Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 9:30 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted January 9, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant says the Los Angeles Lakers' early-season schedule has been every bit as brutal as they expected, forcing them to learn coach Mike Brown's system on the job rather than in practice. Although the Lakers don't have everything down after 10 games in 15 days, they're still winning anyway. Bryant had 26 points and nine assists, Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 90-82 Sunday night for their sixth consecutive home victory. Matt Barnes scored 15 points and Pau Gasol had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, who have won six of eight after an 0-2 start while matching Oklahoma City for the NBA's busiest early-season schedule. Although the Lakers acknowledge they still don't always know where to be on the floor, their half-court defense and rebounding were enough to beat the Grizzlies. "It's tough. We've got to learn it through the games," Bryant said. Although they haven't lost at Staples Center since their season opener on Christmas, the Lakers had little jump in their steps while committing a season-high 27 turnovers and failing to pull away from the injury-depleted Grizzlies. Los Angeles won't even get consecutive days off for another week, with five games coming in the next eight days.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120108_MEM@LAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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