The inevitable took place last night in Oklahoma City, as the Thunder unceremoniously ushered Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers out of the Playoffs. The young, frighteningly talented Thunder simply outclassed the older, slower, and bickering Lakers. Kobe Bryant, ever the optimist, boldly claimed that it wouldn’t be long until Los Angeles would be back on top of the [...]
During Oklahoma City’s final possession Saturday night, Kevin Durant went one-on-one against Metta World Peace, spotting up right over the Lakers’ enforcer and draining what turned out to be the game-winning trey. Relive it above, then weigh in below: Do you think World Peace gave KD a little too much space? Or was he playing solid defense, only to be [...]
Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake was the unsung hero of his team’s first-round series victory over the Denver Nuggets, scoring 19 points in Game 7. But he learned quickly how a town can turn on him after he missed a potential game-winning 3 in the Lakers’ 77-75 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. After the game, both [...]
With two minutes to go in a hotly contested Game 2, the victory seemed fairly secure for the Los Angeles Lakers last night. They were up by seven points, had held the explosive OKC Thunder in check, and seemed on the verge of tying up the series at 1 game apiece heading back to Hollywood. But, then, doom arrived at [...]
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum and forward Devin Ebanks were both fined for separate violations, the NBA announced Wednesday. Bynum was fined $15,000 for failing to make himself available to the media following the Lakers’ practice on May 15. Bynum had 20 points and 14 rebounds in the Lakers’ 119-90 Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in [...]
Prior to their first round Playoff series, no one truly gave the Denver Nuggets a chance against the Los Angeles Lakers. And through the first two games of the battle, those views were justified. The series is now suddenly 3-2, heading back to Colorado, and the Nuggets have been given new life. Andrew Bynum’s comments prior to last night’s tilt [...]
A woman who has a history of stalking NBA players — she reportedly used to stalk former Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin, for instance — stumbled onto the court during Game 3 of the Lakers/Nuggets series last night. Arena security escorted her out of the gym, and she was booked. Reports the Denver Post: “Sonny Jackson, a spokesman for Denver [...]
A day before Andrew Bynum produced one of the most eye-popping defensive performances in NBA playoff history, he spoke up to his Lakers teammates about the importance of getting off to a good start in their championship quest. With an NBA record-tying 10 blocked shots, the 7-foot All-Star center put the Lakers on the good foot — and the Denver [...]
A day after taking a severe blow to the head that resulted in a concussion, Oklahoma City guard James Harden was listed as day to day by the team and will be re-evaluated Tuesday. Harden is unlikely to play in the team’s remaining two regular season games, The Oklahoman reported Monday night. With 1:39 left to go in the first [...]
Before any NBA players griped about the back-to-back-to-back games in this year’s lockout-compressed schedule they should have talked to the 1971-72 Lakers, who won games on three consecutive nights four times during their 33-game winning streak. That’s a hidden attribute of the team’s legacy. Their 69 regular-season victories were surpassed by the Chicago Bulls. Their championship, the Lakers’ first in [...]
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