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The Lakers began this road trip winners of six straight, looking to close out the regular season on a high note as they have in the past during championship runs. They went into San Antonio and began the trip with a great win without Andrew Bynum – and the second half of that game was [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="8349036"] Records: Lakers 54-20 (1st in West), Hawks 47-26 (4th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.1 (10th in NBA), Hawks 111.7 (3rd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 103.1 (5th in NBA), Hawks 106.7 (14th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Hawks: Mike Bibby, Joe [...]

Silver Screen and Roll on Andrew Bynum: As the Lakers slouch toward the end of an uninspired road trip, the status of Andrew Bynum is a festering problem. The convalescent big man has now missed five games with a strained Achilles tendon – tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks will make it six – and there’s [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="7626743"] We’re 74 games into the season and this Lakers team has not changed at all.  I mentioned it in the recap to the Hornets game and several other times before: the Lakers are what they are - consistently inconsistent.  That said, while this is frustrating, I’ve learned to live with it.  That’s because following [...]

THE GOOD Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant are about as long as the list of Lakers who played well last night. Ron Artest had some good moments early in the game, but it would be hard for me to find any other Laker to include in The Good. Pau scored the Lakers first 12 points [...]