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Behind Kobe Bryant's 35-point, 10-assist performance, the Lakers dispatched Carmelo Anthony and the pesky Nuggets with a 119-92 victory in Game 6 ... video.yahoo.com

Yahoo! Sports NBA expert Kenny Smith looks at which Laker team is better heading back to the Finals. video.yahoo.com

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NBA TV\'s Eric Snow and Andre Aldridge examine the missing elements for the Nuggets in Game 3. video.aol.com

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Ever dream of becoming the next Michael Jordan or Emmitt Smith? What about being the person who hires these athletes? Kupchak, a former NBA player ... video.aol.com

Kobe Bryant scored 33 points on the night the Lakers welcomed back center Andrew Bynum for the win over the Nuggets. www.truveo.com

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Yahoo! Sports' NBA expert Kenny Smith looks at which team looks like a champion after just a couple of games. video.yahoo.com

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Despite Deron Williams 35 points, the Lakers defeat the Jazz, 119-109 and now lead the series 2-0 www.dailymotion.com

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Bryant scored 28, Ariza had a career-high 26 and the Lakers hold off the Mavericks 107-100. www.truveo.com

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Lakers' star Kobe Bryant scored an NBA season-high 61 points in a 126-117 win over the Knicks Monday in New York. (Feb. 3) video.aol.com

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By rss@youtube.com (LakersOverCavs09) Classic game being called by Chick Hearn and Stu Lance,.. This is Kobe Bryant's First NBA shot as a starting guard. -,........ (he was not a rookie here) Author: LakersOverCavs09 Keywords: Kobe Bryant Chick Hearn Lakers Added: February 26, 2009

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By rss@youtube.com (oowama) First Part of Haier Shooting Stars on All-Star Saturday from TNT. This year's Haier Shooting Stars features the Pistons, Lakers, Suns, and Spurs. This part includes player introductions and half of the first round with the Pistons going first followed by the Lakers. Pistons-Aaron Afflal...

By rss@youtube.com (NBA) Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Kobe Bryant breaks the record for points scored at MSG on February 2nd. Author: NBA Keywords: nba amazing highlights Kobe Bryant Lakers Added: February 4, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (elderdrn) Kobe Bryant scored 61 points on February 2nd of 2009, setting a record for most points ever scored in an NBA game at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This video will allow you to see all 61 points! Keywords: Kobe Bryant 61 Points Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks Madison Square Garden N...

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By rss@youtube.com (nbalive44) http://www.watch-live-nba.com/ Watch All NBA GAMES LIVE Will any of these five matchups carry the weight of last season's April 4 game between the Hornets and the Lakers, in which upstart New Orleans' guard Chris Paul faced off against the Lakers' All-Star Kobe Bryant? The Lakers won tha...

By rss@youtube.com (JMDogg) The title music from the Bulls vs. games for Sega Genesis Author: JMDogg Keywords: EA Sports Bulls vs. Lakers Blazers NBA Sega Genesis Mega Drive video game music TheDogg Added: January 18, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (tsinghuawatermelon) game recap Magic swept season series from Lakers behind the effort of Dwight Author: tsinghuawatermelon Keywords: nba orl lal 0020800589 recap nba nba 576x324 Added: January 17, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (JalenTV) Highlights from the Lakers-Spurs game on January 14. Jalen Rose and ESPN NBA Fastbreak team discuss. Author: JalenTV Keywords: Kobe Bryant Lakers Spurs Jalen Rose ESPN NBA Fastbreak Added: January 15, 2009

By info@crackle.com (twogirlsonsports) Jana and Erica discuss the NBA and the return of Andrew Bynum to the LA Lakers. Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987 in Plainsboro, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 10t...

4 min - 2008-09-04 Los Angeles Lakers - The Celtics come back from 19 points down after the first quarter, but can't hold off the Lakers who win 103-98.

Unknown length - 2008-06-19 Jon Rothstein recaps the Boston Celtics' 17th NBA Championship over the Los Angeles Lakers (6/18)

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The Boston Celtics were able to hold down the Lakers offense in winning game 1 of the NBA finals. The Celtics beat the Lakers 98-88, outscoring them 52-37 in the second half. Hear from Lakers coach Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant after the ...

By rss@youtube.com (manelg) Highlights from game 6 , Lakers VS. Jazz in EnergySolutions Arena(Utah). Not affiliated with the NBA or any of its partners - All video contents used belong to their respective copyright holders. Credits : JD2K (If there is any problem , contact me in a personal message in my youtube channel.)

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4 min - 2008-05-06 NBA goes international to get an inside look at how well the trade for Pau Gasol is working for the Lakers.

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By rss@youtube.com (daredevil1983) Fourth quarter action from Game 4 of the 2006 NBA playoffs between Suns and Lakers. Author: daredevil1983 Keywords: NBA Playoffs Lakers Suns Kobe Bryant Nash Odom Marion Added: February 26, 2007

By Jaime Quintanilla Lakers’ Pau Gasol boxed out in All-Star ballotingPau Gasol to be named NBA All-Star reservePau Gasol votes for his favorite All-Star… himself! Forward doesn't figure to get voted in as a starter, and Phil Jackson won't be coaching.

By By REUTERS LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers breezed to a 110-99 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday, the defending NBA champions easing clear in the first half for a seventh straight win.

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Ventre: Perhaps the most intriguing early-season storyline in the NBA is that Kobe Bryant and the defending champion Lakers look as focused as ever in their effort for a repeat performance.

By kambrothers Apropos of nada relating at all to the Lakers, but nonetheless pretty awesome: a video clip of the Miami Heat roster from the team's official website. It's a seriously slick presentation, combining Blue Note-style visuals, James Brown and the NBA. That's a solid "you had me at hello" formu...

By kambrothers Apropos of nada relating at all to the Lakers, but nonetheless pretty awesome: a video clip of the Miami Heat roster from the team's official website. It's a seriously slick presentation, combining Blue Note-style visuals, James Brown and the NBA. That's a solid "you had me at hello" formu...

By J.E. Skeets NBA Twitter Top 10 is the new NBA Power Rankings. (Or something like that.) Combining advanced algorithms with your comments, BDL's NBA Twitter Top 10 cuts through the fat (see: lottery teams) to determine the best of the best on a weekly basis. Want to get involved? Follow the yellow brick ro...

By J.E. Skeets The Oklahoman recently conducted an interesting, albeit basic poll among players and coaches to determine who has the highest basketball IQ in the NBA. 1. Kobe Bryant(notes), Lakers 2. Jason Kidd(notes), Mavericks 3. Steve Nash(notes), Suns 4. Chris Paul(notes), Hornets

By NBCSports The New Jersey Nets matched the worst start to an NBA season with their 17th straight loss Sunday night, with Kobe Bryant scoring 30 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 106-87 victory.

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L.A.'s breezy 19-point victory drops New Jersey to 0-17, equaling the worst start in NBA history. The defending champions win their sixth straight and are 13-3. And you thought the Lakers had problems.

New Jersey is 0-17 after losing to the Lakers, tying the worst start in NBA history. The Nets could establish the record for early-season futility Wednesday against Dallas. How do you like the honeymoon so far?

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The New Jersey Nets matched the worst start to an NBA season with their 17th straight loss Sunday night, with Kobe Bryant scoring 30 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 106-87 victory.

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Nets are one loss from tying the worst start in NBA history. Lakers tonight

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By IQofaWarrior More photos » by Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP 2 days ago: Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, center, is defended by Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum, left, and Derek Fisher during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanch...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Celtics being cautious Celtics Discussed Iverson NESN Celtics Return to TD Garden to Host Philadelphia 76ers Lakers Blog A New York Knick weighs in on who’s better: Celtics or Lakers Boston Celtics waiting for it to click NBA Six Pack: Knicks Were Wise to Pass on Iverson

By kambrothers I've always said that once Ron Artest hits the weights enough to get a body as good as mine, he'll find an opportunity to appear on the Jimmy Kimmel Show without a shirt. Or what would be traditionally defined as "pants." Basically, show a little skin as celebration of his "AK-esque" physique....

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Ariza only averaged more than 20 mpg once in his first four seasons. During that time, he displayed little ability to shoot the ball (3FG% of .278 or lower each year, FT% of .695 or lower each year) or to create a shot for himself or others; he served primarily as an athletic, energetic role player who could finish very well at the rim and play solid defense against perimeter players. Then in 2008-09 he played in all 82 games for the first time in his career, logging a career-high 20 regular season starts--including the final 19 games of the season. Ariza also started all 23 playoff games as the Lakers won the NBA Championship. Although his free throw shooting was still subpar at best (.710 FT% in the regular season, .563 FT% in the playoffs), he improved...   [read the full post]

By James Edwards Amare Stoudemire is helping the Suns to hold back the Lakers The Suns and Stoudemire are holding a half game lead over the NBA finals favorite Los Angeles Lakers and are sharing the best record in the NBA with Orlando and Atlanta. Phoenix Suns 117 Detroit Pistons 91 Post from: NBA Obsessed

By D 4. Los Angeles Lakers (10-3) (previous ranking: 4) The Lakers stay put after a 3-0 week, and it is good for them that Pau Gasol is back, he will be able to take the load off Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum. The team is complete again, but Phoenix is still holding their ground against them for first in...

