When the Lakers visit Portland to play the Trailblazers Friday night, the stakes are about as high as they can get for a regular season game. Playoff seeding is not only at stake, but the prospects of having to participate in the play-in game is also on the line, with the 7th seeded Blazers looking […]
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Lakers Game Preview: The Los Angeles Clippers
The Lakers got a great and much needed win vs. the Nuggets on Monday, but their overall circumstances still leave them in a rough spot. LeBron James remains out with his sore ankle, Dennis Schröder is out due to COVID protocols, and THT dealing with a calf strain that leaves him questionable for tonight’s matchup […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Denver Nuggets
It’s sink or swim time for the Lakers and, to be honest, it’s hard to be optimistic right now. This team has lost 6 of their last 7 games. Dennis Schröder remains out due to the league’s health and safety protocols, with reports saying he’s expected to be away from the team for 10-14 days. […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Toronto Raptors
I’m tired of writing about the Lakers needing to win a game or play better or what the standings implications are when it comes to whether they win or lose. The Lakers play the Raptors tonight and while I could write a bunch about matchups and X’s and O’s and ways for them to excel […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Sacramento Kings
I’m going to keep this short and sweet. The Lakers need to beat the Kings today. For one, the Lakers have lost 3 of 4 games and getting back on track is important. Two, the Kings are down De’Aaron Fox and Harrison Barnes, two of their better players. Three, LeBron James could very well come […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Washington Wizards
A win is a win, but I was not happy after the Lakers came back in the 2nd half to beat the Magic on Monday. There’s a certain sloppiness and mistake-prone nature to the Lakers of late that, at this stage of the season, offers some concerns about the on-court connectivity of this group and […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Orlando Magic
After dropping back to back games vs. the Mavericks, the Lakers head into Orlando to face the Magic needing a win. As much as I believe the players and coaches that they’re not really worried about the standings, there’s a practicality here that should not be ignored. With only 12 games left in the regular […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Dallas Mavericks
The Lakers play the Mavericks tonight in the first of a 2-game set in Dallas. There are standings implications here that cannot be ignored, with the Lakers 3.5 games ahead of Dallas in the standings there’s a real chance for them to make up ground in the chase to get out of the play-in game. […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Utah Jazz (again)
The Lakers won a roller coaster of a game vs. the Jazz on Saturday afternoon, after letting a double digit lead slip, then tying the game to force overtime, then dominating the extra frame. The game saw the Jazz rest players into being a more evenly matched game that saw the Lakers be closer to […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Utah Jazz
The Lakers lost to the Celtics on Thursday night in a game that saw fans at STAPLES for the first time all year and featured a massive late game comeback by the Lakers deep bench vs. the Celtics reserves that ultimately fell short. That loss stung some, but was lessened by the news that Anthony […]