Lakers Disappoint Fans With Effort; Swept Out of 2011 Playoffs
Coming into today’s Game 4, the Lakers were faced with the possibility of a sweep. No, the Lakers did not have a chance to sweep―they had a chance to get swept. Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson won five championships together,…
Lakers Face Elimination in Game 4
Mavericks Projected Starting Line-up: PG: Jason Kidd SG: DeShawn Stevenson SF: Shawn Marion PF: Dirk Nowitski C: Tyson Chandler Key Reserves: G Jason Terry, G J.J. Barea, C Brendan Haywood, F Peja Stojakovic This is it. Do or die. Either…
To Keep Three-Peat Hopes Alive, Lakers Must Look to the Past
"If you want to make history, you have to do historic things." - Kobe Bryant The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the basketball equivalent of the black hole. Down three games to none against the Dallas Mavericks going into…
Fancap: The End is Near
When the final buzzer sounded last night, I just sat on my couch quietly. I didn’t feel like crying. I wasn’t angry. I just felt….nothing. Numb, like I was an empty shell. I never expected the Lakers to be in…
Lakers Nation Running Diary: Game 3 vs. Mavs Party at ESPN Zone
The afternoon began with such promise, such hope. In my heart of hearts I truly believed that if the Lakers had won Game 3 they could have taken the series. And when they stretched the lead to 8 in the…
Despite Faint Glimmer of Hope, Lakers Must Look to Future
It's been about twelve hours since the end of Game 3 in Dallas and I still feel the same way I felt going into the game. The Lakers never had a chance. For a team that was supposed to cruise…
Lakers Fail To Close Game, Lose 98-92 ; Trail Series 0-3
The Los Angeles Lakers came into tonight’s Game 3 trailing the series 0-2 after losing both games at Staples Center. The Lakers had not seen such a daunting challenge since the Jerry West era, and history was not on their…
Kobe Surpasses Shaquille O’Neal on Playoff Scoring List
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal have developed a rivalry over the years, and the players' statistics are often compared to see who has had a better career. Bryant currently has five NBA championships whereas O'Neal has four, and Kobe just…
Round 2 Game 3 ‘Every Game Playoff Giveaway’
Welcome to our Playoffs Every Game Giveaway Win an copy of 50 Amazing Years in the City of LA - the Official Book for the Los Angeles Lakers & a must-have item for any Lakers Fan. The foreword is written…
