[外電] Lakers' flight lands safely, but eve …

看板Lakers (洛杉磯湖人)作者iamfuta (dada)時間15年前 (2011/04/26 20:04)推噓10(10推 0噓 13→)

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Lakers' flight lands safely, but everything else, including Kobe Bryant's physical status, is up in air They return from New Orleans in near-crisis mode, with concerns including Bryant's injured ankle, Pau Gasol's struggles, team-wide uninspired play and a playoff series tied 2-2 against feisty Hornets. By Mike Bresnahan http://0rz.tw/W1kI8 The Lakers swerved unsteadily into an ever-widening valley separating them from a third consecutive championship, their charter flight depositing them Monday at LAX at 3:30 a.m. before they reconvened 10 hours later at their training facility. Sleepy, injured, distracted, confused - choose an descriptor. Few would have predicted it four games into the first round against New Orleans. Despite an 11-game difference in the regular-season standings, the Lakers are somhow tied with the Hornets going into Game 5 Tuesday night at Staples Center. The only palatable headline for the Lakers coming out of Monday's practice would be the one proclaiming Kobe Bryant available for Game 5 of the best-of- seven series. "He says he'll play," Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said. And that's where the kind words ended. Bryant doesn't want to undergo an MRI exam or X-rays despite the team's desire to see what's going on inside his habitually troublesome ankle. Perhaps he simply doesn't want to know the extent of the damage. He didn't talk to reporters Monday. There are plenty of disruptions beyond Bryant's playing condition. Rookie Derrick Caracter was arrested after an alleged altercation with a female employee at a New Orleans restaurant early Sunday. Four-fifths of the Lakers training staff was told Saturday their contracts would not be renewed by the team. And who knows what's bothering Pau Gasol, who's been quiet in three of four games while averaging a puny 6.3 rebounds. Was it really only 10 months ago he put up 19 points and 18 rebounds in Game 7 of the NBA Finals? Jackson seemed apologetic for what's happened to the Lakers, sharing an anecdote from when their team plane landed at an almost-empty airport a handful of hours after being defeated in New Orleans. "The State Department plane was landing at the same time we were," Jackson said. "So I know that the government's working for you, even though the Lakers aren't." Where to begin? Trevor Ariza clearly outplayed Bryant in Game 4 and Carl Landry put up better numbers than Gasol. Chris Paul continued to outplay the entire Lakers team. The Lakers can't corral him on the periphery and are unable to track him once he gets inside the key. It's a lose-lose situation. It's worth mentioning (again) that the Hornets lost All-Star forward David West to a knee injury last month, went a mediocre 5-5 to end the regular season and looked nothing like serious play off contenders. The Lakers shrugged when they drew the Hornets. Let's see, they had Paul and Ariza and...who else, exactly? The Hornets have their attention now. Bryant can't shoot much worse than his five-for-18 night Sunday, but the Lakers will be happy just to have him after his ankle curled under him toward the end of Game 4. He was last seen by reporters boarding the team bus Sunday night on crutches. 大致翻譯: 湖人整個不在狀況內 Kobe不做MRI(因為他不想知道他到底傷多重)，但第五場一定會出賽但除了Kobe的傷，卡拉的情況更糟糕(被逮捕) 另外4/5的訓練員明年也說BYE BYE~ 對到黃蜂算是湖人的好籤運，BUT........ 別睡了湖人!!! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.113.123.80

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