You know what word I hate to write? Injuries. Along with "got hurt", "had to sit out", and "when he gets back". After last season, I'm just really tired of typing them and I know you're tired of reading it. -_-
We'll talk about the games played first and then get into the injuries. *sigh*
LAL 106 - SAC 100
LAL 94 - POR 106
LAL 108 - PHO 114
With Kobe back the Lakers are essentially starting their offense from square 1 again. He missed all of training camp, and there are tons of guys on the team he's never played with before. Additionally he's still getting used to just playing basketball again period for the first time in 8 months. The good news is physically he looks well. He looked really rusty in his first game back, but the second game gave him much confidence and he's returning to the player we know and love.
On a related note, all three of the Lakers point guards are out with major injuries. Normally this would be bad, but Kobe could perform some of the duties. This time it's really bad because Kobe isn't himself yet and he'll be asked to be pg as well. It's a tough task. To make matters worse the Lakers are unable to sign a player to a 10 day contract until January. They definitely don't want to sign some bench player to just fill a hole, and then be stuck with his contract later.
They may be in fact forced to do that if things get really bad. But for now look for them to stand pat and until things get more desperate. Some of the names they're looking at are familiar: Duhon, Morris, and Barbosa. No world beaters there.
It's not looking good for the next month or so. Point guards are crucial to a team's success. That is especially true in D'Antoni's offense. We have 0 of them. So hang tight and enjoy the ride as much as possible lol.
The Lakers play OKC on the road tonight at 5pm.
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