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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The Orlando Magic had never won an NBA Finals game. If they ever needed a win, it was tonight. The Magic could not afford to go down three games to one in their NBA Finals match up with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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The hero of Game One of the NBA Finals nearly turned into the goat of Game Two. I’m talking about Kobe Bryant, of course. Like Bryant said after the game, "I made some bad decisions."
I have got to agree with him there and thank him for acknowledging his poor judgment. But ... 9Jun2009 |
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Game Two of the NBA Finals between the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers started at a snail’s pace. But it certainly didn’t end that way.
After getting bounced by 25-points in Game One, the Orland Magic redeemed themselves with a terrific turn-around performance that fell just short of taking the series to ... 7Jun2009 |
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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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The Lakers' Pau Gasol is one of those players, who usually doesn't have a lot to say. He has very few noteworthy quotes and hardly says anything that is the slightest bit controversial. But yesterday, the Spanish big man broke out of his normal routine, by criticizing the Lakers' offensive strategy:
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The way the Denver Nuggets had been dominating in the first two rounds of the playoffs, it was out of character that they should blow a 16-point first quarter lead against the Lakers on Tuesday night. But it wasn’t out of character for the Lakers to do such a thing.
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The story of the Lakers’ Western Conference Semifinal Series with the Houston Rockets was one of fast starts. The team that won the first quarter won every game in this series.
The story, however, was anything but dramatic. All but the first game were double-digit blowouts. One could have called it a comedy ... 17May2009 |
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I’m writing this in the first quarter of tonight’s Lakers-Rockets Game Six with the Rockets up 13-1. Time has passed Phil Jackson by. This team is not the Chicago Bulls. It is not even the Lakers team of 1999-2002. Jackson can no longer sit on the bench and watch as his team ... 14May2009 |
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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.
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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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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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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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I have come to praise the Lakers’ Bench not to bury them. No, I have come to bury the Lakers’ Bench not to praise them. Uh, no, I have come to praise…Wait a second. What day is it? Thursday. Hm, then this must be the Palace in Detroit, where the Lakers have ... 26Mar2009 |
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There is a possibly that former Laker center and three-time finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal could end up playing in LA once again, Joey Kaufman writes. 15Feb2009 |
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While the Lakers suffered a tough road loss at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, there was plenty to learn from Wednesday's matchup, Paul Peszko writes. 16Jan2009 |
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With an injury to Jordan Farmar, which will sideline him for two months, the Lakers are looking for ways to acquire a backup point guard, Joey Kaufman writes. 24Dec2008 |
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While the expectations for the Lakers' young center might be sky high, Andrew Bynum has underperformed so far this season, Paul Peszko writes. 22Dec2008 |
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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 ...