Is Dwyane Wade the Lakers’ penultimate step? You can’t always go for the juggernaut right away. To make the critical strike in a game of chess, you have to be thinking ahead and make some set up moves before unleashing that power punch. When high jumping, the approach is essential, but it’s that penultimate step, […]
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The Lakers And All-Star Saturday – A Retrospective
Halfway (well, 65.8%, but who’s counting) through its annual marathon, the NBA bestows upon its rank-and-file (players, coaches, hell, fans) a much-needed four-day respite from the mental and physical grind of 82 in ~175. In 2013, nowhere is this midseason oasis more welcome than in Lakerland, where, in depressingly short order, euphoria and stratospheric expectations […]
Preview & Chat: The Miami Heat
[picappgallerysingle id=”3130834″] Records: Lakers 14-3 (1st in West) Heat 10-8 (5th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 107.5 (14th in league) Heat 105.8 (20th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.2 (2nd in league) Heat 106.2 (15th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Heat: Mario Chalmers, Dwyane […]