News Articles
-
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The Lakers have won 14 consecutive road games, but that streak could be in serious jeopardy if their Defensive Player of the Year candidate, who tweaked his ankle late...
December 16, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
LeBron and AD don't believe in load management
December 16, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Anthony Davis landed awkwardly on his right foot, which twisted underneath him.
December 15, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
It was supposed to be a rousing football Sunday for L.A.'s NFL teams. Instead, the Chargers and Rams combined to get outscored by 52 points. So ... how 'bout those...
December 15, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Everything about James' behavior projected an early blowout for the Lakers at State Farm Arena on Sunday evening -- which it resembled in every way but on the...
December 15, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Bronny James and Sierra Canyon boys basketball play St. Vincent-St. Mary, the alma mater of Lakers' LeBron James, in the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
December 14, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
A collision with Jimmy Butler in the last four seconds of Friday's win against the Heat could cost LeBron James.
December 14, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The travel demands of the NBA can make relationships and hands-on parenting especially challenging. More than ever, LeBron, a father of three, is feeling that sting, but...
December 14, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Davis is shooting 34 percent from 3-point range for the season, but that number will continue to climb if he has more nights like he did in a 113-110 victory over the...
December 13, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Anthony Davis scores 33 points, LeBron James has 28 while coming within a rebound of another triple-double and the Lakers (23-3) hold off Miami 113-110, handing the Heat...
December 13, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Dizzy as it looked at times, Jeanie Buss empowered the right people, with GM Rob Pelinka closing the deal for Anthony Davis (after LeBron teed it up), hiring a solid...
December 13, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Dudley also contributed a season-high 9 points, all scored on 3-pointers
December 12, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The Lakers allow a 24-point second-quarter lead to evaporate to nothing by the fourth quarter before turning back a rangy, gritty Orlando team for a 96-87 win. At 22-3...
December 11, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The first-year Lakers coach leads his 21-3 juggernaut against his former team, which fired him after the Magic went 54-110 in two seasons.
December 11, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Many pro athletes give away game tickets. But the way 12th-year NBA veteran does it – whittling hundreds of requests to "whatever touches the heart that day"...
December 10, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The Lakers share the league's best record at 21-3 going into Monday's games and feature an offense and defense ranked in the top five in the league. How does that stack...
December 9, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Only 24 games into the season, just about everyone on the Lakers' roster seems to have a sense for where they fit in the system, which was emphasized in Sunday's victory...
December 9, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES - It's the question every Laker wants to know as they file back into the locker room after the last few games. Did they do it? Did they beat the Avery...
December 8, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Anthony Davis records the fourth 50-point game of his career and his first as a Laker and his team overcomes some defensive lapses and foul trouble by hanging 142 points...
December 8, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Several Lakers are happy and inspired to see the former All-Star thriving with the Trail Blazers after nearly a year out of the league.
December 7, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
From the soaring Bucks and Lakers to the lowly Warriors and Knicks, here's a look at who's killing it and who's not relative to the preseason projections.
December 7, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Anthony Davis scores 39 points, LeBron James adds 31 and the Lakers score 77 points in the first half on their way to a 136-113 blowout in Portland.
December 6, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Preseason criticism of the Lakers' 'below-average backcourt' is proving unwarranted, thanks to impressive play from Rajon Rondo, Alex Caruso and others.
December 6, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The Lakers (19-3) have had the fourth-best defense in the league (102.7 defensive rating), and Davis is a key ingredient, but he might be most impressive late in games...
December 5, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Caldwell-Pope has certainly made Avery Bradley's absence easier to bear, but he was also averaging 10.3 points per game and shooting 47.5 percent from 3-point range as a...
December 4, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Playing on back-to-back nights, Anthony Davis (26 points), LeBron James (20 points, 12 assists) and the Lakers overwhelm short-handed Utah in a display of raw power...
December 4, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Anthony Davis showing league, teammates he'll play through anything
December 4, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
LeBron James (25 points, nine assists) and Anthony Davis (25 points, 10 rebounds) set the pace as the Lakers shake off Sunday's loss to Dallas and dominate the boards...
December 3, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The former Cavaliers assistant said he anticipated James' comeback season given that the four-time league MVP was "highly motivated" and coming off his first extended...
December 3, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Anthony Davis vows they will follow Sunday's loss to Dallas with a "bounce-back" game, but they'll try to do it in the mile-high altitude of the Pepsi Center against a...
December 2, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Young star Luka Doncic and the Mavericks cool off the NBA's hottest team with a 17-0 run in the third quarter and surge to a 14-point victory in a Sunday matinee at...
December 1, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Bradley will miss at least four more games, bringing his total to 13 missed starts for the 17-2 Lakers, who could also be without Kuzma after he sprained his ankle in...
November 30, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
After years wandering in the darkness, this could finally be the season the Lakers have waited years for, with elite talent and a professional attitude. If fans ... and...
November 30, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Anthony Davis (26 points, 13 rebounds) and LeBron James (23 points, 11 assists) get to sit out the fourth quarter as the Lakers cruise to a 125-103 victory to cap their...
November 29, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Wagner was averaging 12.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 19.2 minutes per game off the bench entering Friday, while leading the NBA in assorted field goal...
November 29, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The Lakers' defensive rating has been slipping, despite string of sub-.500 opponents
November 29, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Shaken by a second-half collision with the Pelicans' Josh Hart, Davis returns and helps rally his new team to a 114-110 victory that featured him from beginning to end...
November 27, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Anthony Davis, once revered in New Orleans, is returning there as the enemy when the Lakers play the Pelicans Wednesday night. How ready is he for what awaits...
November 27, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Ingram, Josh Hart and Lonzo Ball, once key members of the Lakers' "young core" want to prove they were worth investing in, but they don't mind doing it for New Orleans...
