DJ Mbenga News

Between the Lakers' victories last Thursday against the Chicago Bulls and Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, they had two practice sessions.

It was near the end of a blowout against the defending world champions when the first flashes of brilliance were shown.

Ita s clear that the Lakers are not getting as much help off the bench as they did a year ago.

What do an NBA team and a college basketball squad have in common? They dona TMt show up to finish a game.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton will miss at least the next six weeks with a pinched nerve.

To say the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night would not be doing justice to the word lost.

Everybody knew about Ty Lawson's speed at North Carolina. Just as impressive is how quickly the Denver Nuggets' new backup point guard is adjusting to the NBA.

Los Angeles Lakers back up center DJ Mbenga was posterized so viciously last night in Denver it should be punishable by law.

Ty Lawson made what many are calling a spectacular dunk in last night's Los Angeles Lakers against the Denver Nuggets game in the 2009 Western Conference Finals rematch .

The Denver Nuggets don't care that the Los Angeles Lakers were tired or playing without Pau Gasol.

DJ Mbenga is a shot-blocking 7-footer; prior to the NBA draft, Ty Lawson came in at 5-foot-11. Also, the Nuggets destroyed the Lakers, 105-79 . CRM and Sports Hernia will be blogging later this morning.

As Lamar Odom chatted with a group of reporters before Friday's game, he tried to explain the Lakers ' strategy for keeping their few remaining healthy big men out of foul trouble.

Christmas cannot come too early for the Lakers this year. A Thata TMs the latest timetable for Pau Gasola TMs return to the team according to Phil Jackson.

EL SEGUNDO You won't be seeing Pau Gasol's season debut real soon. "Christmas?" Phil Jackson suggested in apparent jest Wednesday.

Barney and Robin's romance falters, and Lily comes up with a scheme to break up the unhappy couple that involves a little help from Robin's celebrity friend, Alan Thicke .

Normally, we don't focus on what the opposition says unless it relates to the purple and gold, but here it's hard to resist.

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.

The header basically lays it out for you, but on the odd chance I start getting paid by the word... Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum will miss Sunday's tussle with Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets, reports the LAT's Broderick Turner of the LAT.

Houston Rockets' Carl Landry goes up for two of his 20 points, against Los Angeles Lakers' DJ Mbenga during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov.

Lakers center Andrew Bynum is doubtful for Friday's game against Memphis after an MRI exam today showed a strained right elbow.