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The defending NBA Champions will be facing the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. There is also a very good chance that both big men Pau Gasol & Andrew Bynum will miss tonight’s run at the Staples Center.

The Lakers will play their first back to back game in Houston. They'll be in the Toyota Center to face the Rockets. It will be the first time that the Lakers face their former teammate Trevor Ariza; who is playing at a high level for the Rockets, as well as the first time Ron Artest returns to Houston since the Western Conference Semi-Finals.

The Los Angeles Lakers play the first game of a two-game road trip tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers used an outstanding third quarter to shut down the Atlanta Hawks. A good thing to see in that game was that Joe Johnson came out on fire and quickly put up 20 points; Ron Artest took on the challenge [...]

The Lakers are back on the hard wood tonight against a talented Atlanta Hawks team. Hopefully, the Lakers will bring and employ their defense tonight at the Staples Center.

Los Angeles faces the Dallas Mavericks tonight, a team that is coming off of a terrible loss at home to the Wizards. The team is still led by Jason Kidd, who is a year older and a step slower but still effective. Dirk Nowitzki was provided front court help with the additions of Shawn Marion & Drew Gooden.

The Los Angeles Lakers start the 2009-2010 season and defense of their title after a ring ceremony tonight. Then the first of four battles of Los Angeles games has them facing the young and talented new look Clippers without there stud Rookie Blake Griffin.

The Lakers showed that they had the desire, experience and toughness to compete at the highest level. These facts are some of the reasons that the Los Angeles Lakers challenged for the title in 2008, won it all in 2009 and will repeat in 2010.

The Los Angeles Lakers have the Orlando Magic on the brink. They’re a resilient team that will put up a fight but their backs are against the wall. Isn’t it ironic that the Magic shot lights out in game 3 but the Lakers are about to make them disappear?

The Los Angeles Lakers remain in Orlando for the all important Game Four of the NBA Finals. Los Angeles is looking to bounce back from their loss in Game Three. Despite what you might hear or read somewhere else.

The Lakers showed that they had the desire, experience and toughness to compete at the highest level. Los Angeles has been the more physical team in this series as well as their last four games.

Here it is the moment the Los Angeles Lakers and their fans have waited an entire year for, the chance to erase the mistakes of last season. Tonight the Lakers host the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals also known as basketballs biggest stage.

The Lakers are in Denver for Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals and I have no choice but to feel a little bit of De ja Vu. The reasons are simple; the Lakers were in this same position game 4 of this series and game 4 of the Houston series.

The Lakers return to the Staples Center for Game 5. The series is tied at 2 games apiece but that means that the Western Conference Finals is now a three game series. The Lakers need to win two games and they're in the Finals.

The Lakers win in Game 3 not only gave the team a 2-1 lead in the series it also saw them take back the home court advantage. It also provided the Lakers with the opportunity to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series with a win today.