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DENVER —  When Lakers coach Darvin Ham met with the media Wednesday at the team’s hotel, he used the word “recalibrate” when asked about the size advantage the Denver Nuggets’ starting lineup had the night before in Game 1 of the Western…

Darvin Ham, meeting virtually with reporters on Thursday, said star big man Anthony Davis isn’t exhibiting any signs of a concussion following a blow to the head in the fourth quarter of Game 5.Davis, Ham said, will be listed as “probable”…

Maybe it was how it happened that set off Darvin Ham, the Lakers head coach clearly disappointed not only in his team’s loss but in the overall approach.“Energy, effort and urgency — we’ve been writing those words on our board,” Ham said.…

During his time of need in this tumultuous season as a first-year coach of the Lakers, Darvin Ham has been able to lean on friend and former teammate Chauncey Billups, the second-year coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.The stress. The…

SALT LAKE CITY —  Ten games into the Lakers season and their coach Darvin Ham still is viewing his team with an eye towards the big picture.And, frankly, why shouldn’t he?With ownership and management’s support and general understanding of…

Lakers coach Darvin Ham usually carries a card that lists his options for plays he can call after a time out, or when he needs a three-point shot. He didn’t have it with him when the Lakers faced New Orleans on Wednesday but he had…

They spoke over the summer about Russell Westbrook “being above average defensively,” and after seeing the veteran guard compete on the defensive end Thursday night against the Clippers, Lakers coach Darvin Ham was assured that his message…

SAN FRANCISCO —  Soon enough, it’ll be a complete picture. For now, it’s just pieces, an incomplete picture of what the Lakers are right now and still a mystery of what they will be.It’s probably not ideal, the Lakers moving into their…

Patrick Beverley, the pest-for-pay guard the Lakers acquired in August, sliced through the purple team’s defense late Saturday morning at a recreation center on the Pechanga Reservation. Before the ball could clear the net, Beverley trained…

No butterflies. No pregame photos on the court. No extra moments of reflection on the drive to the arena.Just work.“It’s game day,” Darvin Ham said before his first game as coach of the Lakers, projecting the calm, confidence and control…