[picappgallerysingle id=”8198564″] This post originally ran in the lead up to the 2008 Finals. Gatinho, our long time FB&G contributor and resident Lakers historian has updated his original piece to reflect the 2010 match up. A special thanks to him for putting this post together and getting us ready for the rematch we’ve all been […]
Archives for June 2010
Around the World (Wide Web): NBA Finals Eve
THE BLOGS From Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk: Orlando thought they were ready — they were a confident team coming off two playoff sweeps, their offense was clicking. Then reality hit hard — Boston’s defense was overwhelming at the start of Game 1 for Orlando. Long arms and quick feet were everywhere. The Magic were […]
NBA Finals Preview Part II: When The Lakers Have The Ball
[picappgallerysingle id=”8011600″] Just as we said yesterday, defense wins championships. A team may not need to be the best defense in the land, but they do need to get the crucial stops in the key moments of the game or be able to generate streaks within a game where they make life difficult on the […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Lots O’ Links
THE BLOGS From Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk: Two years ago, the Lakers tried to guard Paul Pierce in the Finals with Vladimir Radmanovic. Los Angeles might as well have tried to wrap Pierce up in wet toilet paper, it’s about the same deterrent. Pierce did whatever he wanted against the Lakers then starter, got […]