<div align="center">@ <font color="Purple">The Los Angeles Lakers (42-23)</font>@<font color="Red">The Chicago Bulls (18-47)</font> Time: 8:30 Eastern Place: The United Center TV: Local</div> Starting Lineups Gary Payton/Kirk Hinrich Kobe Bryant/Jamal Crawford Rick Fox/Jerome Williams Karl Malone/Antonio Davis Shaquille O'neal/Linton Johnson Sixth Man Kareem Rush/Kendall Gill Injury Report <u>Los Angeles-</u> Jamal Samspon Brian Cook <u>Chicago-</u> Eddy Curry Chris Jeffries Marcus Fizer Scottie Pippen <div align="center">Key Matchup Bryant: 22.2 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, and 5.2 assists per game Crawford: 17.2 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 5.2 assists per game</div> Keys to the Game <u>Los Angeles-</u> Feed Shaq If Kobe isnt hitting he needs to pass Try and get Malone going on Offense Transition D Play own pace <u>Chicago-</u> Make Malone takes shots Run! Run! Run! Smart Shots Offensive Boards Big men need to produce Prediction L.A. should take this one if they do not play down to the Bulls level, I take L.A. by 8+
The Lakers better win this one.It's against the Bulls.The Fab 4 should all play well. The key factor for the Lakers would be to feed Shaq the ball in the post and they shouln't have any problems winning this game.Unless they play like the Bulls but that probably won't happen.The Lakers by 12
Lakers Won! (THEY HAD 2) Lakers won the Bulls.. Now the Bulls lost 6 in a row! Karl Malone is back! Lakers are in the 4th place and have to win alot of games to make it to the Playoffs, just hope that they dont vs. Sacremento Kings or the Minnasota Timberwolves during the Playoffs, (thats if they make it!) They are (0-3) from both teams!
A win is a win, but I think the Lakers should have demolished the Bulls. Oh well, on to Monday's game vs. Orlando!
Yeah, did we really get that 4th seed already? We got to start winning games against non-playoff teams including the worst team in the L now, Magic at home on Monday. A good streak of wins coupled with some losses by the top three in the West could change the whole seeding in the next weeks and maybe the Lakers could sneak up to 3rd or 2nd seed. Kobe played great, but I heard Phil Jackson didn't really like that Kobe was looking more to shoot than play a team ball... Kobe's excuse is that the team's O was sucking so he got to pick it up... anyway, go Lakers!! ^^
The Lakers should be able to win this one by at least 10. They need to feed Shaq a lot and on a consistent basis cause Linton Johnson and Tyson Chandler stand no chance against him. The only problem they could have is Jamal Crawford. If they let him go off, they could be in big trouble. That kid has played exceptionally well and has finally stepped up and became the #1 option for them this year. If they manage to contain him, they should be pretty good. But, yea, Lakers will win this one. Shaq goes for over 30 because the Bulls will simply not be able to guard him.
Monday, Lakers Vs. Orlando Orlando isnt a very good team they only got like 2 great players and ofcourse, Tracy McGrady AKA; T-Mac is one of them, last time we won them by 2 points and the game before that we challenged Tornoto and won them by 1 point (cause of Rick Fox). Lets see what will happen on Monday!
