Lakers Win Season Opener

On the heels of the championship ring ceremony at Staples Center yesterday (Oct. 27), the Lakers played their season-opener against down-the-street rivals the Clippers. During the last two seasons, the Lakers have won eight consecutive games against the Clippers (by an average of 22 points) but the team put up more of a fight last night. Although the Lakers eventually walked away with a 99-92 win, they pulled it off in the fourth quarter. Exactly one year ago, the Lakers beat the Clippers 117-79, but last night’s victory wasn’t as much of a blowout. The Lakers are now 1-0 in the 2009-10 season, and during the season-opener Kobe Bryant had 33 points and Andrew Bynum had 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Before the game, Lakers Coach Phil Jackson warned the team: “Someone on the other end of the floor wants to beat the pumpkin out of you.” And the Clippers did put up a fight, but with 2:57 to play and the Lakers ahead 94-81 Lakers’ fans began to shuffle out of the arena, knowing what the outcome of the game would be. The Lakers were without Pau Gasol (due to a strained right hamstring) and the Clippers without rookie Blake Griffin (due to a stress fracture, right knee cap), although Bynum played despite passing on the last two exhibition games due to a sore shoulder.

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Posted in General on October 28, 2009

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