So close, yet so far away. If there’s one thought I have heading into tonight’s game 5 between the Lakers and the Heat, this is it. The Lakers may be a single win away from an NBA championship, but the Heat have proven over and over again what their ethos is as a team. They […]
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Lakers vs. Heat: Game 4 Preview
I’m going to get right into it today, so jump in with both feet with me. Lakers vs. Heat is here, so let’s skip the formalities. Farmacia Rome Italia I’ve said this every series before this one and it remains true now, too. I love a game 4. This is where the series turns. After […]
Lakers vs. Heat: Game 3 Preview
For the first time in his 10 Finals appearances, a LeBron James led team has a 2-0 series advantage heading into game 3. The chance, then, to put an opponent in the deepest of holes with a victory tonight surely has LeBron and the rest of the Lakers champing at the bit and ready to […]
Lakers vs. Heat: Game 2 Preview
After the Lakers blasted the Heat in game 1, almost universal response to that win was “it’s over, just crown the Lakers already”. There’s layers to coming to that conclusion, some of which I agree, some I do not. But, I think the major issue facing the Heat as the we begin our analysis for […]
Lakers vs. Heat: Game 1 Preview
The NBA Finals are finally here. Lakers vs. Heat. I’ve already spilled a lot of words on this matchup. Things I’ll be watching for and questions I have, ideas shared with and bounced off of one the best thinkers about the game I’m lucky enough to know. Humbly, I think those words are worth your […]
Lakers vs. Nuggets: Game 5 Preview
The terms of this series, are pretty well established and set. The Lakers and Nuggets have traded blows in the middle of the ring all series, playing to their relative strengths and trying to impose them on each other. In this NBA bout as boxing match, the Nuggets are the tactician who thrives as both […]
Lakers vs. Nuggets: Game 4 Preview
How much control you think the Lakers possess in their series with the Nuggets that they currently lead 2 games to 1 likely depends on 1. How much you think the Lakers playing hard has been an issue this series and 2. How much credit you give the Nuggets for the flow and tenor of […]
Lakers vs. Nuggets: Game 3 Preview
There’s two ways to look at the Lakers series vs. the Nuggets. The first is, with a 2-0 lead — one a blowout win and the other a buzzer beating win to fend off a comeback from another double digit lead — the Lakers are firmly in control and are clearly the better team. The […]
Lakers vs. Nuggets: Game 2 Preview
For the entire playoffs, the Lakers have approached each of the three game 1’s they’ve played the exact same way: we’re going to do what we do and we’re going to see if you can stop it. Against the Blazers and the Rockets2The Lakers normal game needed to […]
Lakers vs. Nuggets: Game 1 Preview
The Western Conference Finals begins today. The wait is finally over. And while the opponent isn’t who nearly everyone thought it would be, they’re a worthy opponent all the same. The Lakers face off vs. a really good Nuggets team that offers all the qualities you’d expect from a group contending for a title. They […]