There were a lot of preconceived notions with the Lakers and Celtics that were dashed in the Lakers’ 88-87 overtime victory in the Boston Garden (or TD Price WaterhouseCooper Garden whatever it’s called now). more ›

Boston Celtics defeat LA Lakers 109-96. The last time we saw the Lakers and Celtics play was that awful Game Seven where Ron Artest's 20 points helped save the Lakers at home to win their second consecutive NBA Championship. more ›

LA Lakers defeat Houston Rockets 112-110. The Lakers schooled the rest of the league on how to celebrate a championship. The players got on the microphone and introduced one another culminating with Kobe Bryant introducing Owner Dr. Jerry Buss before the unveiling of the championship banner. The only blemish was the omission of Rasheed Hazzard (son of Walt). However there was no hype, only the requisite amount of pomp, the unveiling of the banner then the game - exactly the way it should be. more ›

Last night, new Laker Ron Artest had both the game of his life and the post-game press conference of his life. Watch and be entertained. more ›

For the second consecutive year, the Lakers are NBA Champs. And even better they beat the Celtics in a Game 7. 131-92 is officially forgotten. Kobe Bryant can be regarded as one of the best Lakers player ever. more ›

Lakers defeated Celtics 89-67. 2:08 So we're going to have a Game 7. I think I have a tear in my eye. Rafael Furcal hit a shoe-top single for his fourth hit of the game in the sixth inning. Power hitter Micah Owings now pitching. 3:21 Kobe now out of the game to a standing ovation. Now we have the procession of exiting starters. 3:48 Mark Jackson said the most sensible thing. Take the starters out Phil Jackson! more ›

As Kenny Loggins so eloquently sang behind the top-notch production of Giorgio Morodor, we are now on a highway to the danger zone. With last night’s 92-86 win by the Boston Celtics, the Lakers are now in an unfamiliar position in the postseason. They now find themselves trailing in a series 3-2, however with the home-court advantage they play the final two games at Staples Center. more ›

We have ourselves a series. The Celtics put together an 11-2 run to start the fourth quarter en route to their 96-89 victory to tie the NBA Finals 2-2. It wasn’t Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen or even Rajon Rondo that fuelled the comeback from a two point deficit at the beginning of the period. Instead it was Glen “Big Baby” Davis with nine of his 18 points coming in the fourth quarter. Not only did he hog up space and swallowed up rebounds, he showed that he indeed did have skill to back up his braggadocio. more ›

Derek Fisher is too old and too slow. That may be, but he was the reason the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 91-84 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Boston for the 2-1 series lead. more ›

As great a high as the Lakers’ Game 1 victory was, tonight’s 103-94 loss at home against the Boston Celtics was just as low. more ›

Here are some very pertinent stats in Game 1 of the NBA Finals:

• Second Chance Points: 16-0
• Points in the Paint: 48-30
• Rebounds: 42-31

Oh, gosh, it's not just Mayor Villaraigosa doing these?! A friendly wager between the two top cops of Boston and Los Angeles could mean an extra officer on L.A. streets for a night. The gentleman's bet between LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis will have one from the losing team's city travel to their city on vacation time and do a patrol shift. “I’m not sure where I would have Commissioner Davis work, maybe Hollywood," Beck said. Either way, Beck and Davis promise they'd eat well on the visit. If LAist Sports Editor Jimmy Brammlett is correct in his prediction -- " I just don’t see how the Lakers will get it done" -- Beck will soon be in Boston. more ›

I really hate to do this. I’m a Laker fan. I was supportive of the team and was whooping it up when they beat the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals last season. I advocated for the Lakers to have their victory parade despite all the naysayers in the city. more ›

LAKERS-SUNS PREVIEW. The last time the Lakers faced the Phoenix Suns in a playoff series, Kobe Bryant famously proclaimed that he would rather play on Pluto rather than return to the Lakers in the aftermath. It’s amazing the difference that three years makes. Kwame Brown was jettisoned off for Pau Gasol and one ring later they are looking to make it to the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year. The Suns also went through a bit of transition. Once the Gasol trade happened, they responded by trading for Shaquille O’Neal. Head coach Mike D’Antoni was jettisoned in favor of Terry Porter which ended up being a disaster. more ›

Boston Celtics defeat LA Lakers 87-86. Without Kobe Bryant the Lakers lost a close one at the buzzer to the Celtics at home. The fourth quarter was all about defense with the Lakers outscoring the Celtics 17-11. Rougher than most Pac-10 football games, neither team would cede any ground to the other. But with two seconds left in the game and Kobe on the bench it was up to Derek Fisher to create his own shot for the win. While everyone stops dying of laughter, Pau Gasol led the Lakers with 22 points while Lamar Odom got a double-double with 13 points and 14 boards. All five Celtics starters scored in double digits. more ›

