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| All Games | 23-26 | -18.2 | 20-29 | 24-24 | 102.1 | 52.5 | 45.7% | 55.2 | 100.5 | 51.4 | 44.9% | 51.2 | | Road Games | 8-16 | -11.2 | 8-16 | 13-11 | 102.0 | 51.7 | 44.7% | 53.7 | 104.1 | 53.0 | 46.4% | 51.0 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +2.9 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 99.6 | 54.8 | 45.2% | 57.4 | 95.6 | 45.4 | 42.7% | 50.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 102.1 | 52.5 | 37-82 | 45.7% | 9-25 | 35.4% | 19-27 | 69.2% | 55 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 98 | 49.1 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-22 | 75.4% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 102.0 | 51.7 | 37-82 | 44.7% | 9-25 | 35.3% | 20-27 | 73.6% | 54 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.5 | 51.4 | 39-87 | 44.9% | 7-21 | 35.3% | 15-21 | 72.5% | 51 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 98.4 | 49.4 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 7-20 | 35.8% | 17-22 | 75.7% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 104.1 | 53.0 | 40-87 | 46.4% | 8-21 | 39.4% | 15-21 | 73.3% | 51 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
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| All Games | 25-23 | -4.8 | 20-25 | 23-24 | 95.6 | 48.1 | 46.0% | 47.6 | 96.0 | 46.7 | 44.3% | 51.6 | | Home Games | 17-9 | +0.5 | 13-12 | 12-13 | 97.0 | 47.1 | 47.4% | 47.6 | 93.0 | 43.9 | 43.1% | 52.5 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +6.3 | 5-0 | 3-2 | 100.2 | 51.8 | 48.2% | 48.0 | 92.4 | 40.6 | 41.8% | 51.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 95.6 | 48.1 | 37-80 | 46.0% | 5-16 | 33.4% | 17-21 | 78.4% | 48 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 97.1 | 48.8 | 37-82 | 44.9% | 7-19 | 35.5% | 17-22 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 97.0 | 47.1 | 37-79 | 47.4% | 5-16 | 33.1% | 17-22 | 76.2% | 48 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 96.0 | 46.7 | 36-81 | 44.3% | 7-20 | 34.8% | 18-24 | 73.1% | 52 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 97.1 | 48.8 | 37-82 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 35.8% | 16-22 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 93.0 | 43.9 | 35-82 | 43.1% | 6-19 | 32.1% | 16-23 | 70.3% | 52 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: LA LAKERS 95.9, BOSTON 95.5 |
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| 1/1/2013 | PHILADELPHIA | 99-103 | L | -9 | L | 200 | O | 37-94 | 39.4% | 60 | 7 | 41-86 | 47.7% | 60 | 10 | | 1/4/2013 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 102-107 | L | 4.5 | L | 206.5 | O | 35-76 | 46.1% | 47 | 12 | 41-82 | 50.0% | 51 | 15 | | 1/6/2013 | DENVER | 105-112 | L | -5.5 | L | 214 | O | 38-82 | 46.3% | 60 | 18 | 44-101 | 43.6% | 57 | 8 | | 1/8/2013 | @ HOUSTON | 112-125 | L | 8.5 | L | 223.5 | O | 43-91 | 47.3% | 43 | 16 | 48-87 | 55.2% | 50 | 18 | | 1/9/2013 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 105-108 | L | 13.5 | W | 214 | U | 44-95 | 46.3% | 51 | 9 | 41-84 | 48.8% | 51 | 18 | | 1/11/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 101-116 | L | 6.5 | L | 217 | P | 39-98 | 39.8% | 55 | 12 | 44-87 | 50.6% | 61 | 17 | | 1/13/2013 | CLEVELAND | 113-93 | W | -10 | W | 209.5 | U | 40-69 | 58.0% | 46 | 22 | 39-95 | 41.1% | 47 | 16 | | 1/15/2013 | MILWAUKEE | 104-88 | W | -6 | W | 212.5 | U | 42-84 | 50.0% | 53 | 8 | 34-95 | 35.8% | 67 | 11 | | 1/17/2013 | MIAMI | 90-99 | L | -2.5 | L | 207 | U | 31-72 | 43.1% | 57 | 20 | 40-83 | 48.2% | 43 | 6 | | 1/20/2013 | @ TORONTO | 103-108 | L | -4 | L | 201.5 | O | 38-88 | 43.2% | 48 | 13 | 46-84 | 54.8% | 50 | 15 | | 1/21/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 83-95 | L | 0 | L | 194.5 | U | 32-81 | 39.5% | 62 | 15 | 39-93 | 41.9% | 52 | 8 | | 1/23/2013 | @ MEMPHIS | 93-106 | L | 3.5 | L | 188 | O | 31-73 | 42.5% | 44 | 15 | 