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) The DVD version of Spike Lee's documentary "Kobe Doin' Work" will be available in stores on November 24 but I can provide a sneak preview because I received a review copy recently. Lee focused more than 30 cameras on Kobe Bryant before, during and after the L.A. Lakers' 106-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on April 13, 2008, literally obtaining a panoramic perspective of the 2008 NBA MVP in action. I wrote a review of "Kobe Doin' Work" when the program originally aired on ESPN, so this post will focus on the DVD's special features. The DVD special feature "The Unseen Fourth Quarter" includes footage from the final stanza of the Lakers-Spurs game that was not included in the documentary broadcast. The reason that the footage is "unseen" is th...   [read the full post]

By Chris Manning Kobe is 16 points away from passing Kareem for second on Lakers all-time scoring list!Kobe Bryant to surpass West for 2nd most games played as LakerCongrats to greatness; Kobe scores 40 for 100th time in NBA Career Kobe is 2nd in Lakers all-time scoring list.

By NBCSports Opinion: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers know how important power forward Pau Gasol is to defending their NBA title, so they're clearly happy to know he's set to return Thursday night.

Opinion: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers know how important power forward Pau Gasol is to defending their NBA title, so they're clearly happy to know he's set to return Thursday night.

By kambrothers Most of the available Lakers news was noted Monday night on the blog. Start with Kobe Bryant's balky groin, aggravated in Sunday's loss to the Rockets. He practiced Monday in El Segundo, and will suit up tonight at home against Detroit. The bum hamstring that has sidelined Pau Gasol since ear...

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By kambrothers Most of the available Lakers news was noted Monday night on the blog. Start with Kobe Bryant's balky groin, aggravated in Sunday's loss to the Rockets. He practiced Monday in El Segundo, and will suit up tonight at home against Detroit. The bum hamstring that has sidelined Pau Gasol since ear...

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There is no question that much of the Nuggets ' success this season hinges on their ability to handle the NBA 's best big men.

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Mallozzi followed in the footsteps of fellow amateur hour journalist Ming Wong by incorrectly asserting that Julius Erving's famous dunk over Michael Cooper took place in the 1983 NBA Finals; as I explained in April, that dunk happened in a January 5, 1983 regular season game (click on the preceding link to see a highlight of the dunk; that post also contains a link to a brief Sports Illustrated recap of the game than mentions Erving's "majestic dunk over Cooper"). Wong contented himself with a faulty headline over a photo spread in Hoop, but Mallozzi rambled on extensively, providing an entirely fictitious account about how Erving's dunk was a key play in game four of the Sixers' sweep of the Lakers. Erving did in fact have a dunk late in th...   [read the full post]

The reeling New Orleans Hornets kick off a tough, three- game road trip Sunday by facing the reigning NBA Champion LA Lakers at Staples Center.

By Jeff Little Lakers: TLN’s Game Preview: Lakers vs. GrizzliesTLN’s Game Preview: Lakers @ GrizzliesTLN’s Game Preview: Lakers vs. Grizzlies The defending NBA Champions will be facing the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. There is also a very good chance that both big men Pau Gasol & Andrew Bynum will mi...

By Chris Manning The 2009 NBA Development League draft took place. Here is what the Los Angeles Defenders drafted… In the end… the Lakers draft Chinemelu ElonuLakers announce 2009 NBA Summer League Schedule and RosterLakers recall Sun Yue from D-League The 2009 NBA D-League Draft results of who the D-Fe...

By Celticsfantatic And that’s what Isiah learned while following those Lakers and Celtics teams around: it wasn’t about basketball. The Celtics are a different story, with dips at certain times, but you could argue San Antonio has had the same problem in recent years before acquiring Richard Jefferson.

By tcw1 … 1. Boston Celtics…+19.25 2. Portland Trailblazers…+16.28 3. Dallas Mavericks…+14.31 4. Orlando Magic…+12.42 5. Philadelphia Sixers…+12.37 6. Denver Nuggets…+9.18 7. Los Angeles Lakers…+7.28 8. Washington Wizards…+6.94 9. OKC Thunder…+4.14 10. Cleveland Cavaliers…+3.35 11. Miami Heat…+3.05 12. Chi...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) It may surprise some people that Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson averaged 7.6 ppg and 3.5 ppg less respectively in the postseason than in the regular season. Chamberlain averaged a record 50.4 ppg in the 1961-62 regular season, so his 35.0 ppg in that year's playoffs represents a decline, even though there are only a few players in basketball history who have ever averaged that much in a playoff season. Also, while Chamberlain played 14 NBA seasons, exactly half of his playoff games came in his five years with the Lakers, when he concentrated more exclusively on rebounding, passing and defense. Chamberlain averaged 29.3 ppg in his first 80 playoff games (29.4 points per 48 minutes) and 15.8 ppg (16.2 points per 48 minutes) as a Laker (note that...   [read the full post]

By Rafael Uehara Western Conference #1 – Los Angeles Lakers No other team has 3 footers as versatile as they have and no other team has Kobe Bryant on the backcourt. The Lakers are still the team to be beaten. #2 – San Antonio Spurs The acquisition of Richard Jefferson extends their window to fight another cham...

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By reebokforthree 1. Los Angeles Lakers The Trio- Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol Plus One- Andrew Bynum 3. Boston Celtics Plus One- Ray Allen 4. San Antonio Spurs Richard Jefferson was obtained during the offseason and brings tremendous experience and leadership to the table for San Antonio.

By reebokforthree 1. Los Angeles Lakers The Trio- Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol Plus One- Andrew Bynum 3. Boston Celtics Plus One- Ray Allen 4. San Antonio Spurs Richard Jefferson was obtained during the offseason and brings tremendous experience and leadership to the table for San Antonio.

NBA rankings 1. L.A Lakers: Defending champs start the new season at the top simply based on last year. 2. Boston Celtics: Win at Cleveland was impressive since Cavs were 39-2 at home last season. 3. Orlando Magic: Good team got better as long as Vince Carter can play team Basketball. 4. San Antonio S...

Lakers forward Pau Gasol is getting frustrated by the slow pace of his recovery from a strained right hamstring after missing his third straight game Sunday night. Gasol has been out of action for three weeks since injuring his leg early in the defending NBA champions' preseason schedule....

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By kambrothers Funsie Stuff (like our new Twitter handle, latimesKBros, and Part I and Part II of our 710 ESPN PodKast) Ball Don't Lie has some sweet pics of/details about the Lakers' 2009 championship rings. I actually watched Sasha Vujacic's bling revolve in the box, and while kinda over the top, it was...

By Jaime Quintanilla I’ve seen my share of NBA moments since covering the Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and NBA in general professionally since 2003. I can’t complain. Greatest Los Angeles Lakers All-Star momentsPhil Unhappy Over Being Mic’dThe best of Shaq vs. Kobe A wonderful piece by Hoopworld's writer Eri...

By Chris Manning Kenny Smith, who recently joined TLN on their latest podcast, believes Lakers are the best team in the L. Add that to Kobe Bryant, who is the most electric player in the league. I don’t see how the Lakers can lose another championship, barring injury.”

By Chris Manning Looks like the Lakers = ratings (like we had to tell you that…) CBS: The doubleheader featuring title contenders Boston, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Lakers produced Turner’s most-watched opening night in its 26 years of airing the NBA.

Unlike last year when they could draw inspiration from the sight of anything green or shamrocked, or the mere mention of their championship collapse, the Lakers don't have the sting of an NBA Finals loss against their hated rivals to drive them anymore.

The NBA season opens Tuesday night with a four games, highlighted by a bout between Eastern Conference heavyweights Boston and Cleveland and the battle of Los Angeles between the defending NBA champion Lakers and the Clippers.

There was no championship hangover for these Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum added 26 on his 22nd birthday as the reigning NBA champions opened defense of their title Tuesday night with a 99-92 victory over the Clippers, their Staples Center co-tenants who played wi...

Nine former Los Angeles Lakers showed up to welcome the franchise's latest bunch of champions into their fraternity. The Lakers received their rings and unveiled the franchise's 15th championship banner Tuesday night in a ceremony before their season opener against the Clippers. NBA c...

It?s possible no one has spent more time in NBA locker rooms with Ron Artest than Bulls center Brad Miller. The two were teammates in three different cities ? Chicago, Indiana and Sacramento.

