Toronto Raptors to bang heads with Los Angeles Lakers at their home ground tonight
Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers will come face to face in another game tonight at the Staples Center on their home ground of Los Angeles.
The Lakers seem to be very confident against the Raptors. But even the Raptors do not seem to be shying back. All the Lakers are in great form and are thinking of keeping their performance up.
Bryant is Back
Kobe Bryant, the hero from the Lakers who had an offseason knee surgery also appears to be back in his superstar form again. Bryant is the shooting guard for the Lakers team. He is considered one of the most capable players in the NBA. He has also been compared
to Michael Jordan by many a sports expert. This is due to his ability of being a super shooting guard. Thought the superstar doesn’t seem to be very happy with this.
Bryant has been successful in averaging 25 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5 assists for himself. This helped the Lakers to lead and have a 5-0 start.
The Lakers, because of their dominating confrontations with the Raptors are looking forward to dwarf down the Raptors tonight as well.
Bryant has been at the top of the game and the Raptors can not gulp this down. They are aware of his potential just as much as he is of theirs. He has already averaged 33.6 points in his last ten games at the home ground. He shot 49.8 percent in those matches
which is very impressive.
Los Angeles Lakers stand tall amongst the ranks of Atlanta and New Orleans as the only unbeaten team of the NBA.
An Eye for an Eye
On the other hand, the Raptors have also been giving nightmares to their opponents. When they were playing against Cavaliers on Fri, 29th October 2010 they were as much feared by the opponent team as they wanted them.
No Bargain on Andrea Bargnani
The Raptors have Andrea Bargnani, the young and energetic power forward/ center who joined the team back in 2006. He has helped his team reach the NBA playoffs in his first two seasons.
He volunteered to take the load of the early scoring on his shoulders with 24 points. Even when the team lost their matches against Sacramento Kings and Utah, he scored 54 points. Let’s not forget that he is the one who has averaged 21.3 points while playing
against the Lakers in his last three games.
Raptors Grinding their Teeth to bite the Lakers
The Toronto Raptors have been improving their defenses drastically. It seems as though they have been looking for a chance to unleash their attacks and bite the Lakers bone deep.
They gave an average of 103.8 points to the Kings and Jazz and that seems to be preparation enough. The Raptors have been successful in not letting their first road games drop ever since 2006-07.
Head to Head- Raptors and Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors have played a total of 28 games in the regular season. The number of playoffs for the Lakers is 22 whereas that for the Raptors is 6. But luck may turn around for any of the two teams.
The Lakers have been champions and they have maintained their score throughout but the Raptors are also improving. If we look closely at the way they have been playing these days they may win if they play with determination and keep following the basic rules.
The coach has to emphasize on training the team on how to get rebounds for themselves.
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