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  • Kobe Bryant Injury Exposes the Weaknesses in Mike Brown’s Lakers

    Kobe Bryant didn’t play for the first time the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers looked terrible. No energy, no defense. The Phoenix Suns handed the West’s #3 team their worst defeat of the season, proving to many just how important the league’s leading scorer is to the team.

  • Grizzlies & Rockets Ruin Impressive Home Stands

    The Miami Heat won 17 games in a row at home, including their impressive one over the Thunder. The Lakers are another team incredibly tough to beat on their home court. So what? The Memphis Grizzlies continue to impress with Randolph on the comeback trail, winning in Miami, while the surprising Houston Rockets won 112-107 in LA.

  • Bryant & Bynum Dominate Clippers – Lakers Despite Blake Griffin Dunk on Pau Gasol

    Kobe Bryant finished with 31 points, Andrew Bynum with 36. The Los Angeles Lakers beat their little sister 113-108 in a game that had most people talking about Blake Griffin destroying Pau Gasol with another one for the his impressive highlight book. With one less of a position to worry about for the Lakers, who on some nights, when things click on both ends of the floor, look like title contenders once again.

  • The Curious Case of Kobe Bryant

    Kobe Bryant has a short memory, like all great players. He missed his first 15 shots of the game. He finished with an awful 3-21 from the field, which isn’t that surprising considering what we’ve seen this season. It had to happen at some point. But some things don’t change, and Bryant woke up at the right time, hitting the go ahead three pointer as the Lakers beat the Hornets 88-85.

  • Good and Bad From the Kobe Bryant Dictatorship With the Los Angeles Lakers

    Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, taking him to 29,283 points in his career, all with the Los Angeles Lakers. You said Kobe Bryant? You said records, this time one that belonged to Michael Jordan, as Kobe Bryant became the all-time leading scorer for one franchise. Meaningless to tell you the truth, unlike the Lakers winning 104-101 against the Warriors, Bryant venting some anger at Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum gets the Mike Brown bench treatment.

  • Kobe Bryant Refuses To Make Fourth Quarter Benching an Issue

    Kobe Bryant wasn’t happy after the 102-96 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, and just because the Los Angeles Lakers lost the game. Not just because instead of backing the sudden talk of championship material with a win over a good team, the Lakers folded, at home, only their fourth loss of the season.

  • How Far Can the Lakers Go With Kobe Bryant?

    Kobe Bryant wants that sixth NBA championship ring more than anything. Just like the six MJ has. On some nights, like the Lakers’ 109-93 win over the Dallas Mavericks, it looks like the Lakers have found the right direction to go with. The right kind of blend, of inside-outside basketball, with #24 excelling in the clutch.

  • The Lakers Finally Get it – Give the Ball to Andrew Bynum

    Andrew Bynum finished with a season high 37 points, combining for 71 as Kobe Bryant scored 34, leading the Los Angeles Lakers on back-to-back road wins (only second time this season) with a double overtime victory 116-111 over the Memphis Grizzlies, putting the Lakers at the third spot in the Western conference, at the expense of their hosts.

  • Kobe Bryant Actually Shares the Ball With Other Lakers in Crunch Time

    Kobe Bryant did the unthinkable. No, he didn’t ask for a trade to cancel out his no-trade clause, although it’s been a nice urban legend making it’s way around the NBA. Bryant actually gave up on being selfish and instead of taking the final shots in the Los Angeles Lakers 97-94 win over the Boston Celtics, he prefered dishing assists to Andrew Bynum.

  • Rodney Stuckey Reminds Lakers That They’re Not That Good

    Rodney Stuckey is just the symptom, but something good is happening with the Detroit Pistons. They’re 13-26 after a 4-20 start under Lawrence Frank, and their 88-85 win in overtime over the Los Angeles Lakers, with Rodney Stuckey coming off the bench to score 34 points was probably their biggest win of the season in terms of impact.