With Tuesday’s statement win, the Los Angeles Lakers not only reclaimed home court advantage in the NBA Finals, they turned the tables on the Boston Celtics. No longer would the discussion focus on the possibility of Boston sweeping its three home ... (Continue reading)
As the Cleveland Cavaliers continue their quest for a first-ever NBA championship, they would do well to learn from history. There was a time when the “close, but no cigar” shoe was on another foot—that of the Los Angeles Lakers, now ... (Continue reading)
ESPN’s SportsCenter—masters that they are of the obscure, created-to-prove-the-point-of-the-day statistic—announced today that the Los Angeles Lakers are 7-8 this season against “the top eight” teams in the NBA. It took a little calculating to deduce that they meant “the ... (Continue reading)