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The 2011-12 season is in the books, and once again the Lakers have been dispatched rather quickly in the second round of the playoffs. To quote the Double Rainbow guy, "What does this mean? Aaaaaaaaaagh!" Saying the Lakers started the ...

This being the first chat since the Lakers' season ended, there were predictably lot of questions in play. Who stays? Who goes? Is Mike Brown the right coach? Will Kobe Bryant restructure his deal to allow the Lakers more flexibility while retooling ...

The end is never fun. Monday, the Lakers (most of them, at least) played hard but ultimately were overwhelmed by a better team. Final score, 106-90. Oklahoma City wins the series 4-1, and the Lakers enter an offseason with approximately eleventybi...

With their backs against the wall, it's obvious what the Lakers must do to send this series back to L.A.: Play near-perfect basketball against a team that's not only more talented, but better at closing tight contests. Nothing less will likely get th...

This is going to leave a mark. Lakers lose, 103-100 and now trail 3-1 heading back to Oklahoma City for Monday's Game 5. On tonight's show, we review the fourth quarter collapse, from a huge mistake down the stretch from Pau Gasol to a horrible...

The Lakers came up with a crucial win Friday night, and get to try and replicate the victory less than 24 hours later! We preview Saturday's Game 4, video style. espnlosangeles on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free...

This episode was filmed before Game 3, the first solid postseason showing for Ramon Sessions (12 points, 4 assists) in quite some time. All in all, the young point guard has underwhelmed in his first playoffs, sparking legitimate concern about his fu...

The Lakers got off to a great start, but from there Friday's game turned into a slugfest. In the end, though, they came out on top, effectively saving the season and giving them a chance to knot up the series Saturday night. We broke it all down o...

On one hand, the odds are stacked significantly against the Lakers while down 0-2. On the other hand, there's an opportunity to build on many things done legitimately well in Game 2, and in a home setting to boot. Which hand wins out? Along with Aras...

There is a popular saying that a series doesn't really begin until the home team loses. History, however, says that when the home team holds serve in the first two games, the series is over. Courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information, teams up 2-0 have won...

It's fitting NBA games are now flooded with "Men in Black III" ads (there's even one with an NBA tie-in), because after Game 1, Lakers fans had the urge to "flashy thing" themselves. Who'd blame any member of the Laker Nation for making every last me...

The Lakers move on after a fairly epic 96-87 win over the Denver Nuggets in Saturday's Game 7 at Staples Center. Up next, the extremely well rested Oklahoma City Thunder. On tonight's edition of LLN, we hit on... Huge, and hugely redemptive...

These closeout games ain't looking so easy, huh? There will be a Game 7 after the Lakers drop -- and we do mean drop -- Thursday's Game 6 in Denver. Ugliness all around, save a great night from Kobe Bryant, who went for 31 despite battling a nasty...

Lots of conversation about CloseoutGamesAreEasy-Gate, the Lakers' inability to hit outside shots, and this team's prospects in a potential series against OKC. Here's the link to the room....

The Nuggets played Game 5 like their season depended on it (can't imagine why) and the Lakers played like they wanted one more view of the Rocky Mountains before next season. As a result, there will be a Game 6 Thursday night in Denver. Lakers los...

Big win for the Lakers, who clamped down on Denver in the second half, receiving key contributions from non-Big Three sources down the stretch. They now lead the series 3-1, heading into Tuesday's Game 5 at Staples Center. On tonight's edition ...