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I appeared on the Brothers Kamenetzky podcast today, which you can listen to over at their LA Times blog or at Now Live. We talk Dallas with Andy, who was at the game and called in from the Denver airport to tell us Marc Cuban did not stare daggers at him (and that Henry Abbot [...]

Records: Lakers 45-21 (2 seed); Mavericks 44-23 (7 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.7 (5th); Mavericks 113.2 (6th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.4 (6th); Mavericks 107.0 (8th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Mavericks: Jason Kidd, Josh Howard, Jerry Stackhouse, Dirk Nowitzki, Eric Dampier Lakers Notes: Some good news [...]

I’d like to thank the fine people at ABC for reaching into the vault and pulling out one of last season’s Lakers games for us to watch, reminding us of how frustrating it was to sit through… Wait, that was this year’s Lakers? That’s what the injuries reduced the team to? On a serious note, [...]

Records: Lakers 45-20 (1 seed — tie); Rockets 45-20 (1 seed – tie) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113 (3rd); Rockets 108.1 (16th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106 (5th); Rockets 102.2 (2nd) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Rockets: Rafer Alston, Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier, Luis Scola, Dikembe Mutombo How [...]

According to the Lakers web site, Gasol is out for at least the next three games. Where he will be sorely missed. Much like the Lakers in the second half without Gasol, I’m still in a state of shock.