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Records: Lakers 7-4; Celtics 9-1 Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.3 (3rd); Celtics 112.0 (5th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.8 (11th); Celtics 95.1 (1st) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf, Andrew Bynum Celtics: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins Lakers Notes: There is a buzz about tonight’s game. [...]

Records: Lakers 7-3; Bucks 5-4 Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.4 (2nd); Bucks 104.6 (19th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.8 (9th); Bucks 107.9 (21st) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf (although it could be Vladamir Radmanovic again), Andrew Bynum Bucks: Mo Williams, Michael Redd, Desmond Mason, Yi Jianlian, Andrew Bogut Lakers Notes: [...]

Well, we don’t have Brian Cook to kick around any more. The Lakers traded two for one, giving up Mo Evans and Brian Cook to get former UCLA Bruin Trevor Ariza. This trade strikes me as a win for the Lakers, I’ll miss the consistency of Evans but this is Sasha’s chance to show that [...]

Records: Lakers 6-3; Pacers 4-6 Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.2 (11th); Pacers 103.3 (22nd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.9 (18th); Pacers 104.4 (13th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf, Chris Mihm Pacers: Jamaal Tinsley, Danny Granger, Mike Dunleavy, Jermaine O’Neal, Troy Murphy, Lakers Notes: A sentence that starts “Ben Wallace fell [...]

I made this note yesterday but it bears repeating: The top four Lakers in +/- per 48 minutes this season are Jordan Farmar, Andrew Bynum, Luke Walton and Vladamir Radmanovic — all guys who come in off the bench. It is that second unit and this team’s depth that has carried it to a 6-3 [...]