By Jason Riley TLN Store 24-Hour SaleTLN 24-Hour Sale: Begins Now!“Vittiz” on Sale Now! – Kobe’s Pinky Sleeve Time for some new Lakers’ gear to kick off the title defense? Tonight only, NBA Store is offering 20% off your entire order from 4pm to 12am. While you’re there, check out the new Lakers Ring Cerem...

By J.E. Skeets This team's starting lineup includes Andrew Bynum(notes), Pau Gasol(notes), Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher. Lamar Odom(notes), Luke Walton(notes), and Jordan Farmar come off the bench. Phil Jackson even coaches the outfit.

So it comes to pass that Ron Artest was something of a minimalist dresser around Houston last season. According to the NBA underground, it was common to see him wearing only his underwear in public places, including the Rockets' team bus, where he once grabbed an available seat next to team...

The Los Angeles Lakers might be more talented now than they were four months ago when they won the NBA title. That's if they can stay healthy. The in-town rival Clippers hope the addition of No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin will help them join the Lakers as playoff contenders again. Moment...

First come the championship rings and the raising of their 15th championship banner, along with a few minutes of revelry reflecting on last season. Then it's time for the Los Angeles Lakers to begin anew as defending NBA champions for the first time since 2002. They'll open Tuesday night ag...

By Jaime Quintanilla No one ever doubted Rider could play. He showed flashes of being a dynamic scorer and his acrobatic dunks brought crowds to their feet. During his nine-year stay in the NBA, he averaged 16.8 points while making stops in Minnesota, Portland, Atlanta, Los Angeles (Lakers) and Denver.

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) When Thomas and his childhood friend Mark Aguirre were young NBA players they spent a lot of time with Johnson and frequently went to the NBA Finals when Johnson's L.A. Lakers battled Bird's Boston Celtics; Thomas and Aguirre wanted to see up close exactly what the Finals were all about and they learned their lessons well, eventually leading the Detroit Pistons to NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, beating both the Celtics and the Lakers during that first championship run. I have always respected the studious--and relentless--approach that Thomas took when guiding the Pistons from being a laughingstock to a contender to a repeat champion during one of the NBA's most competitive eras, a period when he and the Pistons had to fight for sup...   [read the full post]

By J.E. Skeets Odds to win the 2010 NBA Championship Lakers — 2/1 Cavaliers — 10/3 Celtics — 4/1 Spurs — 15/2 Magic — 8/1 Nuggets — 15/1 Trail Blazers — 20/1 Jazz — 25/1 Mavericks — 30/1 Hornets — 35/1 Odds to win the 2010 Western Conference Lakers — 2/3 Spurs — 3/1 Nuggets — 7/1 Trail Blazers — 8/1 Jazz — 12/1

By J.E. Skeets As you might recall, a new NBA rule this season says that players on the bench must be sitting during the game as to not obstruct the views of rich, short people behind them. This, of course, killed the common team ritual of reserves standing before their respective team's first basket is mad...

By Games Mistress Pacific Division Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns blogs: Suns have fun off-court but Stephen Jackson wants new team, to fight Kobe (or Los Angeles Clippers San Antonio Spurs New Orleans Hornets Hornets are more than Chris Paul Memphis Grizzlies

Question: Why do sports games cheat? I mean, here you are in " NBA 2K10," playing as the L.A. Lakers, and you're killing, say, the Sacramento Kings in the third quarter. And you should be. You're a better team.

By J.E. Skeets Mary Schmitt Boyer, The Plain Dealer: "Shaquille O'Neal raised a few eyebrows after practice Thursday by declaring this Cavaliers team 'the best team I've ever played on. On paper, anyway.' Some might take the 1999-2000 NBA champion Lakers with Bryant, Glen Rice, Robert Horry(notes), R...

By J.E. Skeets Mary Schmitt Boyer, The Plain Dealer: "Shaquille O'Neal raised a few eyebrows after practice Thursday by declaring this Cavaliers team 'the best team I've ever played on. On paper, anyway.' Some might take the 1999-2000 NBA champion Lakers with Bryant, Glen Rice, Robert Horry(notes), R...

By dberri When we think about favorites for the 2010 NBA title our thoughts often turn to the LA Lakers, Boston Celtics, and the team I think is the favorite, the Cleveland Cavaliers.  But there is one other – somewhat forgotten – contender. PG: Anthony Johnson [1.6 Wins Produced, 0.052 WP48]

By J.E. Skeets Which team will win NBA Finals 2010? 1. L.A. Lakers — 60.7% 2. Boston — 17.9% 2. Cleveland — 17.9% 4. San Antonio — 3.6% Last year: L.A. Lakers — 46.2%) Which team will win the Western Conference? 1. L.A. Lakers — 75.9% 2. San Antonio — 24.1% Last year: L.A. Lakers — 66.7%)

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Del Harris, the NBA Coach of the Year in 1994-95, won 556 games in 14 seasons as an NBA head coach. He guided the Houston Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981, his second season as an NBA head coach. Harris later led the Milwaukee Bucks to the playoffs for four straight seasons (1988-1991) even though the Bucks were decimated by injuries during that time. Harris worked as a consultant for the Sacramento Kings before becoming head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1994-95. He is the second Los Angeles Lakers' coach (Pat Riley was the first) to win 50 games in three consecutive seasons, including a 61-21 mark in 1997-98, his last full season with the team.   [read the full post]

By alleyoop The Lakers only pick in the NBA Draft Chinemelu Elonu has decided to play in Spain this season. He signed a two year deal to play overseas but he can get out of it after 1 year. Elonu wasn’t going to play much with the Lakers so this was a smart move for [...]

By alleyoop It’s hard to believe but the Lakers have gotten even better over the summer. That’s because they signed SG/SF Ron Artest away from the Rockets. They lost Trevor Ariza to the Rockets in free agency and both players are being paid the same amount as this essentially looks like a trade that the La...

By Legacy This past offseason has been an enormous one for the top teams in the National Basketball Association. Big name players were acquired in trades or free agent signings. Each team aiming for the NBA Championship and that actually has a shot, has gotten better. 2. Will the Lakers repeat?

By Elliott Teaford The Utah Jazz have the league's second-highest payroll at $84,654,219, followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers at $79,975,195 and the Boston Celtics at $79,230,991, with the San Antonio Spurs rounding out the top five at $78,296,230.

By alleyoop The Lakers have re-signed 29-year old forward Lamar Odom to a 4-year contract. Odom played in 78 games (32 starts) for the Lakers last season and he averaged 29.7 minutes, 11.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.3 blocked shots per game. He has now played in 665 games (605 starts) in h...

By Legacy Whether they rebound, block shots, or just throw down massive dunks, they are usually the players built around championship teams. Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum The best frontcourt of the Western Conference belongs to last season’s champion, the Los Angeles Lakers.

By Legacy Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen While Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce get most of the credit for Boston, the duo of Rondo and Allen have been crucial to the success of the Boston Celtics. Mike Bibby and Joe Johnson Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson

By Legacy What makes the National Basketball Association so exciting is not only the amazing star players, but the players that are on their path to becoming the best. These players have worked their tails off ever since the season has ended to put their name at the high tier of the league.

By alleyoop 30-year old shooting guard Kobe Bryant has decided not to opt out of his last two years of his contract with the Lakers. Bryant played in 82 games (all starts) for the Lakers last season and he averaged 26.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Bryant led the Lakers [...]

By alleyoop The Lakers have re-signed 23-year old shooing guard Shannon Brown to a 2-year contract. Brown played in 18 games (0 starts) for the Lakers last season and he averaged 7.6 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Brown was a first round draft pick of the Cavaliers a couple of [...]

By Elliott Teaford The defending champion Lakers open the 2009-10 season against the Clippers on Oct. 27 at Staples Center, the NBA announced today. The Lakers also play host to LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day, which was... The defending champion Lakers open the 200...

By alleyoop The Lakers have signed 29-year old SG/SF Ron Artest to a long term deal. Artest played in 69 games (55 starts) for the Rockets last season and he averaged 35.5 minutes, 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He has now played in 604 games (562 starts) in his NBA career and he ha...

By alleyoop The Lakers finally selected a player with the 59th pick in the NBA Draft. They sold their first round pick to the Knicks for $3 million bucks and they traded their first pick of the 2nd round to the Heat. The Lakers will use the money from the Knicks to help re-sign Lamar [...]

