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| All Games | 9-13 | -14.6 | 9-13 | 12-10 | 101.5 | 52.0 | 45.5% | 56.5 | 98.8 | 50.2 | 44.3% | 50.1 | | Road Games | 2-7 | -8.2 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 101.3 | 50.0 | 44.3% | 55.6 | 103.0 | 51.4 | 45.1% | 49.8 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -7.1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 104.0 | 49.6 | 44.8% | 55.0 | 105.0 | 54.8 | 44.9% | 53.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 101.5 | 52.0 | 36-79 | 45.5% | 9-23 | 38.1% | 21-31 | 67.5% | 56 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 98.4 | 49.1 | 37-83 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 35.8% | 18-23 | 75.3% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 101.3 | 50.0 | 34-76 | 44.3% | 10-24 | 39.1% | 24-34 | 71.5% | 56 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 98.8 | 50.2 | 38-85 | 44.3% | 7-20 | 34.7% | 16-22 | 72.9% | 50 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 98.3 | 49 | 37-83 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 35.9% | 17-23 | 76.0% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 103.0 | 51.4 | 38-85 | 45.1% | 8-21 | 37.8% | 18-25 | 74.2% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
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| All Games | 16-5 | +13.4 | 13-8 | 11-8 | 102.6 | 53.4 | 44.8% | 47.8 | 95.3 | 49.6 | 45.5% | 50.7 | | Home Games | 8-0 | +9 | 7-1 | 4-4 | 105.4 | 56.1 | 44.9% | 48.7 | 91.2 | 45.6 | 45.7% | 49.9 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +5.2 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 101.8 | 51.0 | 41.8% | 49.8 | 97.2 | 52.0 | 48.0% | 50.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 102.6 | 53.4 | 37-83 | 44.8% | 12-29 | 41.0% | 16-21 | 76.5% | 48 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 97.3 | 49.1 | 37-82 | 44.5% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-23 | 74.9% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 105.4 | 56.1 | 38-84 | 44.9% | 12-29 | 42.4% | 18-24 | 75.3% | 49 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 95.3 | 49.6 | 36-78 | 45.5% | 7-20 | 37.5% | 17-21 | 77.3% | 51 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 96.9 | 48.7 | 37-82 | 44.5% | 7-19 | 35.7% | 17-22 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 91.2 | 45.6 | 35-76 | 45.7% | 7-20 | 35.6% | 14-19 | 73.5% | 50 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 4 |
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| 11/4/2012 | DETROIT | 108-79 | W | -8 | W | 189.5 | U | 40-77 | 51.9% | 54 | 15 | 28-79 | 35.4% | 46 | 16 | | 11/7/2012 | @ UTAH | 86-95 | L | 3 | L | 198 | U | 25-74 | 33.8% | 66 | 18 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 45 | 12 | | 11/9/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | 101-77 | W | -7.5 | W | 199 | U | 36-90 | 40.0% | 68 | 16 | 29-86 | 33.7% | 58 | 18 | | 11/11/2012 | SACRAMENTO | 103-90 | W | -10.5 | W | 192.5 | O | 36-81 | 44.4% | 63 | 17 | 36-90 | 40.0% | 46 | 11 | | 11/13/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | 82-84 | L | 0 | L | 196 | U | 31-74 | 41.9% | 61 | 17 | 35-90 | 38.9% | 49 | 8 | | 11/16/2012 | PHOENIX | 114-102 | W | -9 | W | 201.5 | O | 42-89 | 47.2% | 57 | 11 | 45-92 | 48.9% | 51 | 15 | | 11/18/2012 | HOUSTON | 119-108 | W | -7 | W | 205.5 | O | 46-85 | 54.1% | 51 | 13 | 44-90 | 48.9% | 51 | 15 | | 11/20/2012 | BROOKLYN | 95-90 | W | -6.5 | L | 208 | U | 35-73 | 47.9% | 60 | 11 | 34-82 | 41.5% | 50 | 13 | | 11/21/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 97-113 | L | -5.5 | L | 204.5 | O | 29-65 | 44.6% | 42 | 20 | 44-81 | 54.3% | 47 | 16 | | 11/23/2012 | @ MEMPHIS | 98-106 | L | 4.5 | L | 200 | O | 33-74 | 44.6% | 37 | 18 | 38-75 | 50.7% | 51 | 15 | | 11/24/2012 | @ DALLAS | 115-89 | W | -1.5 | W | 205 | U | 40-82 | 48.8% | 73 | 19 | 34-92 | 37.0% | 47 | 15 | | 11/27/2012 | INDIANA | 77-79 | L | -8.5 | L | 196 | U | 24-76 | 31.6% | 70 | 19 | 29-79 | 36.7% | 62 | 17 | | 11/30/2012 | DENVER | 122-103 | W | -5.5 | W | 206 | O | 47-87 | 54.0% | 52 | 15 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 47 | 15 | | 12/2/2012 | ORLANDO | 103-113 | L | -13.5 | L | 197.5 | O | 36-86 | 41.9% | 57 | 11 | 43-86 | 50.0% | 51 | 12 | | 12/4/2012 | @ HOUSTON | 105-107 | L | 0 | L | 215.5 | U | 38-82 | 46.3% | 64 | 18 | 38-101 | 37.6% | 62 | 10 | | 12/5/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 103-87 | W | -4.5 | W | 195 | U | 37-80 | 46.2% | 49 | 9 | 35-85 | 41.2% | 58 | 12 | | 12/7/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 108-114 | L | 7.5 | W | 211.5 | O | 36-84 | 42.9% | 54 | 17 | 41-84 | 48.8% | 48 | 14 | | 12/9/2012 | UTAH | 110-117 | L | -7.5 | L | 207.5 | O | 40-85 | 47.1% | 45 | 14 | 45-83 | 54.2% | 47 | 9 | | 12/11/2012 | @ CLEVELAND | 94-100 | L | -6.5 | L | 206.5 | U | 31-75 | 41.3% | 