It has become quite apparent 2 games into the 2011-2012 NBA season that Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are in trouble this season. Bryant is playing his usual great quality game but it appears the the Lakers are a mess while Andrew Bynum is sitting out the first 4 games of the year [...]
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers championship and “Threepeat” hopes had the door emphatically slammed shut this week after Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world, sweeping Los Angeles in four games. Credit is due to the Mavericks, as their recently discovered toughness – influenced by the Tyson Chandler effect – [...]
The Dallas Mavericks have shocked the sports world (this writer included, whom predicted they would be eliminated effortlessly) taken the first two games from the Los Angeles Lakers, in Los Angeles, and now have a commanding 2-0 lead heading back to Dallas for game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. What has been the difference? [...]
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder If Zach Randolph continues playing basketball the way he is now, it is hard to imagine any team stopping the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are the first team since the Golden State Warriors in 2007 to be the #8 seed to knock off the #1 seed. Memphis emphatically dismantled [...]
It was reported today that the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and New Jersey Nets have agreed on a three-way deal sending Sasha Vujacic and a first round draft pick to New Jersey, 2009 #11 overall fist round pick Terrance Williams to New Jersey, and Joe Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers. The New Jersey [...]
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 2010 NBA Championship Rings featured actual pieces of the Game 7 ball, and 16 over-sized diamonds to signify the 16 titles the Los Angeles franchise has won to date.
Steve Blake made one of the smartest free agent moves of the summer (pay attention Amare Stoudemire), swapping teams in Los Angeles, going from pretender (the Clippers) to contender (the Lakers) after agreeing to sign a -year contract worth $16 million. Blake is a considerable upgrade to Derek Fisher. He rarely turns the ball over, [...]
Kobe Bryant just finished another stellar playoff performance landing him his 5th NBA Championship. He has possibly positioned himself atop the centerpiece of the mantle of Laker greats alongside Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bob MacAdoo, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor ,and Wilt Chamberlain. You are not, and never will be, Michael Jordan. I know most [...]
Kobe Bryant was spectacular in game 5 of the NBA Finals in Boston. He took shots that bordered on ridiculous and yet made them almost effortlessly. For a brief moment during the third quarter, the possibility of the Lakers turning things around and pulling out a much needed road win began to enter the thoughts [...]
Ray Allen sett the NBA Finals records for 3 point shots made with 8 during game 2 of the NBA Finals. In game 3 he missed all 8 3 point shots taken. Making matters worse is that his horrendous shooting ended up a blasphemous 0-13 total from the field in game 3. The end result [...]
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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