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Another Andrew Bynum Ejection, Another Loss To Rockets

If you watch the Lakers often enough you’ll notice the patterns emerging. They play down to inferior competition, typically finding creative ways to lose to shorthanded teams. They lose large leads.…Read More

Kobe Bryant Prevents Net Loss For Lakers

If nothing else the Lakers are dependable. You can count on plenty of drama both on and off the court. You can also set your watch to the Lake Show getting a big lead and blowing it. Thankfully you can…Read More

Lakers Win Unnecessarily Close Contest In The Bay

More of the usual tonight for the Lake Show. A big lead was lost. Andrew Bynum busted out the Baby Bynum act. A short handed team was made to look better than what they were. Yet and still Kobe Bryant…Read More

A Call for Concern?

It’s easy to blow off last night’s loss to the Grizzlies as just a regular season game when, in reality, the implications of this game go much beyond the regular season. If the playoffs had…Read More

First Start For Ramon Sessions, Start Of Something Big For Lakers

Oh yes…the Ramon Sessions effect is real. There is no catchy Linsanity-esque nickname for this though. So there is no point in trying to pump out puns. Instead just push play on the game tape against…Read More

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We Talkin’ ‘Bout Playoffs?

If the playoffs started today, what would the Lakers’ road to the NBA Finals look like? Let’s…Read More

The Lakers’ Championship Run Is “In Session”

At the beginning of the season, it was clear that the Lakers had two assets that would allow them to…Read More

Ramon Sessions Reinventing The Lakers

What difference a legit point guard makes. No disrespect to Derek Fisher but when he was at the helm…Read More

New Look Lake Show Impresses in Win Over Wolves

However you feel about Derek Fisher’s departure from Los Angeles is going to be like a religious argument…Read More

Kobe Bryant Again Shows His Superiority to LeBron James

This is getting old and even for a Laker lover such as myself discussing the inevitable Kobe Bryant-LeBron…Read More

Lakers Maul Love-less Wolves

On Wednesday night the Minnesota Timberwolves were without All-Star Kevin Love and thus the rested Los…Read More

Trading For Michael Beasley A Luxury Lakers Can’t Afford

  According to ESPN’s Chris Broussard the Los Angeles Lakers turned down a trade offer from the…Read More

Despite Best Efforts to Lose Lakers Win In Dallas

The Lakers have an odd yet poetically perfect way of responding to all the swirling drama. When every…Read More

Energized Lakers Eclipse Suns

Whatever it is about the Phoenix Suns that brings out the best in the Lakers and Kobe Bryant needs to…Read More

Lakers Send Devin Ebanks to D-League

A season that was looking like a step forward in the progression of Devin Ebanks is turning into another…Read More

Mike Brown Likely To Hear From League Over Ejection

Whatever it was that ultimately made Mike Brown lose his cool in Utah will likely cause him to lose…Read More

Mike Brown, Lakers Meltdown In Utah

The Lakers are only two games into their six game road trip and Mike Brown is already going to the desperation…Read More

Lakers Blowout Bobcats Before Grammy Trip Begins

With the way the Charlotte Bobcats have owned the Los Angeles Lakers in recent years you never take…Read More

Lakers Keep It Interesting During 106-101 Win In Minnesota

Winning ugly is becoming the norm for the Lake Show. Winning on the road, however, is rare. So you’ll…Read More

Metta World Peace Starts In Minnesota

With the Lakers in Minnesota playing the second game of a back-to-back road swing there was one minor…Read More