Wednesday, September 30th, starts another season for the Los Angeles Lakers. It is the start of training camp. This season is an opportunity to defend their championship. The one major change to their championship lineup is the loss of Trevor Ariza and the addition of Ron Artest.
Much has been written about the [...]
A regular season problem cost the L.A. Lakers in Game Two of their playoff series with the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers have had a problem defending and extending a lead. And that problem cost the Lakers Game Two and allowed the Denver Nuggets return home with a split in games.
The Lakers might return [...]
The Lakers have focused on defense for this season. It might be a work in progress because there was very little defense played in a 116 - 105 win for the New Orleans Hornets. Chris Paul exposed the Lakers weakness in stopping guards and had a thirty two point (fifteen assists) night:
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The Memphis Grizzlies are not a team that sports fans and basketball writers consider a possible contender for the NBA championship for this season. The Los Angeles Lakers are a team expected to play well into the post season. However, from their game in Memphis, it was difficult to tell who was the [...]
After the trouncing at the hands of the Boston Celtics in last season’s NBA finals, the Lakers started the season with their prime focus on defense. The Lakers recognized that success in post season play meant more ’stops’ on the defensive end. It is frightening to think how the Lakers would have played [...]
Andrew Bynum, the L.A. Lakers center, is seven feet tall. He weighs 285 pounds ( almost 130 kilograms ). His main job with the Lakers is to provide a defensive presence in the interior. Andrew Bynum’s task is to grab rebounds, block shots and convince people not to drive to the basket. [...]
An old nemesis revisited the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers have had a history of problems with teams having poor records. The Indiana Pacers have a losing record but they increased the number of wins by one, with a defeat of the Lakers. The Pacers won: 118 - 117.
The Lakers have [...]
It was reported earlier in the week that, on Tuesday, Andrew Bynum had injured his foot. There was speculation that Andrew Bynum’s services would not be available to the Los Angeles Lakers for an unspecified number of games. Nevertheless, last night, Andrew Bynum played in a home game win against the Dallas Mavericks.
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In the short term, it is bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers. Their young center, Andrew Bynum, is injured again:
“Lakers center Andrew Bynum sustained a right foot injury Tuesday against New Jersey and is listed as day to day.
An MRI exam and a CT scan revealed that a small bone spur had chipped [...]
Do the Los Angeles Lakers become bored? In past seasons, for some inexplicable reason, the L.A. Lakers have problems with teams that they are expected to beat. These are teams with losing records or with little chance of reaching post season play. The Lakers sometimes lose to these teams and sometimes a win [...]
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