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Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Two straight tough games, two straight convincing wins. The Lakers completed a sweep to exact a small measure of revenge against the team that sent them packing in 2025 - in addition to their third consecutive victory. Luka Doncic put in a triple double with 31 points, 11 assist and 11 rebounds while Austin Reaves added 31 points 7 rebounds and 8 assist with 4 deep balls including two 4 point plays. AR-15 returned to pre injury

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Luka Doncic led the team with 35 points on 11/25 shooting, it didn't matter how inefficiently the Lakers shot the ball, a combined team effort of 43% on Sunday. Thanks to a stifling defense that led the way holding the Knicks to 97 points. (Jalen Brunson & Karl Anthony Towns combined for 49 of those). It felt like every Laker who touched the floor had an impact, Deandre Ayton only had 2 first half points (6 overall) but his effort

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room It might get dark here soon in LA. The Lakers have a few wins over above .500 teams in 2026, even less with teams not missing their best player (Jokic, Curry) I believe the wins over Philly and Toronto are the only one's this calendar year to fit such bill. It's already march, so no need to say that is concerning and probably a sign of things to come in the postseason. Th Lakers have a chance to get a quality win over the 41-23 2nd

Written By Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room LA came in looking for its first big win of the season. Trevor Lane of Lakers Nation states "The Lakers haven't had a signature win since Oct. 29th vs the Minnesota Timberwolves" while guest appearing on Allen Sliwa's show. I cant say I disagree with him, and while the current win streak is nothing to sneeze at, it also hasnt provided the biggest reason for optimism due to the nature of competition. If they win tonight however, I'd

Written By Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room LA comes in to the highest elevated city in America on a three game win streak, albeit against lowly competition. The Denver Nuggets - akin to their geographical altitude are not lowly or a lottery team loaded with talent like the Pelicans. They are the 5th seed in the Western Conference which the Lakers have the ability to overtake with a win tonight. It WON'T be easy. The Lakers won the last game vs the Nuggets where they had to

Written By Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room If you're looking for good news as a fanatic of the purple and gold, the Lakers come in on a two game winning streak. The weakest two game winning streak possibly ever, and I mean that wholeheartedly. We might've got stiffer competition from Duke (kidding). LA comes in tonight facing another terrible team in the 19-43 New Orleans Pelicans as it looks to extend the somewhat mediocre win streak in a televised sparring match that they

Written By Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Three straight losses has a sour taste in my mouth, with the Lakers being favored in the previous two and the Phoenix Suns loss feeling particulary unacceptable. The Lakers are favored again to beat the Steph Curry less Warriors tonight, a trend that hasn't fared well in the losing streak as Boston, Orlando and Phoenix were all short handed respectively. Vegas has the Lakers as a -3.5 advantage entering the ABC primetime contest. C

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room No Devin Booker and no Dillon Brooks, should be no issue for the Lakers. Maybe. The main storyline of the day being Deandre Ayton (or Clint Capela) aligning with a return to Phoenix for the number one pick hopefully leading to a big showing after his double-double with 21 and 12 vs the Magic in one point loss two nights ago. The Lakers are looking to snap a two game losing streak and other than an angry Mark Williams they should

Written By Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room LA came in heavy -6.5 point favorites over the Orlando Magic prior to tonight's contest. So Vegas is confident, I however am not. Franz Wagner being out (along with Jalen Suggs) gives me a bit more comfort as Wagner is known for giving the Lakers all they can handle every time he see's us. We lost both games to Orlando last year and this is our first matchup with them this year as they are in the midst of a west coast trip coming

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Getting beat in front of your uncles is crazy. Lakers defense is questionable at best. Pat Riley was honored with a statue prior to the game, along with being honored at halftime. All I could think during the pre game ceremony outside Crypto was, what the hell is Dwyane Wade doing on stage. Showtime Lakers were in the House - Magic Johnson, Byron Scott Kareem and more. Anyways, the Lakers were anything but honorable after Tip-off.

