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The Suns come off a long road trip, play one home game and fly off when it's over to face the world champion Los Angeles Lakers the next day. It was Lakers 121-102 at home Nov. 12 when they last met like this and the Lakers did not have Pau Gasol back yet. PG: Steve Nash ... Derek Fisher

Nine of Dwyane Wade's 26 points were scored in the final two minutes, while 3-pointers from Lakers Bryant and Derek Fisher came in the final 4.3 seconds. Miami Heat fall to Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant's last-second three-point shotMiamiHerald.com

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The scenario: Lakers down by two with 3.2 seconds left. Ron Artest inbounded from the right sideline. He ignored Derek Fisher, who was open at halfcourt. He patiently waited for Bryant to break loose from a double-team by Wade and Udonis Haslem and come toward the ball.

For Lee, it had been 156 days since he won a meaningful game. "I remember, I dunked on Derek Fisher and had 13 in that game," Lee said, showing memory skills not quite up to par with his basketball skills (he scored only 4 points in that Game 3 victory over the L.A. Lakers during the finals, which he...

By IQofaWarrior More photos » by Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP 2 days ago: Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, center, is defended by Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum, left, and Derek Fisher during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanch...

By Kelly Dwyer Houston 101, Los Angeles Lakers 91 Kobe Bryant(notes) is still learning how to work out of the post. Derek Fisher(notes) is pretty bad, right now. Dallas 95, Detroit 90 Why? Los Angeles Clippers 101, Oklahoma City 93 Phoenix 101, Toronto 100

By J.E. Skeets Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle: "Rockets guard Trevor Ariza(notes) received his Lakers championship ring, along with a duplicate for his 19-month old son Tajh, from Los Angeles stars Kobe Bryant(notes) and Derek Fisher(notes) in a ceremony before Sunday night's tip-off at Sta...

Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "This was why Trevor Ariza came to Houston, for nights like these. It was not that he wanted to beat the Lakers, though he seemed to enjoy that as much as a very classy pregame ceremony in which Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher gave him his championship ri...

By dberri Jordan Farmar [2007-08]: 0.111 WP48 What of the other players on the Lakers? PG: Derek Fisher [199 Minutes, -0.024 WP48] PF: Pau Gasol [injured] C: Andrew Bynum [200 Minutes, 0.181 WP48] PG: Jordan Farmar [199 Minutes, 0.063 WP48] SG: Sasha Vujacic [55 Minutes, 0.048 WP48]

By Brandon Beshara After a long summer of anticipation for the start of this season, fall finally came around and I was ecstatic to see Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum finally take the floor together. I could not wait to see how well they played with each other and how much they...

By Kelly Dwyer Where to transition to? Derek Fisher(notes) had the rare zero-point, zero-rebound, zero-assist game. But he played ... well. OK. Good D. Got away with some hand-checks, maybe, but he pushed Aaron Brooks(notes) into places he didn't want to go. Didn't shut Brooks down, but Fisher made Phil Jacks...

By J.E. Skeets This team's starting lineup includes Andrew Bynum(notes), Pau Gasol(notes), Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher. Lamar Odom(notes), Luke Walton(notes), and Jordan Farmar come off the bench. Phil Jackson even coaches the outfit.

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Reasons to mope: The Lakers do not have much to mope about--particularly if they stay healthy--but it should be emphasized that they are not as deep as some people think. The Lakers regular starting five is talented--though not more so than Boston's Hall of Fame-stacked crew or San Antonio's trio of All-Star regulars (Manu Ginobili may not start but he is certainly part of their crunchtime lineup)--but Andrew Bynum is injury prone and inconsistent and Derek Fisher is slowing down. Also, the Lakers' bench--specifically Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic and Luke Walton--did not perform well last year; in the playoffs, Jackson often had to go with a six man rotation with Bynum starting but only playing nominal minutes before Odom took his pl...   [read the full post]

Broderick Turner and Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Derek Fisher, 35, in his 14th season and the final year of a contract that pays him $5 million, said he plans on playing beyond the 2009-10 NBA season. 'I'm definitely not shutting it down after this season,' Fisher said after th...

