
12 hours ago - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Andrew Bynum scored 21 points, Kobe Bryant added 18 on a light night of work and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 110-99 Tuesday for their seventh straight victory. Complete Story...

Nov 28 - By Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer
Pau Gasol scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and also had 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fifth straight game with a 130-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.

Nov 24 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points, Pau Gasol added 11 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers exploited a major size advantage in their fourth straight victory, 100-90 over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Nov 22 - By Associated Press
More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did.

Nov 17 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
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.

Nov 15 - By Beth Harris, AP Racing Writer
Aaron Brooks scored a career-high 33 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-91 on Sunday night, sending them to a second consecutive loss.

Nov 13 - By Arnie Stapleton, AP Sports Writer
Carmelo Anthony got the better of Ron Artest, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes and leading the Denver Nuggets past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 Friday night.

Nov 12 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
The Los Angeles Lakers ran all over the NBA's speediest team.

Nov 8 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
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.

Nov 6 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

Nov 4 - By Chris Duncan, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won in overtime for the second straight game, beating the Houston Rockets 103-102 on Wednesday night.

Nov 3 - By Jeff Latzke, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 31 points including the go-ahead jumper in overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers got tested in their first road game of the season, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 on Tuesday night.

Nov 1 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.

Oct 30 - By Beth Harris, AP Racing Writer
Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks were 25 of 32 from the free throw line in routing the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 Friday night for their first win of the season.
Oct 29 - By Associated Press
The doubleheader featuring title contenders Boston, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Lakers produced Turner's most-watched opening night in its 26 years of airing the NBA.

Oct 27 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Derek Fisher led the Staples Center crowd in a 3-2-1 countdown to the unveiling of the banner commemorating the Los Angeles Lakers' 15th championship.
Oct 27 - By Associated Press
Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol (pow ga-'SOL) is getting a chance to show off his acting moves on "CSI: Miami."

Oct 26 - By Beth Harris, AP Racing Writer
First come the championship rings and the raising of their 15th gold-and-purple banner, along with a few minutes of revelry reflecting on last season. Then it's time for the Los Angeles Lakers to begin anew as defending NBA champions for the first time since 2002.

Oct 22 - By Associated Press
Rookie Ty Lawson had 29 points, six assists and five steals to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-105 on Friday night in the exhibition finale for both teams.

Oct 20 - By Associated Press
Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and Andrew Bynum had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-107 preseason victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

Oct 18 - By Associated Press
Andrew Bynum overcame a cold-shooting start, scoring 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers erase a 15-point deficit and beat the Clippers 114-108 on Sunday night.

Oct 17 - By Associated Press
Andrew Bynum scored 15 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Charlotte Bobcats 91-87 on Saturday night in their first game back at Staples Center since winning the NBA title.

Oct 15 - By Associated Press
Andrew Bynum scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 98-92 preseason victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.

Oct 7 - By Associated Press
Monta Ellis scored 24 points and the Golden State Warriors ruined the Los Angeles Lakers return to the "Fabulous" Forum with a 110-91 preseason victory Friday night.

Oct 6 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
NBA general managers predict repeats this season for the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James.