November 27, 2019 at 8:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Davis has spent the last few days preparing for his much-anticipated return to the Big Easy to face the Pelicans on Wednesday, a nationally televised event that is the...
November 26, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
James gets the basket or the assist on the Lakers' first 21 points of the fourth quarter and finishes with 33 points and 14 assists in a 114-104 victory in San Antonio...
November 25, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Cousins' troubled stretch of injuries started in January 2018, when he and Davis were All-Star starters and teammates with the Pelicans – and his return to New...
November 25, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Can the Lakers afford to rest LeBron? Can they afford not to?
November 25, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
LeBron James doesn't always get rewarded for attacking the rim is search of points. His free-throw attempts are at 5.6 per game, a career low.
November 24, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
LeBron James records 30 points as Lakers top Memphis
November 23, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
With the Lakers in Oklahoma City to begin a four-game trip, James was forced to watch via live stream Thursday night as his oldest son, Bronny James, and Sierra Canyon...
November 22, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Davis finishes with a team-high 33 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and makes four free throws in the final eight seconds of a 130-127 victory, the sixth in a row...
November 22, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The case was filed in August, when Cousins' ex-girlfriend Christy West alleged that the 29-year-old center had threatened to shoot her during an argument regarding their...
November 22, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
With the best record in the NBA, Lakers know they'll face challenges. There's a plan for that
November 22, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Kuzma said he can see "a little bit better" out of his right eye now and plans to wear the protective glasses and play on Friday in Oklahoma City.
November 21, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Rondo helps Lakers pick up the pace
November 20, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The numbers are indisputable as the Lakers, with the best record in the NBA, are decisively better with their superstar on the floor. The bigger challenge might be...
November 20, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Davis scores 34 points and James becomes the first player in NBA history with a triple-double against every team as the Lakers score 30 points in transition and win...
November 19, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The near-constant chance to interact with celebrities is an adjustment for those who are just starting in the organization. Danny Green said the star factor is...
November 18, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The back-to-back L.A. swing is starting to look like a big advantage for both home teams, forcing visitors to deal with two good teams on a short turnaround.
November 17, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Guard is off to the worst shooting start of his career, but his defense has been solid and he hit some big shots in Friday night's win over Sacramento.
November 16, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
James (29 points, 11 assists) hits two free throws with 5.5 seconds left, and Anthony Davis blocks Harrison Barnes' driving shot at the buzzer as the Lakers edge the...
November 15, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Neither Walton nor LeBron James was in much of a reflective mood when it came to last season, which resulted in the overhaul of the Lakers' roster and the dismissal of...
November 15, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Guard, who has been a key defensive presence, will miss a week and possibly more after sustaining the injury in a Nov. 3 game in San Antonio
November 15, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Teams have become more reliant on floor-spacers and long-range shooters for success, but in the midst of this trend, the Lakers are 9-2 while starting two players over...
November 14, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Golden State's star-laden lineup reached the NBA Finals the past five years and won three titles while the Lakers tried to rebuild around a young core only to miss the...
November 13, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
LeBron James has 23 points and 12 assists in three quarters, Kyle Kuzma adds 22 points starting for Anthony Davis, and the Lakers crush Golden State 120-94 on Wednesday...
November 13, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Davis' sore right shoulder doesn't appear to be a serious injury, but whether he could have played against Golden State or not on Wednesday night, resting for a game had...
November 13, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Lakers are taking caution with their newest franchise star, who is nursing soreness in his shoulder and ribs, in the second game of the first back-to-back of the...
November 13, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Lakers newsletter: So much is going right for the Lakers, AD should have earned a day off
November 13, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Kuzma (23 points) hits a pair of 3-point shots in the final minutes as the Lakers (8-2) hold off the hot-shooting Suns 123-115 on Tuesday night. Anthony Davis has 24...
November 12, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Davis believes the players on the Phoenix roster are a good fit with Williams, who coached Davis for three years in New Orleans. "When I played with him it was a great...
November 12, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Davis vowed to hit the court as long as he's feeling healthy enough to suit up
November 11, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
After Raptors reserves stole the show Sunday against the Lakers, Toronto will try to upend Clippers on Monday.
November 10, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The Lakers found out that the Raptors again are a nightmare sight for the NBA personnel directors who somehow didn't draft them.
November 10, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
No team in the NBA has started as well as the Lakers, but a seven-game win streak came to an end Sunday, beaten out by the long strides and young legs of the Toronto...
November 10, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Coach Frank Vogel said the Lakers are determined not to bring point guard Rajon Rondo back from a calf injury 'until he's ready.' That day may be coming soon.
November 10, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Green might be the glue that can hold a team together, but he also represents a bond in that space between NBA star and NBA fan – a unique personality who has room...
November 9, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
It's early, but the Lakers are 7-1 and playing great defense as even Dwight Howard Part Deux seems to have figured out teamwork.
November 9, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Even with a poor shooting night, LeBron, A.D. and company totaled 30 assists while running their record to 7-1 by beating the Heat on Friday night.
November 9, 2019 at 1:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
James scores 12 of his 25 in the fourth quarter to become just the third player in NBA history with 1,000 games of 20 or more points, and Anthony Davis adds 26 as the...
November 8, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Lakers will have interesting 'load management' questions to answer with back-to-back games Nov. 12-13.
November 8, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Technically, Bradley is "questionable" for Friday's game against the Miami Heat thanks to his lower right leg bruise, but the team's ace on-ball defender views that...
November 7, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Howard has promised he has changed his ways many times before (with several teams), but the veteran center has made enough of an early splash in seven games as a Laker...
November 6, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Cook has been afforded a surprising amount of perspective for a player on the back end of a rotation
November 6, 2019 at 2:50 PM