After two solid wins at Staples, the Lakers appear tonight in the mile high city for Game 3 of the first round series. It’ll be a different atmosphere – Denver crowds are notoriously loud and energetic, and the team itself desperately needs a boost. Whether it’s Ty Lawson getting hot, Aaron Affalo finding a way […]
Wednesday Storylines
Game two of the Lakers/Nuggets first round series is in the books with the home team holding court. The Lakers let a 19-point lead slip away, but managed to hang on for the win during a lively fourth quarter. Kobe Bryant had a superb game, and the setting will now shift – the Lakers play […]
Friday Forum
Exit one of the stranger regular seasons in recent years, and enter the playoffs – the time has come. There will be a live chat at 11:00 AM, PST, between Darius and Phillip on our end, and Jeremy, Kalen and Charlie from the excellent Roundball Mining Company blog. For now, some quick hits to whet […]
Wednesday Storylines
The pall cast by Metta’s elbow threatened to obscure Sunday’s game against the Thunder. Things turned around in the most unlikely of ways with an improbable fourth quarter comeback, two overtime periods and a stirring win led by Jordan Hill, a guy largely regarded as an afterthought. The storyline of Hill has faded for now, […]
Friday Forum
And so here we are. The tail end of the regular season, the last of the three game series against the Spurs, and the return of Kobe Bryant after seven games off. The team has played well in his absence, and is certainly an emerging contender for another title run. Andy Kamenetzky at the […]
Wednesday Storylines
The major storyline of course is last night’s flip – the vaunted rebounds were nowhere in evidence and we were treated to a loss, courtesy of the Tony Parker revenge. This probably sets up the return of the Mamba nicely – there’s been some talk of him returning tonight against the Warriors, although it’s more […]
Friday Forum
Carried on the broad backs on Andrew Bynum and Metta World Peace, the Lakers plowed deep into the trough of a massive breaker in San Antonio, emerging triumphant on the other side and heading for home. It was a perfect storm of a game, and might have been their best one of the season. Yesterday, […]
Wednesday Storylines
The Lakers arrive in San Antonio for the first of their three match-ups against the Spurs, luxuriously spread out over the final eight games. I have no idea if this was a logistic practicality from the league’s schedule makers, or if David Stern is enjoying some twisted joke. The comparisons between the teams are fascinating […]
Friday Forum
For this Friday’s forum. I’d like to ask for thoughts about the season as we enter the home stretch – where we’ve been and where we’re heading. For me, this final month has come on like a freight train, the result of a shorted, compressed schedule, no doubt. I’m also struck by the evolution of […]
Wednesday Storylines
Last night’s win against the lowly New Jersey Nets was one of those fun, escapist blurs of a game, at least in parts. The fourth quarter reverted to typically ugly form and a result that was closer than it should have been, but not before a bushel of highlights, including Josh McRoberts’ buzzer beater, the […]