Matt Peralta

Matt was born and raised in Long Beach, Calif. and is a lifelong Lakers fan. Because of his love for basketball and the Lakers, Matt successfully pursued a degree in journalism at California State University, Long Beach (#GoBeach) and is now a Staff Writer for LakersNation.com. He is also a Staff Writer for RamsNewsWire.com and RaidersNewsWire.com. Contact: mattp@mediumlargela.com Twitter: @_MatthewPeralta Instagram: @matthewperalta
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JJ Redick Insists Lakers Weren’t ‘Haunted By Ghosts Of The Past’ Vs. Nuggets

After losing to the Orlando Magic in heartbreaking fashion, the Los Angeles Lakers had to turn around and face off against a Denver Nuggets team that's had their number the past few years. Even though the Nuggets were missing Aaron…

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Austin Reaves Has Blunt Assessment Of Lakers Loss To Nuggets

Since signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, Austin Reaves hasn't earned many wins going up against the Denver Nuggets. Reaves has been front and center for nearly all of the Lakers' battles against the Nuggets, and even though he had…

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Michael Malone: JJ Redick Is Doing Great Job As Lakers’ Head Coach

JJ Redick has already surpassed expectations in his first year as the Los Angeles Lakers' head coach. Despite not having any previous coaching experience, Redick has assimilated well to life on the sidelines and has the Lakers playing great basketball.…

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JJ Redick: Missed Free Throws Swung Game In Lakers Loss To Magic

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick finally suffered his first home loss of the 2024-25 season after the team suffered a heartbreaker at the hands of the Orlando Magic. Despite Orlando being shorthanded and on the second night of…

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Lakers News: Magic’s Paolo Banchero Is Big LeBron James Fan

Now in Year 22, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James finds himself going up against players that grew up watching him. For example, James has gotten the chance to suit up against rising stars like Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero,…

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Will JJ Redick Leave Dalton Knecht In Lakers Starting Lineup When Rui Hachimura Returns?

Dalton Knecht has been the biggest story for the Los Angeles Lakers the past week as the rookie has become one of its best scoring threats. Even on a team featuring LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Knecht has found a…

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Lakers Injury Update: JJ Redick Hopeful Rui Hachimura & Jaxson Hayes Return This Week

The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing some great basketball the past couple of weeks and they've been able to win games despite missing some of their rotation players like Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes. Both Hachimura and Hayes are…

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Emirates NBA Cup Western Conference Group B Update: Lakers Improve To 2-0 After Win Over Jazz

The second week of the Emirates NBA Cup kicked off on Tuesday and the set of games didn't disappoint as there were several close and exciting finishes to the slate. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics dueled it out in…

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Lakers Highlights: Dalton Knecht Catches Fire In Win Over Jazz

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the best teams in the league the past couple of weeks and they looked to continue their recent success when they hosted the Utah Jazz for the second game of group play…

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Lakers News: LeBron James Surprised It Took 22 Seasons To Record Four Straight Triple-Doubles

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James may have started the 2024-25 season a bit slow by his standards, but he's started to find his groove the past couple of weeks. James has assumed point guard duties on the floor after…

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