Game Grades: Lakers Bring Back Swaggy, Get Victory

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A+. 36 min, 10-18 FG, 3-7 3P, 5-5 FT, 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TO As I stated earlier, this was a rare efficient night from the field for Bryant. Instead of chucking every time down, Bryant deferred to teammates and found open players. Maybe it’s a sign of change. Maybe he just has some Swaggy in him. But that wouldn’t make sense, because then he’d shoot more.. SG. Los Angeles Lakers. KOBE BRYANT

C. Los Angeles Lakers. JORDAN HILL. A-. 30 min, 8-17 FG, 2-2 FT, 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1TO <a href=

Los Angeles Lakers. JEREMY LIN. A. 30 min, 6-7 FG, 1-2 3P, 2-3 FT, 15 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TO A game after going 0-2 and looking invisible for most of the game, <a href=. PG

A-. 29 min, 10-14 FG, 0-0 FT, 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO Also coming off one of his worst performances, Boozer looked like the Utah Jazz version of himself. He hit open jumpers, battled for rebounds, and looked (somewhat) active on defense. It’d still be better having this production off the bench and starting <a href=. PF. Los Angeles Lakers. CARLOS BOOZER

F. 31 min, 2-9 FG, 0-3 3P, 0-2 FT, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO When ranking worst starting small forwards, Johnson has to be near the bottom. I know I’m hard on him, but in the NBA, there are certain expectations for players and Johnson isn’t even remotely close to what you want from a small forward. There’s a good chance <a href=. SF. Los Angeles Lakers. WESLEY JOHNSON

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