47-96 | 49.0% | 57 | 12 | | 1/25/2013 | UTAH | 102-84 | W | -5 | W | 205 | U | 43-80 | 53.7% | 56 | 18 | 34-81 | 42.0% | 37 | 10 | | 1/27/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 105-96 | W | 3.5 | W | 208 | U | 41-74 | 55.4% | 54 | 13 | 36-81 | 44.4% | 43 | 9 | | 1/29/2013 | NEW ORLEANS | 111-106 | W | -8 | L | 196 | O | 39-79 | 49.4% | 63 | 14 | 39-92 | 42.4% | 44 | 9 | | 1/30/2013 | @ PHOENIX | 86-92 | L | -3 | L | 204 | U | 33-78 | 42.3% | 56 | 19 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 43 | 11 | | 2/1/2013 | @ MINNESOTA | 111-100 | W | -2.5 | W | 200.5 | O | 39-92 | 42.4% | 66 | 12 | 41-89 | 46.1% | 49 | 13 | | 2/3/2013 | @ DETROIT | 98-97 | W | -1.5 | L | 202 | U | 39-83 | 47.0% | 50 | 14 | 41-92 | 44.6% | 58 | 14 | | 2/5/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | 92-83 | W | 3.5 | W | 198.5 | U | 37-82 | 45.1% | 52 | 13 | 31-89 | 34.8% | 58 | 16 | | 2/7/2013 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2013 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10/2013 | @ MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/12/2013 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/14/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/20/2013 | BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/22/2013 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 12/29/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 83-101 | L | 4.5 | L | 193.5 | U | 31-86 | 36.0% | 45 | 13 | 38-73 | 52.1% | 53 | 18 | | 12/30/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 96-118 | L | -3 | L | 193.5 | O | 36-86 | 41.9% | 43 | 12 | 44-82 | 53.7% | 52 | 13 | | 1/2/2013 | MEMPHIS | 83-93 | L | 2.5 | L | 180 | U | 32-71 | 45.1% | 37 | 10 | 34-71 | 47.9% | 49 | 13 | | 1/4/2013 | INDIANA | 94-75 | W | -3 | W | 181.5 | U | 40-89 | 44.9% | 64 | 14 | 27-85 | 31.8% | 62 | 18 | | 1/5/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 89-81 | W | 5.5 | W | 187 | U | 39-85 | 45.9% | 50 | 12 | 28-68 | 41.2% | 44 | 18 | | 1/7/2013 | @ NEW YORK | 102-96 | W | 7.5 | W | 191.5 | O | 39-74 | 52.7% | 38 | 10 | 31-76 | 40.8% | 50 | 13 | | 1/9/2013 | PHOENIX | 87-79 | W | -8.5 | L | 191.5 | U | 37-81 | 45.7% | 49 | 13 | 33-84 | 39.3% | 55 | 16 | | 1/11/2013 | HOUSTON | 103-91 | W | -3 | W | 201.5 | U | 41-79 | 51.9% | 52 | 16 | 35-80 | 43.7% | 52 | 14 | | 1/14/2013 | CHARLOTTE | 100-89 | W | -10.5 | W | 192.5 | U | 39-80 | 48.7% | 52 | 14 | 33-79 | 41.8% | 48 | 13 | | 1/16/2013 | NEW ORLEANS | 78-90 | L | -8.5 | L | 182 | U | 34-74 | 45.9% | 40 | 15 | 31-71 | 43.7% | 55 | 17 | | 1/18/2013 | CHICAGO | 99-100 | L | -2.5 | L | 181.5 | O | 38-91 | 41.8% | 55 | 11 | 36-75 | 48.0% | 54 | 21 | | 1/20/2013 | @ DETROIT | 88-103 | L | -2 | L | 184 | O | 33-83 | 39.8% | 49 | 18 | 36-78 | 46.2% | 59 | 20 | | 1/22/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | 90-95 | L | -4.5 | L | 190 | U | 32-84 | 38.1% | 55 | 16 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 48 | 13 | | 1/24/2013 | NEW YORK | 86-89 | L | 1.5 | L | 189.5 | U | 31-76 | 40.8% | 52 | 12 | 32-83 | 38.6% | 54 | 10 | | 1/25/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 111-123 | L | 5.5 | L | 185 | O | 42-93 | 45.2% | 55 | 21 | 42-94 | 44.7% | 57 | 12 | | 1/27/2013 | MIAMI | 100-98 | W | 5 | W | 188 | O | 36-88 | 40.9% | 56 | 14 | 39-96 | 40.6% | 62 | 20 | | 1/30/2013 | SACRAMENTO | 99-81 | W | -7 | W | 194 | U | 39-73 | 53.4% | 44 | 16 | 29-74 | 39.2% | 48 | 18 | | 2/1/2013 | ORLANDO | 97-84 | W | -8 | W | 191 | U | 42-84 | 50.0% | 56 | 14 | 36-95 | 37.9% | 50 | 14 | | 2/3/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | 106-104 | W | 1.5 | W | 182.5 | O | 36-72 | 50.0% | 37 | 17 | 40-79 | 50.6% | 48 | 20 | | 2/6/2013 | @ TORONTO | 99-95 | W | 4 | W | 192 | O | 35-73 | 47.9% | 47 | 13 | 34-82 | 41.5% | 47 | 15 | | 2/7/2013 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10/2013 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11/2013 