Lakers squander early lead, lose in OT at the Garden

The Los Angeles Lakers could not extend their road winning streak to three games. The team lost an exciting game, 113-109, to the New York Knicks, after holding a 10-point lead early in the game. https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/940773300434755584 Kristaps Porzingis was too much to handle for any of the Lakers' front court players, scoring 37 points, grabbing …

No defense in the desert, Lakers win shootout 132-130

Lonzo Ball's big night was needed in the Los Angeles Lakers 132-130 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. The two-point win marks the first for the year for the team. https://www.instagram.com/p/Baf0HvdFcPf/?hl=en&taken-by=lakers The Lakers' 19-year old, rookie point guard almost became the youngest player in league history to record a triple-double. Ball fell one …

Kirkland’s keys to the game: Lakers v. Clippers, October 19th

The Los Angeles Lakers' 2017 regular season opens up on Thursday, October 19th with a match up against their crosstown foes, the Los Angeles Clippers. The game will tip-off at 7:30 PM pst. https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/921028178331754496 Recently acquired shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will miss this game and the next, as part of his two-game suspension for a …

Promising preseason yields only two wins and four losses

After participating in one of the most eventful off-season's in NBA history, the Los Angeles Lakers had an encouraging preseason despite their overall record (2-4). The team opened their preseason with a loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves, 108-99. While the Lakers could not come out with the victory, they did manage to get four players into …

Lakers add second Ute, sign veteran big-man Andrew Bogut

The style of play in the NBA is trending more towards small-ball, but Los Angeles Lakers are doing something different. On Monday, the team agreed to a partially guaranteed contract with seven-foot, center Andrew Bogut for the veteran minimum of $2.3 million over one season. Bogut was injured for most of last season after breaking …

Schedule Release: Must-See Games, Home-stands and Road Trips

On Monday, August 14th the NBA released the schedule of all 32 teams in the league. While much of the analysis of the schedule is just speculation at this point in the preseason, there are a few important statistics that cannot be overlooked. Commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA decided to make player rest an …

Lakers’ off-season rundown

The Los Angeles Lakers finished the 2016-2017 season knowing that the off-season following it would be an important one for the franchise. The team hired new leadership by adding Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka to the front office and held onto their top-three selection in the 2017 draft - a pick they used on point …

Top 5 Attainable Free Agents for LA

Even after getting rid of Timofey Mozgov's terrible contract, the Los Angeles Lakers are still cap stricken with their eyes set on the class of 2018. While the team does have enough cap space to sign one max-contract this off-season, they will likely wait to use it on the potential free agents of next year …

Lakers add former D-League MVP and one other player to Summer League roster

The Los Angeles Lakers added two former D-League players to their Summer League roster on Thursday. Former Los Angeles D-Fenders guard Vander Blue and Windy City Bulls center Alec Brown will make the jump and join the rest of the young Lakers team in Las Vegas, Nev., per Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report. https://twitter.com/EricPincus/status/880185259559575552 Blue led …

D’Angelo Russell, Timofey Mozgov traded for Brook Lopez and 27th pick

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to trade their former, number two overall pick, D'Angelo Russell, and Timofey Mozgov to the Brooklyn Nets for Brook Lopez and the 27th pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, per Adrian Wojnarowski and The Vertical. https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/877291635704557570 The move frees up a lot of cap space immediately by getting Mozgov's 54 …