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By rss@youtube.com (elbisa74) Keywords: Notes: The Lakers are 25-12 all-time when splitting the first two games of any best-of-7 series. ... Odom replaced Andrew Bynum in Lakers' starting lineup. was scoreless with one rebound minutes. lalousse24 LAKESHO09 lakers hlts houston rockets orlando magic boston celtics atla...

By rss@youtube.com (TheDarkKnight03) these are Lakers highlights from their huge win over Suns 132-106 ! Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, 8 assists. Lamar Odom added 23 points... Lakers took it easy and win this game 132-106 Rate, Comment and SUBSCRIBE! Enjoy these highlights ^^

By rss@youtube.com (thelebronjamesblitz) Lamar Odom scored a season-high 28 points - 15 in the third quarter- and Paul Gasol scored 18 as the streak-busting Los Angeles Lakers dominated the second half and handed Cleveland its first home loss this season, 101-91 on Sunday to complete a 6-0 road trip. "That was one of the best games h...

By rss@youtube.com (losangelestimes) The Kamenetzky Brothers of the LA Times.com Lakers Blog break down the Lakers 96-83 win over the Hawks, a victory that featured a triple double from Pau Gasol and 20 rebounds from Lamar Odom. Keywords: Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol Lakers Blog Atlanta Hawks Lamar Odom

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By rss@youtube.com (WhereLakersHappen) Pau Gasol records a triple-double as the Lakers defeat the visiting Hawks 96-83. DISCLAIMER: The video is owned only by NBA! WLH nor anyone else owns/takes credit for this video! Keywords: NBA National Basketball Association Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant Pau Gasol Lamar Odom Andrew By...

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By rss@youtube.com (daredevil1983) Fourth quarter action from Game 4 of the 2006 NBA playoffs between Suns and Lakers. Author: daredevil1983 Keywords: NBA Playoffs Lakers Suns Kobe Bryant Nash Odom Marion Added: February 26, 2007

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom has listed his Manhattan Beach home for $2,399,000.

By Jof Cubol Andrew Bynum back on Sunday?Andrew Bynum to come off the bench; Odom as starterBynum a better Team USA pick than Oden Finally, there is a legitimate third candidate to represent the Lakers in Cowboy Stadium for this year’s All-Star game along with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol...

ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Derek Fisher, Shooting guard Kobe Bryant, Small forward Ron Artest, Power forward Pau Gasol, Center Andrew Bynum. Bench -- Forward Lamar Odom, Guard Jordan Farmar, Guard Sasha Vujacic, Guard Shannon Brown, Forward Luke Walton, Forward Josh Powell, F...

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Much of the attention on Lamar Odom for his celebrity wedding to reality TV personality Khloe Kardashian has subsided. However, Odom's wedding will be back in the spotlight Sunday night, when it is featured on a two-hour TV special. --On the eve of his first trip back to Houston, where he pla...

By Andrew Ungvari If they (the Cavs) don’t accommodate him, he’s going to New York or Miami and they get nothing. But if they do in a sign and trade to save the franchise, they get a young, potential All-Star center in Andrew Bynum. Maybe Lamar Odom as well or Ron Artest. Draft picks, some pieces like Jordan Farmar....

Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Lamar Odom had 11 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists for the defe...

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By Chris Manning The parallels between the two teams are eerily similar. Like Pippen’s Bulls, the Lakers have a dominant superstar (Kobe Bryant), a dynamic No. 2 (Gasol) and a bevy of talented role players (Lamar Odom, Bynum, Derek Fisher). They have the same serene, rarely rattled coach who prides himself...

Forward Pau Gasol is sitting out the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener to rest his strained right hamstring. Gasol missed the defending champions' final six preseason games with the injury. Lamar Odom took his spot in the starting lineup against the Clippers on Tuesday night, and DJ Mbeng...

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By J.E. Skeets This team's starting lineup includes Andrew Bynum(notes), Pau Gasol(notes), Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher. Lamar Odom(notes), Luke Walton(notes), and Jordan Farmar come off the bench. Phil Jackson even coaches the outfit.

