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You would have never been able to tell it was a rainy day in Beijing, China. Inside, the atmosphere was intense and had a championship atmosphere.

Recently, I’m sure you all have heard that Bynum’s agent says that Bynum wants the max contract. Let’s take a look at this from both sides — Andrew Bynum and the Lakers. First the Lakers. The Lakers would have to be crazy to pay Bynum the max with their current roster. First off, Bynum just came off a major injury [...]

Now before you begin reading this, I am not an NBA analyst and do not completely understand how the cap works. I will try to keep it somewhat short as I try to go through the Lakers current situation and possible future plans for the off-season. Currently, for the next season 2008-9, the Lakers owe the following players as follows [...]

Instead of my traditional post game report, it’s time for my post-season report. As a Lakers fan, you have to be happy with what this team accomplished in 2008. The Lakers won arguably the best conference ever, with there being several teams over .500 and out of the playoffs. The Lakers also rolled right through the playoffs until the Finals. [...]

I’m kinda bummed right now and don’t want to write much. Look at the box score if you want to know what happened. It is pretty self-explanatory. Lakers played without heart and without smarts and lost… big. The better team won the game. Now, the bests of the night… Top 3 Laker Performers - 1) Ronny was one of the [...]

I still believe! The Lakers let another big lead slip away, but this time they had the last run and live to see at least another 48 minutes of NBA Finals Basketball. It was a night where the Lakers didn’t have their ‘A’ game and allowed Pierce to seemingly get to the basket at will. Seems to me that the [...]

I feel like absolute crap. We should be tied 2-2, instead, it looks all but over. The Lakers played so well for 24 minutes tonight. We looked like one of the best teams ever. Then it all fell apart. I don’t want to get too much into it, because it hurts too much to talk about. Now, the bests of [...]

In a must win Game 3, what did the Lakers turn to? Defense. The Lakers played one of their best defensive performances of the season. They held the Celtics to under 35% shooting for the game, including 8-35 shooting from the Pierce/Garnett duo. The Lakers forced 13 turnovers and didn’t foul nearly as much as game two. Now, the Laker [...]

The Lakers opened the 2008 NBA Finals much like they finished the 2004 Finals. They were flat, they got out hustled, and just couldn’t knock down the big shots. It was a second half the Lakers will hope to soon forget. The good thing is, the Lakers played pretty bad and still were within striking distance for the entire game, [...]

What a game! How is it that the Lakers are seemingly never out of a game? Even on a night where they didn’t even play that well, they still were able to put out the defending champs in 5 games. The Lakers shot 45% from the field, even though they only shot 32% in the first half. The difference in [...]

While the Spurs were on their A game tonight, the Lakers looked flat. Poor shooting, poor passing, poor defense… poor everything tonight. The Lakers were 5 point underdogs, but I still felt like we were going to win this game. Staples Center was full of loud die-hard Lakers fans, only to make the journey to downtown to see the Lakers [...]

WOW! What a game… If you missed it, check ESPN Classics sometime soon. First, lets talk about the Lakers first 30 minutes: Turnovers, missed layups, poor rebounding, lack of energy, and a 20 point deficit. Now, the last 16 minutes or so: Energy, good shots, aggressiveness, scoring, defense, passion, and a 24 point switch. I don’t know about all of [...]

The Lakers looked like they were going to get blown out in game 4. Then it looked like the Lakers were about to make another historical comeback win. The comeback happened, as the Lakers erased a 12 point deficit with 3:50 to go, but the win never happened as the Lakers looked awful in the overtime period. If you look [...]

The Lakers continued their great play with their fifth straight playoff victory. The Lakers beat the Jazz in game 1, 109-98, despite giving up 58 rebounds, including 25 offensive. The difference in the game turned out to be shooting as the Lakers held Utah to only 38% from the field and 4-19 from three. The Lakers answered every Utah run [...]