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Lakers News: Kobe Says Lakers Will Be Big Problem In Playoffs

By | March 13, 2013|

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Denver NuggetsIn a recent interview with The Dan Patrick Show, Kobe Bryant discussed a wide variety of topics. Whether it was the team’s struggles for the majority of this season, the reported issues between Bryant and Dwight Howard, and even the possibility of Bryant winning the MVP award this season.

So what happens if the Lakers do happen to make the playoffs? Bryant wasn’t shy about that.

“We’re going to be a huge problem.”

There’s no question the Lakers have been more successful over the last three weeks than they were the first four months of the season. With their fourth straight win on Tuesday night in Orlando, the Lakers have crawled back into the playoff picture, clinging to the eighth seed in the Western Conference.

If the Lakers do reach the postseason they’ll most likely face the Spurs, Thunder, Grizzlies or Clippers, four teams that the Lakers are a combined 1-9 against this season. So even though they’ve been better recently, it’s going to be an uphill climb if they reach the playoffs.

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  • Damir Markota

    The game against the Hawks showed the real problems of this Lakers team.In the best case scenario, we can take a game or two in the first round, regardless who we play.We don’t have anyone, who can score and provide with consistent help from our second unit.That makes Kobe to start taking ill-advised shots after shots, which are not going through the net and as a result, we have lost so many games this season. The age factor is another big problem for this team.Last night in Atlanta they erased their lead in the end of the third quarter and went ahead with 5-6 points, but their legs slowed them down.The jump-shots were not going in.The long range tries were not going in and… we lost another close game.
    And something very important. Basically, the Lakers are playing 4 against 5, each and every game.Earl Clark is destroying our offense.He can’t score.He can’t defend his man.He can’t play basketball at all.I am wondering why, coach D’Antoni doesn’t see that and start using D.Ebanks instead!