| 2012-13 Top 10 Moments: #6 |
| On December 25, in a Christmas Day clash
with the New York Knicks at Staples
Center, the 7-foot Spaniard found that
extra lift that had been lacking in his
offensive game during the final seconds
of a close ballgame. |
| NBA Summer League 2013 Schedule Announced |
| This summer’s event will feature the
debut of a tournament style schedule
that will crown the first ever NBA
Summer League Champion on Monday, July
22. |
| Player Capsule: Jordan Hill |
| For all of L.A.’s injuries in 2012-13,
no player was hit with the bug worse
than Jordan Hill. |
| 2012-13 Top 10 Moments: #7 |
| Even in his 17th season, Kobe Bryant
posted one of the better statistical
years of his career, his field-goal
percentage (46.3) at its highest since
2008-09 in large part because of his
finishing ability. |
| 2012-13 Top 10 Moments: #8 |
| Not many seven footers put together even
one triple-double with assists, but Pau
Gasol managed to do it twice in the
final three games of the regular season. |
| 2012-13 Top 10 Moments: #9 |
| When the Lakers looked at one another on
the bench before starting the fourth
quarter at Golden State on Dec. 22,
things appeared pretty bleak even with
Steve Nash returning for the first time
in nearly two months, his team going
just 12-14 without him. |
| The Trainer's Take |
| >Lakers head athletic trainer Gary Vitti
endured what he called the toughest
season of his 29 in Los Angeles,
battling a plethora of injuries that
kept him and his staff working around
the clock. |
| Player Capsule: Metta World Peace |
| Metta World Peace played his best
basketball of 2012-13 early in the
season, averaging 14 points per game in
November and December while shooting it
well from the field (44.5 percent in
Dec.) and three (37.6 percent in Nov.). |
| 2012-13 Top 10 Moments: #10 |
| The last pick in the 2012 NBA Draft,
former Gonzaga center Robert Sacre,
split time between the Lakers and the
D-Fenders during his rookie campaign,
while also gaining the affection of his
teammates. |
| Player Capsule: Robert Sacre |
| The last pick in the 2012 NBA Draft,
former Gonzaga center Robert Sacre,
split time between the Lakers and the
D-Fenders during his rookie campaign,
while also gaining the affection of his
teammates. |
