Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: November 3, 2014
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We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers are now four games into the season:
“In dire straits on both ends of the floor, the Lakers have received tremendously underwhelming efforts from Carlos Boozer, who’s been outplayed in all phases by Ed Davis.
When Boozer was brought aboard this summer via amnesty waivers, it was widely assumed that he would be able to lend a steady hand in an offense that was desperate to add complementary scorers alongside Kobe Bryant.
And at $3.2 million, according to ShamSports.com, it was hard to argue with that value for a perceived stopgap solution.
Unfortunately, Boozer has stumbled out of the gates in epic fashion, posting numbers that pale in comparison to Davis’.
A 52.2 percent shooter for his career, Boozer has generally been a dependable catch-and-shoot weapon on the baseline and from mid-range.
However, those shots haven’t been falling with the regularity the Lakers need in the early going.
According to NBA.com, Boozer is shooting 44.4 percent on catch-and-shoot attempts, shots that account for 23.4 percent of his total production so far this season. “
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Jason Verrett is undergoing surgery.
“Following four straight defeats to start their long NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers are registering very low readings on the expectation meter.
A look at this snake-bit roster would seem to indicate it won’t take much to exceed those expectations. When you’re at the bottom, there’s only one direction to go.
Last year’s disastrous 27-55 record was the Lakers worst since the franchise moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis in 1960. To even reach that sad record this season will take some doing for the Purple and Gold, who seem more assured of a spot in the draft lottery than an improvement over last season.
A rejuvenated Kobe Bryant scored 19 and 31 points in his first two games back since missing most of last season. Still, the Lakers were drubbed by the Houston Rockets by 18 points and pounded by the Phoenix Suns (20 point loss).
Via ESPNLA.com, Bryant said, “We’re not as bad as these two games.”
He was right—the Lakers lost by just seven points on Friday to the Los Angeles Clippers. And yesterday, in Oakland against a highly touted Golden State Warriors team, the Lakers stayed close behind Bryant’s blistering third quarter, but faded in the final minutes, having no answer for the combined 72 points put up by the backcourt of Klay Thompson (41) and Stephen Curry (31).”
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