McRoberts, Murphy Making Loss of Lamar Odom Much Easier
The Lakers are adjusting in many different aspects in regards to both their team and their game play as we enter this New Year. One of the most apparent changes is with the coaching staff, which is now without Phil…
Top 5 Matchups: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets
The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Houston Rockets tonight, a team in which they almost sent Pau Gasol to in the nixed Chris Paul trade. However, the Lakers and Rockets have a history of facing each other in some…
Pre-Game Report: Lakers Look to Rebound Against Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers (3-3) 7:30 PM PST, January 3, 2012 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TV: KCAL Radio: 710 AM (English), 1330 AM (Spanish) Rockets Projected Starting Line-Up: PG: Kyle Lowry SG: Kevin Martin SF: Chase Budinger…
Kobe Bryant Having Trouble Adjusting to New System
Kobe Bryant has amassed five NBA Championship rings so far in his career and although all five of those teams were different in some way, one thing remained constant, the Triangle Offense. Bryant worked well in the Triangle Offense with…
Pau Gasol Playing Through Shoulder Pain
Los Angeles Lakers' big man Pau Gasol is currently dealing with a shoulder injury, but he is doing whatever it takes to stay on the floor. Gasol hurt the shoulder during the Lakers' season opener versus the Chicago Bulls and…
Can Gilbert Arenas Become Agent Hero for the Lakers?
When I was a kid, whenever I approached my mom for advice she would ask me “what’s the worst that can happen if you make this decision?” Last year, according to HoopStats.com, Derek Fisher and Steve Blake scored fewer points…
Lakers Lack of Offense Leads to Loss at Denver
Two minutes and 30 seconds is practically an eternity in basketball. If the game is close, it’s just enough time to string together the points necessary to win. In crunch time, execution is key, turnovers are detrimental, and while maintaining…
Nuggets Come Through in Fourth, End Lakers Winning Streak
After an impressive comeback to defeat the Denver Nuggets on the last day of 2011 the Lakers saw themselves up against the same team on the first day of 2012. While Saturday's game was played at Staples Center in Los…
Kobe Bryant Becomes Youngest Player to Score 28,000 Points
After scoring his fourth point of today's game against the Denver Nuggets Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to score 28,000 points. Bryant is just the sixth player in NBA history to score at least 28,000 points.…
Andrew Bynum Makes Big Impact in Return to Lakers
What a difference a 7-foot center makes. After sitting out the first four games of the season due to a suspension he earned during the Western Conference Semi-Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, Andrew Bynum returned to the court with a…