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Sports Central
January 12, 2012
Bill Hazell |
Can Lob City Overtake Showtime? Sometimes it's easy to forget that the Staples Center is the home to two NBA franchises.   |
Sports Central
December 7, 2011
Megan Brown |
Trade Rumors Abound For Paul and Howard Here's a look at some of a few of the possible destinations for the two biggest options available. |
Sports Central
December 21, 2005
Joe Pietaro |
Is it Hip to Be Clip Now? In this topsy-turvy NBA season, it's the Clippers who are promoting exciting and winning basketball at the arena in which they were once considered second-class citizens. |
Sports Central
June 12, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 4: Role Models When Game 4 of the NBA Finals was on the line, it wasn't the greatest closer in the game who carried the lakers to a 3-1 series lead, it was their role players. |
Sports Central
December 21, 2011
Gary Flick |
The Clip Show The L.A. Clippers have only posted two winning records since their move to Los Angeles in 1984, and in neither one of these seasons did they see the second round of the playoffs. |
Sports Central
March 27, 2008
Wailele Sallas |
Once Upon a Time in L.A. Were the stars just aligned right with all the cosmos and energy pointing the way of the Clippers for the 2005-06 season? |
Sports Central
June 5, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 1: The Kobe Show Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday was a callback to the old "The Kobe Show" days in all the right ways. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2006
Chris Cornell |
The Significance of Kobe's Big Night To put Kobe Bryant's incredible achievement of solo 81 points in a single game into perspective, one only needs to look at the record books. |
Sports Central
May 1, 2006
Alfons Prince |
Kobe Discovers He Has Teammates The biggest story of the 2006 NBA playoffs thus far has to be not only the play of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, but how Kobe has changed his play. |
Sports Central
January 23, 2012
Ross Lancaster |
Superman Needed? Kobe Bryant has been beyond amazing this year, but he shouldn't be expected to play 40 minutes or more every night. If the Lakers want to improve their team, they should be patient and not sacrifice a potentially bright long-term future. |
Sports Central
December 27, 2012
Bob Ekstrom |
Christmas Give Fresh Starts to C's, Lakers NBA action on Christmas Day brought its usual yuletide cheer to ABC and ESPN, but it also started the righting of a league that has been a bit upside-down a third of the way though its schedule. |
Sports Central
April 23, 2005
Andre Watson |
Thanks, Kobe: The Curse of the Shaqbino? So who's to blame for the Lakers demise? The answer is simple: Kobe Bryant. Yes, Kobe Bryant. |
Sports Central
June 4, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Summer Blockbusters Recasting some of Hollywood's biggest summer blockbusters using key players from the NBA finals. |
Sports Central
January 11, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
Has the Blake Griffin Era Begun? Is it too soon? He has yet to finish his rookie season or what is being called his rookie season, which is really his second year in the NBA. |
Sports Central
June 15, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Finals Edition It was a very entertaining NBA Finals from start to finish. |
Sports Central
April 11, 2005
Chris Lindshield |
Reveling in the Lakers' Demise The Los Angeles Lakers have both fair-weather and irrationally faithful fans. Kobe Bryant does not have the necessary leadership skills to drive the team to be champions. |
Sports Central
November 5, 2008
Wailele Sallas |
Is Kobe Going Greek? Eleven players who were on NBA rosters last year went to the international game for no taxes and more money. And just last month there were rumblings that Kobe Bryant was offered $83 million for three years. Tax free! |
Sports Central
December 16, 2004
Vincent Musco |
Kobe, For Better or (More Likely) Worse Sure, 12-9 might look fine now, but the Los Angeles Lakers are in trouble. They have already played their softest-quarter schedule this season, and tougher games lie ahead. Deep-sixing the team's other stars and keeping Kobe is the crux of the problem. |
Sports Central
June 2, 2008
Brian Cox |
All Things Old Become New Again For the 11th time in league history, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers will square off for the NBA title. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
Marty Burns |
NBA Finals Breakdown The author examines the Nets-Lakers series position-by-position and gives his prediction on which team will win the NBA championship. |
Sports Central
March 28, 2005
Doug Graham |
The Writing Was on the Wall in L.A. It's unfair to think of Kobe Bryant as less of a player because the Lakers are struggling this season while the Heat are tearing through the competition. |
Sports Central
May 9, 2006
Bob Ekstrom |
The NBA Gets the Right Guys After All As the second round takes flight this week, it looks like equilibrium has again been restored to the NBA. |
Sports Central
May 10, 2010
Jonathan Lowe |
It's About All-Star Power It seems like this weekend went a long way to figuring out who will head on to the NBA's Conference Finals. |
Sports Central
May 14, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
Mile-High Surprise The Denver Nuggets have quietly been the most impressive team in the postseason. |
AskMen.com
October 29, 2013
