[pullquote_left]Kobe Bryant scores 24 points in only 27 minutes and Andrew Bynum adds 20 points and 11 rebounds. Lakers begin six-game trip on Friday in Denver.[/pullquote_left]
By Mike BresnahanJanuary 31, 2012, 11:17 p.m.
The big, bad Charlotte Bobcats came to town and the Lakers didn't even flinch.
Turns out the Bobcats aren't very big and they're really, really…
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[quote]Chris Paul gets 26 points and 14 assists, Blake Griffin scores 22 (including another highlight dunk) and L.A. wins easily, 112-100, against Oklahoma City, the team with the NBA's best record.[/quote]
By Broderick TurnerJanuary 30, 2012, 11:15 p.m.
From the looks of things, the Clippers have accepted the challenge that this difficult week might bring.
Day 2 of…
[pullquote_left]Charlotte drags an NBA-worst 3-18 record into Tuesday's game at Staples. However, the Lakers are 6-8 vs. the Bobcats, making them one of only two NBA teams with a winning record all time against L.A.[/pullquote_left]
By By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles TimesJanuary 30, 2012, 7:35 p.m.
For all their championships, Hall of Famers and All-Stars over the…
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A native of Los Angeles, Jon Weisman has been writing about the Dodgers at Dodger Thoughts since 2002 and thinking deeply about them since the 1970s. He is the author of 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, published in 2009. W…
Been meaning to wonder aloud about Hong-Chih Kuo, who remains unsigned with February just around the corner. The Dodgers declined to offer salary arbitration to Kuo for obvious reasons following his massive struggles in 2011, but the memory of his 2010…
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Can the seventh-best team in the National League in 2011 become the fifth-best team in 2012?
Nothing’s official yet, but Bud Selig thinks the expansion of MLB’s playoffs to 10 teams could come this year, report…
Potential ownership groups featuring Peter O’Malley, Magic Johnson, Joe Torre, Steve Cohen and Stanley Gold are among those whom Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com is reporting have gained first-round approval in the bidding for the Dodgers.Bill Shaiki…
[quote]Kobe Bryant and friends prevail in a showdown with all sorts of subplots, but the other team in town is getting tough.[/quote]
By Bill DwyreJanuary 25, 2012, 11:22 p.m.
Lakers-Clippers rivalry? Are you kidding? This is now officially a street fight.
It used to be all that mattered when the Clippers played the Lakers was whether Jack Nicholson…
[quote]Metta World Peace has his most prolific game of the season off the bench with crucial plays in the final minutes that help the Lakers finally beat the Clippers, 96-91. Coach Mike Brown calls his contributions 'phenomenal.'[/quote]
By By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles TimesJanuary 26, 2012, 8:19 a.m.
Metta World Peace had always lingered to chat with…