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The Golden State Warriors are long on ability, but short on results. They play a frenetic style, which the Lakers don't mind as long as it's not too frenetic.

Good thing the Lakers' big men don't stray far from the lane. There were a lot of three-point attempts -- and a lot of misses -- from the Lakers' power forwards and centers in the team's annual "Turkey Trot" scrimmage that ended predictably bad for the big players.

When they are playing well, when they are scoring and playing sound defense and providing highlight-reel plays, the Lakers' second unit is as valuable as any group of backups in the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be having trouble on the road. Two of the team's stars were nailed on one of L.A.'s most famous freeways recently for breaking some driving laws.

Caption: Khloe Kardashian 'Kardashian Charity Knock Out' at the Commerce Casino Commerce, California .... Newlywed KHLOE KARDASHIAN and her basketball star husband LAMAR ODOM have splashed out $4 million on their first marital home.

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.

Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom have made their first big purchase as a married couple.

Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom, who were married two months ago after a brief, whirlwind courtship, are settling down.

Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, including an astonishing basket from behind the backboard, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.

Don't get it twisted. Believe what you want about Kobe's infamous "Parking Lot Video" from 2007 but Kobe never really wanted Andrew Bynum traded.

If the Los Angeles Lakers can manage to escape San Antonio and Denver, who I see as their biggest challenges in the West, their journey will lead them to the NBA Finals where they will face one of three potential opponents from the Eastern Conference.

Well, you knew this was coming .. Crazy-in-love newlyweds Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are looking forward to proving their knee-jerk marriage can last the test of time..live on reality TV! The Armenian celebutante and her Lakers hoopin' hubby received the perfect wedding gift when the E! network approached the pair with a lucrative deal to ...

Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

EL SEGUNDO Mere days ago, it all seemed so breezily easy for the Lakers. They were beating up on the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, and Lamar Odom was rubbing it in the faces of three dudes in Suns jerseys sitting behind the Lakers' bench.

Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 40 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists, as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Detroit Pistons, 106-93, at Staples Center.

NOVEMBER 4: Andrew Bynum #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball against Luis Scola #4 of the Houston Rockets during the game on November 4, 2009 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

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.

Derek Fisher knew the challenge ahead of him was a big one. He was about to face Steve Nash, one of the top point guards in the NBA, a crafty veteran who has won two most valuable player awards.

Reporting from Denver - Phil Jackson might want to rethink this thing. Before Friday's game, long before the Denver Nuggets thumped the Lakers, pounding them in practically every category in front of an amped-up crowd, Jackson said he didn't consider Denver to be a Western Conference rival.

There were a lot of surprises on TV this week. We learned that The Chief is a secret drinker who has fallen off the wagon on Grey's Anatomy .