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Preseason games are rarely enticing, but they don't necessarily have to be this ugly. Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers, light on stars, were again waxed by the Utah Jazz, 114-80. Their preseason record stands now at 0-4 heading into Friday's gam...

LOS ANGELES -- For those concerned about such things, the Los Angeles Lakers remain winless in the preseason, as the Utah Jazz outscored them by 24 points in the second half Saturday at Staples and won going away, 99-86. So there are kinks to work ou...

I guess they were due. The Lakers, dominant this season at home -- their only two losses coming against strong Chicago and Indiana squads -- finally laid an egg against an inferior opponent. The Utah Jazz, missing Al Jefferson and Earl Watson, came t...

With the final touches apparently being put on Derek Fisher's buyout in Houston, newly acquired forward/center Jordan Hill is no longer in post-trade limbo, and will suit up Sunday night for the Lakers at Staples against the Utah Jazz. Notice I sa...

Exhale, Los Angeles, the Lakers are on the board. After consecutive losses to open the season, including a worrisome nine-point loss Monday in Sacramento, the Lakers overcame a slow start to blow out the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night at Staples Cente...

Heading into Tuesday's game against the Jazz, the Lakers face the prospect of starting 0-3 for the first time since the 1978-79 season. While Lakers coach Mike Brown isn't happy about the results, he remains optimistic.

The 2011 NBA Draft is Thursday afternoon (4 pm PT, ESPN). We've spent scads of time taking stock of where the Lakers stand heading into draft day, and now aim to catch up on the rest of the Western Conference. Today, the Northwest Division... ...

Good news out of this morning's shootaround: Both Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are expected to play tonight against the Utah Jazz. That Bynum will suit up is no surprise. He basically delivered the news himself Monday afternoon at practice. Gasol, ...

Before losing at home to Oklahoma City Monday night, the Utah Jazz put together a remarkable streak of five consecutive double-digit, second half comebacks, the final four coming on the road. Ahead of Sunday's loss to Phoenix, I asked Phil Jackson ho...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant took the day off from practice Monday after playing on back-to-back nights over the weekend. But the Lakers did get reserve forward Luke Walton back on the floor.

I picture Kobe Bryant, sitting alone at a table for two in an Orange County restaurant. Five minutes pass. Ten. Twenty. Forty-five. Periodically, a sympathetic waitress comes by, wondering if she should take away the empty place setting across from t...

33 points on only 18 shots, 14 rebounds (including seven offensive), a pair each of assists and blocks, and a partridge in a pear tree. I added that last one. But needless to say, it was a complete night for Pau Gasol- as Andy pointed out, one going ...

Knee injury will probably require surgery in the offseason.

The bigs were gigantic in L.A.'s Game 2 win over the Jazz Tuesday night, as Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, and Lamar Odom combined for 50 points (on 18-of-24 shooting), 44 rebounds, and nine blocks. That's a season's worth of work for Kyrylo Fesenko and Ko...

If it feels like every year features the K Bros talking Lakers-Jazz playoffs, that's only because we do. It's the NBA's version of "Groundhog Day," starring Phil Jackson as "Phil Connors" and Jerry Sloan as one seriously dour "Ned Ryerson." M...

The Thunder proved to be an exciting and energetic opponent for the Lakers.