Coach Jackson, If you want to win Game Five, this is what you must do: play Trevor Ariza at least 25 minutes. This is the prescription for the Lakers to get back in this thing. Remember when Boston kept pen... Read More

Why the Celtics will win…   Their front court is far more physical than the Lakers’. Kendrick Perkins is a freak who is starting to really see his potential. He really was the unsung s... Read More

Boston Celtics fans want to continue bringing up the fact that Boston was 2-0 against the Los Angeles Lakers in the regular season. And because of this they will defeat the Lakers to capture the title (as Aerosmith's Dream On ... Read More

The greatest thing, you can ever see in sports is two fierce competitors congratulate each other at the end of a hard fought series. Kobe and Bruce Bowen defined what it is all about.  The Spurs and the Lakers showed true class... Read More

The Los Angeles Lakers are up 3-1 after a very controversial call Tuesday night in San Antonio at the end of game 4. Joey Crawford, the referee (whom I think is one of the best refs around in any sport) made the c... Read More

The defending champion Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA just found out what their NBA brothers, the Phoenix Suns, discovered this year about Los Angeles basketball. L.A. is built for dynasties. The L.A Sparks much hyped season began today with the profe... Read More

After reading a thoroughly disheartening blog on Deadspin.com, this question needs to be asked; are fans getting more out of control due to the players' actio... Read More

Philadelphia fans are known to be brutal. Throwing snow balls at Santa Claus, booing their franchise players, and cheering when opposing play... Read More

Thanks to Utah's 113-91 win over Houston last night, we don't have to wait until Tuesday to see the Lakers take the floor. This is a good thing. I don't know how much longer I could take the "rest vs. rust" discu... Read More

It’s the triangle offense, now available in version 3.0. These days, Kobe Bryant offers an alley-oop Pau Gasol’s way and the two can exchange roles the... Read More

As anyone who has read my blog knows, I like to complain about the state of the NBA today, particularly the way that the officiating has led to annoying (primarily defensive) acting like you've been hit way harder than you really have to get fouls called on your competitors.  I'm even on record as saying the Celtics and Lakers are less annoying than the Spurs and Suns... Read More

"However, note that Bryant is not solely responsible for the Lakers' soaring in the standings. Yes, he makes teammates better, but they deserve a lot of credit, too, for improving (Andrew Bynum,... Read More

The Lakers' woes appear to be in the rear-view mirror.I say appear, because we all know how crazy this season has been thus far and there's always the pro... Read More

One of television's longest-running hits is professional basketball. The concept is one of the most brilliant ever conceived. There are 30 teams, and they can be divide... Read More

I would like to say from the beginning that Sasha, your jersey number is not #24, and don't take your nickname too seriously.On that note, I would like to say that the game was pathetic on behalf of the Lakers. If you have ... Read More

Payback sure is a b!*#* When spoiler Sacramento was up 71-60 over the Lakers at halftime, I turned off the television. I knew right away the purple-and-gold did not come ready to play. The Lakers were scoreboa... Read More

Last night the Lakers took care of another Playoff contender on the road.  Other than that not much else happened........  Oh wait, some 'new' guy for the Lakers d... Read More

It was an interesting scene in Toronto tonight as I arrived to the Air Canada Centre just an hour after news broke of the big trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies.  Over the last couple seasons we have waited to see if the Lake-show could pull the trigger on... Read More

The 1984 NBA Draft Class          - Famous for Hakeem, Barkley, Stockton, and Bowie over JordanThe 1996 NBA Draft Class         - Famous for Allen Iverson, Nash, 12 guys going before Kobe Bryant, and no one drafting Ben WallaceThe 2003 NBA Draft Class        - Famous for Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Darko going secondAll three draft classes have future HOF or guys already there.All three draft classes have something that they aren't proud of, Bowie, Kobe going late, and Darko.... Read More

Well, the short handed Lakers threw a little bit of a wrench into equation tonight.After quite possibly the worst week (in terms of losing players) of the season (or the past few seas... Read More