| 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. |
| Player Capsule: Steve Blake |
| There was a particularly bright spot for
the Lakers in the second half of the
season, and it wasn’t what was
expected prior to a season full of huge
expectations for an All-Star-laden
roster: the play of reserve guard Steve
Blake. |
| Kupchak Conversation |
| Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak sat
down with Lakers.com to go over the
current happenings in the basketball
operations office. |
| Player Capsule: Devin Ebanks |
| It was a quiet season for third year
wing Devin Ebanks, who made only five
appearances of no more than six minutes
apiece from Dec. 22 through the close of
the season. |
