[picappgallerysingle id="10266996"] As it turns out, Darius lied about there not being a recap. Like Willis Reed limping out of the locker room in the Garden, I’m here to save the day (or ruin the day, from the Laker perspective?). Speaking of saving the day, the Lakers were kept afloat by Shannon Brown’s red hot [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="7101016"] Records: Lakers 12-2 (2nd in West), Bulls 7-4 (3rd in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 117.6 (1st in NBA), Bulls 106.7 (15th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.8 (12th in NBA), Bulls 103.2 (9th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers:Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Bulls: Derrick Rose, Keith Bogans, [...]

From Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports: Ask him what he embraces in his early 30s that he never understood in his 20s, and there’s no hesitation: It’s what everyone insisted he had been a failure with, a perception that he has transformed with two post-Shaquille O’Neal championships. “How to truly make players better, what that really [...]

From Janis Carr, OC Register: Lakers fans don’t need much incentive to head to the exits early, and Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors did little to keep them in their seats for the entire 48 minutes. Besides, each fan was set to receive a crystal Chick Hearn commemorative paperweight as they exited the [...]