By dberri Reviewing the Lakers PG: Derek Fisher [2.6Wins Produced, 0.051 WP48] C: Andrew Bynum [4.8 Wins Produced, 0.158 WP48] PG: Jordan Farmar [-0.9 Wins Produced, -0.035 WP48] SG: Sasha Vujacic [2.7 Wins Produced, 0.099 WP48] What About Bynum? Mathletics, Kobe, and Odom

By dberri The Lakers in 2008-09 Derek Fisher: 2,441 min., 2.6 Wins Produced, 0.051 WP48 Andrew Bynum: 1,446 min., 4.8 Wins Produced, 0.158 WP48 Sasha Vujacic: 1,293 min., 2.7 Wins Produced, 0.099 WP48 First the Lakers: The Lakers lose… The Lakers add to their top 10…

By Legacy Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen While Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce get most of the credit for Boston, the duo of Rondo and Allen have been crucial to the success of the Boston Celtics. Mike Bibby and Joe Johnson Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson

By Andrew Ungvari The Lakers have two contracts that expire after next season in Adam Morrison ($5.25 million) and Derek Fisher ($5 million). They also have team options on Josh Powell, DJ Mbenga, and Sun Yue for less than a million dollars each. The Lakers don't have a first-round pick in next year's draft but...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Pau Gasol had 23 points on 9-11 field goal shooting but grabbed just three rebounds in 39:47. Trevor Ariza scored 13 points and had a team-high seven rebounds but shot just 5-13 from the field. Lamar Odom had just 11 points and two rebounds in 32:23, while Jordan Farmar chipped in 11 points in 15:56 off of the bench. Derek Fisher had solid numbers (nine points, two assists, no turnovers) but was burned repeatedly by Alston. If the Lakers truly are a deep team, nine-time champion Coach Phil Jackson apparently does not realize it because other than Odom and Farmar only three other reserves saw action and that trio combined to play fewer than 15 minutes--and listing Odom as a bench player is really just a matter of semantics because he plays starter...   [read the full post]

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By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) It was neither easy nor pretty but the Lakers displayed just enough grit, savvy and clutch play to defeat the Orlando Magic 101-96 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points and eight assists, adding four rebounds and two steals, but he also had seven turnovers in a game-high 48:30. Pau Gasol contributed 24 points and 10 rebounds; he scored seven of the Lakers' 13 overtime points, including a key three point play on a feed from Bryant to put the Lakers up 97-91 with 1:14 remaining. Lamar Odom made his presence felt with 19 points on 8-9 field goal shooting, eight rebounds and three blocked shots. Foul trouble limited starter Andrew Bynum to 16:24, so Odom played 45:43. Derek Fisher also did a solid job w...   [read the full post]

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By Andrew Ungvari Instead, they rely on irritants like Derek Fisher and Sasha Vujacic. If something does go down in this series, you can guarantee that Vujacic will probably be in the middle of it. Three players have been suspended in these playoffs so far (Dwight Howard, Rafer Alston, and Derek Fisher) and i...

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Kobe Bryant made some very interesting statements in recent interviews with Sole Collector magazine and USA TODAY. Bryant has long been weary of answering questions about the time that he spent playing alongside Shaquille O'Neal but this is what he told USA TODAY's Chris Colston: "I hear people say, 'Kobe has to prove he can win a title without Shaq.' Personally, I don't think that's true. The people who say Shaq would've won (the three championships from 2000 to 2002) without me, they're crazy. Those who think I would've won without him are crazy. That we both would've won without Derek Fisher, Robert Horry, Rick Fox and Horace Grant? Those people are crazy...I just want to just win it again. That's all I want. We were so close last year."   [read the full post]

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By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) 2: Derek Fisher three pointer, 10:16 3rd q: Correct; catch and shoot. 3: Derek Fisher three pointer, 3:18 3rd q: Correct; catch and shoot. Bryant made his first seven field goal attempts of the third quarter, so the Hornets began running a second defender at him no matter where he was on the court. In this case, Bryant was behind the three point line, but Paul just left Fisher wide open in order to trap Bryant and try to prevent him from shooting. 4: Pau Gasol slam dunk, 1:33 3rd q: Correct; Bryant elevated as if he was going to shoot a three pointer and then fired a pass to Gasol for an easy, uncontested dunk. 6: Derek Fisher three pointer, 4:36 4th q: Correct; catch and shoot. 7: Derek Fisher three pointer, :36 4th q: Correct; catch and shoot.   [read the full post]

Losing streak history as Celtics rout Kings Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - Lakers 130, Warriors 113 -- At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 31 points and Derek Fisher 19 as Los Angeles rolled. Sasha Vujacic had 17 points, Pau Gasol 13 ... The Associated Press International Herald Tribune

By Massacre LOS ANGELES (AP)— Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, Derek Fisher added 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 130-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. Sasha Vujacic had 17 points, Pau Gasol had 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Andrew Bynum chipped in wit...