By Andrew Ungvari If the Celtics decide not to extend Rondo then they risk having Rondo enter the market next summer as a restricted free agent and being forced to match an offer sheet. As good as the free agent class of 2010 is there will be a number of teams with cap space to burn who won’t land one of the prime fre...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Walt Frazier was the soul and the spirit of the New York Knicks in the early 1970s—unflappable, unselfish, versatile and smooth, he embodied the essence of what made those teams special. In game seven of the 1970 NBA Finals, Willis Reed famously overcame a painful leg injury and nailed his first two shots, inspiring his teammates—but Frazier provided impact, producing 36 points, 19 assists and seven rebounds in the Knicks’ 113-99 victory over the Chamberlain-West-Baylor L.A. Lakers. Asked who in today’s game plays power forward like DeBusschere or Johnson, Frazier replies, “They were Karl Malone types—dominant low post guys. There are very few of those guys around anymore. They had the omnipotence of a Karl Malone—very powerful insid...   [read the full post]

By dberri It all began when the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol.  At the time Andrew Bynum was still hurt.  But I argued that once Bynum was healthy, the Lakers with Kobe Bryant, Gasol, Bynum (as well as Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom), would be the favorites to win the NBA title.  That was my argument in the midst o...

By By HOWARD BECK The Lakers’ supremacy was firmly established with a five-game victory over the Magic. But the N.B.A. champions left Orlando with open questions about their coach and the future makeup of their team.

By David Brickley Flo'z has been here throughout the playoffs to bring you TLN Exclusive songs. Now that the Lakers have won an NBA Championship and compelted there goal the set in the beginning of the year, here is another exclusive song THE LAKERS ARE THE CHAMPIONS.

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Bryant's Finals MVP caps off an extraordinary season in a special career: last summer, Bryant's clutch fourth quarter scoring carried Team USA to an Olympic gold medal, in February he shared the All-Star MVP with Shaquille O'Neal and then Bryant finished second to James in regular season MVP voting after leading the Lakers to the best record in the West for the second year in a row. Only Willis Reed (1970), Michael Jordan (1996, 1998) and Shaquille O'Neal (2000) won the regular season MVP, the All-Star MVP and the Finals MVP in the same season, so Bryant's second place finish and two first place finishes in voting for those three awards in 2009 are impressive. Bryant is also on a very short and distinguished list of NBA players who have won at...   [read the full post]

By By ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON AND LAKERS FINED The N.B.A. fined Lakers Coach Phil Jackson $25,000 for criticizing the officials during Game 4 on Thursday. The league also penalized the Lakers $25,000 for Jackson's comments, which came during an interview with ABC between the first and second quarters of a 99-91...

By Andrew Ungvari The Lakers have two contracts that expire after next season in Adam Morrison ($5.25 million) and Derek Fisher ($5 million). They also have team options on Josh Powell, DJ Mbenga, and Sun Yue for less than a million dollars each. The Lakers don't have a first-round pick in next year's draft but...

By Eddie Johnson One thing is for certain… The Los Angeles Lakers are NBA champions for the 15th time in franchise history and this one will be remembered as the best because Kobe Bryant proved once and for all that he can put a team on his back and reach the promise land only reserved for the greatest players e...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Couch potato coaches have been calling for Derek Fisher's head throughout the playoffs but the much maligned 34 year old point guard drained two clutch three pointers--one to force overtime and the second to give the L.A. Lakers the lead for good--as the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99-91 in overtime, taking a 3-1 lead and all but clinching the 2009 NBA Championship. Fisher missed the first five three pointers that he attempted but Kobe Bryant repeatedly tells his teammates that you cannot make big shots if you afraid to take them and Fisher proved that he is confident while also justifying the confidence that Coach Phil Jackson has demonstrated in Fisher. Bryant led the Lakers with a game-high 32 points and a game-high eight assists,...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) It was neither easy nor pretty but the Lakers displayed just enough grit, savvy and clutch play to defeat the Orlando Magic 101-96 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points and eight assists, adding four rebounds and two steals, but he also had seven turnovers in a game-high 48:30. Pau Gasol contributed 24 points and 10 rebounds; he scored seven of the Lakers' 13 overtime points, including a key three point play on a feed from Bryant to put the Lakers up 97-91 with 1:14 remaining. Lamar Odom made his presence felt with 19 points on 8-9 field goal shooting, eight rebounds and three blocked shots. Foul trouble limited starter Andrew Bynum to 16:24, so Odom played 45:43. Derek Fisher also did a solid job w...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Kobe Bryant is about to make his sixth NBA Finals appearance in the past decade, more than Shaquille O'Neal (five) or Tim Duncan (three since 2000, four overall). If Bryant's L.A. Lakers win the championship he will own more rings (four) than Larry Bird (three) and only trail Magic Johnson (five) by one. Here is a look at Bryant's NBA Finals resume: 2000 NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers defeat Indiana Pacers, 4-2 2001 NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers defeat Philadelphia 76ers, 4-1 2002 NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers defeat New Jersey Nets, 4-0 2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons defeat L.A. Lakers, 4-1 2008 NBA Finals: Boston Celtics defeat L.A. Lakers, 4-2   [read the full post]

By Andrew Ungvari Only two teams in NBA Finals history with the middle three games at home have ever won all three games (2004 Detroit Pistons and 2006 Miami Heat). In addition, since acquiring Pau Gasol in early February of 2008, the Lakers have yet to lose three consecutive games.

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) If you watch the ESPN/ABC NBA pregame shows with any regularity then you know that Mike Wilbon and Jon Barry have repeatedly cited statistics that they say prove that the Lakers are better off when Kobe Bryant shoots less frequently. Recently, the Wall Street Journal ran a brief item headl...

By kambrothers Hope you picked the Magic, because with their 103-90 win Saturday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers (that's the team LeBron plays for, if you missed it), the 2009 NBA Finals are set. Los Angeles vs. Orlando, tipping off Thursday, June 4 at Staples Center. By now, we all know the Playoffs are a...

By kambrothers It's a sad state of NBA affairs when, on the eve of the a potentially series closing Game 6 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, all the chatter is devoted not towards Kobe Bryant. Or Carmelo Anthony. Or Pau Gasol. Or Chauncey Billups. Hell not even Sonny Weems. Instead, the bigg...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Though this apparently has not received nearly as much coverage as his original comment did, Lakers legend Jerry West has backed off of his statement that James has passed Bryant as the best player in the NBA; West told interviewer Jim Rome, "I said something that I wish I wouldn't have said, to be honest with you, because it was in no way demeaning to Kobe Bryant. I love his passion. I want him to win a championship without Shaquille O'Neal because I think it would vindicate him in some respect. If I had to watch a player play, there's about four players I would pay to see play on a regular basis, and Kobe Bryant certainly would be at the top of that list. Late in the game, who are you going to take to make a shot, who are you going to take in the last quarter o...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) According to a feature in the July 6, 2009 issue of the Sporting News called "SN's 2009-10 Power Poll," the Washington Wizards rank third in the NBA, just behind the reigning champion L.A. Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The reason given for that ranking is even more hilarious than the ranking itself: "The Wizards picked up Miller Miller and Randy Foye for a draft pick, girding them against the injuries that tore them down last season." Miller and Foye? That duo vaults the Wizards ahead of the Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics? I don't know what they are smoking/injecting over at SN, but whatever it is has very strong hallucinogenic properties. If things break right then the Wizards have a good shot at making the playoffs...   [read the full post]

It is bad when Shaq leaves the Lakers and wins a title, but the most "exciting" player and one of the top selling jerseys in the league can't get out of the first round for a couple of years, so the NBA allows a trade like Pau Gasol for a roll of ...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Kobe Bryant scored 40 points--including 18 in the fourth quarter--and alternated between guarding All-NBA players Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony as the L.A. Lakers rallied from a 13 point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 105-103 in game one of the Western Conference Finals. Bryant shot 13-28 from the field and 12-13 from the free throw line but in the fourth quarter--during which the Lakers trailed by as many as seven points--Bryant shot 4-5 from the field and made all nine of his free throws, including six pressure-packed free throws in the final :30.5. Bryant played a game-high 43 minutes--including all 24 minutes in the second half--and he also contributed six rebounds and four assists, two of which resulted in big Derek Fishe...   [read the full post]

By Andrew Ungvari The Detroit Pistons close out the Los Angeles Lakers to win their first championship since 1990. The last man on the bench, Darko Milicic, wins an NBA title in his rookie season. April 28, 2008 - The Nuggets are swept by the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Lee used 30 cameras to track a day in the life of the 2008 NBA MVP--specifically, April 13, 2008, when Bryant's Lakers defeated the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs 106-85, the third of four straight victories to close out the season and clinch the top overall record in the Western Conference. Despite not playing in the fourth quarter due to the comfortable lead, Bryant tied Tony Parker for game-high honors in points (20) and assists (five)--and you can rest assured that if the Lakers had lost this game or the preceding game (versus Chris Paul's New Orleans Hornets, a contest that was billed as a battle not only for the best record in the West but also for league MVP honors) then plenty of people would have decided that those were the "...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) The fully loaded Celtics--with a healthy Kevin Garnett, plus James Posey and P.J. Brown coming off of the bench--were pushed to seventh games twice last season and still won a championship. NBA history shows--and we have already seen in this series--that momentum does not carry over from game to game, particularly when there is a shift in venue. The likelihood is that the Lakers will win on Sunday, quite possibly by double digits, but the way that the Lakers are playing does not bode well for their championship ambitions, even if they do eliminate the Rockets and move on to face the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals.   [read the full post]

By Andrew Ungvari I doubt McDyess knew that the Nuggets would be playing in the Western Conference Finals come May, while the Pistons would be humiliated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Round 1. Teams like the Spurs, Lakers, Celtics, Nuggets, and Cavs will all check in with Andy Miller, McDyess' agent, at mid...

