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Kwame Brown went after an offensive board and, with Fisher’s left arm caught up in his right, tried to untangle himself from his former teammate by pulling away. The slow-mo caught Fisher’s face after Brown pulled on his left arm – it was a look of pain. The Lakers took a timeout and Fisher headed to the locker room. He [...]

…And we’re not talking about the weather. Boy were the Lakers cold on the court tonight. They didn’t attempt their first shot until almost two minutes into the game, and didn’t hit their first field goal until almost three minutes after that, and that was on their SEVENTH attempt. They managed to hit just five shots in 22 tries in [...]

“I love everything about those kids,” Kobe Bryant said of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. “They work extremely hard, they’re all about winning and they’re not afraid.” Hard-working, hungry for victory and fearless – sounds like someone we know. And with just a quarter left in the regular season, Bryant is aware that in order to get to the top [...]

Eric Bledsoe saw an open lane and drove to the hoop. He tossed up a floater but his attempt changed directions when it met the long arm of Andrew Bynum. A half a moment later, DeAndre Jordan grabbed the offensive rebound from Bledsoe’s miss and rose to get a shot up himself, but the ball was met, again, by the [...]

Oh curses, shmurses. That’s two in a row at the Rose Garden for the Lakers (including last season). Me thinks I feel the turning of the tide, and hopefully for good this time. This is how Champions pursue victory after all – by being patient yet persistent; cautious yet confident. The Lakers could have taken their early 10-2 lead to [...]

Break’s over people. All-Star weekend has come and gone (as is Carmelo Anthony from Denver – FINALLY) and the post-season is clearer and closer than ever on the horizon. Forget the injuries. Forget the losing streaks. Forget the puzzling subpar play in the first 57 games. That three-peat is incumbent on what the Lakers do from here on out. Before [...]

This season’s All-Stars were treated to a rock-‘n-roller’s welcome by Lenny Kravitz; each player’s name announced with a blare of electronic guitars and drums pounding in the background. After some opening words from the L.A. All-Stars Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin and Pau Gasol (said in both Spanish and in English), the NBA’s best took to the floor to put on [...]

Just vent, Laker Nation. We’re listening…

Between Kobe Bryant playing with flu-like symptoms, the Lakers’ downward spiral of perimeter shooting, the 24 personal fouls committed, and the fact they were playing the Charlotte Bobcats – did we really expect a well-played night on the fourth game in five days? In short – yes, we sure did. After winning their first four games on this Grammy trip, [...]

We may have wanted that perfect road trip too badly. The Lakers appeared to be on their way after four solid wins in a row, but after taking down the Celtics and the Knicks, the defending champs may have gotten too overconfident. Yes they’d won a championship on Orlando’s home floor before and yes they were riding a wave of [...]

…The Lakers are back in a town near you and they’re not leaving without a victory. The Knicks had an 11-3 lead early in the first quarter and they really thought they had something good going. Raymond Felton (20 points on 7-12, 7 assists, 3 steals) couldn’t miss and the Lakers were turning the ball over like no one’s business. [...]

I know it’ll be said, and you all know it’ll be said – that the Lakers won this game because the Celtics had a depleted roster. Well to Doc Rivers and his “Lakers never beat us when…” philosophy, I say, cancel my subscription, I’m done with your issues. The Lakers won, not because Boston didn’t have enough players, but because [...]

…when O’s not strong. And the Lakers’ offense was definitely not in its finest hours this night in Memphis so thank goodness they had some good ol’ defense to rely on. It’s been a while since they’ve been able to fall back on that, but we’re sure glad they remembered how to use it. The Memphis Grizzlies have defeated the [...]

The Lakers walked back to the bench during a time out and the camera cut to a smirking Phil Jackson. Before that quick break, Pau Gasol had blocked David Andersen’s three-point attempt, then Ron Artest followed that by intercepting a pass. That smirk on Phil was probably one of sheer joy that his team remembered what ball movement and defense [...]