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It is March 6, 2012 and the (23-14) Los Angeles Lakers start a three-game road trip in the largest city in the state of Michigan, Detroit, on a cold 40-degree day that feels like 30 due to 23-34 mph winds to match up with the (12-26) Pistons.

It is March 4, 2012 and the (22-14) Los Angeles Lakers face the (28-7) Miami Heat who holds the third-best record in the NBA. The Lakers and Heat will be promoting Hispanic Heritage this month and will don their Sunday white ‘Los Lakers’ jerseys while the Miami dons their black ‘El Heat’ road jerseys. This afternoon’s highly anticipated re-match is [...]

It is March 2, 2012 and the (21-14) Los Angeles Lakers are facing the (12-23) Sacramento Kings at the Staples Center.

It’s February 29, 2012 and the (20-14) Los Angeles Lakers start the second half of the season by hosting the (18-17) Minnesota Timberwolves. Kobe Bryant scored 27 points in the All-Star game and passed Michael Jordan to become the leading scorer in All-Star game history with 271 points.

It’s February 23, 2012 and the (20-13) Los Angeles Lakers are in Oklahoma City, the state capital of Oklahoma and its largest city, to do battle with the (26-7) Thunder. The Lakers got a huge road win in Dallas, arguably their best road win of the season. The Lakers put on a solid team effort, but had to hold on at the end and came close to giving the game away at the end by missing free throws.

It’s February 22, 2012 and the (19-13) Los Angeles Lakers are in the heart of Texas to put the off-the-court turmoil behind them and face the (21-12) defending champion Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers embark on a short, but very important two-game road trip that pits L.A. against the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder on back-to-back nights. The Lakers [...]

It’s February 20, 2012 and the (18-13) Los Angeles Lakers return to the Staples Center to face the (17-15) Portland Trailblazers. The Lakers had a disappointing and forgettable performance against the Suns in Phoenix. It appears that the team that beat the Suns easily on Friday at the Staples Center was not the same team that showed up in purple [...]

It’s February 19, 2012 and the (18-12) Lakers have traveled to the valley of the sun to play the (12-19) Phoenix Suns. Two days after defeating the Suns at the Staples Center round two will take place at the US Airways Arena. Despite Friday’s much needed Laker win there was a good dose of the good, the bad and the [...]

It’s February 17, 2012 and the (17-12) Los Angeles Lakers host the (12-18) Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center. The Lakers easily dispatched the Hawks on Valentine’s Day it is doubtful that the purple and gold will show the Suns any love. Kobe Bryant has a strong aversion for the professional basketball team from Phoenix. Could it be the Kobe [...]

It’s February 14, 2012, Valentine’s Day, the (16-12) Los Angeles Lakers are hosting the (18-10) Atlanta Hawks. The Lakers return home after an average Grammy road trip salvaging a split. The extended road trip left the Lakers with far more questions than answers.

It’s February 12, 2012 and the (15-12) Los Angeles Lakers are in the provincial capital of Ontario and Canada’s largest city Toronto, and in their only appearance at the Air Canada Centre to face the (9-19) Raptors.

It’s February 10, 2012 and the (15-11) Los Angeles Lakers are ready to take a bite out of the big apple in a back-to-back game against the (11-15) New York Knicks. The Lakers were able to outlast the Celtics in Boston, force them to deal with rejection, put an end to their five-game winning streak and snap their own two-game losing skid.

It’s Thursday February 9, 2012 and the (14-11) Los Angeles Lakers have traveled to Boston to square off against the (14-10) Celtics in basketball’s best rivalry. Tonight’s match up is a historic rivalry renewed at the TD Banknorth Garden. There is never a shortage of storylines when the Celtics and Lakers collide. These two storied franchises are synonymous with NBA [...]

It’s Monday February 6, 2012 the (14-10) Los Angeles Lakers are on the third stop of their season-long six-game Grammy road trip in the city of brotherly love, Kobe Bryant’s hometown, for a meeting with the (17-7) 76ers. The Lakers fell apart and lost the second game of the road trip to the Utah Jazz. Head coach Mike Brown is [...]