63 | 18 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 54 | 12 | | 12/13/2012 | @ NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2012 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/16/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/18/2012 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/25/2012 | NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/26/2012 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/28/2012 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/4/2012 | PHILADELPHIA | 100-84 | W | -3.5 | W | 187.5 | U | 39-77 | 50.6% | 48 | 14 | 34-79 | 43.0% | 44 | 18 | | 11/5/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 110-88 | W | 2.5 | W | 183.5 | O | 39-84 | 46.4% | 48 | 7 | 29-86 | 33.7% | 58 | 13 | | 11/9/2012 | DALLAS | 104-94 | W | -6.5 | W | 198.5 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 55 | 9 | 33-81 | 40.7% | 57 | 20 | | 11/13/2012 | @ ORLANDO | 99-89 | W | -7 | W | 188 | P | 41-84 | 48.8% | 41 | 9 | 37-75 | 49.3% | 50 | 20 | | 11/15/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 104-100 | W | 5.5 | W | 196 | O | 39-85 | 45.9% | 48 | 7 | 38-87 | 43.7% | 60 | 10 | | 11/16/2012 | @ MEMPHIS | 95-105 | L | 6.5 | L | 191 | O | 37-72 | 51.4% | 39 | 13 | 37-76 | 48.7% | 46 | 14 | | 11/18/2012 | INDIANA | 88-76 | W | -7 | W | 185.5 | U | 33-90 | 36.7% | 56 | 8 | 28-71 | 39.4% | 54 | 19 | | 11/20/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 102-80 | W | -7.5 | W | 185.5 | U | 37-83 | 44.6% | 59 | 10 | 29-69 | 42.0% | 39 | 13 | | 11/21/2012 | @ DALLAS | 111-114 | L | -3.5 | L | 194 | O | 39-77 | 50.6% | 40 | 14 | 42-85 | 49.4% | 49 | 13 | | 11/23/2012 | @ HOUSTON | 103-131 | L | -4.5 | L | 198.5 | O | 37-86 | 43.0% | 40 | 15 | 46-89 | 51.7% | 57 | 14 | | 11/25/2012 | DETROIT | 121-100 | W | -11 | W | 190 | O | 38-79 | 48.1% | 43 | 11 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 47 | 19 | | 11/26/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | 89-96 | L | -1 | L | 192.5 | U | 33-85 | 38.8% | 60 | 14 | 37-91 | 40.7% | 59 | 12 | | 11/28/2012 | @ MILWAUKEE | 102-88 | W | -2.5 | W | 202.5 | U | 35-73 | 47.9% | 43 | 14 | 33-72 | 45.8% | 42 | 17 | | 11/30/2012 | WASHINGTON | 108-87 | W | -12.5 | W | 190 | O | 43-81 | 53.1% | 43 | 8 | 35-78 | 44.9% | 52 | 17 | | 12/2/2012 | PHOENIX | 106-99 | W | -11.5 | L | 200 | O | 40-90 | 44.4% | 48 | 7 | 39-80 | 48.7% | 52 | 17 | | 12/5/2012 | @ CHARLOTTE | 100-98 | W | -7.5 | L | 198 | P | 39-92 | 42.4% | 48 | 8 | 39-83 | 47.0% | 55 | 12 | | 12/6/2012 | @ MIAMI | 112-92 | W | 9.5 | W | 199 | O | 41-91 | 45.1% | 56 | 7 | 32-76 | 42.1% | 51 | 14 | | 12/8/2012 | @ CHICAGO | 85-93 | L | -2 | L | 188.5 | U | 27-84 | 32.1% | 52 | 15 | 34-78 | 43.6% | 54 | 19 | | 12/9/2012 | DENVER | 112-106 | W | -4 | W | 203.5 | O | 37-86 | 43.0% | 53 | 9 | 40-72 | 55.6% | 47 | 16 | | 12/11/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | 100-97 | W | -4 | L | 195.5 | O | 36-78 | 46.2% | 40 | 10 | 36-68 | 52.9% | 45 | 11 | | 12/13/2012 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/15/2012 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/17/2012 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/19/2012 | BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/21/2012 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/23/2012 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/25/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/26/2012 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/28/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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. | | NEW YORK: GUARDS: RAYMOND FELTON will start at the point, which seems like a colossal mistake. He had his career year in New York under Mike D'Antoni, but the Knicks have gone away from the pick-and-roll system he thrived in . . . Don't be surprised if JASON KIDD is overtaking Felton in minutes played by midseason. He's limited athletically but still a heady passer . . . Resident chucker J.R. SMITH should see big minutes early before IMAN SHUMPERT steps in as the defense half of their shooting guard platoon as soon as his knee is recovered mid-season . . . RONNIE BREWER will be Smith's defensive complement while Shumpert is out . . . PABLO PRIGIONI is a game manager who provides insurance at the point. FORWARDS: This is once again CARMELO ANTHONY's team, as the Knicks will run their offense through him. It's going to be a lot of iso, and a lot of scoring opportunities for Melo . . . AMAR'E STOUDEMIRE doesn't fit nearly as well in this system as he did in former coach Mike D'Antoni's. He ended up forcing a lot of shots a year ago, and his durability is a major question mark . . . STEVE NOVAK will continue to come off the bench strictly as a three-point shooter. He's one of the best long-range bombers in the NBA, but he's too much of a defensive