Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Lakers Crush Weary Kings 105 -80
Two days after ballin' it up in China, the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings met in a preseason matchup in Fresno. Jet lag kept playing time down for the Kings as they were steamrolled 105 - 80. Surprising stat of the game, Kobe Bryant had only 10 points in 33 minutes of effort along with 5 & 5 assists & rebounds.
Leading the scoring were newcomers Caron Butler and Chris Mihm with 18 and 17 respectively. Brian Cook also had 17 as five Lakers scored in double figures.
I must say that, although this is only preseason, I like what I'm hearing from this team so far. I haven't had the ability to see them yet due to the lack of TV coverage for preseason games but there seems to be an energy about these Lakers that may be taken for granted once the regular season comes around. One thing I've noticed so far in what I've read is that Kobe appears to be enjoying himself quite a bit as well as talking quite a bit of trash as that has been mentioned a few times in the three games the Lakers have played thus far. More power to him, it's time we change our reputation. We're a younger, more athletic team now and it should be a lot of fun to watch.
Leading the scoring were newcomers Caron Butler and Chris Mihm with 18 and 17 respectively. Brian Cook also had 17 as five Lakers scored in double figures.
I must say that, although this is only preseason, I like what I'm hearing from this team so far. I haven't had the ability to see them yet due to the lack of TV coverage for preseason games but there seems to be an energy about these Lakers that may be taken for granted once the regular season comes around. One thing I've noticed so far in what I've read is that Kobe appears to be enjoying himself quite a bit as well as talking quite a bit of trash as that has been mentioned a few times in the three games the Lakers have played thus far. More power to him, it's time we change our reputation. We're a younger, more athletic team now and it should be a lot of fun to watch.