By Andrew Ungvari Instead, they rely on irritants like Derek Fisher and Sasha Vujacic. If something does go down in this series, you can guarantee that Vujacic will probably be in the middle of it. Three players have been suspended in these playoffs so far (Dwight Howard, Rafer Alston, and Derek Fisher) and i...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Kobe Bryant has apparently heard more than enough about Shane Battier's defensive prowess; Battier played good defense against Bryant in Houston's game one win over the Lakers and Bryant still scored 32 points with a solid .452 field goal percentage. In game two, Bryant's actions and words both spoke loudly as he poured in 40 points on 16-27 (.593) field goal shooting in a 111-98 Lakers victory; on several occasions, Bryant loudly proclaimed, "He can't guard me," eventually receiving a technical foul for taunting. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Bryant became just the fifth player in NBA history to have at least one 40 point game in four straight postseasons; Michael Jordan had eight year (1985-92) and four year (1994-97) streaks...   [read the full post]

By Jaime Quintanilla It was all good just a week ago… and it still is as the Lakers prepare to bring you the hoop version Apollo 13, live from Figueroa. Other Audio - Best Damn Sports Show Lakers vs. Rockets Game Audio (3/11/2009) Elie Seckbach NBA All Star 2009 Report (YouTube)

When the team talked about nationalism and how it could transform individuals into a team during the Olympics, Bryant mentioned Gasol. "Kobe Bryant explained it best when he pointed out that LA Laker teammate Pau Gasol was certainly a force in the NBA ...

CBC.ca  Canada When one reporter asked Ovechkin, who admits to being an NBA fan, if he referred to a potential match between Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers as the Lakers and the Cavs or Kobe and LeBron, ...

Kobe Has Most Popular Jersey: Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant has reclaimed his spot atop the league's best selling jersey list from Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, who claimed the spot last year. The Lakers also topped the team list ...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) 1) The Cavs have at least 12 players who are fully capable of competently playing at least 15 minutes; their 12th man (in terms of minutes played in the first round sweep of Detroit) is Sasha Pavlovic, who started for the Cavs in the 2007 NBA Finals; the Lakers did not even use 12 players in the first round but their 11th man (Jordan Farmar) has been very inconsistent this season, their 10th man (Josh Powell) is a career journeyman, their ninth man (Luke Walton) may miss the rest of the playoffs due to a foot injury, their eighth man (Andrew Bynum) is struggling to regain his form after coming back from a knee injury and their seventh man (Sasha Vujacic) shot .207 from the field (that is not a misprint) versus Utah. Yes, that's right, the so-called d...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) The L.A. Lakers built a 62-40 halftime lead en route to a 113-100 game one victory over the Utah Jazz but L.A. Coach Phil Jackson was not impressed by his team's performance. According to Mike Bresnahan of the L.A. Times, "15? Not like that" is what Jackson wrote on the whiteboard in the locker room after the game, referring to the number of additional wins the team needs to capture the NBA title. Utah's 46-38 rebounding advantage--including a 20-7 margin on the offensive glass--and the fact that the Jazz pulled within 72-63 less than nine minutes into the third quarter were the two main reasons for Jackson's displeasure.   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) I get the sense that people do not really fully comprehend that we are watching some of the most dominant regular season teams in NBA history, particularly when you consider that if Kevin Garnett had been healthier the defending champion Celtics likely would have also won at least 65 games and may have made a run at 70--do you remember that the Celtics opened the season with a 27-2 mark, including a 19 game winning streak that was ended by the powerful Lakers in Los Angeles? The Celtics are led by three future Hall of Famers, while the Lakers and Cavaliers are each led by a player who could very well ultimately be considered one of the top 15 players of all-time. This has been a very special, historic season both in terms of team accomplishments a...   [read the full post]

Lakers analyst talks NBA playoffs with JT!

 OH The Cavaliers enter the game with the best record in the NBA at 64-15, and currently hold a four game lead over the Boston Celtics after clinching the Eastern Conference title earlier this week. The Cavaliers also have a 1.5 game lead on the LA Lakers, ...

This fourth-quarter performance left the Los Angeles Lakers in a joking mood instead of a steamed one. One game after nearly blowing a big lead to a lowly opponent, the Lakers had no problems closing out the NBA-worst Sacramento Kings in a 122-104 victory Tuesday night that moved them with...

The Los Angeles Lakers have dominated the Western Conference this season, but that's not enough for a franchise hungry for its first NBA championship in seven years. The Lakers take a seven-game winning streak against the Los Angeles Clippers into Sunday night's home game as they try to m...

There is a good chance the Jazz will need to get an upset in this late (8:30 pm), TNT battle in order to avoid a first-round meeting with the very same Lakers. A big question here will be whether or not the Lakers will rest some of their players with ... NBA Today SI.com

New York Daily News LAKERS 122, KINGS 104: Pau Gasol scored 26 points, Kobe Bryant added 22 and visiting Los Angeles moved within a half-game of Cleveland for the best record in the NBA. Losing to Sacramento could have seriously damaged the Lakers’ hopes for home-court ...

Lakers Zone, Money recaps the Lakers loss against the Bobcats, talks to former NBA great and Hall of Fame player Bob Lanier and catches up with Mychal and Spero.

ILO fills in for Money with guest Yahoo NBA sports editor Johnny Ludden, Lakers roundtable and a preview of the Lakers/Hawks game.

In this case, Laker assistant Jim Cleamons is quote talking about how the Lakers play defense. I bring this up because how well the Lakers play defense could well determine who wins this year's NBA title. Here's Friedman, quoting Cleamons, who sounds like he thinks the Lakers could get bett...

Spero talks about the Lakers and the NBA playoff race with JT!

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) During the '70s, the Milwaukee Bucks won the most games (492), followed by the Los Angeles Lakers (485), Baltimore/Washington Bullets (483), Boston Celtics (477) and New York Knicks (458). In 1976, the ABA's Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs joined the NBA, while the players from the remaining ABA teams went into a dispersal draft. Of the four ABA teams that survived the decade, the Nuggets won the most games (469; the Nuggets played in seven 84 game ABA seasons and three 82 game NBA seasons, so their actual winning percentage is virtually identical with the Knicks).   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Dwyane Wade has forced his way into the MVP conversation with his scoring, passing and defensive exploits since the All-Star Game. Assuming that Wade's scoring average does not drop, LeBron James will need to average about 33 ppg in the last 15 games to pass him; Wade has obviously not clinched the crown just yet, but he is in pretty good shape unless he closes out the season with 10 or 15 point outings. Kobe Bryant has been averaging more than 31 ppg since Andrew Bynum got hurt but he only had 11 points in the Lakers' loss to the 76ers and it does not look like he is poised to score the 33-34 ppg he would need to score down the stretch to pass Wade, particularly since Lakers' Coach Phil Jackson has spoken openly of possibly resting Bryant and Pau Gasol...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) After Michael Jordan announced "I'm Back" and led the Chicago Bulls to three straight championships, many observers proclaimed the Bulls the greatest team ever. Other experts preferred Russell's Celtics, the 1967 76ers, the 1972 Lakers, the Magic-Kareem Lakers, the Bird-McHale-Parish Celtics or the Malone-Erving 76ers. While it is fun to imagine certain matchups, there is no objective way to determine how these teams would fare against each other. It is obvious that any comparison of teams that played in different decades is pure speculation but even sizing up teams from the same era is an inexact science. Magic's Lakers and Bird's Celtics tweaked their rosters as players emerged (James Worthy, Kevin McHale) and declined (Kareem...   [read the full post]

By Tim Moore Tuesday (3/3) - Memphis @ Lakers 7:30pm TV: FSW Radio: KLAC Friday (3/6) - Minnesota @ Lakers 7:30pm TV: FSWa Radio: KLAC In a week that started with Kobe Bryant's succession of Elgin Baylor for #20 on the NBA all-time scoring books, you would think smooth sailing was ahead for the Lakers.

By Fanster.com Raja Bell is a great NBA story.  He was a mid-season pick-up by the 2000/2001 Philadelphia 76ers that lost to the Lakers in the NBA Finals.  He was recommended to Larry Brown by his good friend Greg Popovich and Brown gave Bell his first chance on an NBA roster.  Bell ended up playing some signi...

