Ginobili doesn't think series with Lakers is good measuring for Spurs
If you thought the San Antonio Spurs sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers was a major accomplishment, think again. To Manu Ginobiil, it's not exactly the best way to grade the Spurs for the postseason stretch.
Ginobili mentions the Lakers missing huge pieces to their puzzle such as Steve Nash, Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, Metta World Peace, and of course Kobe Bryant throughout the...
Beaten-up Lakers host Spurs in Game 3
EL SEGUNDO, Calif -- Steve Nash needed three injections for pain relief on the Los Angeles Lakers' day off. He's still more likely to play in Game 3 on Friday night than Steve Blake or Jodie Meeks.
And just in case anybody forgot, Kobe Bryant is at home in a walking boot, his season over.
Late in a season featuring just about every tribulation imaginable, the Lakers have...
Lakers injury woes continue; Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks & Steve Nash likely out for game 3 of playoffs
The Lakers started the season last year with such high hopes. Even though the team secured the seventh seed in the playoffs. A quick first round exit seems imminent. This season injured Lakers players have missed a total of 171 games with their starting five missing 81. And the injury woes aren’t over. Steve Blake is out indefinitely with a moderate hamstring strain. Steve Nash...
Lakers’ Steve Blake out indefinitely
The hits keep on coming for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they could be without their top four guards for their Game 3 matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. While Jodie Meeks and Steve Nash could play, the team has announced that Steve Blake is out indefinitely after an ultrasound confirmed a moderate strain of his right hamstring.INJURY UPDATE: @steveblake5 had an ultrasound today...
Lakers in too deep: Blake ruled out of Game Three, Nash “doubtful”
via Reuters
The Lakers are bringing the series home, but there’s not much reason for optimism. The welcoming party just got clipped again, as Steve Blake won’t make it for Game Three and Steve Nash uncertain to play. The Lakers already lost Kobe Bryant for the season (and maybe till next) and Jodie Meeks. They’re running out of guards at this point.
per Reuters
The struggling...
Los Angeles Lakers Lose Steve Blake, Likely Lose Steve Nash & Jodie Meeks
Here we go…
Just when it looked like Steve Blake could possibly be the Los Angeles Lakers’ savior in the playoffs (and yes, I’m aware of how that sounds), but now he’ll likely miss game three against the San Antonio Spurs. The guard injured his right hamstring and received an ultrasound on Thursday which ruled him out indefinitely. Blake said:
"It hurts...
Already down 0-2 to Spurs, Lakers injuries mount
Steve Blake won't play for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, and fellow guards Steve Nash and Jodie Meeks are doubtful.
The Lakers are running out of healthy guards, and they're increasingly out of ideas on how to stop the Spurs from ending their tumultuous season.
Blake has a strained right hamstring that will keep him out indefinitely...
ON GUARD?
Lakers being bitten by injury bug
Steve Blake is out indefinitely and Steve Nash and Jodie Meeks both are doubtful for Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday at Staples Center.
Injuries mount for Lakers backcourt after Game 2
SAN ANTONIO - Maybe Kobe Bryant should go back to tweeting during games.
Maybe Metta World Peace should try harder to get in touch with the Dalai Lama.
Maybe the Lakers' injuries will finally recede, because they're quickly running out of backcourt players.
The sky continued to fall amid too many maybes Wednesday, the Lakers losing to the San Antonio Spurs, 102-91, in...
Lakers’ Nash, Blake & Meeks Doubtful For Game 3
Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Jodie Meeks are all doubtful for Game 3 against the Spurs.
Steve Blake had an ultrasound Thursday that showed a moderately strained right hamstring. According to the Lakers, he is “out indefinitely.”
Steve Nash had two epidural injections in his back and a cortisone shot in right hip on Thursday.
Jodie Meeks will undergo an MRI Thursday afternoon...
World Peace makes no excuses for losses to Spurs
The Los Angeles Lakers dropped Game 2 and if losing Kobe Bryant to injury wasn't enough, there's a new injury to Los Angeles as Steve Blake suffered a hamstring injury, but injuries don't justify losing to Metta World Peace.
"We were still in the game. We still have Dwight Howard. We still have Pau (Gasol)," World Peace states. "That is just a way out...
Lakers' Steve Blake injures hamstring
Los Angeles Lakers' guard Steve Blake has stepped up in a big way in the absence of Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant. Unfortunately for the Lakers, the injury bug has bit again, as Blake suffered a hamstring injury during last night's Game 2 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.Blake told reporters -- including Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles -- that he's not surprised that...
