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TLN Live: Lakers @ Magic [Game 3]

It’s Game 2, it’s Sunday, we’ll be taking the game off. You can still discuss the game with TLN on our TLN Gametime.

It will be the second All Star game played at Staples, which last hosted the game in 2002. But this time around, the entire LA Live complex (which had not been built in '02), is expected to host a variety of events surrounding All Star weekend.

Great inside look into Game 1, well worth a watch. Kobe's silence to Dwight at the center court meet is great.

Great piece written by our friend, Mark Heisler. This Lakers team, especially Kobe, has had a no nonsense attitude going into this Finals series. That mental edge alone can help lift this team past a young Orlando team without any Finals experience.

Sometimes it gets difficult to keep your concentration during the press conferences.

For your viewing pleasure, here are some highights from Game 1 of the 2009 NBA Finals. We'll just call this one "The Kobe Reel."

Yahoo! Sports: Kobe Bryant has waited a year, a long year, for another chance at NBA title. He’s not about to let this one slip away. The Olympic gold medal was nice. Not nearly enough. He covets another golden trophy. “I just want it so bad, that’s all,” Bryant said. “I just want it really bad.” Bryant, playing like a [...]

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Late call here, but media day is today and there’s a live press conference going on at STAPLES Center. Try to catch as much of it as you can. Click Here To Stream Press Conference Update: Press conference is over.

I’m not even going to mention how much I paid for Game 2 tickets. The prices are absolutely ridiculous, and they would have been much worse had LeBron made it to the Finals. If the holy one were to grace us, ticket prices would have been 40% higher than they currently are. The ticket brokers across America are crying their [...]

The Candyman responds to a Doctors comments regarding his inconsistent play and the amount of sugar he consumes every other minute.

Orlando Magic players say Jameer Nelson will play in the NBA Finals, even though the All-Star point guard and his coach remain publicly pessimistic.

The video from last night's WC Trophy Presentation!