Laker Nation

Celtics cruise in this one, handing the Lakers their 27th loss of this season.

After a 4-7 record under Mike D'Antoni, you have to ask: was Mike Brown really to blame for the Lakers woes?

And so it begins. The 2012-13 is under way and all eyes are on the new-look Lakers with superstar additions Steve Nash and Dwight Howard. They open the season tonight in Staples Center against their Texas nemesis the Dallas Mavericks.