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) 1) L.A. Lakers (44-10): The Lakers own the best record in the NBA and have kept rolling along even after starting center Andrew Bynum suffered a knee injury that may end his season. Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers in scoring (27.4 ppg) and assists (5.0 apg) while averaging 5.5 rpg and is thus on track to post his seventh "25-5-5" season, which would tie him with Michael Jordan for second on the all-time list behind Oscar Robertson, who had nine "25-5-5" campaigns. Perhaps the most overlooked aspect about the Lakers' success last season and so far this season is how much Pau Gasol has benefited from playing alongside Bryant. In Memphis, Gasol was the primary offensive option and thus had to deal with double teams on a nightly basis but in L.A. he often gets t...   [read the full post]

NBA Commish, David Stern, speaks with Money in the Lakers Zone!

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) On the other hand, Pau Gasol has played the most efficient basketball of his career in L.A., Bynum's game has grown by leaps and bounds, Trevor Ariza's play has stepped up since becoming a Laker, Sasha Vujacic and Jordan Farmar have markedly improved and you can go straight down the line: Bryant sets an example in terms of work ethic and his leadership has rubbed off on his team, particularly after the Lakers wisely got rid of some players who did not have the right attitude, work ethic or skill set to be rotation players on a good team, let alone starters (yes, that is a Kwame Brown/Smush Parker reference). Just this past summer we saw Bryant set the tone for a U.S. Olympic Team filled with All-Stars and All-NBA players--and we saw that when the gold...   [read the full post]

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By J.E. Skeets 1. Los Angeles Lakers — 1st in offense, 5th in defense, and Mssrs. Bryant, Bynum, + Gasol have enjoyed their best stretch of individual ball over the last month. And you can’t tell me that Chris Mihm isn’t glowing right now. [Kelly Dwyer]

By Massacre Source: Yahoo! Sports. LOS ANGELES (AP)— Andrew Bynum is the first to acknowledge that his two best games of the season came against two of the worst teams in the NBA. It’s all about gaining confidence and strengthening his resolve for the postseason so that the 7-foot center can be a dynamic...

By Massacre In comes Indiana, one of the accursed 6 that have taken the Lakers down this year. Simply said, it was an MVP-type game for Kobe tonight. As the buzzer sounded, the Lakers still walked off the court tied for the NBA’s best record, despite one dang fugly game.

Bodog Beat  GA - Lakers forward Lamar Odom (knee) returned to the floor on Tuesday night . . . Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash (lower-body) could be back in action on Friday ... Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls Odds - Cavaliers vs Bulls NBA ... VegasSports-Odds all 198 news articles

By Hash Well, I know what I supposed to say right now. I'm supposed to rhetorically ask what was really expected? Then, I remind myself that it was the Lakers, a team that only has 6 losses; the fewest in all of the NBA. Right after that I'm supposed to applaud our boys for putting the scare into the Laker...

By Massacre With Cleveland and Boston losing, the Lakers had a prime opportunity to both stop the upset day and reclaim the best record in the NBA. He kept the Blazer big men out of the paint, giving more room for Bynum and Odom to have better positioning on both ends of the court.

By dberri Last June I picked the Boston Celtics to defeat the LA Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals.  Even as that happened, though, I warned that the Lakers would probably win in 2009.  In fact, last October I argued the Lakers might be the team to beat beyond the 2008-09 season.

That doesn't address the psychological makeup, and the Lakers know that." It's true. The Lakers win again. Phil Jackson is among a number of NBA coaches who ... Losing streak history as Celtics rout Kings Las Vegas Review - Journal NBA Betting Analysis Boston vs Portland BetUs.com

By Fedor Butter Then the Cavaliers - Lakers. This season they haven't matched up yet, let's take a look at the teams. With this part I come to the Lakers - Celtics at the same time, I'll explain. We all saw the match up of Lakers - Celtics which the Lakers won till my suprise. So if you think the Celtics are better the...

The Christmas Day game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was the highest rated regular-season NBA game in the U.S. four years.

By Massacre In the last three days the Magic swept Western Conference contenders San Antonio and Los Angeles, giving them credibility as force for the NBA title. The Magic made 12 of 33 3s. … Los Angeles is on a five-game trip. The Lakers return home to play NBA champion Boston on Dec. 25.

By Mark Barnes In a unique NBA season in which three teams – Cleveland, Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers – clearly outdistance all others, West is one of several players who rarely make ESPN’s top plays but are largely responsible for their teams’ super starts this season.

By Trevor Smith For Los Angeles then, next Thursday cannot come fast enough. They have pulled away from the rest of the Western Conference to the point that home-court advantage already appears to a lock, and despite shaky defense have now won four in a row and eight of 10.

By Massacre Pau had another solid outing and retains his title as the Lakers’ most consistently “on” player this year. It was Pau’s work in traffic that got things going for him well tonight. Something we’re all familiar with. Yet the Lakers just play oblivious to it. That’s got to stop.

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) One of the biggest stories in the NBA this season has been the Lakers' improved defense but you wouldn't believe that if this was the only Lakers' game you've seen; during Laker Coach Phil Jackson's postgame standup, someone asked him what he did not like about the Lakers' defense versus Indiana and Jackson replied, "Everything." The Lakers led 88-86 when Bryant went to the bench with 2:07 remaining in the quarter. This time, the bench player performed well without him: Jordan Farmar scored on a drive to the hoop, then penetrated to the hoop and delivered a behind the back feed to Bynum for a dunk. Inspector Gadget--I mean Ariza--got a steal and a slam, Sasha Vujacic drilled a three pointer and Bynum scored a reverse dunk on an alley oop feed fr...   [read the full post]

By Massacre LOS ANGELES (AP)— Pau Gasol had 26 points and eight rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a poor shooting performance by Kobe Bryant to rout the New Jersey Nets 120-93 on Tuesday night and improve the NBA’s best record to 12-1.

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By M. Haubs(noreply@blogger.com) NBA Europe Live: Miami and New Jersey will play games in Paris and London, while the Hornets and the Wizards will match up in Berlin and Barcelona. Once again, the regular season tips off on Oct. 28 with a hell of a TNT doubleheader: Cavs-Celtics and Blazers-Lakers. Can't. Freaking. Wait.

By Brett Edwards 5. Toronto: Opened the season with a big win in Philly, and are off to a 3-0 start. Next up is the Pistons on Wednesday, possibly with Allen Iverson in the starting lineup. 9. Philadelphia: Yes, they blew a 23-point lead in Atlanta. But when they win, they win big: they beat the Kings by 34 and the Kni...

Contrast this with the Lakers, who were in sync on Tuesday, and apparently so again on Wednesday as they blew out the Clippers. Kobe didn't have to do too much, Andrew Bynum looked only a little lost (although his jump-shot is ugly -- he needs to figure out quickly that he isn't Pau Gasol), Pau...

By Nate Jones Well, that all is likely to change this season, as it looks like the Blazers will be competing with the Lakers for Western Conference supremacy for years to come. At the center of that rivalry will be two talented young big men that most feel will dominate the NBA for years to come.

By M. Haubs(noreply@blogger.com) First Round: Celtics over Bulls, Magic over Raptors, Cavs over Sixers, Pistons over Heat Conf. Semis: Celtics over Magic, Cavs over Pistons Conf. Finals: Cavs over Celtics NBA Finals: Lakers over Cavs MVP: LeBron James, Cavaliers Rookie of the Year: Greg Oden, Blazers

By Nate Jones Filed under: Lakers, NBA RumorsAs many of you know, Kobe Bryant has an early termination option that will allow him to become a free agent this coming summer. Around this time last season, that ETO was cause for concern for fans of the purple and gold and the Lakers front office. Kobe wasn't to...

By Matt Watson Filed under: Lakers, Western, Euroleague, NBA RumorsIt was just this weekend that Panayiotis Angelopoulos, the Greek billionaire and co-owner of the Euroleague powerhouse Olympiacos, declared in an interview with the New York Times that he would continue to aggressively court NBA...

By Tom Ziller Filed under: Hornets, Jazz, Lakers, Mavericks, Rockets, Spurs, Suns, Trail BlazersThe Knights of the FanHouse Roundtable have assembled to consider the NBA in '08-09. In this dispatch, we discuss the contenders of the Western Conference. Be sure to also check out the hub of our NBA Previ...

By dberri In 2007-08, though, the Lakers once again joined the NBA elite.   Part of this resurgence was tied to the play of Andrew Bynum (see Andrew Bynum is Getting Even).   The Lakers won 24 of their first 35 games with Bynum in the line-up.  And then Bynum suffered a season ending injury and the medioc...

By Matt Moore Unfortunately, based on the word coming out of Lakers camp via the OC Register's Kevin Ding, Bynum's a little behind schedule on that whole "next Kareem" thing. As in, he may not start. The wunderkind is apparently having issues messing with Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom has outworked him in trai...

