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Lonzo Ball has not yet found a rhythm playing with LeBron James — in the 145 minutes those two have been on the court this season (small sample size alert) the Lakers are getting outscored by 5.3 points per 100 possessions. Ball should provide defense, shooting, and a secondary ball handler who will push the pace with LeBron, but just like so many players before him Ball is finding the sacrifices and challenges of playing with LeBron a big adjustment some nights. When his offensive game wasn’t going early, Ball did not work hard on cuts off the ball, didn’t bring energy at either end, and just kind of floated through the game. Continue to Article

October 30, 2018 10:04:pm EST

Luke Walton knows nobody feels sorry for the Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles dropped to 2-5 this season when they fell to the Timberwolves 124-120 in Minnesota on Monday. Walton, the third-year Lakers coach, discussed his team's slow start with reporters after the game. Continue to Article

October 30, 2018 6:59:pm EST

Just seven games into the season, LeBron James is starting to run out of patience with the mistakes of his young Los Angeles Lakers teammates. The Lakers are 2-5 following a 124-120 loss at Minnesota on Monday night and have given up an average of 122.3 points per game, 29th in the league. The Lakers haven't been able to keep opponents off the boards -- they surrendered 20 offensive rebounds to the Timberwolves -- nor have they been able to shut them down on crucial possessions. Continue to Article

October 30, 2018 11:11:am EST

LeBron James left the court immediately as the buzzer sounded last night on the Lakers’ loss to the Timberwolves, which dropped Los Angeles to 2-5. In his postgame press conference, LeBron was asked: What does it look like when your patience runs out? LeBron has insisted he’ll be patient with these Lakers, that he doesn’t feel urgency to win before his prime ends. Continue to Article

October 30, 2018 10:06:am EST

You don’t want to be around LeBron James when his patience runs out. James spoke with reporters after Monday’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that dropped the team to 2-5 on the season. Not many expected these Lakers to contend this year, but a 2-5 start falls on the low end of expectations and is certainly something James isn’t accustomed to. Continue to Article

October 30, 2018 12:49:am EST