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By J.E. Skeets This team's starting lineup includes Andrew Bynum(notes), Pau Gasol(notes), Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher. Lamar Odom(notes), Luke Walton(notes), and Jordan Farmar come off the bench. Phil Jackson even coaches the outfit.

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The Lakers will open their 50th anniversary season Tuesday night against No. 1 draft pick Blake Griffin and the Clippers after a preseason dogged by injuries to Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom and Luke Walton.

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Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Yet some Lakers think it's not out of the question to try to top 72. Lakers veteran forward Lamar Odom, whose name now resonates among gossip-magazine groupies because of his rush-to-the-altar marriage last month to reality-TV star Khloe Kardas...

Playing without their injured inside duo of 7-footers Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Denver Nuggets 106-89 in an exhibition game Thursday night. Kobe Bryant had 23 points for the Lakers (6-1), while Lamar Odom had 17 points and nine rebounds. Carmelo Anthony...

By Elliott Teaford Then there's the possibility of a Lakers' lineup of Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. If you're scoring at home, that's a 6-foot-6 man playing with a 6-8 guy, a 6-10 dude and two 7-footers. Jackson also could have played Bryant, Odom, Gasol and Bynum with Trevor...

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Reasons to mope: The Lakers do not have much to mope about--particularly if they stay healthy--but it should be emphasized that they are not as deep as some people think. The Lakers regular starting five is talented--though not more so than Boston's Hall of Fame-stacked crew or San Antonio's trio of All-Star regulars (Manu Ginobili may not start but he is certainly part of their crunchtime lineup)--but Andrew Bynum is injury prone and inconsistent and Derek Fisher is slowing down. Also, the Lakers' bench--specifically Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic and Luke Walton--did not perform well last year; in the playoffs, Jackson often had to go with a six man rotation with Bynum starting but only playing nominal minutes before Odom took his pl...   [read the full post]

By Chris Manning Before opening the preseason against Golden State, Lakers coach Phil Jackson confirmed he will start Andrew Bynum and bring Lamar Odom off the bench, explaining he saw no reason to deviate from the lineup that was so effective a year ago.

By Kam Pashai L.A. Lakers: With the addition of Ron Artest to a star-studded roster that already features NBA 2K10 video game cover athlete Kobe Bryant, along with Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Derek Fisher, will the Lakers defend their championship title

By Chris Manning Fun-loving, easy-going Lamar Odom was back, even after he had been tailed by paparazzi in about a half-dozen vehicles on his way to Lakers practice. This summer Odom worked out for two months at a gym in West Los Angeles. He figured boxing would help with his defensive play and give him a stron...

By Kam Pashai Kobe Bryant Derek Fisher Pau Gasol Sasha Vujacic Jordan Farmar We’ve got some raw audio interviews from today Lakers media day. The vibe from El Segundo was great — obviously the Lamar Odom situation was a stand out, but that doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of all the storylines going i...

Pardon Lamar Odom for looking tired. Maybe it was the early hour, so soon after his weekend wedding to reality starlet Khloe Kardashian. Or perhaps it was the abbreviated honeymoon. Whatever the case, the Los Angeles Lakers forward appeared haggard at the team's media day Tuesday. Coach Phi...

By Ramona Shelburne Every player wants to grow. Every player has goals,'' Ariza told the Chronicle. ``Every player wants to be the best player he can be. In L.A., they have so many great, great players. Kobe is the best player in the NBA, arguably ever. Pau Gasol. Lamar Odom. Andrew Bynum is coming into his own.

By Andrew Ungvari I guess it wasn’t really that slow while I was off.  The Lakers and Lamar Odom finally came to an agreement that should see Odom finish his career as a Laker (or at least the remaining quality years of it). In fact, it hasn’t been a great summer for any of the players involved in that game who are no...

By alleyoop The Lakers have re-signed 29-year old forward Lamar Odom to a 4-year contract. Odom played in 78 games (32 starts) for the Lakers last season and he averaged 29.7 minutes, 11.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.3 blocked shots per game. He has now played in 665 games (605 starts) in h...

