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The panel's nod went to Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, by a wide margin. Bryant received 62 first-place votes to James' 34. Miami's Dwayne Wade, third on the ... Gordon, Villanueva named to Sporting News' top 50Detroit Free Press all 5 news articles »

Charles Barkley usually busts out at least one gem per night during the year. Tonight they have the Cavs vs. Celtics and Clippers vs. Lakers. ...

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The Lakers won the only head-to-head match-up to date this season by a three-goal margin, 5-2, at Plattsburgh's Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. ...

He definitely had the Celtics prepared to play. If the Lakers and Celtics should meet in the Finals, they are so evenly matched in their rosters that the ... Google's #1 NBA Team for 2009: The Los Angeles LakersBleacher Report all 2 news articles »

The Orlando Magic and the Denver Nuggets complete the top five. Similar to what happened last year, the Lakers and the Celtics top the list for NBA team ... LO and the Return of the Bench MobAthlete Newswire LA Lakers' Pivot Points: Five Potholes on the Road to a Repeat, Part 5Bleacher Report

As the NBA season rolls on and the Nets continue to search for that precious first win, the Lakers, Magic, Cavaliers, and Nuggets continue to roll. ...

By Andrew Ungvari The Lakers don't have a first-round pick in next June's draft because it was sent to Memphis in the Gasol trade. What they do have, though, is Memphis' second-round pick—which could end up being just four or five picks later than the pick they traded away to Memphis. Free Agents

By Andrew Ungvari I guess it wasn’t really that slow while I was off.  The Lakers and Lamar Odom finally came to an agreement that should see Odom finish his career as a Laker (or at least the remaining quality years of it). In fact, it hasn’t been a great summer for any of the players involved in that game who are no...

By Andrew Ungvari All Seems Quiet on the Free Agent Front Latest On Lamar Odom Richardson was first traded from the Knicks to the Grizzlies for Darko Milicic. Then the Grizzlies traded him to the Clippers for Zach Randolph. And now comes the deal to Minnesota.

By Andrew Ungvari The Blazers now have to decide if they want to use their available cap space either to go after Lamar Odom or New York Knicks free agent David Lee. While the Lakers have taken their two offers to Odom off the table, things are becoming more clear as to what the Lakers have to work with if Odom deci...

By Andrew Ungvari Mavs Get Shawn Marion in four-way trade with Raptors, Magic, and Grizzlies Update: The Nuggets appear to be in trade discussions with the Pistons for the defensive-minded Arron Afflalo. Hill Stays in Phoenix Update: The Blazers signed Paul Millsap to an offer sheet Friday night.

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 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 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 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 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 Erick Blasco Celtics Need To Turn The Page And to the Knicks 100-88? In the cutthroat Western Conference, the Mavericks simply can’t take days off defensively like they did against Memphis, and they must get production from players other than Dirk and Terry.

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...

By Chase Sagum Kobe Bryant brought his A game against the Celtics just like always! But what you are most likely hearing from the general media about the Lakers victory Christmas Day over the Boston Celtics is that other than Kobe Bryant, it was Pau Gasol who stepped up and had a great game. Sasha Vujacic

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.

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.

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...

Lakers vs Jazz: Game Two Analysis  CA - This starts and ends with the MVP, Kobe Bryant. He must continue to play extremely aggressively, taking the physical punishment, and the free points that ...