More news and notes from STAPLES Center as we look ahead to tonight’s big game… • Other than a potential meet-up in the Finals, the All-Star Game is the only time all season other than two regular season games when the Lakers and Celtics will share the same floor. Just because the game is an […]
Archives for February 2011
What Was Your Dunk Of The Night?
The fact that Blake Griffin was crowned dunk king 2011 is no surprise. Throwing down monstrous jams in front of hometown fans with viewers all over the world texting in votes to choose a winner almost ensured that he’d go home with the trophy. But, while Griffin even had a miss that brought the house […]
Chat: All Star Saturday Night
Daily Dime Live
Father Time at All-Star Weekend
If the last All-Star Game held in Los Angeles in 2004 feels like like a lifetime ago, Kobe’s All-Star Game debut in 1998 seems nearly pre-historic by now. Long before Kobe-to-Shaq, a Most Valuable Player Award and five NBA Championships, there was a precocious skinny kid who went toe-to-toe with an aging icon — Michael […]
Fast Break Thoughts: All-Star Friday
Throngs of media. Players and coaches walking around like every day people. People whose work I read on a daily basis and the guys whose games I analyze essentially standing right next to you. Pretty surreal. But I’m here not to observe, but to jump into the deep end of the pool and see what […]
Around the World (Wide Web)
From Janis Carr, OC Register: Jerry West found it difficult to look at the bronze statue that towered over him. The former Lakers star and executive said he would check out his likeness later, when no one was around. Harder still for the former general manager was listening to the accolades and compliments from his […]
A Tribute To The Logo
Make no doubt about it, the Lakers are playing poorly right now. No more evidence is needed than the loss to Cleveland last night. And so, if being 100% honest, I need a distraction from the action that’s been happening on the court. I need a bit of a getaway. So, I must say that […]
Around the World (Wide Web)
From Tom Withers, Lakers.com: The Lakers hit the All-Star break broken. Looking nothing like two-time defending NBA champions, they dropped their third straight game, a stunning 104-99 loss Wednesday night to the Cleveland Cavaliers – the league’s worst team, which avenged a 55-point embarrassment against Los Angeles last month. Ramon Sessions came off the bench […]
Lakers/Cavaliers: Misery Loves Company
Before the game, I wrote the following in reference to the Cavs: They’re last in both offensive and defensive efficiency, have struggled through countless injuries, suffered a record breaking 26 game losing streak, and have even inspired a website dedicated to answering whether they won last night. All around bad times for the Cavs…My sympathies to […]
Preview and Chat: The Cleveland Cavaliers
Records: Lakers 38-18 (3rd in West), Cavaliers 9-46 (last in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.8 (2nd in NBA), Cavaliers 101.1 (last in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.2 (11th in NBA), Cavaliers 112.8 (last in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Cavaliers: Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, Christian […]