By Kam Pashai Later this afternoon, Lamar joined our partners at AM570 for an interview with Matt Money. Rather interesting conversation… Special thanks to David Vassegh for the Lamar Odom coverage. On behalf of Lakers fans everywhere, it’s good to have Lamar Odom back. Let the drive for five begin!

By Chris Manning ESPN: As Lamar Odom continues to mull his future, still hopeful that an improved offer for the Los Angeles Lakers is forthcoming, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is trying as hard as he can to convince Odom to end his free-agent wait. The Lakers have lowered their offer for Lamar Odom. A decision f...

By Eddie Johnson Odom would have given them a devastating frontline. A rotation of LaMarcus Aldridge, Travis Outlaw, Rudy Fernandez and Odom to surround Greg Oden would have been unbelievable. Well, it did not happen and the Lakers along with San Antonio are now the class of the Western Conference. Can I say...

By Andrew Ungvari All Seems Quiet on the Free Agent Front Latest On Lamar Odom Richardson was first traded from the Knicks to the Grizzlies for Darko Milicic. Then the Grizzlies traded him to the Clippers for Zach Randolph. And now comes the deal to Minnesota.

By Andrew Ungvari The Blazers now have to decide if they want to use their available cap space either to go after Lamar Odom or New York Knicks free agent David Lee. While the Lakers have taken their two offers to Odom off the table, things are becoming more clear as to what the Lakers have to work with if Odom deci...

Let's review what appear to be Lamar Odom's contract options: Four years with the Lakers for $36 million versus five years somewhere else for $34 million. Even if he got a crummy contract after those four years with the Lakers, he would still be $2 million ahead and have worked one less year b...

By Andrew Ungvari Mavs Get Shawn Marion in four-way trade with Raptors, Magic, and Grizzlies Update: The Nuggets appear to be in trade discussions with the Pistons for the defensive-minded Arron Afflalo. Hill Stays in Phoenix Update: The Blazers signed Paul Millsap to an offer sheet Friday night.

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) 1) Ariza proved that he could accept his limited role, while Artest has often tried to be his team's number one offensive option even when he had teammates who were better suited to do so. Clearly, Bryant should be the Lakers' number one offensive option and Pau Gasol should be the number two offensive option. Lamar Odom has flourished as the third option but the shot distribution dynamic will be interesting to watch in 2009-10; will Odom accept possibly dropping to the fourth option and will Artest be content as either the third or fourth option? This was not an issue with Ariza because he knew that he could not create shots, but Artest likes to have the ball in his hands even though his shot selection can be highly questionable at times. Ideall...   [read the full post]

By dberri It all began when the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol.  At the time Andrew Bynum was still hurt.  But I argued that once Bynum was healthy, the Lakers with Kobe Bryant, Gasol, Bynum (as well as Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom), would be the favorites to win the NBA title.  That was my argument in the midst o...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Pau Gasol had 23 points on 9-11 field goal shooting but grabbed just three rebounds in 39:47. Trevor Ariza scored 13 points and had a team-high seven rebounds but shot just 5-13 from the field. Lamar Odom had just 11 points and two rebounds in 32:23, while Jordan Farmar chipped in 11 points in 15:56 off of the bench. Derek Fisher had solid numbers (nine points, two assists, no turnovers) but was burned repeatedly by Alston. If the Lakers truly are a deep team, nine-time champion Coach Phil Jackson apparently does not realize it because other than Odom and Farmar only three other reserves saw action and that trio combined to play fewer than 15 minutes--and listing Odom as a bench player is really just a matter of semantics because he plays starter...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) It was neither easy nor pretty but the Lakers displayed just enough grit, savvy and clutch play to defeat the Orlando Magic 101-96 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points and eight assists, adding four rebounds and two steals, but he also had seven turnovers in a game-high 48:30. Pau Gasol contributed 24 points and 10 rebounds; he scored seven of the Lakers' 13 overtime points, including a key three point play on a feed from Bryant to put the Lakers up 97-91 with 1:14 remaining. Lamar Odom made his presence felt with 19 points on 8-9 field goal shooting, eight rebounds and three blocked shots. Foul trouble limited starter Andrew Bynum to 16:24, so Odom played 45:43. Derek Fisher also did a solid job w...   [read the full post]

By Eddie Johnson Los Angeles LakersAndrew Bynum has got to give the Lakers something on the road. Kobe, Pau Gasol and Odom have scored 139 of the Lakers’ 202 points. If this trend continues with Bynum, L.A. could find this series tied up after four games. It is one thing to win with virtually only three players at h...

