Laker Nation

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 [...]

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 [...]