2019-03-11 14:16
Three days, two games, two more… who knows how to refer to them these days. The temptation had been to refer to the Lakers’ most recent shortfalls as body blows, but this would… Read More
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2019-03-06 13:49
It’s tough to pin down exactly which damaging loss definitively extinguished the Lakers’ fragile playoff aspirations.
The season sweep at the hands of the Orlando Magic didn&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-10-19 02:34
I dedicate significant time and energy to the suppression of a nihilist whose company I rather enjoy.
Over the past decade, Laker fandom has taken on something of a shapeshifting quality… Read More
2018-09-17 12:27
A neighborhood restaurant, known to all, beloved to a few, announces that it will be shutting up shop in the coming months. You don’t personally know many (or any) who identify it as t… Read More
2014-07-25 15:29
2014-07-11 19:58
Well, that was awesome.
I am choosing to view inauspicious debut of Mad Props not as a portend of imminent disaster, but as a test of discipline and resolve, administered by a pair of all… Read More
2013-04-17 17:08
In the days since Kobe Bryant unexpectedly crumbled at Harrison Barnes’ feet, in hopes of unearthing a clue as to what lays ahead for the Laker legend, an army of amateur physicians ha… Read More
2013-04-15 03:06
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2013-02-19 15:53
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2013-02-17 06:46
Team Name: Los Angeles Lakers
Last Year's Record: 41-25
Key Losses: Andrew Bynum, Matt Barnes, Ramon Sessions
Key Additions: Steve Nash, Dwight Howard, Antawn Jamison, Jodie Meeks
1. W… Read More
2013-02-17 06:39
As part of a history project I recently undertook at Forum Blue and Gold, I reencountered the NBA's 1997 Rookie Game.
Though I've seen it in its entirety several times (still got it on VHS!… Read More
2012-11-17 06:53
I am watching a good amount of Bobcats basketball these days. No, I’ve not moved to Charlotte. No wagers were lost. My remote is just fine, thank you.
You see, the 2012-13 Charlotte… Read More
2012-10-27 15:10
So, apparently this is a thing.
For two years running, late in the spring, with the NBA field whittled to the point where the ultimate prize is within everyone’s grasp, on the heels… Read More
2012-10-27 14:50
A week ago, as part of an elaborate annual preseason ritual (tonight, sweat lodge!), I broke down the 15 combatants in the NBA’s Western Conference and – with a helping hand from… Read More
2012-10-25 19:26
I have yet to unearth a more effective method of crystallizing my own take on each team’s fate that staring down a single question, with (usually) a binary outcome.
Last season, as I… Read More
2012-06-08 04:44
We’ve been here before.
Neither is the matchup new nor the backdrop unfamiliar. For the fourth time in five seasons LeBron James will take the floor at Boston’s TD Garden for a… Read More
2012-05-29 00:29
Behind Rajon Rondo’s ninth career postseason triple double (which, for those scoring at home, is the fourth most all time) and another solid (though lackluster by recent standards) 18… Read More
2012-05-26 23:19
In roughly half an hour, at Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden (Did I get that right? Didn’t look it up) the Celtics and the Sixers will take part in an oddly compelling one-and-done a… Read More
2012-05-10 14:44
Russell deployed it without the ball. Time and again, Jerry West rode it to the very cusp. It made Larry a Legend. It’s what Magic means by “winnin’ time.” Isiah ooze… Read More
2012-04-29 17:05
#1 San Antonio Spurs vs. Utah Jazz (Game 1, Sunday 1:00 PM, at San Antonio)
December 31, 2011, @ San Antonio – Spurs 104, Jazz 89: Coach Pop rings in the new year with win #800; a ba… Read More
2012-04-29 14:19
#2 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. #7 Dallas Mavericks (Game 1, Saturday 9:30 PM, at OKC)
December 29, 2011, @ OKC – Thunder 104, Mavericks 102: Behind 29 and 10 from Dirk, Dallas takes a… Read More
2012-04-28 19:43
#2 Miami Heat vs. #7 New York Knicks (Game 1, Saturday 3:30 PM, at Miami)
January 27, @ Miami – Heat 99, Knicks 89: Shockingly, 21 from Bill walker and 43 3-point attempts are not en… Read More
2012-04-28 15:25
#1 Chicago Bulls vs. #8 Philadelphia 76ers (Game 1, Saturday 1:00 PM, at Chicago)
2011-12 Meetings
February 1, @ Philadelphia – 76ers 98, Bulls 82: Still riding high, a balanced Phil… Read More
2012-04-23 23:52
“Don’t make a habit of betting against greatness.”
- Me, yesterday
Chance are, at one time or another, you have embarked on a quest to shed a few extra pounds. No, n… Read More
2012-04-23 23:50
What if your performance at work was scrutinized similarly to that of a professional athlete? I’m not talking annual, semiannual or ever quarterly assessments, but having your effort… Read More
2012-04-21 15:39
That is more like it. Now I’m smart! Totally saw that backdoor cover coming.
Or sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. I've heard it both ways.
Chris Paul did not have the… Read More
2012-04-08 21:48
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2012-03-28 21:12
So… are we having fun yet?
In the wake of a lackluster 104-101 victory in Oakland over the fast-fading Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in familiar haunts. Again… Read More
2012-03-21 05:34
History will not be kind to Clyde Drexler. Sure, he will be remembered as one of the greats of his era, but the narratives surrounding the second half of his career (the half that most every… Read More
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