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 […]
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Lakers Game Preview: The Boston Celtics
Look. I get the circumstances aren’t that great. The Lakers are coming off a long-ish road trip and this will be their 3rd game in 4 nights. They’re still banged up and both Bron and AD are still not available. The Celtics are playing well, winners of 4 in a row and 6 of their […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Brooklyn Nets
Honestly, if you told me you’ve come from the future and that the Lakers lose tonight’s game against the Nets by 40 points, I would not bat an eyelash. Sure, the Nets are without James Harden (hamstring) but with Kevin Durant returning earlier this week, that blow is softened. Of course, the Lakers are down […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Miami Heat
The Lakers got a much needed win over the Raptors on Tuesday, but in the process have lost Talen Horton-Tucker to a 1-game suspension due to him stepping onto the court during the skirmish that broke out when OG Anunoby decided he was going to dump Dennis Schroder onto the ground after the latter fouled […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Toronto Raptors
After a rough loss vs. the Clippers on Sunday, the Lakers are back action today vs. the Raptors. This is, technically, the 3rd game of the team’s 7 game road trip, but it’s their first of their 5 that will take them up the east coast in games vs. the Heat, Knicks, Nets, and Hornets. […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Los Angeles Clippers
Apologies for the late posting of this and for the very succinct post that is going to follow. The last couple of days have been some much needed family time for me and so I’ve mostly been out of the mix (though I did quite enjoy watching the Lakers play their best game of the […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Sacramento Kings
The Lakers take on the Kings tonight and, after an unfortunate toe injury in his debut vs. the Bucks on Wednesday, Andre Drummond will not play. With Drummond out, we’re about to see the same Lakers we’ve seen since Gasol returned from COVID, which will be a useful group, but one that will be offensively […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Milwaukee Bucks
I’m not sure how many of you are parents, but there’s a moment of both excitement and real fear when your baby starts to crawl. You’re so thrilled at the prospect of this incremental step in their development, only to also have a fear set in when you realize that your baby can now move […]
Andre Drummond to Start for the Lakers, what Happens to Marc Gasol?
Andre Drummond is officially a member of the Lakers now, signing his deal on Sunday after clearing waivers earlier in the day. Drummond went out his business of winning the press conference on Monday, saying all the right things about his excitement about joining the team and how he envisions contributing, particularly on defense. The […]
Lakers will Reportedly Sign Andre Drummond
After snapping their 4 game losing streak by beating the Cavaliers on Friday, the Lakers are going to get former Cav Andre Drummond in the buyout market per reporting from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Getting Drummond without having to give up anything off your roster is, to put it mildly, a very good thing. Very smart […]