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| LA Lakers Jan 31 7:30 PM
LA Lakers Jan 31 7:30 PM
tv: tv20 - note this is not on TNT.
Game Preview from ESPN Quote:
After snapping their longest losing streak of the season in their last game, the Los Angeles Lakers hope to end a similarly frustrating stretch in Detroit.
The short-handed Lakers open a nine-game road trip Thursday, trying to avoid a ninth consecutive road loss to the Central Division-leading Pistons.
Los Angeles (28-15) will travel a total of 8,173 miles on this road swing, which spans 14 days and will take the team into the All-Star break.
"You go on the road, it's going to be a hostile environment, the home teams inevitably are going to go on runs," Kobe Bryant told the Lakers' official Web site. "The important thing for us is to keep our poise and just execute."
The trip begins in a city where the Lakers have not won since Jan. 8, 2002, having lost eight in a row at Detroit by an average of 15.8 points. That skid includes three defeats in the 2004 NBA finals.
Bryant has struggled against the Pistons (32-13), averaging 21.4 points in 20 regular-season games against them -- his lowest average versus any opponent. He's been held below 20 points in three straight games against Detroit, and limited to an average of 20.3 points in 12 career games -- including playoffs -- at The Palace of Auburn Hills
Read more.. ESPN - Los Angeles vs. Detroit Preview, January 31, 2008 |
Last edited by max : 01-31-2008 at 02:59 AM.
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