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Lakers Edge Warriors, Get Run Over by Thunder
Lakers 104, Warriors 101 First, some thoughts on the Warriors game that the Lakers won on Tuesday night in Oakland. Kobe was at it again, taking 24 shots. Pau had to play 39 minutes to do it but managed…Read More
Lakers Get Outgun By Now-Healthy Grizz–102-96
No, the Lakers didn’t look very good last night, and Memphis did look very good. And it’s all no big deal–although it is for the Grizzlies because, after the top three teams in the West, there…Read More
Lakers Shoot 58%, Outgun Mavs, 109-93
Even at full strength, the Mavs aren’t very good, though you can’t dismiss a team with Dirk, Kidd and Terry. The Mavs are respectable and dangerous, but no longer “elite.” Especially without their…Read More
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Lakers Streamline Their Roster, Then Win One, Lose One
Lakers 97, T-Wolves 92 The trading deadline brought the Lakers a new look and renewed hope for an NBA title. Don’t ask why the Cleveland Cavaliers thought it was clever to send Ramon Sessions (and Christian…Read More
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Four Things To Note About the New-Look Lakers
As expected, the Los Angeles Lakers made some moves before the March 15 trade deadline. Some of the deals were needed. Some of the deals were unexpected. Again, I am talking about the Los Angeles Lakers.…Read More
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Lakers at the Deadline: Hello New Energy, Good Bye Familiar Faces
We all know Kobe can win without Shaq–he has won 2 championships without the recently retired…Read More
Lakers Trade Derek Fisher, Acquire Ramon Sessions
At long last, the Los Angeles Lakers addressed their needs at point guard on Thursday, in pair of trades.…Read More
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Lakers Plod Past Hornets in OT, 106-101
That’s three overtimes in two back-to-back road games, wins that overcame a 17-point deficit in both…Read More
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Lakers Ride Bynum to 2OT win in Memphis, 116-111
Sometimes I think that the Lakers have finally figured things out. Then I wonder. Yes, they went to Bynum…Read More
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Lakers Power Past Celtics, 97-94
The Lakers won this afternoon mostly because they were serious about getting the ball down low to Andrew…Read More
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Lakers Stay Weird, Beat T-Wolves Anyway, 105-102
If Laker players, coaches, fans and media are going to be happy as long as the Lakers win no matter how lucky they were or how poorly they played, the team ain’t going anywhere, whether they make the…Read More
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Lakers Bottom Out, Lose to Wizards, 106-101
Funny, it’s not just James Worthy who, in the post-game show, couldn’t quite utter the words, “Kobe shot too much.” It’s also Mike Brown, the LA Times writers, and oh let’s throw in everyone…Read More
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Stuckey, Pistons Blow By Lakers, 88–85 in OT
When Kobe hit the 17-foot jumper at the buzzer to force overtime, he solidified his reputation as The Man You’d Most Want to Shoot the Last Shot. No one else playing today comes close to him, and only…Read More
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Lakers Big Three Hit their Shots, Beat Heat, 93-83
With this win the Lakers’ record rises to 23-14, fourth best in the West. Sounds good, but of the 23 wins, there are very few “impressive”ones. For example, beating the Kings Friday night was a…Read More
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Top 5 Reasons to Watch Sunday’s Lakers-Heat Matchup
The stars come together Sunday afternoon for a showdown between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers. Miami’s ‘Big 3’ will try to finish their west coast trip with an impressive 10-1 record…Read More
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Lakers beat T-Wolves 104-85, and Yet…
Let’s get to the two salient points right away: 1) Kobe shouldn’t have played, or should have played light minutes, perhaps to get used to the face mask. Instead, he played 32 minutes. Long enough…Read More
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Rumor Has It: A Guaran-Sheed Trade?
Rasheed Wallace is coming out of retirement, ironically for the Lakers since he retired a Boston Celtic. Most of the talk about the Lakers has been about depth, specifically depth with younger players;…Read More
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Lakers Do Dallas, 96-91
Something semi-revolutionary happened last night in this sloppy win over the Mavs, who insist on going down firing 3-pointers. In their last encounter, an almost laughable 73-70 Lakers win at Staples,…Read More
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Loss to Thunder, 100-85, Ends First Half of Crazy Season
The win in Dallas the previous night greatly mitigated this nearly inevitable loss to a team with the best record in the West playing on their home court. No biggie. Sure, Kobe shot too much (stop the…Read More
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Rumor Has It: Pau Gasol for Anyone
Pau Gasol was traded this season; yes, he is still a Laker and no, the trade that would have sent him to Houston and would have brought Chris Paul did not go through, but the effects of that are still…Read More
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