's 108th career 40-point game.
 Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies / W L 90-82 / Streak: won 2 / Record 6-4
Jan 8: Having played 10 games in 15 days the Lakers are tired but their starting front court combined for 43 points and 40 rebounds as the team won 90-82 over the Grizzlies. Bynum, Gasol and Barnes all ended the game with double-doubles while Kobe Bryant added 26 points and 9 assists, enough to compensate for L.A.'s 27 turnovers.
 Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors / W 97-90 / Streak: won 1 / Record 5-4
Jan 6: Despite his injured shooting hand (torn ligament) Kobe Bryant scored 26 of his 39 points in the second half to led the team to a 97-90 win over the Warriors. Kobe also had 7 assists while Gasol ended with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Josh McRoberts missed his third consecutive game with a sprained left big toe, Barnes started in his place and finished with 16 points.
Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers / L 96-107 / Streak: lost 1 / Record 4-4
Jan 5: The West leaders Trail Blazers confirmed their great moment by defeating the L.A. Lakers 107-96 with 31 points by Gerald Wallace. Kobe had 30, Bynum 21 and Pau 19 but nobody else contributed much and no Laker could made a 3-pointer, including 4 misses by Bryant and 5 by Blake.
 Lakers vs. Houston Rockets / W 108-99 / Streak: won 1 / Record 4-3
Jan 3: With Andrew Bynum trying to make Dwight Howard rumors go away, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 108-99. Bynum had the first double-double of his career with 21 points and 22 rebounds. Kobe Bryant rebounded from a bad shooting game at Denver to get 37 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
Lakers at Denver Nuggets / L 90-99 / Streak: lost 1 / Record 3-3
Jan 1: The Nuggets scored the final 11 points of the game to get a 99-90 victory over the Lakers at Denver. Kobe didn't have a good game but with his 16 points he became the sixth player in NBA history to score 28,000 career points. Former Laker star and Kobe's teammate Shaquille O'Neal is just 584 points ahead. Gaols had 20 points and 11 rebounds while Bynum added 18 and 16.
Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets / W 92-89 / Streak: won 3 / Record 3-2
Dec 31: While everybody talks about Dwight Howard, Andrew Bynum made his season debut and had 29 points and 13 rebounds to help the Lakers defeat the Nuggets 92-89. In the Lakers third straight win Kobe had 17 points along with 9 assists and 10 rebounds
Lakers vs. New York Knicks / W 99-82 / Streak: won 2 / Record 2-2
Dec 29: Playing good defense the Lakers defeated the Knicks 99-82 in their last game without suspended Andrew Bynum. Kobe had 28 points and that without scoring in the fourth quarter, a period his team opened with a 17-3 run to take a 22-point lead. Pau Gasol had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Lakers vs. Utah Jazz / W 96-71 / Streak: won 1 / Record: 1-2
Dec 27: The Lakers defeated the Jazz 96-71 to get their first win of the 2011-12 season and avoid going 0-3 for the first time in 33 years. Kobe had 26 points, Gasol added 22 and 9 rebounds and Metta World Peace (Ron Artest) led the bench with 14 points. It was L.A.'s third game in 3 nights. The team made the difference by opening the second half with a 27-8 run, allowing coach Mike Brown to get his first victory as Lakers' coach
 Lakers at Sacramento Kings / L 91-100 / Streak: lost 2 / Record: 0-2
Dec 26: Kobe scored 29 points and Metta World Peace added 19 from the bench for the Lakers but the Kings defeated L.A. at Sacramento for the first time in more than 3 years, 100-91.
 Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls / L 87-88 / Streak: lost 1 / Record: 0-1
Dec 25: The season opener didn't ended as expected for the Lakers who saw how the Bulls recovered from 11-point deficit in the final 3:44. Kobe Bryant played despite his injured wrist and had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists but Luol Deng stole his pass with 16.9 seconds left in a play that ended with reigning MVP Derrick Rose hitting an acrobatic floater to make it 88-87 for Chicago with 4.8 to go. Kobe's final attempt was blocked by Luol Deng. All in all the Lakers still had a chance against one of the title contenders and it was playing without Andrew Bynum who is suspended for a play in the 2011 Playoffs. He still has to sit 3 more games.
Lakers Preseason Games:
December 19: Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 7:30 pm ET
December 21: Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers, 7:30 pm ET
Dec 16: now that Lamar Odom is gone and neither Chris Paul nor Dwight Howard are here coach Mike Brown decided the Lakers starting line up won't include Ron Artest (sorry, I should say Metta World Peace) and will look like this:
Derek Fisher - point guard
Kobe Bryant - shooting guard
Luke Walton, Matt Barnes or Devin Ebanks -
small forward
Pau Gasol -
power forward
Andrew Bynum - center
Metta World Peace is expected to be the leader of a second unit that will have enough firepower with him, Steve Blake, Josh McRoberts and Jason Kapono.
Dec 5: Unless a big trade for Chris Paul or Dwight Howard occurs, when Andrew Bynum returns after a 5-game suspension (for elbowing JJ Barea in the 2011 Playoffs) the Lakers will go with the same starting lineup they played most of the 2010-11 season.
Derek Fisher - point guard
Kobe Bryant - shooting guard
Ron Artest -
small forward
Pau Gasol -
power forward
Andrew Bynum - center
Odom will be the first man off the bench and will surely have significant minutes. Steve Blake will surely see his minutes increase this season
Dec 2: When the Lakers 2011-2012 Regular Season starts on Christmas Day against Chicago you will find in this page all the news, stats, team leaders, standings, highlights and schedule related to Los Angeles Lakers, Mike Brown, Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, Ron Artest and all the Laker players...
In the meantime you can review the changes in the 2011-12 roster and the Lakers performance in the 2010-2011 season and playoffs
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2011-2012 Season
