Tune in Thursday at 10:30 PM EST as the Phoenix Suns take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Romy Aquino from
Hoop Heads North will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Welcome folks, it's the return of the Big Shaq-tus to LA as the Phoenix Suns visit Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers tonight.
Steve Nash Update: Steve Nash (ankle sprain) will not play against the Lakers on Thursday, and is not certain to play on Friday against the Raptors.
Los Angeles Lakers: 47-10, 94.7 possessions per game (5th), 114.2 points scored per 100 possessions (1st), 105.5 points allowed per 100 possessions (7th).
Phoenix Suns: 32-24, 95.0 possessions per game (4th), 111.7 points scored per 100 possessions (4th), 109.5 points allowed per 100 possessions (20th).
Welcome folks, few minutes until game time, it's the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Phoenix Suns tonight as Shaq returns to LA
Steve Nash Update: Steve Nash (ankle sprain) will not play against the Lakers on Thursday, and is not certain to play on Friday against the Raptors.
Ouch. Nash said the ankle was "purple and sore" and "day-to-day". Suns coach Alvin Gentry said he's "hopeful" that Nash can play Friday. It appears that Goran Dragic will start in Nash's place.
For the betters, the Lakers are 11.5 pt favorites
Other injuries for this game: Amare Stoudemire for the Suns and Andrew Bynum for the Lakers
But you guys probably already knew that, lol
The Lakeshow are an astounding 26-4 at home
The Suns are 15-13 on the road
Suns starters: Barbosa, Tucker, Shaq, Hill, J-Rich
Lakers starters: Bryant, Fisher, Gasol, Odom, Walton
Tipoff: Shaq-Gasol
Phoenix Ball
Barbosa at the line and misses
Gasol with the board
11:18 Kobe nails the jumper
10:45 Kobe fouled by Barbosa
Kobe at the line: hits his first
Bryant misses his second
Kobe nails the long J
10:13 Big Shaq with the dunk
9:47 Kobe with the nice dish to Gasol for the dunk
9:34 Shaq with another jam
7-4 Lakers
9:06 Barbosa nails the three
8:51 Luke Walton with the long j
8:33 Barbosa steals it and gets the breakaway layup
Lakers up 11-9
8:04 Grant Hill steals it, and a nice slam by J-Rich
7:37 Walton with the jumper
7:27 Barbose nails the jumper
TSN2 in Canada
6:58 J-Rich with the lay in down low