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room The Lakers finally had a clean injury report, until they did not - less than 24 hours after the groundbreaking news. Groundbreaking for Lakers fans anyway as of the last few years. LeBron sits as a game time decision tonight vs. the rival eh cross-town Clippers, with knee soreness. Other than that the Lakeshow sport a clean bill of health for their first post All Star contest. It's the final contest of the season between the two ci

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room My daughter always makes me play 'would you rather' so that might explain my current end of All Star break energy. With the NBA trade deadline in the rearview, and outside of landing sharpshooter (who's paying immediate dividends) Luke Kennard, the Lakeshow (Robert Pelinka) remained mostly quiet. Similarly, the biggest name on - and off the market (depending on the day) Giannis Antetokounmpo also stood pat and said he won't ask for

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Brilliant idiots is fitting. Please, take what he's saying with a grain of salt, he wasn't aware the Lakers even made the 2025 playoffs before he researched it, as hoop heads we know basketball ignorance is widely accepted bliss. Nationally syndicated radio host of 'The Breakfast Club' Lenard McKelvey aka Charlamagne tha God ripped the Lakers 41 year old All NBA (formerly as of Tuesday night) employee LeBron Raymone James and gave

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Luka Doncic is still out with hamstring issues. On the second night of a back to back joining him on the injury list is the other two thirds of the Lakers 'Big 3' LeBron and Austin Reaves. Ayton and Marcus Smart are also out with the Lakers essentially in a punt formation resembling the Patriots offense in the most recent mostly already forgotten Super Bowl. San Antonio the second seed in the Western Conference enter this game as h

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Another nationally televised game for the league with the top stars missing, im sure Adam Silver is thrilled. The Lakeshow look to extend their win streak to 4 games as they inch closer to All Star Weekend. No Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for defending champion Oklahoma City, no Luka Doncic for the Lakers. Luka may return tomorrow vs San Antonio (Adou Thiero also for that matter). Tonight LA comes in heavy underdogs to OKC with Reaves s

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room The Lakers embark on one of their tougher back to backs penciled in for this season. The top two seeds in the West at each end with the first leg tonight vs the defending NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder and again tomorrow night at home vs the second seeded San Antonio Spurs. Shai Gilgeous Alexander is ruled out for the Thunder but OKC is still a strong betting favorite with the Lakers minus league leading scorer Luka Doncic. One

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Sometimes you gotta take what you can get. Right? Saturday night primetime, only without each teams biggest star in Luka Doncic and Steph Curry respectively - both sideleined with injury. Luke Kennard is set to make his Lakers debut which provide a boost as the entire contingent of Lakers fans look for him to break the 'curse' in which knock down three point shooters a la Malik Beasley, Reggie Bullock come and suddenly forget how t

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Bad news first, Luka Doncic is listed as doubtful for Saturday night's game at home vs the Golden State Warriors. Per ESPN Dave McMenamin “There is some initial optimism that Luka Doncic is not dealing with a major issue with his left hamstring, however the Lakers star is doubtful to play Saturday against the Golden State Warriors, sources tell ESPN” This release says a little, but a lot. Last thing the Lakers can afford right now

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Los Angeles -Home cooking! after an 8 game grammy trip the Sixers came in to Crypto looking for a sixth straight victory. Joel Embiid is playing adding 26 ppg on nearly 50 percent shooting to the Philadelphia offensive attack that already features Tyrese Maxey at 28.9 PPG himself, good for 5th in the entire NBA. Paul George is still on a somewhat fresh suspension along with the team still reeling from the shocking Jared McCain to t

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Rob Pelinka closed a deal, and for a long range assassin in Luke Kennard in a swap with the Atlanta Hawks for Gabe Vincent & a 2032 2nd round pick. Kennard is shooting 49.7 lights out from 3 Point range which should pair perfectly with the shot creation of Luka Doncic (LeBron and Reaves also for that matter). They didn’t get any better with defense or athleticism in this trade but with Gabe Vincent shooting 35.3 percent from 3 this