http://www.lakerslocker.com Daily Blog for Los Angeles Lakers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:27:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Los Angeles Lakers headed into their matchup last night against the Toronto Raptors with a three-game losing streak.  It looked like the Lakers might be on their way to their fourth straight loss, as they were down 58-50 at halftime and they headed into the 4th quarter down 84-81.  ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/03/10/kobe-bryant-hits-game-winner-ends-los-angeles-lakers-losing-streak/ The Los Angeles Lakers are on a three-game losing streak, the longest of their season.  They have not been playing very good team basketball and their defense has been suspect.  Head coach Phil Jackson loves the triangle offense, and he should since it has brought him 10 NBA Titles.  Ball ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/03/09/the-los-angeles-lakers-need-to-get-out-of-their-funk/ The Lakers didn't play any defense against the Heat last night as they shot 52.5% from the floor and that's what did them in. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 39 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Derek Fisher pitched in with 14 ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/03/05/miami-heat-114-los-angeles-lakers-111-in-ot/ The Lakers shot 51.7% from the floor last night as they rolled out to a 98-71 lead after three quarters before calling off the dogs. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 24 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in 30 minutes. ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/03/03/los-angeles-lakers-122-indiana-pacers-99/ When Kobe Bryant went down to injury Shannon Brown started in his place and stepped up. Brown played in 11 games in February for the Lakers and he averaged 27.0 minutes, 10.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He has now played in 59 games (4 ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/02/28/shannon-brown-stepped-up-in-february-for-the-los-angeles-lakers/ Kobe Bryant has missed the past five games for the Los Angeles Lakers with an ankle injury, but he was back in true form for the Lakers in his first game back last night.  With 4.3 seconds left and the Lakers down 98-96 to the Memphis Grizzlies, Kobe nailed a ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/02/24/kobe-bryant-returns-from-injury-hits-game-winner-for-los-angeles-lakers/ The Lakers will be without backup shooting guard Sasha Vujacic for the next couple of weeks with a sprained shoulder. Vujacic played in 52 games (0 starts) for the Lakers this season and he is averaging 7.9 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. The ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/02/22/the-los-angeles-lakers-lose-sasha-vujacic/ Phil Jackson is contemplating moving Lamar Odom into the starting lineup and bringing Andrew Bynum off the bench. Count me in as a guy that doesn't like that idea. Bynum is young and he might not respond when to being demoted. Plus he has played pretty well ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/02/14/phil-jackson-is-considering-starting-lamar-odom-for-the-los-angeles-lakers/ Kobe Bryant has now missed three straight games for the Los Angeles Lakers, but they are 3-0 without him.  The main reason why is Pau Gasol who has really stepped it up in Kobe's absence, especially in the last 2 games.  In Kobe's first game out of action against the ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/02/11/kobes-still-out-but-pau-gasol-is-stepping-up-bigtime-for-the-los-angeles-lakers/ Kobe Bryant's ankle is worse than originally thought, and after playing with what was listed as a "sore left ankle" against the Denver Nuggets, Kobe has missed two straight games for the Los Angeles Lakers and it has been updated to a "sprained left ankle".  He played 39 minutes against ... http://www.lakerslocker.com/2010/02/09/kobe-bryant-has-missed-2-straight-games-for-los-angeles-lakers-could-miss-all-star-game/