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A nice overall game flow is not what fans saw when the Lakers played the Blazers on Saturday night. The whistle was active and erratic during the opening quarter. Portland was awarded a whopping 22 free throws, which was the most in any quarter for any team this year. To contextualize that even further, the […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Lakers find themselves in a precarious situation. This year’s roster needs upgrades. However, the Lakers don’t have much in the way of sweeteners to make those improvements. Misses on Jalen Hood-Schifino and Dalton Knecht mean the young prospects aren’t there to put into trade packages and undoing the Russell Westbrook trade and making the […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Lakers (24-15) will be on another second night of a back-to-back as they host the Toronto Raptors (25-18) at home on Sunday. This will be the final time they see the Raptors this season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Jan. 18 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum […]
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In context, this was a pretty understandable loss for the Lakers. Amidst a tough portion of the schedule with some notable injuries, it wasn’t a shock to see the Lakers come up short on Saturday against the Blazers. But context or not, the losses are really starting to pile up for the Lakers. They’ve lost […]
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The Lakers were routed by the Portland Trail Blazers, 132-116, on Saturday night. Without Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes, the Lakers were forced to go deep into their bench. While there were some standout offensive performances, the Lakers ultimately could muster little resistance defensively. It was a Maxi Kleber takeover from […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
UPDATE: Well, as if the week wasn’t going poorly enough already, the Lakers are severely depleted in the front court against the Blazers on Saturday evening. Over the course of the day, both Jaxson Hayes and Deandre Ayton were ruled out for the Lakers. Each was listed as questionable coming into the game. Ayton was […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Lakers (24-15) will travel to Portland this weekend, where they will take on the Blazers (20-22). This is the third and final meeting between the two teams. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers When: 7 p.m. PT, Jan. 17 Where: Moda Center Watch: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet Just when the […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
It’s no secret that the Lakers are trying to add a two-way wing to this roster via a trade. The question is, how can they get that done while keeping the parts of their roster that are working well? After all, the Lakers are still in the running for a top-four seed in the Western […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Lakers haven’t made any significant roster moves during the season so far, but they have a couple more weeks to do so before the NBA trade deadline arrives. While the team hasn’t officially stated the ways they might want to improve in the immediate future, we do have some reports hinting at the direction […]
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LOS ANGELES – It’s no secret that the Lakers are a bad defensive team. Los Angeles has a defensive rating of 117.1, sixth-worst in the NBA, and with all three of their stars being offensive juggernauts but with their defensive struggles, it’s difficult for the Lakers to ever lock down any team. Thursday’s contest against […]
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
The Lakers have suffered this specific type of loss a half-dozen times at this point in the season. A team with athletic wings and some outside shooting torches them defensively and the team can’t keep up on the other end, resulting in a blowout loss. The really frustrating part is that it just happened on […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
For the second time this week, the Lakers put up an embarrassing performance as they were run off the floor by the Hornets on Thursday, 135-117. The Lakers led by as many as 13 points in the first quarter and held a nine-point advantage heading into the second period. However, they lost each of the […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
This week has been a busy one for the Lakers. They played three games in five days, including a back-to-back, and had to manage injuries, travel and old age, yet still came out with a 2-1 record. Finding ways to win despite the challenges in front of them has been the modus operandi for the […]
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Rich Paul’s ongoing vendetta against Austin Reaves took yet another recent turn. In the latest episode of the “Game Over” podcast, the Klutch Sports CEO suggested that the Lakers should be open to trading Reaves for Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. “Austin deserves to get paid right now,” Paul said. “I love him […]
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Down two at home with just over seven minutes remaining against Memphis — a game the Lakers can’t afford to lose — LeBron James comes off a high ball screen and whips his patented skip pass to the weak side corner. The player usually in that position is reliable shooter Rui Hachimura. However, he was […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Lakers (24-14) will remain at home where they will host the Charlotte Hornets (14-26) on Thursday. LA is looking to sweep the season series against Charlotte, who are entering this one losers of six of their last 10 games. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Charlotte Hornets When: 7:30 p.m. PT, Jan. 15 […]
about 2 months ago | 8 reads
On Tuesday night, LeBron James did something he hasn’t done all season, and that’s play both games of a Lakers back-to-back. It wasn’t a certainty he’d suit up as the Lakers took on the Hawks in Los Angeles. LeBron was listed as questionable and was a game-time decision. However, he went through his routine, which […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Clutch Sports CEO Rich Paul has said some pretty outlandish things about Austin Reaves and the Lakers on his podcast “Game Over with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul.” These hot takes range from suggesting Reaves should be traded in multiple episodes to saying the Lakers aren’t a team, as currently constructed, good enough to make […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Since the podcast “Game Over with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul” came out about a month ago, the show has been making noise for all the wrong reasons. Paul, the Klutch Sports CEO and agent for LeBron James, has said things like the Lakers aren’t contenders, they should trade Austin Reaves and that the culture […]
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
One of the worst-kept secrets in the NBA is that the Lakers are searching for a two-way wing ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline. However, they reportedly aren’t willing to sacrifice the financial flexibility that could await them this offseason unless they can “acquire a real needle-mover at the position,” according to longtime NBA […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Of all the potential spots on a bingo card for how drama was going to come about this season for the Lakers, “the agent of the most prominent player starting a podcast and suggesting to trade players away” was not one of them. But, alas, here we are. While LeBron James’ agent and Klutch Sports […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
LOS ANGELES – It’s no secret that the Lakers are a team that struggles with shooting. They shoot a league-worst 33.7% from beyond the arc and that poor shooting is one of the reasons they entered Tuesday’s game on a three-game losing streak. It’s been said time and time again that the NBA is a […]
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Basketball is such a funny game. On Monday, the Lakers were presented 19 open threes and 16 wide open threes, as defined by NBA’s tracking data. They went 7-35 on those shots, or just 20%. On Tuesday, Jake LaRavia is hitting shots while falling out of bounds as the team goes 19-34 from three in […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Lakers bounced back in a big way on Tuesday, catching fire from three to cruise to a relatively comfortable win over the Hawks, 141-116. LA put up 81 points in the first half, its highest total in any half this season. They also connected on 19 of their 34 attempts from 3-point range. Deandre […]
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
This part of the NBA schedule has been pretty tough for the Lakers. They have five games over seven days, are dealing with a slew of injuries and are currently on a three-game losing streak. LA is also set to play the second leg of a back-to-back on Tuesday, with their biggest star’s availability very […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads