[picappgallerysingle id=”8164110″] From Mark Medina, LA Times: The Lakers trickled out one by one to the media appearing as excited about the Christmas Day game against the Heat as they did facing the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals. Read that on face value, and you’d think Phil Jackson suggested a certain Heat player has […]
My Love/Hate Relationship With Christmas Day Games
I’m not going to lie. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I get that extra time with my family and the great food of Thanksgiving plus gifts like it’s my birthday. I love walking into my parent’s house and seeing the done up tree and smelling fresh cookies that were just baked. If there’s a better […]
The Makelele Role and Pau Gasol
[picappgallerysingle id=”9035058″] A while back me and one of my good friends from college and fellow Laker fan, Mike were talking about him contributing some to this site. He’s always had a great sense in looking at basketball and is someone that I try to touch base with throughout the season to talk Lakers and […]
Preview and Chat: The Milwaukee Bucks
Records: Lakers 21-7 (3rd in West), Bucks 10-16 (9th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.5 (1st in NBA), Bucks 100.2 (30th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.4 (11th in NBA), Bucks 102.9 (8th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers:Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Bucks: Keyon Dooling, Chris Douglas-Roberts, John Salmons, […]
Around The World (Wide Web)
[picappgallerysingle id=”10069164″] From JE Skeets, The Basketball Jones: Saturday, December 18th was a strange night in the life of Ron Artest, even by Ron Artest’s standards. A group of Toronto artists created an art show celebrating Ron’s career entitled, “Lovable Badass.” And, as if to prove how unpredictable he is, Ron decided to show up. […]
Hometown Hero Kobe Bryant Dedicates Gym at Alma Mater
This past Thursday, Kobe Bryant had his high school gym at Lower Merion High dedicated and renamed in his honor. Lower Merion alumnus and sports journalism student at Penn State, Ben Goldberg-Morse was at the event and was kind enough to write up this piece for FB&G. Enjoy. He receives a mixed welcome every time he steps onto the […]
Lakers/Raptors: Bynum & The Bench Bring Home The Win
The Lakers can win games in a variety of ways. This team can outscore an opponent or out-grind them. They can kill teams inside or snipe from the perimeter. They have stars in Kobe and Gasol that, when playing at peak performance, can control a game and they also have a more than capable bench […]
Preview and Chat: The Toronto Raptors
[picappgallerysingle id=”8213234″] Records: Lakers 20-7 (3rd in West), Raptors 10-17 (10th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.2 (1st in NBA), Raptors 107.6 (13th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.1 (11th in NBA), Raptors 110.8 (25th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Raptors: Jose Calderon, DeMar […]
Saturday Special: Let’s Make A Deal (Magic, Suns, Wizards Edition)
[picappgallerysingle id=”10386089″] We’re taking a break in our Laker coverage to talk about the trades that were just announced. We’ll be back talking Lakers tomorrow morning… Never let it be said again that a player is un-tradeable. Because it’s just not true. Not when Gilbert Arenas, Rashard Lewis, and Hedo Turkoglu are all traded on […]
Preview and Chat: The Philadelphia 76ers
[picappgallerysingle id=”8117414″] Records: Lakers 19-7 (3rd in West), 76ers 10-15 (9th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.6 (1st in NBA), 76ers 105.6 (18th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.7 (11th in NBA),76ers 104.4 (10th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol 76ers: Jrue Holiday, Jodie Meeks, […]