Ryan Murphy |
Bold Predictions For The 2013-14 NBA Season Anthony Davis did everything in his power this summer to ensure he wouldn't experience a sophomore slump. From packing on 12 pounds of muscle to working on his mid-range game, the Bayou Brow continued to get bigger and better. |
Sports Central
July 10, 2006
Wailele Sallas |
Changing of the Guard in LA The Western Conference better watch out. The L.A. Clippers bring almost the same team to the table next year, and a Finals appearance isn't out of the question. |
Sports Central
May 12, 2011
Bob Ekstrom |
C's and Lakers: Don't Let the Door Hit You Together, the Celtics and Lakers own more than half of all NBA championships. |
Sports Central
June 4, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals: Easy as ABC There is so much that goes into winning an NBA title. It isn't as simple as just X's and O's. In fact, X and O are just two of the 26 letters that you must conquer to win a title. |
Sports Central
April 5, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
Why Kobe is Better Than LeBron If you had to bet the mortgage on who will win this year's NBA Finals, is it the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers or the Cleveland Cavaliers with LeBron James? |
Sports Illustrated
May 17, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Old-school Finals Look for the Celtics and Lakers to renew their classic rivalry... |
Sports Central
March 11, 2008
Jon Gonzales |
How the West Was Won The NBA trading deadline has come and gone, and only one team has made itself better for the now: the Los Angeles Lakers. |
Sports Central
October 26, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
82 Things to Watch For This NBA Season (Pt. 4) Before the NBA season starts, here's one last look at the Western Conference. |
Sports Central
June 1, 2010
Bob Ekstrom |
Can L.A. and Boston Just Get a Room Already? Welcome to senior prom, NBA style. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Suns Rising in the West The Phoenix Suns got a much-needed lift in the offseason when it turned to the free agent market to turn around its sagging fortunes. |
Sports Central
May 6, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
Shuffling the Deck? Last season, the NBA had its dream Finals matchup return to the spotlight when the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers came together for the first time since 1987. |
Sports Central
March 6, 2013
Bob Ekstrom |
Are Lakers Lions in a Lamb's World? The Lakers have 22 games remaining, 9 of which are against sub-.400 teams. Including Tuesday's contest in Oklahoma City, they have only four tough opponents on the schedule. Wins are everywhere for the picking. |
Sports Central
March 17, 2005
Jon Gonzales |
There is a God, and He Watches Basketball The Lakers' talent pool disbands after losing the NBA Championship, bringing competitiveness back to the league. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2007
Brad Oremland |
Are the Spurs a Dynasty? To help answer that question, here's a look at the NBA's most dynastic teams ever. |
Sports Illustrated
July 17, 2001
Ian Thomsen |
Inside the NBA In dealing for Elton Brand, the Clippers showed there are two smart teams in L.A. |
Sports Central
December 22, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
In the Roatation: NBA Week 8 Whether it's the two best players in the league squaring off for one of the only times that particular season, an NBA Finals rematch, old rivalries renewed, or some combination of all three, the NBA always delivers the goods on Christmas Day. |
Sports Central
November 9, 2006
Chad Kettner |
Surprise Starts in the NBA The NBA season is only one week old and nobody could have predicted the start we have already seen. |
Sports Central
April 30, 2012
Bob Ekstrom |
NBA Postseason in Search of Redemption It was a win-one, lose-one kind of weekend for David Stern and the NBA. |
Sports Central
May 5, 2006
Bill Hazell |
NBA's Second Season is Red-Hot The playoffs are only a week into things, but the subplots and themes have already been well-developed. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Failed Michael Jordan Heirs Fans and sports writers have dubbed a few young stars as the "next Jordan," but have any lived up to the hype? |
Sports Central
June 9, 2010
Paul Foeller |
NBA Finals: Keys to Victory How great is the Lakers/Celtics rivalry? After the Finals end this year, the two teams will have combined to win more than half of the championships in NBA history. |
Sports Central
May 3, 2012
Gary Flick |
X-ceptional This year's NBA playoffs have already given us epic comebacks, suspensions, MVP season-ending injuries, confrontations with refs, confrontations with fire extinguishers, and (my personal favorite) superstar game winners ... and no team has played more than two games. |
Sports Central
June 24, 2008
Bill Hazell |
Bryant's Lakers, Legacy, Stumble in Finals If Kobe Bryant was going to stake his claim as the greatest of all ballers, he needed to win the 2008 NBA Finals. |
Sports Central
May 20, 2009
Bill Hazell |
The NBA's Inevitable Finals Matchup How do you top a Celtics/Lakers Finals? Perhaps we're about to see. |
Sports Central
February 23, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 17 A review the NBA season so far, remembering Larry Miller and more. |
Sports Central
June 1, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
The LeBron Rules LeBron James is no Kobe Bryant. And for once, this comparison has nothing to do with basketball. |
