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No rest for the winless. Upon wrapping up a disappointing debut against the Dallas Mavericks, the Lakers hopped a plane to the great Northwest for a date with the Portland Trail Blazers. For the past decade or so, the Rose Garden has served as purple...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- In the exhibition opener against the Golden State Warriors last Sunday, the Lakers starters all sat during the second half and, along with key reserve Antawn Jamison, played fewer than 20 minutes. Tuesday against the Portland...

This is ESPN The Magazine's 2012 Franchise Rankings entry for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Per Dave McMenamin: Ramon Sessions will be the Los Angeles Lakers' starting point guard Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers. "I'm going to start Sessions tonight," Lakers coach Mike Brown told reporters after the Lakers' shootaround F...

At the trade deadline, franchises have a few options. They can stand pat. They can make small moves. They can roll the dice on a major piece to bolster a title run. Or they can blow up the roster like it was a scene from a Michael Bay movie. On Marc...

It's easy to forget, given the total disappointment of Sunday's effort against the Suns and Kobe Bryant's strong comments to management about Pau Gasol, that the Lakers have a game to play Monday night. Against no cupcake, either. The Portland Trail ...

With Matt Barnes sidelined by a knee injury, Steve Blake is the only Laker guaranteed action in Sunday's game against the Celtics who doesn't have any personal history in this storied rivalry recently renewed. And I mean this in the most literal way....

It's no secret the Wolves aren't good. They finished 2010 with a NBA second-worst 15-67 clip, and a current 1-6 clip isn't improving on last season's pace. They're arguably the league's premier laughing stock franchise, what with the Knicks on a theo...

Sunday, the NBA lost a beloved and revered member of its fraternity with the death of Maurice Lucas. The power forward, a critical part of the Portland Trail Blazers' 1977 championship team, was 58 when he died after a long battle with bladder cancer...

Brian already examined the biggest threats to the Lakers should they appear in their fourth consecutive Finals, but before reaching that hallowed ground, a conference must be won. The hoopla that was "Summer 2010" relocated a couple of big names (Ama...

The Threepeat era is often remembered as an era of instant gratification. Phil Jackson arrives in 2000. The Lakers capture the title that season, then reel off another two in succession. No fuss, no muss. But the glare of three trophies can blind on...

One step forward, one step back. That's basically been the pattern for the Lakers over the second half of the season. So stands to reason they'd follow a strong effort Friday against a hot Utah team with a clunker Sunday afternoon at Staples. Fina...

It's time again for us to tickle the ears of the masses. It's the newest Kamenetzky brothers Land O' Lakers Podkast. Items discussed include: PODCAST Andy and Brian discuss the team's two big games without Kobe Bryant and Andrew By...

The All-Star forward confirmed what Bobcats coach Larry Brown suspected before the game: He won't be able to suit up. The issue is a left hamstring, which Wallace said he originally thought might have just been a cramp suffered during Monday night...