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/13/2013 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/19/2013 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/20/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/22/2013 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | LA LAKERS: GUARDS: Coach Mike Brown will reportedly turn the offensive gameplan over to STEVE NASH, but it's tough to picture a smooth transition after so many years of iso-heavy play in L.A. Don't be surprised if Nash has a tough adjustment . . . KOBE BRYANT will also have to learn to play with the ball out of his hands more often. He still figures to force some hold-and-wait basketball when he can . . . STEVE BLAKE will be in the old Derek Fisher role, coming off the bench to shoot corner threes . . . CHRIS DUHON and DARIUS MORRIS will battle for that No. 3 point guard spot . . . JODIE MEEKS will back up Bryant and provide some long-range shooting off the bench . . . The young guys, ANDREW GOUDELOCK and second-rounder DARIUS JOHNSON-ODOM, will bounce between the bench and the D-League. FORWARDS: If L.A. redesigns their offense to fit Nash, PAU GASOL should thrive. He's adjusted his game to fit with Kobe's iso play, but Gasol can make the passes and cuts to create quick buckets in a Euro-style offense . . . METTA WORLD PEACE looked done early last season but rebounded for a solid second half. He's a distant fifth option on offense, but can still defend . . . ANTAWN JAMISON will likely fill a sixth-man role. His skill set is too narrow to play a lot of minutes with the starters . . . JORDAN HILL is in the rotation. He did a nice job rebounding and clearing out space last year . . . DEVIN EBANKS figures to be bumped out of the rotation by Jamison. CENTERS: DWIGHT HOWARD's back remains a bit of a concern, and it wouldn't be a shock to see him sit out a handful of regular season games. But when he plays, he'll put up the same kind of monster production that he had in Orlando . . . ROBERT SACRE will be lucky to make the roster. | | BOSTON: GUARDS: This offense now belongs to RAJON RONDO, and that should be especially true during the regular season . . . Even if he comes off the bench, JASON TERRY figures to see the bulk of the minutes at shooting guard. He provides some much-needed outside shooting after Ray Allen left and should challenge Paul Pierce for the team lead in shot attempts . . . Adding COURTNEY LEE was more of a move for the future. He's a fine young second-unit player for now and should be an heir apparent on one of the wings . . . AVERY BRADLEY could be out until December after shoulder surgery. As Boston's best perimeter defensive player, he could reclaim his starting job in the season's second half . . . The addition of LEANDRO BARBOSA gives Boston another veteran who can create his own offense in the second unit, something that was sorely missing in last year's playoff run. FORWARDS: PAUL PIERCE quietly had a great regular season last year. Though with some improved depth behind him, Rivers might have his 35-year-old All-Star wing rest more often . . . BRANDON BASS gives them another scoring option, even if he does struggle on the defensive end. He'll get full-time minutes only in certain matchups as long as the frontcourt is healthy . . . JEFF GREEN's heart condition is no longer a concern, but the tweener's role in Boston after a year off is cause for worry . . . There are already question marks surrounding rookie JARED SULLINGER's back. He's very similar to Bass: He can score out to mid-range but doesn't play much defense. Expect him to be strictly a second-unit player in his first NBA season . . . CHRIS WILCOX will provide fouls off the bench when healthy. CENTERS: The Celtics are prepared to go with KEVIN GARNETT in the middle, which was the case when they were at their best last season. His role on offense is still knocking down mid-range jumpers, and he's still an elite defensive player . . . Professional flopper JASON COLLINS will fill in nicely for the departed Greg Stiemsma . . . FAB MELO is years away from being ready to contribute (if he actually is ever ready to contribute) and DARKO MILICIC was also added via free agency for more frontcourt depth. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (LA LAKERS-BOSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lakers-Celtics Preview* ========================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Writer