By Brett Edwards Filed under: Clippers, Kings, Lakers, Suns, Warriors Check out FanHouse's NBA Preview. 1. Lakers 2. Suns 3. Kings 4. Warriors 5. Clippers Most Important Player(s) to their teams' divisional success: Andrew Bynum and Shaquille O'Neal Division's Top Rookie: Robin Lopez

By Andrew Ungvari 1) Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets 3) Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers There were rumors of a trade between the Grizzlies and Knicks involving Milicic and Randolph, but they died—reportedly because the Grizzlies insisted on receiving a first-round pick as part of the deal.

Michael Jordan won NBA Finals MVP three straight years as an old fart, with the rest of the Bulls along for the ride in 2004-05 (age 33), 06-07 (age 34), 07-08 (age 35). Jerry West, another Lakers star, did it in 1971-72 (age 34). BACK TO OUR CELTICS

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Los Angeles Lakers have signed their second round draft pick, guard Joe Crawford. He was selected by the Lakers with the 58th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft after playing 4 seasons at the University of Kentucky. He averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 127 games for the Wildcats. Crawford started all 6 games for the Lakers Summer League team in Las Vegas this summer and averaged 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 32.7 minutes. This gives the Lakers 16 players under contract. They plan to go into training camp with 18 and will be looking to bring in a couple more players on minimum contracts. One player they have considered is Shaun Livingston but the Warriors are also considering signing him now that Monta Ellis will be out for at lea...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Celtics sign top pick J.R. Giddens FL's Take: The Celtics young players do have a lot of potential, but then again, so did Gerald Green. Hopefully these guys can realize it. I see Patrick O'Bryant breaking out as a Celtic and I think our 2 draft picks are going to surprise a lot of people. Hoopsworld Grading the free agent deals Str8Balling A look ahead: The Los Angeles Lakers Sports of Boston Celtics player review: Paul Pierce NBA CelticsBlog 1954-55 Celtics FL's Take: Another new Celtics blog on the scene. I love reading about the older Celtics teams and Celtics history. Just like Lex Nihil Novi, this one may become one of my favorites. 1955-56 Boston Celtics preview Green Bandwagon Tony Allen video   [read the full post]

By Matt Moore Then again, Pau Gasol did help the Lakers get to the NBA Finals, and have them set to dominate the Western Conference for years to come. But there's a common philosophy that to really rebuild, you have to move your biggest contract and maintain flexibility. The Grizzlies did that, and they'r...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Globe Chinese fans root for Yao, but dream of Kobe FL's Take: This was so exciting to watch. The French team was so arrogant saying that they would crush the Americans and that was what they came to Beijing for. And to watch Jason Lezak come from behind to take the gold was absolutely exciting! LOY's Place Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Olympics edition Nashua Telegraph Celtics will return to N.H. Connecticut Post Perkins' Props: Punched Pistons Bleacher Report All NBA under 25 team FL's Take: I am happy for Gomes getting a nice contract, but wish the Celtics could have worked it out to bring him back to Boston. The Sport Count Reality Shows of the NBA Lex Nihil Novi Chick Hearn was Lakers' Most Sports of Boston Celtics' player review: Eddie House   [read the full post]

ASSOCIATED PRESSUpdated: 08/07/08 6:45 AM The Boston Celtics begin defense of their NBA title on opening night agains.

By Andrew Ungvari The Lakers could trade Odom for Hinrich and the expiring contract of Cedric Simmons, or they could try to swing a three-way deal in which they get Artest and Hinrich, the Bulls get Odom, Kenny Thomas, and Jordan Farmar, and the Kings get Drew Gooden and Tyrus Thomas.

LAS VEGAS -- Coby Karl tallied a game-high 16 points as the Los Angeles Lakers handed the Memphis Grizzlies their first loss of the 2008 NBA Summer League ... Pistons Down Lakers NBA.com NBA SUMMER LEAGUE: Lakers trim around edges in Vegas Las Vegas Review - Journal

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) The Celtics finished with the best record in the NBA (66-16), while the Lakers had the best record in perhaps the most competitive Western Conference race ever (57-25). The top two seeds have generally not both made it to the Finals in recent seasons but the Celtics and Lakers each vanquished tough foes to advance to the championship round, where Boston earned the right to hoist a 17th championship banner, denying Phil Jackson his 10th coaching title and Bryant his fourth ring as a player and in the process completing the one blank space on the Hall of Fame resumes of Garnett, Allen and 2008 Finals MVP Paul Pierce.   [read the full post]

By Rubin Thomas The Lakers played like champions until they got into the NBA finals. The Celtics were just a better team. They beat the Lakers in every facet of the game. From the bench to three-point shooting, it was like the Lakers we were used to seeing were gone forever. Doc Rivers did an excellent coaching j...

Scanning the blogs and beats following the Celtics' 97-91 comeback win over the Lakers in Game 4 of the NBA Finals ... Rob Peterson, NBA.com: "In trying to describe what I witnessed at STAPLES Center on Thursday, one thing comes to mind: Animal House.

That's what we call him," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "He believes in himself very sincerely that he's going to make the next one. ... Celtics Hold Off Lakers' Rally to Take 2-0 Lead in NBA Finals Bloomberg Kobe needs to be the MVP National Post SportingNews.com - Los Angeles Times

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Paul Pierce puts hurt to LA Lakers Time’s right for Celtics Paul Pierce is proving incomparable for Celtics Globe Survivor Boston Celtics Survive Furious Laker Rally in Fourth Celtics hold on - Up 2-0 Celtics survive late Laker run to go up 2-0 Celtics hang on, open up 2-0 lead vs Lakers Lakers notebook game 2 Laker Nation vs NBA referees Ray Allen: Celtics will have to be better finishers in L.A. Benches play big roles for Celtics, Lakers Lakers forced to respect Celtics Perkins has a leg to stand on Time for Kobe to earn his MVP Expect Ray Allen to shore up Celtics' defense NBA Finals game 2: Or how Leon Powe destroyed the LA Lakers Sports of Boston Celtics fend off Lakers in the 4th NY Daily News Paul Pierce, not Kobe Bryant stealing spotlight   [read the full post]

By Andrew Ungvari With Game 1 of the NBA Finals in the books, I thought it was time for an NBA Finals edition of my News, Notes and Observations. Sam Cassell looked great with Derek Fisher guarding him. After he made three consecutive shots, the Lakers put Kobe Bryant on him and he wasn't heard from again until...

By Aura The legendary rivalry has been reawakened! This should be good for NBA. I could go either way on this - I used to love the Lakers back in the '80s (during the "Showtime" era), and my dad used to love the Celtics (he liked Larry Bird's style of play, not too showy). It doesn't matter to me whoever wi ...

Sam Panayotovich breaks down the heavily anticipated Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals matchup and the possibility of Dwyane Wade returning to Chicago. Plus, the White Sox selection of Gordon Beckham is analyzed with a little help from The Pitch’s Brandon Rosage.

By Ik0n The NBA finals are here. The Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Boston Celtics. What are your thoughts on who is going to win? Here is the Finals schedule: 6/5/08 @ 9PM EST Game 1: Lakers @ Boston 6/8/08 @ 9PM EST Game 2: Lakers @ Boston ...

By ICE Tonights the night, game 1 of the Finals, Kobe vs KG, The Legend vs The Legends, Lakers vs Celtics, all right enough of my dramatics already. Anyway I got Kobe in 7 take the poll below & tell me who ya'll got & why. Holla. ...

By Will Leitch History lesson: Famous Celtics who were a part of this rivalry include: Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, Dennis Johnson, John Havlicek, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish and Bill Russell. The famous Lakers include: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic John...

The Boston Celtics' Larry Bird drives around the Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during Game 5 of the NBA championship at Boston Garden, June 11, ... Larry Bird (center) and Magic Johnson (left) dueled in the 1987 ... Boston Globe

By Will Brinson Filed under: Lakers, NBA Media Watch, BlogsYou would think that Buzz Bissinger and Nik Richie (theDirty.com, not pictured) ending up on the same radio program, Bill Littlefield's outstanding Only a Game on NPR, would result in the world's first airwave strangulation. Surprisingly, th...

