The L.A. Lakers may count it fortunate that the Denver Nuggets led in every quarter. It kept them engaged and focused on the game. The Lakers did not forge an early lead and relinquish it. They were able to overcome the deficit in the fourth quarter with a thirteen point outburst from [...]
Losing Game Two of the playoff series with the Denver Nuggets means that the L.A. Lakers no longer have home court advantage. Further, it has exposed some internal turmoil with Lakers. It seems that Andrew Bynum is not happy with his playing time. He played the fewest minutes of the Lakers starters. [...]
A regular season problem cost the L.A. Lakers in Game Two of their playoff series with the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers have had a problem defending and extending a lead. And that problem cost the Lakers Game Two and allowed the Denver Nuggets return home with a split in games.
The Lakers might return [...]
When Steve Nash was running the Phoenix ’seven-seconds-or-less’ offense, he was asked why he threw some of his passes off the dribble motion. His reply was that, by his assessment, it provided a fraction of a second advantage to the team mate who was on the receiving end of the pass. It gave [...]
Los Angeles Lakers fans have until Tuesday to relax. The Los Angeles Lakers finally finished and won their playoff series with the pesky, determined and depleted Houston Rockets. That the series was extended to a Game Seven was unexpected. The unspoken angst was that the Sunday game could have been the last [...]
If the Lakers win Game Seven, this playoff series becomes a footnote in NBA history. If the Houston Rockets win, the last game and the series itself will become basketball legend. If there is an overachieving underdog, it is the Houston Rockets, without two of their star players, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. [...]
If the Lakers win Game Seven, this playoff series becomes a footnote in NBA history. If the Houston Rockets win, the last game and the series itself will become basketball legend. If there is an overachieving underdog, it is the Houston Rockets, without two of there star players, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. [...]
The journey of redemption started with the loss of Game Six of the 2008 NBA championship. With the Boston Celtic leading the championship series by a three games to two margin, the L.A. Lakers were hoping to even the playoff and force a deciding Game Seven. Instead, their season and championship hopes ended [...]
It’s mid-May and the L.A. Lakers are forty eight minutes from summer holidays. After a conference leading sixty five wins, the L.A. Lakers might not play for the Western Conference Championship. Instead, there is the possibility that while the Denver Nuggets and the Houston Rockets continue with post season play, the Lakers might [...]
Lakers coach, Phil Jackson, called Game Five of the playoff series with the Houston Rockets a “great win“. Coach Jackson complimented his team’s 118-78 win as “a terrific effort“. Perhaps that can be translated to mean the Lakers stayed focused throughout the game and did not squander a big lead. It was [...]
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