Joined: 19 Dec 2011 Posts: 20880 Location: Southern California
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:15 pm Post subject: +++Heat at Lakers 12/25/13+++
Miami Heat(21-6)@LA Lakers(13-15)
Game time: 2:00 PST, 5:00 EST
Channel: ABC
Radio: ESPN 710
Projected Lakers Starters:
PG: Jodie Meeks
SG: Wesley Johnson
SF: Xavier Henry
PF: Shawne Williams
C: Pau Gasol
Head Coach: Mike D'Antoni
Projected Heat Starters:
PG: Mario Chalmers
SG: Ray Allen
SF: Lebron James
PF: Shane Battier
C: Chris Bosh
Head Coach: Erick Spoelstra
Injury report:
Lakers:
Steve Nash(OUT-back)
Steve Blake(OUT-elbow)
Kobe Bryant(OUT-fractured tibia)
Heat:
Chris Bosh(Day to day-lacerated lip/played in the Heat's last game)
Michael Beasley(OUT-hamstring)
Dwayne Wade(Day to day-soreness)
Ray Allen(Day to day-soreness/played in the Heat's last game)
Leaders:
Points: Lebron James(38)
Rebounds: Chris Andersen(9)
Assists: Lebron James(6)
The last time the Lakers played the Heat: 2/10/13- The Lakers lost in Miami 97-107. Lowlights
Game notes: The will be the first time the Lakers will be playing the Heat this season. The Lakers went 0-2 against the Heat in regular season matchups last season. This will also be the 5th time the Lakers will be playing the Heat on Christmas day. The Lakers are 0-4 against the Heat all time in Christmas Day games. The Lakers are 21-18 overall on Christmas.
Jordan Farmar has been cleared to play and is expected to return shortly.
The Lakers will be debuting their sleeved white jerseys during this game. Sample
NBA.com Preview:
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In what was expected to be a marquee showdown between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers is instead shaping up as a one-sided affair.
LeBron James and the Heat go for a sixth consecutive win as they visit the Kobe Bryant-less Lakers on Christmas Day.
While the NBA was hoping to showcase James and Bryant during its nationally televised five-game slate, this contest won't have nearly the same appeal with Bryant again on the sidelines. Bryant, the league's fourth all-time leading scorer with 31,700 points, is out with a fractured knee after missing the first six weeks while recovering from a torn Achilles.
James, meanwhile, is coming off one of his best efforts of the season, posting 38 points, eight rebounds and six assists in Monday's 121-119 overtime win over Atlanta. Miami (21-6) trailed by as many as 11 in third quarter and seven with 90 seconds left in regulation before storming back.
"Obviously, after going through what we experienced last year in The Finals, it's never over," James said. "So we just keep fighting until the end."
The Heat, averaging 114.2 points during their winning streak, are 16-2 when scoring more than 100. They are 9-0 when James scores at least 27.
That doesn't bode well for the Lakers (13-15), who have had their hands full with James over the years. The four-time NBA MVP is averaging 29.8 points over his last 13 matchups versus Los Angeles.
"He's playing at a very, very high level, gets better every year, which is scary," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said. "You try to just contain him as well as you can."
James totaled 71 points and shot 67.4 percent as Miami swept last season's two-game series. The Heat have taken six of seven from the Lakers dating to March 2010.
Los Angeles has dropped six of nine overall after getting blown out 117-90 at Phoenix on Monday. The Lakers were held to 37.0 percent shooting and outrebounded 62-39.
Nick Young shot 6 of 17 but finished with a team-high 19 points off the bench, and Jodie Meeks scored 18. Pau Gasol was limited to 10 on 4-of-12 from the field after missing the previous game due to an upper respiratory infection.
"Right now Phoenix is a better team than us, especially in the condition we are in," D'Antoni said. "We are fighting with a bunch of good guys that played well before and they will play again. ... We are not going to give up."
In addition to missing Bryant, the Lakers are dealing with injuries to Steve Nash (back) and Steve Blake (elbow). Fellow point guard Jordan Farmar, though, has been cleared to play and is set to make his first start after missing the last 10 games with hamstring trouble.
"We need to get some playmaking back in there," D'Antoni said of Farmar, who is averaging 9.2 points in 18.9 minutes.
The Lakers could also use a big performance from Gasol, who is averaging 14.8 points - 3.5 less than his career mark. Los Angeles is 9-5 when he scores at least 15 compared to 4-9 when he doesn't.
Gasol has managed 11 and 12 points in his last two games versus Miami.
The Heat have won 18 consecutive regular-season matchups against the Western Conference, including six this season by an average of 14.9 points. Only one of those victories, though, came on the road, where Miami is averaging 100.0 points compared to 108.1 at home.
Dwyane Wade could return after sitting out Monday to rest his knees. Wade is averaging 25.8 points and shooting 60.0 percent over his last four games.
Last edited by Lakers95 on Wed Dec 25, 2013 1:37 pm; edited 1 time in total
I think this is a game where Pringles needs to play both Hill and Kaman a lot of minutes. We need size and toughness against Miami. I also think it's important for Farmar to have a good game, but Pringles needs to be careful not to over-play him.
I'd like to see this line-up during stretches:
Kaman
Hill
Wes
Meeks
Swaggy/Farmar
Kaman to provide a shot altering presence. Hill to rebound. Wes to guard Lebron. Meeks to provide spacing and shooting. Swaggy or Farmar to bring the ball up and penetrate. _________________ Good Laker book I recommend, "The Biggest What-If's in Lakers History" http://www.amazon.com/Biggest-What-Ifs-Angeles-History-ebook/dp/B00BB3OEC0
Can't explain it but I feel good about this game. Miami doesn't have a real inside threat, so if we get hot from three, we will win. Gasol needs to come through though.
Joined: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 111 Location: North Dallas, TX
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:15 pm Post subject:
I am gonna call a win on this one. And what?! Go Lakers..
Positive vibes, baby.. _________________ “When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money.”
Joined: 17 May 2013 Posts: 10949 Location: I wish I knew
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:10 pm Post subject:
This game might be a waste of time, the Heat will most likely toy with us all game long..... and then turn it on to close out the game.... this Lakers team is not ready for a marquee match-up and especially with MDA as coach.
Also I think Farmar will have a big game against the Heat. No Farmar w/ Meeks line-ups, those 2 never seems to work well. Blake + Meeks worked well. _________________
"Through the legs to the left, through the legs to the right, we don't run them Laker plays, we just Kobe fadeaway..."
Don't hold back CandyCanes, tell us how you really feel about todays game. LOL!
I am sure Miami will not score 130 points. LeBJ will get his points but I don't see them running that many points up on us. A faster team maybe but Miami is an ISO team, and that takes time to set up.
In the hopes that we hit our 3 pointers today:
Lakers 112
Miami 107
Miami comes in expecting to easily win this game and get behind early and never get back into the game. They were looking at the next game and did not give the Lakers a second look. _________________ This Laker Organization has not yet hit bottom. It is moving there quickly, and I suspect this year we will see zero talent coming to the Lakers and we will trade away Kuz and BI for old vets in the hopes of giving LeBronze some scapegoats.
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