The War of Attrition

That's basically what the Lakers game was today. The Lakers sleepwalked their way through their game this afternoon in the ATL. Both teams played horribly and both teams shot the ball terribly. The main difference is that the Hawks were able to hit 10 of 19 from 3-point land while the Lakers were a miserable 4 of 20 from behind the arc. The only Laker starter that had a good game was Pau Gasol as he managed to score 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting. But that in itself was an issue because he only had 10 FG attempts. Lamar Odom led the mediocrity with a 3 for 14 doozy, Trevor Ariza and D Fish were both 3 for 11, and Kobe had another bad shooting night at 7 for 19 (That's 6 of 7 games for Kobe at below 40%). Overall it looked like a game the Lakers might steal but when Mike Bibby (who, along with Detlef Schrempf, was put on this Earth to beat the Lakers) had his three bounce off the back rim, on top of the backboard and then back through the net I just knew it was one of those nights. Overall nothing to worry about besides the extra game the Cavs gain in the standings after their beatdown of the Mavs. Hopefully the guys regroup and take care of business in Charlotte on Tuesday. It's easier said than done as the Bobcats have been notoriously difficult for the Lake Show to dispose of. Today was one of those days that makes me beg for baseball to start. Only 8 more days...