Power Rankings: Lakers finally rise above the rest, claim No. 1 spot
30. Minnesota Timberwolves (Last week's ranking: 28):Love's finally reached 50 straight games with a double-double. For the first time since the days of Dennis Rodman, rebounding is finally cool. Yesterday, on Sports Center, they showed highlights of the Love Machine…
Lakers Overcome Shooting Struggles, Drop T-Wolves, 90-79
The last time that Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves failed to record a double-double was when he posted zero points and pulled down only seven rebounds in a 112-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 19, 2010.…
Power Rankings: Lakers Finally Pulling It Together
30. Sacramento Kings (Last week's ranking: 28): For how much talent the Kings have on their roster, they have no plausible reason to be this bad. On talent alone they are better than the Cavs, but for some reason, they…
Lakers Close Out Thunder in Barn-Burner, 90-87
Facing off against one of the league's youngest but most electrifying young teams, the Los Angeles Lakers (42-20) took the court in Oklahoma City on Sunday morning as they looked to extend their winning streak to four games against Kevin…
Kobe Scores Into Seventh Place on the All-Time Scoring List
Congratulations to Kobe Bryant for passing hall-of-famer Elvin Hayes to take control of the seventh spot on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Hayes finished his 16-year career with 27,313 points with the San Diego/Houston Rockets and the Washington Bullets. Facing…
All-Access Pass for Lakers Nation to All-Star Saturday Night
While Kobe stole the show on Sunday night with an MVP-performance of 37 points and 15 rebounds, it was the Clippers' Blake Griffin who everyone wanted to see during All-Star Weekend 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif. Fortunately, for LakersNation.Com's Editor…
BREAKING NEWS: Deron Williams Traded to New Jersey
The NBA continues to get wilder, as according to an ESPN.com report, the New Jersey Nets agreed to a deal that will have them acquire all-star point guard Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that also…
Lakers Come Out Of Break Strong, Steamroll Hawks, 104-80
As the post-all star break stretch is arguably the most crucial portion of a team's regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers (39-19) came out of this year's midseason break presented with an opportunity to catch a wind of momentum and…
BREAKING NEWS: Anthony Finally Traded to Knicks
According to a report by ESPN's Chris Broussard, Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the New York Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, Raymond Felton, 2014 first-round draft pick, Golden State's second-round draft picks in 2012 and 2013…
Power Rankings: NBA Gears Up For Post-All Star Break Stretch
30. Minnesota Timberwolves (Last week's ranking: 27): Hey, even though the Timberwolves might be ranked last in my power rankings, they are the No. 1 rebounding team in the NBA with 44.7 boards per game. You win some and you…
