Tag: Los Angeles Lakers

This Day In Lakers History: Phil Jackson Becomes Fastest Coach To Win 1,000 Games

When it comes to great Los Angeles Lakers coaches, the two who are always brought up first are Phil Jackson and...

Corey Hansford

Lakers Injury Report: D’Angelo Russell Questionable For Christmas Game Against Warriors

The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for their Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors and D'Angelo Russell is listed as questionable with a left thumb sprain that he suffered in the loss to the Detroit Pistons.…

Daniel Starkand

Lakers News: LeBron James Not Taking Matchups With Stephen Curry For Granted

The Los Angeles Lakers won't have much time to dwell on their loss to the Detroit Pistons as they must turn right around to take on the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day. Of course, that means another meeting between…

Corey Hansford

Lakers News: Austin Reaves Admits He Did Not Handle Pistons’ Aggressive Defense Well

The Los Angeles Lakers had chances on Monday night to get a win over the Detroit Pistons and move to 10-3 at home on the season. However, the young Pistons were not going to let the Lakers get away without…

Ron Gutterman

Lakers News: JJ Redick Upset With Turnovers In Loss To Pistons

The Los Angeles Lakers had been showing real signs of life defensively and they looked poised to continue when the team returned home to play the Detroit Pistons. Detroit entered the night with a sub-.500 record but have been feisty…

Matt Peralta

Dennis Smith Jr. Believes He Can Help Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have slowly begun to turn things around as of late as they've rediscovered their defensive identity which has led to better offensive possessions. Although the Lakers have started to show real signs of life on both…

Matt Peralta

Max Christie Discusses Preparation As Lakers’ Primary Defensive Stopper

JJ Redick recently made the decision to insert third-year guard Max Christie into the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup in the role of defensive stopper, and the results have been solid so far. Despite facing off with the likes of…

Corey Hansford

Lakers News: JJ Redick Explains Why He Went With Small-Ball Lineup Vs. Pistons

The Los Angeles Lakers saw their three-game win streak come to an end at the hands of the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Head coach JJ Redick has continued to tinker with his rotation and with both of his backup…

Corey Hansford

Anthony Davis Expects Teams To Exploit Lakers’ Recent Turnover & Physicality Issues

The Los Angeles Lakers have been among the better teams in the league at taking care of the basketball this season. On the year, they rank No. 8 in the NBA in turnovers per game and No. 8 in turnover…

Ron Gutterman

LeBron James Discusses What Lakers Need To Do To Be More Physical

The Los Angeles Lakers have been excellent this season on their home floor. They went into their matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night having won nine of 12 at home this season. And while LeBron James had himself…

Ron Gutterman