[picappgallerysingle id=”9024262″] Many look to the 2008 Finals as being the experience the Lakers can draw on in order to have success in this series. And while I agree with that to a certain point – there’s no doubt that loss helped foster the mental and physical toughness of this current Lakers team – I […]
One Down, Three To Go
[picappgallerysingle id=”9023277″] When the team you follow every day gets to the Finals, you hope that they play to their capabilities. You hope that the focus, determination, and competitiveness are there. You look for the little things – holding a box out for that extra second, passing on a semi-open shot to reset the offense, […]
NBA Finals: Game 1 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8198550″] We’ve talked Boston’s O vs. the Lakers’ D and vice versa. We’ve discussed the history of the rivalry. And we’ve even gotten the Celtics’ perspective. But the wait is over; it’s now time to play the games. Game 1 of the NBA Finals is tonight and the Lakers are now in the […]
Behind Enemy Lines: FB&G Talks With Celtics Hub
[picappgallerysingle id=”8904651″] We’ve covered the series from a few different angles already, but there’s always the view from the other side. So in the hopes of gleaning some knowledge from someone that’s seen as much of the Celtics as we’ve seen of the Lakers, I exchanged emails with Zach Lowe of the great C’s blog […]
A Rivalry That Spans Generations…
[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 […]
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 […]
NBA Finals Preview: When The Celtics Have The Ball
[picappgallerysingle id=”7774565″] As the old saying goes, defense wins championships. And since the mantra of the site is “the Lakers will only go as far as their defense will take them”, I think it’s best to start our Finals preview with the the Lakers D when the Celtics have the ball. If the Lakers are […]
A Programming Note…
Today has been one of those days where too many things are going on and I haven’t had time to get to the things that I’d like to. That means I’m still working on the Finals previews as there is information that I’m still gathering that I think will be useful for you, the readers. […]
Remembering The Regular Season
For nearly every Lakers fan, the first thoughts about the Finals match up with the Celtics are memories from 2008. Revenge is on the mind and we’re all a bit blood thirsty. But when we at FB&G start to roll out out series previews, we’ll be looking heavily at the two regular season games between […]
Lakers/Suns Game 6: Kobe Closes The Door, Lakers Clinch
[picappgallerysingle id=”8953281″] The Lakers are going back to the Finals. Exactly one year (to the day) after beating the Denver Nuggets and advancing to its second consecutive Finals looking to right the previous year’s wrong, the Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns 111-103 in game 6 of the WCF and are now going to their third consecutive […]