Wearing a Lakers’ jersey invites scrutiny. The team has produced many great players, but none have been immune to being second guessed at some point in their careers. Ask Kobe the “ballhog”. Or Magic after he ”choked away” the ’84 Finals. Kareem and Shaq also received their fair share of blame for Lakers defeats during their tenure [...]
From Kevin Ding, OC Register: A month after the Miami Heat brought a snowstorm to Staples Center on Christmas Day by blowing through the Lakers, the Boston Celtics tagged them with another confidence-quaking home loss. Out for revenge for their 2010 NBA Finals loss, the Celtics dominated the second half for a 109-96 victory over [...]
Team brilliance will always trump individual brilliance. The Lakers learned that lesson (again) when they fell to the Celtics 109-96. Really the key to this game was the fact that down the stretch the Celtics pounded away with their deliberate offensive sets and smothering D while the Lakers’ offense stagnated into a Kobe-centric attack while [...]
Records: Lakers 33-14 (2nd in West), Celtics 35-11 (1st in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.6 (1st in NBA), Celtics 108 (12th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.7 (9th in NBA), Celtics 100.1 (2nd in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Celtics: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul [...]
From Andy Kamentzky, Land O’ Lakers Blog: The Lakers swore during Thursday’s practice nobody was looking ahead to Sunday’s showdown with the Celtics. After this debacle, I’m hoping it was the opposite. I’d like to believe everyone wasn’t just looking ahead, but actually played while picturing Celtic heads on the bodies of each King. In [...]
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