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By dberri Ranking Every Player for the Boston Celtics since 1977 Kareem vs. Shaq Kareem at 30: 18.6 Wins Produced, 0.394 WP48 Kareem at 31: 22.9 Wins Produced, 0.348 WP48 1. Magic Johnson 2. Kobe Bryant 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4. Shaquille O’Neal 9. Lamar Odom

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) In game four, the Rockets jumped out to a 9-0 lead and never looked back. The Rockets started off game five in very strong fashion with an 11-4 run but then the Lakers clamped down defensively and they forced some turnovers that led to easy scores in transition. Bryant set the tone by scoring 12 first quarter points on 5-7 shooting and the Lakers led 35-24 after the first 12 minutes. The Lakers' bench has not been a strength for this team recently but with Gasol and Odom serving as anchors playing alongside three reserves, the Lakers pushed the margin to 47-33 while Bryant rested for just over four minutes. When Bryant returned to action, the Lakers' attack at both ends of the court kicked into overdrive and by halftime he had scored 20 points and th...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Odom played consistently well in the first round but that most likely means that he is due to have a five point, two rebound disappearing act soon. You will probably hear a lot about the Lakers' supposedly superior depth. Even if Bynum plays well--which I expect him to do but this is far from certain--the Lakers' current rotation is hardly deep: based on minutes played versus the Jazz, their sixth man is Shannon Brown. While Brown played well in that series, the Lakers got very little production out of players seven through 11--and Luke Walton may be out for the rest of the postseason. The Rockets used a solid eight man rotation in their first round series versus Portland, though Kyle Lowery did not shoot very well. The Lakers' advantage in this s...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Kobe Bryant: Pro: Con: Pro: Con: Pro: Con: In contrast, consider the two most common starting lineups for Bryant's L.A. Lakers in 2005-06: Bryant, Brian Cook, Chris Mihm, Lamar Odom and Smush Parker (14-11) and Bryant, Kwame Brown, Mihm, Odom and Parker (13-9). Parker started all 82 games that season but even though he is 27 now and should be in his prime he is not even in the league; Brown, Cook and Mihm are career journeymen, while Odom is a talented enigma who has not made the All-Star team even once. Bryant carried that ragtag group to a 45-37 record and the seventh seed in the West; they pushed the Phoenix Suns to seven games in the first round.   [read the full post]

Kobe Bryant finished with 33 points, shooting better than 50 percent from the field for the fourth time in the last five games after ending March shooting 63-of-167 (37.7 percent) over his last eight games. It's all good news for the Lakers, ... Bynum is back, but is Odom happy? OCRegister

By Eddie Johnson Every one of the five top teams has a nucleus of three All-Star caliber players. Cleveland has LeBron, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Mo Williams. Lakers: Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom. Celtics: Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Magic: Dwight Howard, Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis....

Lamar Odom speaks with Spero and Mychal after the Lakers defeat the Bulls!

