Daniel Buerge

Daniel is the former Managing Editor of LakersNation. He has also written for SLAM, ESPN and other various publications. Follow Daniel on Twitter @danielbuergeLA
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Hoping To Be Proved Wrong Just Once More

There has only been one time in my life where I have wanted to be wrong more than I do right now, and that day I was right. That day was February 3rd, 2008, when my New England Patriots fell…

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The Pressure Shifts Again

With the NBA Finals it feels like everything is over-exaggerated and ridiculed. Whoever has won the most recent game is a shoe-in for champion, while the losing team's fans feel it's over and throw in the premature towel. While none…

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Lakers & Celtics: The Series That Means More Than Everything

The NBA Finals match-up between the Lakers and Celtics seems to strike me more as a heavyweight boxing fight than a basketball series. Just as any big fighter knows, much of the hype surrounding a fight is in the months…

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These Things Are Now Prohibited

You wanted it Lakers Nation, and now you got it. It's Lakers versus Celtics in the NBA Finals as the Lakers were able to eliminate the Suns tonight to head to the Finals for the 31st time in history. Now,…

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Orlando Wins Autographed Kobe Bryant Card

No, not the Magic! They already had enough Kobe during last year's NBA Finals! Proud Lakers Nation citizen Orlando Cosme has earned himself an autographed Panini Kobe Bryant card, and it wasn't even close! Orlando had more entrants than any…

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Avoid Bridges and High Buildings, All Hope is Not Yet Lost

I have learned many things watching years of basketball, and in the playoffs we begin to see things get remarkably repetitive. Very many times we see the home teams defend home court by winning the first two games of a…

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Best of the Week: May 16 – 22

It was a busy week for the Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of Lakers Nation. We saw the Lakers begin their Western Conference Finals series with the Suns, winning two games by double digits to send the series back…

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Eric Pincus Helps Lakers Nation Look Ahead to the Conference Finals and Beyond

After the swift dismantling of the Jazz in the Conference Semi-Finals the Lakers are idle for a week as they await their third consecutive trip to the Western Conference Finals. They will be facing an opponent that is almost as…

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Turning Off the Jazz

The Lakers came into Utah tonight one win away from sweeping the Jazz and advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive year. Los Angeles came out hot and jumped out to a 22 point lead in the…

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Nike Kobe V Zoom Aston Martin Giveaway

Staples Center - Nike and Kobe Bryant are teaming up to give you a once in a lifetime opportunity to collect some of the most limited sneakers on the planet. The Kobe Bryant/Aston Martin collaboration pack includes a variety of…

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