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Records: Lakers 28-15 (5 seed); Pistons 32-13 (2 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.3 (6th); Pistons 112.7 (4th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.3 (8th); Pistons 104.8 (5th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladamir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Pistons: Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Antonio McDyess, Rasheed Wallace Lakers Notes: On the road [...]

Nine game road trip gets off to a tough start in Detroit tomorrow night. You can see the schedule here. My prediction: 4-5. I think 5-4 is very doable. 6-3 and I’d be thrilled. 3-6 and, well, I’d rather not talk about it. What do all of you predict?

Records: Lakers 27-15 (6 seed); Knicks 14-29 (a lot of lottery ping-pong balls) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (6th); Knicks 104.3 (23rd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (8th); Knicks 112.4 (28th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Knicks: Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson, Mardy Collins, Zach Randolph, Eddy Curry Lakers [...]

Some thoughts on the three game losing streak and life without Bynum, and about the Lakers missing some of the easy baskets they used to get. • The last three games have been at a slower pace than the Lakers like — each of them at 91 possessions a game, 5 fewer than the Laker [...]

Records: Lakers 27-14 (6 seed); Cavaliers 23-19 (6 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (6th); Cavaliers 106.2 (17th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (8th); Cavaliers 110.4 (26th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown Cavaliers: Larry Hughes, Ira Newbie, LeBron James, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lakers Notes: It’s raining in [...]