So it was really cool to see Tim Duncan and David Robinson duel it out with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant… wait a minute. Let me start over. The Lakers fell short against the Spurs, 116-107. But it’s not like the Lakers laid down against the very strong San Antonio Spurs. Even when the Spurs […]
Lakers Dominate Pelicans in Second Half, Win Their Fifth Game in Six
Guys, I am recapping a game where the Lakers nearly won by 30 points this season. It’s weird. But also cool. The Lakers smashed the Pelicans, 126-99. And yeah, they did have a little bit of luck on this. I will be the first to tell you that injuries are awful. Anthony Davis basically did […]
Lakers Come From 19 Points Down to Beat Boogie Cousins and the Kings
FIGHTING SPIRIT. They just keep doing it. After a letdown against the Mavericks at home, the Lakers have won four of their last five games as they made an impressive comeback against the Kings in Sacramento, 101-91. The thing is… it really looked bleak early on. The Lakers looked like they would either watch paint […]
Lakers Win Their Third Straight Game After Putting Away Suns
The Lakers are now above .500 after they beat a very game Phoenix Suns squad, 119-108. They are now 3-0 at Staples Center. The game wasn’t exactly pretty throughout. The Suns started out of sync as they had 11 turnovers in the first half. But the Lakers were also giving the ball away and ended […]
Lakers Go Back Home and Surprisingly Blow Out Warriors
Well, well, well. That was REALLY fun. The Lakers shocked the Warriors for the second straight time at Staples, 117-97 (remember that they handed the Warriors one of their nine losses last March in that building). In fact, the Lakers got off to an 8-0 start and they honestly never looked back.
Lakers Win First Game on the Road and Hand Hawks Their First Loss
In all their losses thus far, the Lakers found themselves trying to dig out of a hole. In Atlanta, they got down by 11 in the first half. This time around, the comeback was complete as they overwhelmed the Hawks, 123-116. The theme thus far for the Lakers this season is that they hang around. […]
Lakers Get Overwhelmed with Late Run by Westbrook and Thunder
The Lakers played their second consecutive game on the road and a late run killed their chances as the Thunder beat them, 113-96. Oklahoma City went on a 13-0 run after the Lakers, who played from behind for the most part, cut it to a 95-91 deficit with 4:30 left. Russell Westbrook scored seven points […]
Lakers Fought ‘Til the Bitter End but Fall Short Against Jazz
As a Laker fan, you cannot help but be proud of these guys. Sure, they lost to the Utah Jazz, 96-89, but they clawed, scrapped, scratched, bit, punched, kicked, and screamed (okay, not really screamed) the entire game. Even if they did a lot of things fundamentally wrong. They kept within distance the whole time […]
Lakers Open 2016-17 Regular Season with Win Over Rockets
So remember four years ago when Steve Nash and Dwight Howard had that magazine cover and it said “NOW THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN”? Well, it definitely wasn’t fun that particular season but if I was good at photoshop, I would mock up a cover of the Laker kids with that same exact headline. […]
Watch: Shaquille O’Neal Goes For 61 Points on his Birthday
The NBA just put up a classic video of Shaquille O’Neal obliterating the Clippers on his birthday. As we all know, Shaq will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. We forget how powerful and nimble Shaq was in his prime. O’Neal toyed with the Clippers here as he went for a […]