The Celtics methodically dissected the Lakers and ended a 22-year title drought with a six-game finals victory. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Lakers pulled out a victory that extended the finals for another two days, sending the series back to Boston. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Boston Celtics wiped out a 24-point deficit, dominated the third quarter and crushed the Los Angeles Lakers in the final minutes to take a 3-1 series lead Thursday night. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Los Angeles Lakers may be down to their final game, and so naturally the conversation swerves back to where it began, to Kobe Bryant. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Celtics and the Lakers renew their rivalry Thursday with the start of the N. B.A. finals, the 11th time they have met for the championship but the first time since 1987. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Two nights after blowing a 20-point lead, the San Antonio Spurs were simply blown out, and they find themselves going home trailing the Lakers two games to none. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Mitch Kupchak, the Lakers’ general manager, rarely seems to enjoy success. The reason: He knows that in Los Angeles, nothing short of a title is ever good enough. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
With the N.B.A. continuing to gain a more international flavor, fans do not have to know the difference between a free throw and a free kick to see soccer’s influence on basketball. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Despite losing the game, the Jazz sent the Lakers a message in the form of forearm shivers and sharpened elbows: this will not be easy. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
There were four words more than any others that Kobe Bryant needed to say as he accepted the N.B.A. Most Valuable Player award: “Thank you” and “Mitch Kupchak.” Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The transition from playing the lead in Memphis to being Kobe Bryant’s stage partner in Los Angeles has not been as difficult for Pau Gasol as people may think. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
As the Lakers prepared for their game Wednesday, the team realized that it wasn’t going to be able to stand around and wait for Kobe Bryant to fashion another one of his masterpieces. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Lakers did something Sunday that had been heretofore unimaginable in the post-Shaquille O’Neal era: They won a playoff game without Kobe Bryant in the starring role. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Celtics methodically dissected the Lakers and ended a 22-year title drought with a six-game finals victory. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Kobe Bryant, a k a the best player on the planet, and his Lakers were beaten by a Doc Rivers-coached team largely comprised of N.B.A. finals first-timers. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Boston Celtics wiped out a 24-point deficit, dominated the third quarter and crushed the Los Angeles Lakers in the final minutes to take a 3-1 series lead Thursday night. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Los Angeles Lakers may be down to their final game, and so naturally the conversation swerves back to where it began, to Kobe Bryant. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The Lakers pulled out a victory that extended the finals for another two days, sending the series back to Boston. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Mitch Kupchak, the Lakers’ general manager, rarely seems to enjoy success. The reason: He knows that in Los Angeles, nothing short of a title is ever good enough. Bookmark to: If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