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Some people seem to believe/hope that 2008 NBA MVP Kobe Bryant is a lion in winter but during the Lakers' 102-96 win in Houston on Wednesday night Bryant reaffirmed what he declared during last year's playoffs: "Better learn not to talk to me. You shake the tree, a leopard's gonna fall out." Bryant had six first half points on 3-6 field goal shooting but Ron Artest figuratively shook the tree in the second half by verbally and physically jousting with Bryant and Bryant responded with 31 second half points on 11-17 field goal shooting. Bryant's efficient scoring explosion carried the Lakers to an important road victory despite the absences of suspended forward Lamar Odom and injured center Andrew Bynum; Bryant also had a game-high six assi...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) committed a Flagrant Foul that collapsed Gerald Wallace's left lung and fractured one of his ribs. The referees in that game only cited Bynum for a Type 1 Flagrant Foul but the league office subsequently upgraded that to a Type 2 Flagrant Foul, though they did not suspend him. I called Bynum's action "dirty" even though I made it clear that I don't believe that he is a dirty player. The difference between the Bynum play and the Ariza play is that what Bynum did is not a natural basketball move; he delivered a high elbow/forearm shiver into Wallace's chest, as opposed to swinging down to try to block the shot (or commit a regular foul) with his hand. I said at that time that the NBA was right to upgrade Bynum's foul and I thought that the only reason that...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) 1) L.A. Lakers, 48-10 2) Cleveland Cavaliers, 44-12 3) Boston Celtics, 46-13 4) Orlando Magic, 42-15 5) San Antonio Spurs, 39-17 The San Antonio Spurs are the NBA's Rasputin; every year, they are declared DOA and yet when playoff time rolls around they either win a championship or prove to be a very tough out. Coach Gregg Popovich is just trying to keep his key players healthy for the postseason and I expect that by May the Spurs will be the biggest threat to the Lakers in the West (though the Utah Jazz, winners of six straight and nine of their last 10, certainly bear watching). 22) Paul Pierce, BOS 20.1 ppg 32) Ray Allen, BOS 18.2 ppg 14) Kevin Garnett, BOS 8.8 rpg 15) Shaquille O'Neal, PHX 8.8 rpg 26) Lamar Odom, LAL 7.7 rpg 27) Rasheed Wallace, DET 7.6 rpg   [read the full post]

Lamar Odom speaks with Spero and Mychal after the Lakers defeat the Timberwolves!

Lamar Odom on the floor moments after the Lakers beat OKC. Odom had 18 rebounds, he talks with Spero and Mychal.

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Lamar Odom produced season-highs in points (28) and rebounds (17) as the L.A. Lakers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-91. The Lakers finished their East Coast road trip with a 6-0 record and handed the Cavs their first home loss this season after a franchise-record 23 straight home wins. Kobe Bryant added 19 points, three rebounds and two assists but he was noticeably slowed by what John Black (Lakers Vice President of Public Relations) told me is "gastroenteritis," a stomach virus that caused Bryant to vomit and become dehydrated; the 2008 MVP needed IV fluids at halftime and after the game. Pau Gasol struggled a bit with his shot against the taller Zydrunas Ilgauskas (connecting on just 6 of 15 field goal attempts) but he contributed...   [read the full post]

By Massacre There was a run in the 4th quarter (when Phil put the tall trees lineup of Radmanovic, Ariza, Odom, Bynum and Powell in) that the Spurs went completely flat offensively. During that time the Lakers didn’t cash in on it, they too went flat, shooting almost every shot from 8 feet or more out with...

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By kambrothers Hey folks. Click here for our newest poddy for 710 ESPN, recorded Thursday afternoon. We kick around what the Lakers might have to do without Lamar Odom (hopefully not for very long, of course) and whether or not Sasha needs to develop a thicker skin, both regarding referee whistles and the t...

By Massacre With Cleveland and Boston losing, the Lakers had a prime opportunity to both stop the upset day and reclaim the best record in the NBA. He kept the Blazer big men out of the paint, giving more room for Bynum and Odom to have better positioning on both ends of the court.

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Trevor Ariza forced a turnover and received a nice return pass from Odom for a fast break layup that put the Lakers up, 107-103. The Knicks answered with jumpers by Wilson Chandler and David Lee sandwiched around a Lakers turnover. After a timeout, the Lakers ran another Bryant-Bynum screen/roll and Bynum was fouled after Bryant drew the double-team and fed him the ball in the paint. This was a non-shooting foul--though it did put New York into the penalty--and after the inbounds pass the Lakers went back to the Bryant-Bynum screen/roll. Bryant passed to Odom at the foul line but Bynum fumbled Odom's feed and the Knicks stole the ball. Fisher stole the ball from Robinson and drove coast to coast, drawing a foul. Fisher sank both free throws but L...   [read the full post]

By kambrothers Much talk these days among Lakers fans has centered around the slump currently endured by the heavily exalted Bench Mob. A recent three game roadie saw Trevor Ariza, Jordan Farmar, Lamar Odom and Sasha Vujacic (the "made men" in this particular crew, if you will) become repeat offenders i...

