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NBA.com: The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Kia, respectively, for games played in February… Bryant led the Lakers to a 13-2 mark, averaging team highs in points (27.2 ppg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.07 spg). Bryant, who shot .507 [...]

The center is beginning a second week of jogging in a therapeutic pool in his recovery from a dislocated kneecap. He probably won’t play until late March or early April. L.A. Times: Andrew Bynum began his second week of jogging in a therapeutic pool, although there still wasn’t a specific target date for his return. He hasn’t started jogging on [...]

Hoopsworld: Phil Jackson sat in his office at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility last Tuesday morning long after practice had concluded and was seemingly impressed by what he saw: Jordan Farmar working feverishly on his three-point stroke several hours before tip-off against the Portland Trail Blazers later that night at the Staples Center. Yet, the late season dedication is [...]

Smart choice, Dirk. O.C. Register: Bryant scored 52 points on 15-of-27 shooting. After making only three of his first 10 free throws, Bryant sank his final 17. He also had 11 rebounds. “He took the game over, and he won it,” said Nowitzki, who finished with 30 points and 13 rebounds. “To me, he’s the best player in the league. [...]

Thanks to Ajay Virk for e-mailing us this article that he found on the net. Again, if you find an article that you think deserves to be on TLN, please e-mail it to us at Articles@theLakersNation.com. L.A. Times: The best owner in the history of professional sports is strolling through his sprawling hilltop home when he comes upon an ornate [...]

ESPN: Brandon Roy returned after missing two games with a sprained right ankle and had 20 points and 12 assists, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 119-111 victory Friday night over the Los Angeles Lakers, who had their 10-game winning streak snapped. LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points for Portland, which also snapped the Lakers’ seven-game winning streak on the [...]

L.A. Times: The Lakers are on top of the Western Conference. Their reserves might be there too. Be it Sasha Vujacic’s three-point accuracy, Jordan Farmar’s push-the-pace persona or Ronny Turiaf’s liveliness around the basket, the Lakers have received continual contributions from their second unit. Is it the best in the West? “Well, we’d like to think it was,” Lakers Coach [...]

NBA Dailytake: The 2008 Lakers are well on their way to the NBA finals. That is if you believe in the “Phil Jackson/Lakers Leap Year Theory.” Either a Phil Jackson coached team or a Lakers team has made the NBA finals every leap year from 1980-present. 1980: Lakers Win the NBA Championship (4-2) 1984: Lakers lose in the NBA Finals [...]

Thanks to Carlos for e-mailing us this article that he found on the net. Again, if you find an article that you think deserves to be on TLN, please e-mail it to us at Articles@theLakersNation.com. L.A. Times: The chant has always been there. The truth behind it has not. During the first few years, it was a high-pitched dream. During [...]

L.A. Times: Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers held the Trail Blazers to 36 percent field goal shooting, beating Portland 96-83 Tuesday night for their ninth straight victory. Second-year backup point guard Jordan Farmar tied a career high with 21 points for the Lakers, who lead the Western Conference [...]

Kobe is hit with two technicals after arguing a foul should have been called while L.A. led Seattle by 31 points. What were your thoughts on he getting T’d? Sound-off in the comments! ESPN: On another night, maybe Kobe Bryant bites his tongue and shrugs off what he believes was an undeserved technical foul. Up 31 points late in the [...]

Philadelphia Enquirer: No wonder the rest of the NBA seems so ticked at Memphis general manager Chris Wallace these days. When the best player in the league starts to really believe he can win a championship, it may not matter how much the West has loaded up. Yes, Dallas got Jason Kidd last week, and Phoenix got Shaquille O’Neal, and [...]

I thought this would be well worth posting. An interesting statistic I learned about recently really made me happy. The Lakers have either won or tied in 20 of the last 24 quarters. That is amazing. That means we aren’t winning these games by having “Hot” streaks. We are consistently playing good ball over 48 minutes. We are playing as [...]

Now that Vlad “Rad” is day-to-day, should the Lakers be interested in picking him up? Sound-off in the comments and tell us what you think. Boston.com: The Sonics waived the 13-year veteran combo-guard Thursday after acquiring him the same day in a trade from the Spurs. The 6-foot-7-inch, 210-pounder will become an unrestricted free agent at 10 a.m. EST on [...]