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LOS ANGELES -- It was another gut-check game for the Los Angeles Lakers -- against another opponent ahead of them in the Western Conference standings -- and all L.A. did was get punched in the gut again. Talk of the Lakers' chemistry, or lack the...

Strong team chemistry sets the Lakers up for early optimism.

Ron Artest isn't concerned about Mark Cuban's recent comments that the controversial swingman could disrupt the Los Angeles Lakers' chemistry. Artest considers Cuban's jab at him entertainment. "As long as you can play basketball, work hard, come t...

Mark Cuban predicted this summer that there would be chemistry problems for the loaded Los Angeles Lakers and pretty much openly prayed to the basketball gods that the NBA's glamour team would "suck." However, if you had promised Cuban before the ...

In order to move forward and turn around their disappointing season, the Los Angeles Lakers attempted to let go of their past frustrations with a team meeting Wednesday.

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LOS ANGELES -- Lamar Odom is no scientist, but he knows a thing or two about chemistry. He was on a couple of championship teams with the Los Angeles Lakers, whose players got along on and off the court, and he was a big reason for that. Before...

Dwight Howard says the Lakers need to develop a better chemistry.

Tale of two teams - After another Knicks win and another Lakers loss, Adnan Virk and Linda Cohn discuss Carmelo Anthony's contributions, the lack of chemistry on the Lakers and how both teams will evolve when key players return to their lineups. List...

Under the best of circumstances, conventional wisdom dictated the Lakers would require some time to jell. With so many new faces (and at the time, a new offense, which eventually sparked the decision for a new coach), instant chemistry would be a tal...

With an 0-8 preseason in the books, Kobe Bryant nursing a foot injury and training camp a bust as a platform for building chemistry, it would be difficult to claim the new-look Lakers are kicking off the games that count on a high note. Fortunately, ...

In the eyes of many NBA pundits and fans, two factors are commonly cited as the biggest threats to the Los Angeles Lakers' championship quest: health and chemistry. Both elements have reared their ugly heads during a heretofore winless preseason, oft...

The No. 1 goal of the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason -- above developing chemistry, conditioning and the increased understanding of a new system -- is to emerge unbitten by the injury bug. Period. End of story. Especially for a team collectively long ...

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David Thorpe ranks the five players potentially available at the trade deadline who would provide the best fit for their new teams from a chemistry standpoint.

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