Boston Celtics defeat LA Clippers 95-89. Glen “Big Baby” Davis told reporters on Monday that he doesn’t like his moniker. Well given that he was fined $25,000 for shouting obscenities at a fan in Detroit last week and getting into a fight that forced him to miss the first 27 games this season, you can’t say that his nickname is well deserved. And his two points, two rebounds and two fouls in 15 minutes against the Clippers doesn’t help any either. The Clippers got balanced scoring from their players with six players scoring double figures led by Rasual Butler’s 17 points. Marcus Camby added 14 boards in their effort to sweep the season series against the Celtics. After leading at halftime by a point, the Clippers fell to the Celtics in the beginning of the third quarter when the Celtics jumped out to an eight point lead. The Clippers hampered by their 38.8% shooting couldn’t come back. The Clips get a day off before they get to discover the Jersey Shore and the 3-40 Nets. more ›

Japan defeats South Korea 5-3 (10). This was one of the most thrilling games I've seen in quite some time. On the back of Ichiro Suzuki's four-hit night, the last one a game winning double in the top of the 10th inning, Japan managed to salvage some dignity after not winning gold in Beijing. While both teams had defeated each other twice during pool play in the Classic Japan won it when it counted. Being Korean it was hard to watch the end of the game, but I'm content in knowing that we're reigning Olympic gold medalists. more ›

LA Clippers defeat Boston Celtics 93-91. OM-fucking-G indeed. Eric Gordon left the game with a shoulder injury and Baron Davis fouled out for the Clips, but they managed to stun the basketball world and defeat the reigning champs. The Clippers turned the ball over eight less time than the Celtics and they outscored the Celtics by a huge margin in the paint. Zach Randolph led all scorers with 30 points with four other Clips scoring in double figures. more ›

This was another statement game for the Lakers, and the Lakers answered. more ›

LA Lakers defeat Golden State Warriors 114-106. Pau Gasol got 33 points and tied a career high 18 rebounds as the Lakers needed an strong fourth quarter push to withstand the Warriors offensive onslaught. After getting only 10 points against the Hornets the night before, Gasol seemed make the Warriors pay for it especially in the fourth quarter. With a 28-6 record the Lakers are tied with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the best record in the NBA. more ›

LA Lakers defeat Boston Celtics 92-83. Like I said the other day, I really think the Lakers have been messing with us. After weeks of lackluster play, the Lakers won convincingly in New Orleans just in time for the game of the season against the Celtics. And boy did the Lakers come out to play. They played staunch defense which helped them close out the game on an 11-2 run and overpowered the Celtics. Yes. The finesse soft Lakers punched the tough Celtics in the mouth. more ›

San Jose Sharks defeat LA Kings 3-2 (SO). The Kings really brought their A-game at the Staples Center against the best team in the league. They took an early 2-0 lead in the first period, but the Sharks naturally came back to tie things up in the second period. However the Kings stayed with it and kept the Sharks scoreless for the remainder of the game. The Kings get a point for the overtime loss, and they are really showing the promise of good things to come in the future. more ›

Orlando Magic defeat LA Clippers 95-88. Man Dwight Howard has a tiny head, but boy can he play. He had a monster of a game scoring 22 points a notching 20 rebounds with six steals. And the Magic needed every point from their big man because at the end of three quarters the Clippers were leading by nine. Then the fourth quarter happened when the Clippers scored only two points in the first eight minutes. Now I've actually watched a couple of Clippers games recently, and they're not horrible. They have great shooters in Baron Davis, Al Thornton and Eric Gordon. It's just something happens in that fourth quarter where it falls apart. more ›

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St. Louis Cardinals defeat LA Dodgers 9-6. Four words: Albert Pujols grand slam. That effectively shut the door on the Dodgers. Derek Lowe made his shortest outing of the season (3 1/3 innings) while giving up the most hits and runs of the season (13 hits and eight runs). In the eighth inning with Jeff Kent on deck to pinch hit, the PA announcer announced Mark Sweeney would be the pinch hitter. Joe Torre would argue to no avail. Kent would bat for Sweeney who "batted" for Pablo Ozuna. Kent would strike out, and the Dodgers would complete the game under protest. In the unlikely event the protest is upheld, the game won't necessarily be restarted at the point of protest if the league decides the screw up didn't affect the Dodger's chances of winning the game. So there you have it. more ›

They really don't make movies like is another remake of a better Asian original. Do the world a favor and skip it. Help end this awful trend! Any movie with "College" in the title should be rated R. more ›

This has been a very difficult post to write. The completely embarrassing game six that ended the Laker’s season was just very hard to stomach and left a lot of questions. more ›

Boston Celtics defeat LA Lakers 131-92. Did anyone tell the Lakers they had a game to play? It's over. The Lakers made it interesting in the first quarter being down only four points. After that it was all Celtics. It was a beat down of epic proportions, and I still don't know what to say. more ›

It's over, and I don't think I've felt sicker than I do now. 131-92. And to the fucking Celtics. more ›

One of the first things to remember about the Lakers is to expect the unexpected. more ›