By Massacre Blatche had 18 points and 12 rebounds. … Jackson said four of his players—Bryant, Ariza, Lamar Odom, Jordan Farmar—have a competition going to see who can accumulate the most steals this season. Jackson isn’t necessarily thrilled, noting that Bryant sometimes “comes away empty-handed...

Nash walks the ball upcourt and immediately feeds O'Neal in the post against Pau Gasol. O'Neal manages a single dribble before Lamar Odom arrives for the double-team. The length of Gasol and Odom, along with the Lakers' weak side zone, cuts off O'Neal from Phoenix's shooters. O'Neal is ulti...

By Elliott Teaford The Lakers didn't practice Saturday, so there's nothing new to report. There was quite a bit of reaction from Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom and Jordan Farmar after their first loss of the season Friday, however. Here's a copy of the... Jordan Farmar agreed that the Lakers' poor defense cost them.

By dberri Looking at these numbers we see four players - Gasol, Bryant, Bynum, and Ariza - who have surpassed the 0.200 threshold in both 2008-09 and 2007-08.  Two more players - Farmar and Vujacic - have above average marks in both seasons.  And two more players - Odom and Radmanovic - were above averag...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) The Lakers' bench played with a lot of energy at the start of the second quarter and then Bryant, Gasol and Bynum carried the scoring load down the stretch as the Lakers pulled to within 60-54 by halftime. However, whatever momentum the Lakers seemed to have built did not carry over to the third quarter, as the Mavericks soon pushed their lead to 72-61. Just when it looked like Dallas might really pull away, the Lakers closed the quarter with an 11-4 run thanks to baskets by Sasha Vujacic, Bynum, Odom and Farmar and capped off by an Odom three pointer with two seconds left to make the score 79-76 Dallas.   [read the full post]

By Nate Jones As well, the second unit for the Lakers is filled with talented cats that fit in with Lamar's skill set. Trevor Ariza, Jordan Farmar, and Sasha Vujacic all like to apply pressure on defense, and get out and push the ball on offense. Lamar will thrive playing next to those three.

By Matt Moore Unfortunately, based on the word coming out of Lakers camp via the OC Register's Kevin Ding, Bynum's a little behind schedule on that whole "next Kareem" thing. As in, he may not start. The wunderkind is apparently having issues messing with Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom has outworked him in trai...

By Andrew Ungvari 1) Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets 2) Shawn Marion, Miami Heat 3) Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers 4) Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Bulls 6) Darko Milicic and Antoine Walker, Memphis Grizzlies 7) Chris Wilcox, Oklahoma City Thunder 8) Jamal Crawford, New York Knicks 9) Mike Bibby, Atlanta Hawks

By Tom Ziller No matter if Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza, Luke Walton or Vlad Radmanovic start the small forward, Bynum combines with Pau Gasol to create one of the best rebounding lines in the NBA. All those problems competing on the glass against Boston? Gone, just because of Bynum's presence (and its bump...

By Andrew Ungvari The Lakers could trade Odom for Hinrich and the expiring contract of Cedric Simmons, or they could try to swing a three-way deal in which they get Artest and Hinrich, the Bulls get Odom, Kenny Thomas, and Jordan Farmar, and the Kings get Drew Gooden and Tyrus Thomas.

By LD2k Joe Maloof was recently interviewed. Some very interesting stuff from the interview. I get the vibe he is very interested in dealing with Lakers and called Odom a “great” player while referring to Artest as a “good” player. “Odom is a great player, Artest is a good player. That’s, that’s as muc...

