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| Kobe getting one of his 14 rebounds in the All-Star Game. Courtesy of NBA.com  pretty good Defense on Kobe in the All-Star game. Courtesy of NBA.com |
Surprisingly there is other talk in the NBA besides the Carmelo Anthony. There's talk in Miami about how the team is gelling, talk in Boston about how well the Celtics are playing at their age. There's even talk about how the Spurs are holding such a commanding lead in the league with their age. The Lakers are also a subject of talk these days, maybe much more than they want. The two-time defending champions seem to be acting like they don't want it anymore. The problem is not the loss to the NBA's worst team, the Cavaliers, it's more internal, there is something more going on. With 25 games remaining in the season the Lakers are sitting at third in the West and with something to prove. The second half starts off with a bang as the Atlanta Hawks (34-21) come to play tonight, and should be a test for the Lakers. Wednesday L.A. travels to play the Portland Trailblazers (32-24) and then the Clippers (21-35) and Thunder (35-19) to end the week. So the Lakeshow has to wake up and wake up fast as they play such a tough line up in the first week back. One positive sign is that Kobe Bryant looked well in the All-Star game as he scored 37 points and 14 rebounds and took home the MVP in front of the home crowd. With the trade dead-line over on Thursday of this week, coach Phil Jackson doesn't believe that the Lakers will make any moves. It will be an interesting second half for the Lakers. Matt Barnes is set to come back sometime next week and Theo Ratliff should return soon as well. In my opinion, if the Lakers are going to make a move by Thursday, it has to be at the point guard position.
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| Matt Barnes is set to come back sometime next week. Courtesy of Sportsnewscaster.com |
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