By Kurt Records: Lakers 4-0 Rockets 4-2 Offensive ratings: Lakers 110.7 Rockets 105.2 Defensive ratings: Lakers 88 Rockets 98.6 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum

By Kurt Records: Lakers 0-0 Trailblazers 0-0 Offensive ratings: Lakers NA Trailblazers NA Defensive ratings: Lakers NA Trailblazers NA Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) Coach Jackson made what turned out to be the key strategic move in the series so far, switching the defensive assignments of his starting backcourt; he put Bryant on point guard Rajon Rondo and Derek Fisher on Allen. The Fisher-Allen matchup is not a great one for the Lakers and Allen is the only player who was really productive for the Celtics offensively but the brilliance of Jackson's decision is that it had a great impact at both ends of the court; Rondo is not a great outside shooter, so Bryant was free to roam around and disrupt whoever had the ball and this contributed to the slow starts that Garnett and Pierce had. Meanwhile, this crossmatch situation meant that whenever the Lakers got a stop and pushed the ball in transition Rondo had to...   [read the full post]

By Andrew Ungvari With Game 1 of the NBA Finals in the books, I thought it was time for an NBA Finals edition of my News, Notes and Observations. Sam Cassell looked great with Derek Fisher guarding him. After he made three consecutive shots, the Lakers put Kobe Bryant on him and he wasn't heard from again until...

By David Friedman Kobe Bryant passed early (six first quarter assists) and scored late (11 third quarter points) as the L.A. Lakers dismantled the Denver Nuggets 102-84 to take a 3-0 series lead. Bryant finished with game-high totals in points (22), assists (eight) and plus/minus (+21, tied with Derek Fisher) while tying for the team lead in rebounds (seven). He shot 9-19 from the field. Even more significant than Bryant's impressive numbers is the way that he controlled the game--and has controlled the entire series so far--with his scoring and passing; the Nuggets have tried several different defensive schemes but nothing they have done has stopped him individually or slowed down the Lakers collectively. Bryant simply reads the situation, shoots whe...   [read the full post]

By Jonny Point Guards - Derek Fisher and Jordan Farmar vs. Steve Blake - Shooting Guards - Kobe Bryant vs. Martell Webster - Prediction: Lakers. Centers - Pau Gasol vs. Joel Przybilla - Prediction: Lakers. 20+ Points: Kobe, Gasol. 7+ Assists: Lamar, Kobe Radio: KLAC, KWKW Internet: NBA LP

By David Friedman The big difference that everyone can see with this year's team is that young center Andrew Bynum has turned into a legitimate double-double threat. A difference that is perhaps not as noticed by the casual fan but is also very important is the switch at starting point guard from the unreliable Smush Parker to the steady Derek Fisher, who played on three championship teams with Bryant. The Lakers' bench has played very well so far and was strengthened by the acquisition of Trevor Ariza, who adds length, athletic ability and defense. Will the bench maintain this level of play throughout the season? When--not if--injuries hit, can one or more of the bench players temporarily move into the starting lineup without the team suffering a drop in p...   [read the full post]

By Sam Rubenstein Someone asks about the Phoenix-Lakers game, and Mike Breen loves the Lakers “Good defensive team, they’re sharing the ball, Phil Jackson is very pleased.” Mark Jackson make an observation, “You go from starting Smush Parker to starting Derek Fisher…” point taken.

By David Friedman Bryant sat out the first 6:09 of the second quarter and Denver pushed the lead to as much as 38-21. TNT's Doug Collins talked about how Kwame Brown's injury has had a domino effect, moving Andrew Bynum (12 points, 13 rebounds) into the starting lineup and upsetting the chemistry of the bench. Collins has a point but would a truly good team be that dependent on the contributions of a career journeyman like Brown? The answer to that question is obviously, "No." Bynum is an improving player but he is still inconsistent. Take a good look at the Lakers' top six players other than Bryant in terms of minutes played per game: Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum, Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, Vladimir Radmanovic. How many of those guys would be a top seven...   [read the full post]