http://www.lakershoops.com Los Angeles Lakers NBA Blog with Lakers news, commentary and general opinion on the Los Angeles Lakers Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:38:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last game: Jan 21, Cleveland Cavaliers 93 - Los Angeles Lakers 87 Next game: @ New York Knicks, Jan 22 8:00pm ET http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/quick-look/ When a player has their sights set on a certain destination, not too many people (if any) can get them to change their mind. Ron Artest loves Los Angeles and wanted to be a Laker and not even talks with LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal could convince him to change ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/artest-chooses-the-lakers-to-call-home/ To begin the season Lakers fans had high hopes for young big man Andrew Bynum. He even had a stretch of games where he appeared to be living up to those expectations and having an all-star caliber season. Then the worst possible thing happened to Bynum and the Lakers as ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/will-andrew-bynum-ever-reach-maximum-potential/  The Mavericks retain the top spot but the Suns are right there waiting to leapfrog them to the top.  The Lakers win four straight despite playing through significant injuries.  The Spurs slump unexpectedly while the Rockets hold their own with Yao Ming.  Where the rankings get tricky is at the ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/pincus-power-picks-week-10/     What a week for the Lakers. With Kwame going down things seemed to be going down fast. The Lakers center is now out with a severely sprained ankle while Forward Lamar Odom is still out with a sprained knee... Doesn't matter. Including the game Kwame played 17 minuets in, the ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/what-a-week/   Los Angeles 101, Dallas 98 SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 7 (AP) -- Despite his limited playing time and a sub-par shooting percentage, Sasha Vujacic says he's never lacking in confidence. And that's a good thing, since a shooter must have that kind of mentality. Vujacic had his best game in three NBA seasons ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/lakers-end-mavericks-13-game-winning-streak/      Los Angeles 123, Denver 104 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (AP) -- Kobe Bryant had his worst offensive performance of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers still won easily. Bryant was generous in sharing the ball with his teammates, helping five of them score in double figures of a 123-104 victory ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/parker-lakers-cruise-by-nuggets/         SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) -- With 4 seconds left in regulation and the Los Angeles Lakers down by two, the Sacramento Kings were sure Kobe Bryant would take the last shot. "Everyone expected him to take that shot,'' Sacramento guard John Salmons said. "No one thought he would pass it.'' Yet that's just what ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/bryant-lakers-hold-off-kings-in-ot/  EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 2 (AP) -- Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown expects to be out several weeks because of a severely sprained left ankle. He was injured Sunday night and joins Chris Mihm and Lamar Odom on the sidelines. Lakers spokesman John Black said Tuesday that Brown will be ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/lakers%e2%80%99-brown-out-with-sprained-ankle/ What a night! What was expected to be a quick win for the Lakers even without their second scoring option Lamar Odom, turned out to be one of the logest games both teams had seen in a while. During the 3 hour, 20 minute playing time, the triple overtime, neither ... http://www.lakershoops.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers/lakers-bobcats-2/