Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: December 17, 2014
Los Angeles Lakers guard Jeremy Lin (17) talks with referee Marc Davis (8) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. The Lakers won 100-94. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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.
For the second consecutive season, Los Angeles Lakers big man Jordan Hill is enjoying a breakout year:
“But this one has more substance. More production, too. He isn’t simply turning heads; he’s turning corners.
And by the time this campaign has come to an end, he will have played his way into a long-term future with the purple and gold.
To say that no one saw this coming would be false, but the number of those who had a hunch could probably be counted on one hand.
Fortunately, new Lakers head coach Byron Scott was among the few still standing in the former lottery pick’s corner. Hill’s career per-game averages entering this season were only 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds. During training camp, Scott said he expected Hill to push both categories to double digits, per Lakers Nation’s Serena Winters:”
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The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be reclaiming a modicum of chemistry:
“The fissures had started, as they often do in sports, with a lineup shuffle.
After starting the season with a 5-15 record, Lakers coach Byron Scott had seen enough. It was time to bring a change.
Out was starting point guard Jeremy Lin. Per Bleacher Report’s Kevin Ding, Lin did not take it well, saying: “This is one of the toughest situations I’ve been in ever since I started playing the game of basketball.”
And for the first time since the 2005-06 season, Carlos Boozer was demoted. Ouch.
Per Baxter Holmes for ESPN LA, Boozer responded to questions about Scott’s reasoning by saying: “I have a different opinion. I’ll keep it to myself.”
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