THE BLOGS From Henry Abbott, TrueHoop: The Lakers have an opportunity to prove, on Thursday, that they are the best team in the world. They are favored to do so. And if you listen to the coaching staff, they will be uniquely prepared to do so thanks to the team’s carefully cultivated meditation habits. The […]
Finals 2010
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 […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Looking Forward To Game 6
THE BLOGS From Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk: Usually five games into an NBA finals, we have a pretty good idea who is going to get the finals MVP award. This finals? Good luck. You’d have an easier time naming all 11 starters on the Slovenian national soccer team. Really, the only consistently good player […]
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 […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Needing More Than Just Kobe
THE BLOGS From Kevin Arnovitz, TrueHoop: There’s nothing particularly explosive about Paul Pierce’s offensive game. He’s more resourceful than dynamic, more craftsman than artist, a scorer who relies on space more than velocity. In Game 5 on Sunday night, Pierce applied his trade with precision. In the first half, he relied on a steady diet […]
Lakers/Celtics Game 5: Down, But Not Out
Last night’s loss was tough to stomach. The Celtics didn’t just win, but they controlled the tempo, they dictated the Lakers offense and had their most impressive offensive performance of these Finals, shooting 56 percent from the field including 66 percent in the first half – but it never seemed as if the game was […]
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 […]