L.A. Times - Lakers

Lakers take a brief detour from home-heavy schedule

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Traveling to play Golden State is a rare experience with 17 of their first 21 games at Staples Center.

Wow, a road game.

Another guard for the Lakers? As unlikely as a Vujacic trade

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Sasha Vujacic is being paid $5 million and is due $5.4 million next season, so he'd be hard to move in exchange for a guard to help out Derek Fisher.

Broderick Turner covers the Lakers for the Times. Readers' questions about the Lakers will be answered every week.

What's gotten into this Bay Area reporter?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Magic Johnson reach out to Allen Iverson? Don't count on it.

Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends on the day of his self-designated "Lakers game of the week." The Lakers play tonight at Golden State.

Up next for Lakers: Saturday at Golden State

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Lakers have won 19 of their last 23 games against the Warriors.

Lakers tonight AT GOLDEN STATE Time: 7:30.

Lakers' small guys pummel big guys in scrimmage

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The guards and small forwards, led by the three-point shooting of Ron Artest, defeated the power forwards and centers, 145-100.

Good thing the Lakers' big men don't stray far from the lane.

Time to 86 the 72-10 talk when it comes to Lakers, Magic says

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

'They shouldn't even try' to attempt matching the Bulls' all-time NBA regular-season record, Johnson says. 'How can we get better?' should be the mantra, he adds.

Like so many Lakers fans, Magic Johnson cringed when he heard the phrase "72 and 10."

You'd think Shannon Brown would be a slam dunk

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Fans and teammates are cheering for him to be part of the All-Star contest, but he hasn't received an invitation yet. Hey, is assistant coach Brian Shaw putting pressure on him?

All Shannon Brown could do was stand there and listen to Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw talk about his former teammates who have been slam-dunk champions.

Bad season is the capper for Mike D'Antoni's New York Knicks

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Team is biding its time (and losing a lot) until summer, when it hopes to lure LeBron James and another free agent -- only its salary-cap room isn't as 'maximum' as it thought. At least coach still has a sense of humor.

There is a time for the New York Knicks -- at least in theory -- but this isn't it.

Lakers' cruise gets a little choppy

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:18:00 -0800

They win fourth in a row, but it probably should have been easier.

The Lakers have started to hit their stride, winning four consecutive games, all of them by double digits.

Ron Artest keeps things brief on talk show

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Forward shows up in his underwear for appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'

Ron Artest took things to the edge -- if that's possible when you consider the Lakers' forward.