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Anthony Davis called this road trip a "get back" series of games, where the Lakers could exact some revenge on teams that had beaten them recently, or in the case of Minnesota, repeatedly. And get back is exactly what they've done, sweeping the first three games of the roadie following Sunday's 134-109 win over the Rockets in Houston. The Lakers didn't have the intensity turned up to 11, but they did have the focus high on the dial...
LA took care of business on Sunday, and have a real shot to move into the top 6.
Things are looking very, very up!
It's taken a while for the Lakers to climb out of the hole they dug at the start of the season, but they have officially emerged. For the first time since last January (the one in 2022) the Lakers are over .500, following an impressive 123-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. Anthony Davis was dominant, again, with 38 points and 17 rebounds, leading the Lakers down the stretch despite a bum ankle that he says will not keep him out of Sunday's game in Houston...
Would it make sense to play Austin Reaves off the bench to improve the second unit?
The Lakers are in Minnesota Friday for a critical matchup against the Timberwolves, with the seven-seed on the line for L.A. It's a great opportunity to climb further up the standings, but to also show that Wednesday's thrashing of Chicago, fueled by a killer starting lineup of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves and Jarred Vanderbilt was no fluke...
LA's new starting five looked fantastic as the Lakers started the road trip strong.
The Lakers started a five game road trip on Wednesday in Chicago, the very team that beat the snot out of them on Sunday, in a very disappointing afternoon for the purple and gold. With only seven games left, the Lakers needed to start the trip strong, and get some revenge. And that's exactly what they did, winning 121-110 in a game they started strong and (save a couple minor lulls) controlled throughout...
The schedule has opportunities, especially if everyone (more or less) is healthy
The Lakers get some good news ahead of Wednesday's game in Chicago, the first of five on the road (four of which actually take place outside of Los Angeles). The team lists D'Angelo Russell and Anthony Davis as probable, and while LeBron James is questionable—a designation likely to follow him through every game left in the season, regular or post—nothing to this point indicates he'd miss the game...