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The Lakers handled visiting FC Barcelona Saturday night in an international affair at Staples Center. The Lakers' 108-104 victory wasn't quite as convincing, however, as the Red Sox 4-2 win over the Rays or Bernard Hopkins' 119-107 thumping of Kelly Pavlik.
It was a pretty cool idea for an international team to come over and strut their stuff for an american audience. Despite the fact that they have the name of a soccer team, FC Barcelona (led by former NBA guard Juan Carlos Navarro) was impressive.
They were clearly overmatched, but they didn't let an early Laker run lead to a blow out, and the game stayed competitive. Anyway, here are my five thoughts about the game:
FC Barcelona's coaches work for Al Capone. I wish I had a picture for this one, but the FC Barcelona coaching staff was clad in matching black pinstripe zoot suits with gold ties. All they were missing were felt hats with three-foot feathers. They did the Lakers a favor by allowing them to win Saturday night, but one day they will ask for a favor in return.
Lakers and FC Barcelona exchange gifts before the game. The Spaniards gave out gifts that represent their culture like wine, art, and music. The Lakers gave out gifts that represent L.A. culture like a jar of smog, an earthquake safety kit, and the complete second season of The Hills on DVD.
DJ Mbenga and his fancy footwork. The 7-foot back up center proved that he hasn't been working on his offensive game this pre-season when he picked up back-to-back traveling violations near the end of the third quarter. At least this clip makes up for it.
Kobe is ready to go. You know the guy in the pick-up game who is far more talented than everyone else in the gym? The guy who looks like he's not even trying but he's making shots you only make in your dreams? That was Kobe Saturday night. He scored 28 points on 10-14 shooting, and I'm pretty sure he never broke a sweat. At times it even looked as if Kobe was trying NOT to score but he had no choice. What a problem to have.
Sasha is no Tiger. In a sideline interview with Michael Eaves, Sasha (looking dapper as usual with the long hair/five o'clock shadow combo) mentioned that his golf scores are hovering around "108, 109, 110." A lower extremity injury is pretty much the only thing that Sasha and Tiger have in common right now.
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