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A strong third quarter and a triple-double from LeBron James saw the Lakers head into the All-Star break on a high with a comfortable 124-104 win over the Mavs on Thursday. LA won the third period 32-19 and the second half 60-41, blowing the game open and putting away a Dallas team all-too-happy to lose. […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 21 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks (19-34) head further West, this time to play the Los Angeles Lakers (32-21). The Mavericks have lost eight in a row, a streak that started by a loss to these Los Angeles Lakers a few weeks back. Dallas fell most recently to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Los Angeles is looking […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 3 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (19-34) head further West, this time to play the Los Angeles Lakers (32-21). The Mavericks have lost eight in a row, a streak that started by a loss to these Los Angeles Lakers a few weeks back. Dallas fell most recently to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Los Angeles is looking […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 3 reads
This week was a mixed bag for the Lakers. On the plus side, they won a pair of games and got Austin Reaves back. On the negative side, they lost to the top two teams in the West, Luka Dončić got hurt and LeBron James said they weren’t a championship team. Add it all up, […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 22 days ago | 1 read
On Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Victor Wembanyama had a 40-point game against a depleted Lakers. 25 of those points came in the first quarter giving Wemby the third highest scoring quarter in Spurs history behind George Gervin (33 points in 1978) and David Robinson (28 in 1994). 37 of Wemby’s 40 came in the […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks (19-34) will try to end their eight-game losing skid on Thursday at 9 p.m. as they play the Los Angeles Lakers (32-21) at Crypto.com Arena. The game, both teams’ last before the All-Star break, will be the fourth in an eight-game homestand for the Lakers, who last played Tuesday in a 136-108 […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 22 days ago | 1 read
The Lakers (32-21) will take on the Mavericks (19-34) in their last game before the All-Star break. A victory would not only put them back in the win column after a brutal back-to-back against the Thunder and Spurs, but it’d ensure they win the season series against Luka Dončić‘s former team. Start time and TV […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 22 days ago | 1 read
While the Lakers were reportedly optimistic that Luka Dončić’s hamstring strain wasn’t major, it has forced him to miss the last three games. Now, the team has ruled him out for LA’s upcoming game against Dallas. This is the last game before the All-Star break and with the festivities happening this week, Luka’s participation in […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 22 days ago | 1 read
Rui Hachimura began the year as a starter for the Lakers, but after a quarter of the season passed and the starting unit struggled to win their minutes, he was relegated to the bench. He’s since embraced the sixth man role and is solely focused on helping the Lakers win. As a reserve player, Hachimura […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The San Antonio Spurs got some early All-Star Game practice against the Los Angeles Lakers. There wasn’t a lot of defense being played by the Lakers, which meant the Spurs were able to get up whatever shots they wanted. They leaped out to a 47-30 lead in the first quarter and never looked back on […]
From Pounding The Rock | 23 days ago | 4 reads
Before attending Tuesday’s game between my Spurs and the hometown Lakers, I investigated how the teams have performed against each other over the years. A bit of research revealed that the Spurs have a winning record against every team in the NBA except one – the Lakers. The all-time regular season record going into Tuesday’s […]
From Pounding The Rock | 23 days ago | 1 read
Whether it was the plan all along or not, the next chapter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ franchise will be written this summer. The time and place were all but confirmed after the team held on to their assets at the trade deadline. Their lone move — swapping Gabe Vincent’s expiring contract for Luke Kennard’s […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 23 days ago | 1 read
Make no mistake about it, Monday’s blowout loss in Portland was an unfortunate ending to Philadelphia’s five-game West Coast trip that started off with convincing wins against the Clippers and Warriors. A few days prior to the loss on Monday was a loss in Los Angeles against the Lakers which happened to coincide with an […]
From Liberty Ballers | 23 days ago | 6 reads
The Lakers’ home floor has long been a stage for stars. Tuesday night, it became Victor Wembanyama’s canvas. With a performance that felt equal parts artistry and avalanche, the San Antonio Spurs rolled past a short-handed Los Angeles Lakers squad, 136–108, in a game that was effectively decided before halftime. Wembanyama authored the kind of […]
From Pounding The Rock | 23 days ago | 2 reads
The significantly undermanned Lakers were overwhelmed by the Spurs in a 136-108 loss on Tuesday night. It’s the second loss in a row with one more game left until the All-Star break. The game started as we all expected, with Victor Wembanyama dominating. After a 3-pointer from Julian Champagnie to open the scoring for San […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 23 days ago | 3 reads
San Antonio started its Rodeo Road Trip by displacing the Boston Celtics with the highest scoring half (84 to 83) by an opponent in Lakers’ franchise history on the way to a blowout win. Los Angeles, missing Luka Doncic, Lebron James, and Austin Reaves, could not stop Wembanyama from putting up a Gervin-like 25 point […]
From Pounding The Rock | 23 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs have two games left before the All Star break, […]
From Pounding The Rock | 23 days ago | 2 reads
After an embarrassing beatdown in Oklahoma City earlier this season, Monday felt like a big step forward for the Lakers. However, at the same time, it felt like a big missed opportunity. The Lakers found a formula in the third quarter that let them not only get back into the game, but take control of […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 23 days ago | 1 read
One of the crazier rule changes the NBA has made in recent years was the 65-game minimum for players to qualify for awards. It’s led to some truly wonky results like a whole host of the league’s top defenders being ineligible for Defensive Player of the Year and plenty of deserving players missing out on […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 24 days ago | 5 reads
The most predictable schedule loss is turning out exactly as you’d expect. After playing the Thunder on Monday in the first game of three in four nights, the Lakers are resting basically everybody against the Spurs on the second night of the back-to-back. In the injury report released on Tuesday afternoon, the Lakers listed LeBron […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 24 days ago | 1 read
While Father Time has been unable to stop LeBron James, the NBA rules have found a way to do it. LeBron James has been ruled out for LA’s upcoming game against the Spurs, meaning he will not reach the 65-game threshold needed to be eligible for NBA awards. This means that LeBron’s All-NBA streak will […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 24 days ago | 1 read
Not all regular season games are created equal. Some are measuring stick matchups, where teams can see how they fare against the NBA’s best. That’s exactly the scenario the Lakers were in on Monday night as they hosted the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Not only have the Thunder reached the mountaintop, but they’ve remained […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 24 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With a move at the trade deadline and a signing in the days after, the Lakers’ […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 24 days ago | 0 reads
It’s that time of year: the time that in the past saw the Spurs getting past the January doldrums by going on the road to put everything together on their way to a championship run. However, in recent years, it has been a killer because the Spurs just weren’t that good away from the Frost […]
From Pounding The Rock | 24 days ago | 1 read
After losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, the Lakers (32-20) are back at it on their home floor on Tuesday when they take on the San Antonio Spurs (36-16). This is the final match between the teams this season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs When: 7:30 p.m. PT, […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 24 days ago | 2 reads