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Los Angeles Lakers

Where Is the Real Steve Nash?

Has Steve Nash peaked? If he has, then the Phoenix Suns are in deep trouble. Steve Nash used to be the catalyst for the “seven seconds or less” offense. The Phoenix Suns used to try to outrun their opponents and score. It was entertaining basketball. Now the offense that Steve [...]

First Loss of the Season Exposes the Lakers

There are no undefeated teams now in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their first defeat against the Detroit Pistons last night: 106 - 95. The Pistons led after every quarter and exposed some Laker deficits.
Quick guards have been a problem for the Lakers and Allen Iverson gave the Laker defenders [...]

Turiaf Offer: Lakers on the Clock

The Golden State Warriors are forcing the Los Angeles Lakers into a decision about next season’s roster. Golden State has made restricted free agent Ronny Turiaf a generous four year contract offer of seventeen million dollar:
“…Turiaf is a restricted free agent. The Lakers have seven days to match the Warriors’ offer.”
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Game Six: The Fans Deserved Better

There was no question. The Boston Celtics dominated. The final score was 131 - 92; and the Boston Celtics won their seventeenth championship. Kudos to the Celtics.
The Lakers fans deserved better. At one local venue, Lakers fans have been gathering all season - and for countless seasons previously. [...]

Perkins to Play

The sports news services are carrying a story that Kendrick Perkins will be playing in Game Six. Some Lakers fans are writing and bemoaning the fact that the Lakers odds of winning the Tuesday night elimination game just went down.
For the Lakers fans, if the belief is that the team from the left coast [...]

Game Six: The Defining Game

Game Six, a possible elimination game in the Celtic-Lakers series, will be played in Boston. The key Lakers player may be Lamar Odom. Over the last two games, the Celtics have been able to contain Kobe Bryant. The Celtics have limited him to an average of twenty one points over Games Four [...]

Game Five: It’s Difficult Being a Lakers Fan

It’s not easy being a Lakers fan. Watching as the usual couple of hundred of basketball fans gathered for Game Five, it seems tortuous for Lakers fans, even when their team won: 103 - 98. The Lakers fans endured:

another nineteen point lead which the Lakers could not protect. For the Lakers [...]

Phil Jackson: Head Coach and Head Therapist

Game Five of the championship series between the Celtics and the Lakers means possible elimination for Coach Phil Jackson’s team. The Lakers trail the series 3 - 1. A win in Game Five (or Game Six or Game Seven) means a championship for the Boston Celtics. Game Four was devastating for the [...]

Lakers, Celtics and a Hushed Venue

It is a noisy venue. Over two hundred basketball fans were watching Game Four of the series between the Lakers and the Celtics. As usual, there was the banter between the Lakers fans and the Celtics supporters. Then came the second half and the venue become more and more quiet. Most [...]

L.A. Lakers: Help Wanted

Game Three of the NBA championship series was characterized by missed shots and disappearing performances. It was a game that raised more questions and provided few answers. The Lakers won: 87 - 81; and perhaps they won in spite of themselves:

Kobe Bryant missed seven free throws. Usually, for Kobe Bryant, [...]

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