Literally – the Lakers gave away this game. With 2:08 min left in the fourth quarter, the visitors holding a 7-point lead, and the Thunder having only scored eight points in 10 minutes, the Lakers just fell apart. Instead of the playing the lockdown defense they had played in the first 45:52, and running the [...]

It happened in the exact opposite way of what we hoped, and it was exactly as bad as we feared it would be. That the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Dallas Mavericks in the first round and got 9 days of rest, and the Lakers had to play the full seven games to eliminate the [...]

It’s not supposed to come easily. Otherwise, what would be the point, right? After wasting two chances to close out this series with Denver, the Lakers came into a do-or-die Game 7 and reminded everyone, probably including themselves, what happens when they play with the right attitude and stick to the game plan. You know, [...]

If the Lakers wanted to eliminate themselves from the post-season, they should have done it earlier. Get swept. Don’t tease your fans with back-to-back efforts, then waltz into Denver looking unprepared, lose big in Game 3, barely win Game 4, lose on your home court in Game 5, and then come back to Denver and get [...]

The Lakers’ last two shots were a pair of three pointers from two of their point guards in the final minute of the game, and no, not one of them was named Derek Fisher (or even Kobe Bryant). Ramon Sessions and Steve Blake, holding down the backcourt in crunch time, may never be placed in [...]

Note to Andrew Bynum: It’s okay to participate in the game before halftime. Otherwise, you’re just a late arrival to Party McGee. Note to Kobe Bryant: When you’ve hit just three 3–pointers in seven attempts, you should stop and try something else, like getting to the rim. You’re crafty. You’re talented. You’re the Mamba for [...]

It would have been ignorant and delusional to think that the Denver Nuggets would just lay down and succumb to the Lakers after their Sunday afternoon dominance. The Nuggets are a proud team, led by a proud coach, and despite falling short on the scoreboard for the second game in a row, they gave the [...]

Tonight’s game was so meaningless, not even Lawrence Tanter and James Worthy made it to the pre-game show on KCAL 9. The Lakers had locked up the third seed in the Western Conference two days ago, so Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum predictably sat out the last game of the season. Without their [...]