Jan. 31: Bobcats at Lakers

[Carl Spackler]

Tip-off is 10:30 ET. Sure, we'll probably lose 108-79, but you never know. Reggie Williams makes his Bobcats debut tonight.

[rippadonn]

Glad to see someone else is staying up to watch this one.

[Its The Milk]

Count me in too. Wanna see what Reggie Williams has to offer and hopefully a repeat performance from Kembaaaaaaa

[Penalty Flag]

Any matchup on Bynum is better than Diop.

[Carl Spackler]

Kemba with 5 points early. Still can't make anything from the FT line: foul shot, jumper, they all clang off. But a nice three early and a layup over World Peace.

Lakers 20, Bobcats 13, Kobe 10

[cdandi1]

I'll be up for the game as well...

I thought Diop did pretty decent on the defensive boards..he is just a liability offensively and when isolated too long vs bynum on the block.

[Its The Milk]

Bynum is a monster.

[cdandi1]

bobcats defense is atrocious...at least the old 'cats teams would compete defensively.

[SOJA]

you know Kobe's not letting this one get away

[Carl Spackler]

Bobcats on a little run...Kemba with a jumper and one brings them to within 13 at 68-55 late in the third

[cdandi1]

I am glad I stayed up for the second half (debating over going to bed), because the 'cats showed some heart to battle back from 26 down and make the lakers sweat a little bit.

Maybe this third quarter can give the 'cats confidence for later in the road trip.

[Carl Spackler]

Lakers 106, Bobcats 73. I was pretty damn close with my prediction in the OP.

[cdandi1]

Just went and scanned the box score..though Kemba didn't shoot particularly well he did finish with 12 pts 6 rebounds 6 assists and only 1 turnover. He seems to be getting more and more comfortable. The bright spots in yet another loss continue to be the improved play of Walker and Henderson.

[rippadonn]

Gerald Wallace and Raymond Felton are going to kick our ars tonight! Revenge game, this could get ugly