Game Grades: Golden State Warriors Throttle Lakers
By Jacob Rude
A. <strong> 31 min, 15-34 FG, 3-12 3P, 11-16 FT, 44 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TO</strong> <p>Much was made about the fact that Bryant played after battling flu-like symptoms all weekend, rendering him bed-ridden yesterday. He made everyone look silly with his 44 points performance, 28 coming in the first half. There’s not much else Bryant could have done tonight as he was all the Lakers had going offensively.</p>. SG. Los Angeles Lakers. KOBE BRYANT
B+. <strong> 26 min, 4-9 FG, 7-9 FT, 15 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1TO</strong> <p><strong><a href=. C. Los Angeles Lakers. JORDAN HILL
F. <strong> 22 min, 0-2 FG, 0-0 3P, 0-0 FT, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TO</strong> <p>With Bryant clamoring for him to be more aggressive, Lin is fading further into the shadows. The Lakers need Lin to play well in order to win games, and he seems too content to defer to Bryant rather than take the ball himself. Easily Lin’s worst game this season.</p>. PG. Los Angeles Lakers. JEREMY LIN
PF. Los Angeles Lakers. CARLOS BOOZER. F. <strong> 21 min, 3-13 FG, 0-0 FT, 6 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO</strong> <p>In a performance that summarizes his season, Boozer managed to follow up his best game of the year with his worst. He couldn’t stop anything on defense and started the game 0 for 7. Again, even his crappy score line was made better by garbage time baskets. </p>
F. <strong> 32 min, 3-11 FG, 0-3 3P, 0-0 FT, 6 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO</strong> <p>New and improved <strong><a href=. SF. Los Angeles Lakers. WESLEY JOHNSON