Forum Blue And Gold

It’s really hard to get your head around what an accomplishment 20,000 points in a career is. Look at the list of players who have reached that mark —the list is just 30 players long — and it reads like a “who’s who” of the NBA’s greats. Kobe got there at a younger age than [...]

Records: Lakers 15-10; Knicks 8-18 Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.4 (8th); Knicks 102.8 (24th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (11th); Knicks 113.2 (30th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Knicks: Jamal Crawford, Fred Jones, Quentin Richardson, Zach Randolph, Eddy Curry Lakers Notes: Everyone is very high on Andrew Bynum, [...]

Records: Lakers 15-9; 76ers 10-15 Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.4 (8th); 76ers 103.4 (23rd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.6 (11th); 76ers 104.8 (8th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum 76ers: Andre Miller, Willie Green, Andre Iguodala, Reggie Evans, Samuel Dalembert Lakers Notes: My junior high basketball coach taught me [...]

Commenter and reader JD Hasting’s father had great season seats for the Lakers back in the early 1970s, right under the basket. His father recently scanned a whole series of them and Hastings has put them up on his Web site for all to enjoy. The photo above, watching Wilt go up for a finger [...]

Records: Lakers 15-9; Cavaliers 11-15 Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.3 (7th); Cavaliers 104.7 (20th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.0 (12th); Cavaliers 110.4 (26th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum Cavaliers: Daniel Gibson, Aleksandar Pavlovic, LeBron James, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lakers Notes: I’m not going to say anything, I [...]