Between the Lakers' victories last Thursday against the Chicago Bulls and Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, they had two practice sessions.
This was unusual because Phil Jackson will normally give the team the next day off when games are three days apart. But he decided to hold practice on Friday ... 26Nov2009 |
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What do an NBA team and a college basketball squad have in common? They don’t show up to finish a game.
The LA Lakers have unfortunately taken a page out of the USC book over the past week, allowing their opponents to do whatever they want in the second half.
The Lakers had the ... 21Nov2009 |
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What more do you Laker fans want from this guy? Blood? Hasn’t Kobe Bryant given that as well. And plenty of it. Hasn’t he played his guts out for two season’s refusing surgery on his mangled finger? Hasn’t he been banged up and yet refused to leave even one game?
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The champagne was still being spraying around the locker room when the question popped up. How would you rate this Lakers team compared to other Laker championship teams?
It didn’t take long for the media to start their comparison game. But it’s not even a matter of apples and oranges simply because those ... 15Jun2009 |
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"Bogus," Phil Jackson called some of the first quarter fouls against his big men, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum. He was complaining that his Lakers had to play at a deficit through most of the quarter in which the Lakers ended with the seldom-used D. J. Mbenga and Josh ... 12Jun2009 |
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All week prior to Game One, the main question in the Los Angeles media market was: Does Kobe Bryant need a fourth ring to seal his legacy?
It’s a ridiculous question when you think about it. The number of Hall of Famers not only from basketball but all the major sports who have ... 6Jun2009 |
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During these 2009 Playoffs the Lakers have looked pretty bad at times and half decent at other times. But tonight in Denver they regained their championship form and retained the Western Conference Title with a 119-92 win over the Nuggets.
The Lakers played a complete game tonight at both ends of the court. ... 30May2009 |
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Before Game Four of the Western Conference Finals, I was going to write that I wasn’t referring to this year’s title but next year’s. However, after the blowout in Game 4, this might apply to this year’s title as well.
He calls himself "The Machine," but after watching his contributions to the team ... 27May2009 |
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In this year’s playoffs, the Lakers usually lose when they score less than 100 points, but not today. The Lakers defense made the difference.
The Lakers used their size effectively to defeat the Houston Rockets 89-70 in Game Seven of their Western Conference Semifinal series. That was something they were unable to do ... 17May2009 |
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Not only did the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers switch cities after Game 4 of their Western semifinal series, they switched games.
Game 4 in Houston was all Rockets as they sped off to a 17-4 lead and never looked back to knot the series at two games apiece.
But tonight in Game ... 13May2009 |
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Can there be any doubt after today’s loss in Houston that the Lakers are not a championship team?
Can there be any doubt, despite whatever physical skills they may have, that the Lakers do not have the mental fortitude of a champion?
Can there be any doubt that this is one of the worst ... 10May2009 |
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The Lakers regained home court advantage with a 108-94 win against the Houston Rockets, but it was anyone’s gain in the hotly-contested first half.
Playing without starting point guard, Derek Fisher, the Lakers used the transition speed supplied by Jordan Farmar to match up with the Rockets, who for the most part kept ... 9May2009 |
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It didn’t take a crystal ball to know what Andrew Bynum’s box score would be in Game 2 of the playoff series between the Lakers and the Rockets. All you had to do was look at the young center’s face.
His attitude was as obvious as the ‘Why should I care if I’m ... 8May2009 |
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What started out as an NBA Second Round Playoff at the Staples Center by the final quarter looked more like an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff. The Lakers and Rockets wound up with more penalty minutes than the Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings.
The Lakers got off to a quick start tonight, especially ... 7May2009 |
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Does someone want to remind the Lakers’ staff that they are in the NBA Playoffs? This is not the exhibition season. But then again, the exhibition season may be the next stop for the Lakers should their season end abruptly.
And it is definitely in danger of ending abruptly as long as the ... 6May2009 |
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Every sports reporter and commentator had the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals as though their semifinal series against the Houston Rockets were a mere formality. A tuneup series to get ready for the Denver Nuggets.
They were even telling one another and their listeners to take the Lakers minus the 8.5, certain ... 5May2009 |
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When is the real Drew coming back? 24Apr2009 |
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Lakers lack the killer instinct of a true champion. 24Apr2009 |
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Bynum returns, but Gasol stars 10Apr2009 |
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The day Lakers’ fans have been hoping and praying for is almost here. Tomorrow night at the Sensational Staples Center, Andrew Bynum will be in the Lakers’s starting lineup.
After practicing with the team since the Lakers returned from their seven-game road trip, Bynum has been lobbying Phil Jackson to allow him to ... 8Apr2009 |
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Excellent analysis of Dodgers roster for 2010: http://yallkiltit.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/dodgerblast-spring-training-roster-analysis/ 
I was with the UCLA Alumni Band; I sat in the 4th row of the box seats, a few rows ...
Joey, your right, but what were you thinking was going to happen? whats your point here? you called every UCLA ...
I was at that game as well. Where'd you sit? 
Murshed Zaheed aka Nestor is a government employee and if you google his name you will find it is many ...