Trevor Ariza News

So far, judging by the numbers, Pau Gasol's game is back in form. Two games into his season and the 7-foot power forward/center is averaging 19.5 points on 50 percent shooting, 10.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 32 minutes.

Some misinformed "stat gurus" insist that basketball can best be understood without even watching any games, because the eyes are supposedly biased but the numbers are supposedly completely objective.

As the responsibilities get handed down from Lakers owner Jerry Buss to his son and daughter, more and more will be asked and demanded of Jim Buss .

Photo Wire George Lopez, left, and guitarist Slash watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Houston Rockets during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov.

Don't tell me you wouldn't at least glance at a Ron Artest documentary. How could it not be entertaining? FanHouse : Ron Artest plans to have a documentary made about his life, which will obviously include scenes from the Palace brawl.

Lakers still win it without Pau Gasol. The Lakers still got this. They're just messing around.

For two teams that are supposed to be the NBA favorites, the past two games haveA left the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers looking pretty ordinary.

They don't show it in the championship highlight videos, but the Los Angeles Lakers have seen this act.

As the Lakers landed at LAX sometime around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Phil Jackson took stock of his team, considered its up-and-down two-day basketball binge, and canceled the practice that was scheduled later in the day.

After Houston's Trevor Ariza completed his pregame warm-ups Wednesday night at Target Center, he asked a Timberwolves official to escort him to the Wolves' locker room.

Trevor Ariza put on new red basketball shoes Sunday for the first time this season.

Houston 101, LA Lakers 91: The Rockets' bench trumped the Lakers' reserves 48-18 and Ron Artest tossed Trevor Ariza's shoe.

If Trevor Ariza had any doubts about how he would be received in his first game back in his hometown since signing with Houston this summer, they disappeared about an hour before tipoff.

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.

The coup de gras was the 5' 11" Ty Lawson streaking through the paint to dunk over the outstretched arm of 7' Lakers center DJ Mbenga.

DENVER a ' Carmelo Anthony got the better of Ron Artest, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes to lead the Denver Nuggets past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 Friday night.

The Houston Rockets came into this season as a wild card. Experts thought they could finish anywhere from 12th place to potentially an eight or even a seven seed considering what happened last year against the Lakers in the playoffs.

Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry scored 21 points apiece and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak over the Oklahoma City franchise to 11 games by beating the Thunder 105-94 Friday night.

Four months later, Trevor Ariza still has some bitterness when he talks about his contract negotiations with the Lakers.

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.