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5 Reasons the Los Angeles Lakers Could Be in Trouble - a Fan?s Take (Yahoo! C...
28 Jan 2012 at 10:33am
Watching the Los Angeles Lakers play this season has brought about some concerns for this fan. While the Lakers are still pulling out wins, the way they approach each game leaves something to be desired. Here are five reasons this teams comes up short in 2012: Kobe shoots too much...
Los Angeles Lakers February 2012 Schedule (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
28 Jan 2012 at 3:56am
The 2012 Los Angeles Lakers schedule includes 13 games in February during a month that the team finally gets a few days off. No other team played more games than the Lakers in the first week of the 2011-12 NBA season and now the team gets a month with a few breaks in it.
Lakers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
28 Jan 2012 at 2:25am
If the Lakers needed a little rough-and-tough stuff to get ready to start winning on the road, maybe their cross-town rivals did them a favor. The Lakers put together a gritty effort Wednesday night in beating the Clippers, 96-91, in a Lakers home game at Staples Center. The result gives the Lakers some confidence?they'd lost their previous three games?before they begin a stretch of eight games out of nine on the road. The Lakers are 1-6 on the road this season and next visit Milwaukee on Saturday night. But they played with an edge against the Clippers?especially Pau Gasol and Metta World Peace. Gasol had 23 points and 10 rebounds; World Peace had just three points?although it was a critical three-pointer?but produced five rebounds, seven...
NBA Capsules (AP)
27 Jan 2012 at 10:12pm
LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Miami Heat beat the 3-point-obsessed New York Knicks 99-89 on Friday night. Chris Bosh scored 13 points and James finished with eight rebounds and seven assists for Miami, which plays host to Chicago on Sunday in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.
Cuban: Odom could rest few games (Yahoo! Sports)
27 Jan 2012 at 2:05pm
With Dirk Nowitzki set to return Sunday after getting extra time for conditioning, Lamar Odom might get his own break, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told a radio station. Nowitzki received much attention for his in-season break, especially after he chafed at the suggestion by...
Bryant edged out James in total earnings, according to Forbes (Yahoo! Sports)
26 Jan 2012 at 5:10pm
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Miami Heat guard LeBron James, who are perennial contenders for the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, are also the league's leaders in earnings. Bryant edged out James in total earnings last year, Forbes Magazine announced Wednesday,...
Los Angeles Lakers Pick Up Crucial Victory Over City Rivals: Fan?s Reaction (...
26 Jan 2012 at 12:19pm
On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-91 on a night filled with some of the most physical basketball found in the NBA this season. Pau Gasol had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant scored 24 points to lead the team to its first...
Dwight Howard Trade Rumors and News Round-up (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
26 Jan 2012 at 11:12am
As the NBA trade deadline approaches, trade speculation involving Dwight Howard, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Jersey Nets has lost considerable steam. Does this mean that Howard will sign with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2012 offseason?
Gasol, Lakers show they're still full of fight (Yahoo! Sports)
26 Jan 2012 at 9:50am
Chris Paul and the Clippers are L.A.'s hot, new fad, but it's still not wise to anger Kobe Bryant's Lakers.
Lakers and Clippers Should Just Play the Game: A Fan's Take (Yahoo! Contribut...
26 Jan 2012 at 8:38am
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers in the second skirmish of the highly touted "Battle for Los Angeles." The game was close from the beginning, and in the end the Lakers gutted out a tough victory over their Staples Center co-tenants.

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