Power Rankings: Bulls Claim No. 1 Spot, But Lakers Maintain Dominance
30. Minnesota Timberwolves (Last week's ranking: 30): At 17-50, it didn't appear possible for things to start unraveling faster for the Timberwolves. That was 10 games ago; now they are 17-60. Guess I was wrong, things were able to get…
The NBA Reset: 4/04/2011
It's Monday so it must be time for another edition of the Reset. The Starting Five: 1. How the west was won. All week, as the losses mounted for San Antonio, the vogue story became the Lakers incredible rundown of…
Tex Winter, the Triangle and Kobe Bryant ‘The Closer’
An interesting thing happens with 1:10 to go in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA finals. The score is Lakers 76, Celtics 73. Kobe Bryant has the ball with Ray Allen defending him. He dribbles to his right, sees the…
Nuggets Enter Staples Center and Pull Off Upset; Lakers’ Winning Streak Snapped
The Los Angeles Lakers got their first chance to play the new-look Denver Nuggets en route to a potential tenth consecutive victory. After the San Antonio Spurs won earlier in the day, the Lakers had to take care of the…
Lakers Get First Chance At New-Look Nuggets
Starting line-ups: PG: Derek Fisher - Ty Lawson SG: Kobe Bryant - Arron Afflalo SF: Ron Artest - Danillo Gallinari PF: Pau Gasol - Kenyon Martin C: Andrew Bynum - Nene Hilario The Nuggets are 14-4 with their new roster…
The Key to Success
Over the past two years a lot has changed with our Lakers. The departure of Lamar Odom and Derek Fisher by far being the greatest impact. People say we can't win a championship with an aging team but through out…
If I Know My Lakers | Sounding Off
Lakers have a legitimate chance at this years title, remember the Mavs last year we were clear favorites over them and it didn't happen. We have seen this team play hard, motivated for spurts that make one believe if they…
Tex Winter to be Inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
According to the Chicago Tribune former Lakers' assistant coach and architect of the triangle offense Tex Winter will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Winter's offense helped Phil Jackson win eleven championships and has him on the…
Why is Anaheim ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’ for the Kings?
The Sacramento Kings seem to be in the headlines on a daily basis and it has nothing to do with the team's performance this season. It's all about location, location, location. Or in the Kings' case: relocation. The Kings are…
Top 5 Shannon Brown Dunks
When the Lakers acquired Shannon Brown from the Charlotte Bobcats not much was expected from the young guard. He had his occasional poster and every chance he got he would put on a show for the crowd. Little did the…