Lakers avoid rare three-game skid by knocking off Pistons

Kobe Bryant scored 40 points for the 100th time in his career, and the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a rare three-game losing streak with a 106-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

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Lakers Zone: 11/16 Second Half

NBA Writer Dave McMenamin talks to Brian and Dave about Pau Gasol's impact and Shannon Brown's and Derek Fisher's roles; plus, discussion of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's battle with leukemia...

It wasn't Shane Battier

...Budinger, with help from the likes of David Andersen and even Battier, who was assigned to Shannon Brown late in the game. But watching the video shows that plenty of those misses were not...

Lakers dismantle red-hot Suns for sixth straight win

Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, Andrew Bynum had 26 points and 15 rebounds in his return from injury, and the Lakers put the brakes on the Phoenix Suns' fast start with a 121-102 victory Thursday night.

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Playing for good teams, having been let go by bad teams

...he get productive minutes from that never did the same elsewhere (Kwame Brown, Luc Longley, Smush Parker, D.J. Mbenga, Josh Powell, Shannon Brown, Samaki Walker)." Last season, Ariza did something very rare and laudable...

Lakers coast past Hornets despite lack of size

Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

...left to right, Josh Powell, DJ Mbenga, Sasha Vujacic, Adam Morrison, Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton, and Shannon Brown cross their leg after the first point is scored by a Laker during the an NBA...