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Western Conference Semifinals – Game Five It is May 21, 2012 and the (3) Los Angeles Lakers have returned to Chesapeake Energy Arena in the state capital and largest city in the state of Oklahoma to battle the (2) Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers suffered another tough ‘come-from-ahead’ loss in game four and several people have started the blame game. [...]

Western Conference Semifinals – Game Four It is May 19, 2012 and the (3) Los Angeles Lakers are set for a pivotal game against the (2) Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers secured a much-needed 99-96 victory over the Thunder on Friday. L.A. earned the win at the free throw line converting 41-of-42 free throws. Kobe Bryant was perfect from the [...]

Western Conference Semifinals – Game Two It is May 16, 2012 and the (3) Los Angeles Lakers are set to make the necessary adjustments and get back into the series against the (2) OKC Thunder. The Lakers looked old and tired and in need of a collective B12 shot against the young, rested and well-coached OKC Thunder team en route [...]

  Western Conference Semifinals Game 1 It is May 14, 2012 and the (3) Los Angeles Lakers are set to battle the (2) Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at Chesapeake Arena. The Lakers are facing an uphill battle dealing with the talented, young and rested OKC Thunder team. This second-round matchup is the first series since Pau Gasol came to L.A. [...]

Western Conference 1st Round – Game 7 Its May 12, 2012 and the (3) Los Angeles Lakers find themselves with one last chance to end their series with the (6) Denver Nuggets. The hope in Los Angeles is that the Lakers have learned their lesson from failing to beat the Nuggets at home, with a three games to one advantage [...]

Western Conference 1st Round – Game 5 It is May 8, 2012 and the (3) Los Angeles Lakers have a chance to end their series with the (6) Denver Nuggets. The Lakers overcame a six-point halftime deficit and outscored the Nuggets 47-37 in the second half to come away with a hard-fought 92-88 road win on 5/6/12. The Lakers played [...]

Western Conference 1st Round – Game 4 It is May 6, 2012 and the (3) Los Angeles Lakers are prepared to bounce back against the (6) Denver Nuggets. The Lakers started slow, came out flat, got behind early and were not able to recover in their 99-84 loss to the Nuggets. The Lakers recipe for disaster, that has plagued them [...]

It is May 4, 2012 and the (3) Los Angeles Lakers are in Colorado for a pivotal game three against the (6) Denver Nuggets. The Lakers, as expected, took a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series and maintained their home court advantage. The Lakers two all-stars Kobe Bryant & Andrew Bynum combined for 65 points and led the Lakers to [...]

It is May 1, 2012 and the Los Angeles Lakers are back to work at the Staples Center tonight for the second game of their first round series with the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers won the first game 103-88, led by dominant performances by Andrew Bynum & Kobe Bryant. It was a solid playoff opener for the Lakers, very business-like, that has set the tone for how the Lakers will approach the playoffs.

The Lakers kick off the post season at Staples Center in Game 1 vs. the Denver Nuggets.

It’s April 26, 2012 and the (41-24) Los Angeles Lakers are in the state capitol to battle the (21-44) Sacramento Kings. The Lakers double-overtime 114-106 win over the OKC Thunder was a win that the Lakers had to have. The win over OKC; L.A.’s fourth comeback win, was the biggest of the year. What was improbable was the fact that [...]

It’s April 22, 2012 and the (40-24) Los Angeles Lakers host the (46-17) Oklahoma City Thunder at the Staples Center. The Spurs beat the Lakers soundly for the second time in nine days. Sunday’s matinee game against the Thunder gives the Lakers the opportunity to bounce back, win a game against an elite opponent, and gain some momentum before the [...]

It’s April 20, 2012 and the (40-23) Los Angeles Lakers are in Texas for an important game against the (45-16) San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers had a solid bounce back 99-87 win game against the Golden State Warriors after suffering their worst loss of the season to the Spurs on 4/17. Make no mistake tonight’s game against the Spurs on [...]

It’s April 14, 2012 and the (38-22) Los Angeles Lakers are set to battle the (34-26) Dallas Mavericks. Friday’s win against the Denver Nuggets secured a playoff spot for the Lakers, their 59th playoff berth in 64 seasons. The Lakers are 3-1 with Kobe Bryant sidelined, including three straight. The combination of Andrew Bynum & Pau Gasol inside and Matt [...]