Email Diaries: Cleveland or Boston. Who would you rather face in the NBA Finals?
With all due respect to Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic, I want to spend a minute to focus on the two most interesting teams in the Eastern Conference. As a basketball fan, the Celtics-Cavs second round series brings us…
The Fish that Saved Los Angeles
When the Lakers take the floor of EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, it's become somewhat of a ritual for the crowd to vociferously boo the Lakers starting guard - but I'm not taking about Kobe Bryant. Instead, much of…
Falling in Love with Bad Habits
No disrespect to the Jazz and Jerry Sloan, but allowing a team that is playing without two of their best players to hang as uncomfortably close as the Lakers did in both Game 1 and 2 is unacceptable, plain and…
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
A recent article on Hoops Vibe declares that Lakers fans are afraid of playing LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, but when this was made public, Lakers Nation vehemently denied such egregious accusations. However, this does not necessarily mean that…
Second-Round Showdown: Game 2
MAY 4| TUES |ROUND 2, GAME 2| (5) Jazz vs. (1) Lakers : LAL lead 1-0 Kobe Bryant showed why he is still the NBA's best finisher in Sunday's win against the Utah Jazz. But the Lakers are looking for a…
Slipping Through this Playoff Trap Series
I really wonder how much Jerry Sloan hates having to coach against Phil Jackson year after year in the NBA Playoffs. As if losing back to back NBA Finals to the Hall of Fame coach and Michael Jordan in the…
Want to Play One-on-One with Kobe Bryant?
Hey Lakers Nation would you like a chance to meet Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant? If your hand just shot up in the air you might possibly be interested. This may be your lucky day, as Panini, the Official Trading Card…
Second-Round Showdown: Game 1
MAY 2| SUN |ROUND 2, GAME 1| (5) Jazz vs. (1) Lakers : Series tied 0-0 The Lakers closed out the first round in epic fashion against the Thunder. Now they host the all-too-familiar Utah Jazz Follow: TwitterCast: @LakersNation |Watch On: ABC @…
First-Round Fever: Game 6
APRIL 30| FRI |ROUND 1, GAME 6 | (1) Lakers vs. (8) Thunder : LAL lead series 3-2 The Lakers took care of business at home. And now can close out the series with a win tonight in Oklahoma City. Follow:…
Dark Kobe, We Need You Now
I recently stumbled upon an old article written by the great Jim Murray. It was a piece about a 19-year-old Kobe Bryant, the baby faced phenom fresh off his first All-Star appearance. A kid just waiting to take the NBA…
