[picappgallerysingle id=”9127696″] There is no bigger game than tonight. A game 7 to decide the league champion? Hated rivals slugging it out for the trophy? I can’t think of a better way for this years Finals to be decided. As a fan, I’m thrilled. I’m also anxious as all get out with jitters being a […]
Getting To Game 7
Around the end of the third quarter of the Lakers’ decisive Game 6 victory over the Celtics, I began to do what any self-respecting die-hard L.A. fan would do with their team facing Game 7 against the Celtics – immediately look around my home for things to sell to get me in the door for […]
Fast Break Thoughts – Game 7 Edition
[picappgallerysingle id=”9126786″] Lots of topics to discuss going into tomorrow’s game 7, so why not cover a few in some fast break thoughts? * If you haven’t seen it already, check out the video below that Kevin Arnovitz put together for TrueHoop. This is just fantastic video detail of how the Lakers defense (and some questionable decisions from […]
Lakers Live To Fight Another Day
[picappgallerysingle id=”9126941″] Before game 6 there was a nervousness amongst us fans; there was an anxiety. I mean, you never quite know how a team is going to respond in an elimination game. Were the Lakers going to be tight? Maybe they’d be too excited? In what was sure to be an emotion filled game, […]
NBA Finals: Game 6 Preview and Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”9023356″] I think we all have a sense of nervousness tonight. There’s just an anxiousness in the air. Realistically, there are 20 (or more, even) different scenarios that can play out that determine who wins this game. Running through some of them in my mind has been exhausting as I’ve been thinking of plays and […]
Looking For Answers
There’s an eerie familiarity to what’s currently happening in the NBA Finals. Much like the 2008 match up between the Lakers and the Celtics, the Lakers look a bit befuddled on offense while their defense is coming up short at inopportune times. Meanwhile, Boston’s defense is as smothering as ever and their offense is finding […]
NBA Finals: Game 5 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”9081115″] Paul Pierce was wrong. Either late tonight or early tomorrow morning, both the Lakers and the Celtics will be returning to Los Angeles to continue competing in the NBA Finals. But it will be the results of tonight’s game that put one of these teams in prime position to win the championship. The […]
Rebirth Of A Rivalry
[picappgallerysingle id=”9023274″] Somewhere between Ron Artest jostling with Paul Pierce only minutes into Game 1 of the Finals and Big Baby howling at a delirious TD Banknorth Garden in Game 4, it hit me: this era’s version of Lakers vs. Celtics is finally, officially a bona fide rivalry. A simple comparison of past and present […]
Fast Break Thoughts
[picappgallerysingle id=”9081111″] Some random NBA and Finals thoughts on this Saturday morning of World Cup action. Also, check back later this afternoon for a post from Jeff who will be taking a look at the rivalry wit the C’s… *As we’ve all read, Andrew Bynum had his knee drained for the 2nd time in two […]
Dealing With A Limited Bynum
[picappgallerysingle id=”8588853″] There’s only so many ways you can deal with an injury. As the player that’s actually injured, Andrew Bynum is doing them all. He’s skipping practices to rest, he’s getting treatment, and he’s playing in obvious discomfort to try and help the team. Really, there’s nothing else the Lakers or us fans can […]