Los Angeles (23-26) at Boston (24-23), 8:00 p.m. EDT
If the Los Angeles Lakers are looking for some inspiration to remain positive after losing another key player, all they'll need to do is look across the TD Garden court Thursday night.
Pau Gasol is out indefinitely and Dwight Howard likely will miss a fourth straight game as the Lakers seek a seventh victory in eight tries when they face the surging Boston Celtics, who have won five straight since Rajon Rondo's season-ending injury.
Howard's sore right shoulder resulting from a partially torn labrum has kept him on the sidelines for the team's current three-game winning streak as Los Angeles (23-26) attempts to get into the Western Conference playoff picture.
The Lakers suffered another injury setback, though, as Gasol felt a pop in his right foot during Tuesday's 92-83 win at Brooklyn and was diagnosed with a torn plantar fascia after an MRI in Boston on Wednesday.
Kobe Bryant, who scored 21 points versus the Nets, has been more of a distributor during the team's surge, though he may need to look for his shot more with both big men out. He's averaging 17.4 points and 9.3 assists over the last seven games, compared to 29.2 points and 4.7 assists prior.
Los Angeles is 3-1 on its seven-game road trip that ends at East-leading Miami on Sunday.
"Now reality kind of sets in," Bryant said. "If Pau can't go and Dwight can't go, we have to figure some things out."
Coach Mike D'Antoni insists the Lakers can keep their momentum despite the injuries. The Lakers, who will have Metta World Peace back after he served a one-game suspension versus Brooklyn, are three games behind Houston for the final playoff spot.
"Hopefully we'll get Dwight back pretty soon and then hopefully Pau's not too bad," D'Antoni said. "If not, we'll play."
Los Angeles has won three straight regular-season meetings with the Celtics and five of the last six overall, including games 6 and 7 in the 2010 NBA finals.
Boston (25-23), though, has been on a roll since Rondo suffered a torn ACL in a double-overtime defeat at Atlanta on Jan. 25. That was the last time the Celtics lost, as they overcame a 10-point deficit to win on the road for the first time since Rondo went down, 99-95 at Toronto on Wednesday.
Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Boston had at least five players in double figures for the fourth straight game.
"We're fighters," Garnett said. "We're a team that's going to compete for 48 minutes. It's not always pretty. We're not perfect, we're human beings. But we play hard, we do our best to go out and try to perfect the game plan."
Garnett, who shot 10 of 36 from the field in his last two home games against the Lakers, has four double-doubles in his last six games after recording eight in his first 42 contests.
"He's been phenomenal in this stretch and he's carried us offensively," Paul Pierce, who missed 9 of 11 shots Wednesday but had 11 rebounds and six assists, said of Garnett.
Wednesday also marked coach Doc Rivers' 400th victory with the Celtics, as he joined Red Auerbach and Tom Heinsohn as the only others to accomplish the feat.
"That's cool," Rivers said. "To be behind those two guys is pretty special for me."
Los Angeles has won four straight regular-season meetings in Boston, three of which were decided by one point.
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