Las Vegas continued to be kind to the Los Angeles Lakers, as they got their first win of the preseason, beating the Sacramento Kings 75-69 in a contest that only early-October could love. Brook Lopez made his Lakers debut, and Luke Walton decided to start Larry Nance, Jr. in place of Julius Randle. Randle was undaunted, […]
Laker Film Room: Luke Walton Talks Lakers 3-Point Defense
The Lakers have been quite poor at defending the 3-point line over the last few years, ranking 26th in the NBA in 3-point percentage allowed (37.0%) during the 2016-17 season. That trend continued on Monday night, as the Denver Nuggets picked Lakers apart from behind the arc, going 15-27 (55.6%) from distance. In the latest […]
Laker Film Room: Nuggets 113, Lakers 107
The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, 113-107, in the Staples Center debuts for Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma. Kuzma put together yet another strong scoring game, scoring 23 points on 9-17 from the field, including 4-9 from 3-point range. The arc was even kinder to the Nuggets, who scorched […]
Laker Film Room: Timberwolves 108, Lakers 99
The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night 108-99, in a predictably sloppy game. Luke Walton warned that the Lakers had installed “zero percent” of the half court offense just a day before, and that was reflected in a very limited menu of plays on display at the Honda Center in […]
Lonzo Ball stars in the first Lakers scrimmage
The first days of Training Camp at any level of basketball can be tedious, as the coaching staff tries to install their systems via a variety of individual and team shell drills. Last night, away from the media’s gaze, Luke Walton was generous enough allow to his team to let loose for the first Lakers […]
Lakers News: Brook Lopez will “probably won’t play” in preseason opener
Brook Lopez participated in Wednesday morning’s practice, but is unlikely to play in Saturday’s preseason opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Honda Center in Anaheim, according to Head Coach Luke Walton. “Brook probably won’t play on Saturday, so there’s still a starting spot open for that game”, mused Walton when asked if any of […]
Lakers Training Camp: Don’t give up on Ivica Zubac
Ivica Zubac was casually hanging onto the rim with his tiptoes still on the floor as I approached him. Only a few human beings on the planet can do this, and he was happy to humor the delighted photographer who asked him to hang up there just a bit longer. Zubac is immensely likeable – […]
Laker Film Room: How Andrew Bogut fits in with the Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers put the finishing touches on their training camp roster on Monday evening, signing free agent big man Andrew Bogut to a 1 year, $2.3M contract. While the contract is only partially guaranteed, Bogut is a favorite of Lakers Coach Luke Walton and believed to have the inside track on the 15th […]
Lakers Media Day 2017: When & Where
It’s been an eternity more than two months since Kyle Kuzma dropped 30 points and 10 rebounds in a 110-98 victory over the Portland Trailblazers in the Summer League championship game, and our first glimpse of the 2017-18 Lakers is just around the corner. Lakers Media Day 2017 is on Monday, September 25th between 12:30 […]
Laker Film Room: How Lonzo, Ingram, & Randle Fit Together
Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Julius Randle each possess unique traits at their respective positions. Lonzo is a game-changing outlet passer who rebounds extremely well for a Point Guard, while Ingram and Randle are exceptional ball-handlers for their size, and a handful in transition. Their collective offensive potential is full of both exciting possibilities and […]