[picappgallerysingle id=”8714415″] *The NBA has just named its All-Defensive Teams and its All-NBA Teams and Kobe Bryant was named 1st team on both. I know that we celebrate Kobe a lot around here, what with the game winners, his ability to play through injuries, and his overall will to win. But, this type of recognition […]
Lakers Stock Report
[picappgallerysingle id=”8707377″] Can you believe that it was only 10 days ago that the Lakers got thrashed by the Thunder in game 4? While Lakers fans are used to going through some major ups and downs with this team, I think we could all admit that things were not looking good at that point. The […]
Lakers/Jazz Game 2: Lakers Control The Paint, The Game, And Now The Series
[picappgallerysingle id=”8648029″] If it wasn’t clear before the series started, it is now – the Lakers are just a better team than the Jazz. The advantages in size, length, and quickness in the front court and the presence of a rejuvenated Kobe Bryant in the back court once again proved too much for Utah to […]
Lakers/Jazz: Game 2 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8684317″] We touched on the familiarity between these two teams when we first previewed this series. And we revisited that topic when examining how the Lakers claimed victory in game 1. So, if familiarity is going to be the running theme of the match up versus the Jazz, what comes next might also be familiar, but […]
What To Do With Ron Artest
[picappgallerysingle id=”8683828″] A quick programming note: FB&G will be off-line from 10pm to midnight PST this evening (May 3rd) due to a scheduled maintenance on the site’s server. I apologize in advance for any inconvenience. Lebron James. Carmelo Anthony. Paul Pierce. Kevin Durant. Brandon Roy. While this is an amended list, it’s these (types of) players […]
Lakers/Jazz Game 1: I Feel Like I’ve Seen This Before
[picappgallerysingle id=”8684071″] In a game that was easier than the final score indicates but more difficult than it probably should have been, the Lakers defeated the Jazz 104-99 to earn that all important game 1 win to go up one game to zero in this western conference semi-final. As a result, the Lakers now get […]
Lakers/Jazz: Game 1 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8423459″] We covered some of the major keys in yesterdays series preview, so let’s get right to business in breaking down how the Lakers can pull out that all important game 1 win. However, allow another quick update on the condition of Andrew Bynum. At this point, it is unclear if Bynum will play […]
Round 2 Extended Preview: The Utah Jazz
[picappgallerysingle id=”8424124″] Bynum Update: Via the twitter feed of Mike Trudell (Lakers Reporter for Lakers.com) the MRI on Bynum’s knee show a “small tear of the anterior horn of the lateral miniscus” and that “this is something that he will try to play through”. Trudell also says that “last June, Bynum had a very small tear […]
Lakers/Thunder Game 6: Pau’s Put Back Propels Lakers
As the title of this post implies (and the video above shows), Pau Gasol got to play hero in this game. With the Lakers trailing by one point and with possession of the ball, Kobe Bryant was isolated on the extended right wing. Every other Laker was cleared to the left side of the floor […]
Lakers/Thunder: Game 6 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8619657″] We’ve been talking adjustments all series, so why stop now? In game 5, the Lakers implemented some subtle (and quite effective) changes on offense while also switching Kobe onto Russell Westbrook as a major defensive adjustment. These refinements on both sides of the ball (plus some good ‘ol fashion hustle) erased the memory of […]