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) NBA Finals The first meeting was a 107-94 home win for Boston on November 23, 2007. That was the 12th game of the season for the Lakers (7-5) and the 11th game for the Celtics (10-1). Andrew Bynum--who is course out of action now due to a knee injury--had just moved into the starting lineup for the Lakers and he finished with four points on 2-7 shooting plus nine rebounds. Lamar Odom also shot 2-7 from the field. The Lakers were still putting their rotation together, as Ronny Turiaf started while Luke Walton and Vladimir Radmanovic came off of the bench. Bryant had a slightly subpar game, 28 points on 9-21 shooting plus four rebounds and three assists. This was the third game in four nights for the Lakers, all on the road. The Celtics had been home since a...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Celtics Stuff Live tonight with Steve Bulpett LOY's Place NBA Finals schedule Top 10 moments in Celtics- Lakers postseason history Detroit News Pistons run seemingly over SFGate Lakers-Celtics is exactly what you asked for LA Times Bresnahan's take on Lakers-Celtics Lakers Celtics still something bigger Lakers-Celtics is perfect matchup Finals are Lakers' domain NY Post Pistons Flip out ProJo It's Showtime again In Celtics vs Lakers NBA's royal rivalry endures WhatIfSports All time Lakers vs Celtics Cape Cod Times Celtics Lakers as good as it gets NBA Finals preview Why the Celtics will win Lakers4Life Bring on Boston Sports of Boston Celtics four point play, Finals edition It doesn't get much better than Celtics-Lakers   [read the full post]

I was reading the NBA rumors part of foxsports.com and read one about the Lakers trying to get Ron Artest over the offseason. The deal would have to be a sign-and-trade because the Lakers don...

By Matt Moore Filed under: Nuggets, Western, NBA Rumors, DenverAfter a rather humiliating sweep in the first round by the Los Angeles Lakers following a rather mediocre regular season, Denver Nuggets fans wanted change. Be careful what you wish for, for ye will surely get it. Okay.

NBA Playoffs: Lakers vs Jazz  HI - May 7, 2008 Kobe Bryant receiving his MVP trophy before the game. Then he'd show why he won the award. First quarter Bryant pulls up, then hits the fade-away jumper. ...

Postseason NBA Schedule The Associated Press - Denver Sunday, April 20 LA Lakers 128, Denver 114, LA Lakers leads series 1-0 Denver at LA Lakers, 3 pm Wednesday, April 23 LA Lakers 122, ...

By Brett Edwards Filed under: Lakers, NBA Live Blogging, NBA Playoffs, Jazz, Featured Stories Despite the inconsistent officiating, Kobe and the Lakers were able to take it to the Jazz in Game 1. The recently named MVP did most of his damage from the free throw line, scoring 21 of his 38 points while no one wa...

Sports-Odds.com NBA Picks: Utah Jazz vs LA Lakers Sports-Odds.com, FL - In game 1 NBA MVP Kobe Bryant went crazy dropping 38 points on the Jazz en route to a 109-98 victory as -8 point chalk. SBGglobal.com has the LA Lakers as ...

Utah Jazz: LA's Jackson dreads playing in Utah  UT - It actually was in March 2004 that Jackson was fined $50000 by the NBA for saying ref Bob Delaney was "prejudiced against Shaq (O'Neal)" after the ex-Lakers ...

NBA: Lakers vs. Jazz series preview The Big Question Can any of Utah's perimeter defenders — Ronnie Brewer, Andrei Kirilenko or Deron Williams — come close to containing Kobe Bryant? ... Monson: Go ahead, tell D-Will the Jazz can't beat Lakers Salt Lake Tribune

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By Jonny Point Guards - Derek Fisher and Jordan Farmar vs. Steve Blake - Shooting Guards - Kobe Bryant vs. Martell Webster - Prediction: Lakers. Centers - Pau Gasol vs. Joel Przybilla - Prediction: Lakers. 20+ Points: Kobe, Gasol. 7+ Assists: Lamar, Kobe Radio: KLAC, KWKW Internet: NBA LP

If I were Sam’s agent, I would break it down to him like this. “Sam, in your career you have made 56 million dollars, so this decision should not be based on money. In June, the NBA could have the Boston Celtics vs. the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals in primetime, and you Sammy the big Hammy, could...

The Los Angeles Lakers made the first major waves in advance of the NBA trade deadline, acquiring Pau Gasol from Memphis.

LA Lakers USA Today - Jan 27, 2008 Over his past five games, Kobe Bryant has resembled the player that led the NBA in scoring the past two seasons. For the Los Angeles Lakers, though, ...

By David Friedman Paul Westhead, sometimes called the "guru of go" because of his love for fast break basketball, is the only person who has coached a championship team in the NBA (1980 Lakers) and the WNBA (2007 Mercury). I spoke with Westhead, who is currently an assistant coach with the Seattle Supersonics, prior to Seattle's 95-79 loss at Cleveland, after which I posted some of his thoughts about the WNBA and the development of Seattle rookie Kevin Durant. Westhead coached for nine years at LaSalle before becoming an assistant coach with the L.A. Lakers. After Coach Jack McKinney suffered a serious head injury, Westhead took over and guided the team to the 1980 title. Later, Westhead turned Loyola Marymount into a national power and made a brief return to t...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman Kobe Bryant had 39 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and two steals as the L.A. Lakers built a 25 point lead and held on to post a 95-90 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Early in the third quarter, Bryant scored the 20,000th point of his career, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach that milestone, beating Wilt Chamberlain by 12 days. Of course, Bryant got a head start by jumping straight from high school to the NBA, so Chamberlain still easily holds the record for reaching 20,000 points in the fewest number of games (499; it took Bryant 811 games). The Lakers finished their road trip with a 3-1 record, with the only loss coming Thursday night in Cleveland. After that game, Bryant vowed to go back to the gym and...   [read the full post]

By Sam Rubenstein Someone asks about the Phoenix-Lakers game, and Mike Breen loves the Lakers “Good defensive team, they’re sharing the ball, Phil Jackson is very pleased.” Mark Jackson make an observation, “You go from starting Smush Parker to starting Derek Fisher…” point taken.

By David Friedman The Lakers led 49-45 at halftime. Bryant and Vujacic each had 10 points. NBA TV's Frank Isola commented, "Kobe is not 100% yet with that groin injury. He's playing--and I think that a lot of other guys would take a week off--but this is Kobe Bryant, who loves to be out there." Despite Bryant's brief scoring burst early in the third quarter, the Bulls made a little run to tie the score at 58 before a Bryant turnaround jumper at the 7:26 mark put the Lakers up, 60-58. Those would be the last points that Bryant scored (he sat out the start of the fourth quarter, like he does in most games) but he found other ways to contribute: he got all three of his steals in the fourth quarter and the Lakers scored on the ensuing possession each time, including one sequence...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman There were many interesting storylines and subplots in this game. The Nuggets came in averaging 106.6 ppg (fourth in the NBA) and the Lakers were right behind them (106.1 ppg, fifth in the NBA), so the resulting shootout is hardly a surprise. However, as ESPN's Jon Barry noted, Denver should clearly be the superior team: "I don't think there's a more talented roster in the NBA." The Nuggets have a former MVP (Iverson), a perennial All-Star (Anthony), the reigning Defensive Player of the Year (Marcus Camby), a former number one overall draft pick (Kenyon Martin) and several other talented role players, yet something is clearly missing with this group. Even granting that Bryant is the best player in the league, the Nuggets have the deeper and m...   [read the full post]

The Lakers vs. The Hornets LA's Keys 1. Chris Paul 2. Low-post Play 3. T - E - A - M Chris Paul Chris Paul is arguably the best PG in the NBA. via Los Angeles Lakers News and Trade Rumors

The Los Angeles Lakers are nowhere near the team that made three straight NBA Finals, winning twice, from 200002.

By alleyoop PREDICTION:  The Lakers will win a game at home, but the Suns will win this series rather easily in 5 games. Tags: Front Page, Big Lakers News, Bloglockers, The NBA Playoffs, Lakers, NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, pro basketball, Phil Jackson, basketball, LA Lakers

By webmaster@sltrib.com (The Orange County Register) EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The Los Angeles Lakers are a different team in the past two weeks than they were in the first three months of the season. They could be quite different two days from now.

By Angelo Jason Kidd has been a star point guard for so many years, impressing many ever since he entered the league. He won co-rookie of the year together with Grant Hill in the 1994-1995 season and he’s been to the NBA finals a couple of times. He knows what it takes to win and with Phil Jackson as his coac...

A funny thing happened to the Los Angeles Lakers on the way to their Saturday morning shootaround. They took a tour of the nation's capital instead. Sleepy-eyed from a 3 a.m. arrival as they prepared for their fourth game in five nights, the players and coaches clambered on the team bus expecti...

I will say it now Celtics NBA final CHAMPIONS!!!!

By ND=NC Jazz are a 5 point favorite Under/over set a 215.

By Deseret News Game 2 of the Jazz-Los Angeles Lakers NBA Western Conference semifinal series hasn't even been played yet it comes tonight and already Lakers coach Phil Jackson is dreading the atmosphere for Friday's Game 3 in Utah. More... ______ ...

By td21mvp the national media and NBA fans called for them to knock him to the ground, lay the wood to him, etc. to make him think twice about coming into the paint. ...