Well, that didn’t go well. The Clippers beat the Lakers wire-to-wire, 121-106. I really don’t blame you if you stopped watching the game halfway through. Luke Walton tried something new. Again. They trotted out an 11th different starting line-up with Brandon Ingram, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, and Julius Randle. It didn’t work out […]
Game Recap
Lakers Fall to Grizzlies and Lose Their Fourth Straight
It was a battle between the fastest (Lakers) and slowest (Memphis) teams in the league. And slow but steady won as the bears beat the Lakers, 109-99. First of all, Brandon Ingram returned to the starting line-up after missing two games with quad injuries. The starters for the game were Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Jordan Clarkson, […]
Lakers Lose Christmas Day Showdown Against the Wolves
The Lakers lost what I thought turned out to be a very winnable game despite the score. The Wolves had a very Merry Christmas at the expense of the Lakers as the team from Minnesota won at Staples Center, 121-104. Lakers didn’t have Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball for this big Christmas game. And remember […]
Lonzo Ball, Young Lakers Gain Momentum but Lose Game to Warriors
Friday night the Lakers played the best team in the league for the third game in the row. There are a lot of positives to take from the game. Unfortunately, the final score (106-1113) was not one of them. Lonzo Ball found his shot early. Kyle Kuzma found his shot late. By the end of […]
Kyle Kuzma Goes Wild, Lakers Hold off the Rockets
Remember my game preview? The one where I said the Lakers were going to lose to the Rockets? Where I said they basically had no chance against a team that had the league’s best offense, the leading MVP candidate, and were just the superior group all around? Remember? Yeah, about that…nah. Turns out the Lakers […]
Lakers Continue to Compete Hard, Which Has to be Enough (for now)
There are big and small takeaways from a game like Monday’s 116-114 Lakers overtime loss to the Warriors. If I were doing a traditional recap, you’d likely get a lot of the smaller ones. Ones like, hey, Kobe’s jersey got retired!, or Lonzo shot well (again), or how Brook Lopez turned his ankle, or Brandon […]
Lakers Cannot Overcome LeBron’s Triple-Double, Lose 121-112
The Lakers played a more than respectable game and gave a really good effort, but could not overcome LeBron James’ triple-double in a 121-112 loss. The loss leaves the Lakers to 2-2 on their road trip which, all things considered, was a successful jaunt east. The Lakers competed hard all night, but could not overcome […]
Lakers Drop 5th Straight, Lose to Rockets 118-95
In a game that was likely lost the moment the schedule came out, the Los Angeles Lakers (8-15) dropped their 5th straight contest to the visiting Houston Rockets (18-4), 118-95. After arriving in Los Angeles around 1:00am last night on the heels of a deflating loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers got off to […]
Lakers Implode Down the Stretch, Lose to Nuggets 115-100
The Los Angeles Lakers (8-14) failed to seize a golden opportunity against the short-handed Denver Nuggets (13-9) on Saturday night, falling 115-100 in the first game of a brutal December schedule. The night began inauspiciously as the starting lineup struggled once again, outscored by their Denver counterparts 42-22. Jamal Murray – who came into the game […]
Lakers Fall Short in Frustrating Loss to the Clippers
Frustrating. If there’s a single word to describe Monday’s 120-115 loss to the Clippers, that would be it. With 8 minutes and 15 seconds left in the game, Kyle Kuzma assisted Corey Brewer for a layup that gave the Lakers an 8 point lead, 103-95. For the rest of the game, then, the Clippers outscored […]