State of the Fan: Poll questions surrounding the Lakers’ season

The Lakers are a year-long conversation, but lately it has seemed there’s been lots of things to talk about the team more than ever. They just lost three consecutive games for the first time in two years. Kobe Bryant recently returned to the lineup after spraining his left ankle. There’s been plenty of trends pointing toward the inconsistent offense and defense, something that was recently discussed in the team meeting. And, of course, with 17 games remaining in the regular season, the Lakers (47-18) have tightening races with Cleveland (50-15) for the league’s best record. They’re also competing with Dallas…

More video!! Lamar Odom shares feelings about celebrity attention surrounding marriage with Khloe Kardashian, Phil Jackson talks about Mike Dunleavy’s firing and Derek Fisher assesses the team’s hunger

Lakers forward Lamar Odom on celebrity attention surrounding marriage with Khloe Kardashian. Lakers Coach Phil Jackson on the firing of Clippers General Manager Mike Dunleavy Lakers guard Derek Fisher on the team’s hunger level Mark Medina Follow the L.A Times Lakers blog on Twitter. E-mail the Lakers blog at mgmedin@gmail.com

Caught in the Web: Read all about the Lakers’ 109-107 victory over Toronto Raptors

Game stories The Times’ Mike Bresnahan highlights many of the struggles the Lakers had in a 109-107 victory Tuesday over the Toronto Raptors. The Orange County Register’s Kevin Ding details how the Lakers barely averted their fourth consecutive loss. The Toronto Sun’s Mike Ganter said the Raptors had no answer to Bryant’s clutchness. The Riverside Press Enterprise’s Dan Weber notes Bryant’s game winner, but indicates team’s issues still remain. The Daily News’ Elliott Teaford goes through another one of Kobe Bryant’s game winners. Notebooks The Times’ Mike Bresnahan documents Bryant’s increased playing time. The Daily News’ Elliott Teaford mentions how…

Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson and Andrew Bynum discuss 109-107 victory over Toronto Raptors

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant Lakers Coach Phil Jackson Lakers center Andrew Bynum –Mark Medina Follow the L.A. Times Lakers blog on Twitter. E-mail the Lakers blog at mgmedin@gmail.com

Kobe Bryant wished the Lakers’ 109-107 victory over Toronto didn’t depend on his game winner

Standing in front of his locker, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant bore a solemn look that’s usually reserved for losses. He dismissed the Lakers’ 109-107 victory Tuesday over the Toronto Raptors "as garbage." He chalked up his sixth game-winner of the season as just part of his responsibility, saying, "it’s my job to bail us out." And when asked if there was anything positive he could take away from the team’s performance against Toronto, he said, "No, not really." It’s not only striking that Bryant would express such irritation moments after nailing a 17-footer from the right side with 1.9 seconds…

Lakers Gameday | 03/09/10 | Raptors

Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

Lakers Gameday | 03/09/10 | Raptors | Photo Gallery

View photos from the Lakers-Raptors Game on Tuesday Night.

Bryant lifts Lakers with last-second shot

Lakers 109, Raptors 107 (final) The Lakers had not lost four consecutive games since April 2007, but that’s what they were staring at Tuesday night against the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center. The Lakers were coming off a trip in which they lost all three games, at Miami, Charlotte and Orlando. And it took a jumper by Kobe Bryant with 1.9 seconds left Tuesday night for the Lakers to get past the Raptors, end the losing streak and get back to their winning ways. After Chris Bosh made a three-pointer to tie the score, 107-107, with 9.5 seconds left, the…

Lakers-Raptors Live Chat

Below is a video featuring part of the pre-game press conference with Lakers Coach Phil Jackson previewing tonight’s game against Toronto. As you will hear, guard Sasha Vujacic is cleared to play, although it’s unclear how many minutes he may get tonight. Lakers-Raptors Chat –Mark Medina Follow the L.A. Times Lakers blog on Twitter. E-mail the Lakers blog at mgmedin@gmail.com

Lakers’ Kobe Bryant attributes luck, others credit talent for team going two years without a three-game losing streak

It had been a statistic the Lakers didn’t particularly attach much significance to, other than confirming their own dominance. It was also something that regurgitated when mentioning the impact Lakers forward Pau Gasol had on the team since the Lakers acquired him Feb. 2008 in a trade from Memphis. That milestone involved the Lakers managing to avoid a three-game losing streak for just over two years, a feat that the Lakers snapped Sunday in a 96-94 loss to Orlando, capping off a winless three-game trip. So it was only fitting to get a read on what enabled the Lakers (46-18)…

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