Game Grades: Lakers Bring Back Swaggy, Get Victory
By Jacob Rude
<strong> 22 min, 3-7 FG, 0-1 FT, 6 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO</strong> <p>Possibly the worst game of Davis’ time in LA and it’s still more effective than most of Boozer’s games. He’s going to get a big pay day this summer whether it be from the Lakers or another team. Hopefully he finds a home in LA.</p>. PF. Los Angeles Lakers. ED DAVIS. B
C. <strong> 12 min, 2-4 FG, 0-0 FT, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO</strong> <p>Considering his role on the team, the less Sacre plays, the better. That’s not meant as a stab at Sacre, but you don’t want him seeing big minutes. This should be his range, if not less, every night.</p>. C. Los Angeles Lakers. ROBERT SACRE
PG. Los Angeles Lakers. RONNIE PRICE. C+. <strong> 17 min, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-4 FT, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO</strong> <p>It’s a shame that Clarkson isn’t getting more minutes, or more specifically, the minutes delegated to Price. Price might once have been a serviceable NBA player, but those days are past him and he shouldn’t be seeing this many minutes on an NBA team anymore.</p>
A. <strong> 27 min, 6-10 FG, 2-4 3P, 3-5 FT, 17 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO</strong> <p>Welcome back, Swaggy. We’re going to irrationally give him all the credit for this win. I mean, this team just needed some swag, right? In seriousness, his energy and scoring off the bench is as big to this year’s team as it was last year. Clearly, he and Bryant have a connection, and the Lakers will go as far as they carry them.</p>. SG. Los Angeles Lakers. NICK YOUNG