Year: 2012

Lakers Lose To Portland, Off To 0-2 Start

The Lakers last night didn't exactly look like gangbusters. And they're probably not going to for a while. Nevertheless, it was still a bit of a surprise when the Dallas Mavericks handily beat the Lakers on Opening Night. And the…

Lakers News: Steve Nash Leaves Game With Left Leg Contusion

After colliding with rookie Damian Lillard in Wednesday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Steve Nash headed to the locker room with a contusion in the lower left leg according to Mike Trudell of Lakers.com via Twitter:   Steve…

Top 5 NBA Halloween Costumes

Happy Halloween to every one here at Lakers Nation! This is the only time of the year when people can dress up in unique costumes and be someone else for one day. However, the NBA has seen it's fair share…

Lakers News: Blazers Prepared to Use Hack-A-Dwight

After an awful night from the free-throw line, shooting 3-of-14 in the loss to the Dallas Mavericks, the Portland Trail Blazers plan to force Dwight Howard to beat them from the charity stripe on Wednesday night at the Rose Garden…

Lakers Media Team Give a Visual Analysis of Lakers Loss to Mavs

The new-look Los Angeles Lakers lost their first game of the 2012-13 NBA season last night falling to the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center, 99-91.  In the aftermath of the first loss of the season, the Lakers franchise has…

The Not So Fantastic Four: Free Throws, Rebounds, Defense, Turnovers

One of the most common sports jeers, and perhaps one of the most effective, is a mere syllabic enunciation of a seemingly harmless word: Fun-da-men-tals. Had the Lakers played their season opener in that God-forsaken little town of Dallas, that…

Lakers Still Working to Build Chemistry in Princeton Offense

With eager anticipation, I already knew exactly what I would write for this opening night column. Even though the 0-8 preseason left all of us with a disappointing vibe heading into last night's game, there was still plenty of room…

Lakers News: Mike Brown Talks About Pressures of New Season

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied franchises in NBA history and there is certainly pressure that comes with being a member of the team. From the demanding fan base to the scores of media outlets, it…

The Theme For The 2012-13 Lakers: Cautious Optimism

I remember October 28, 2003 like it was a yesterday. In fact, I still have the "Lakers Reloaded" poster that was handed out at Staples Center to those of us who were lucky enough to attend the first meaningful game…

TNT’s Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal Believe Lakers Must Win Now

As arguably the team with the most pressure to win immediately headed into the 2012-13 NBA season, the new-look Los Angeles Lakers will be under a microscope from now until June; if they make it that far. With the additions…