Box Score: Lakers 90, 76ers 95 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 106.1, 76ers 112.5 True Shooting %: Lakers 50.1%, 76ers 53.7% The Good: It’d be criminal to simply gloss over Andrew Bynum’s performance. ‘Drew was, for the most part (the five turnovers are a bit ugly), sensational on Monday night, posting the second 20-20 game of his [...]

 The warm afterglow of Wednesday’s Lakers win over the Clippers, is still lingering. There’s no game tonight, with a back-to-back away trip tomorrow and Sunday, against Milwaukee and Minnesota respectively. The Lakers moved from 10th to 7th with one win, and are only 4.5 games out of first in the west. That’s how tight it [...]

With 7:31 left in the third quarter, the artist formerly known as Ron Artest decided to momentarily ditch World Peace and ignite a battle that lasted the remainder of last night’s game against the Clippers, and also the foreseeable future. The Lakers had been flailing for the better part of two and a half quarters, [...]

Records: Lakers 4-4 (6th in West), Warriors 2-4 (10th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 104.2 (12th in NBA), Warriors 98.9 (26th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.9 (12th in NBA), Warriors 106.5 (22nd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Warriors: Monta Ellis, Ishmael Smith (Klay [...]

A few days ago, J.M. wrote about how Kobe’s role has been different this season with different personnel and a new coaching staff. Today, we’re going to take a look at the subtle differences in the way Pau has been used so far this season. I think it’s important to note that the changes really [...]