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From Mike Bresnahan, LA Times: The Lakers swerved unsteadily into an ever-widening valley separating them from a third consecutive championship, their charter flight depositing them Monday at LAX at 3:30 a.m. before they reconvened 10 hours later at their training facility. Sleepy, injured, distracted, confused — choose any descriptor. Few would have predicted it four [...]

It’s a common held belief that the Lakers biggest strength is that they have three top level big men that they can deploy in any combination that opponents struggle to match up with. I’ve long been a member of that school of thought and still hold the belief that if the Lakers are to claim their [...]

From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: In Game 3, the Lakers turned the Hornets into a one-and-done group, locking down the defensive glass as New Orleans had only four offensive boards. Sunday, they weren’t nearly as clean. The first half was particularly problematic, when the Lakers delivered the totally non-productive pairing of allowing New Orleans [...]

If game 3 was a must win for the Lakers, game 4 was certainly a must win for the Hornets. Going down 3-1 with a game at Staples Center potentially deciding the series would essentially guarantee a series loss for New Orleans and tonight they came out and played like it, answering the call and [...]

It’s safe to say that any panic that swept through Lakerdom after losing Game 1 only one week ago is long gone by now as L.A. has a chance to put this series to bed with another road win today. Give the Hornets all the credit in the world for scrapping their way to a [...]