It’s not going to be a walk in the park like it was back in 2000-01. It’s going to be a grind to the end. With fellow contenders in the West Denver Nuggets and the Celtics, Cavs, and Magic all lying in the East this year will be much tougher than last year. And that…
Kobe Bryant was interviewed by reporters after last night’s win over the Denver Nuggets in some preseason action. He answers some important questions about the state of his team’s play, the integration of Ron Artest, and the improved jumpshooting from Lamar Odom. Take a look: Postgame interview on Lakers.com Does Kobe seem super confident to…
Man, I missed him. Bynum is back! He is definitely missing a step, but it sure beats this offense two weeks ago. This was a semi-sloppy game even though the turnovers didn’t show it. Both teams struggled from the field, especially behind the arc as they shot a combined 10-45. The difference in the game…
DENVER – Even the NBA’s best team can’t do anything without legs. The Lakers looked out on their feet all night against a motivated Denver team seeking to avoid its 10th consecutive loss to the Lakers, counting the first-round playoff sweep last season. The Lakers’ previous low in points this season was 87 at Miami on…
Friday night’s contest at STAPLES wasn’t – to be honest – much of a contest. Kobe Bryant saw to that. His quick six-point barrage turned into 11 personal points by first quarter’s end, a total supplemented by four early Andrew Bynum assists and three off-the-bench layups from Lamar Odom. Translation: The Lakers were off and…
DENVER (AP)— This was not exactly the new look Carmelo Anthony was talking about. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Lakers nearly became the first team in three years to hold Anthony to single digits in a 104-97 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Anthony, who declared last month, “You…
The first mega-deal of the 2008-09 season sure didn’t take long, huh? While the league has yet to confirm what ESPN is reporting, it seems that Allen Iverson’s heading to Detroit in exchange for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb (solid name, right?). I have to say that at first glance, off the top…