liability to play more than 20 minutes per night . . . Swingman JAMES WHITE will also get some minutes at the two or three spots with his 6-foot-7 frame. . . CHRIS COPELAND had some solid years overseas, but will be lucky to break into this rotation . . . KURT THOMAS is in player/coach mode. CENTERS: TYSON CHANDLER is indispensible on the defensive end as long as sieves Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire are also in the frontcourt . . . MARCUS CAMBY can't defendin space like Chandler can, but his ability to rebound and protect the rim will come in handy as the second unit is no better defensively than the starters . . . RASHEED WALLACE came out of retirement, but has a long way to go, especially with his lack of conditioning, before he contributes much at age 38. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (LA LAKERS-NEW YORK) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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*Lakers-Knicks Preview* =======================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Los Angeles (9-13) at New York (16-5), 8:00 p.m. EDT
On the verge of their longest losing streak since late in the 2010-11 season, the Los Angeles Lakers are looking for anything positive.
They might have considerable trouble doing so Thursday night when they visit Eastern Conference-leading New York in coach Mike D'Antoni's first game against the Knicks since his resignation in March.
When it hired D'Antoni on Nov. 11, Los Angeles was trying to come back from its worst start since 1993-94 and make a quick return to prominence. Instead, the Lakers (9-13) have continued to flounder, and a 100-94 defeat at lowly Cleveland on Tuesday was a season high-tying third in a row.
Los Angeles hasn't dropped four straight since a five-game skid April 3-10, 2011.
"We've got to stay focused and stay strong," center Dwight Howard said. "We can't let this break who we are as a team.
"We're not playing the greatest basketball. But there will come a day when we'll have the gun. Right now, we're rabbits. Once we get the gun, it's not going to be fun for everybody else."
Kobe Bryant had a season-best 42 points but only two other players scored in double figures for the injury-plagued Lakers. Los Angeles also allowed an opponent to score at least 100 points for the sixth time in seven games.
"We play at a very slow pace and we struggle. Maybe it shifts over to defense. Maybe we're slow. Maybe we can't do it," D'Antoni said. "It's my job to fix it - and that's what I'll do."
Before dropping to 4-8 under D'Antoni, the Lakers took some heat from Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, who questioned whether the coach's up-tempo style fit the team's personnel. Johnson added that he would like to see Pau Gasol get more involved in the offense when he returns from injury.
Gasol has missed the past five games with tendinitis in his knees and remains day-to-day. Point guard Steve Nash, who won back-to-back MVPs while playing under D'Antoni in Phoenix, hasn't played since fracturing his left leg Oct. 31.
If the Lakers can't get Gasol back on the court, it doesn't bode well for them against the Knicks (16-5), who have won seven of eight and are the NBA's last unbeaten home team at 8-0.
New York is among the league leaders with 102.6 points per game and has allowed an opponent to reach the century mark once in the last nine contests. The Knicks held Brooklyn to 18 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday while rallying for a 100-97 victory.
Jason Kidd hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 24 seconds left and Carmelo Anthony had a season-high 45 points, giving him 79 in two games since returning from a lacerated finger.
"He's had some pretty good games under my tutelage but I just think tonight he wanted it so badly, man," coach Mike Woodson said. "He made shot after shot."
Anthony was reportedly one of the main critics during D'Antoni's tenure in New York, which began in 2008-09 and ended with the Knicks accumulating a 121-167 record and one postseason appearance, a first-round sweep at the hands of Boston in 2011. The Knicks were 18-24 when he departed last season but went 18-6 after Woodson took over to reach the playoffs.
One of New York's wins under D'Antoni last season was a 92-85 home victory over the Lakers that snapped a nine-game skid in the series. Anthony missed that game because of a strained right groin, and the Knicks overcame his absence by holding the Lakers to a season-low 37.5 percent shooting.
Bryant's average of 34.6 points at Madison Square Garden since the beginning of the 1999-00 season is his best on any opponent's floor.
Howard, meanwhile, averaged just 9.3 points in three meetings against the Knicks while with Orlando last season.
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