Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the L.A. Times, here with your weekly newsletter.
Home was kinder to the Lakers this time. They won all three games of their homestand, and Jordan Clarkson had a really fun week.
This normally would be the time of year when the Lakers would hit the road for their "Grammy trip," but the Grammy Awards are not at Staples Center this year. They're in New York. So this year's long January/February trip has no catchy name.
The Lakers lost three of their best scorers last year — Nick Young, Lou Williams (who should have been named an All-Star reserve) and D'Angelo Russell.