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Defending point guards has long been an issue for the Lakers. Derek Fisher is a good defender is several ways – he’s a bulldog fighting through screens, he’s still a master at drawing offensive fouls, and there are few players I’d trust more as the last man back in a 2 on 1 or 3 [...]

From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: It was a terrific all around game for El Spaniard, who was key in helping the Lakers remain in the game after the Thunder got off to a hot start. 13 points and six rebounds, with baskets coming from inside, outside and all points in between. He finished the [...]

Resiliency. This is a trait that every championship team needs and the Lakers seem to have found their storage supply since coming back from the all-star break. After coming back from a big deficit in Portland earlier in the week, the Lakers again tapped into their reserves and held on against the Thunder and win [...]

Records: Lakers 41-19 (3rd in West), Thunder 36-21 (4th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.9 (2nd in NBA), Thunder 110.5 (10th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.1 (11th in NBA), Thunder 108.3 (16th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin [...]

Mike Crowder returns for another piece here at FB&G. With the Oscars coming up tomorrow and the Lakers considered (to a certain extent) “Hollywood”, Mike takes a look at the Lakers at the movies. Enjoy. As fans, we seek to understand our athletes. We want to know why they do what they do. We want [...]