After winning they're last two games at home over two eastern confrence speed bumps The Pacers and 76ers the Lakers head on the road for a quick two game road trip. They will be playing back to back games starting Tuesday with a game Vs. The Memphis Grizzlies although the Grizz have a horrifying 10-23 record they shouldn't be overlooked by the Lakers. The last meeting between these two teams resulted in a Lakers 10 point loss 128-118 at the FedEX forum. I'd add the Grizzlies were equally horrible last year.
After the Tuesday game the Lakers will fly to the N.O the site for this years Allstar Festivities will take place to play the Tabasco hot Hornets who have won 8 of 10 games. The last meeting between these two teams at The Staples Center ended in a Lakers loss 118-104 a game where Chris Paul had 19pts and 21asts. The Lakers should pay special attention to Peja Stojakovic this game seeing as how he torched them for 36pts including 10-13 from the 3point line in the 1st meeting. If the Lakers look to avenge this loss they will need Andrew Bynum to have a much better game this his 8pt 13reb game in Nov. With 11 losses, the Lakers are in a three-way tie in the loss column for the third best record in the West so Wednesday’s match up against the 23-11 Hornets is a markedly important one for both squads.
The Lakers need to be careful not to look past the Grizzlies eyeing the showdown with the Hornets. The Lakers have oft struggled against sub 500 teams including the Grizzlies. Although the have won two straight games they dont wanna get a false sense of confidence after beating up on two bottom feeding Eastern Confrence foes. The Lakers often struggle on back to back games going 1-1 on they're last set against the 76ers and Cavs
Keywords: Andrew Bynum, Chris Paul, hornets, Lakers
