Julius Randle

Lakers Youth Lead the Offense in Win over Magic

The Los Angeles Lakers showed aggression on both sides of the court in their 107-98 win over the Orlando Magic. The Lakers played without Kobe Bryant, who has a sore right shoulder. Anthony Brown and Lou Williams were also out on injury for this contest. Forward Julius Randle earned a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Guard D’Angelo Russell clinched 27 points, 3 steals and 3 assists. Sophomore guard Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points and 3 assists. The Lakers started with a 5-0 run against the Magic. The managed to keep Orlando behind them until guard Victor Oladipo earned

Lakers Earn First In-Season Win Against Nets

The Los Angeles Lakers found a win on the road Friday night in their game against the Brooklyn Nets 104-98. Brooklyn was the first of a five-stop road trip for the Lakers. Small Forward Kobe Bryant led in scoring with 18 points, he was one of six players that scored in the double digits. Guards Jordan Clarkson and D’Angelo Russell tie at 16 points for the second highest score. Forward Julius Randle and center Roy Hibbert would tie with seven rebounds. For the Nets, Brook Lopez led in scoring with 23 points and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led the boards with 11

Lakers Go Winless After First Three Games

The opening weekend for the Los Angeles Lakers would leave the team at 0-3. The Lakers entered the season with a home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, then played against the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks over the weekend. Second overall draft pick D’Angelo Russell started in all three games. Forward Julius Randle showed his strength during the season opening game and the Sunday game against the Dallas Mavericks. He carried the team with 22 points and 15 rebounds on Sunday. Opposing teams so far has held no punches in Randle’s return. The power forward did not back

Kobe talks about the Lakers and Retirement Before his 20th Season

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is going into his 20th season in the NBA. Despite his injures in previous seasons, Bryant is indecisive about retiring in 2016. “We haven’t set anything in stone and I’ve talked about it before.” Bryant said to Yahoo Sports about Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak mentioning that he might call it quits after this season. The five-time NBA champion was drafted the same year new Lakers player and No. 2 overall draft pick D’Angelo Russell was born, according to the Lakers Franchise website. With the new additions like guard Lou Williams and the return