Matchup of the Game for Game 2: Spurs vs. Lakers
The matchup of the game for Game 2 will be between San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker and Los Angeles Lakers' Steve Blake.
Tony Parker ended Game 1 with 18 points, but it wasn't a vintage Parker-like performance. He looked a step slow and still may be bothered by the ankle injury he suffered weeks ago and Steve Blake took full advantage of that. Parker shot 8-21 from...
Video: Lakers' Nash, Blake on Game 2 vs. Spurs
After the disappointing performance in Game One, the Los Angeles Lakers were back at practice yesterday making adjustments for Game 2 tonight. Following practice, Steve Nash and Steve Blake took a few moments to chat with the media regarding tonight's contest against the San Antonio Spurs.
For Nash, a balance needs to be found in what his mind thinks his body can do...
Lakers' Blake pleased with defense of Parker in Game 1
Much was made of Manu Ginobili's hyper-efficient Game 1 line and rightfully so. Ginobili, far removed from his days as the San Antonio Spurs' offensive catalyst, tied a team-high in points (18) in a mere 19 minutes.
Ginobili's longtime backcourt mate, Tony Parker, had a much tougher time against the Lakers. Parker also contributed 18 points to the ledger...
TREAD STILL ON THE TIRES
Nash 'not even close' to retirement
Despite dealing with “some soreness and some pain" recently, Lakers point guard Steve Nash says that he is "not even close" to beginning to contemplate retirement.
Kobe Bryant buys teammates laptops while Nike tells Kobe to “show us”
Kobe Bryant’s leadership skills have been on full display this season. Even when he’s at home watching the Lakers play from the couch due to injury. Kobe guaranteed the Lakers would make the playoffs a few months ago and though it was rocky, not only did the Lakers make it, they moved up to the 7th seed.
What did the Black Mamba do to thank his teammates for making him Nostradamus...
Kobe Bryant Buys Teammates Laptops For Making Playoffs
Kobe Bryant treated his teammates to brand new laptops embellished with the Black Mamba’s logo for “not making him look like an idiot” when he guaranteed the Lakers would make the playoffs earlier in the season. Unfortunately, Kobe isn’t able to contribute to what is now a reality due to a season-ending achilles injury, but he rewarded his teammates for finishing the season...
Dwight Howard: ‘We’re not done yet’
The Los Angeles Lakers, a team that was written off and easily ridiculed, are in the playoffs, which was no small feat.
“Everybody counted us out, but one thing that I told the guys tonight was that we’ve been through so much as a
Lakers 99, Rockets 95, OT
Steve Blake scored 24 points, Pau Gasol added his seventh career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh playoff seed in the Western Conference with a 99-95 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
Dwight Howard had 16 points and 18 rebounds, and the All-Star center blocked James Harden's shot in the final seconds of overtime for the...
Lakers beat Rockets, clinch 7th seed
Steve Blake scored 24 points, Pau Gasol added his seventh career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh playoff seed in the Western Conference with a 99-95 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
Dwight Howard had 16 points and 18 rebounds, and the All-Star center blocked James Harden's shot in the final seconds of overtime for the...
Lakers beat Rockets, clinch 7th seed
Steve Blake scored 24 points, Pau Gasol added his seventh career
triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh
playoff seed in the Western Conference with a 99-95 overtime
victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
Lakers GM downplays Kobe Bryant ‘amnesty’ option
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who will be sidelined six to nine months because of a torn left Achilles’ tendon, is in good spirits and gave him a message to pass on to the team.
Daily Fantasy Basketball: Overvalued/Undervalued
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Overvalued
Blake Griffin has provided more flare than substance in recent weeks, with his thunderous jams no longer overshadowing diminishing returns on the court. Over a seven-game span since March 20th, Griffin is clocking in at 14 points on 35% shooting (31/88), six rebounds, 0.4 steals, 0.3 blocks and 2.4 turnovers per game. During the...
Blake, Howard Are Keys to Final Playoff Push
The magic number for the Laker's hope for the playoffs is now down to 8.
Well, actually 5 and 12.
After basking in what used to be a solid 2-game lead over the Utah Jazz for the 8th and final seed in the west, the Lakers now see themselves back outside looking in.
The Jazz have won their last 4 games while the purple and gold, as well witnessed, gave up 4 of their...
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