Lakers Win 9th Straight!
Well, they've not technically won yet, there's still a minute and a half left in the game, but the Lakers are up by more than 20. Tonight's victory against the Hornets represents the Lakers' 9th straight, which have included solid wins against both the Kings and T-Wolves. A couple more big games coming up - Rockets on Thursday, and the Spurs on Sunday. (Sadly I'll be in the air heading up to Seattle when the Sunday game is aired, but it should be another great game...)
Some miscellaneous Lakers news:
- Kareem Rush was added to the injured list to rest his hurting foot. Nothing too serious, it sounds like, just want to rest him going into the playoffs. (Kind of a bummer when you are needing to rest a guy for the playoffs who's, what, 22 years old?)
- Karl Malone is mulling retirement after this season's end. Hasn't he been doing this since 2000, though?
- Not to be outdone, Rick Fox is also considering retirement at year's end, especially if Phil Jackson and Kobe split.
- Karl Malone, who injured his hand on Sunday against the Jazz, discovered that he didn't break his hand this time, but instead had reaggrevated a previous untreated broken bone. Malone's a tough guy, though, and doesn't expect to miss any playing time, which is a good thing - the Lakers are 26-7 when Malone's played.
Well, it's official now, Lakers beat the Hornets by 19, 107-88, improving their record to 51-23, one and a half games behind the Kings.
Go Lakers!