Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the same

A backlight assembly, comprising:

• a plurality of lamps;
• an optical sheet and a diffusion plate disposed on the plurality of lamps;
• a reflection plate disposed on a side of the plurality of lamps opposite the diffusion plate;
• and
• a lamp guide to fix the plurality of lamps, the lamp guide including a guide plate, and a plurality of lamp fixing parts formed on the guide plate such that adjacent lamp fixing parts are shifted with respect to each other in a direction parallel to the orientation of the plurality of lamps.

A backlight assembly, comprising:

• a plurality of lamps;
• an optical sheet and a diffusion plate disposed on the plurality of lamps;
• a reflection plate disposed on a side of the plurality of lamps opposite the diffusion plate;
• and
• a lamp guide having a guide plate slantly disposed at a predetermined angle to fix the plurality of lamps, and a plurality of lamp fixing parts formed on the guide plate.