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As VoR said in the comments, “[there’s] not a lot to take away from the game,” but there was Lamar Odom, especially early on. we’re only three games into the season, but Lamar Odom has impressed as much as anyone in the NBA has thus far. Last night LO was active on the boards, shooting [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="3462196"] Records: Lakers 2-0, Warriors 2-0 Offensive ratings: Lakers 114.2 , Warriors 122.6 Defensive ratings: Lakers 109.1, Warriors 111.4 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Warriors: Monta Ellis, Reggie Williams, Dorell Wright, David Lee, Andris Biedrins Injuries: Lakers: Andrew Bynum (knee); Luke Walton (hamstring), Warriors: Stephen [...]

Well, that looked familiar. Using their advantages inside and that Kobe Bryant guy on the wing, the Lakers took down the Suns on 114-106 on Friday night.  Extending their road opener winning streak to 6 straight seasons, starting their season 2-0, and earning Phil Jackson his 1,100th career coaching victory all in the same evening [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="8955325"] The 1-0 Lakers head to the Valley of the Sun tonight to face a drastically different Phoenix squad than the one that took them to six games in last year’s Western Conference Finals (shout out to Ron Artest…that Game 5 winner is still fresh in my mind). That old stalwart with the long [...]

From Mark Medina, LA Times: How will the Suns look without Amare Stoudemire? – Stoudemire’s departure to New York this off-season because of free agency prompted Suns guard Steve Nash to publicly doubt the team’s chances of making the postseason. “To be honest, if I was outside this picture and a betting man, I would [...]