Laker Nation

  It’s April 9, 2012 and the (35-22) Los Angeles Lakers are in the big easy to play the (15-41) New Orleans Hornets. In the first game of a three-game road trip, playing without Kobe Bryant, the Suns (125-105) routed the Lakers. Saturday’s game against the Suns was the Lakers first in two seasons without the services of Kobe Bryant. [...]

It’s April 7, 2012 and the (35-21) Los Angeles Lakers are in the desert, dealing with 90-degree weather, looking to bounce back for last night’s loss against the (28-27) Phoenix Suns. The Lakers had their four-game winning streak snapped in the 112-107 loss to the Rockets. Although the loss was disappointing, the way the Lakers have performed defensively as of [...]

It’s April 4, 2012 and the (34-20) Los Angeles Lakers face the (32-21) Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center in the 55thgame of the year. Pau Gasol (22 points and 12 rebounds) & Ramon Sessions’ (19 points and 11 assists) posted a double-double, Kobe scored 24 points and his three-point shot at the end of the game saved the Lakers from a bad loss to the Nets after the purple and gold clad team lost a 17-point lead.

It’s April 3, 2012 and the (33-20) Los Angeles Lakers face the (19-35) New Jersey Nets in a trap game at the Staples Center. The good news, the Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors (120-112) for the second time in five days by producing a season-high 120 points.

It is March 29, 2012 and the Pacific Division leading (31-19) Los Angeles Lakers face the Northwest Division leading (38-12) Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers were able to rely on Kobe Bryant down the stretch to beat the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on a Magic day in L. A., as former Laker Magic Johnson becomes the face of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

It is March 27, 2012 and the (30-19) Los Angeles Lakers have traveled to Oakland, CA for a run against (20-27) Golden State Warriors. The Lakers had a subpar effort against the Grizzlies, never matched the intensity of their opponent, which resulted in a 102-96 loss, their second home loss in seven days. The Grizzlies had seven players score in [...]

It is March 25, 2012 and the (30-18) Los Angeles Lakers don their Sunday white jerseys to face the (25-21) Memphis Grizzlies, an hour later than usual. The Lakers beat the Trailblazers 103-96 on 3/23/12, but an interesting take away from the game was that all five starters for the Lakers were in double digits highlighted by Ramon Sessions’ 20-point [...]

It’s March 23, 2012 and the (29-18) Los Angeles Lakers are back to work at the Staples Center to start a two-game home stand against the (22-25) Portland Trailblazers. The Lakers put on one of their best performances of the year shooting the lights out in Dallas and dismantling the Mavericks beating them for the third time this season and [...]

It is March 21, 2012 and the (28-18) Los Angeles Lakers are facing the tough challenge of removing the stench of a bad two-game skid and snapping a four-game winning streak of the (27-20) defending World Champion Dallas Mavericks. That challenge is much more daunting in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

It is March 20, 2012 and the (28-17) Los Angeles Lakers are in H-town to face the (24-22) Houston Rockets. The Lakers seek to bounce back from a terrible performance at home against Utah, losing 103-99. The Lakers came out flat with no energy, suffered through a bad shooting night by Kobe Bryant (3-for-20), had an amazing 27-turn over’s and [...]

The Lakers face the Utah Jazz, Sunday March 18th, 6:30pm PT at Staples Center.

  Its March 14, 2012 and the (26-16) Los Angeles Lakers ride a three-game winning streak into tonight’s game against the (10-32) New Orleans Hornets. Laker all-stars Kobe Bryant & Andrew Bynum combined to score 71 points. The Lakers were able to overcome a 17-point deficit for a come from behind 116-111 double-overtime victory on the road with playoff implications. [...]

It is March 13, 2012 and the (25-16) Los Angeles Lakers are in the “Mid-South”, in the southeast corner of the state of Tennessee for a run with the (24-16) Memphis Grizzlies. The Lakers hit the road after an invigorating 97-94 win against the rival Boston Celtics led by 59 point, 30 rebound, 14 assist and 2 block performance by [...]

It is March 9, 2012 and the (23-16) Los Angeles Lakers are in Mill city for a matchup with the vastly improved (21-19) Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers return home to the ‘twin cities’ where the franchise began in 1947 in the NBL. The Lakers, with George Mikan, won five championships calling Minneapolis, Minnesota home. The Lakers had the appearance of [...]