THE LAKERS ROOM 

Written By Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room What a defensive masterpiece the Lakers put on from start to finish. They held Houston to 31 points in the first half and just 55 after three. LeBron James scored 18 of his 28 in the opening half and gave LA an offensive burst every time they needed it along with two big 3's to close out the first half. Rui Hachimura added 21 points on 5/7 shooting from deep on a night where it felt like he couldn't miss. Austin Reaves, on the seco

Written By Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room Defense was the story, again! But, the job is not finished -in the words of Kobe Bryant. That is exactly the attitude I hope the Lakers carry forth even with the 2-0 lead. However, it feels like a blessing considering where we were last week - and since the injuries to our top two scorers. If you've been listening to any of the "experts" the Lakers stood no chance in this first round series versus the Houston Rockets. I honestly fe

Written by Malcolm Xavier of The Lakers Room LA took care of business on the last night of the regular season in the NBA vs the Jazz in a blowout where LeBron was resting by halftime. The Lakers were in play for a rematch with Minnesota, but Denver took care of business to secure the third seed in the Western Conference leaving the Lakeshow fourth and pitted against the #5 Houston Rockets led by longtime veteran Kevin Durant. First narrative though has to be Luka if and will