By LD2k This is interesting news. According to spanish newspaper MARCA, Jorge Garbajosa (ex-Toronto Raptors, PF) has an offer from the Lakers. However, the biggest piece of info is the talk of moving Odom or Radmanovic. If true, the Lakers are looking to make a big trade involving Rad, Odom or both:

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Kobe Bryant: Lakers’ man of steal Celtics fans keep the faith CelticsBlog Celtics in 6 Lakers survive Celtics comeback, win game 5 Farmar steps up in game 5 USA Today Lakers' Gasol, Odom deliver in time of need Pierce does his job, but Celtics can't clinch Now real test comes for Kobe, Lakers LA Times Lonnie White's X's and O's for the Lakers-Celtics series Odom is key for the Lakers Lakers rise to the occasion to beat Celtics Lakers have a faint pulse Lakers still have desire Heroics just elude Celtics' Paul Pierce Tough Lakers hold off key Celtics Lakers look to Kobe to turn around series against the Celtics FanHouse James Posey: The new Robert Horry Courtside View No Hollywood ending Metro Back to Boston   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) NBA Finals The first meeting was a 107-94 home win for Boston on November 23, 2007. That was the 12th game of the season for the Lakers (7-5) and the 11th game for the Celtics (10-1). Andrew Bynum--who is course out of action now due to a knee injury--had just moved into the starting lineup for the Lakers and he finished with four points on 2-7 shooting plus nine rebounds. Lamar Odom also shot 2-7 from the field. The Lakers were still putting their rotation together, as Ronny Turiaf started while Luke Walton and Vladimir Radmanovic came off of the bench. Bryant had a slightly subpar game, 28 points on 9-21 shooting plus four rebounds and three assists. This was the third game in four nights for the Lakers, all on the road. The Celtics had been home since a...   [read the full post]

By kambrothers Over the course of what has become an extremely successful season a whole lot of attention has been given to the Lakers offense. Makes sense. Between frontliners like Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, and then Pau Gasol (plus Andrew Bynum, when healthy), offensive minded supporting players- Sash...

By alleyoop The Lakers just had way too much firepower for the Clippers to deal with on Saturday Night. Pau Gasol led the way for the Lakers with 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocked shots. Lamar Odom stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots. Kobe pitched in w...

By David Friedman Here is what Triangle Offense architect Tex Winter told the L.A. Times : "The ball has to move, the players have to move. And when they don't, they start standing and watching Kobe. Kobe might get 50, but we still ain't going to win, or we'll have a tough time of it. It's a team concept. It's based on ball and player movement with a purpose. It's predicated on that, and if we don't have that, then we're not a very good team. Lamar (Odom) and Luke (Walton) really might be the key to this. They're going to have to hit the open shots. They're going to have to hit a good percentage of their shots, which they're not doing right now. They'll get better and more open shots if we play a team concept and move the basketball and go through with our cuts." Uninformed people try to...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman Bryant sat out the first 6:09 of the second quarter and Denver pushed the lead to as much as 38-21. TNT's Doug Collins talked about how Kwame Brown's injury has had a domino effect, moving Andrew Bynum (12 points, 13 rebounds) into the starting lineup and upsetting the chemistry of the bench. Collins has a point but would a truly good team be that dependent on the contributions of a career journeyman like Brown? The answer to that question is obviously, "No." Bynum is an improving player but he is still inconsistent. Take a good look at the Lakers' top six players other than Bryant in terms of minutes played per game: Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum, Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, Vladimir Radmanovic. How many of those guys would be a top seven...   [read the full post]

By pwee31 Another rumor has the Lakers talking about sending Lamar Odom to Miami for Marion, hoping that Marion can teach the rest of the Lakers to play the kind of defense he did as a member of the Phoenix Suns. It would be unfortunate for Odom, but after a year his contract would come off the Heat's book...

So lakers would give up Odom, Kwame, Bynum for Garnett. Possible more to take on another bad contract from Minny. 26 - Lakers would have to give up most likely Bynum and Kwame in that trade. It was a celtic rumor so they left out most of the deal involving the lakers. If you read in between the lines a...

That trade on the celticsblog forum seems pretty nice to me, especially if the Lakers only have to give up Odom. That trade on the celticsblog forum seems pretty nice to me, especially if the Lakers only have to give up Odom.