After an opening night loss to the Clippers, the Lakers got back on track with a blowout win over the Mavericks on Christmas. It was the type of offensive showing this team is capable of, casually dropping 138 points on an array of long range shooting, paint attacks, and offensive rebounding to bludgeon them. Tonight, […]
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Lakers Game Preview: The Dallas Mavericks
First off, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone. I hope all of you are staying safe and celebrating as best you can. Second, since it’s Christmas, we all know what that means — the Lakers play today, this time vs. the Mavericks. This is a new matchup for such a marquee game, but one […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Lakers Fall on Ring Night
The Lakers came out on opening night, collected their rings in a touching ceremony that saw the players’ families virtually present them their rings, and then go out and lose to the Clippers. In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, me, Pete, and Mike discuss it all. One thing before getting to the […]
Lakers Game Preview: Opening Night vs. the Clippers
I cannot believe we’re here already. It was only 10 weeks ago the Lakers won the 2019-20 championship when they beat the Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in the Orlando bubble. Now, in about 3.5 hours from when I’m typing this, they’ll begin their defense of that title vs. the Clippers on […]
2020-21 Lakers Season Preview
The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers begin their season on Tuesday against the Clippers. They’ll get their rings and raise another banner before tip off and then start their long quest towards trying to do it all over again. And, as it stands today, they’re the overwhelming favorites to do just that. What a time […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Kyle Kuzma Gets Paid
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete, Mike, and I discuss the Kyle Kuzma contract extension and what it means for Kuz and the Lakers as they continue to try to build out a contending roster for this year and the future. Then, later in the pod, we dive into the Lakers […]
Kyle Kuzma, Lakers Agree on Contract Extension
The Lakers announced on Sunday they have agreed to a contract extension with Kyle Kuzma. While the terms of the deal were not released by the team, NBA news breakers tell us it’s a 3 year extension worth $40 million, with a player option on the 3rd year. The player option would allow Kuzma to […]
Lakers Preseason Preview: The Phoenix Suns (Again)
The Lakers close out their preseason tonight with another game against the Phoenix Suns — the same Suns the Lakers beat on Wednesday when Bron and AD returned to action, Kuz showed up with another strong offensive game, and THT closed out the game as the lead ballhandler by making plays for teammates to get […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: That 2nd Quarter
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete, Mike and I discuss the Lakers preseason win over the Suns on Wednesday night. They dive into LeBron and AD’s preseason debut, Kyle Kuzma’s strong night, and THT’s continued growth and the need to find time for him during the regular season. You can listen […]
Lakers Preseason Preview: The Phoenix Suns
I’m going to be honest here. The dentist just ruined me today (for the 2nd time in 3 days) and the Lakers are less on my mind than the fact that I’ve looked like Harvey Dent for the past several hours. In saying that, the Lakers do play tonight and they face off against a […]