Although you won’t find any record of it at Cal Tech or the Jet Propulsion Lab, tonight some 20,000 NBA fans witnessed a total eclipse at the Staples Center as the Lakers torched the Phoenix Suns 128-107. Despite Kobe Bryant’s 40 ... (Continue reading)
Of course, it’s possible. In the NBA, where amazing happens, anything is possible. And could 2010 be the year of the Lakers’ Revenge? They now have the opportunity to avenge their 2006 and 2007 playoff losses to the Suns. ... (Continue reading)
The Lakers are Kobe Bryant’s team, but tonight this was Pau Gasol’s game. His 33 points, 14 rebounds, and two blocks led the Lakers to a 111-96 win over the Jazz and a sweep of their Western Conference semifinal ... (Continue reading)
The Lakers have now played the Utah Jazz in the NBA Playoffs three years in a row. In all three years, the Lakers have won the first two games at the Staples Center. However, they lost game three ... (Continue reading)
In only one of their eight playoff games so far have the Lakers been able to create any separation. That was Game Five against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which the Lakers won by 24 points, 111-87. Their other three victories against ... (Continue reading)
The Lakers’ Western Conference Semifinal series with the Utah Jazz was supposed to be a vacation compared with their opening round series with the Oklahoma Thunder. Well, guess what? The Lakers $12 million dollar head coach made a serious miscalculation. After the ... (Continue reading)
They put in the time—48 minutes. They put in the sweat and toil. They battled and even played tough defense. But what has happened to the Lakers offense? The Lakers have not put together a complete game—48 minutes of offense and ... (Continue reading)
For this year’s version of the Lakers, forget about the number 16 in the playoffs (the amount of victories a team needs to take the NBA title), the important number is eight. That is the number of nearly healthy bodies they ... (Continue reading)
As you read this, try not to imagine that a baby pink elephant is standing in the room where you are. Don’t even think about the strangely-colored pachyderm. If at any time while reading this article an image of a ... (Continue reading)
What this team needs, maybe as much if not more than leadership, is patience. And that goes for Lakers fans as well. Scrambling around and shouting, “The sky is falling!” has never gotten anyone anywhere—ever. Pressing their shots and throwing up threes ... (Continue reading)