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Gasol stepping up for the Lakers
By Andrew Ross on April 6, 2013Pau Gasol is coming through for the Lakers when they need him to the most. After missing 20 games with a foot injury, Gasol recently came back to join his teammates for their playoff push. Prior to the injury, Gasol was a victim of Mike D’Antoni‘s system, as he was pushed to the bench for Earl Clark so the Lakers [...] -

Will the Lakers make the playoffs?
By Andrew Ross on April 4, 2013As the regular season comes to an end, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a battle against the Utah Jazz for the final playoff spot in the west. The Lakers (39-36) currently find themselves with a half game lead over the Jazz (39-37). Since the Jazz won the season series, the Lakers must have at least one less loss [...] -

Lakers @ Kings Preview – 3/30/13
By Andrew Ross on March 30, 2013Is it acceptable to say the season starts tonight? After appearing to finally get it together for the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers (37-36) have lost four of five to push their backs against the wall yet again. The injuries just haven’t seemed to stop for this team. It seemed that the starting five was finally going to play together [...] -

Lakers @ Nuggets Preview – 02/25/13
By Andrew Ross on February 25, 2013Los Angeles Lakers Tickets It appears the Los Angeles Lakers (28-29) may have turned the corner since coming back from break, and now have a chance to get back to .500 for the first time since New Years Day. Since January 25, the Lakers’ 11-4 record is 3rd-best in the NBA behind the Miami Heat (13-2) and San Antonio Spurs [...] -

Lakers @ Celtics Preview – 02/07/13
By Andrew Ross on February 7, 2013Last year, Steve Nash hit a game winner on his birthday, and today (39th birthday) he will play in one of the biggest rivalries in sports. 6-1 in their last seven games, the Los Angeles Lakers (23-26) look to continue their recent success against the surging Boston Celtics (25-23). The Lakers are now only two losses behind the eighth seeded [...] -

Lakers @ Nets Preview – 02/05/13
By Andrew Ross on February 5, 2013Still three games behind the Houston Rockets for the eighth seed in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers (22-26) take their talents to Brooklyn to face the Nets (28-19). The two teams previously met this year in Los Angeles, where the Lakers won 95-90 in Mike D’Antoni‘s debut for the team. You can look back on that game with our [...] -

Hornets vs. Lakers Preview – 1/29/13
By Andrew Ross on January 29, 2013Right when there seemed to be no more hope for the Los Angeles Lakers (19-25), Kobe Bryant changed his game to lead the team to consecutive wins, including a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers are currently three games out of the eighth seed in the west (currently 10th seed), and hope to shorten that gap Tuesday night [...] -

Lakers vs. Heat Preview – 1/17/13
By Andrew Ross on January 17, 2013After it appeared the Los Angeles Lakers had hit rock bottom, Mike D’Antoni said their season was starting last Sunday. Since their new season has started, the Lakers have gone 2-0 to improve their record to 17-21. However, those two victories came against the Cleavland Cavaliers and the Milwaukee Bucks. Those teams are not an automatic victory by any means, [...] -

Lakers vs. Bucks Preview – 1/15/13
By Andrew Ross on January 15, 2013After losing five consecutive games, the Los Angeles Lakers (16-21) got their first victory of 2013 Tuesday night against the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers. Thursday night, the Lakers host the eighth seed in the eastern conference, the Milwaukee Bucks (19-17). The Bucks have shown they are a playoff team with their dynamic back-court of Brandon Jennings (19 points, six assists) and [...] -

Nuggets beat Lakers to end winning streak
By Andrew Ross on December 26, 2012Would the Lakers win their sixth consecutive game to get their second winning record of the season? Could Kobe Bryant continue his streak of nine games with at least 30 points? Is Nash going to keep up his high-level of play since coming back? Let’s find out. First Quarter: Morris is getting the start at the two again, but he [...]
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