Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers won the previous matchup of these teams this month.

The Lakers won the previous matchup of these teams this month.

The schedule will loosen up over the next few weeks, but the team must first figure out what went wrong in its 105-79 loss to Denver.

The schedule will loosen up over the next few weeks, but the team must first figure out what went wrong in its 105-79 loss to Denver.

Denver's 105-79 win over L.A. on Friday erased some of the Nuggets' pain from last season's loss in the Western Conference finals and showed they want more this season.

Denver's 105-79 win over L.A. on Friday erased some of the Nuggets' pain from last season's loss in the Western Conference finals and showed they want more this season.

Even champs gets theirs handed to them every once in a while. Forum Blue and Gold's Kurt Helin reminded folks yesterday that while altitude on the flip side of a back-to-back may not serve as an "excuse" for poor play, it does qualify a legit "explanation." And I imagine the travel/air does provide at least a little insight as to what went so poorly. But make no mistake. This was an up, down and sideways beatdown that hardly stemmed from just one issue. Among other reasons... -Kobe Bryant failing to dominate the post. This could also reflect the fatigue cited...

For those of you who had to stop watching at halftime, congratulations. You did the right thing. At that point, it was a 58-56 Denver lead at the break in a competitive, well played game. In the third, the Nuggets blew the doors off, outscoring the purple and gold 29-8, the Lakers doing themselves no favors by turning the ball over too much and struggling to move the ball offensively. From there, it was basically a matter of how fast they could get to the team plane. Final score, 105-78. Couple thoughts: I do think fatigue was a factor, as...

A few reminders: First, hang out after the game for the postgame chat. It'll start about 10 minutes after the final buzzer, and is more Q and A than typical in-game free for all. Not every comment will go through. The goal is for it to actually be readable for those who aren't able to participate. Second, if you haven't already (and are so inclined), remember to start following us now at latimesKbros on the Twitter. Obviously tonight's tussle is as about as anticipated a game as can be had so early in the season. The Nuggets are fired up,...

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After a big victory Thursday night over the Phoenix Suns and an even bigger loss Friday to the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers rested Saturday afternoon.

DENVER - Someone sent this out via Twitter on Thursday, shouting all the relevant info in all caps, apparently so excited that the words tumbled out in the wrong order: "RON ARTEST BIRTHDAY PARTY ADDRESS NOVEMBER 14TH: CLUB EMPIRE 1716 N. CAHUENGA...

DENVER - Carmelo Anthony's strong start to the season got back on track with a couple of drives and several transition scores, and suddenly the Lakers' faith in Ron Artest as a defensive answer has to be shaken a little. Anthony overwhelmed the...

LeBron James is giving up No. 23, he says, to honor Michael Jordan, and he'd like the rest of the NBA to do the same. James says he plans to wear No. 6 in the future; that number, by the way, is available on the Knicks, Nets, Heat ... and Lakers....

View photos from the Lakers-Nuggets Game on Friday night.

Andrew Bynum (19 points, 15 rebounds) notched a double-double Friday night but the Lakers couldn't hang with the Nuggets in Denver, losing 105-79. Kobe Bryant added 19 points.

Check out photos from the Lakers 121-102 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.

Records: Lakers 7-1 Nuggets 6-3 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 109.2, Nuggets 111.5 Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 101.9 Nuggets 108 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Nuggets: Chauncey Billups, Arron Afflalo, Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin, Nene The Lakers Coming in: The Lakers rose to [...]

We as Laker fans have a lot of things to be happy about: Our team has only one loss, tied for the fewest so far. Our team has played this well in spite of our 2nd best player having been hurt all season and nobody really knows when he’s coming back. Our team just whomped on the [...]

Records: Lakers 6-1 Suns 8-1 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.1, Suns 115.4 Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 102.5 Suns 108.4 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Suns: Steve Nash, Jason Richardson, Grant Hill, Amare Stoudemire, Channing Frye Short preview today as Bill Bridges did [...]

Dude has been a baller thus far in the league. I know people doubted his talent due to not putting up huge numbers overseas and he also rubbed people the wrong way with his remarks toward the golden boy Rubio but I think he is on his way to proving that he is an elite talent. To bad he is stuck on a horrible Milwaukee squad.

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i liked jennings before the draft, thought he got too much negative press. kid can play. i think he can be a better tj ford.

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for now he is top candidate for roy...

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