Smush Watch

Article: The Lakers beat the Hornets for their fourth straight win.





Smush Stats: In 33 minutes, Smush scored 5 points on 2-5 shooting with 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block, 1 steal and 1 turnover.





Next Game: Thursday night in LA vs. the San Antonio Spurs at 10:30PM ET.

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Article: Kobe goes for 43 yet again as the Lakers beat the Bucks in LA.



Smush Stats: In 34 minutes, Smush scored 12 points on 5-10 shooting with 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 4 turnovers.





Next Game: Tonight at home vs. the NO/OK City Hornets at 9:30PM ET.

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Article: The Lakers pick up a big win in the playoff race vs. the Kings. Also, Scott Van Pelt shows how much he loves Smush once again in the video highlight.

Smush Stats: In 34 minutes, Smush scored 10 points on 4-10 shooting with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers.



Next Game: Friday night in Milwaukee vs. the Bucks at 10:30PM ET

Posted by philaduffia at 2:27 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: Kobe scores 43 as the Lakers win in Boston.

Smush Stats: In 36 minutes, Smush scored 14 points on 6-11 shooting with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 1 turnover.

Next Game: Tonight at home vs. the Sacramento Kings at 10:30PM ET.

Posted by philaduffia at 6:19 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: The Lakers blow a big lead late on the road in Cleveland to LeBron and the Cavs.

Smush Stats: In 38 minutes, Smush scored 14 points on 5-8 shooting with 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover.



Next Game: Tonight in Boston vs. the Celtics at 7:30PM ET.

Posted by philaduffia at 12:10 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: Kobe's desperation 3 misses at the buzzer as the Lakers lose in New Jersey.

Smush Stats: In 39 minutes, Smush scored 13 points on 5-10 shooting with 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 4 turnovers.

Posted by philaduffia at 12:06 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: The Lakers hold on to beat the T'Wolves.





Smush Stats: In 35 minutes, Smush scored 12 points on 6-10 shooting with 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 turnovers.

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Article: The Lakers lose a big one to the Kings in Sacramento.

Smush Stats: In 39 minutes, Smush scored 15 points on 6-11 shooting with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 turnovers.

Posted by philaduffia at 11:50 AM | Permalink | Comments

Article: Bob Hill and the Sonics get the better of Smush and the Lakers with a win in LA.

Smush Stats: In 33 minutes, Smush scored 15 points on 6-13 shooting with 1 rebound, 5 assists, 0 steals and 1 turnover.



Bonus Article on the Smush-Hill Feud: Feelings Aren't Mutual.



Smush Quote (on the game): This is disappointing. There are no other words to describe it other than disappointing. … They got to the front of the rim at least 25 times this game, shot 58% from the floor and a lot of those were just dunks. We didn’t hustle, didn’t get back to the paint.



Next Game: Tuesday night in Sacramento vs. the Kings at 10:00PM ET.

Posted by philaduffia at 11:47 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: Smush and the Lakers win round three of the Battle of the Parkers over Tony and the Spurs.



Smush Stats: In 40 minutes, Smush scored 18 points on 6-12 shooting with 1 rebound, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 turnover.

The Battle of the Parkers (round three):



Points - Smush 18 / Tony 10 --- Advantage Smush
Rebounds - Smush 1 / Tony 0 --- Advantage Smush
Assists - Smush 2 / Tony 3 --- Advantage Tony
Steals - Smush 3 / Tony 0 --- Advantage Smush
Turnovers - Smush 1 / Tony 2 --- Advantage Smush
Personal Fouls - Smush 1 / Tony 2 --- Advantage Smush

Result - Smush 5 / Tony 1

Smush finally comes out and takes it to Tony, this time in San Antonio. It was really a blowout in every category, plus Smush got the win. Smush has a chance to tie the season series on March 30th in LA, which is the last time they will play in the regular season.



Next Game: Today at home vs. the Sonics at 3:00PM ET on ABC. It's a Fordham matchup - Smush Parker vs. Bob Hill.

Posted by philaduffia at 11:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Article: The Lakers win the first professional sports game played in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.



Smush Stats: In 37 minutes, Smush scored 16 points on 7-10 shooting with 1 rebound, 7 assists, 5 steals and 3 turnovers.



Bonus Article: Smush's big steal plays a big role in the win.



Next Game: Friday Night in San Antonio vs. the Spurs at 8:30PM ET.

Posted by philaduffia at 8:46 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: Smush and the Lakers lose round two of the Battle of the Parkers to Tony and the Spurs in LA.





Smush Stats: In 36 minutes, Smush scored 9 points on 3-11 shooting with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 turnover.



The Battle of the Parkers (Round Two):

Points - Smush 9 / Tony 21 --- Advantage Tony
FGM-A - Smush 3-11 / Tony 10-18 --- Advatage Tony
Rebounds - Smush 4 / Tony 4 --- PUSH
Assists - Smush 5 / Tony 8 --- Advantage Tony
Steals - Smush 2 / Tony 0 --- Advantage Smush
Turnovers - Smush 1 / Tony 2 --- Advantage Smush
Personal Fouls - Smush 1 / Tony 2 --- Advantage Smush

Result - Smush 3 / Tony 3 (with one tie)



Even though it's techinically a tie, Tony won all of the major categories, and he got the win (which I'm still not counting), I'm going to go to the usual tiebreaker, so once again we have . . .

Advantage Tony:



Next Game: Wednesday night in Oklahoma City vs. the New Orleans Hornets at 8:00PM ET.

Posted by philaduffia at 1:53 PM | Permalink | Comments

Artcile: The Lakers pick up a big win at home over the Pistons.

Smush Stats: In 36 minutes, Smush scored 6 points on 3-4 shooting with 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover.

Next Game: Tonight at home vs. the Spurs at 10:30PM ET.

Posted by philaduffia at 6:27 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: Kobe becomes the youngest player to reach 16,000 points as the Lakers win on the road.

Smush Stats: In 16 minutes (because of major foul trouble - 5), Smush scored 5 points on 2-3 shooting with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 steals and 3 turnovers.

Next Game: Tonight at home vs the Detroit Pistons at 10:30PM ET on NBAtv.

Posted by philaduffia at 1:40 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: The Lakers start off March with a loss in Portland.

Smush Stats: In 41 minutes Smush scored 14 points on 6-10 shooting with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers.



Next Game: Tonight vs. the Golden State Warriors in Oakland at 10:30PM ET.

Posted by philaduffia at 9:18 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: The Lakers win big vs the Magic in LA.



Smush Stats: In 35 minutes, Smush scored 17 points on 6-12 shooting with 1 rebound, 7 assists, 3 steals ond 0 turnovers.

Posted by philaduffia at 9:12 PM | Permalink | Comments

Article: The Lakers lose a close one late at home vs. the Celtics.



Smush Stats: In 31 minutes, Smush scored 13 points on 3-6 shooting with 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers. Also, you can add Brian Scalabrine to the list of players Smush has dunked on this year.



Picture Of The Year:

Posted by philaduffia at 9:00 PM | Permalink | Comments