Sorry, it's a little late...here's a partial preview (was pretty busy today)....

I hate to say this, but the Pacers could still give us trouble tonight. From what we all saw last night, the Lakers have a limited offense, and it goes something like this...

1) Kobe handles the ball
2) Kobe passes or drives in
3) Atkins shoots the three or passes back to...Kobe

That's about it. It's pretty bad, really. From all the times I've watched Jordan and Pippen destroy teams by playing the reverse triangle, I'm disgusted when I see Odom attempting threes or missing layups, and seeing Mihm miss multiple 2-foot shot attempts.

Oh well...we can't do anything about that, but one thing we can do is cheer for our team no matter what. One thing we need to cross our fingers for is their defense, preferably on Reggie Miller. Everyone will argue that Reggie doesn't have it in him anymore, but he's capable of a 30 point game, especially since Butler's attempts at guarding Stephen Jackson will more than likely be Kobe's reason to switch up and leave Miller open...and from there, it's three-point city in Indiana.

Jeff Foster is going to be dangerous tonight. I'm not liking the fact that Mihm has done NOTHING for us this year...and his ability to pull down boards on both sides of the ball is nothing more than pathetic, so hopefully Odom stays out of foul trouble and crashes the boards tonight, or the Pacers will have alot of room for error, with the easy second chance points they can get in the paint.

I think it's obvious that we need a playoff version of Kobe Bryant right now, because he may not be able to show it off after the month of April if we don't see it soon. Kobe needs to trust his teammates more in a game like this, where Artest and Jermaine, two of the Pacers' biggest stars, are out...and he'll be rested for a big push in the second half, rather than being out of gas in the third quarter. I'd still like to see Walton in, and Kobe playing off the ball more, rather than holding onto it for 15 seconds and shaking off defenders, because this is exactly what put him on the trainer's table last season for an IV. If Kobe stays rested, and gets to sit a few more minutes in the second, you'll see him come out on top in the third and final quarter, and the Lakers will make a push for a scoring run and, hopefully, a win.

My Miami Heat/LA Lakers prediction was close...very close...so for this game, I'll take the Lakers by 7 against Indiana, 95-88.

What a disgusting game...Pacers win and I am ashamed to be a Laker fan today.

Kobe let me down, even though he is playing on a messed up ankle. Odom got hurt, so it is starting to look like the Lakers are done.

Well, here comes lottery!

Yeah, it was pretty bad. I knew Reggie would go off...but I didn't think he'd hit 39.

Join us, join us.

At least your team doesn't have such high expectations. Everyone knew that with Shaq gone, it would be a whole different story in LA. Kobe is a great player, there's no questioning that, but he just can't get it done alone. He needs a sidekick.





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